What We Do Best Challenge - Technique Junkies, Day 6

What a wonderful response we have seen for this challenge!  Awesome participation!  For those who are just tuning in, Technique Junkies is sponsoring the WWDB (What We Do Best) Challenge for these four weeks.  Today is day 6.  You can win one of four $50 gift certificates to the TJ store by making and posting your card/s.  Make a card featuring a thank you for our first responders, hospital workers, grocery clerks, delivery people, etc.  You can play any day, or all of the days, or however many you want.  The more you play, the better chances of winning.  Full details with all you need to know are on Pat's blog post HERE.  And here is my card and envelope...

I know that when we think of first responders and other heroes, we do not ordinarily think of moms.  But I think that moms do deserve a round of applause for their job during this pandemic.  They are home 24/7 with the children.  

Some have been stay-at-home moms, now dealing with the extra pressure of home schooling, some are moms that are juggling working from home with child care, some are full-time working moms, out of work, and some are raising their children while caring for elder parents or relatives.  And some are moms of moms, missing their 'kids' and grandchildren, trying to support them from afar.  

Whatever the case, these amazing women are holding their families together during this crisis.  The stress is real, the days are long and exhausting.  Kids are edgy, frightened, and many are acting out.  It's tiring.  Yet, they get through it.

So, that is why I made this card today.  I am a mom of a mom.  I miss my daughter and familuy terribly (they live about 1 1/2 hours away), and I miss my granddaughters so very much.  I want to hold them.  We do FaceTime, and texts and calls, but I need to hug them!  We can't even go there, or them here, to visit in the back yard on nice days.  It's a long drive, and we can't go into the house, and there is nothing open where we can go if we need to use the bathroom. 

Anyways, I thought I'd bring some levity to the challenge with this fabulous stamp and background!

TJ Stamps:
The Happy Housewife 
Because I Said So 
You Are Special 

I love this background, and have used it often.  Who hasn't heard most or all of these one liners when they were growing up?  And, I'll bet there are many of us who have said them!

I stamped the Because I Said So background onto a white panel, and distressed it with tea dye distress ink, then added it to a green panel, then onto an A2 card front.  

I stamped the Happy Housewife image onto white cs, and colored it with Faber Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils.  I love pastels for coloring images, and use them often.  I often get the question of how to 'set' the colors so it doesn't brush off when someone touches it.  I use a fixative (outdoors), or when it's too cold or windy, rainy to go outdoors, I use hair spray.  I spray about three coats, very fine coats, letting it dry between coats.  Then I fussy-cut the image, and attached it to the card.

I didn't have the right size and verse stamp for the Thank you, Mom, so I typed it and printed it in brown, distressed it, and added it with foam tape.

Inside:

Thanks for staying with me, I know it is a long post.  I hope you are enjoying the challenge inspiration by our design team.  And I hope you will join us on FaceBook with your card/s.  

Thank you for visiting.  And don't forget about your 10% discount in the TJ store when you use my code, TJ10Lynda.

Be sure to thank a mom, yours, or other moms you know.  

Blessings,