Poinsettia Bugs

I finally got a chance to join in with the new Cricut challenge blog, Just Buggin’. The challenge this week is to use a card cut from any cartridge. I chose the Joys of the Season Poinsettia cut. This was a very simple but yet elegant card. I also cut the sentiment from the same cartridge. I chalked everything and glued the red poinsettia on the card. (Chalk is a Cricut girls best friend!) I then glued gold seed beads to the center and added some red jewels to the corners.

I think I’ll make a set of these to give to a charity event to raise money for the transplant support group in Utah.

The Winter Wonderland challenge is open this week. I’m pretty sure this foots the bill!!!

I’ll have my Flutterby Wednesday card up first thing in the morning and another surprise challenge for ya!

Blessings,

Christine

I’m Home …

…and so happy to be home.  It was a long week in Utah but everything turned out great.  First of all, my tests were all normal.  No sign of rejection which is always the best news.  As transplant patients, we take our small victories!!!  I got two this week. 

First of all, I don’t have to go for another appointment until April.  When I first got out of the hospital two years ago, I had twice a week appointments.  Now I have twice a year appointments!  The next stop is annually.

And the second eventful thing is that they decreased another one of my medication levels.  If you have normal exams for the first two years (which I have), they decrease the Prograf level.  This may be the medication that is causing my migraine headaches so that’s good news!

However, everything didn’t go perfectly.  They did a right heart catheter as part of my tests.  They use the catheter to “take a little piece of my heart, now baby” to check for rejection.  After the test, they had problems getting the bleeding to stop.  All that meant was that the nurse had to put pressure on the incision on my neck for 20 minutes – 5, count them, FIVE times!  That means almost two hours – with a nurse leaning on my neck!!!  That left my neck is quite sore.  It feels better each day and it doesn’t really keep me down but it does hurt!

My sister, my niece and I had a great time on Friday evening and Saturday.  We went to Hobby Lobby Friday night.  I don’t have a Hobby Lobby where I live so this was a treat.  I didn’t spend much but found some great stuff.  We also went to the S.E.I. store and I didn’t spend too awfully much there.  They were having a special day with a bunch of stuff on sale for $1 and some giveaways and door prizes.  I got a call from them on Saturday and I had one a door prize.  It is one of the kits from their monthly kit club.  I can’t wait to see what I receive!

On Saturday, my niece was kind enough to push me around the zoo in a wheel chair.  My niece worked at that zoo during high school and college breaks so she has a lot of “back stage” knowledge about the zoo.  She even interned at one of the nations best zoos, Henry Doorly in Omaha, while in college.  (Can you tell that I’m proud of her accomplishments?)

The zoo had a baby elephant that was so cute.  I’ll post some of those pictures later this week.

Saturday evening, I met my good friend and fellow transplant patient, Jim, and his wife for dinner.  We talked so much that they had to kick us out of the restaurant because they were closing.  It’s so nice to see them and I can’t wait until they are able to return home to Boise.

That’s it for now!  I’ll be working on some DT stuff at the beginning of the week but hope to check in with a new creation tomorrow. 

Blessings,

Christine

Distressing with Bee Crafty

It’s time for another wonderful Bee Crafty Challenge. This weeks challenge is to use some sort of distressing.

I used the Birthday Cake image for my distressing challenge. I colored it with water colors and added some stickles. I then cut it out with a round nestie, mated it with the next size of round and then a scalloped nestie. I distressed the two round cuts with brown chalk. I then cut some K&Co. DP to size and used a Tim Holtz distressing tool around the edges. I punched the edge of another piece of K&Co paper with the MS doily lace punch and distressed all those edges. Glued everything together and added a few itty bitty buttons and some trim.

If you'd like to play along with the distressing challenge, go to the Bee Crafty blog and check out what all the other DT created and make your own project using any digi image.

I scheduled this post since I am in Utah right now. Hopefully, I will be home sometime today!

Blessings,

Christine

Flutterby Tea

I’m hitting the road this morning to go to Utah for my testing and clinic appointment for my annual exam. This one won’t be much fun but I trust everything will turn out okay. They always have! I’ve been a very lucky girl!!!

So today is Wednesday so that means it’s Flutterby Wednesday. I got my card all ready early so I could have a creation for you this week!

When I saw this image on another blog, I went straight to Mo’s Digital Pencil and got it. I think this is so cute!!! The adorable little girl feeding her cat.

I watercolored her and then cut her out with my nesties. The DP is from the DCWV Far East stack. The sentiment is Hero Arts. I added some MS butterflies and Kaiser Crafts gems and used the MS doily lace border punch.

That’s about it. I hope everyone has a nice week and I’ll be home as soon as I can! They won’t let me drive for 48 hours plus I might be a little sore anyway.

Blessings,

Christine

Victoria’s Bee

I’ve had this card envisioned for quite some time. My friend, Nancy at La Chambre Rose, sent me a bunch of trims and embellishments from her online shop, Linens and Laurel. She has some beautiful vintage and vintage looking trims and tassels in her store. Go check her out!!!

Anyway, back to my card. When I saw this bumble bee and the pom pom trim I knew that I had to make a black, white and yellow card using this adorable free image from Victoria Case. I few weeks ago, Victoria Case had a black and white with one other color challenge. I didn’t have time to play that week but when I saw the sketch this week, I knew it was perfect to show off the pom pom trim.

The ABC challenge is flying.

I’m off to Utah again this week for the appointments I missed while I was sick on the last trip. I’ve got my FBW card and my Bee Crafty card done and I’ll have the posts schedule for while I’m away.

It was a beautiful, warm weekend here but it sounds like our last for the season. Luckily, I love fall weather so I’ll still be very happy with the cooler temperatures.

Blessings,

Christine

Autumn Leaves

I made a few cards for my mother to give to some ladies at church.  I made them very simply,  I used a free word art digi stamps from Paper Makeup stamps.  I painted a yellow wash on the leaf and then dotted bits of orange and red onto it.  The DP is Debbie Mumm.  I kept things simple because she will be mailing them.

I thought I would share a couple of pictures of Chloe with you. 

 

 

Here’s my cutie pie the day she came home with me!

 

 

And here is a picture I took tonight.  When she still had her baby teeth I didn’t know that she was going to have an overbite.  Everyone keeps telling me to have her fitted for braces but I love her just the way she is!!!

The funny thing is that I have the same shirt on tonight that I did 2-1/2 years ago.  I’m surprised it’s not in threads.  I do where it a lot!

Blessings,

Christine

A Day at the Pumpkin Patch

I took “The Aunts” to the pumpkin patch today.  (Don’t you like how I put a bit of the Walton’s in there?  If we’d only had John Boy with us!)

It was such a perfect day to go to the pumpkin patch! 

Wasn’t it gorgeous out!  Such a beautiful day to spend with the people I love.

 

Here we have “The Aunts” and my mother. 

From L to R, Sharon, mom, Ruth, Lorna, and in the back, Mr.. Scarecrow – Ruth’s boyfriend!!!  Aren’t they beautiful!!!

 

 

 

I took this one just to prove that we were on the farm.  Since it rained yesterday, it was a muddy farm!

 

And, what’s a pumpkin farm in October without a corn maze?  Can you see the corn stalks in the background?  This is a huge corn maze.  I don’t do corn mazes but if I did, this would be the one.  It’s a testament to Boise State University sports.

Have I mentioned that our non-BCS, not even close to being in the BCS, small University football team is #5… IN THE NATION!!!  Just had to mention that!!!

I don’t know when they took this picture but I can tell you that NOTHING, and I mean nothing, I saw today was green!!!  Well, except some squash I bought.  I’m working on my Autumn decor for my deck tomorrow so I’ll probably be showing off the goods I got today very soon.  I got almost 43 pounds of squash and pumpkins!  Oops.  But I thought they’d all look cute on my deck, not to mention taste yummy!!!

Now, can you guess why I had to go to the pumpkin patch to get photos for the Cricut challenge?  I bet’cha can’t!  Well, except the obvious that I’m going to do a scrapbook page.

I hope you had as great a day as I!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Thankful Tilda

I received Fall Tilda in the mail today and had to color her right away. I love the Midnight Madness sketch not to mention that they are having a great prize this week so I knew I had to play along. More about all the fun at Midnight Madness later.

I colored Tilda with watercolors, of course. I used Debbie Mumm DP, Prima flowers and ribbon and buttons from Wal-Mart.

Midnight Madness is having a blog hop this weekend. It sounds like a lot of fun with a lot of prizes! So mark your calendars and go hop, hop, hoping this weekend!!!

I used the sketch from Midnight Madness, the Pink Elephant challenge is fall, Creative Belli is fall with a leaf and Crazy 4 Challenges is Thanksgiving.

I don’t know where my family will be spending Thanksgiving this year. I’ll probably be giving this card to the host/hostess!

I’m going to the pumpkin patch tomorrow with my mom and my aunts from Missouri. I need to get some pictures for a project I will be working of for an upcoming Cricut challenge. I think we’ll have a lot of fun and find some nice pumpkins!

I hope you have fun tomorrow. I’m sure gonna!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Thursday Thunks

Welcome to the October 15th version of Thursday Thunks!

This week we will answer some crazy questions brought to you by

Kimber, the number 32 (as in only 32 people played last week) and the color of dog poop on your shoe.

 

 

1. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses,
And all the king's men,
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Why was Humpty Dumpty sitting on that wall?  He was waiting for the bacon!

2. If Mother Goose and Father Time had kids, what would they look like and what would they be named? 

 

They only had one girl who was named Tise.  What do you think she looked like?  A toose!!!

 

 

 

3. Does Barbie have kankles? ‘fraid not!

 

 

 

4. Have you ever been featured in a magazine? No, but I hope to some day.

5. Did your parents keep a baby book for you? If so, how often have you looked through it? Yes, they did; but since I was the last child, there’s not much in it.  I look at it when I come across it.  It’s kind of fun!

6. If someone dropped off a case of candy bars at your front door, what kind of candy bar would you want? (Berleen's question from Insanity Cafe.)  Snickers with Almonds.  When are you coming by?  I’ll share!!!

7. Rub-a-dub-dub,
Three men in a tub,
And how do you think they got there?
The butcher, the baker,
The candlestick-maker,
They all jumped out of a rotten potato,
'Twas enough to make a man stare.

What happened to the rotten potato? Further more, if they jumped out of a rotten potato, do you think they stink? 

They tried to use the rotten potato as a life boat but it started to sink too.  Potatoes don’t float, you know.  And yes they stunk.  Pee-U!!!

They let us off easy today.  If you want to play along with Thursday Thunks, click on the link and have fun!!!

Blessings,

Christine

The Fairy’s Tales

Guess what? It’s another Flutterby Wednesday!!! When I saw this image at Dulemba Coloring Pages, I new I had to make it into a bookmark for a Flutterby project. Isn’t she adorable!!! This is a corner bookmark. I have a tutorial on these here.

The Flutterby Challenge is open this week; just include a butterfly or fairy on your card. I colored her with watercolors. The DP is from the DCWV sweet stack and the the ribbon is from Michaels. I used my Martha Stewart edge punch and and a small butterfly punch on the bottom.

If you would like to play along with the Flutter By Wednesday challenge, you can go check out all of the other lovely DT blogs by clicking on their links on the right sidebar and then going to Danni’s Dreams to link up your card.

I used the sketch from PaperPlay. The Cute Daisy May challenge is fairies, the Whimsy challenge and the Everybody Art challenge is punches, and Creative Card Crew is scallops,

I won’t be around for next weeks challenge but I have already painted the image and I’ll make the card and schedule a post for next Wednesday. I have my rescheduled test at the University of Utah next week.

My two aunts is here from Missouri this week so I might be missing from my blog for a few days. I’ll try to remember my camera so I can post a picture of the two lovely ladies later in the week.

That’s all for tonight. I’m going to hit the sack early tonight. I know, it’s 10:30 and I’m already thinking about going to bed.

Blessings,

Christine

Bee Crafty Autumn Flowers

The challenge this week at Bee Crafty is a sketch challenge.

Loved working with this sketch. I turned it on it’s side but left the embellies where they were. It worked better for the paper I chose.

The image is Bee Crafty’s Flower’s in a Vase. I’ve always used this image in pastels or traditional flower colors. When I was thinking about what I was going to make as I was trying to sleep last night (do you do that), I pictured this in fall colors. I think it turned out really nice.

I watercolored the flowers. You can’t see it very well in the picture but I put a goldish-brown wash over the whole paper before coloring the image to give it the autumn feel. The DP is Debbie Mumm and the flowers are Prima. Brads and ribbon are from my stash.

The Cupcake Craft challenge is “thanks a bunch” and Tuesday Taggers and Secret Craft challenges are autumn colors. Stamp Something is to use the color brown plus any other colors and Stamping for the Weekend is a color challenge.

So go to the Bee Crafty blog and take a look at the other DT members creations. They’re beautiful and you won’t want to miss out. Since I wasn’t around for challenge 14 to tell you about this, I’ll tell you now. Bee Crafty released some very cute new images. Check them out while you’re there.

Blessings,

Christine

Yummy Candy Corn

I was going to say “another fun Halloween card” but I think this is my first fun Halloween card.  This was a free image from Inktegrity.  One of my favorite things about Halloween is the candy corn.  I do eat it a little but I mostly like how it looks and I sprinkle it around here and there in my Fall decorating.  I think it’s the cutest candy!!!  I colored it with BIC markers and used Debbie Mumm DP.  I added some ribbon and buttons to match the dp.

I used the sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You.  They always have a great sketch but I’m not always able to play along.

Well it’s time to start getting ready for bed.  See ya’ in the morning!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Pink Survivor

I definitely had my mother and sister-in-law in mind while I was making this card. They are both breast cancer survivors and two of the strongest women I know. This image was a Friday Freebie from Digital Delights last week. Sorry for the picture quality.

I watercolored her in shades of pink and sat her down on a piece of pink organza ribbon using pop dots. I used the CB Swiss Dots folder to emboss the cardstock and added buttons I got at Wal-Mart.

I used the sketch from Midnight Madness. The Cuttlebug Spot challenge is Breast Cancer (pink) card and Flourishes challenge is to make a pink card for a woman. The Crafting Pot has a think pink challenge.

I’m hoping to have another card for you this evening. And tomorrow morning I’ll have my Bee Crafty card for you! I’m back in the mood for crafting so who knows what’ll come to these pages in the future!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Snowflakes and Swirls

The challenge at Pollycraft is to make a card with spots, stripes, swirls, sparkly and snowflakes.  You can pick two of them to include on your card  but if you use all five, they will send you a free image.  That was challenge enough for me.

They only thing that I thought would be a little tricky was the swirls but then I remembered about my swirls embossing folder.  The DP is a Provo Craft stack that I bought a couple of years ago and the snowflakes I got at Wal-Mart.  I watercolored the image and then added some snowy glitter to her buttons and boots and to the ground.

The sketch is from the Everybody Art challenge and Creative Inspirations is Christmas.

I hope you all have a nice Friday!

Blessings,

Christine

Thursday Thunks

This week we will answer some crazy questions brought to you by Thursday Thunkers, the number 301 and the color ketchup red.

~This week we will answer questions from the Thunkers themselves. All questions were copied and pasted directly from the blogs. We will continue thunkers questions next week so if we haven't used your question yet... we will!~

1. Bud- What type of meme question is the hardest?  The ones that are really personal but then I just lie about those anyway!

2. Smart Cent's Mom- If you could be any person living or dead, who would you be? I would be me!!!

3. Thom- You accidentally bump into someone at a store and you apologize. The person you bumped into says no problem and you notice food stuck in their teeth. What do you do?  Just keep on walkin’.

 

4. Captured Memories- "Do you ever shed a tear when you poop?"  Can’t say I ever have.

 

 

5. Mejis- If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, it's still a tree, right?  Maybe it’s a bear.  Remember, I didn’t see it either!

 

6. Tosin- What is something you have said to someone that you wish you could take back?  There are a number of things but “I do” twice was definitely the ones I wanted to take back the worst!

7. Annie's home- not feeling very creative here so I will ask if you were in the Big Brother house how would you play the game?  Who’s house and what game?

8. Meandering Matt- Mac (which is still a PC (personal computer) in my opinion) or PC (Microsoft)?  Microsoft!

 

 

9. Living Dead Nurse- Do you think Jay Leno’s show should be cancelled? It’s better than anything else that’s been on NBC.  It is kind of boring though.

 

 

10. Dixie Chick- I LOVE VICTORIA SECRET PANTIES AND THEY ARE THE ONLY KIND I WEAR. JUST BOUGHT 5 NEW PAIR THE OTHER DAY. 2 BLACK, 2 RED AND 1 PURPLE. THEY ARE ALL FRESHLY WASHED AND READY TO WEAR. MY QUESTION IS.....WHAT SIZE BRA DO I WEAR...?  Heck, I don’t even know what size I wear!

11. And finally one by Kimber (just so you don't think I am too lazy)- There is a rattlesnake living behind the warehouse my husband's company just moved into, tarantulas in our side yard, scorpions all around at night and coyotes howling and running down the street in front of our house. So what color sheets will you want on your bed when you come to visit me?  Pink, I love pink!!!  But ya’ better call the Orkin Man first!

Fun, fun, fun!!!  If you want to play along, go to Thursday Thunks to get the questions!

Blessings,

Christine

Aunt Clara Fairy

It’s Wednesday so that means it’s Flutter By Wednesday! The challenge is an open one this week. That’s easy but you still have to use a butterfly or fairy on your project.

Don’t you like this cute image from the Digi Shack. I have a friend that belongs to the red hat club and I had to paint her purple and red. You can’t see very well in the photo, but her hair is even purple!!! She kind of reminds me of Aunt Clara from Bewitched.

I used Core’inations white wash cardstock and them embossed and sanded the papers. I water colored Clara and she is matted with the reverse side of the cardstock. I added lavender ribbon and jewels.

If you would like to play along with the Flutter By Wednesday challenge, you can go check out all of the other lovely DT blogs by clicking on their links on the right sidebar and then going to Danni’s Dreams to link up your card.

I used the sketch from Mojo Monday and the ABC challenge is embossing.

Blessings,

Christine

Anika’s Birthday

I made this card for my great niece’s birthday.  The image is from Pollycraft and the DP is a RAK.  I used a Fiscars punch and added some lavender rhinestones and ribbon.

The sketch is from Sweet ‘n Sassy, Whimsy Stamps challenge is to use a boy or girl theme, Dare U 2 Digi is to use punches, and Secret Crafter is celebration.

Blessings,

Christine

Pirate Dinosaur

This is my second post for the day.  Please scroll down to see my friend, Coralie’s, Blogoversary giveaway.

I made this card for a little 4 yo boy in my sister’s Sunday School class.  She always asks the kids what is their favorite color and their favorite toy so I have something to go on.  This little boy said he loved his light saber and his favorite color is red.  But, whenever they do coloring projects, he always wants the orange crayon so I decided to add some orange as well.  I don’t know how to make a light saber but I thought a sword would do!

Both images, the pirate dinosaur and the background, are from Dustin Pike and the sentiment is from Stamps and Smiles and I water colored them.  The DP is from K&Co. and I added some tiny buttons.  It’s a fun card, I think!!!

Can you believe I couldn’t work in a challenge.  I know, I can’t believe it either.  That’s it for tonight (or I guess morning).  It’s time to go to bed!

Blessings,

Christine

Coralie’s Blogoversary Giveaway

My beautiful friend, Coralie, is having a giveaway on her blog.

Coralie is a very gifted and talented writer.  Not only are her blog posts beautifully written, but she has authored two books about growing up in the Midwest.  I have Coralie’s other book, A Tree Grows in Trout Creek.  I’m reading it now and it’s a beautiful and intriguing story of her years growing up.

Her giveaway is going until Oct 14 so go take a look.  I’m sure you would love her stories.

Blessings,
Christine

To All You Cricut Lovers

There’s a new blog that will cover the latest tips, tricks and techniques for scrapbooking, card making, home decor and even altered art projects using die cutting machines, including Cricut, Silhouette, and Wishblade.

Do you want to know the best part?  They are giving away the new handheld Gypsy to work with your Cricut.

Cutting Above

You have to enter before midnight EST tonight so go quick and enter!

Blessings,

Christine

Thursday Thunks

 

 

This week we will answer some crazy questions brought to you by Kimber, the number uno and the color of the night in a moonless sky.

 

 

 

 

1. What color is your mouthwash?Green; I don’t like minty blue!  Yuck!!!

 

 

2. Do you remember your first phone number? Have you called it recently?  Yes, I do remember.  The last four digits were the same as were the same as my address.

3. BPD in OKC's question- Do you have a super-secret hiding place and what's in it?  No.  I’ve been going to hide a key in a super secret place but haven’t gotten around to it.

 

4. When was the last time you used a pay phone? How much did it cost to make the call?  Probably six years ago and it cost a quarter.

 

 

5. What was that noise?  An airplane or was it a bird.  No, it’s Superman!!!  Don’t ask me why that came to mind.

 

 

6. Stef H's question- how long is a woodpecker's pecker?  I don’t want to know.  My mother now reads my blog so I have to keep it clean!!!

 

 

7. How many comments did you receive on your last Thursday's Thunk?  Nine – that’s so sad.  Come visit me please!  (shameless plug)

 

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Blessings,

Christine.