Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Get Well, Shelli

Some of you may know that Shelli Gardner, the co-founder and CEO of Stampin' Up was badly injured in a
horse endurance race when her horse stumbled, threw her, then rolled over her. She is in hospital in Salt Lake City with a fractured wrist, pelvis and many bruises.  Read the amazing story of her strength through all this here.

I wanted to send my get well wishes in a card to Shelli and I thought that Perfect Plum would be a good colour for a get well card.  So it would double as an entry in Dynamic Duos' Challenge #68:


Here's my card, which is now winging it's way to Riverton, Utah to Shelli:


  • We had a choice in this challenge of another colour to pair with Perfect Plum and I chose Smoky Slate along with the neutral Whisper White.
  • Pleasant Poppies background stamp, inked up in Perfect Plum, does all the work on the front panel.  I just added a double bow for interest in Whisper White 5/8" Organza Ribbon.
  • The sentiment is from Wetlands!  Perfect for this kind of card.  
  • A new set I hadn't yet tried, called Blessings from Heaven, provided both inside sentiments, one in Perfect Plum and one in Smoky Slate.
  • Whenever you want an inside panel for your cards, the Top Note Bigz Die will die cut a perfect one for you, with lots of room to write your own personalized greetings.
I am so glad to be a Stampin' Up demonstrator for such a great company, and able to create cards like this in minutes and send them to someone who really needs to know that others care!  Wishing Shelli a quick recovery with less pain each day!

Stamps:  Pleasant Poppies (w132061; c129499); Wetlands (w126695; c126697); Blessings from Heaven (w128487; c123052)
Paper:  Perfect Plum (101889), Whisper White (100730) and Smoky Slate (131202) cardstock
Ink:  Classic Stampin' Pads in Perfect Plum (126963) and Smoky Slate (131179)
Accessories:  5/8" Organza Ribbon in Whisper White (114319)
Tools:  Top Note Bigz Die (113463)         

Pleasant Poppies Stamp Set

Wetlands Stamp Set

Blessings From Heaven Stamp Set

Top Note Bigz Die
                                                                                       

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