In Memory of a Friend

Tomorrow night I will go to a memorial in honor of a dear friend who retired several years ago.  She and I were founding members of the Third Street Masters Toastmasaters Club in Sacramento, CA.  She was the first President and was one of the best story tellers I knew.  She could make any problem lighter when she spoke.  We told stories of our memories of Diane on the following day after we heard of her passing at our meeting.  I'll give you an idea of the things that happened to her. She was locked out of the house where she was dog sitting.  After many searches for open windows, she actually climbed through the doggie door, not an easy thing to do when you're not a skinny minnie.  Imagine lying stuck half-way in and half-way out with a dog inside licking your face.  Smile, it was funny and I'll always remember the telling of it.

She was such a sweet person and we will miss her.  Here is the card I made to give to her family tomorrow.  I love the sweet simplicity of this flower and I thought it gave honor to her memory.

Close-up - the stamp actually does it all

After reading Virginia's post on water coloring this month, and the vivid colors she used as inspiration, I knew the stamp I wanted and the colors for this card.  I applied Distress inks Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick, Peeled Paint and Shabby Shutters, directly onto the stamp (I can tell where those colors are) spritzed the stamp with water, using the Tim Holtz mister onto water color paper. 

This will be a good memory for me and I think my entering this card in my friend, Virginia's water color challenge will be quite amusing for Dianne.