Just when I think

things are going back to normal, I find this is normal. I missed last week altogether when life happened. Sunday night last week found Daisy unable to jump on the furniture. She would try and yelp. Monday I took her to the vet and they think she has a nerve in her neck in her spinal cord that is inflamed. She is on pain meds and an anti-inflammatory. They said don't let her jump on things. Of course she feels better and wants to jump, so I've been following her around all week so she won't.  

That's what's going on around here.

This is a card I was so happy to make. I used pattern paper from a pack called Heart of Home by Jen Hadfield. Some papers have gold foil and are so beautiful. I was delighted to find the paper had Chloe Stems on it and I was able to cut a Memory Box Chloe stem die from gold mirror cardstock to embellish it with. The card was sent to a dear friend and the sentiment was given to me by another dear friend that I embossed with gold. I embossed the die cut, not the friend.  Friends are the most wonderful people life blesses us with.

I will post this card to 

since this is the second Monday of the month and I used a die.

"Yes, officer, I did see the speed limit sign. I just didn't see you".

Be kind to one another.

Hard to get

a good picture of this shiny paper. This bottom strip is using Paper Rose Crimson Rose-Gold paper. It is so beautiful and I'm trying to use my papers but it is so hard to cut into it. I die cut the leaves from black c/s as well as the Hello.

The heat dome has moved on but one of us just can't function in the heat and needs naps.

Living with a dog involves following each other around, watching each other go potty and wondering what the other one has in their mouth.

Be kind to one another.

Under the heat dome

We've gone from rainy, gray weather to unrelenting heat and humidity. I don't know what's worse but I can breathe when it's rainy and gray. It was a big basketball weekend in Indy but both our teams lost. I am so proud of our Pacers. They had a terrific season and I feel so bad for Haliburton and his injury. 

I'm sharing one of my new pattern papers today with lots more to come. This is from Unity and a simple thinking of you card for a wonderful fellow crafter who had an operation recently. I didn't want to cover up those beautiful flowers so this is very simple. I cut two strips of orange c/s and added them to each side of the paper and stamped the sentiment on another strip of the orange c/s.

I'm so glad I met all of you at this stage of my life.  There is no way my mom would have let me play with you guys growing up!

This is week four at I.D.E.A.S. and anything goes so I'm sending this card there.

Be kind to one another.

Time for Lilly of the Valley

I remember all along the east side of the house I grew up in was this wonderful smell from Lilly of the Valley flowers. I've never been able to grow them, so this is the next best thing. I needed a card for a fellow card maker and this is what came to mind. I used an Impression Obsession die and cardstock to cut the flowers. I added a pink bow and that was it. I can almost smell them!

I told my luggage there would be no vacation this year. Now I'm dealing with emotional baggage.

Be kind to one another.

Lots of paper

It's hard to believe but I ordered four new 6x6 paper pads! I have enough paper to cover the USA coast to coast north to south and east to west, but I liked it. It was not an impulse buy, I put it in my cart and waited several days thinking about it. So brace yourself, there will be a lot of pattern paper cards in my future. It helps me get started again and that is a bonus.

This card is made by alternating paper and dies and adding a sentiment.  Very easy but a different look for me to make. I've tried several different ways of making my cards and will get them posted as I finish them. I'm not sure I'll put sentiments on them until I know where they will go. I will add this card to 

It's a shame nothing is built in the USA anymore. I just bought a TV and it says "built in antenna". I don't even know where that is. 

Be kind to one another.

Gilding Flakes

I swore I'd never use gilding flakes again after I made a card with them a while ago and during the process I coughed and they went everywhere! I recently needed a masculine card and thought of putting gilding flakes on leaves. I am so pleased how the card came out. It's amazing how well the flakes adhere when you don't cough, sneeze or have a fan on when using them. 

I try to take one day at a time . . .  but lately several days have attacked me all at once.

Be kind to one another.

Happy Race Day

May is such an exciting time in Indiana and today is the 500 Mile Race. It dominates the news the entire month and the city is filled with so many people. Between the race, the Fever and the Pacers it has been a fantastic month here. 

   

My friend Sharon's  birthday was this month too and this is the card I made her. She just got a yellow cat and I thought this would be a fun card for her. The cat is a sticker and the rest are stamped. 

It turns out when someone asks who your favorite child is, you're suppose to pick one of your own.

Be kind to one another.