Make-a-Card Monday: Support the Girls

In case you didn't know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Us ladies need to stick together and remind each other to be diligent in our self breast checks and general doctor checkups as well. So if you haven't done so already, check yourself and let's all stay healthy.

If you have been following me for any length of time, you know about my mom's best friend, T. Her breast cancer spread to her lungs and liver. She spent time with friends and family in a hospice facility. Though I hadn't been to see her, I could tell how strong she was in the face of this situation by what my mom told me. T lost her fight on Thursday morning. What an amazing woman she was, and I wish I had had the chance to get to know her better. These cards are dedicated to her, and all those who have fought, or are fighting, this fight.

All of the images on this card are from the Crafty Arts Clear Art Stamps 'Support the Girls' stamp set. I colored my pinup girl using my Prismacolor pencils. I added 'Fruit Punch' Stickles to the ribbon. The sentiment on the inside is from Unity. Love it. The card is made with Pretty in Pink cardstock from Stampin' Up and I used the word stamp from the same set and the matching ink to create a subtle background. I entered this card in the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge #107.

This image is from the internet and if you look closely you can totally tell. :) But I needed the right pair of boxing gloves and these fit the bill. I colored them using my Prismacolor pencils and then fussy cut the image out before popping it up on the same image. The sentiment is from Unity (stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink) and the little ribbon is from the 'Support the Girls' set from above (stamped in Pretty in Pink ink). I used the 'Fruit Punch" Stickles again as well. The cardstock is Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink.

This is a VERY simple card using a sentiment from Unity and the ribbon from 'Support the Girls', both stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used 'Fruit Punch' Stickles after coloring my ribbon with Prismacolors.

Take care of yourselves, Ladies. Thanks for looking. I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

P.S. Sorry for the stinky pictures. There was no sun today.

Really?

I keep thinking about the verse that God will not give you more than you can handle. Our family is going through a lot right now, and I keep thinking, and praying, that verse, over and over. We are getting lots of bad and sad news these days.

Another special person, my uncle, has been diagnosed with colon cancer. My mom's best friend, T, and now her brother. I am sad and scared but trying to remember that they are doing amazing things with cancer treatments these days. Miracles happen everyday.

I made this card for my uncle in hopes of bringing a smile to his face. He has always been so happy, loving, and big-hearted. He's one of the good ones, know what I mean? I think he'll get a kick out of this.

I used another of my all time favorites sets from Stampin' Up, On the Farm. My uncle is a rancher so this is super fitting. I used my Prismacolor pencils to color up my images. The cover sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes but the inside sentiment is hand written.  

I also sent this one as soon as I heard the news. I had made it earlier, when I made the one for T.  

I didn't add lots of details about these cards so if your interested let me know. 

If you are a praying person, my family could sure use some of that right now. Even positive thoughts would go a long way. Thanks.

Thanks for looking. Hope this finds you happy and healthy.

Crappy Card

I loved this "Crappy Day" set by Unity the moment I saw it. I knew if it could make me laugh just creating a card with it, it would hopefully bring a smile to the face of the recipient. My mom's best friend, T (who I've mentioned earlier), is having a rough week. I used the Addicted to CAS Challenge #22 theme "Get Well" as inspiration for this card.  I am also entering this card in Try Stampin' On Tuesday's Sketch #136 Challenge.

That's a shadow on the card from the window. 

I created my card front using Kraft, black, and SU's Real Red cardstock. The brads are from my stash.

I stamped my image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copics. I really should have checked out different ways to color toilet paper because I feel like it look like it's rolled on the ground a couple of times. I am not happy with the shading across the bottom as well, but I'm still learning and trying not to be too hard on myself.

Again, shadows from the window.

This sentiment gets me every time. Just makes me smile, and I hope it does T as well.

Thanks for looking! Hope this finds you happy and healthy. :)

Simple Thank You's for a Cause

My mom's dear friend, "T", has just started her battle with cancer and, since I am not close to where she lives and there's not a lot of hands-on things I can do for her, I made her cards that she can send to those helping her out. I needed CAS (clean and simple) cards that were easy to mass produce. These are the ones I came up with. I was able to make twenty-ish cards in about 20 minutes. There are 3 or 4 of each. Added stamps and envelopes. I labeled the cards and all the info will be at the bottom.

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I wish there was more I could do in this situation but other than pray, support my mom, and keep T supplied with thank you cards, I'm feeling pretty helpless.

You will see more cards coming for T. I want to send her one a week for however long she goes through this. It's the least I can do.

Thanks for looking. I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

#1 - Stamp set inked in VersaFine: Paper Smooches Chit Chat; colored with Prismacolor pencils
#2 - Stamp set inked in VersaFine: Paper Smooches Many Thanks; Little Heart is from Simon Says Stamp set Card-Exchanging Friends inked in Stampin' Up Real Red
#3 - Stamp set inked in VersaFine: Paper Smooches Many Thanks; Little Heart is from Simon Says Stamp set Card-Exchanging Friends inked in Stampin' Up Real Red
#4 - Stamp set inked in VersaFine: Paper Smooches Many Thanks; Heart is from Stampin' Up Happy Hearts set inked in Stampin' Up Real Red
#5 - Stamp set inked in VersaFine: Clear Arts Stamps Support the Girls; colored with Prismacolor pencils
#6 - Stamp set inked in VersaFine: Stampin' Up Note of Thanks; colored with Prismacolor pencils