What To Call This Post?

 

I can’t believe it.  After not posting for so long this is the third day in a row that I have made cards and posted.  This card uses Life’s Delight Paper Pack.  The bird is from the June stamp of the month.  Sentiment is Happy Birthday from Hero Arts.  Stick pin is Pretty Pins from CTMH.  Marker colors are sweet leaf and  Pink Carnation (closest I could come to Blush)

Today I worked in my computer room and except for a couple of shelves on the bookcase it is spotless.  Tomorrow I will tackle those.  This room has been a mess for so long. 

Today when I was making cards I cleaned up my desk after each card.  Wonder how long that will last.  LOL

We have our new hot water heater installed.  It will be nice to take a shower instead of washing up in the bathroom sink. 

We need about a foot of snow to cover up all the icy roads.  And then I can go snowshoeing again. 

From Scraps

As I was cleaning my very messy desk this afternoon I put this card together from things laying on my desk.  The big flower is dry embosses and was already put together.  Paper is from CTMH Silhouette.  Orange flower in the corner is FloraDoodles and I put a dew drop in the center.  Sheer ribbon is buttercup from from CTMH. 

It rained here all afternoon.  Hubby and grandson were shoveling snow away from the house and about every 5 minutes or so I would go and use the shop vac to mop up the water that was coming in the basement door. 

Inspired by Martha Stewart

I have been away from blogging for so long I hardly know where to start.  The layout of this card is from a card in the new CTMH catalog.  I had made one but it just wasn’t what I had in mind.  I kept thinking orange for some reason.  Well, the other nigh when I was watching tv there was a commercial for the Martha Stewart show and there was a basket of orange tulips.  Colors used are orange,  citrus leaf, hygrangea & white.  The stamp is from Stampin’ UP.  I colored image with Marvy markers.  The orange gems at the top are from a Hero Arts Halloween set. Ribbon is from JoAnn’s.  I used my Cricut and the Wildcard cartridge to make the 5 1/2 circle. 

Now for why I haven’t posted or made a card in a coon’s age.  The month of December I was so tired all the time I could hardly do anything.  My hand was hurting aching something fierce so it was hard to make cards.  In fact I only got out about half of my Christmas cards. 

Found out I have a benign nodule on my left thyroid but according to all my test results that shouldn’t make me tired.  However my doctor put me on a low dose of thyroid meds.  Annual physical showed my kidney function was off so I am working with a kidney specialist to figure out my meds (high blood pressure and cholesterol).   But I do have some good medical news.  I saw my orthopedic surgeon Jan 11  and  he said he could do a procedure called Arthrex Tightrope. He  pulled and pushed and manipulated my thumb and the next day my hand was very sore.  but then it started to get better and just for the fun of it I tried doing some things that I haven’t been able to do like chop veggies etc.  When they called to give me a surgery date I told them that my thumb wasn’t bothering me and they checked with the doctor and he said at this point I could cancel.  If I had the surgery I was going to be in a surgical dressing for two weeks and a splint for 6 weeks and very little use of my thumb for a total of 4 months. 

Weather here right now is fine but come Sunday night we are supposed to get rain and freezing rain then back to lake effect snow and cold next week.  We need some fresh snow for snowshoeing.