Last month my husband and I celebrated our 38/35 years anniversaries. It’s surreal that we have been together that long. Last month was also the first time we had the opportunity to see the Northern Lights. We stayed up late and ventured out to a dark area, just taking in the sight together. It was amazing. I wanted to commentate that moment on his anniversary card. For the panel I used a blue piece of card stock and smeared oil pastels in vertical streaks using the colors we saw, greens at the bottom and pinks and purples at the top.Then I sprinkled some white ink all over and added our constellations from the set Zodiac with white ink, and embellished the areas of significance with tiny gems, foil and stars. The sentiment came in a “free with purchase” bag, it seemed perfect for this card. Inside of the card I used the happy anniversary and stars from Jar of Mixed Sentiments. 
The next card was created for Moon’s promotion to first grade. Her Mama suggested a card with a girl on a swing and the phrase to go with it, which I printed. I used the tree from the 8/17 KOM Never Be Afraid, extending the trunk a bit to fit the slim line card base and help be in proportion with size of the girl. I also reversed the image so the girl would swing away from the tree. In hindsight, I wish I had left it alone and her feet sung towards the tree, not her head. The swinging girl is one of my most loved Phyllis Harris images called, Happiness is…, I’m so happy her designs are available from Unity. Her little dress is also extended a bit, and paper pieced, then textured with an embossing folder to mimic Seersucker material. Lastly, I added a little rainbow pocket, full of posies. She is attached with jute twine and really swings. The background was made using Unity’s Cloud and Wave stencil.
All of your cards are great but that very first one for today is spectacular! Happy Anniversary.
ReplyDeleteLove your special anniversary card! Beautiful colors! Sweet card with the swinging girl to commemorate the big event of starting first grade! Love her paper pieced dress! Adorable card with the girl and her horse too!
ReplyDeleteLove all rhe cards, so amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards! I love how you used oil pastels for the background of the first card.
ReplyDeleteAnother set of wonderful cards! I love your attention to detail - especially the swinging girl's dress. --Chris Shuman
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards. I love each an every one of them! Well done! <3
ReplyDeleteLove all 3 of your beautiful outdoor themed card!!❤️ The Aurora card is stunning! The swinging card is so carefree and happy , and the pastel rainbow colours around the blue horse are so whimsically sweet!!🩵💕💜💚💛
ReplyDeleteAmazing 💜 Dawn
ReplyDeleteOh my Shannon! You have outdone yourself with these cards!! What a perfect anniversary card after you two share such a memorable first together and then the girl in the swing!!! I love her and she's so perfect in that tree! Loving the jute and her sweet seersucker dress. You are amazing girlfriend!!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love all of your cards! We hoped to see the Northern Lights when we were in Bayfield, WI last year but no luck! I am happy you saw them. I love the clothes on the girl in the swing! All adorable cards!
ReplyDeleteLinda Abel
2 sweet cards, I love them
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! I have tried to capture the northern lights, but you nailed it!!!
ReplyDeleteLove all the different ways you colored all these beauties. The Northern Lights anniversary card is so special. And I love the paper pieced dress on the girl.
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