I want to thank Sheri Decker for the opportunity to send cards to my friend Bill Dewhurst who recently was diagnosed with Leukemia back in September right after his brother passed away from prostate cancer in August. I knew his brother only through a working relationship as he was the controller for one of the fish companies I dealt with. I dedicated all my HYCCT cards last year in his memory. Bill's sister who lives in Hawaii thought this was the nicest someone could do for her brother. I'm looking forward to meeting her when she comes to visit in May.
We were to bring anything that flies to the tea party & Eeyore. I made Eeyore by finding a coloring page online, then I shrunk him small enough so he can fit nicely in the basket & I colored him with Copics.
Even though I had hot air balloons stamps, I wanted to make my own using circle punches & a cupcake stamp for the basket & added hemp. The balloon, basket & Eeyore is raised with foam squares. I stamped the tree twice on dp, cut out & added a foam square. The background is cloud dp & I thought this would be perfect since I didn't have any cloud punches. I used SU old olive cs for the grass then used the CB flower ef to make it come alive.
Thanks everyone for sending your cards off to Bill. I'm so excited & I can't wait for his response especially receiving cards from people he doesn't even know not even me only as a FB friend.
Thanks to everyone & everything that you do. I love this group & I always enjoy sending cards to people that could use a little cheering up.
Date: Monday, March 18, 2013 GMT Views: 2135
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Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @ 7:41 PM
Connie, I love the way you made your fancy hot air balloon! And your hills are alive with the turn of your embossing machine!! Love that look!
Bill is going to have a blast getting all these cards - it will sure keep his life exciting for a while, hearing from all 42,000 of us with all these different types of "flying" cards. I love having the opportunity of sending off some cheer to someone who could use it!
------------------------------ SUE aka GREENIE - Twisted Sistah Handmade cards because..No one displays an email on their mantle, or saves a FB post in a box of treasures! Nothing is impossible with God!
Registered: March 6, 2004 Location: Casa Grande, AZ Posts: 28932
Sat, Mar 23, 2013 @ 8:10 PM
You have used so many cute details to make this - just an adorable scene - though I am not sure if Eeyore is day dreaming or just a tad worried... I like the whimsical tree, too.
This gallery is filled with such cute cards - Bill had better be careful or his room will just float away!
Registered: March 7, 2009 Location: Where the corn is knee high by the 4th of July Posts: 17498
Tue, Mar 26, 2013 @ 12:19 PM
DARLING card made with LOVE! Eeyore in the pieced balloon is soooo cute. Love the cloud dp and the emb grassy hill is great. I'm sure Bill felt a HUG when he received this card!
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28923
Tue, Mar 26, 2013 @ 12:23 PM
Your card goes beyond clever and cute!!! Oh my goodness - love how you made the balloon out of circles like that, your embossed grass and the pop up tree ... And awwwww to Eeyore!! He is as cute as can be!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6