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I have some cards that I had made that I haven't posted because I can not remember how to add a watermark to my pictures.    Augh!  Hopefully soon I can get it figured out again!

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Crafting Wednesday and Stampin' Up! retiring list!

I made baby bug a card today that I will have to post later.  I used all Stampin' Up! items.  I had her since my mom had to go to the doctor today.


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Life is changing

Well hubby is working the afternoon/night shift and I am not babysitting baby-bug so today has been so weird.  Here in a couple of months I hope to get back into making cards and start scrapbooking all the years that I am behind.  Hopefully my sinuses/allergies, asthma, and arthritis in my knees start to feel better also so I have enough energy to get crafty.  I made some "Thank You" cards for buggy to send out to all who came to his 16th birthday celebration.

My paper is from CTMH, the ink, embossing, stamp and dots are from Stampin' Up!  I just used A2 cards for the base.  

It took a while to get my watermark on my photo's it has been too long and I forgot what I did.

Getting Ready for 16th Birthday!

Happy Sunday!  Well I got up this morning feeling good and got ready for church, then sinus mayhem.  I hate getting sick, I know no one likes it.  Unfortunately for me it is something that happens quiet a lot for me.

I can not believe that my baby is turning 16 Saturday.  Time has went by so fast.  I only have two years left for homeschooling with him.  It has been the best job I have ever had.  This past year he has made it super simple.  I have his lesson planned out for the entire month and he goes off and does what he can and comes to me for help (which hasn't been very often).  He did Algebra his Freshman year, and he did really good with that, but I thought he needed a more real life so he is now doing recording keeping.

Okay now for the reason I really started this post.....

I really liked how these turned out.  I used a past Paper Pumpkin' Kit "Cute Conversations" (you must have a Paper Pumpkin Subscription sign up here.  Don't forget the 3 months for $55 will be ending at the end of this month.)

and "Happy Birthday, Everyone"  (this stamp set is for Hostesses, so you can even host an online gathering!)

using Mint Macaron Stamp Pad

I used twine from my stash,  now looking at the package I feel silly.  Why didn't I just use the white and mint baker's twine and clothes pins?  Oh wait that would have been too smart! LOL.

Let me know if you want to set up an online gathering and I will get that started for you.

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Thank You Card

A sweet couple from church gave us their microwave after they remodeled their kitchen, so I made them a card to show my appreciation.

I used Stampin Up! Sleigh Ride Edgelits   (which is no longer available :( but there is a bunch of framelits still available) and glued the cut out part to the inside of the card.  The "Thank You" is from Paper Pumpkin' February 2016.  This was just a simple A2 card.  I also used the Big Shot Die Brush.

So my allergies and sinuses have gotten better, to be replaced by my arthritis in both knees hurting so badly that I am having a hard time walking and since my Creative Studio is downstairs I can not do any crafting right now.  It is time to get back to the Chiropractor for acupuncture.  I can not wait until the weather gets better here!

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Paper Pumpkin

I am so excited!!!!  I got to play a little bit with my first Paper Pumpkin Kit!  I received my start up kit a few weeks ago with Stampin' Up!  and guess what was included.....a previous month Paper Pumpkin Kit!  I love that orange box!
Unfortunately I have had a horrible sinus infection for the past two weeks, so I haven't had the energy to do anything. Luckily Bug and Baby Bug was pretty good. (maybe I should ask Bug since he helped out so much with Baby Bug)  Homeschooling High School I thought was going to be the hardest, but it hasn't been.  I now have Bug's lesson plan in my calendar until May, he has already had his 180 days in but we school year round.  I told him I wasn't going to let him graduate until after he turned 18 although he has enough credit to do so right now:(  I don't like the fact that he is growing up!  Next month he will be 16 yikes!
Okay back from my rabbit trail!  Look at what came in my kit!

I just love this box!  Join Paper Pumpkin for $55.00 for three months and you can get the stamp I used for FREE!

this is everything that came in the box

I used a different stamp set to make a birthday card for my son-in-law.  It is a little hard to see here but wait.

I used this stamp set for the plane.  It is "Sky is the Limit", I think I will use this stamp set a lot!  You can get this stamp set FREE, just order $50 from my website and you can add this to your order.

Everything is already cut for you.  I used the ink that came in the kit for the plane and then I used 

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush  (another one of my favorite items) to make the propeller look like it is moving. Yesterday I received my first official Paper Pumpkin Kit, I haven't opened it yet, Saturday I am going to open it and make my first video!  So exciting to start this next phase in my crafting world.  So stay tuned!  Follow my blog so you wont miss all the exciting things I have in store!

Boring Week?

This has been a boring week.  Well, I thought so, school went so smoothly, I had set up the full month of lesson plans for Buggie and even with having water flooding my laundry room downstairs from the ice maker in the refrigerator upstairs freezing up (wait I thought it was boring but now that I look back at it is has been far from boring!) he has sailed through without any hesitation. High School is so much easier than the earlier grades.  Baby Bug has been so sweet and all cuddly, even with her terrible two's attitude from time to time, still it has been an easier week than usual.  I have had a lot of allergy attacks, problems with my asthma and knees, and sinus (but that is my normal).

Today we made home made yeast rolls and cinnamon rolls, they were so good. I am pretty pleased with this  being my first attempt.  (Having an allergy to milk~dairy makes eating normal pretty rough.)  Monday we made homemade Hawaiian pizza.  Buggie gets to learn how to make home made meals, surprisingly it is not that hard to cook from scratch and it is a lot of fun! (I think)

Monday or Tuesday I will be getting my next order from Stampin' Up.  I can not wait, I ordered some stuff to make Valentine's with.  (and I am not a Valentine kinda gal)  Some of the cards and decorations that I have seen I can not wait to copy.

I am really liking my Big Shot, but I still love ALL of my Cricuts,  I like having something mobile so if I can not make it down the stairs I can have Buggie bring my Big Shot upstairs and I can do crafting without waking up Baby Bug.

Birthday Cards

Here are two Birthday Cards that I made for my Father-in-law and Sister-in-law.

 This one it an A2 card, I used CTMH Hats Off Stamp and Artiste for the card and sentiment.
















                                                                               
This one is 6X6 with 5X5 insert of the reverse side of the paper stamped with CTMH December Stamp of the month.











Yes I am starting with Stampin' Up.  I need to order some supplies but first I need to save up a little bit of money.  With my kit I did order some inks and I must say that I really do like Stampin' Up ink pads a lot  more! :)   So that is a plus!  I have a couple of items that I am going to play with next week that I got with me kit.

This is only our second snow for the year!  We got around 5 inches.  Luckily my daughter had already decided to take off Thursday and Friday, so baby bug didn't have to get out to go to Nana's house in this.  I don't like the cold because it makes my arthritis in my knees hurt more and the smoke from peoples fireplaces and woodburner makes it hard for my breathing:(  It is time to get back to my wonderful chiropractor for acupuncture.

Enjoy the day!

      

Updating my blog!

Watch for the changes in my blog.  Please feel free to give me any input of what to add or leave off or how to make it look nice!  I am beginning my new adventure with Stampin' Up and I want to revamp my blog and facebook page.

New Adventure!

It is official.......I just signed up with Stampin' Up!

I am so excited to get my product and start crafting.  Now off to make supper for my boys!  Monday is Hubby's bday so I am making some cupcakes that are dairy free so I can enjoy to, so off to the kitchen.