Tuesday 19 January 2016

Just saying hello

Such an appropriate title for my first post of 2016. I had intended to create and post at least one Christmas card per week, but sometimes life gets in the way.

On the first Sunday of the year, my husband was hit by an infection and this hit him extra hard because of his chemotherapy. The last treatment was supposed to take place last week but was postponed because my husband was too weak and yesterday it was decided to call it off altogether. So now he can concentrate on getting his strength back and regaining some weight. What he wants most of all right now is to be able to start walking the dog again, something I've been doing for the past couple of weeks.

I treated myself to the Altenew watercolouring class and have been playing around to create a few background panels, and last night I actually managed to finish a card. Yay!


I started by creating a wash of colour using Altenew inks (the first red I used was a trifle too pink to my liking so I added some darker red at the top) onto a panel of watercolour cardstock (Crafter's Companion). I then masked and stamped the flower and leaf images from Altenew's Henna Elements in Versamark onto a piece of vellum and heat embossed using white embossing powder (Simon Says Stamp) and fussy cut the image. I also heat embossed the sentiment from Altenew's Painted Butterflies in white onto a piece of black cardstock. I popped up the sentiment strip using foam tape and used this and a few drops of multi medium matte to adhere my flowers to the trimmed watercolour panel. I adhered my panel to a top folding card made from black cardstock (Crafter's Companion). To finish things off, I added a little shimmer to the black strip using clear Wink of Stella and adhered a few clear sequins (Pretty Pink Posh and Simon Says Stamp).

My card also fits the new theme at CASology, where this week's cue card is 'CLEAR'


And I'm just in time to link up to the ombre challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

14 comments:

  1. Sending healing thoughts to your husband! Gorgeous card! That background is stunning!

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  2. What a beautifully graduated inky background Marianne and the white vellum floral spray sits perfectly against it.

    Belated Happy New Year to you, I pray things will improve for you and hubby this year.

    B x

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  3. Vellum is a perfect chouce for a clear element Marianne!
    Beautiful card!
    Thanks for joining us at CASology!

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  4. Such a beautiful card, I love the colours you used and that you got such a deep colour to blend so seemlessly.
    I hope you husband gets better soon.

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  5. A beautiful card oh so elegant and beautiful colours. Sending positive thoughts your way and hope your husband soon get his wish
    Marie

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  6. Such a beautiful background. Hope you husband is well enough to walk the dog soon.

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  7. What a truly gorgeous card! The background is just fantastic! Sending all the best to you both but your husband in particular: get well soon!

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  8. I will copy everyone else and say beautiful and I'm sending prayers for your whole family. Cancer doesn't affect one person in the family but everyone in the family! God Bless you all!

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  9. This is lovely, Marianne. I am praying for you and your husband, that God will comfort you and draw you close.

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  10. Your background is so beautifully blended, love how you have added the subtle vellum flower!

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  11. Absolutely gorgeous! Love the use of vellum in this, Marianne! Well done on the Ombre!

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  12. This is a beautiful card and a stunning background!
    So sorry to hear of your DH's health problems.

    My DH had cancer for three years...over 35 years ago. I still remember those times like it was yesterday...Good luck on his journey back to good health.

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  13. What a gorgeous background color and design. Very sorry to hear about your husband health issues.

    Hugs Diane

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  14. wow, this is fantastic. best of luck to you and your husband

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