Golf season

It's golf season and that means we don't see the men in our family much over the weekends! This card is for my granddaughter's boyfriend. He has started playing since he started dating her. I used an older Stampin' Up set and also their paper for his card. Even the little sentiment is SU and punched out with one of their punches. I cut a circle from white c/s and ran it through an old Cuttlebug dotted embossing folder to create a golf ball for the sentiment to sit on. I don't know if you can see the dimples in the ball but they are there.

You know you're getting old when "friends with benefits" means someone who can drive at night.

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One more Easter card

This card has a sweet bunny rub on and a Poppy Stamps Grand Stick Frame over it. 

I have been mentioning how tired I am all the time with no energy. I recently had two Dr. visits, one with regular MD and one with my pulmonologist. I have been complaining about being tired and not being able to put the weight back on I lost when I was in the hospital. I'm sure most of you know I am on oxygen around the clock. Both doctors told me it takes a lot of energy and calories just for me to be able to breathe. I'm glad there is a reason but can't fix it. I eat well and sleep well and have been taking a nap in the afternoon. That doesn't leave a lot of time to do much else. I use my energy for things I have to do, then rest. I'm trying to pace myself and on days when I don't have to do laundry or other household chores, I try to make a card. I may start one on one day and finish it the next. The simple cards and rub ons have helped me make a card.  I appreciate you all staying with me and listening to me keep saying I'm tired. I don't have the breath to do my bike anymore and I miss that. Has anyone used one of those pedal machines that you just sit in a chair and pedal? I wonder if it helps strengthen your legs and is it good exercise? Please let me know because I'm thinking about getting one to get stronger. I'm sorry this is so long but I wanted you to know what's going on here.

I'll never get back to my original weight. I'm okay with that since 6 lbs. 6 oz. is not realistic.

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Happy Easter

I hope you all enjoy this most wonderful holiday. I was hoping for bright sunshine and warm temperatures but it is not to be. Cloudy and 43 degrees. Maybe the sun will come out. 

I embossed a lavender panel with a Sizzix Leaf Pattern embossing folder. The bunny is an embossed die cut from Paper Rose.  I added an arched panel over it.

I had a hen who could count her own eggs. She was a mathemachicken.

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Bunny wishes

A sweet bunny just stamped in black and just a bit of color added Pattern paper for the mat and a foam heart added for love.

One minute you're young and wild. In the next minute you're into air fryers.

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My 2nd post

Are you ready - my second post this week!  The snow from two days ago has melted and the sun is out today. Loving the mood it puts me in. I even seem to have a bit more energy today. 

This is an image from a Unity kit of February, 2025. This sweet face kept calling me so I had to use it. Stamped it and colored with Copics and cut it out with a circle die. The pattern paper was embossed with a quilted folder and added to a card base. 

A 72 hour hold in a psych unit is beginning to intrigue me as a potential vacation opportunity. 

 

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Moving on

Yep. Due to all the bad weather, I've moved on to Easter cards. But first...I will share my news and this card. My twin great grand daughters have arrived! They are healthy and mom and babies are doing fine. They were 6.9 lbs. and 5.8 lbs. and are home now. This is so exciting for our family and what a blessing. I made this quick card since they came a little sooner than we expected. 

My favorite childhood memory is having energy!

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Thank you

Sometimes we all need a little boost and I thank you for that. Your comments lifted me up and made me know I'm not alone. Something that's in your face on TV and online every single day just wears you out. I've read several books, stayed off daytime TV and off the internet for a while and I can tell you it makes a difference. I can't change the weather but I can stay in and make cards so that's a bonus for bad weather.

I have a few more Valentines to post even though I'm behind. This is a Unity stamp I got this year and it is so sweet. Very simple card but with heartfelt love.

I've decided I don't want kids. I'm telling them tonight at dinner.

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An unintended break

I wish it wasn't so, but I'm tired. Maybe starting to feel my age or maybe the state of the world. I wish it didn't bother me but it does. Day after day, it drags me down. It's been so cold and now it's so gray. Rain every day until next Tuesday. Fog, chilly days. I'm tired. I want to make cards, I bought some new products that just sit there. Everything seems like so much work. I make myself do one big thing a day and sometimes that's all I can do. I sleep well and that's a blessing.

This card was made for a friend I made through stamping. I value all of you so much. This bouquet of flowers was sent to me by another blogging friend and I love it so much. She sent a hand full so you will see them again. I ran vellum through an embossing folder and added a scalloped frame.

Know the difference between humans and animals? Animals would never let the dumbest one lead the pack.

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It's 49 degrees

I am beside myself today. The sun is out and it's 49 right now. Of course there is still snow piled everywhere but it will melt soon. 

Thought I'd better post a Valentine since it's almost here. This is a card made with a slatted heart die on white c/s over a red cardbase. Nothing says love like a heart and I heart all of you, my sweet blog friends.

Due to inflation you can now eat food that has been on the floor for up to 7.3 seconds.

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Still staying in

Since I'm still staying inside that means my driveway is slick again from icy snow pellets that fell again. That means I am not mailing anything out right now since I can't get to the mailbox. No bills coming in. It is supposed to warm up after this weekend and I can't wait. Groceries, haircut, fast food!

I made this card using a fold I saw on Pinterest. I used Paper Rose paper that I bought when I was in my frenzy buying spree. I don't know what greeting I will use so that is to be chosen when I use the card. I left white space for it. 

I just discovered my electric toothbrush isn't waterproof. I was shocked!

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Brrr

I hope everyone is safe from the snow and ice storms across the county. This has been brutal. We have eleven inches of snow and a wind chill this morning of -20. Daisy is not a big fan.

Using a comment from my previous post from my friend, Loll, I decided to start by CASEing and made a card copied from Bette. I changed the paper and where the greeting is but used the same die set from Altenew. I didn't need the alcohol but did have a snack first.

I'm often mistaken for an adult because of my age.

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Still trying to get mojo. Feel free to use too.

I'm coming back to crafting but it's so slow and I don't know why. I'm going to take a page from Darnell's blog when she needed inspiration and created I.D.E.A.S. You've all probably heard of CASE, copy and share everything and I decided to use those letters to get me going.  Please feel free to use this too as your inspiration.

C - Choose cardstock and colors

A - Alcohol inks or markers or if it's a bad day, just plain alcohol for me

S - Snacks, I must be fortified. This would be a good time to choose a Stamp too.

E - Eat snack and Emboss the aforementioned cardstock

If there are five weeks in a month just relax. We've been making cards all month.

WARNING: All those snacks and alcohol may cause weight gain

See you soon. I'm off to gather all the items I need to get started.

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Go IU

Tonight is the big football game with the University of Miami and Indiana University. I will be perched on the couch at six pm. ready to go. I hope it is a good game since both teams are so good.

My granddaughter's boyfriend came with her Saturday and he is our family's computer guru. He sorted out so many things for me and I can now load pictures from my phone into the computer. He was also able to load most of my stuff from the computer to the Ipad and showed me how to get it. That's not saying I'll remember everything he showed me but I can now facetime and show him the issue.

My card today is inspired by a card my friend, Loll, posted on December 17th. It took my breath away when I saw it. She also posted the video she saw by Pete Hughes. I used the same colors as she and Pete did for my moon.

A pun has not completely matured until it is full groan.

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Old broad, new tricks

I got an IPad foe Christmas and boy, what a learning curve this is. All my other things are android and this is so opposite. I wasn’t good with my old technology so I’m having a hard time. 

Lots of family get together since the holidays too that I am grateful for.

I’m getting back to crafting now. Ordered a couple of new things to inspire me. This is an embossing folder with colored paper that I added some more color to. I can't turn the picture up and down. I did this on my Ipad, then went to the computer to finish it. I still can't load pictures from phone to computer.

In the interest of transparency with this iPad. It is not easy, peasy, lemon squeezey.

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