Tiburon, Tibby, bunny fur....

We woke up to find our sweet old kitty cat had passed on yesterday... Her name was Tiburon an it does mean shark... It was a name that fit well she would just hop up on you an bite you...LOL This she grew out as she got older she would only bite you if she really wanted your full attention the last few years...

She was a black and white bundle of fur, most days that liked to lay on the sofa, my pillow and the top of the drier while it was running... I even once found her sleeping inside the washer...LOL After that day I kept the washer lid down for fear that I would toss things in on her with out looking and start that silly thing...

She loved to go out back and sit in the yard, she was an indoor cat my beloved and I kept her on a leash when we took her out the first few dozen times and then after that she was free to roam the yard... A few times she got out and we went looking for her and she would be under the back yard shed I do not think she was all that brave when we did not go out with her...:0) She also liked to go out front to lay on the porch while I worked in the flowers...

My beloved is the real cat person and will truly miss her, she was his last cat... I learned my love for the cats from him and he learned from his mom and grandmother they had a passion for pets...

In the first years of our marriage we had 10 cats or more... they where outside cat for the most part... We lived outside the city and people would just dump cats off... We started catching them and having them fixed so we did not end up with any more... some we found homes for and other found homes with us and then a few found that the fast road was not so forgiving...

Tibby loved to lay under the Christmas tree on the skirt, hide in paper bags, sleep in any cardboard box you brought home, play with the dog and get under the covers with you to sleep... She had to lick the bowl after you had ice cream she even liked to lick ice cream off the stick if you had an ice cream bar... I called her bunny fur because she was so very soft I even told her a time or twenty two to stop sleeping on my pillow or she would become the potty room rug because she was so soft and would feel grand under my feet LOL I never would have but, the thought was to funny....

We will miss you are sweet little bunny fur....

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Baby turned one...

My great niece turned one and this is the card I made for her.... I made one of those cute onesie card for her mommies shower and so I thought this would make a cute card for her first b-day...

Just got home a bit ago from the party and it was a blast... BTW, she has been walking for about a month...

I used Lauren M.'s idea I just did not punch the holes at the bottom for the onesie...

http://laurenm.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/02/05/create-your-own-onesie-card-tutorial-and-important-note-please-read/

It is just ribbon, card stock and a Martha punch... Thanks for looking.....

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Littlest Pet Shop cards...

I have this really cute niece that is 8 and she is very much into LPS toys so, I took home some of the packaging so I could make her a few cards and send them to her just for fun... Here is just a few of the ideas that I came up with for her cards... I have a lot more to make... LOL And I am sure she will love them all...

Thanks for looking....

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Happy B-day!

Last week I could not post this on time because my internet went down... It was the digital image the The Greeting Farm gave away to everyone... I had my card almost made when poof no online services....:0( Oh well here is the cutie pie any way...

Digi Image: The Greeting Farm
Copic marker
CB folder for the gift
Ribbon $1 at M's
Corner rounder

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Congrats!

I make baby cards from time to time for no reason other than I like to make card so here is a new one for all of you...

Stamps: Onesie I Love Rubber Stamps; Dog and paw print Stampendous; congrats studio G
Copic to color the onesie trim
Ink: Versafine O.B.
Ribbon recycled from flowers
Corner rounder
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Diva!

Me no... LOL Really I am no diva I don't wear make up unless it is a very special day like Halloween...LOL I hate they way it make my face feel and I do not shop that often because, I hate to go shopping alone and my beloved trys but, it is more fun with friends... I am T-shirt a jeans kinda gal...

My friend Stacy RAK'd me this image and it was a bit blurry so I just went around it with a marker to add color...


Image: unknown RAK'd to me
Embossed with CB folder and then I added stickles to is...
Flowers: RAK from Stacy or, Andy
P.P. scraps
Punch corner rounder

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Thank you, Teresa...

I got this award on Aug. 1st. sorry for not putting it up sooner...

Teresa sent it to me and nope I had not idea that she followed my blog... :0) It warms my heart to know that.... Today is Teresa's B-day so Happy B-day T....

http://mypapermountain.blogspot.com/ Teresa's blog...

Here are the rules for this award: To pick up the Circle of Friends Blog Award cut and paste the award logo and use it on your own blog. Nominate 5 other bloggers you feel have become part of your circle of friends.Link to your nominees within your blog post. Include these instructions on how to pick up the award in your blog post. Link back to the person who gave you the award in your blog post, to show your appreciation. Comment on their blogs to let them know they've received the award.

http://lindamblog.blogspot.com/ Linda

http://stacysmemorytriggers.blogspot.com/ Stacy

http://thatothersharon.blogspot.com/ TOS

http://penny-penelopespitstop.blogspot.com/ Penny

http://domesticbriefcase.blogspot.com/ Becky

Love bug!

This image was RAK'd to me and colored in when it got here... The challenge was to see what we could do with the images sent to us... Thank you Sandy....


As you can see I use accents on it ans this time I used Stickles on the backs of them... They really look cool but, they are A little hard to see on the card so I did a close up of the extras I made for you all to see...

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Anniversary #16! What?

On July 17th we had our 16th. anniversary... I got to thinking where did the last 16 years go no, really how did they go by so dang fast... If we sit down and think about it they really did not go by all that fast... You might want to skip that next part and head down to the photo's of the card my beloved made me... I Love Ewe too very much...:0)

My beloved does read my blog from time to time so, here are a few high lights for him... Remember being so dang broke that we did not have cable for years and those rabbit ears that sat on top of the t.v.... Living in a duplex that we rented and freezing our tushes off ever winter and being so, sick because of it or, so we thought until we found the black mold... Along came the little buddy my four legged kiddo and then another when our friends need a new home for there big dog that they could not take to N.Y. when they moved for a few years to work... The best two dogs we ever had ok the only two we have had together...:0)

The stray cat that got a whole stake of the grill...LOL You where so mad but, we (me) learned to close the grill lid from that cat... I bet you even remember the cut of meat it was... LOL I do not but, the look on your face I do....LOL

Having only one truck and me driving you to work and then heading off to sit in a park for an hour before I went to work because, the extra gas to go back home was not something we could afford and showing up early at one of my houses was not an option...

My broken arm from the car accident and you doing my hair an helping to dress me every day before you went to work... and you air brushing on my cast way cool...

Then we lost our BIG dog (we had her longer than our friends did) and a few of your cats too... I still miss them all...

And then the better years came along and we had cable that the neighbors stole off of us...LOL

Then along came the second car and the plans for the the new house to be built that is all ours... I only wanted a few things for this said new house, two bathrooms (check), a craft room I could close the door and walk away from (check) and gas heat so I was not cold and sick ever winter (check)...

Then your new job and the big changes it brought with it... I know it is a better fit for you than the last place you worked...

I Know that times have been good and bad but, I do love you more than anything in the world...

And always you my beloved that is all I have ever wanted... Hugz and Kissz love me...

Stamp: Studio G

hearts hand cut

I love hand written

Prismacolor pencils to color the ewe ears and the grass

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A horse or, two...

I had these two card left over from last weeks challenges over at stamp haven...

Image: Auntie Amys Embossing Arts
PP: Hot off the press
Color pencil: Prismacolor an baby oil on stumps for blending
Accents: from M's and yes they are painted with nail polish

Close up of the nail polish painted accents I painted these ones on the backs so you are looking down through the clear plastic... I love the look nail polish color was time for wine... I did not like the front painted ones as well...
This one is same image as above... I used copics to color it and ranger vintage ocean sponged on the back ground for the sky... White ink an white EP for the clouds...

Thanks for looking,

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Copic Creations...

Copic Creations blog has a challenge post this week for brunette hair done with copic markers...

Here is what I came up with... I have not played with this stamp for some time but, I love it still so, I dusted it off LOL not really it was in a drawer...

Stamp:The Peddler's Pack Stampworks 95-96

Ink:Versafine O.B.

Markers: Copic

Ribbon recycled from flowers, Decorative accents M's

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A few more cards...

A few more cards for Stamp Haven 09....

Stamps: Image Auntie Amys Embossing Arts, Sentiments Studio G, Starfish Technique Tuesday
Inks: Versafine O.B.. Ranger Vintage ocean
Remember When word charms
Fiber unknown
Stamps: Image Auntie Amys Embossing Arts

Inks: Versafine O.B., Ranger vintage ocean

Stickels, recycled ribbon from flowers

Cuttlebug back ground from a RAK

Stamps: Turkey I Love Rubber Stamps, sentiment unknown
Ink:Versafine O.B.
Color pencil an baby oil, buttons


Thanks for looking...

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Summer Haven Cards...

I have been making cards for Summer Haven this last week... If you have not made it over ther give it a try.... I have link here under place I like to visit....:0)

This one I just love...> Dog stamp is I love Rubber Stamps, Background is hand made

This one is recycled stuff from clothing tags...Two cards for CFH... Stamps are The Greeting Farm It turned it into a girl with hand drawn braids...Summer time Chill card... Stamps chair Studio G $1, feet Hero ArtsSummer card... Stamps Studio G an Stamp'n up bugsThanx for looking,

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neck pain go away!

I went in to see the doctor about the neck pain for my follow up and the films (X-rays) they took... The long and the short of it are as follows... The abnormality is very small shifting in the vertebra at C4an C5 is not enough to really worry about at this time and the neck is somewhat straightened but, that could be from the muscles being to tight from spasm's that they are pulling my neck straight... This is what the cause of all this pain has been because, when the muscles spasm's happen and everything is all inflamed then vertebra push on the nerves and then I get the burning and shooting pains down the back of my arm along with the neck pains from the spasm's... She told me that this can happen anytime again (really like this being the 6th time, I knew that. I was just worried they might have missed something from the other times) an that there really is not a lot that can be done for it other than try an ease the pain I am in... Still in some pain but, it is so much better than last week....

I am so very glad that it is nothing major....

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Not to busy...

This first one I did is H.M. stamp by BIL just had surgery last week on his arm I think I will send it to him as a get well card... I used Copics to color it, $1 ribbon, Slab II p.p....

I ended up making this into H.B. card for my Aunts Birthday... I forgot to take another photo of it after I added the senitment to it... It looks like her dog the way I colored it...LOL She loved it.... Still in pain just trying to hang in there....:0))

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A few new cards...

This first one I made for a friend named Sharron TOS, she loves fairies... She is an Auntie Amy's embossing Arts stamp... I use $1 ribbon, Versafine O.B., $1 stamp sentiment, pop dots, Stickels. M.S. border punch both pencils and Copics to color her...

Hugs to you was made for my gram when she had her surgery... sentiment stamp $1 stamp, HM stamp, M.S. border punch, Copic an Prismacolor to color, $1 ribbon, K&Co. flowers, pot dots
Image was a image swap from Stacy thanks, Stac.... M.S. border punch, Copics to color an edge the car....Thanx for looking, reflections:0)

WOW! June has come....

We have been doing a little of this and that, went on vacation and had a blast with our best friends and the four legged kiddo's we each have one...
We went on a vacation to NV., AZ., UT. we stayed in Mesquite Nevada an did day travels around to the other states... We went to the Valley of Fire and walked some trails and to Hoover Dam and walked both sides of the dam... The new bridge at the dam that will bypass the dam is awesome to see being built... We played in the pool and laid around it to get all golden brown LOL I had SPF 50 on...LOL I did get a little color... Almost every morning I got up and walked the hill behind the hotel I went up over and then back again 35 to 40 min. walk... I know that a year ago I would have just laughed at the idea of walking on vacation an just stayed in bed... What a great vacation we had and we went with our best friends BIL an SIL....

We got home and I had been planting flowers in the back yard as well as a small garden area too... I went my cleaning and have nothing but good news from the dentist an then later in the week woke up with my neck pain back in full swing it as even sending burning pain down the back of my arm.... Gggrrrr I went in to see the doc. but, she could not see me so, I had seen her NP in the office (she is great)... She set me up with a shot for the pain an pain pills as well a C spine series X-ray... She called me back an I have a abnormality at the C4 so, I go to a follow up with the doc. this next week to see what is going on and what we can do to make this stop the NP said maybe MRI to see more... I would just like to not wake up in pain and to know what makes it do this...


I will share a few cards later....:0)

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P.S. thanx for the e-mails and posts....

Taggin!

Becky tagged me!!! I love to read her blog Tales from a Domestic Briefcase and get inspired she makes some great things she has the eye for her art...

Here's how it works: The instruction is to go into my photo collection, take the fourth folder and the fourth picture in that folder and explain it. Then tag four more bloggers to do the same.

This is #4...>>> I was taken photos Last year in the back yard of what my beloved and I had done to share them with my blog friends and my family that read my blog... I add a few more to show you what the yard looked like... I was also playing around with our new camera to see what I could do see the photo with the bee....

And now for my tagging......

Linda

Sharon

Stacy

Nancy

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P.S. I hope that I did the link thing right....:0)

I took this just last week...

So, sometimes it is so very hard to see just how well you are doing when you are taking weight off... Then last week a friend asked me to post a new photo of my self on a group that I belong to and I took a new photo of my self the lighting is bad but, you can see the changes...:0)) What do you think can you see the changes too?... I will try and get a better photo soon... Yes, I did my 4.65 miles today w/incline in 1hr.10min. then went on a short walk around the park with my aunt that is visting from TX.... After that we went out for a nice lunch and had a great talk...:0)

Old Flexie:0) photo>>>

New Flexie:0) photo>>>>
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P.S. Gram came home from the hospital Sun. and she is doing well....:0))))

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http://www.craftcritique.com/


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Sweet Pea.....

My niece had a baby girl last year so, I became an Auntie... Well, I made her this sweet little album to have photo's in at work... I know that she misses her so very much and when she is between clients cutting, perming or coloring then she can catch a peek at her sweet pea...

Supplies used:

I used my Roll.A.Bind to make the album out half sheets of 8.5 x 11

Stamps: Studio G clear and wood, TAC soap bar, and others unknown

Inks: Versafine O.B., Ranger brown

Copic Ciao, Prismacolor pencils for coloring

Stickers: the bugs by doodlebug designs inc.

Stickles many colors

Ribbon: $1 ribbon from M's

Chipboard: heart

K&Company Tag

Prima flowers

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