Saturday, March 12, 2011

Hang in There!

My mom's boss recently went on a ski trip and broke her leg - well, shattered her knee is more like it.  The weird thing is, she wasn't skiing when she broke it.  She was just walking along and fell.  Crazy huh?  She was in the hospital in the US for about a week, is now back in Bermuda and wouldn't you know she hobbled back in to work within a day of getting back on the island!  She's a very determined lady.  I just happened to be working on this card and mom snapped it up for her:
Card Blank: Handy Hippo; Card Stock: SU Pear Pizzazz & Tangerine Tango; Stamps: Hero Arts, Lawn Fawn; Inks: Inky Links Choco Loco, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, SU Pear Pizzazz & Tangerine Tango  
I had originally envisaged a smaller bird but then I remembered this Hero Arts stamp set.  I love these birds.  I think they're kind of goofy looking and they make me smile.  :)
My initial inspiration was the paper piecing challenge at Moxie Fab.  However, while I like this card, I don't think the paper piecing is "innovative" enough for the competition so I am off to try and get a little more creative with my paper piecing!  Have a great day!

8 comments:

Karen B. said...

What a clever idea, and I think your choice of bird is a perfect one! Hope she really is doing well.

Lynn said...

Adorable...hope your mum's boss heals quickly!

Brandi said...

Cute card! Love the upside down birdie. Sorry to hear about your friend. Wow what a trooper!

Tenia Nelson said...

What a super fun card!! Hope your friend gets better quickly!! Hope all is well....

Laurie said...

OK super cute! Now you are making me want this set! You enabler you! :) I love it!! Thanks for sharing!

Tina said...

What a cute card! :)

You just posted on my blog regarding running and my recent 8K race. Thank you for your thoughtful comment...good luck with the running!

kasia c. said...

This card is fabulous! It totally made me smile, and want to pull out this set again. Hope you had a great weekend. :)

Emily Leiphart said...

Ouch, on the shattered knee! This card will definitely bring a smile to the recipient's face! I've never seen that set but I love it.