First, Congrats to Lesley and Audrey winners of the A-Card-A-Me Awards and Punchkateer Extraordinaires - A big RYPH to you both.
Now to the card. Poor Little Jack Horner is sports challenged and the teaparty gals are trying to help out. I can see that we are helping plenty which makes me feel good since I am no help at all! See, I am sports challenged as well. In high school PE, I caught the football once and ran my hardest! I stopped when I saw my PE coach on the ground in a fetal position with tears running down her face. I thought she was dying so I stopped. Turns out she was laughing so hard she thought she was going to die - I was about to make a touchdown for the other team (got a bit mixed up on my direction...). Back to the story.... this tea party involves avoiding noodles and poodles and producing oodles of cards for Bobby Riddle. Bobby was burning some leaves and was seriously injured - over 65% of his body was burned. He has a long road to recovery.
Back to high school. I had a boyfriend who got together with some friends and decided they wanted to see if they could make a bomb. They were some seriously smart boys so they actually suceeded. Unfortunately, they were too close to it when it detonated and they were hurt really, really bad. My boyfriend (was really my ex when this happened but we were super good friends), was burned almost as bad as Bobby and it damaged his eyes so he is blind now. He has gone on to do really awesome things in life (way more awesome than anything I have done). So that is my wish for Bobby.
Also, if you are still with me after all my babbling, I did balloons because Bobby lives in New Mexico where balloons are plentiful. Ballooning is sport - seriously. I actually was on a balloon team for a little while when I lived in New Mexico - it was awesome (I mainly helped fold the balloon but I got to be in the basket free many times so it was worth it).
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Registered: November 3, 2005 Location: Fairport Harbor, OH-IO, Lake Erie shoreline Posts: 60173
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 @ 11:27 AM
Love those gem balloons on this gorgeous card. I remember chasing balloons when I was pg - hoping to go into labor, didn't work. You may be sports challenged, but your not card challenged! Love this.
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What a beautiful card. I love the stars in the dp and then on the bottom of your card. Music anything is always great to me. Then you have the stars of this card...the gems. Such a unique idea. Love that sentiment.
Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 @ 8:44 PM
Okay, so we know from this card, that if we teapotters have a football game, we will make sure you are on the other team! Snort! Ha! You crack me up! But I gotta tell you, your friend dying from laughter might have to be on the other team too!
You know New Mexico well....quite the balloon capital! This card is so very creative and fun! I love the glitzy balloons and the musical flair! Your cards rock Nancy! Thanks for making this special for Bobby! So sorry I am here so late!
I am thankful that your friend was able to do well after such an ordeal! What a scare. And what a brave person......his accomplishments tell us he's an amazing person!
Registered: July 3, 2010 Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula Posts: 2457
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 @ 4:14 AM
Wonderful masculine card for Bobby. Enjoyed your stories. I can relate to not being a sports person in school. I've seen pictures of some of the ballooning events in NM - the balloon colors are gorgeous and look like such fun. Ballooning for Bobby is a great idea and your sentiment is perfect with it - he should love it.