Hi everyone! I hope you all had a lovely Mother's Day earlier this week!
It is time for this month's Blend-A-Sketch Challenge over at the SCRAP OUR STASH BLOG!
I am happy I was able to complete this layout for your inspiration,
as I've had a busy month of May so far!
My husband had to have his knee replacement "revised" on May 4th. You see, on April 4th, 2017, he underwent surgery to have his knee replaced. Since that surgery, he had constant swelling and constant pain, and developed headaches, dry skin patches and itching. ( He has never suffered from headaches before.) After many visits to the Dr, and us insisting that something is just not right, and many hours of our researching on the internet - we finally convinced the Dr. to finally order allergy testing (skin) and then a blood test called a Metal LTT test - that checks for allergies to all joint replacement components. Finally, in February of this year, it was determined that he was allergic to the nickle in his new knee, and that he needed it taken out, and replaced with a new knee from a company called Smith and Nephew - that he would not be allergic to! Anyway - he had the surgery on May 3rd, and was in the hospital until May 5th. From there he went to a rehabilitation facility, and I brought him home on Saturday the 12th. He is doing AMAZINGLY well, and healing and walking much better than last time already! I pray that things will keep going that way and he will finally be able to be free of pain, and back to work soon! It has been a very long road that began in November of 2016! I am mentioning this on my blog, so that maybe someone facing a joint implant, or even problems with an existing implant, might read it, so they can be helped or informed before they go through a year+ of needless suffering as my poor husband did!
Now let's get back to some "Scrappiness!"
This month's challenge asks you to blend the 2 sketches below,
and include wood veneers in your layout too! HOW FUN!!
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| Here is how I decided to blend the 2 sketches - From the Left Sketch - I used the small rectangle pieces From the Right Sketch - I used one photo, the title on the bottom left of the layout, and I replaced the star embellishments with flowers. I also included 4 different wood veneer embellishments for the added challenge too! I have also entered this Layout in the Lasting Memories Challenge #394 - "Hearts" - For that challenge, I used Heart Paper and Heart Wood Veneer Embellishments. Here is my Layout for your Inspiration - I used a photo of my wonderful parents since this month we celebrate Mother's Day and next month we will celebrate Father's Day  (no full sheets of paper were cut in the making of this layout! LOL!) I can not even guess how old the chipboard flowers are!!   It was taken at my cousin's wedding a few years ago.    Thanks so much for stopping by. I really appreciate you taking the time to look at and read my blog. I hope I have inspired you to create along with us at the SCRAP-OUR-STASH Blog this month! CLICK on the link for all of the challenge rules, and prize details! Don't forget to also check out the Lasting Memories Blog for LM#394, and all of their other FUN challenges too! I also hope I may have helped someone out there with joint problems by telling my husband's story! ((HUGS)) and Thanks! ~ Sherri
Items used:
Bella Blvd - Just Add Color
Passcode, Daily Details
Simple Stories - Heart
American Crafts - The Color of Memories
Jillibean Soup - Treasured Moments Wood Veneer - Bowl of Soup
Ranger Distressed Stains - Tarnished Brass, Evergreen Bough, Black Soot
KaiserCraft - Wooden Fourish Letter Words
Queen and Co - Twinkle Goosebumps - Gold
- Sparklers - White and Blue
Forever in Time Bling Embellishments
Chipboard flowers
Tonic Studios - Nuvo Mousse - Indian Gold and Aquamarine
Basic Grey Eclectic Embellishments
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