A Mother’s Day Tribute through a Scrapbook Page

May 12, 2019 | PROJECTS, Special Occasions | 0 comments

Happy Mother’s Day!

To all you lovely ladies who are doing the best job of all – being a mum, to those who are step-in mums and care givers and those Dads who take the place of mum. Hope your little ones (or not so little ones) show you the love and appreciation you deserve on your special day.

I am blessed to be mum to my daughter Cassidy. She is a kind and caring lady and amazes me with her compassionate spirit to see the good in everyone. I am also thankful to God for blessing me with a kind, caring, Christian mother who was always there to listen and was always telling us and showing my sister and me that she loved us. My project today is a tribute to my mum who passed away 17 years ago, the day before Mother’s Day. That was a very tough Mother’s Day to go through.

The photo I have chosen for my scrapbook page is one that brings back a beautiful memory for me. I remember this framed photo sat on my Dad’s desk until the day he passed away – they had been married for 39 years and he missed Mum so much when she had gone. This photo shows my mum sitting at a typewriter. This was taken at her workplace but I also remember her typing aerogrammes (who remembers them?) and pages and pages of letters to friends and relatives. 

Mum and Dad’s love story began at their joint workplace – Back to the Bible Broadcast. This was a Christian radio ministry. My Mum was involved in the music – playing piano and accordion and administrative work. So I think this photo had special significance to my Dad. 

This scrapbook page just had to have orchids because my mum loved purple Singapore orchids. I had the perfect stamp for this didn’t I? The Orchid Builder stamp and die set worked perfectly. 

I used a retired 12’x12′ Basic Black cardstock sheet as my base. Then I created the watercolour wash on the Shimmery White cardstock using Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Mango Melody and Calypso Coral. I inked separate Clear Blocks for each colour and using an aqua painter, washed the colour onto the Shimmery Cardstock. 

Once this piece had dried, I added the Timeless Textures stamp in Highland Heather. The Sheet Music stamp further captures this tribute, remembering my mum’s love of music. Her ‘other’ job was teaching piano at home and in the early days going by bus to the student’s homes to teach them. Lots of sacrifice was made to help our family.

I inked only part of music stamp by ripping a piece of paper and covering part of it, inking it up and then stamping it. This creates that unfinished look on the stamped image.

The orchids were stamped in Basic Grey and I added Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape and Rich Razzleberry with sponge dabuers to colour them. These orchids are easy to create with the coordinating dies. The centres have been stamped in Mango Melody onto So Saffron cardstock. 

To create the leaves, I water coloured a piece of Shimmery White cardstock with Old Olive and Shaded Spruce ink. Once dry, I stamped the leaves in Shaded Spruce and die cut them. The flowers and leaves have been laid onto a branch from the Seasonal Layers die. 

I then incorporated the typewriter from the lovely P.S. You’re the Best stamp set which has a vintage look about it. Some colour was stamped onto it with the Highland Heather, Mango Melody and Pineapple Punch. 

The addition of of the Delicate Lace Edgelits and a doily adds a softness which reflects my mum’s character and her sense of style. A few rhinestones coloured with the Dark Highland Heather Stampin’ Blend embellishes this layout perfectly. 

I chose this Bible verse because my sister and I were truly blessed to have this special lady as our mum. I have used the Story Label punch, which is available in the new catalogue, to write out my sentiment. 

Enjoy your day.

Products used for this Project

Climbing Orchid Photopolymer Stamp Set [143723] $47.00	Orchid Builder Framelits Dies [143747] $41.00	P.S. You’re The Best Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146516] $35.00	Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140517] $35.00	Timeless Textures Wood-Mount Stamp Set [140514] $49.00
Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143970] $26.00	Subtles 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146966] $19.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $15.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] $14.75
Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $14.75	Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad [149165] $13.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad [147103] $13.00	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad [147099] $13.00	Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad [147093] $13.00
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad [147101] $13.00	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Pad [147091] $13.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad [147088] $13.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [147090] $13.00	Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin’ Pad [147141] $13.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Dark Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Marker [146883] $7.75	Delicate Lace Edgelits Dies [147053] $50.00	Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies [143751] $56.00	Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143704] $16.00
Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Gorgeous Grape 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Mini Striped Ribbon [146940] $14.00	Pearlized Doilies [146936] $7.75	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75