Showing posts with label Get Well card. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Get Well card. Show all posts

Monday, 16 November 2020

Back On Your Feet

 An extra-large card was needed for a friend of my son after breaking his leg on Sunday. Like my son, Paul is a parkour instructor, and fell awkwardly, breaking his lower leg in two places. Fortunately another member of the crew is a paramedic, and took care of him until the ambulance arrived.


I'd been wondering why I had bought 'Back On Your Feet', but luckily it was on hand, because I think this is very suitable.


The card is large enough for a number of people to write in, and these cards are handy for retirements, big birthdays or any of those occasions. Measurements are 1 x A4 sheet of card scored across the middle at 14.8cm. For the Whisper White insert, I scored at 14.5cm, trimmed the excess, and took a little off the other edge as well.


The envelope is a C5, available at your newsagent or post office, with a little stamping for decoration.


Stampin' Blends are great for colouring images like the turtle, and I used the new blending brushes (available early December for demos, January for customers) on the background.


I've held back a little when it comes to decoration, keeping in mind that its a fella who is receiving this card. 


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Monday, 21 October 2013

An Apple a Day.........Get well RS#86


I haven't been making many cards lately because I have over one thousand photos to scrapbook, from my seven weeks away in Ireland, Scotland, England and France. I had a tough day at work today, and decided a little relaxation was in order, so I have taken the sketch at Retro Sketches and put together this Get Well card.
We had a team meeting last week, and we frequently bring show and tell. Mary had some cards to show, and one had the cutest little paper bow on it, which looked like it was a miniature of the Gift Bow Bigz L Die, in the holiday catalogue. Of course, it wasn't, and Mary was happy to share how she'd made it with the oval punches, so I made one as soon as I arrived home so I wouldn't forget. Thanks Mary, for the tip!

I've used Soft Suede, and Old Olive card with Real Red and Chocolate Chip ink and Tea For Two DSP. I have a bit of a 'thing' for apples on Get Well cards (you know, an apple a day keeps the doctor away) and Stampin' Up! doesn't currently have an apple stamp, so I pulled out the retired Perfectly Preserved and stamped and die cut the apple and leaves. The other retired item I've used is the spiral punch to make notepaper in Old Olive. The cute little journalling note is from Everything Eleanor, punched out with the 2½ inch scalloped circle punch and the greeting is from the Hostess set Express Yourself.

I've used another greeting from Express Yourself inside the card too, Better Get Better, along with a second apple image (see below).
Don't forget to pop over to Retro Sketches for some more inspiration, and thanks so much for visiting my blog.






Have a great week,
Rachel

Express Yourself

Everything Eleanor




Saturday, 5 October 2013

Get Well Two Ways For FMS# 106


Do you buy Designer Series Paper (DSP) and then never use it because its too nice and you might run out? I have to confess it is a problem I suffer from, but I'm trying to 'cure' myself!! LOL.  I have forced myself to cut all the NEW DSP I ordered, and have been trying to get it on to cards and scrapbook layouts, after all - I can always order some more - right? 
I really like Birthday Basics DSP and surprise, surprise, on the reverse of some lovely birthday candles is this fresh green flower-sprigged paper, which made me think, "Get Well" card. I Used the sketch by Amy this week, at Freshly Made Sketches for inspiration. Pop over and see what the team did with the sketch. Anyway, partway through my creating I began to have some doubts, and made a second card, using the same sketch, but less of the DSP. I cut two white doilies using the Large Delicate Doilies die and stamped two different  get well messages, but both out of the Express Yourself Hostess stamp set, which has twelve different greetings in a lower case script. I've stamped a blossom, or three, from Flower Shop and punched them out with the Pansy punch, finishing with In Color Dahlias, perfect for flower centres or stand-alone blooms. The lower card has also been stamped with the largest stamp from Daydream Medallion. Ink Colours: Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple.


FMS106 Amy

Now that both of them are finished, I THINK I still prefer the original at the top of the page, but nevertheless, I now have two Get Well Cards for my stash!
Let me know which one you like best.
Cheers
Rachel

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