A friend of mine had to make that difficult decision that so many of us are faced with when are fur babies are ill. Deb had adopted Buddy even though she knew he was deaf. They adjusted together along with her other fur babies. She trained with Buddy to be a disc dog and they had fun going to competitions. A couple of weeks ago Buddy became blind and with his deafness it was very difficult to get around. Buddy had served his purpose with his unconditional love. Deb and Buddy made many new friends during the disc competitions. Buddy will be missed.

Happy Tails is a good set when you have to make those hard to make cards. Below is the card I made for Deb

I used Crushed Curry for the card base and the Classic Garage DSP for the gray center and the heart that was die cut using the Be Mine Stitched Framelit Dies. The sentiment came from the Happy Tails stamp set. The dog silhouette was punched out with the Dog Builder Punch. The epoxy hearts were colored using the Real Red Stampin Blends.

Please see below to order the product to make this card.

Product List

Happy Tails Photopolymer Stamp Set [148682] $17.00

Dog Builder Punch [148543] $18.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131199] $8.50

Classic Garage 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148482] $11.00

Heart Epoxy Droplets [148583] $6.50

Real Red Dark Stampin’ Blends [147934] $4.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00

Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies [148527] $35.00

I must apologize for my little hiatus. My husband, myself, my daughter and son in law went on a cruise to the Caribbean. We left from San Juan and went to St Thomas, Barbados, St Kitts St. Lucia and St Maarten. The islands are just beautiful. You could still see some damage from the hurricane two years ago, but they are rebuilding.

Magen’s Bay had such white sand and clear water. We found a couple of sea turtles while we were swimming That was so cool, I have never swam with a sea turtle before.

On Barbados we went on a catamaran ride and went snorkeling in two locations. This time snorkeling with sea turtles was part of the trip and then we snorkeled over a sunken ship. I love to snorkel. We went snorkeling for the first time four years ago and now every time we go on a cruise I want to snorkel. I don’t understand why my husband tells me that we can’t snorkel on every excursion. This excursion was the best. We had so much fun on the catamaran singing and dancing, the rum punch was flowing freely. They served a delicious lunch on the catamaran. Will definitely go on this excursion again.

In St. Lucia we went on a very long catamaran ride around the island. We stopped at a beach for a little bit. My daughter got stung by a jellyfish ouch! I got stung by something, not sure what, but I got out of that water fast.

St. Kitts we went to the beach and saw a sea urchin and a star fish. I was excited seeing the star fish, I’ve never seen a live star fish. There was a local woman offering to give me a aloe massage on my legs and feet. I kept telling her that I was not interested. Eventually she sat down next to me and said let me show you, yeah that was that. She was using a shell to scrape the aloe out of the leaves and massaging into my legs and feet…. oh my did that feel good. $25 later I told my husband she was a good saleswoman. lol

Again another beautiful island. We were on a beach next to the airport, the planes taking off looked like they were going to fly right into the mountain and then at the last minute they would go straight up. There actually is a beach next to the beach we were on that the planes fly right over the beach and the thrust from the plane throws you into the water.

So again I apologize for not blogging for a month, but I really enjoyed my much needed vacation.

Before the 10 inches of snow came today, I had to take my car in to the dealer for an oil change. Of course I couldn’t waste the hour wait or the chance to show off Stampin’ Up so I took the Precious Parcel Card Kit with me. I have to be honest, when I first saw this kit, I was like “oh OK, nothing exciting”, but when I started taking it apart and working on it, I thought these are really cute. I actually ordered another one. This is a Sale-A-Bration item that you can earn for free with a $50 order before March 31, 2019.

In the mean time I just received my January Paper Pumpkin and it is really cute, so I will be making the Valentine Pillow Boxes while I’m watching TV tonight.

If your in one of the states that is receiving all the cold and snow, stay warm and stamp on!

Product List

Precious Parcel Card Kit [149750] $0.00

Do you want an all inclusive kit? Paper Pumpkin has everything you need to make the project. The kit even includes ink, adhesive, dimensionals, embellishments, everything you will need. The kit comes on a monthly basis and is always a fun surprise.

Watch the below Paper Pumpkin You Tube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/user/paperpumpkinvideo

OMG – my order from the Occasions catalog came today. I ordered so much that I don’t know what I want to play with first. I know I need to play with the valentine stamps and paper to finish my calendars for my calendar class. But………… I also want to do a Valentine Sampler and hold a class for that so I may play with that a little bit. The Let it Ride stamps are awesome, my step daughter works with horses and owns one so I could make her a card. I love the saying “Live as if someone left the gate open”. Or I could make a card with the Best Catch set. My husband and I love to fish, in fact we bought our first boat last summer. I am in my glory out on the lake. But then there’s Happy Tails or Nine Lives, I could make cat and dog cards and make them look like my dog or my sons cat. Or I could play with Hey Love, Perfectly Paired or Fable Friends and either use my Blends or Watercolor pencils. This is so hard for someone like me with ADHD. I’ll probably be up all night playing with everything and my stamp room will be a complete disaster.

If you haven’t seen the catalogs yet, see the side bar to take a look. Stampin’ Up out did themselves with this catalog, it is just awesome.

December 30, 2018

I had a few minutes to play with the Geared Up Garage set tonight from the, soon to be released, Occasions Catalog. I always stumble when I have to make a masculine card. I have trouble trying to figure out what stamp set would be masculine enough. This set makes it really easy to make masculine cards. If you have a need to make masculine cards or know someone that is what we use to call a “gear head” (I’m now dating myself) this is a perfect set. The dies not only cut out the stamped images, but also cut out the images on the Designer Series Paper. For this card I used tranquil tide as a card base and crushed curry layered behind the Classic Garage 6″ x 6″ DSP. I die cut the gears from silver foil. The car was stamped with Memento Ink and colored using the Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends and die cut using the Garage Gears Thinlits. The greeting was stamped with Tranquil Tide and die cut using the Frosted Bouquet Framelits. The cute little wrench comes from the Classic Garage Metal Elements. The ribbon is the Striped Metallic Ribbon.

I hope you enjoy the card and have a Happy New Year.

Product List

Geared Up Garage Cling Stamp Set [148590] $21.00

Garage Gears Thinlits Dies [148521] $33.00

Classic Garage 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148482] $11.00

Classic Garage Metal Elements [148485] $7.00

Black/Silver 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Striped Metallic Ribbon [148486] $7.00

Tranquil Tide 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144246] $8.50

Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131199] $8.50

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad [147146] $7.50

Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $4.00

Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144585] $4.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00

Big Shot [143263] $110.00