Monday, August 15, 2011

oh NO lindsay!

last week marked a bit of an event in niece lindsay marie's life: a head injury that turned out to be a *CONCUSSION*!!! on the other hand, when one considers she is nearly eight and this is her first trip to the emergency room... well, i suppose that is below average in terms of childhood trauma, isn't it? luckily, she is FINE, and we've been told there will be no lasting effects, but it was a bit of a scary day!

i planned to make a traditional "get well" card, but somehow when i went to put the sentiment on, it seemed wrong. afterall, she wasn't sick, as such. i had everything else completed, and was still dithering about wordage... and considering just leaving the front blank... when i decided to go with the phrase that popped into my head when i first heard the story:

(patterned paper: bo bunny, basic grey, paper co, doodlebug, pink paislee; thickers: american crafts; flowers: prima & making memories; brad: making memories; pen: copic outliner .25; ink: colorbox)


"oh NO!" sort of sums it up nicely, don't you think?! i went with purple because it's lindsay's favorite color and realized quite happily whilst making the card that a "purple heart" is associated with both injury and bravery. however, when i showed the card to LHJ, he asked if i had been trying to create something which resembled *A BRUISE*??!?!?! ummmmmmm... not reallllllllly, no!!! yikes! :) :) :)

i used this week's fabulous sketchy thursdays sketch as a "road map" for my design:


i also forewent (is that the past tense of "forego"? anyone?!) my usual stitching in favor of some outlining in pen... and a few scallops around my doilies... in honor of this week's magnificently titled city crafter challenge DO-YA-DOODLE?! ♥

15 comments:

  1. Such a pretty card. And yes, that sentiment does work perfectly.

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  2. Sorry to hear about her ER visit... glad she is ok!! I loveeeeeeeeeeee your card... loving the colors and the sentiment!! Thanks sooooooooooo much for playing along with Sketchy Thursdays! :):):):):):):):):):):):)

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  3. Sorry about the fall, but HAHAHAHA on this card. I love that sentiment! And for an 8-yo, perfect!

    And thank you for filling up my Reader. I've added CityCrafter to my challenge list so I have another one I won't get to in my lifetime. ;/

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  4. OOOh ... so sorry about your niece .. but this is bound to cheer her up ... so cute and not at all like a bruise! so there!

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  5. So sorry to hear about your niece! Those kind of things are so scary!
    Glad to hear there will be no lasting effects. Your card is PERFECT! Hugs to her and to you all!

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  6. Oh and BTW ... thanks ever so for doodling with us at CCCB ... sorry ... forgot to say that before

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  7. Glad to hear Lindsay will be okay. Love how you turned the sketch into a card! So glad you played along with us at Sketchy Thursdays this week! xoxo

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  8. Your card is just perfect...I shall probably steal that sentiment some time :)
    As for your grammar question that no one is brave enough to answer....yes forwent is the past tense of forego...you can easily tell as spell check doesn't red line it....LOL!

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  9. haha thats great! Poor thing. Logan has not had a concussion yet though Leo has managed some good gashes on the head. Great card. So glad you did the sketch this week too!

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  10. So glad to hear you niece is OK. Your card is so cute.. I am sure it will give her a smile.. Thanks so much for playing along with us at CCCB!

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  11. Very scary for you all. So glad she's in one piece and will be okay, but tell her that's a heck of a way to earn a beautiful Auntie Lauren creation. ;)

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  12. Aww.... poor baby, glad she is fine and she will be thrilled to see this "purpleey" card made just for her!
    Thanks for playing along with us at CCCB!

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  13. I love your card! Thanks for playing with Sketchy Thursdays!

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  14. Love the use of the sketch for a card, brilliant :)

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  15. Great card for such a bummer experience! I'm dreading our first e-room visit myself. Maybe you'll make one for me when/if it happens! :)

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