Such Sadness.

In Keegan's Memory

Our hearts are broken. Our youngest son's friend and best man at his recent wedding lost his battle with Hodgkin's disease a few days ago. He had almost completed his chemo therapy and was to be pronounced cancer-free, when he suffered a severe reaction to one of the drugs. He was placed on a ventilator and put into a medically-induced coma in the hope that his lungs would recover.  Unfortunately, it wasn't to be, and he died shortly after his family and friends got to say their final goodbyes. He was just 31 years old.

These are the cards I made to send to his family and girlfriend.

He had been planning on proposing to her when he was done with his treatments.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Elaine

Sympathy Cards

Lovely Scenery



Unfortunately, it's a fact of life that we all have the need for sympathy cards on occasion. They are my least favorite cards to make, but I've found some pretty scenic images that I've really enjoyed coloring, and they make wonderful cards for expressing condolences.

This first card uses a beautiful free image from Digital Two for Tuesday. They have a lovely image of an old mill with a waterwheel as well.  I really love this homey scene! It's very versatile and could be used for other happier occasions, too. It would be perfect for Mother's Day, birthdays or for someone moving into a new home, to name a few.

Images: Scene from  Digital Two for Tuesday, Sentiment from Paper Garden Projects

Paper: SU! Blush Blossom , Sage Shadow,  Dusty Durango, Wlid Wasabi, Neena smooth white

 Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencil, Martha Stewart border punch, Creative Menories oval-cutting system, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set, Glue Dots

Embellishments: Prima Rose, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, Pearl  cabochons, Heart charm, Narrow satin ribbon

 

This pretty bridge scene is from Imag-e-nation. They have a few more scenic digital images that are equally as nice.

This card is going to a family friend who lost his father very recently.

Images: Scene from Imag-e-nation, SU! Canvas BG stamo, Sentiment from Paper Garden Project

Tools: Copics, White gel pen, Prismacolor pencil, Cuttlebug with Spellbinder Large Label die and Quikcutz Swirl die, Mounting tape

Paper: SU! Going Gray and Buckaroo Blue card stock, Neena smooth white, Metallic gold CS

Embellishments: Satin Ribbon, Pearl cabochons

I hope you don't have any sad occassions to use these images, but they would certainly do for happier times, too.

Thanks for dropping by!

Elaine

Guys and Dolls

First...for the Guys!

This image is from the site Leaves of Time, a place to get some really beautiful images for your personal use. This is for the father of a friend for his 90th birthday. I've combined two images for this scene...the lighthouse in the background and the row boat in the foreground.The word, "memories" was cut out with my Slice and the Vintage Findings design card.

Inside: "With best wishes on your ninety years of wonderful memories."

Images: Light House and Boat from Gathering Leaves, SU! Canvas BG stamp and  Short & Sweet sentiment.

Papers: SU! Basic Black, Buckaroo Blue, and Wild Wasabi, Bazzill off-white textured, Neena Smooth white, Basic Grey DP

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencils, White gel pen, Creative Memories circle-cutting system, Slice with Vintage Findings design card, Mounting tape.

Embellishments: Twill tape, SU! Vanilla Hardware

Now for the Dolls!

This image was free from Digital Two for Tuesday. I just love the vintage look of it and her sweet face. 

The inside says, " ...even if just for a day! Happy Birthday!"

Image: Digital Two for Tuesday, Computer-generated sentiment.

Papers: SU! Real Red, Neena and GP white.

Tools: Copics, Prismacolor pencils, Cuttlebug with embossing folder, Martha Stewart heart border punch, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set, Mounting tape.

Embellishments: Satin ribbon, Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Pearl cabochons.

This is another free image. This time from Anne Bodil. She has several versions of this little girl, all of them just as cute as this little sweetie!

This is for one of our SIL's in California who's recovering from surgery.  

The inside says, " Sending you a bunch of get well wishes!"

Images: Little girl from Anne Bodil, PrintWorks sentiment.

Papers: K & Company DP, SU! Real Red and Barely Banana card stock, Neena smooth white.

Tools: Copics, White gel pen, Cuttlebug with Nesties, Martha Stewart Doily border and Hydrangea punches, Double slot ribbon punch, Nellie Snellen embossing flower punch set, Glue Dots.

Embellishments: Satin ribbon, Pearl cabochons, Silk ribbon leaves, Mini brads

Thanks for stopping by...I always love the company!

Elaine

More Digital Images

A Vintage Image


I check the Digital Two for Tuesday Blog every week or so. She posts at least two free vintage images each week. The subjects run the gamut from nursery rhymes to fashion through the decades to old autos, so I'm sure you'll find something to your liking there.

This is an image I downloaded quite some time ago....it looks to me as if it's from the 20's or 30's. She gets a lot of her images from old children's  books. She also sells vintage images in clear stamps.

Image: Digital Two For Tuesday

Papers: SU! Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Basic Grey DP

Tools: Cuttlebug with Nesties, Paper crimper, MS branch punch, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set, Tacky Tape, Glue dots, Mounting tape

Embellishments: Prima flowers, String of pearls, Buttons, Bird charm, Ribbon


Thanks for stopping by!
Elaine

The English Countryside

I came across a new digital company, Just Inklined, on Lydia's Blog recently. Of course, I had to check them out and found this pretty image (and a few others!) that I had to have. I'm not usually fond of scenic stamps, but I needed something other than flowers for sympathy cards, and this looked so serene and inviting.

Images: Scene from Just Inklined, Sentiment from PrintWorks, SU! Itty Bitty Backgrounds 

Inks: Gold metallic, VersaMark, SU! Creamy Caramel, Basic Gray

Papers: SU! Garden Green and Certainly Celery, PTI Vanilla, Gold metallic

Tools: Cuttlebug with Nestie label die, Gold EP, Glue dots, Mounting tape, Nellie Snellen embossing leaf punch set, Heat gun

Embellishments: Pearl Cabochons, Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts