Stained Glass Sentiments and Cancer SUCKS!

I sent this card to a friend who lost her Grandmother this past year to cancer, and I'm posting it now to share that I lost my beautiful sister Elizabeth in November to cancer too. And just 5 days after her funeral I found out I have skin cancer and had surgery in December. That's why I haven't been posting on my blog for the last two months. While I had the honor of being my sisters caregiver for her first two battles with cancer and now for her 3rd and final battle, my life is forever changed without her in my world. 
I am devastated. 

If you want to read a more about how cancer has affected my family, you can read this post HERE

I will be posting more regularly again soon but please bear with me as the posts may be sporadic for a while. I'm sharing this card with you today because, well, I feel that the sentiment speaks for itself. 

Thank you to all my wonderful card making friends, and followers who have been so loving and supportive during one of the most awful and difficult times of my life. I can't say enough what it means to me. Thank you for letting me share this very personal and emotional time with you.


I wanted to keep this card clean an simple so that the sentiment was prominent. So I started with sponging on yellow and orange inks onto the Mini Cloud Background stamp and stamped it onto plain white card stock. Then just cut it out without leaving any border around it.


I stamped the Stained Glass Sentiment in the bottom right area on top of the clouds. 
I used the Shaker Maker Rectangle die set and cut out a black frame and placed it over the sentiment. I like how this gives the illusion of the background being two pieces but it's not.

To complete my card I added cut a piece of an Adhesive Foam Sheet to the back and placed it on a white card base.

I'm usually a very private person, but life is short and I want to be sure that I let you all know just how much I appreciate all the love and support you've shown me. 
THANK YOU from the bottom of my broken heart.
And I hope 2020 is a HEALTHY and HAPPY one for all of us. 
Good riddance 2019!

Stained Glass Scripture Sentiments Clear Stamps Mini Cloud Background Rubber Cling Stamp Shaker Maker Rectangle Die Set
Thanks for stopping by...see you soon,




31 comments

  1. I am so VERY sorry for your loss sweetheart! There are no words that I could ever say to take the hurt and devastation from your heart and soul! I have lost several family members to cancer...it's just plain soul crushing and very taxing on your heart. I am sending you HUGE hugs darlin'!!

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    1. Thank you Pam, and you're so right...soul crushing. I hope you are recovering and feeling better. XO

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  2. Beautiful card and prayers going up for you and your family. ((HUGS))

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  3. Sending love and prayers, cancer is terrible. I am here if you just need an ear

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  4. Sending love and prayers, cancer is terrible. I am here if you just need an ear or a hug

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  5. I'm so very, very sorry for your loss and all you are going through. Keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

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  6. Sendimg you love and healing thoughts. My heart is with you. Your card is lovely.

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    1. Thank you Katie, I appreciate it very much. xoxo

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  7. Oh Deb, I'm so sorry to hear about your cancer, I can't even imagine the stress and sadness you are going through with this happening just after the passing of your sister. You are in my prayers, may 2020 be a healthy happy year! ♥

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    1. It's surreal Jamie :(...thank you for your prayers and your condolences I appreciate them very much. xo

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  8. Love to you through all these hard times

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  9. My prayers are with you Deb!!! Love to you and your family!!! Wishing you peace and a healthier New Year!

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    1. Thank you Michelle, I appreciate your love and prayers very much, and I too am praying for a healthier new year. xo

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  10. Oh hunny, you've been in my heart so much. There are no words to comfort this kind of pain. There is no making sense of this tragedy. It is honestly one of the most humbling, heartbreaking and draining roles to play in life, that of a carer to a terminally ill person. It takes a little bit of you piece by piece. But for all the pain you will have endured, I hope you are left with beautiful memories of happier times. Grieve, scream, cry, do what you need to do to navigate your journey with this heartbreak and I send you so much love from my little corner of the world. Hugs, Wends xoxo

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    1. Wendy, sweetheart, I love so very much my friend. Thank you. xoxo

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  11. Dear Deb, I am so very very sorry to hear of your sisters passing. I have thought of you often and have been wondering how you were both doing. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Hugs!

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    1. Thank you so much Lisa I really appreciate your thoughts and prayers. xo

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  12. Oh Deb you've been in my thoughts so often over the last few weeks. So sorry to hear about your cancer and sending healing thoughts after your surgery.
    I know there are no words to comfort you after the loss of your sister. But please know I am just a message away if you need and ear. Sending you love and hugs, Iris xxx

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  13. Aww I'm so sorry there are no words. You are in my thoughts and prayers I send you so many hugs and if you need something please let me know! Rebecca

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    1. Thank you so much Rebecca, I appreciate that very much. xo

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  14. I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your sister. Sending healing prayers and positive vibes your way.❤ hugs, Lisa

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    1. Thank you for your prayers and condolences Lisa, I really appreciate it. xo

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  15. Deb, I have been formulating what to say since I got your email last week telling us about your beautiful angel of a sister, Elizabeth. Cancer does suck and I have been keeping you in my prayers. I just lost my father in early October due to cancer. I won't go into details, but it was his third bout with a different type of cancer. I am thankful he is out of pain now and so is your sister. They are both in a better place and I am hopeful that your loving memories of your sister, will carry you forth til you see her again. Take this time in your recovery to do for yourself what you gave up while caring for her. The strain you experienced while caring for her was great and I am sure you handled it well but it is super stressful! So try to focus on you now and what you need to do to heal. I hope that the surgery for you, went well and that you have been cleared!
    I enjoyed your card and the sentiment on your condolence card and it is true. God is with you and your sister during this difficult time and will help to heal your sadness and loss.
    God Bless you and remember, we all love you and are here for you, rooting for you every day!

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    1. Dear Liz, what a caring, and compassionate reply to my post, thank you very much. My heart sank when I read that your father died in October to this horrible disease, and I'm sending you my deepest sympathy too. It's an awful "club" to belong to but I don't know of anyone who has been excluded from in in one way or another. Thank you too for your prayers, I am extending mine to you and your family as well. Thank you for being so kind, I'm sure your dad is proud of you. With heartfelt thanks, Deb

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  16. So very sorry for these life trials. I can't imagine going through a loss of a sister . We are grateful that my younger sister is a BC survivor. I too have had skin cancer surgically removed. Should have taken out the supplemental cancer policy years ago . Now I have to be cancer free for 10 years before I can try again for a policy . I feel your pain. Terri Burson

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    1. Thank you for your compassion Terri, I really appreciate your comment. I'm so sorry to hear that both you and your sister have been affected directly with cancer but I'm thankful to hear you're both survivors. And I hear ya, insurance sucks almost as much as cancer, they are both despicable. I hope you never need the insurance and never have to face cancer in anyway ever again. HUGS - Deb

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