Welcome to the Xander Zone!! You are in for quite a trip through todays Blog Hop and Auction. Our dear friend Betty Roberts, owner of Simply Betty Stamps has just found out this week that her 17 year old son Christian has Stage 1 Throat Cancer. He will be having surgery next week and many months of Therapy to follow. (To read more from Betty on what’s going on please go HERE)
Betty’s DT and the Crafty Sprouts DT along with a few friends have come together today for the From the Xander Zone Blog Hop and Auction! If you are stumbling into this hop please head to Crafty Sprouts to catch the beginning of the hop!
If you hopped here from Kristi then you are right on track!
As you hop along today you will see cards created with Xander, the first in a new series to be released called “From the Xander Zone”. He is available with a donation to Betty’s family. Christian will be undergoing Surgery next week to remove his tonsils and then the thrice weekly Therapy will begin on the tumor. His therapy could last for many months.
There is also a contest running through October 16th and Christian will pick a random winner who will receive the whole collection! The details on the contest are at the SBS blog.
Here is my card for Christian;
As you can see not only did I use Xander, but I used Phoebe and Shelby from the 'Xander Zone' Collection. This is quite an experimental card for me as I coloured my images digitally before printing them out. I used lots of purple on my card as that is Christian's favourite colour, I added some of my favourite things to the card too, you'll notice the sequin mesh, and ticket sentiments. I resisted the temptation to add any pink pearls (another of my very favourite things). I'm hoping that this card, along with all the others that are being sent, will bring a smile to Christian's face. He is a lovely young man, who has a difficult battle ahead, but i know with our support and prayers, he will win the war and grow into the man he's meant to be.
I know money is tight for everyone at the moment, but i ask that you give as much as you can spare, even if it's only pennies/cents; it all adds up and will help pay for Christian's treatment. I thank you in advance for your generosity and the support you've given Betty and her family at this difficult time; I know that it has lifted her spirits to know what we all care so very much.
Here is my card for Christian;
As you can see not only did I use Xander, but I used Phoebe and Shelby from the 'Xander Zone' Collection. This is quite an experimental card for me as I coloured my images digitally before printing them out. I used lots of purple on my card as that is Christian's favourite colour, I added some of my favourite things to the card too, you'll notice the sequin mesh, and ticket sentiments. I resisted the temptation to add any pink pearls (another of my very favourite things). I'm hoping that this card, along with all the others that are being sent, will bring a smile to Christian's face. He is a lovely young man, who has a difficult battle ahead, but i know with our support and prayers, he will win the war and grow into the man he's meant to be.
I know money is tight for everyone at the moment, but i ask that you give as much as you can spare, even if it's only pennies/cents; it all adds up and will help pay for Christian's treatment. I thank you in advance for your generosity and the support you've given Betty and her family at this difficult time; I know that it has lifted her spirits to know what we all care so very much.
From here please hop over to
If you get lost along the way, here’s the hop order!
Simply Betty Stamps
Thank you for joining us today for this special hop.
God Bless You All
Hugs
Suzi
xxx
Comments
XXX
Betty
{hugs}
Regan
(are the tickets pre printed or digital?)
So happy to see the support for Betty, Christian and the family.