Sketch #386 Birthday card using Stampin Up: Whale Done, Itty Bitty Greetings, High Tide, Lighthouse, and Great Impressions, Seaside Lighthouse.

I made this card for my son.  It will be his 27th Birthday

tomorrow.  💕🎂🎈

Now normally I try to make a card out of the ordinary, like a 

fancy fold or a box or something strange, but this year I tamed 

it down a bit. My hands were not cooperating at all.  

So I decided to reflect on last year's birthday.

We had the perfect opportunity to take pictures of the sunset by a 

lake where he lives.  Him, his girlfriend, and my daughter.  

I will submit this  card to the challenge at: 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

 

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Lighthouse (1998)

Great Impressions:  Seaside Lighthouse G305

Stampin Up:  High Tide

Stampin Up:  Itty bitty Greetings

Stampin Up:  Whale Done  

Ya all might have noticed that I tried taking 

pictures with different items.  UGH.. I'm not very good

at the props and setting up the card.  To make it look it's best. 

But I'll keep trying.  

I used an embossing folder for the background, and then 

just sponged some ink over the top.  The background fishy paper 

is a lovely DSP.  Then I stamped the water, land, and sky

for the next rectangle.  It took me many times to stamp that lighthouse, 

and it finally lined up.  I stamped the rocks and cut them out along with other

images, then just needed the placement good to glue them down.  

I think my favorite part about this card is the sky and 

the birds flying in the background.   I also like the 

funny pun on the inside too.  

Heath Update:  I go for a nerve test at the end of the month to 

see how bad it has gotten  (sigh)  I apparently am quite low on Vit. D

so she gave me a Rx for 50,000 IU to boost me up.  We will 

see if that helps.  The doctor was very kind and compassionate and 

listened, so I am so grateful for that.  She also wants to start me 

on a pill to help with pain. It's a compound medicine.  So I'm nervous 

as usual, being I don't like taking medicine.  But I guess I'm at the age 

I better do something.  So after the nerve test I will be starting that. 

She said most likely what is done as far as nerve damage won't come back,

it's sad, but I believe Jesus is my healer, and if He so chooses it will come back.

So I gotta Keep the faith and Keep on believing. 

Thank you all for your love, concern and prayers. 

  Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

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