Yep it's me..... dressed as the Queen of hearts for the Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977 aged almost 4.
That's my bit of patriotism for this post because I've not got organised and made a Jubilee themed card for my Make the Day Special post this weekend!! I'm not too great at putting two and two together like that and life has been pretty hectic this week too, as the kids wind down for the half term break, wind down is probably not the best choice of words as James is rather looking forward to a week off school...it's me that has been winding down!!!
So as my blog title suggests my card is blue and white...it's just missing the red, so it's almost patriotic....
I tried stepping out of my 'love of colouring black lined images' comfort zone to try my hand at inking with these Donna Downey Unity stamps. I just cannot get the emboss resist technique to work in an inky scene and you can see my first failed attempt on the butterflies... I punched them out of the spent card..... I quite like the pattern on their wings :0)
I decided to just try a small area through an aperture like my blog pal Therese did on these gorgeous card here and here . I used a few shades of Distress ink to make the scene and some stickles to highlight the seed-heads. I really love the part embossed section on the panel ... unfortunately I stuck it on wonky though!!
I'm sure I'll be back with a patriotic creation at some point this holiday weekend, I've just seen the challenge at Less is More so make that a definite then!.
I was dressed as the Queen of Hearts in the photo above for the fancy dress competition at our street party for the Silver Jubilee... look at the line up, I just love the homemade outfits.... there was not a great choice of dressing up outfits then!!
My amazingly clever Mum made my whole costume, I think, from an old sheet and pillowcase.... the jam tarts were definitely homemade :0)
It was a rather clever move to go with a royal character because I remember that I won a dolly for first prize, oh how times have changed :0)
Thanks for stopping by today on my nostalgia trip :0)
Have a great Jubilee weekend...... I hope the weather doesn't dampen the celebrations too much!
Jenny x
Hi there, well you really took me back to the good old days, although I am a child of the sixties then was an age when our mums worked miracles with a few scraps and I have some old photos which are so similar especially the cowboy outfit my brother had one practically the same. Love your fabulous card and could not see anything wonky or un toward looks pretty perfect to me.Beautiful design and layout and of course to me the stamping is superb. Whatever you do enjoy your weekend.
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I have a similar picture of my 2 daughters dressed up for 1977 Jubilee....but love your costume..
ReplyDeleteLove your card too...
Have a great weekend
Anne
I just finished watching a program on telly about the Queens Jubilee - so interesting. I love your card - the embossed part on the panel looks fantastic :)
ReplyDeletelove the photo's jenny! never mind the red, the card is gorgeous as is, love the sentiment :)
ReplyDeleteThe photos are so sweet! And your card is beautiful - I would never have noticed the panel was wonky if you hadn't mentioned it, it just looks like they're swaying in the wind! I love the colours. M x
ReplyDeleteHee! Love your pics, Jenny - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful! Love the stamping of those flowers :)
Hugs!
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LOVE the photos...tooooooooooo cute!
ReplyDeleteYour card is gorgeous...awesome sentiment.
Fabulous card, Jenny. Nothing looks wonky...to me it looks perfect!
ReplyDeleteYour photo's are lovely and make me feel very old. I was busy making similar outfits out of crepe paper for the little girls of my work colleagues in 1977 x
Sometimes we're supposed to make mistakes as I adore the embossed pattern on the butterflies and you'd never have done that if the inking went right first time!
ReplyDeleteLove your Queen of Hearts - I can't remember if we did the Silver Jubilee or not - Mum swears we never had a street party but I remember one but think it may have been Charles and Di's wedding....
Tara
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Happy Jubilee Jenny! Love your butterflies BTW.
ReplyDeleteOh how your pictures make me smile from ear to ear! So, so sweet!
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful! Love the soft, elegant feel!
Oh! So sweet! (and the card's nice too!!)
ReplyDeleteAdorable photos of you! Love your card. Saving it to CASE. Great design work.
ReplyDeleteHi Jenny, love your photos..happy days :-)Love ♥♥♥ your card too. One of my favourite stamp sets. S x
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning card Jenny, I love the blue and those gorgeous butterflies. What a beautiful sentiment too. What a fab photo! Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a great Jubilee weekend xx
ReplyDeleteGreat card--oh, so pretty. Also, loving the pictures. Happy Jubilee (is that what you say?) Anyway, I hope all is well in your neck of the world.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Jenny, such a pretty scene in the aperture. Love the embossed panel and the butterflies!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos life was definitely a lot simpler then!
Val x
Could not get over that sweet little girl in the picture! Life was different then, Mom made most of our clothes because it was cheaper. Not true these days. That is a beautiful card. Good for you for using the pieces for the butterflies and for moving out of the comfort zone!
ReplyDeleteLook at how cute you were in 1977!! You are the cutest Queen of Hearts I've ever seen!! Where was I in 1977? Graduating from high school!! LOL Love the GORGEOUS scene that you created with the aperture and the stunning resit on the butterfly wings is perfect!! Happy Silver Jubilee!!
ReplyDeleteLove these photos Jenny - they definitely took me back in time! I was too old to dress up, lol, as I was 19! The years have flown!
ReplyDeleteYour card is just beautiful; I love the stamping inside the aperture. Think I'll have to borrow the idea.
Have a fab weekend and half term with the kids.
xxx
FAB photo Jen
ReplyDeleteYou are ten years younger than me sand looking far cuter than I would at 14 lol
Terrific card, as always
Such a beautiful card Jenny (and such a beautiful queen too)! Such a well balanced design and not one speck of black... must try this myself.
ReplyDeleteYou were adorable! What a fabulous card too!
ReplyDeletegreat card, Jenny. Love the pics you shared. Your mom did a great job with the costume.
ReplyDeleteLoving all the photos and the not so thrilled looks on your face! LOL! Your sheet and pillowcase costume is awesome - nice one, mum!
ReplyDeleteYou may think you have trouble with the technique but the card is gorgeous and I love those Unity stamps.
Beautiful serene card. Fantastic in the blue and white (no need for red Hee Hee)
ReplyDeleteTruly a deserved win for your fabby costume. Do you still have the doll I wonder. x
Hi Jenny, just catching up with you now, I love your card and it looks great in blue and white. Your outfit is fantastic, your Mum did a fabulous job! I love your photos too :) I was 5 that year and I remember our village had a fun day with lots of games but sadly the photos seem to have disappeared.... Sarah xx
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness what a sweet costume! Complete with tarts...that's just too fabulous :)
ReplyDeleteAnd the card is wonderful! Love the sentiment, and see, you needed to 'mess up' the first time around since the darker colour is perfect for the butterflies!
It's a beautiful card, Jenny. I love your inking and your layout The bit of embossing down the left side is wonderful. LOVE the photo - thanks for sharing! Ann
ReplyDeleteYou look so sweet and cute! :) Tks for sharing a part of your life with us....and I can see you are getting very technologically better too! :P
ReplyDeleteThe card is great too! Love the shades of blue...
What a cutie pie! The blue/purple shades in your design are lovely and I adore the butterfly's pattern too! Beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteSuch gorgeous photos Jenny - I love the way photos from then have a misty nostalgic feel! I can't get over the costumes - how clever, and I can see where you get your creativity. Your card is gorgeous in blue and I love the way the butterflies look. Vicky x
ReplyDeleteThis card takes my breathe away! It is gorgeous. All your cards are fantastic but I LOVE this!
ReplyDeleteWonderful memories, my son was a year old
ReplyDeleteSorry forgot to say your card is beautiful
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