Just A Note About Frank

 Hello and welcome.  Life is just being crazy right now and my migraines, depression, plus other health and adulting issues, are just kicking my butt.  So what does one do when depression gets a hold of you?  Well, for me, I color, even with a migraine to try to relax and escape life for awhile.  With a nasty migraine, I just hide in a very dark room with a washcloth over my eyes which is where I've been for the past few days.  I do have a couple of cards to share.  One was completed before finding out a family friend, Stacy,  whom I had lost contact with, was killed in a bicycle accident.  I do want to talk about Stacy but first I'd like to share a couple of cards.

First up is a card made with one of the clearance finds I made at Hobby Lobby a couple of weeks ago.  It's sat colored, just not assembled.  Assembling this card helped me focus on something else and forget about life for a few minutes.  The image, House Mouse Bumble Bee Fun, (now retired) is stamped in memento tuxedo black ink before being colored using both Lyra and Castle Arts pencils.  The background is stenciled using Picket Fence's Slimline Cloud Stencil along with Tim Holtz Stormy Sky distress ink and a Picket Fence blending brush before layering.  Since I didn't have matching brads, I made my own using a small hole punch and a MS 2-way glue pen.  For my embellishments, I added a small bow, crystal ice stickles for the bees wings/flower centers and a couple of bee stickers I've had for YEARS in my stash.  I'm surprised they still stick!  The saying is an old Rubberstampede stamp I received from a friend.

Challenges entered:

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #43 (NBUS) - October Use Your NBUS (image)

House Mouse and Friends #376 - Anything Goes Optional Autumn (anything goes)

Outlawz Twisted Thursday Oct 6 to Oct 19 - Anything Goes Optional Tags (anything goes)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stuff (bee stickers) 

Critter Crazy #67 - Anything Goes With A Critter (mouse/bees)

Colour Crazy Craft Wk 40 - Anything Goes Coloring

Through The Craft Room Door Oct 11th - Anything Goes

 My second card uses a set I had bought for World Cardmaking Day from Picket Fence Studios as part of their WCD stamp bundle.  I started out by stamping the main image from So Franken Cute in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring using both prismacolor and copic markers then layering and adding brads.  The background is stamped using green galore ink and a long retired Stampin Up Halloween background set.  After color spritzing some green galore ink over the main image panel, I added some black brads and green sequins I've had in my stash for years as well.

 

Never Before Used Schtuff #43 - October Use Your NBUS (image)

Two Old Bats Halloween October - Anything Goes Halloween 

The Four Seasons October - Anything Goes Fall (see inspiration pic)

Inspiration Station #39 - Trick or Treat (see inspiration pic)

Double D Challenge October - Octoberfest (see inspiration pic)

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie #173 - October (see inspiration pic) 

Once Upon A Time Challenge #3 - The Monster At The End Of This Book (my monster is Frank)

 

Two Old Bats Challenge

  

The Four Seasons Challenge

 Inspiration Station Challenge

 

 If You Give A Crafter A Cookie

 

Double D Challenges

 

 Once Upon A Time Challenge

 

Now a bit about Stacy.  Stacy started out as just my sophomore anatomy/physiology teacher in high school.  She made learning a blast and remembering what you learned easy.  I never met a teacher like her before, nor have I met one like her since.  She and her husband became family friends that year and remained that way until I lost contact when they moved and with the birth of my son. A few years ago, I thought I found her on Facebook, but didn't have the courage to reach out at the time.  I'm regretting that decision now.  I will write more about her in a separate post because she is/was a very special person.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to hug family and friends plus tell them how much they mean to you.  You may regret it later.

House Mouse Card

Stamps: Stampendous; Rubberstampede

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Stormy Sky

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, Crystal Ice Stickles, PFS Slimline Cloud Stencil, PFS Blending Brush, Bow, Bee Stickles, Glue Dots.

Frank Card

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios; Stampin Up Halloween Background (retired)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Green Galore

Card Stock: Hammermill White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Sequins, Glue, SU Green Galore Marker, Color Spritzer Tool, Orange Glitter Gel Pen