I'm back and Peace Within

Hi Cardmakers and friends! It's no secret that I've been struggling the the past 8 months with my health, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. I totally refuse to let it keep me down though, so here I am. My dear Hubby my Mom and my friends have stood beside me thru all of this and have kept me going, so thank you all for your support.
I have picked up my inks and stamps and managed to stamp between naps, LOL!!! I am praying and so hoping the tiredness will go away so I won't have to take all those naps, that I'll be able to stamp to my hearts content!!!

Today, I wanted to share with you a card I made with Stampin Up's "Peace Within" stamp set. When I was working on the card and now after it's done, it really does
make me feel "peace within"!! LOL So it's living up to it's title! I stamped and then colored it in with colored pencils, using the colored pencils and gamsol technique. I was happy with the soft look it gave me. I decided to do a sympathy card with it and used the "faux bow" technique, which I learned about on You Tube by DO Stamping With Dawn!! Give it a try, I know you'll love it!! I won't use it every time, but once in a while, it's just plain fun!! Please excuse pic of my card, the margin on the left hand side makes the card look lopsided, and then white appears on the right hand side and I don't know where that came from!!!! It happened in the resizing...sorry about that, but I don't know how to fix it!

I hope you've enjoyed this post and my card. Thanks so much for stopping by! Take care andddddddddd....

happy stampin,

Just an update...

Hi everyone! I hope this finds everyone well and looking forward to spring! It's definitely sprung here in Nova Scotia and I'm so very happy! It seems so nice to see the crocus popping up. Oh I just love spring!!!

I've had several cards to share with you, but unfortunately for some reason, I can't download pictures from my camera. I don't know why, it tries, but it just runs and runs. I'm so disappointed, I'm going to keep trying. If anyone has any sggestions, I'm certainly open to try them. The camera takes the pictures fine, but it just won't download them. I even tried other programs, it just won't download. Just wanted to let you know what was going on, and why I haven't uploaded any cards.

I hope you have a wonderful week. I'll be back as soon as I can get some pics online.

Stampin hugs,

Forgetful Me :)

Hi Folks, I bet most of you are shocked, seeing me post again so soon. hehe You can pick yourselves up off the floor now! LOL I'm really trying to be better about posting more often, really I am!!

I dug out this old stamp set, and I can't remember the name of it & the sticker has been torn off. So if you recognize this, by all means, leave a comment here or email me (retcudmore@live.com) and I'll add it here. Thanks!

Spring is almost here in Hants County, Nova Scotia! YAY!! Almost all the snow is gone, and a neighbor saw some Canadian Geese coming back. I'm longing to hear the
birds singing & wanting to see the crocus popping through the ground. I'm anxious to see my first robin!!! woohoooo, that will be a good day!!

I hope you enjoyed this card. This isn't my most favorite set, but thought that it should see some ink again! LOL

I hope you're having a wonderful Sunday! Hug someone and enjoy your day!

stampin hugs,

Vintage Vogue for Lorrie

Hi Stampers & friends, I honestly do NOT know where the time goes! It's been a short but hard winter so far for mostly everyone, I guess. All I know is that I'll be awfully glad to see the birds return & the crocuses popping! What a wonderful thought!!

My longtime friend in Alabama, Lorrie, had open heart surgery in February and she's had alot of complications. So I decided to make a card to let her know I was thinking of her and praying for her. I used Stampin Up's Vintage Vogue stamp set. I used the emboss resist technique and I really like how it turned out. It's ok for me to post this now, cuz she's already recieved it!! LOL

There really isn't a whole lot of news to write about...I've not been feeling the bestest the past week and hope that passes REALLY QUICKLY!! I have a class on Saturday and don't really want to present it SICK! LOL I don't think they'd appreciate it, hehe!

I hope everyone is staying shoveled out and warm. Thanks for stopping by and I'll update again soon. Take care and happy stampin!!!!

hugs,