Friday, March 25, 2011

Ahhh, Retirement Time!

I had a friend ask me to make her a retirement card for one of her co-workers which really stumped me for a while, because I don't have any retirement stamps or sentiments! Eventually I thought of my original Just-Rite stamper and pulled it out to create the circular panel. For this one, I let the beautiful Memory Box Gossamer papers do all the work for me. I added some SU! retired chocolate satin ribbon, and dotted the scalloped circle with a brown marker to help it stand out from the pale pink papers. I added a pink flower and a pink & brown padded brad that perfectly matched everything, and this card was done! I computer generated a sentiment for the inside, but forgot to take a picture of it before it was delivered.
Have a wonderful Friday and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

17 comments:

~ Kathy said...

Love the card - you're right the papers are amazing! Had to smile when you shared that you picked a retired ribbon color! Hopefully your spring tree branch will help bring back the warm weather!
~Kathy

Diane Jaquay said...

This is really BEAUTIFUL!!!

Anke said...

Absolutely stunning Carol, beautiful card.

Have a nice weekend
Anke

Benzi said...

Carol, I absolutely love this. That paper is divine and the brad is sooo cool. Good job on the retirement card.

Kathy and Lucky said...

This is beautiful and perfect for a retirement card. Hope you have a great weekend.

Donna Hanley said...

Carol This is quite an elegant card. I love pink and brown. Those papers are gorgeous. The flower, the brad, the dots around the scalloped circle, everything just beautiful. I would expect nothing less form you LOL Have a good weekend. I'm going to a Garden Club meeting tonight, but it seems strange to talk about gardening when it is so cold out.

jimlynn said...

GORGEOUS!
Lynn

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

Oh how beautiful Carol!! I just love that dp!! It makes such a beautiful background on your card!! Stunning colors and design!

Marlene said...

Beautiful, classy card! Have a wonderful weekend!

Sue from Oregon said...

so soft and pretty!

Denise Marzec said...

STUNNING card, Carol! I LOOOOOOVE that DP with the tree and the way the brown ribbon is gathered around nthe sentiment.

LeAnne said...

Very pretty, Carol! That paper is gorgeous!

Marilyn said...

Gorgeous, just so pretty!

Velta said...

How inventive you are girl!! This truly fits the bill...I have this paper and just made a card and project from it...Thank you for sharing :)

Wendy said...

Very pretty retirement card, Carol! I love that the paper does all the work and it truely is a pretty card! Love it!! :)

Elise said...

YOU are so clever! {I KNOW I have a retirement stamp - SOMEWHERE! Could I find it in a pinch? Doubt it!} Your answer is genius! I'm going to guess the retiree will be DELIGHTED! {That d/p is: BEAUTIFUL!}

Joanne (jojot) said...

what a classy retirement card...love that branchy background...really awesome