PLEASE HELP!!!!

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We have set up a digi store here to raise money,please stop by and have a look,we also have some prizes up for grabs.

Hi all,this post is to ask for HELP,a friend Lyndall is battling cancer.........and it does not look good at this stage(she has been given 3 years at most),but is getting a second opinion.Lyndall is not going to give up without a fight and so I am asking for help.It might be making her a card(to cheer her up),you may know of a business that wants to donate something for a raffle...........every little bit counts even if it is something small and anything you can do would be fabulous.Below is an email from my good friend,giving us a little info on what Lyndall has been through.........and also a picture of Lyndall and her sweet little 3 year old boy.If you can help in anyway we need the help before the 10th September,it can then be presented to her on the night.Please email me at chezzy31@gmail.com

A benefit night will be held for Lyndall on the 10th September 2011,click here for the details.

Lyndall is the most incredible and inspiring person I have ever met.
She fought and won her battle with Cancer Ewing’s Sarcoma in her late teens, this battle meant she had to have her finger amputated to totally beat it. Heart breaking as it was. She soldiered on.
This battle took a toll on her, but her can do attitude got her through. Years passed and the cancer lay dormant and what we thought was totally gone.
But this year the rare cancer she had in her late teens manifested its ugly head yet again. This time it came back as a tumour resting on her heart.
For the past 4 months she has undergoing extensive Chemotherapy to try and eradicate it. With baited breathe we have prayed and prayed for yet another recovery. But this time we are not as lucky. Her specialist is of the belief that the tumour is not going to shrink away totally from the chemo and radiotherapy and it remains inoperable. This means that it will most likely start to grow again and may start to spread.
If I can quote from Lyndall during her battle she has said to her family and friends "Believe you me, long before Lorna Jane put it on a t-shirt my mantra has been "Never Give UP!!"We would like to organise a Benefit Night for Lyndall to help her and her family with their financial struggles.

NOTE : WOW,I would just like to say a big thankyou to those that have responded to this post and emailed me with offers of support.I am so overwhelmed by the generosity of so many people,we have had crafters want to make cards for Lyndall,send extra cards to sell,card making kits,a pearl and crystal necklace to sell,offers of digi images some to sell and another pack to raffle off and craft packs for raffling.We are also going to sell some cards(as suggested by some crafters) and the money raised will go to Lyndall,so if you have any spare cards and want to donate them please email me at chezzy31@gmail.com for the address.If you want to help in anyway please email me,this is easier for me as I would have ready access to your email address.Thankyou.

Table Decorations and more parcels.......

Hi all,here are the table numbers I have been working on for the benefit night.I had to make 15 and now they are all finished.I cut the flowers,leaves and numbers on my silhouette.The small flower has 5 pieces and the large 6 pieces,I sponged ink around every piece to give them a bit more depth and then each piece had to be glued together to make the flower.I have also scored a border around the base,they fit the theme of the night which is green, yellow and daffodils.I haven't made them too fancy as they did need to be bold so everyone knows what table they are to sit at.Well the benefit night is nearly here and we will be able to enjoy all the hard work,I hope to post about the night on Monday,as Sunday I have a family function  to attend.

Below are the parcels I received today,thankyou so much to you all,we appreciate everything that has been donated.It got a bit too hard to put all of the cards donated onto the website(I have received so many) ,so I took them to my local gym and we have sold half of them already and have even had some cash donations........that is FANTASTIC!!!! I did get an email from one of my blogging friends a few days ago,wanting to just donate money,something that I did not think about.So my husband has put a donation button on the FUNDRAISING STORE,for those that do not want to purchase anything,but still want to be able to help.

Well off to get dinner started,will try and visit some more of you after dinner.Enjoy your evening or day for some of you.

Prizes for Fundraising for Lyndall online store and a bit of this and that

Hi all,I have lots of photos for you today.I did go out for dinner to a friends house Friday night,we had a wonderful time and had that yummy cheesecake.I had a much needed sleep in on Saturday due to the many nights of only 4 to 5 hours sleep a night,I woke up at 11.30am yes how late was that,but I obviously needed it.My friend Sue called to see if I wanted to come over with the other girls,have lunch and get more work done on Lyndall's fundraiser,so I went.We did some work on gift vouchers,goodies bags for the guests,slides for the auction and place mats with details of the night.I got there at about 1pm and we left at 9pm,a long day but we did get a fair bit done.Onto the next item,the above card I made with a dear friend a few weeks ago,we only really got the punched birds done and I completed the cards the following day......don't they look fabulous.We did get inspiration for these off someone else,but can't remember where, and I did change it a little.When I find out where I got the idea I will let you know.

Here is the cheesecake we had  Friday night,I did grate some white chocolate on the top.We had a lovely BBQ and a great night with some wonderful people.

Above are the parcels I received for Lyndall last week.Sandra Haws sent approx 30 cards to sell,they are so beautiful thankyou Sandra.Debbie Pamment sent the beautiful quilt she made to auction and it is even more beautiful IRL,there was also a card for Lyndall......the blue one and the pink one for me.Thankyou so much Debbie,I love my Debbie original and I could not help but sticky beak at Lyndall's card as it was not sealed(I did not read it)..........I hope you don't mind.The goodies above were sent in by Annette Bowes,thankyou Annette the cards you sent to sell are gorgeous and the goodie pack just amazing.There are so many people to thank and still more to come,these things above will not be going on the online store,so I am thanking them here on my blog.Other items will go into the store with the names of those who have donated them.Also thankyou so much to those that have already sent a card to Lyndall or are going to send a card,I am sure you realise how much your thoughts mean to Lyndall and her family.

Above are some of the prizes that you could win on the Fundraising for Lyndall online store.You will get one entry for every digi image that you purchase for eg if you purchase 2 images you get 2 entries,5 images you get 5 entries and so on.So why not hop on over to the store and check out the fantastic digi images for sale and be in with a chance to win some fabulous prizes.

A Card For Rio

Hello everyone,I am back with the card I made for Rio.It is Rio's birthday on the 8th February and she has decided that she wants all her birthday money to go to sick children,you can read the post here.Now Rio's mum Betty from Simply Betty Stamps has also designed a digi for her and all the proceeds from this digi will also go to the sick children.All Betty is asking if we could please make a card for Rio and make her birthday special,well I was so happy to do so.I think this little lady has taught us all that it doesn't matter how much you give, it is the thought that counts and every little bit does help.I loved the digi papers I used for my daughters card,so I used them again but in the pink and green and WOW it is bright.I don't normally like bright colours,but I just had to use them with this image and I really do love how it turned out.The papers are a digi freebie and you can get them here.So if you can, please join in and help those in need.Well it's very late here,I need to get to bed,will catch up with you in the morning.Thanks for stopping by.

A Gorgeous Card for Elise

Hi all,I just wanted to show you all this GORGEOUS card made for Elise by Kim at Crafts by Kim.Kims MIL is a breast cancer surviver, so she has some idea of what Elise is going through and wanted to send Elise a card to show her love and support.So if you do have time,please join in.

My Card For Elise

Good afternoon.It was a busy week this week.Thursday night I had my MIL for dinner,Saturday it was my mums turn for dinner,Sunday I had my niece's christening and after that we visited my aunty in hospital for a few hours.Well I was tired Sunday evening,but I managed to get Elise's card done and I am so happy I have finished it.I still have a blog candy going that you can enter if you make Elise a card,so if you have time I would love for you to enter and make Elise a card.You can enter here.All of the embellishments and image are available at Bizzy Becs,some may not be available as I have had the for quite some time.The gorgeous digi ticket is available from Bizzy Becs digi store.I love this beautiful tassel ribbon,its the first time I have used it,but I love how you can frame things with it,it is also available at Bizzy Becs in a few colours.Some exciting news I have managed to get into the next copics certification course and I am so looking forward to going and learning some new techniques.This will be my first copics course,everything I have done so far has been learnt through blog hopping,so I am really looking forward to a proper class.

I am going to enter this card to the Sweet Pea Stampers challenge and it is to do an easel card.....love these!!!

Well,best be off,I have hardly been home all weekend and the house looks like a bomb hit it.Will check in with you all this evening.Thanks for stopping by.

A Card For Daniel

Hi everyone,yeah its the weekend and the end of a busy week for me.Last night I had my Mother-in-Law over for dinner.Today has been for shopping for extra groceries,going to the gym,making Lasagne for tomorrow night's dinner and baking pink cupcakes with my little one(I did promise).Tomorrow I have my family coming over for my brother's birthday dinner and Sunday I have a Christening.Anyway,I have made a few cards this week,but I wanted to show this one first.This card was made for Daniel,he is the son of Claire from Crafty C's Crafting Library and she is asking if anyone would like to make her son a card to cheer him up.Daniel turns 13 years old on the 7th November,he is on the Autistic Spectrum suffering from Aspbergers Syndrome. Basically its the inability to socialise or interact socially with others.You can read the read of the story here.Now Daniel loves Spongebob,so I just had to make him a Spongebob card.I googled Spongebob colouring pages and got this image,I also googled fonts and to my surprise got this Spongebob font...lol....you can get it here if you want it.

The card drive and blog candy is still on for Elise as well,I would love to get more cards.If you have time please make a card for Daniel and Elise.If you really don't have time,maybe you could blog about it and let others know who may have time to make some cards.Thankyou to those that are or have made a card,I really appreciate you taking the time to make someone smile.Cards may seem simple,but to someone who is going through a rough time,it can mean the world.Thanks for stopping by.

Better get your Sunnies!!!!

Hi all, I have a very bright card today.Do you have your sunnies ready.....lol......? This card was made for Lisa's sister Jayme who has terminal lung cancer,and when I saw the image Chrissy Armstrong was giving for free I just had to make a card.If this card can put a smile on Jamye's face,then it was worth it.I edged all the cardstock in kindyglitz,you can never have too much sparkle and WOW this card sparkles.The DP is from DCWV citrus stack and the DP is also sparkly,I have used this DP on a few cards now and love it.The ticket is from Bizzy Becs Digi store.The flowers,rhinestones and hat pin are all from Bizzy Becs.I have also decided to enter this card at Sundays with Crissy,I have only just found this blog but love Crissy's images so I am looking forward to making more cards for this challenge.If you would like to make a card for Lisa's sister Jayme you can get the details here.Thanks for stopping by.