QKR Stampede Fridays

It's Friday!!  I'm so glad.  Time to get my weekend on.  Not that I do alot..LOL.

Today over at QKR Stampede our challenge is "Butterflies and Bow".  Since I love butterflies this was a great challenge for me.  

I don't know how many of you know someone with LUPUS, but it's a devastating autoimmune disease.  There are two different strains of it and both are very painful.  My grandmother, Dorothy, God rest her soul, had LUPUS for years before they diagnosed her.  She thought she was just a lazy housewife.  She couldn't understand why she was so tired all the time.  When they finally were able to diagnose her, all her symptoms made sense.  My uncle and aunt have it also.  The butterfly is the "mascot" for LUPUS, so my family is partial to butterflies.  Everytime I see one, I think of my Grandmother.  I am checked twice a year for the markers and even though I have 8 of the 15 markers, my tests have yet to show up positive.  But, just as with Fibro, Thyroid Disease and Celiacs, you have to be in the midst of a flare up in order for your tests to come back positive.  

So, now that y'all have had your medical lesson for today, let's move on to the card.

I went a bit whimsical with this card.  I apologize for the shadow in the bottom right hand corner.  I think my hand got in the way.  After printing out the images, I colored them with pencils and OMS.  I cut all four images out and added some Sakura Glitter gel pen to them.  I used an oval die cut that a friend of mine sent me (Thanks Jan!) as the mat behind the bush image.  I used pop dots for the "butterflies".  The image is actually called Moths, but I thought they made beautiful butterflies.  The sentiment is from Gina K.  I used a patterned paper from The Paper Studio and two from DCWV.  The card base is an Olive Green and is from Colorbok.  I used the same green for the sentiment mat.  I tied yellow ribbon around the top block of paper and tied a bow.  Yellow was a favorite color of my Grandma's.

I hope to see some of y'all enter a card into the challenge at QKR Stampede this week.  Thanks for stopping by today and God bless y'all.

Hello Butterfly

Hi there.  I'm glad to see ya.  Sit down, grab a cup of coffee and relax.  The card I have for y'all today has a bit of a story behind it.

First off, let me say that my camera is doing that funny yellow thing again.  I am beginning to think there is a lot of base yellow in the DP I was using.  My last two cards didn't do this.  

I am on a bit of a butterfly kick.  I just love them.  Not only are they beautiful but they symbolize change, new birth, and renewal. I saw a quote the other day that says, "What the caterpillar views as the end of life is just the beginning for a butterfly."  That is so true.  The other reason why I am partial to butterflies is that they are the symbol for LUPUS.  For those of you who don't know that that is, click HERE.  LUPUS is an auto immune disease that strikes indiscriminately.  My grandmother had it, my uncle and my aunt both have it.  My doctor checks me every six months for the markers.  I am already presenting with symptoms, but haven't tested positive yet.  Thank God.

Now, on to the card.  I used another set from HOTP to make this card.  I started with a mint green card base from Colorbok which is 5x5.  I added a panel of pink card stock from Recollections. I cut out the elements and layered them onto the card after inking the edges with Vintage Photo DI.  I added a rub on vine from HOTP to finish off the card.  

Thanks so much stopping by tonight.  I hope you enjoyed your visit.  God bless y'all.

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