Cards for the Medical Team

 Hello peeps,

I recently had surgery on my left eye and even though my interaction with the anesthesiologist caused me to go into a panic, which put me in an awful state throughout the  surgery.  The nursing team and my doctor excelled in their care for me.  The person I expected to be calm and understanding about my angst was horrible but I want to show the ones that showed "TLC" that I appreciate them.

Each nurse gave me her undivided attention and held my hand (especially when I ended up crying) right before the surgery.  Afterwards, they treated me with tender gloves.  I'm going to bring a box of delicious See's chocolate candy to go with the card.

This is for my doctor, who listened to me tell the experience I had with the anesthesiologist on my follow-up visit.  He was so kind and you could tell he felt bad for me - even apologizing that this happened.

But I am healing and I want to thank all of those responsible because if it weren't for them (and my Heavenly Father), who knows where I'd be right now (...the looney bin, for sure).

Happy Crafting!

Crafty Fun

 Hello peeps,

While summer is winding down and the weather has not been so frightful, I am enjoying the craftiness of each day.  I make more than just cards, so check this out:

ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) that only take a platform of 3.5 x 2.5 and are collectible.  There was a time back in the day where that's all we did were these ATCs, which I believe started in the UK realm and made it's way to the US.  As you can, I like to keep mine simple but cute.

Memorydex Cards - who knew that small rolodex that we scribbled contact information onto would later become a crafty phenomenon? I used die cuts to make these and they are essentially the same size as an ATC but more decorative. The cat is a Tim Holtz stamp that I stamped onto colored card stock - love that facial expression.  The foxes below is a stamp recently received from my friend, Audrey.  I stamped them and their clothing onto colored and printed card stock to give it interest.

Paper crafting, for me, is a world of excitement.

Happy Crafting!

A New Challenge

 Hello peeps,

I took a break from Swap-bot in June and July and now I'm back to swapping.  

One of my swaps has to do with this really cool challenge called Tic Tac Toe.  A long time ago, I played this (not the same group, though) and it was fun creating using the tic-tac-toe board that was provided.  

For this card, I used the diagonals: summer, scoring, and twine to feature the yummies that make up my card.  Check it out:

I've also included my card on the blog's challenge page.  How fun is this? I think I will plan to join these on a regular basis (and send to my charity).

Happy Swapping!

Crafting to Keep Life Steady

Hello,

I enjoy making paper crafts and even those things that are not cards.  Wait until I show you these beautiful Christmas tag books I made that I will share with crafty friends later this year.  But for now, take a look at these paper beauties:

For the month of August, I will be sending these to my pal, Audrey.  She chose ATCs for this year and I've been trying to make some that are nice to collect.  These "sewing" themed ones will probably bring back memories when her mother did sewing for the family like my mother did.  I wish I had continued to sew even when my boys grew older.

Happy Crafting!