A year ago April 4th, my dear friend Sandy (who I call Ethel....long story) went into the hospital. After a very close call and 4 months in the hospital, she came home only to be told by her boyfriend that he couldn't stand taking care of her and she had to leave. So, unable to walk, confined to a wheel chair, she moved in with her Mom and Step Dad. Each day was a pure struggle for her and too hard for me to share here. Suffice it to say, she called me yesterday and in tears announced she had taken her first shower since she had been ill more than a year ago. So in celebration of that event AND her Birthday August 5th, I made this card. I got this image on the Hobby Lobby discount isle for one dollar! I colored it with copics and used Clear EP on the bubbles. I drew the shower head and colored it with copics too. The stamped background on the card base is also a discount stamp found at Hobby Lobby and was stamped using Bashful Blue. Martha Steward's scallop punch dresses up the bottom edge and I added a polka-dotted ribbon to ecko the bubbles. I think she'll love it. It may sound a bit odd to celebrate taking a shower but if you had been through what we have been through with her, you'd understand and join the celebration.
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Sun, Aug 16, 2009 @ 9:28 AM
Yeah.. in tears along with everyone else here!
Beautiful card!
Love that shower head.. ever think of designing for a stamp company!? LOL
You're a great friend, why to bf's have to be such jerks!