Friday, May 31, 2019

AJVD post-Ahoy!

Hey y'all!
Happy Friday!

I'm up on the A Jillian Vance Design blog sharing a simple and fun card. Here's a little peek I have to share...


To see my full card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon!

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Trust your soul

Hey y'all!
Happy Tuesday, hope all is well?!...

If you missed my last post, I did an update on what's being going on with me and I also have a giveaway going on...you may want to check it out. ;)

I took things a little easy today and found a little time to create. I remembered seeing the current May PinkFresh Studio Challenge (at the very beginning of May lol), I wasn't sure if I'd miss the deadline or not, but looks like a I have about 6 hours to spare before the cut off. (I made it, yay!) :)



Pretty simple and straight forward card, right?!...I randomly stamped on my image using a couple lighter inks and then one be a brighter ink color. After, I stamped on the sentiment pieces in black ink and then topped things off with some burlap twine. That's it! Super quick and easy. 

Well that's all for me. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 


Sunday, May 26, 2019

An Update, a Card, and a Giveaway

Hey y'all!
Happy Sunday, hope all is well?!...

It has been sooo long since I've actually posted something besides DT stuff, let alone being active in the blogging world. I deeply apologize for not being around much. I've been going through some things since April and honestly, I've been trying to just deal with it on my own. However, I believe there comes a time when no matter how strong you are, you only can be strong for so long before you just need to let things out.

Back in April, which is a hard month for me because of my dad passing away in April (2013). My husband got a call from his mom. It was an 'odd call' so to speak, the timing and how long he was on the phone for and somewhat quiet, I knew something couldn't be right. After he hung up the phone his eyes said it all. He found out that his mom has a short time left with us. My husband quickly left to see his mom and spent some time with her. After about four days he came back home and just kept himself busy. Though, I knew he was physically/emotionally drained. It's been hard on us. We were thinking things may settle down some and then a couple weeks ago he suddenly got a call from his uncle. He needed to go see his mom for one last time. He left for a week and just got back last Friday. He and his mom said the finally goodbyes to one another, knowing they won't see each other again and to his moms request, she doesn't want him or anyone by her when she passes. As hard as it is, he respects her wishes. The hardest part is knowing that the day is going to come when you get that 'phone call', though you just don't know when. And no matter how much you try to prepare yourself for what's coming, you still are never prepared for it. (If that makes sense?...)

Now, in the mix of all this going on, I had quite a few doctor appointments of my own to go to. After doing some tests and blood work, I'm relieved to know that I am in overall good health. I'm a little anemic, which I'm now taking iron for, boy does it make me feel a little 'blah' at times. Though, I tell myself it could be worse, so I shouldn't complain. I also found out that I am going through 'perimenopause'. The transition before officially starting menopause. So it has been quiet the roller coaster for me. But I'm hanging in.

Then on top of all that, I had to take my kids to do testing for school. It was a lot of traveling to and from for a few weeks and the times were all over the place. Thankfully, all that is done now and there is only a week left of school. So we're just finishing up the last bit and then Summer here we come!

Whew!...So that's pretty much what's been going on with me and my family. As well as, still having the everyday things go on...

Okay, now onto my card. I've been trying to stay creative and make things. Though, that's been a hit or miss...though, this time it was a hit. At least I think it was?! ;)


No challenges or anything, I just wanted to use some goodies that I haven't used or used much of. I kept things nice and simple. I just did some coloring with markers and then some die cutting. That's pretty much it. Easy, right?!...

Lastly, on to the giveaway...because I've been absent from my blog and out of the loop for so long, I feel I should give back. I want to thank you all for always being caring, understanding, and truly supportive of me (and my blog). THANK YOU!!

So I want to give TWO lucky winners a $25 gift card to Simon Says Stamp!! :)
(This is from me personally. Nothing has been 'donated' or 'gifted' to me. This is just something I want to do.)

To enter my giveaway, leave a comment telling me 'what you are looking forward to this summer?'...Easy, right?!...I will close out the comments at 12 pm eastern time on June 2, 2019. I will randomly pick the two winners and announce them on my blog on June 3, 2019. *Note: Please make sure I have a way to contact you or that you be sure to check if you're a winner and email me. If chosen as a winner, I will reach out to you but if I can't reach you or don't hear from you within 72 hours, I will have to choose a new winner or winners. Thank you for understanding. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon!

Hugs


Friday, May 24, 2019

AJVD post-Mr. Fix It

Hey y'all!
Happy Friday!

Today, I'm up on the A Jillian Vance Design blog sharing a simple and fun masculine card. Here's a little peek...


To see my full card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon!

P.S.
I apologize for hardly being around much as of lately...there has been some things going on with my family and whatnot. I plan on sharing some things soon, I ask that you please bear with me during this time. I've been trying to create some things and post, but it's just not working for me right now. :(  Hopefully, I'll be back to posting things on a regular basis soon. :)

Friday, May 17, 2019

AJVD post-Thanks for building me up!

Hey y'all!
Happy Friday!

I'm up on the A Jillian Vance Design blog today, sharing a fun masculine card! Here's a little peek I have to share...


To see my full card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon!

Thursday, May 16, 2019

AJVD post-Just for you

Hey y'all!
Happy Thursday!

Today, I'm up on the A Jillian Vance Design blog sharing a fun and simple card. Here's a little peek...


To see my full card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon!

Friday, May 10, 2019

AJVD post-Love is brewing

Hey y'all!
Happy Friday!!



Today, I'm up on the A Jillian Vance Design blog sharing one last coffee card for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop! Here's a little peek I have to share...


To see my full card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon!

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Caffeine gets me kraken

Hey y'all!
Looong time no see...things have been so crazy busy here, as well as having some personal and family matters going on. So, last month and this month haven't been the most fun. Though, I'm trying to push myself through everything and keep going. With that being said, as much as I have been trying to be creative, my crafty mojo is off in lala land or somewhere. lol So frustrating to sit down and nothing seems to work. Then you take a break and before you know it, it's another day or two or three...you get the picture, I'm sure. ;)


Anyhow, I know the Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop has been is full swing! So I wanted to get a least one card in the mix.


I'm just loving The Rabbit Hole Designs stamps!...Anyone else?!...I've been seeing many crafty friends use them and finally took the plunge and bought a few sets. ;) As you can see, I kept things simple. Just some coloring with markers, a die for the border and then a touch of burlap twine. Easy peasy, right?!...

Well, that's all for me.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and hopefully I'll be back more soon! :)

Friday, May 3, 2019

AJVD post-Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!

Hey y'all!
Happy Friday!!


Today, kicks off the start of the Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop! Yay! :) I'm up on the A Jillian Vance Design blog sharing a sweet tag...here's a little peek.


To see my full project, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon!