Before we get to the beautiful project Melissa is sharing with us today, I wanted to share a note with you. If you follow Melissa on social media, you may already know that between today and when Melissa shared her post and project with me a few weeks ago, her life has taken a dramatic turn. She has been diagnosed with Leukemia, and will be spending several weeks in the hospital, followed by several weeks/months of outpatient treatment. Melissa has become a dear friend and colleague over the past many years, and I know she is dear to many of you as well. I’m sharing her GoFund Me link here, in case you would like to support Melissa during this long journey.
Now I’ll turn it over to Melissa to share her beautiful project with us…
Hi Greetery friends, Melissa here! There’s something about butterflies, florals, and arches that just inspire me and The Greetery has them all!
My front panel contains an arched opening that I die cut using the A2 Arches dies. I then used the lovely Wildwood stamp set to stamp around the arched opening. Next I layered my panel over a yellow card base and used the A2 Arches stencils to shade a bit. Lastly, I added a sentiment from the Scripted Sentiments stamps and dies and sweet butterflies using the Curio: Summer Findings die set. Such a delightful card to create!
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So beautiful! Thank you for sharing about Melissa’s health , I will be praying for her. She has been a source of constant inspiration and goodness to me over the years.
I’m so sorry about Melissa’s diagnosis. I wondered why she wasn’t at CREATE this year as I had the pleasure of meeting her last year. I will be praying for her.
Prayers for sweet Melissa ❤️
Melis KNOWS that “all things are possible with God” and her family will be in our prayers, for sure! And thanks to Lilybean for sharing your Mom’s GoFundMe account with us. Looking forward to hearing the good news of Melissa’s health getting better with care. ♥️
Melissa, Thanks for the gorgeous card!
HOW LOVELY! Yes, Thank you for sharing with us about Melissa, Betsy! I’ll be praying for you, Melissa! God is GOOD & SOON, His Glory will come! Hang in there! BLESSINGS are just around the corner! HUGS & PRAYERS! WE LOVE YOU, Melissa!
Many heartfelt prayers going out to Melissa and her family! She has been a constant source of inspiration over the years…this news makes me so sad!!
Beautiful project, Melissa! Your creativity knows no bounds and I thank you for being such an enormous source of inspiration for me.
Sorry to hear Melissa is facing one of life’s biggest challenges! I certainly wish her well on the journey forward. Believe she is a strong gal with tons of support standing with her. Sending her good thoughts. Thank you Betsy for informing us of her challenge.
Dearest Melissa, I’m lost for words. I will keep you and your family in my daily thoughts and prayers. May the Lord bless you each day with strength and mercy to fight this disease. You’re such a sweet, gifted person in every way. And your card is Beautiful !!
Betsy, thank you for the link to the Go Fund Me for Melissa. I can only imagine how hard this is for you, as Melissa is such a close friend. If you ever want to put a call out for cards for Melissa or thank you’s for the hospital staff, maybe we can all help.
God bless you both, with love. 🙏✝️❤️
Betsy, thank you for posting this & for the link. Having followed Melissa for decades & remembering her sweet scrapbook pages of Sierra as a very young child, I was truly saddened to hear this news. Of course we want to support her & her family. We love Melissa & are praying for her & those surrounding her now.
Sending Prayers!
Sending heartfelt prayers for lovely Melissa and her family.
Betsy, thanks for sharing Melissa’s beautiful card, as well the news about her health. Melissa, I will be saying prayers for you and your family. Stay strong. You will get through this.
Beautiful! Love the colors you used!😍