Fe-Fe's World Of Craft, Creations and Kids.

This blog was started mainly for my crafting, however I also find myself writing about my family life too and in particular about my son Josh. Josh is just Josh to us and we're used to his quirky behaviour. As I don't want to have to mention Josh's autism every time I post about him, I thought I'd mention it here. Hopefully you will bear this in mind as you read and it may give you a little insight into the wonderful world of the autisic child in a very gentle way!

Monday, 13 April 2009

New Raspberry Ribbons Sketch Challenge

This is the new sketch challenge over on Raspberry Ribbons.

And this is my card for it.

I adore this stamp. I've loved it for ages but not bought it as I have so many little girl stamps. However it got the better of me at the last craft fair I went to and I had to give in and buy it.

This card is another invitation for my daughter's party so I still need to add the fairy wings.

Stamp: Sarah Kay by Stampavie

Coloured With: Twinkling H2Os

Papers: D.V.W.C.

Equipment: Cuttlebug ~ Nestabilities

Embellishments: Prima Flowers ~ Adhesive Gems ~ Ribbon

Please go and check out the other DT members cards (here) as there are some beautiful examples and if you like you could even join in and play along! :-)

8 comments:

Nicki said...: Lovely card Fe, the stamp is so sweet - thank you for including her in the bundle of images you sent for my birthday (hope you got my email). Love that sparkly background paper too! Nicki, xx.; 13 April 2009 at 10:16
Dee said...: Nice clean looking card....... she is great, that image LOL

I've done a take on this sketch too, will have to post it on to you Fe, not as good as this, but there you go!!!

... and so must I, to get ready for my 'Retail Therapy' LOL

Love You.... Mum XXXX; 13 April 2009 at 10:25
pescbrico said...: Very beautiful! I agree that this stamp is really beautiful!; 13 April 2009 at 12:58
SewSuzySew said...: Beautiful Card.....Love the Butterfly Paper!

Thank you so much for leaving a comment and making me smile!

Hugs
Suze x; 13 April 2009 at 14:28
clare said...: Hi Fe..hope your all well and not feeling to sick after all those Easter eggs..thanks so much for all your lovely comments..please pop over to my blog..there's award for you hun..hope you like it hugs clare xx

gorgeous card hun..so loving this image..and the papers are so yummy
hugs clarexx; 13 April 2009 at 14:32
Heather P. said...: Oh, this is SO pretty!; 14 April 2009 at 00:51
eviledna said...: What a beautiful card, your colouring is perfect and the DP sets it off a treat. But what I can't get over is that you're using it as a party invite!!! How posh are you :o) LOL
Take care, keep smiling and stay posh
Ann; 14 April 2009 at 15:20
ScrapMomOf2 said...: Wow! Ellie is going to have the coolest invitations EVER! Fe, this is gorgeous! I love how your image coloring is so PERFECT with the background paper! This is LOVELY!; 14 April 2009 at 15:57

Ode to Special Mums

Ode to Special Moms(by Erma Bombeck)

Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures and a couple by habit. This year, nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children. Did you ever wonder how mothers of handicapped children are chosen?

Somehow I visualize God hovering over Earth selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his angels to make notes in a giant ledger.
"Armstrong, Beth, son, patron saint, Matthew.
Forrest, Marjorie, daughter, patron saint, Cecilia.
"Rudledge, Carrie, twins, patron saint, give her Gerard. He's used to profanity."
Finally, he passes a name to an angel and smiles, "Give her a handicapped child."

The angel is curious. "Why this one, God? She's so happy."

"Exactly," says God. "Could I give a handicapped child to a mother who does not know laughter? That would be cruel."

"But has she patience?" asks the angel.

"I don't want her to have too much patience or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wear off, she'll handle it.
"I watched her today. She has that feeling of self and independence that is so rare and so necessary in a mother. You see, the child I'm going to give her has his own world. She has to make it live in her world, and that's not going to be easy."

"But, Lord, I don't think she even believes in you."

God smiles. "No matter. I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness."

The angel gasps, "Selfishness? Is that a virtue?"

God nods. "If she can't separate herself from the child occasionally, she'll never survive. Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child less than perfect. She doesn't realize it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a 'spoken word.' She will never consider a 'step' ordinary. When her child says 'Momma' for the first time, she will be present at a miracle and know it! When she describes a tree or a sunset to her child, she will see it as few people ever see my creations."I will permit her to see clearly the things I see...ignorance, cruelty, prejudice...and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life, because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side."

"And what about her patron saint?" asks the angel, pen poised midair.

God smiles. "A mirror will suffice."

"Welcome to Holland"

"Welcome to Holland" By Emily Perl Kingsley

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like this......

When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting.

After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland."

"Holland?!?" you say. "What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy."

But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in Holland and there you must stay.

The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place.

So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met.

It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around.... and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills....and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts.

But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy... and they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say "Yes, that's where I was supposed to go. That's what I had planned."
And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away...because the loss of that dream is a very very significant loss. But...if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn't get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things ... about Holland.