Saturday, October 22, 2011

Get Well Penguin....

Hi!  Today I am sharing a card I made for my cousin's little boy.  He recently spent a week or so at Children's Hospital for osteomyelitis of his arm (nasty infection of the bone).  He is at home now, but will receive several weeks of IV antibiotic infusions.  He loves penguins, so I thought this might cheer him up.  I used the sets search4words and penguins4Christmas from The Stamps Of Life.  I just highlighted the "how are you" with the same copic marker I used to color his beak and feet.  I love that word search background and the fact that there are so many sentiments hidden in there for all occasions.

My boys football playoffs start today, so we will be traveling back and forth to games.  My oldest son's team is super good and have a great chance to win it all.  Luke (age 5) is glad the season is coming to an end. LOL!  He has decided that he would rather watch football on TV, and not be part of the game.  We made him tough it out since it is his first team sport, but man...it has been a battle!  Quote: "Mommy, I would really love football if those guys just would quit knocking me down". Yeah.  It hasn't been pretty!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Emily

11 comments:

Kate said...

This is so cute.

I hope your boys team wins.

Hugs,
Kate

Lynn said...

What a great card! Love how you highlighted the sentiment. good luck to your boys! I smiled about your five year old. my oldest took a year off in sixth grade and then went back in 7th grade. The practice schedule is a bit crazy too :)!

Crystal said...

Oh my word Emily how CUTE is this little penguin!!! What a fun and adorable card, love the added twine too! LOVE the word find in the bg, brilliant idea!!!

Anonymous said...

ACK, so super creative and love that adorable penguin!!!

Virginia L. said...

This is so ADORABLE, Emily!! I love the use of background alphabets!! What a smile maker!! Thanks for stopping by my blog! Sorry that I don't come around as often as I like, I hope you are well :) Good luck on your boy's playoff!s

Emily Keaton said...

That penguin is adorable, Emily! And I love the word search background--that is so clever. I see that it is a stamp--gonna have to check that out! Good luck with all the FB!!

Amy said...

Really cute and clever- I love how the message is in the "find a word" puzzle :)Amy

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

HOW CUTE! I love that little penguin--and I LOVE your little twine bow! SO CUTE!

farmhouse-story said...

hope your cousin's son gets back to normal soon:) lukes no dummy--not fun to get knocked down! the text bkgd is such an awesome idea--i love that!

Emily Leiphart said...

Wow, Emily, this is adorable! I love your design and I think I'm going to buy both these stamp sets based on your card!

Shauna K said...

aww i'm sure the little guy will love this card- the penguin is super adorable and love how you highlighted the words!! :D