Someday

I began this A2-sized card by stamping the focal image (Stampington & Company) in Versafine Onyx on mixed media paper. Then, I stamped the squares and circles (Hero Arts) and the word Someday (Uptown Design Co.) using Distress Oxide inks. After that, I adhered the white panel to the magenta panel and then to the black panel using double-side tape. I adhered all of that to a white card base.

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Simon Says: Let’s Be On Time 

We're Better Together

 I began this A2-sized card by stamping the image and sentiment (Colorado Craft Company) in Distress Archival ink in hickory smoke using my MISTI to assure good placement and darkness. Then, I used chalk to color in the image. After that, I cut the green gingham paper slightly larger than the panel with the image on it, and I placed it on a white card base using double-sided tape.

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Week 382: UNITE

My mind has been elsewhere.

Maybe you've noticed my absence. My mind has been elsewhere, and so have I at times.

My wife, Katie, had a hip replacement on December 21st, 2020. She was doing well, and then she wasn't. She saw her doctor and found she had an infection, so she had surgery on Monday, January 25th, 2021. It was the best-case scenario in that the infection didn't go into the muscle or her joint. So, he flushed out the infection, debrided the area and seeded the area with antibiotics. She stayed in the hospital for 3 days, coming home on Thursday morning. 

So, I spent my time at the hospital visiting with her. I went after I fed the cats and had my breakfast. I packed my lunch and dinner. I came home about 5:30 pm or 6:00 pm. I have a hard time driving at night. Thank goodness there's a little bit of light at 6 pm! When I came home, I fed the cats, caught up on my computer and went to bed early. I didn't get my usual mid-day nap! 

Katie was sent home with a PICC line that goes into her vein where she must receive antibiotics twice a day, about 12 hours apart. So, I play nurse since she can't do it herself. She also has a Wound-Vac, which helps her incision heal. We are working on our new normal. 

Needless to say, I have been focused on her and not my art. Now, I will be starting back to working on my art that will be uploaded tomorrow evening for challenges that are due on February 1st. It's been a nice break, too. I need that every once in awhile.

Keep Katie in your thoughts as she heals. She's walking without assistance now, and she only has to work on her endurance after being out of commission for awhile. She can tie her own shoes, too, which is something she couldn't do before this last surgery. 

Enjoy

I began this A2-sized card by stamping the balloons on a scrap of white card stock using Brilliance Ink. Brilliance shimmers in the light. I cut them out with a die and glued the two on the ends to the card base. I used double-sided foam tape to lift the middle one up. I drew a line from each with a pencil. Then, I die cut the sentiment and glued it to the card base.

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Simon Says: We’re On A Roll 

Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ J2021 

HLS January Anything Goes with Dies Challenge  

Celebrate

 I began this A2-sized card by stamping bubbles all over the front using Brilliance ink in three different colors. Brilliance gives a shimmery effect in the light. Then, I die cut the sentiment and glued it down.

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Simon Says: We’re On A Roll

Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ J2021 

HLS January Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Childhood is a Journey

 I began this A2-sized card by cutting a piece of white card stock for the top. I stamped the sentiment (Momenta) using Colorbox Chalk lipstick red and the tricycle (Unity) using Versafine Onyx. Then, I cut a piece of red card stock, which was slightly larger and adhered the two pieces together. Next, I adhered that onto the white card base.

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Simon Says: We’re On A Roll

Big Ben: London

I began this tag by stamping the clock (Inkadinkado) and Big Ben (Stampabilities) on scraps of white card stock with Versafine Onyx. I cut down the Big Ben image and colored it in with my Spectrum Noir colored pencils. Then, I die cut the tag which measures approximately 2 1/2" by 4 1/2". Next, I cut strips of white and red card stock and glued it to the tag. Then, I glued the clock face to the tag. After that, I used double-sided foam tape to adhere the other image to the tag. Then, I used my Silent Setter to bore a hole into the top middle of tag. I set in an eyelet and threaded a white ribbon through it.

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Simon Says: We’re On A Roll 
 

Circles All Over

I began this tag by die cutting the black background. It measures approximately 3" by 3 1/4". Then, I stamped the image (Above the Mark) on a scrap of white card stock using Versafine Onyx. I glued that to the background. Next, I bored holes into the two top corners with my Silent Setter and set black eyelets into the holes. After that, I pushed through a white ribbon and tied it off.

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Simon Says: We’re On A Roll  

"Earth Laughs in Flowers."

I began this A2-sized card by stamping the floral images (Magenta) with Versafine Onyx ink on a white card stock panel. Then, I colored the flowers using a blue chalk and the "stems" with green. Next, I stamped the sentiment (Great Impressions) using Vivid vintage green. Finally, I adhered the panel to a greenish card base with double-sided tape.

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Inspired by...everything is a-bouquet  

 

Fine French Grograin Ribbon

I began this A2-sized card by first stamping the label (Above the Mark) on manila-colored card stock with Vivid brown. Then, I cut the two strips, manila and light brown, one larger than the other, and adhered them together with double-sided tape. I adhered those to the brown card base. Next, I used double-sided tape to adhere the pieces of ribbon to the label. Finally, I used double-sided foam tape to adhere the label to the card stock strips.

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Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ J1321