My friend is continuing to make progress after her stroke although she is still unable to stand up on her own as she has been left with severe vertigo. She has had a visit from a Doctor from the Rehab Centre and they have said that as soon as a bed is available she will be transferred. She is desperate to get more intensive physio as she is wanting home soonest - unfortunately soonest is likely going to be longer than she wants.
Her Brother-in-Law, who had been in a coma for 3 weeks, unfortunately lost his battle last Monday evening. His 15 year old daughter had already started fundraising for the ICU where he was being cared for and it was planned that she, along with her Highland Dance school friends, would dance over the Forth Road Bridge on Father's Day. Everyone thought it would be cancelled but no, she bravely went on with her fundraising event. That's one gutsy young lady & her Dad would be rightly proud of her!
I decided to use this week's Freshly Made Sketches Challenge as the basis for the Father's Day card my son commissioned from me and also for a Birthday Card.
After making the dandelion card last week the main dandelion die disappeared, been searching high and low for it for a week. Couldn't understand how it could vanish into thin air. Fast forward to Saturday when I was making the Father's Day card and got out my Tonic Studio nesting dies to create the background. Once I finished using them I was putting them back into their packaging and felt something on the back of the magnetic sheet - yep, it was the dandelion die!
I Used
Cardstock
White 300 gsm - Fabiano
Colours - Trim Craft
Stamps, Inks & Dies
Dog from "Bubbly" Stamp Set - Penny Black
Gathered Twigs Distress Ink Pad - Tim Holtz
Scalloped Rectangle Nesting Die Set - Tonic Studios
Tim Holtz Stitched Ovals - Sizzix
For this Birthday card I used another Penny Black Stamp also from the "Bubbly" set. I went for the "Birthday Wishes" sentiment rather than a "Happy Birthday" as the impatient patient isn't a very happy bunny at the moment!
I Used
Cardstock
White 300 gsm - Fabiano
Stamps, Inks & Dies
Party Cat from "Bubbly" set - Penny Black
Birthday Wishes - Personal Impressions
Assorted Tim Holtz Distress Inks
Assorted Promarkers
Tim Holtz Mixed Media #2 - Sizzix
Tim Holtz Stitched Ovals - Sizzix
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One final card this week is a variation on one I made for a previous sketch. While I was doing the earlier version I realised it would be nice as a sympathy card - didn't dream I would need to make it quite so soon!
I slightly darkened the colours and instead of the round gems I used smaller tear drop shaped ones. The sentiment is by Cheery Lynn and was cut from card which had been shaded to match the feather background.
I slightly darkened the colours and instead of the round gems I used smaller tear drop shaped ones. The sentiment is by Cheery Lynn and was cut from card which had been shaded to match the feather background.
