Our cards this week are going to a little 4 year old princess named Isabella. Isabella's story is heartbreaking, she is undergoing weekly treatment for cancer. I hope our cards can bring a little bit of sunshine to Isabella and her family. Jennifer (mother's daughter) has included a link to Isabella's web page. (I don't know how to do that, sorry.)
The pressure is on this week ladies, four year old little girls have a very keen eye and honest opinions, combine this with our very own Pat (Blooms In A Box) who introduced us to Isabella. Everything Pat creates in incredible and inspiring. It is because of Pat's encouragement and kindness 2 years ago that I am a splitcoaststamper.
The Teapot story was wondeful (as always), resulting in a request for 42,000 teapotters to bring pizzaz, pink AND bling to the dolls teaparty.
In real life this stair step fold is sparkle-arkel-ing!! Unfortunately so is EVERYTHING in my house including me. Let me go back one step...I went to a craft show on the weekend and purchased a glue pen and super fine glitter. After I made this card for Isabella I decided to put the glitter into a bigger container. Have I ever mentioned I get hayfever, scratch eyes and sudden sneezing...yep I sneezed, spreading glitter all the way across the room. I cannot believe how far one little pot of glitter can spread. Oh well, there was no blood or bruising this week, that makes a nice change to my mishaps LOL.
About the card, there are 2 sets of steps here. The middle "upright" bit is supporting the mushroom. The mushroom is technically a TiddlyInks digi stamp. I printed it on photocopier paper, cut it out and then used it as a template and traced it on Prima dp. The digi stamp had a lot of leaves and flowers on it that I didn't want. I hope I haven't broken any stamping rules and laws. If I end up in Crafters Prison perhaps you could have a teaparty for me!!
This was very hard to photograph, on each step there is a little paper doll from the Prima dp, I added two of my favourite fences on the second step. The IO die grass at the front is adhered with a glue stick. The very back row looks uneven, but it actually follows the line of flags printed on the dp.
I blinged up the two flourishes on the mushroom dolls house to add a bit more sparkle. I have written Isabella on the inside of the door.
Thank you for looking and have a wonderful week.
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Fri, Oct 18, 2013 @ 1:41 PM
Susie, this is just adorable! I love that big mushroom especially since it is pink! Everything is just so perfect and it will surely be a keepsake for our little Isabella!
------------------------------ Phyllis Young at heart, slightly older in other parts. We really never grow up, we just learn how to act in public!! What if you woke up today with only what you had thanked God for yesterday??