SOMETHING YUMMY FOR YOUR TUMMY

 HELLO FRIENDS

send me a virtual hug so the emptiness from not having my son around does not affect me too much.

we lost power during Irene and encountered closed roads, closed bridges and by the time we got to Boston it was almost time for him to go to a meeting. Our good byes were too short. He started his community services (FYSOP) on Tuesday and he is working with disabled children. he moved a week earlier to participate in this program. we stayed one more day around the city in case we had time to have dinner with him but it was not possible.

in our way home it all hit me, but by the time we got home i was doing better. i had 6 hours to moan, lol.

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the winner for the BBTB2 hop is 

                             ----------craftymom205said...1
                                              You added an apple. Love this project.

Congrats "craftymom205". 

please, send me an email with your address.

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Something Yummy for your Tummy

5.5" x 4.25"

hehe---i am not pregnant---hehe

it is just a card, lol. i used the Wrap it Up cart for this one.

 the stork can be find on page #63 on the handbook and is image #43 on the overlay. it was cut at 4 inches.

the sun was hand-drew and the stork has 4 layers plus the patterned paper one.

the sentiment is from My Pink Stamper. It is in the Yummy-licious stamp set. the two asterisks are from Love-a-licious, also from My Pink Stamper (MPS). the foot border is also from My Pink Stamper--LOL--and is from the Sweet Baby clear stamp set. 

i am telling you, you can mix and match her stamps and even make your own sentiments with them--wink! they are so versatile!!!!!

the background paper was purposely made to look wrinkle, :)

and i do not know if you can see the thickness of the stork and clouds on this pic. I am loving the thickness you can acquire with a few more cuts adhered together---awesome look!

this is the inside of the card and the sentiment is also from the Sweet Baby clear stamp set from My Pink Stamper.

Hope you like it and and got to see the versatility of these stamps. this set of YUMMY-LICIOUS is meant to be used mostly with food items, baking the most but you can use them for a totally different occasion as i did here with my card

"Something Yummy for your Tummy"

indeed.

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here is a pic before the departure. 

we had to get more bungee cords to pile up more totes on top :-) since the trunk was already full.

love you all!

soon i will be able to visit you too

 i love to browse your blogs and see what you are up to.

wohoo!

MY BUTTERFLY BUSH

flowerdisco's butterfly bush

the butterflies weren't around when i took these pics---i really wanted to get a pic of at least one.

maybe next time i get luckier and have my camera with me.

in these pictures you can see--- 1- the flowers, ---2- how big it is right now, ---3- the flowers do not last long but they are always more blooming, ---4- new bloom, ---5- dried bloom, ---6- baby bloom and ---
7- the base (trunk).

i  prune it in early spring and i do cut it down pretty much. you can see the shooters by the base---where the tiny leaves are, but i am always cutting them off to keep the branches high.

enjoy!

DON'T EAT THESE!

HELLO

this is my second project for the 

Bitten by the Bug 

Design Team

  this week we had to work with the

Paper Dolls Dress Up- and use the pie from page #63,

using shift lock and accessories 2. 

Do you know how many cute images and what a variety of items you can find in this cartridge? it is amazing.

i had also received some new stamps from My Pink Stamper and one of them was 

"SPOOK-ALICIOUS"

from her latest release, and since i totally fell in love with all the sentiments i rapidly developed the urge/itch to use one for this pie. :P

Don't Eat These!

3.5" high

aren't they cute? the cutest ever if you ask me :) and you can find the spider stamp on the same "spook-alicious" set. those adorable spiders were coated with gunmetal stickles.

here you can see the "don't eat these! stamp sentiment. i think is super cute and together with the spider one i thought it would be a "killer" for the BBTB2 challenge---hehe

 to hold the warning sign i used two bronze brads and,

a bit of diamond dust for a nice toxic sugar coating-hee hee!

the patterned papers are so old i will let you recognize them.

if you are up to a fun challenge, please stop at

and play along with us.

(click on their logo to go to take a peak)

my team mates went "out and about" on this challenge and i believe their pies are not as poisonous as mine--hee-hee!

love u all!

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Daily Life: i can't believe is almost school time to remind us autumn is just around the corner with all its fabulous colors and harvesting. i won't be harvesting but "seeding" my son in Boston at the end of the month--:(

BUT, on the sunny side of this matter, we found an awesome scrapbooking store in Conn. when coming back the last time. it is called "papercraftclubhouse" and it is the most supplied store i have seen so far, carrying almost every brand out there and lots of charity work going on. here is the info in case you want to sign-up for the newsletter or to take a trip to see it. be prepared because you will spend some green, lol. hopefully, my dear hubby takes me this time...you know...to take some of the sadness away ;p.

Papercraft Clubhouse
20 Westbrook Place
Westbrook, CT 06498
860-399-4443
http://www.papercraftclubhouse.com

info@papercraftclubhouse.com

well, my sweet friends...this is all for now.

have a good one!

CHRISTMAS IN JULY DAY SIX

WOHOO, 

what a nice line up Gisella and Nadia put together. all the projects are terrific! there are a few i am going to try myself when time allows.

you all know i am getting ready for my son's move to Boston University. at the end of august. oh my, my heart just sank thinking about it.

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 anyhow, today is a tag/wrap it day at 

http://crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com

and here is my project.

Have a Merry One Tag

i have seen a few embellishments done this way and i wanted to give it a try. not perfect but still a cute tree. 

it is a very simple tag but i made a mess making it anyway---lol...that is me for you, lol.

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridges
---Give a Hoot: Christmas Tree (cut 10 times) at 3"
---Verry Merry Tags: tag---cut at 4.25"

Patterned Papers:
DCWV- red
KI-green

Cuttlebug Die: stars

Martha Stewart: glitter

American Crafts:
foam adhesive

Sentiments:
dollar clear stamp

Black Embossing Powder:
Ranger
Additional supplies:
from my craftroom

Hope you enjoy my humble tag. 

you should this technique. it is fun to work with. 

-----My last project for this Christmas in July Event----

will be Sunday, July 24th---last day. 

(I am not sure when is the last day for participating in the challenges and/or giveaways) so get yourself over there so you do not miss anything, LOL. 

Here is the link to the Christmas in July Event

http://crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com 

 love to all! 

HEADS UP....

i receive updates from the "scrapbook update" website, who the owner is a very nice lady called nancy nally. this morning i received this one where she is talking about a new place called:

MY CRAFT CHANNEL

(clicking on the name will take you to its site)

and, this is the link to "scrapbook update" where you can read what miss nancy nally knows about this fabulous new online community.

i just needed to share it with you guys.

i think it will be lots of fun!!!!!!!!!!

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here is a card i made the other day to "escape" from all the turmoil around me.

hope you like it. 

the sentiment is from My Pink Stamper, of course--- :P 

patterned papers are from "my mind's eye"

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Daily Life: 

UPDATE ON LULU---lulu still SLOWLY improving. she needs to be calm and when she gets excited she still coughs like having an asthma attack :( i know that cough very well since my son suffered from asthma when younger. we still waiting for the results of the "trachea wash" and other tests they did on her. i will keep you updated and THANKS SO VERY MUCH for your get well wishes and prayers for LULU. you touch our hearts and we appreciate it.

Miss RHONDA, we couldn't believe you take insulin 5 times a day. we will be praying for you too. 

hugs and love to all!

BIRTHDAY FUN MPSDT JUNE PROJECT/END OF TERM

as you all might know, this is my last project as a member of the awesome  

"My Pink Stamper" 

design team.

the term was for six months and we have come to an end. some girls will stay and some will go. anyway, you look at it, it was my honor and pleasure to design for Robyn alone with her so very creative team.

thanks ROBYN for all you do!

Robyn's instructions for this last project were:

"Just make sure it is BRIGHT and fun!!!"

 

Birthday Fun

is the name of my card using the

my first "mps stamps set"as her designer on my first term.

 now, onto my card.

using an old stack from DCWV i made this beautiful card. while looking at those papers i really did not like them but went for them anyhow. the only one i really liked was the blue dotted one :P

the card size is a 4 x 5 inch tall. i used cindy loo for the mushrooms, ashlynn's alphabet for the gorgeous butterflies and accent essentials for the sentiment mat. the later was manipulated on the gypsy to the shape you see now to fit the sentiment size. i used for image #31 using shift.

 

below are a couple more pics.

 remember you can always click on the pics, for zooming in.

bright and fun just like robyn wanted it to be.

hope you liked it and give you some inspiration.

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a bit of DAILY LIFE:

 

---husband ended up on insulin :( still has to see the specialist.

 

---son's graduation was a blast!!!

 

---visit to boston university for 4 days was excellent!!!!

---lulu is very sick and needs your prayers: collapsed trachea, heart failure and pneumonia. we are devastated. we have no more tears. we are numbed with pain and heartache.

 

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love you all!

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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Hello my friends!

this absenteeism has become a norm--lol. it is like being on vacations--hehe 

i hope all of you are doing well and no disasters have been around you. yesterday we had thunderstorms and a tornado watch :(


remember LIL ABNER????? i do not remember if i mentioned the freddy awards but they are like the tony awards in my area. if you click on the names it will take you to wikipedia. But, all i want to tell you is our school won "the best overall production of a musical" with LIL ABNER. we got nominated for 7 different awards and after 3 plus hours of not winning any of them....yay!!!! we won the last and most important of them all....you know my son was LIL ABNER, right? i am so excited for them. here is the link.
these kids work so hard and are so very talented. you do not feel you are watching high school kids but professionals, and i am referring to all of them, not just our school. we the parents were so loud when we won...hehe. watch some of the videos and you will see i am not exaggerating. :P :P :P

well, onto my card.

Happy Father's Day
5" x 4"

did blogger changed the font setting---????? i have to keep changing it and it is frustrating---  i do like AR BONNIE for my watermark but i do not like it for my blog :( ---oh well!

well, i used one of my pink stampers clear stamps for the sentiment. it is called "Happiest Moments" and i used the "Happy Father's Day" one.

i chose "a child's year"  for the image. you can find it on page #43, using the shift key. i cut it at 3 inches tall. a bit of embellishments and voila. hope you like it and if you are pressed for time, this card is so very easy to make.

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NOTES: things are slowing down here at home for now. but still so much to do. i am enjoying working on the yard but not the pain that comes with it/after it :(. last night i had so much pain and when i finally fell asleep i dreamed of my doctors giving me more pain killers so i could sleep---imagine that!!!

well, not boring you with my dilemmas.

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i love you all  
and can't wait to be here on blogging land again.

AND, i have been reading all your comments and i have been feeling all your love too. THANKS SO-SO-SO MUCH---
IT REALLY MEANS THE WORLD TO ME HAVING YOU GUYS NEXT TO ME.

--- MANY, MANY HUGS AND LOVE BACK TO YOU---

MPS MAY DESIGN TEAM PROJECT

time goes fast when having fun!

it is time for another MPS design team project

this coming month is Father's Day and the team has some awesome projects 

to get your creativity floating...wink :)...

using some of my pink stamper latest releases.

I am using the "spectacular sayings" set for my card.

Dad, you're one of a kind!

4.25" x 5.5"

i used "pack your bags" cricut cartridge for the family. this image was cut at 4.25 using all its layers.

DAD, is from don juan and "you're one of a kind" from "spectacular sayings", one of my pink stamper's latest releases.

i stamped the eyes, noses and eyebrows with a stamp from my stash. i colored in the cheeks with chalk.

the sun was also stamped.

i think this one turned out so cute and i bet my team mates projects are even better. this is a very talented group my pink stamper has in her design team. so hurry if you haven't been there yet, for tons of inspiration.

love you all!

Daily Life: my son made it to the top 20 of his class with high honors all through his school life. he was elected student of the year and he received various awards. saturday was his prom night and his grad will be the 9th. we are so happy for him and i wanted to tell the world about it. i also would like you to join me in wishing him the best in all his future endeavors. it is a tough journey but with God blessings on his side, he can do it.

my husband diabetes still high: almost 300 but he did go to our family doctor and all his diabetes meds were increased. he needs to go back in three weeks and then in july he will go to an endocrinologist.

i am doing "ok" and keep going--- :)

i also want to take the time to thank God for keeping him safe and praise him in all his glory. Amen!

WITH SYMPATHY CARD

hello to all

:)

 

i am back but still not settled yet. i do apologize for not being around but you must know family will always come first, especially here at my household. plus, i have been in so much pain from trying to do the extra bit--  :(

anyhow, i had to work on something before i go nuts, lol and i made this sympathy card and i also made a super easy and pretty (i believe) gift card holder i needed. 

i then had to buy one because i forgot it at home--grr!

first,

With Sympathy

 4.25" x 5.5"

 purple is a very hard color to photograph especially if you do not have good lighting. a friend told me she photographs hers with low lighting but it did not work for me. i googled it and it says to use the "white balance" in your camera. this is what i used to avoid the bluish color i always get. it is not perfect but is better. i still have to work on it. i have a cannon ps s2. it is an old camera but it has been very good to me except with the "color purple", lol.

the image is from cindy loo cut at 4.25" high and all its layers.

the sentiment is from one of the latest releases of my pink stamper clear stamp set called spectacular sayings. i heat embossed it. i still have to work on my heat embossing too :P--- but this font is so pretty tough. ;p

i made this yellow crinkled ribbon out of a strip of yellow cardstock. it looks like fabric, right? :) and it does in real life too--hehe. loving it!!!!!

i did not have any yellow ribbon left so i decided to improvise. i wet it and crunched it and dried it with the heat tool, then i glue-gunned it on the back to keep the pleats. so easy a cave woman (me) can do it, lol.

  

the mini butterfly is a sticker from my stash.

---remember you can click on the pics for a larger view---

now, this is the gift card/money holder card. the other "super easy" project that i forgot at home. :) i told the bride i will mail it but do not expect more money--hehe--because the money went in the other one already, lol.

the inside is just the holder that i paper punched it.

the envelope i made from a 12x12 sheet of vellum using one of the envelopes from the wild card cart--for the adhesive i used a 1/8th wide scor-tape i have. it worked good. you still can see it through but it does not look bad.

well, hope you get some ideas with these projects.

and i hope to come back soon....in the meantime, know i still love you all and please forgive me for not visiting your blogs lately. i am hoping all will settle/come down after graduation and the move to college.

i am also dealing with my husband diabetes being totally out of control: 400+

no more pity party---i really hate it!!!!--but i feel you guys need to know why i am not around---i have a lot on my plate and because this stupid pain never goes away--it is really hard for me to even try to balance it all. i just can't.

see you later and

BIG HUGS to all----!!!!!!!

WISHING YOU ALL

 

 

A VERY HAPPY AND BLESSED 

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

 LOVE YOU ALL!

(no need to comment/reply)

HAPPY EASTER

meditate, celebrate

 and

have a wonderful day!

love you all

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LIL ABNER MUSICAL

ETA: I HAD TO TAKE DOWN THE VIDEO...so sorry.

do not want to get into trouble :( 

BUT...you can click below and see some of it. it is from a local newspaper.

http://www.wfmz.com/video/27503879/index.html 

 

hola mis amigas y amigos

i finally have a little snapshot of one of the songs from my 

Lil Abner

where my son had the lead--he was Lil Abner. he is the one singing here.
i want to mention he never had singing lessons. he is a natural.
this is my pride speaking, hehe
i love my son and i am very proud of all his achievements--that's all.

 -ope you like it. they had just a few seats left on every show. it was a success. all the cast members did a fabulous job. there was not one facial expression or movement that indicated the opposite. the enjoyed it and the played it with their hearts.

Bravo to all the cast of Lil Abner.

YOU'VE GOT MAD SKILLS

HELLO FRIENDS,

it will be before we all realize it my son will be gone to start a new chapter in his life and,

i think the "empty nest" syndrome is attacking me already. i feel so anxious these days.

BUT...

   this card that i will give him after his lead in the musical "Lil Abner" made me happy. i needed to craft to take my mind off things :P

You've got mad skills

4.25" by 5.5"

using the "nifty fifty" cartridge and image#44 with all its layers.

 all images were cut at 3.50". the shoes are so darn cute, aren't they?

 the sentiment "you've got mad skills" is from my pink stamper clear set called

"sport-tastic".

 i stamped it on a scrap of cardstock and mounted it on a ticket shape.

i also used a handy action wobble for the dancing shoes.

it was really easy and fun to make this card.

hope you like it.

note: i purchased the new everyday pop-up cards cart but it is not so easy and i  lost my patience the other day with the first image which is the eiffel tower, lol. i need more practice, hehe. any tips are welcome! :)

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on another note: here is a photo of the local newspaper where you will find my son and some cast members. they will be performing this weekend.

he had to get a funny haircut for the part

 the top is really long and the sides are really short. hehe

 anyway...sunday he will be going for another haircut, lol-- to get his style back.

and i am so very sorry i haven't been around your blogs and i really really feel bad but i believe things will be like this maybe until after the graduation party. maybe not as bad as lately but some things are going to required extra time and this poor body can do so much a day. after so many hours i am good for nothing. :P

see you on friday tough for my pink stamper blog hop...a small candy might be chanced...lol

 love you all!
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HAPPY LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP DAY

I want to wish you all a very loving and happy day!

here is my heart for you.

i love you so much and i appreciate your friendship so much.

thanks for being my friend.

thank you-thank you-thank you

love u all

I will be back later on to announce the winner of my pink-a-licious blog hop.

(i have to go to the doctors soon to find out about my last blood work).

now, go on, and have a 

LOVE-A-LICIOUS DAY!

EXCUSES FOR ABSENTEESIM???

NONE

lol

I just have been busy with family, trips to the hospital to see my MIL who has been in since before the holidays and just getting caught up on things before we hit the New Year. My dear husband will be going back to work soon and I will come back to the swing of things here too.

I also want to follow up on 

THE LIME LIGHT BLOG HOP PRIZES AND WINNERS

--They still working on it since they wanted to make sure the participants followed the requirements--

I also want to wish you a very Happy, Prosperous and Blessed New Year 2011.

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 and here is my most recent photo after achieving to gain some extra undesirable pounds, lol.

Love you all!