Purple Hair!
Good evening, all! Thank you for your kind words last week when my daughter had a hospital appointment. Unfortunately she has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, which is a type of cancer that often attacks people in their 20s and 30s - but it has been caught early, and the prognosis is very good! There's a 90% chance of a complete cure. The next 6 months will be tough, as she must have chemotherapy once a fortnight, but she is determined to make the best of things. It helps that she has very good friends - and so do I, including you guys!
The ribbon for the disease is coloured violet, so I hunted through my snippets box for purple papers, which I distressed with Dusty Concord Distress Ink, to make this card for her.
The gorgeous image is one of Krista Smith's amazing artworks: this one is an older digi called 'Chasing Butterflies' but I can't find her in Krista's shop. I coloured her in Promarkers, using the wonderful thin nibs, and the list is below.
I used a Nestie to cut her out. The die-cut flourish is by Cheery Lynn, I cut a side-branch off and added it to the right side. The butterflies are cut from a scrap of yellow glitter-card with a punch by Martha Stewart. The silky spotty ribbon is from Hobbycraft, and the sequin flowers and purple gems are from stash. The flower is a Corncockle, made with a set of punches from Tonic Studios.
Here's a close-up:
I am really chuffed with how the colouring turned out, especially the hair!!
Challenges I'm entering: Tuesday Morning Sketches supplied the gorgeous sketch - I hope it's ok that I replaced the ribbon with the flower in the bottom left corner!
Saturated Canary Challenge would like to see unusually coloured hair.
Pixie's Crafty Snippets Challenge Use your snippets!
I hope you've all had a good weekend, we had sunshine, and apparently we're to get more for the Bank Holiday tomorrow! Huzza!
Thanks for looking, my lovelies!
love Mags B x
Promarkers: Aubergine, Purple, Orchid, Lavender; Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush, Baby Pink, Antique Pink; Yellow, Lemon, Primrose; Bright Green, Leaf Green, Meadow Green (Flexmarker); Ice Grey 1, 2; Cinnamon, Tan
The ribbon for the disease is coloured violet, so I hunted through my snippets box for purple papers, which I distressed with Dusty Concord Distress Ink, to make this card for her.
The gorgeous image is one of Krista Smith's amazing artworks: this one is an older digi called 'Chasing Butterflies' but I can't find her in Krista's shop. I coloured her in Promarkers, using the wonderful thin nibs, and the list is below.
I used a Nestie to cut her out. The die-cut flourish is by Cheery Lynn, I cut a side-branch off and added it to the right side. The butterflies are cut from a scrap of yellow glitter-card with a punch by Martha Stewart. The silky spotty ribbon is from Hobbycraft, and the sequin flowers and purple gems are from stash. The flower is a Corncockle, made with a set of punches from Tonic Studios.
Here's a close-up:
I am really chuffed with how the colouring turned out, especially the hair!!
Challenges I'm entering: Tuesday Morning Sketches supplied the gorgeous sketch - I hope it's ok that I replaced the ribbon with the flower in the bottom left corner!
Saturated Canary Challenge would like to see unusually coloured hair.
Pixie's Crafty Snippets Challenge Use your snippets!
I hope you've all had a good weekend, we had sunshine, and apparently we're to get more for the Bank Holiday tomorrow! Huzza!
Thanks for looking, my lovelies!
love Mags B x
Promarkers: Aubergine, Purple, Orchid, Lavender; Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush, Baby Pink, Antique Pink; Yellow, Lemon, Primrose; Bright Green, Leaf Green, Meadow Green (Flexmarker); Ice Grey 1, 2; Cinnamon, Tan
Comments
Gorgeous card Mags, lovin the purple hair!
I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter's diagnosis... I must've missed your other post... I wish you all the best and sending lots of positive thoughts your way!!
Your card is gorgeous- I love purple and you've done a fab job on the colouring... love her hair!! :) I'm sure your daughter will appreciate the thought behind it and I ope the creative process helped you too :)
Big hugs, Rachel xx
Beautiful card!! I love the delicate die cuts!
Thanks for joining us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!!
Your card is quite lovely! I love her hair - wonderful shades of purple. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.
Oh, I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. Thank goodness it has been caught early and the prognosis is good. Thinking of you and her and sending you both comforting hugs at this time and hoping that the treatment goes okay.
Your special card is stunning, I love the image, beautiful colouring and gorgeous detailing.
Take care
hugs Sue xx
I do wish your Daughter all the best fighting this awful disease.xxx
Obviously it's not exactly brilliant about your daughter's diagnosis - but it's all positive really. Caught early and fast treatment is the best.You know we'll all be here whenever you need us - shouting encouragement and offering our friendship.
Hugs, Di xx
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Debby
How wonderful to use the ribbon colour as your inspiration for the colours, without using the ribbon itself. I find it really hard to use the ribbons myself, so I am going to try to remember this next time I have the honour of making a card for such a hard time.
I don't have an ease with words to give comfort, but I am very sorry that your daughter must fight this disease. I am glad to hear that she is a fighter - and that the prognosis is good - and that you both have friends to surround & sustain you during the battle. I wish you both the strength you need! And I'm sending you big hugs :)
I love your card, fabulous colours and gorgeous design and image :D
xx coops xx
The card you have made is gorgeous. I am sure your daughter loved it.
Mags
x
Your card is beautiful.
Lynsey x
I'm loving the purple card and this sassy image, so fun and pretty!
Your colouring rocks!
What terrible news for your daughter and the family as a whole.
That 90% chance of a cure sounds very, very encouraging though.. .. thank goodness for good friends and family to help you all along the way. Thank goodness it was caught early.
The card you made is gorgeous. Beautiful image and colouring.
Love and cyber hugs
Jules xx
Thanks for your lovely comment
Hugs
Bridie
My DH was diagnoses when the girls were not yet at school. He did not have good odds like your daughter and he is still here with me!
We faced it square on like you and it really helps.
Your card is wonderful and so great that you used the colours for her particular form of cancer.
your colouring is gorgeous and shows that beautiful image off so well!
Hugs again
Scrappymo!
Gorgeous card, love the hair & embellishments you have used!
Hugs Shell xx
You SC card is stunningly gorgeous and one to be admired...will keep in touch...love annie xxx
Thanks for sharing with us at Saturated Canary Challenges x