What Cancer Cannot Do And A Walk Along The Beach

 Hello and welcome.  Today I have a couple of cards to share that I've made over the week but first, an update on me. I was told Wednesday by my pulmonary doc that I'm officially considered "long haul" COVID. I'm still very short of breath, coughing like crazy (pulled something in my chest Tuesday night), running a low grade fever off & on and coughing up some really gross, thick milky yellow garbage. Yuck! Doctors don't want me to go on any more antibiotics at this point since I've been in them too much & I'm starting to not respond to them anymore. I'm still taking a bunch of pills ( and vitamins recommended to me by my doctors to help combat the COVID) as well as Dupixent shots every two weeks to help the asthma. Thank you Lord for patient assistance programs! Those Dupixent shots are around $5000 each!! I'm also restarting the nebulizer meds 4x's a day plus adding an inhaled steroid twice daily in the nebulizer. Also have regular inhalers plus a steroid inhaler to help combat the trouble breathing. Downside-I'm gaining more weight again plus getting puffy like my late mother in law would complain about. The last couple days I've been losing my voice from coughing so much. Hubby and I have noticed lately my memory seems to be affected. When I asked the doc about it she said unfortunately in some long haul patients they're seeing this. She suggested I do everything I can to keep my brain engaged- reading, talking, etc. I told her I do read quite often & color/card make. She said all that is great. She also went over my last breathing test and said my lung function has decreased & wants to schedule me for a more in depth lung function test so we have a better idea how bad it is. My sense of smell is coming back slowly still so that's good.  My energy level still stinks though.  This COVID stuff has aggravated my migraines & put me in a fibromyalgia flare. The worst part of the visit, our pulmonary doc (hubby sees the same one) is relocating to the Bay Area the end of August, so we have to find a new one. There's only one other pulmonologist locally and there's no way he can handle the whole county. My husband's diabetic doc has recommended one at the Fresno UCSF clinic. The doctor is the head of pulmonology at Fresno's Community Regional Medical Center & she says is top notch. So we're going to see if our primary can refer us there.  Now on to my cards.

First up is a card made using using a NBUS Peonies stencil from Picket Fence Studios along with their blending brushes.  I started out by blending Stampin Up regal rose, pretty in pink, certainly celery and garden green inks on a Hammermill white panel before layering it.  I then stamped the What Cancer Cannot Do from The Cottage Stamper (now closed) that I've had for some time and never used in memento tuxedo black ink on vellum card stock.  After trimming, I added it to the layered panel using brads before adding the who thing to a regal rose card.

Challenges entered:

 

Stay Crafty With Hero April - Blend It Up (blended my background )

Word Art Wednesday Wk 541 to 542 - Anything Goes Uplifting

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #37 - Use Your NBUS 

Cards 4 Galz #171 - Think Pink 

Splitcoaststampers F4A635 - Pink Background 

 

Second up is a card made using  SheepSki Designs

digital image Breezy Beach Walk.   After printing the image onto Neenah white card stock, I colored it using Castle Arts pencils before stippling Tim Holtz mowed lawn, broken china, tumbled glass and brushed corduroy distress inks then layered it before adding to my card panel.  Since I didn't have any matching brads, I made my own by using a really small hole punch and a Marta Stewart 2-way glue pen.  The final touch was waterfall ice stickles to highlight the ocean.

Challenges entered: 

 

SheepSki Designs Facebook Challenge - Anything Goes 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 17 - Anything Goes Coloring 

Digi Choosday Wk 17 - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes 

Outlawz Festive Friday Apr 29 to May 12 - Scenery/Outdoors Theme 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend!

 

What Cancer Cannot Do card

Stamps: The Cottage Stamper 

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink, Certainly Celery, Garden Green

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Vellum; Stampin Up

Accessories: PFS Peonies Stencils, PFS Blending Brushes, Brads

Beach Scene card

Stamps: SheepSki Designs

Ink: Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn, Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Brushed Corduroy

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Arts Pencils, Ice Stickles, Small Hole Punch, MS 2-Way Glue Pen

Spring Lighthouse and Advice From The Lake

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a couple of cards I've made over the last week. First up is an image from Impression Obsession called Lighthouse With Flowers H1993 that I've had for a while and hadn't used yet (NBUS).  Have I ever told you how much I LOVE lighthouses?  My card uses the digital form of this image but if you prefer red rubber, you can find it here but only until the end of April because Impression Obsession is fazing out it's red rubber stamps.  If you prefer the red rubber, they're ALL on sale until the end of April.

I started out by printing my image onto Neenah white card stock then colored using Castle Arts pencils before blending in my background using a Slim Line Cloud stencil using my go to ink for clouds, Tim Holtz stormy sky distress ink and my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios.  Once all of my coloring was finished, and the image panel layered, I added it to a green galore card stamped with a script background I picked up a good decade ago at a stamp convention from A Stamp In The Hand.  The final touches were ice stickles, outlining the frame with a gold gel pen and gold Stampin Up enamel dots instead of brads.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff # 37 - Use Your NBUS 

Crafty Gals Corner #230 - Spring/Easter (I went with spring)

The Four Seasons - April Spring Challenge (inspired by colors of spring boot pic)

Splitcoaststampers IC853 - James Street Home Decor (inspired by lighthouse sample pic)

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 15 - Anything Goes Coloring 

Use Your Stuff #446 - Spring/Easter (silk flowers, tonic distresser tool)

 

The Four Seasons

 

 

My next card uses a set from Newton's Nook Designs called Lake Advice.  My card was inspired by my summers camping in the California mountains when I was little to escape the triple digit heat.I started out by stamping the saying in memento black on a scrap Neenah white card stock, before stamping the tree line and water.  I then stamped the canoe and oar twice onto scrap card stock before coloring everything using Castle Arts pencils and a white gel pen.  I then fussy cut the canoe/oar out and popped them up using mini/micro pop dots.  I then stippled Tim Holtz chipped sapphire distress inks around the saying before stippling so saffron ink for the sun using blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios.  Once I was finished with the image panel, I layered it and added some brads before distressing the bottom layer using a Tonic paper distresser.  As an afterthought, I removed one of the brads then placed it in the middle of two silk flowers before re-adding back to my panel.  The whole thing was placed on a navy card using dimensionals.

Challenges entered:

 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 539 to 540 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Through The Craft Room Door Apr 12 - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Whatever The Weather (sunshine/summer hot weather)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great rest of your week.

Lighthouse Card

Stamps: Impression Obsession; A Stamp In The Hand

Ink: SU Green Galore; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Neenah White; SU

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, PFS Slim Line Cloud Stencil, PFS Blending Brushes, Ice Stickles, Gel Pen, SU Gold Enamel Dots

Lake Advice

Stamps: Newton's Nook

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire; SU So Saffron

Card Stock: Neenah White; SU

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Brads, Silk Flower, Toni Paper Distresser, Pop Dots, PFS Blending Brushes

Don't Mess With Santa!

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share with you a snarky Christmas card made using the Loads of Cheer stamp (NBUS) set from Whimsy Stamps.  The inside is stamped "Wishing you loads of cheer!"  Now anyone that knows me, knows that I love a good snarky stamp and this one fits right in with me and my husband's family.  No family dinner gathering is complete until the bathroom humor kicks in.  In fact, this will be his cousin's Christmas card.  

I started out by stamping the Santa image in memento tuxedo black ink onto scrap Hammermill card stock before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers before stamping the saying in the top right corner.  I then stippled some Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire distress ink around the image using my blending brushes from Picket Fence Studios, before layering and adding brads.  Once the colored image was layered, I added it to a shaded spruce card before adding a dark green/gold organdy ribbon and ice stickles to finish it off.  I'm really happy with it since I colored it while dealing with a migraine and residual COVID issues still.  This image is fortunately large enough for me to color without causing too much pain.

Challenges entered:

 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #208 - L is for Layers 

Never Before Used Schtuff #37 - Use Your NBUS 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #590 - Anything Goes Christmas 

Addicted To Stamps and More #427 - Christmas 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great rest of your week.

Stamps: Whimsy 

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up!

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Ribbon, Brads, Glue Dots, Ice Stickles, PFS Blending Brushes

Happy Birthday Chef

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share a clean and simple (CAS) card I made for a few challenges.  I started out by dusting off an old, retired, Stampin Up set called Viola and stamped my images and saying in memento tuxedo black.  Taking my Castle Arts pencils, I colored only the cake/candle, plate and neck handkerchief before decided to highlight parts of the saying as well.  Viola!!  Literally done!  It took longer to photograph then color thanks to a residual migraine and lingering COVID stuff.

Challenges entered:

 

Splitcoaststampers F4A634 - Renewal, Old To New (used old stamp set)

Less Is More #462 - Occupations (chef)

Aud Sentiments #293 - Use A Birthday Sentiment 

A Place To Start #042022 - Anything Goes Optional Keep It Simple 

Outlawz Festive Friday April 15 to April 28 - Birthday Theme 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Stampin Up

Card Stock: Neenah White

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils

PIP Challenge 2216

PIP Challenge #2216

Sponsored by

Varada Sharma

Blog

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and this week we are being sponsored by Varada Sharma.  I would like to thank them for providing the images the design team is using this week.  For my card, I am using the Magnolia Wreath image. 

After combining the saying with my image using a watermark program, I printed it off onto Neenah white card stock before coloring using Castle Art pencils and a gold gel pen.  I then stippled some Tim Holtz broken china distress ink around the edges before layering then adding some white brads.  Once I had the layered image adhered to the card, I added some gold sequins I found in my stash that I didn't know I had; adhering them using Ranger Glossy Accents.  I'm happy with how it turned out considering I'm still dealing with residual COVID issues and a migraine.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #37 - April Use Your NBUS 

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stash (sequins) 

The Corrosive Challenge #4 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Friends #154 - Spring 

World Wide Open Design Team #4 - Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave them some love.  While you're at it, why not join us for this week's challenge.

Stamps: Varada Sharma

Ink: Tim Holtz Broken China Distress

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Castle Art Pencils, Castle Art Gel Pen, Sequins, Ranger Glossy Accents, Stipple Brush, Brads, Glue Dots.

He Is Risen

He Is Risen!!!!   Happy Easter everyone!!  Today I'd like to share with you a card made using one of Sherry West Arts older images Easter.  

 

I started out by adding the text to the image using a watermark program before printing it off onto Hammermill white card stock, I colored it using both Prismacolor and Copic markers before stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass and Stampin Up green galore inks around it.  Once I had layered the image, and adding brads, I adhered it to a yellow card before highlighting parts of the image using Castle Arts gel pens.  The final touch was adding a small yellow bow using Ranger Glossy Accents to adhere it to my card.  I'm happy with how my card turned out since it was made while still battling this migraine that won't go away.

Challenges entered:

 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 539 to 540 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Dragonfly Dreams April - Spring/Easter (Easter)

Outlawz Twisted Thursday April 7 to 20th - Anything Goes Twist: Furry Friends (rabbit)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #180 - Anything Goes 

CD Sunday Plus #83 - Anything Goes Digital

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a wonderful Easter Sunday and remember He Is Risen!!!!

Stamps: Sherry West Arts

Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass; Stampin Up Green Galore

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Bow, Castle Arts Gel Pens, Ranger Glossy Accents, Brads, Glue Dots, PFS Stipple Brushes

Winner Winner and a Top 3

 Winner winner!  Found out I won at the CRAFT Challenge #631 with this card!!  All details for my card here.  

I also made Top 3 over at Colour Crazy Craft Wk 11 with this card below.  Details for the card can be found here.

Jesus

Hello and welcome.  Today I'd like to share an Easter card made using a Stampabilities stamp I've had for sometime and never used.  Why you might ask?  I have no idea why I haven't used it before now.  

I started out by stamping it in Tim Holtz walnut stain distress ink onto Neenah white card stock before coloring it using Castle Arts pencils.  Once the coloring was finished, I stippled some tea dye distress ink over everything using my Picket Fence Studios blending brushes before layering and adding brads.  Before I added my layered panel to my card, at the last minute, I decided to distress the bottom edges of the layered panel using a Tonic distresser tool, then added it to my card using dimensionals.  I then stamped Jesus from a retired Taylored Expressions Yahweh mini set in walnut stain distress ink, layered, and distressed the bottom layer.  Since I didn't want to add any brads, but still wanted a finished look, I added some "faux brads" by punching some micro dots from scrap card stock then added using a Martha Stewart glue pen.  I then adhered it to my card also using dimensionals.  As my finishing touch, I added some Ranger Glossy Accents around the "dirt floor" of the card before mixing in some Stampin Up really rust embossing powder to make the "dirt floor" more real before highlighting the 3 nails my toddler Jesus was playing with using a 3D glaze pen.  I'm really happy with how it turned out since I made it while still dealing with a migraine.  Felt I had to focus on something beside dealing with the pain.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #37 - Use Your NBUS 

Word Art Wednesday Wks 537 to 538 - Anything Goes Uplifting 

Dream Valley #267 - Anything Goes 

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 14 - Anything Goes Coloring 

Outlawz Festive Friday Apr 1 to Apr 14 - Easter Theme 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great Easter week.

Stamps: Stampabilities; Taylored Expressions

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Ink: Tim Holtz Walnut Stain, Tea Dye

Accessories: Castle Arts Pencils, Distresser Tool, Ranger Glossy Accents, Dimensionals, 3D Glaze Pen, SU Really Rust Embossing Powder, Brads, Small Hole Punch, MS Glue Pen, PFS Blending Brushes

Spring Weather Whiplash

 Hello and welcome.  Sorry I haven't been online much lately.  We're having some spring weather whiplash here.  We're talking 20+ degree changes in 2 days either way including highs in the 90's!!  What's up with that??  It's way too early for that kind of heat.  Today we're back into the 70's (if that) with 20+ mph winds.  Needless to say, my migraines have been in overdrive again.  I've spent most of the last week hiding in the dark in bed.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Playing Along With Virtual Stamp Night

Hello and welcome.   Very short post today.  I played along with the Splitcoaststampers Virtual Stamp Night last week and I'm finally getting a chance to upload these thanks to the migraine I picked up last weekend and hasn't gone away yet.

 

Impression Obsession cards

Bugaboo Stamps card

 

Stampin Up card

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great rest of your week.

PIP 2114

 Sponsored by Newton's Nook

Newton's Nook Challenge

Newton's Nook FB Design and Share

 

 

Hello and welcome.  Today begins a new challenge over at Pammie's Inky Pinkies.  This week we are being sponsored by Newton's Nook Designs.  Today my card uses the Newton's Melon set and the matching found here.  

I started out by stamping my main image twice - once onto scrap paper to die cut later - in memento tuxedo black.  I then stamped the saying directly over my image before coloring everything using Castle Arts pencils.  Once all of my coloring was finished, I die cut one of the kitty images and set aside.  After layering my colored image panel, I added some white brads before adding to my card base.  Taking the die cut image, I popped it up using dimensionals before creating a flora spray using MS punches and crystal affects to adhere them to the card.  Crystal ice stickles finishes off my flowers.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #37 - April Use Your NBUS (stamp set and designer paper) 

Critter Crazy #61 - Anything Goes With A Featured Critter 

Crafting Happiness Challenge #122 - April Anything Goes 

Outlawz Monday Greetings March 28 to April 10 - Flowers Plus Greeting (my flowers are handmade)

Jan's Digital Stamps Challenge - April 2022 Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave them some love.  While you're at it, join us for this week's Pammie's Inky Pinkies challenge.

Stamps: Newton's Nook

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up; Unknown Designer Paper; Scraps

Accessories: Castle Art Pencils, MS Punches, Brads, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Ranger Glossy Accents, Ice Stickles, Big Shot

Winner Winner!!!

 

Yay!  Found out yesterday that I won the challenge over at Newton's Nook with my Cuppa Cactus card.

This same card also won over at Inspiration Station.  Awesome!!!