A Chance to Help

Hello all,

Each year approximately 1 in 5 people are affected by mental health issues. Look around you. It's someone you love, a friend, a sister, a parent, a student. It can be anyone.

About 20 years ago, I was at a conference where our guest speaker was an Emergency Room doctor. He asked how many people in the room had been in the ER. Just about everyone put up their hands. He asked how many of us had received stitches and tons of hands were raised, some proudly. He asked who had broken a bone and quite a few hands went up. He asked who had undergone surgery and a bunch of hands went up. He asked how many people had a mental health issue and not a single hand was raised. Miraculously, out of the the 300 people in that room, no one suffered from mental health issues. He then told us to look around our table. He said the odds were 2 people at each table were suffering. And they couldn't admit it because of the stigma they would face. Thankfully we are finally starting to talk about mental health and there are so many more supports in place. But we still have a LONG way to go.

This week, I'm featuring a card created from the lovely new Nature's Beauty set. Stampin' Up! is donating $4 from every set Mental Health Organizations. When you order this set through me, I will donate my full commission, $7.25, to the Island Community Mental Health Association.

Although it's the second to be published, this is the first card I have made with all my new Christmas supplies.

The card base is Early Espresso, measuring 8 1/2 X 5 1/2, scored at the 4 1/4 mark. The Whisper White layer measures 3 3/4 x 5. It was embossed with the Woodland Embossing Folder. Using a piece of my Stampin' Sponges, I sponged a little Smoky Slate into the embossing folder, on the top side, where it says "Sizzix." Since I just wanted to reduce the stark white look, I didn't use much. (Tip: To clean your folder, simply rinse it off in cool water.)

Garden Green is the colour of the boughs and greeting. Beautiful Boughs was the die set I used for the boughs and the greeting tag, which comes with the adorable little holes. Be sure to use a precision plate when using detailed dies. I used the Linen Thread to tie the greeting around the piece of Whisper White (it's actually taped on the back.) To get the look I have, fold the thread in two and poke it through the hole on the top of the greeting tag. Then loop both ends through. Repeat this procedure for the other side. The deer was stamped in Early Espresso and fussy cut.

For assembly, I used Mini Dimensionals under the greeting before taping down the Linen Threads. Multipurpose Glue was used to attach the Whisper White layer and the boughs. Finally, the deer was attached with the Mini Dimensionals as well. I thought about adding some sparkle to this card but decided to leave it as is.

My shop is here for all your papercrafting and scrapbooking needs. If your order is under 100, please you my current host code, which can be found to the right of this post, underneath the picture of the catalogue. You can JOIN THE FUN for only 135. This will give you a 20-25% discount on your future purchases and become part of an incredibly friendly and supportive local and global community.

Message me if you have any questions. Until next time.

Cheers,

Adrienne

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