Thursday, May 28, 2009

Much harder than I thought

Boy this getting back on the horse is a lot tougher than I thought. I know I had a massive surgery, but after 2 1/2 weeks I went into work today for 2 hours. That honestly took soooooooo much out of me. By the time I got home I took a 3 1/2 hour nap.

I know healing from this is going to take a very long time, but wish that I would feel up to making a card or two. Or a page or something, but I don't even feel that I can sit at my desk for more than a minute. So right now I am not even going out that. It is very sad, I really do miss it.

I am also taking online classes right now to get my insurance license, but I have to do them when I am not all messed up on pain meds.

Ok, just thought I would say hello to everyone and let you know that I have been reading up on everyone's blogs. Wonderful work, loving all the colors and beautiful layouts.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Flowers

Here are some flowers that my husband had gotten me when I was in the hospital. He knows just want I like.

Dusting off

Ok so I have not been able to work on anything now for 2 weeks. I am really feeling the need to get back to my craft desk. It is crying for me to do something. I am starting to feel able to work on things and might try to do something this weekend.

Since surgery, every day is a new day and I feel a little better every day. Doctor says 9-12 months before I gain the feeling back in my arm completely, but I am able to function. NO LIFTING of ANYTHING with my left arm, but I should be able to sit at my desk for a little bit at a time.

I will post as soon as I am able to complete something. Hope all is well with everyone.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Home from hospital

Just wanted to let you know that I have made it home today and surgery went well. Unbearable pain, hope to be back soon.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Good morning all. I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day.

Enjoy your day, doing what it is that you like. Hope everyone gets to create to their little hearts content.

On a side note this will be my last post for some time. I have surgery tomorrow at 7:30 am. Until I post again keep up with all the lovely work, can't wait to come back and see what everyone has done. Hopefully while I am down, I can think of many things to do.

May God bless you all.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Mother's Day Gift

Hello everyone - since I know my mother is not going to be on the computer any time soon, I figured I would show you what I made her for Mother's Day. I just finished them up and I still have to do her card.
This is all of them together. I have taken the 4 1/2 in. clips and turned them upsidedown, put the kids first inital on and added a old photo of them. This will allow my mom to put in a new photo whenever she wishes. She is blessed to have the six best grandchild in the world. Hope she loves them.
That is it for now. I have been working on this for a couple of days. Now I have to do her card and we will be set.
Have a wonderful evening and until tomorrow...........








Mother's Day

So my mom has 6 grandchildren, and I was able to give her 2 of them. I was thinking that I would make her something showing her what a wonderful person she has made be become, by showing what wonderful grandchildren my brother and I were able to give her.

Yes, I am still working on my mother's day gift and card and Sunday is Mother's Day. Sunday will also be the last day I can do anything for awhile too. So I guess I have to work till the last minute.

Here is a peak of what I am making for her.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

1 Week

1 Week and counting until I will not be able to scrap for a month or so. This is so not cool. I really enjoyed my day yesterday as I followed along with Robyn - The Pink Stamper and her wonderful day full of challenges and prizes. I hope everyone was able to join in National Scrapbook Day in some way.

I hope to finish up a couple more things this week and get them posted, because I will also not be on the computer for awhile. Oh I just do not know how I am going to do with this. I will be in the hospital for 4-6 days after surgery. NO COMPUTER and NO SCRAPPING. What in the world am I going to do. Hopefully I will be able to do something so when I do start feeling better I will get right back to it.

I am finishing up some things for mothers day. I am trying something new, so hopefully it will turn out ok.

I am always nervous as to weather or not the person will like what I have done so sometimes I will just make it and keep it. I really have to understand that others are not as critical as I am. And that if it is handmade, most people are very excited to receive it.

Ok enough babbling.

Oh yeah, I also wanted to say that I had opened my new Creating Keepsake magazine this morning and within the pages there was a photo from Stephanie Howell - I follow her blog http://stephaniehowell.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Her story is amazing and her work is out of this world. Her photo is in the story - Photographing Fathers #4. Just thought I would share.

Well I think that is it for tonight. I am getting my new camera this week, for my birthday next week, since I will be in the hospital for my birthday. Really this does not sound fun.

I will be posting as soon as I can and I will get as much done this week and posted as possible. If I keep telling myself that, maybe I will get something done. Since I will be working late all week, trying to do things with my arm by the time I get home is next to impossible.

Until the next time.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

NSD - Update

I have been working on the challenges today, and I have become totally unable to move my arm. I now have to type with one hand and I am finding this to be pretty difficult.

I have not yet been able to complete all the challenges, but I still have time to work on them. So I hope to get it all done by tomorrow.

I will get 1 post together to show what I have done today, but for now...........

#6 - Patterned Paper and Die Cut


This is the 6th challenge in Robyn's (thepinkstamer.blogspot.com) NSD event. This was to use patterned paper and a die cut machine. I choose to make this a 2 page spread. I will have to get the pictures on later.








#4 Mothers Day

Mothers Day Card or page, or something that you would give to a mother.

#3 - Yeah I skipped 2 for now

Here is my entry for #3 - Kids Page or Card



YEAH

OK here it is - I know it looks huge, but...... this is the best thing since sliced bread. All you do is pull the trigger and it easily slides on adhesive. There are a ton of scrappers and card makers that use this and I have watched them use it on their blogs for some time now. And now I have mine.






Guess what the FedEx girl just delivered - You guessed it. The ATG 714. I will post a picture soon.

NSD Challenge #1 - Brown and Pastel




Ok so here is my entry for Challenge 1 - It was something brown and pastel. I completed in 35 minutes and I have to get going so I can work on the next challenge. Hope you join us.






ATG714

I can not tell you how excited I am right NOW......
I will be getting my ATG 714 Tape Gun today. What a day to get it. I just checked the shipment and it is in town. It is scheduled to be here today. Really of all days how cool is that. National Scrapbooking Day and I will have my ATG gun to do my projects with. Really, I am supper excited.
Just thought I would share that with you. Till later, have a wonderful day, think outside the box, and scrap, scrap, scrap.

Friday, May 1, 2009

NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY 2009

Please see below.
I will be joining Robyn - The Pink Stamper for National Scrapbooking Day. I will also be joining http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/default.asp.
This will be my first time participating in challenges and a dedicated weekend online. So please check it out and join us for the fun of it.
If you have an event for this weekend let me know, I would love to join. This will be my last weekend of scrapbooking for a month or so do to surgery.
Have a wonderful NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY.
National Scrapbook Day
with
The Pink Stamper!
WHEN: Next Saturday, May 2nd from 10:00am - 4:00pm CST
WHERE: Right here on my blog www.thepinkstamper.blogspot.com
WHO: Everyone is invited!!! Tell all your friends or better yet, get a group together and have a party while joining us!
WHAT: I will have 1 challenge every hour, one prize every hour, and one video every hour. PHEW!!!
WHY: Because I had so much fun last year I wanted to do it again!!!
I am soooo super excited for this!! I've already picked out my challenges and bought my prizes (which I am sure you are all going to love). All I need to do now is make my videos!!
JOIN ME and SPREAD THE WORD!!!
*Note: If you are unable to participate during the day, you will have 48 hours to join us in the challenges & the drawings. I don't want to leave anyone out. :)http://thepinkstamper.blogspt.com/

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