Valentine Easel Card

I made this for Valentine's Day as well as Sweet Stamps (http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/monthly-technique-challenge-easel-card.html). Their challenge ends in about 7 hours and I just saw it on Donna K's blog (http://createdbydonnak.blogspot.com/2014/01/ss-winter-blues-challenge-152.html) this morning after she posted it on Facebook! It has taken me since 11AM until 4PM to finish this card! I did stop to eat for about 15 minutes while I watched my soap, Days Of Our Lives, it's got a crazy storyline going on right now! Anyway, I didn't think I'd ever get this card right, but I finally had to use typing paper to test it out after messing up twice! I watched the tutorial on Split Coast Stampers (http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/easelcard/) several times until I finally had my AHA! moment and got it! I'm still sitting here and looking at my pattern and can't figure out the pattern! Anyway, here's what I used to make it. The Brown polka-dot paper is Recollections Printed 8.5x11 Cardstock Cupcake Cuties cut at 4 1/4x4 1/4, the card base is 4 1/4x8.5 1/2 and is the cupcakes paper. The red/pink hearts are Martha Stewart, the heart in the caption sticker is K&Company Emma Rose Word Embossed Stickers, the hot pink background paper behind the vellum is Recollections Butterfly Wings 4.5x6.5 in (all measurements are inches) Cardstock that I punched with my We R Memory Keepers Lucky8 Floral Burst Die-cut Punch. It's the inside cut. The vellum "i love you not only for what you are, but what I am when I am with you. Elizabeth Barrett Browning." is from a vellum stack that Mrs.Gloria gave me. The blue rick rack ribbon is Martha Stewart Crafts Blue & Green Playful Ribbon Pack (there's 5 other spools in the pack) and I adhered it with my Xyron 1.5' Create A Sticker Maker. I used the 3 hearts stickers to adhere the vellum to the card, so I wouldn't have a mess under the vellum. I used ZOTS to adhere the Recollections background to the card as well as on the inside 4 1/4x 4 1/4 blue w/ black ribbons and the 4 1/2x 4 1/4 pink strip on the bottom. I used a Craft Smart glue stick to adhere the brown polk-a-dotted front to the cupcake base since I don't have any Scor-tape. I also folded it instead of scoring it since I don't have a ScorPad. Now for the inside spread:

The 2 stickers at the top XO & For Keeps are K&Company Poppy Seed Words Embossed Stickers and the heart is Kraft Stickers that I bought from Michaels. I know you are all wondering who this card is going to. It's going to Robert, a guy I met online in a Christian chatroom about 10 years ago maybe a little more. He lives in Wisconsin and I've spoke to him on the phone, but have never met him in person. We chat on Facebook almost everyday and have both developed feelings for one another. We've agreed to take it one step at a time, one day at a time, since he just came out of an engagement in October, a sad situation, but wasn't meant to be. He still brings her up from time to time, but I just listen. I used to use Manda Panda as my text signature and he still calls me that from time to time that's why I signed my name that way.

He just finished his doctrine degree, but is Assemblies of God, so I'm not sure what it's called in that division of Christianity. He wants to be a minister one day, maybe overseas or maybe here in the states wherever the Lord leads him. So, I added a vellum quote to give him some encouragement, "Take pride in how far you've come, have faith in how far you can go." and that vellum is also from a vellum stack that Mrs. Gloria gave me.

Here's a close-up of the bottom 3 stickers at the base of the easel card. The Be Mine and the XO's stickers are Martha Stewart Crafts and the What a Pair is K&Company Emma Rose Word Embossed Stickers.

I finally found a signature stamp from JoAnn's Crafts & Fabrics! It's Hero Arts and I stamped it with Studio G Lavender Acid Dye Ink. The 2014 as well as my little note inside was written in American Crafts Chromatix Grape 3 Alcohol Blending Marker. I can't wait to mail it to him! He knows I like to scrap and I share everything I make with him up until this in pictures. I mailed him a Christmas card and everything else I make I take pictures of to share with him. We are upfront with each other about everything so it's like we are sitting in front of each other when we chat, but we're miles apart. TFL and have a great day! :)

My Crop & My Latest SMASH Entry- Warning- Long Post

Grab a cup of hot/iced cold coffee and sit back and enjoy my long post! The first layout (LO) is about Sheetz and my love for their iced coffee so it wouldn't be appropriate if you weren't drinking coffee while reading this! LOL! Ok, you don't have to drink coffee while reading this, but I just thought I'd throw that out there! ;) I know some of you are thinking "Sheetz is just a gas station!", but it's so much more in my opinion and there's not any in New Bern. It's a treat to me and every chance I get to Raleigh to visit my dad or am near one I have to stop!! I guess you can say I'm a little obsessed, but once you try their iced coffee or coffee in general, you will be as well! It's cheap and good food, too! Ok, on with the LO! The main PP is Best Occasions Jewel Punchout Pack and the ribbon at the top is American Crafts Premium Ribbon that I believe I bought at JoAnn's (or I could have bought at TJMaxx or Michaels, I've done a lot of shopping for scrap supplies lately). The picture mat is Recollections Fashionably Chic. The rest of the LO I took close-ups of. So here we go:

This is a cutting file from KaDoodle Bug Designs (http://www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com/) that I actually found off of Facebook, but I can't remember who posted it on Facebook, but I have to give credit to KBD since I used their file- 10 Things I Love About You! Here are my Top 10! ;) 1. Iced Mocha MarshMello-OH! (it's the best) 2. CHEAP 3. Good deals 4. Fun 5. Good doughnuts 6. Great soft drinks 7. Cheerwine (my all time favorite soft drink) 8. Can't Get Enough! 9. #1 Makes Me Hyper and 10, Family Got Me Hooked!  LOL! I literally drink my iced mocha before we are out of the parking lot most of the time, it's THAT GOOD! I usually just get a small, too! LOL! Who knows what might happen if I get a larger size! ;)

 The coffee in a glass sticker is Recollections Dimensional Stickers. Their iced coffee doesn't come in a glass like this, but in a plastic cup like at Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks, but this is the closest I could find on this set of stickers! "The Sweetest Thing" circle is a Studio Calico Wood Veneer that I adhered with ZOTS.

This coffee bag is also from the same Recollections Dimensional Stickers collection and I added Jim Holtz Distress Stickles Vintage Photo and some bling since I took the coffee cup that off that was beside the bag to add to another project I made and to accent the Coffee bag. The Stickles smeared a bit, but it's ok, you'll see why on the doughnut!

 "YEAH YEAH YEAH" is also a Studio Calico Wood Veneer. You also see the iced coffee glass again.

The coffee bean is from Recollections Dimensional Stickers collection. Here's the fun part about this LO! The doughnut is actually a Donote or a part of Donotes 3 Note Pades that I was given for Christmas and I cut the middle out to have a whole for the doughnut and then added 3 different colors of Stickles- Stickles Pink, Jim Holtz Distress Stickles Dusty Concord (Lavender), & Stickles Gold! At first, it was all puffed up like puff paint, but I knew I had to take it home and didn't have anything to put it in so it wouldn't get messed up, so I made it shabby chic with a napkin! It actually looks better in the picture that it does in person! My flash made it look sparkly! Love it!

Last pic before going on to the next LO! The tag is from my stash that Niki gave me. The heart is Martha Stewart Living from Mrs. Gloria, and the ribbon is 3GirlJAM (http://www.3girljam.com) Cherry Lipstick crinkle ribbon. I stuck it in the corner with Scotch double sided tape and actually finished up my double sided tape on this LO! I have plenty of ZOTS and will be getting more double sided tape soon! Onto my next LO!

This PP fits with this picture, because my grandmama loves flowers! The PP is Recollections Cherry Blossoms that I found at my crop as I did with the Recollections Fashionably Chic. We were allowed to share our supplies and I shared my Stickles with several ladies! They had never seen Stickles before so that was a treat for me to share! :)

This gold heart is Heidi Swapp that I stamped on the LO with ColorBox Pigment Stamp Pad Gold. The stamp can be used on either side, since it is clear! I noticed when I put it back in the packaging the design is reversed from how it's shown here! I t hought I took a better picture of the tag journaling, but I guess I didn't. It's K&Company Tim Coffey Cottage Garden Journal Tag Pad and I added American Crafts Premium Ribbon- Spring Pink/Butterflies with a green brad that comes in a set that might be K&Company, but I don't have the manufacturer's name, Mrs. Gloria gave the set to me. To see a better picture of the tag, scroll up to the original LO and you can see that I wrote that in the picture is (from left to right) Uncle Zane Grey, Grandmama Farrow, and Uncle Bill at Tim & Leia's wedding May 25, 2013. I added a pearl string underneath to cover up a mistake. The stickers around the picture are from my stash, I lost the original packaging, but they are (counter clockwise) "Grandma", "mother", "Uncle", "sister", "together", and "grandparents" to represent what each person in the picture is. Again, if you scroll up to the original LO pic you can see them better.

This title "Forever Young" is from a vellum book that I bought from TJMaxx that I can't seem to find right now, but it fits my grandmama and her brothers! Even though they're getting up in age, they will always be "forever young" in their hearts and attitudes! They all 3 have lots of spunk! I used Scotch 3M Invisible Glue Stick to adhere the vellum since I didn't know about Robin's awesome XYRON Create A Sticker Maker- the big one that I did use to adhere the purple background paper which is Prima Marketing Moulin Rouge Collection 6x6 paper stack. The little flowers are also charms that I added with the same glue stick. I thought the charms added some dimension to the layout and a special touch!

this butterfly charm I adhered with the glue stick again and here you can see this beautiful paper up close :) It reminds me of the Cherry Blossom trees you see in spring and I believe my Grandmama may have one in her yard!

The family stamp is Close To My Heart My Acrylix D1025 All You Need collection that I stamped with Versa Fine Onyx Black Pigment Ink. I actually have a friend, Shannon Mills, that just recently started selling Close to My Heart. Here's her consultant web site: http://shannonmills.ctmh.com/Default.aspx if you would like to purchase any CTMH items from her! I've already looked around and thought of buying some stuff from her soon! I know you all are waiting to here about the blue bundle at the bottom! It's a Pinque Peacock ( https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/PinquePeacock) Splendid Swirl and I added 2 angel stick pens, also Pinque Peacock to represent their 2 deceased siblings- my Great Uncle Norwood or "Uncle Buddy" (blue) and their sister that died when she was 12, Anna Omega (pearl). I was thinking they had another sibling, but I was thinking of their uncle that was like a brother to them since he was so close to their age. Now onto my new TOY!

I bought this We R Memory Keepers Lucky 8 Punch from TJMaxx aka work this past Saturday and it was the only one we had! I saw it last Wednesday when I worked and when I saw it still there this past Saturday I thought, I better buy it if I really want it! I've played with it a little and LOVE it! I can't wait to use it in my scrapbooking and card making! It's 3 punches in one, but can be used 8 different ways. It's huge and heavy, but was worth the $14.99 I spent on it!  Now onto my latest SMASH book entry. I just bought the Eco Style SMASH book from work and bought a K&CompanySMASH Modern Gusseted Pockets set of 3 from Michaels.

I added a Printable Journal Tag that I found on Pinterest from http://www.misstina.com  you + me= awesome and wrote My Afternoon w/ Lisa with American Crafts Chromatics Grape Raisin Rouge Alcohol Blending Marker set of 3 that I found at Michaels this past Saturday on clearance for $2!! I can't wait to use these some more in my crafting! I wrote the date Jan 9, 2014 using the same marker set. The SMASH book comes with a black ink pen/crayon and glue stick combo so I used the pen to write in the rest of the month so it wouldn't look weird just having a 9 by itself in the calendar block. I then added the folder from the SMASH set that I bought from Michaels. I had to buy this set separate since we don't sell the little pads that you use with each color appropriate SMASH book at TJM. I'll have to look at Target or maybe Walmart since SMASH is popping up everywhere now! I included my Walmart receipt and Chinese fortune since that was the only memorabilia I have to show from the afternoon. There's no limits as to what you can SMASH! On the left page, I added Lucy Rigg 8.5x11 stationery paper that Ashley (http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com/) gave me as a RAK from Scrappin-n-Chattin. She has an Anything Goes Challenge going on right now with Through the Purple Haze so be sure to stop by her blog and let her know I sent you if you do. The journaling page is Prima Marketing Moulin Rouge 6x6 Paper Pack and I wrote that "We ate lunch at China Garden Buffet and sat there for almost 3 1/2 hours! LOL! The bus boy kept walking by us & I was afraid he was gonna throw us out, but he didn't! We both needed the time to talk & listen! Then we went to Walgreens, saw the photo machines were down & went to Walmart. I developed pictures & we both had to get other things as well. See Walmart receipt & fortune from China Garden (just for fun keepsakes)! :)" We both love purple so that's why I chose both papers and the purple markers. The Friends: a Rare & Wonderful Jewel sticker is K&Company Life's Little Occasions Friendship Sticker Medley and all 6 are dimensional. I'll use the other 5 later on future projects.The Having a Happy day sticker is K&Company Emma Rose Word Embossed Stickers and the Keeping Secrets sticker is Sticko Best Friends. I didn't realize how many K&Company products I have! It is cheap and very versatile! Oh, my fortune is: "Do you believe? Endurance and persistence will be rewarded." While I have your attention, many of you have been following along with updates about my dad. He's HOME! He went home Saturday and is on a soft diet until further notice. He can't eat spicy or greasy foods. I spoke to him Saturday night for a minute and a half on the phone, but that was long enough to know that he's home and doing better! He's still weak and will improve eveyday I'm sure! The only thing I've heard he ate today was a PopTart for breakfast, but I'm sure he's eaten more since then. That was via text from my sister, Emily. She's working now and I'm not gonna bug Tammy as to what he eats. Please continue praying for him as he recovers. Also pray for my granddaddy (his dad) as he has Alzeheimer's and tried to climb out a window this morning and threw a fist up at my aunt, his caretaker. Please pray for him, my grandmama, and my aunt as they don't know what to do with him. He is probably fine now, but his mind wanders and he will be 90 this July. It sounds like they may have to put him in a nursing home, but that will be the last resort. Sorry this was long winded and TFL!

Rest- Week 4 of God's Good Gifts

If you've been following along with my posts about Group's God's Good Gifts Scrapbooking Bible Study, you'll see that I'm in week 4 and this week is Rest! I chose 2 pictures that display rest and added stickers that reminds me of rest. This is gonna be kind of a long post since I am posting so many close-up pictures. The main PP is from DCWV All About Boys Stack, all the white pieces (4) were on one page in God's Good Gifts and I just cut them up with decorative scissors to adjust to my layout. I love using my decorative edged scissors! I even used them on my pictures! :) Both picture mats are Martha Stewart Crafts Punch Pad. The strips are about 13 in long x 4 in wide so they're just big enough to use as photo mats! The flip-flops sticker is Stickeroni by Hallmark. The beach ball (stuck in the pool) is Recollections Beach (one of the various collections). The butterfly, frog drinking, and flower sticker on the middle left are all Sticko Funky Monkey. The strawberry, watermelon, and ice cream cone stickers are all Sticko Sweet Treats. The dream sticker is from my stash. The hot cocoa sticker is Recollection Dimensional Stickers that has coffee & coffee shop like items on the same sticker sheet as well. The brown wooden banner sticker under the pool that I wrote swimming pool in Daddy's backyard in Louisburg, NC 7/12 on is The Boyds Collection, Ltd. I don't use these that often and just recently found this collection in my stash! I love finding old stuff in my stash! :) The dandelion flowers in the middle towards the left are K&Company Susan Winget Rub-Ons and the gems in the top left corner and 2 of the ones in the bottom right corner are also part of that collection.The butterfly mat under the Isaiah 40:28-31 passage is Mambi Valentine's set. The eagle's wings and bling in the middle as well as the bling in the right corner and the pearls in the top right and bottom left corners are from Niki. The pink floral paper in the middle right mat is Colorbok Spring Morning Pattern Pack. The grey hearts/arrows PP is Take 2 Follow Your Heart/Monte Paper Mill from Housecalls by Scrappin' Madge (http://heartstringdesigns.blogspot.com/) Hello Gorgeous September Kit as is the Smile flair that I adhered with Scotch Double Sided tape. The tag is K&Company Tim Coffey Cottage Garden Journal Tag Pad and I attached it with a happy KI Memories Paisley Parade Epoxy Brad/Fastener and a piece of ribbon from Heather (http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com/). I wrote on it that (it's a picture of) James Penny w/ his mom, Brittany, at his side (her arm) at Grandmama's house-- not sure on date but it was summertime. Now that I've torn the layout apart here are the close-up pics! ;)

close-up of the rub-on dandelions

close-up of the journal tag

 
 close-up of eagle's wings with the bling in the middle

 close-up of the bling in the bottom right corner

close-up of the frog and the bling in the top left corner

 close-up of picture of James and the Smile flair

close-up of dream sticker and a little of the prayer from the devotional

Sorry for all the pictures, but the picture of the layout itself didn't do it justice! My favorite part about this devotion that I need to learn to do is "wait on the Lord anytime, anywhere... When you feel almost too weary to flap your wings one more time, try 'waiting.' Soon you'll be competing with the eagle--and soaring high."  I'm always so busy scrapping or just busy that I forget to stop and listen to what God has in store for me or what He wants to say to me. Now before I close, I have to share my good news about my dad since some of you have been following along with that as well. He is tube FREE, the dr wants to try a soft diet tomorrow, and discharge will either be Sunday or Monday. So happy & praising God for all the answers to prayer and healing right now! His healing of my dad might just be a lesson I need to learn and believe! TFL and have a great day! :)

Good Times

I made this layout using the sketch above from PageMaps (http://www.pagemaps.com/images/2014/jan14pagemaps.htm). The main paper is DCWV All About Boys Stack, as is the block behind the pictures and the strip across the middle. The picture mat under the big picture of Tyler is Martha Stewart Crafts Punch Pad as is the strip under the vellum title. The title "good times" is from a Vellum Paper Pack that I got from Mrs. Gloria. The sticker at the bottom and the top right corner are Sticko Swirly Gigs. I thought it fit with the silliness in the picture of Tyler in the shoe store. LOL! The ribbon is from Heartstring Designs (http://heartstringdesigns.blogspot.com/) August Life of the Party kit- it's Crate Paper Superior Quality Trims Peppermint Collection.The sticker on the long stip in the middle is from a sticker book that I bought from TJMaxx and I have misplaced the cover- don't you hate when that happens?! LOL! I have a close-up of it down farther. The tag is from my stash that Niki gave me. The black/white twine is also from Heartstring Designs September Hello Gorgeous Kit. I used ZOTS and Scotch Double Sided Tape to adhere everything.

I wrote that He (Tyler) loves the Magic School Bus & Arthur. I used American Crafts Basic Black. The picture was taken 7-6-13. He didn't actually ride the school bus he just sat in it and I took his picture. My dad is trying to teach him that they can't afford everything. He did get 2 pairs of shoes and lunch at Dairy Queen.

I wrote on this sticker that Tyler was acting silly in the shoe store. He was acting like a typical 5 year old while waiting for Tammy and my dad to find him a pair of shoes. I decided to take his picture since he was acting so silly!

Here's a quick update on my dad if you read yesterday's post. His spirits are up and his drain tube was removed today and that hole sewn up. He walked 3 times down the hall and is now able to sip clear liquids from a cup. He may have to stay 3-5 days longer in the hospital it all depends on how well he progresses. So, he definitely had a good day! The prayers must be working and he must have had good thoughts as well today. TFL and have a great day! :)

Happy New Year!

I made these 2 LOs on New Year's Eve! I'm just now getting to posting them since I worked New Year's Day and then went to Duke Thursday for my dad's surgery and was in Raleigh until Saturday. I think I've finally settled back in here at home! Now onto my layouts! This past July I went to Raleigh to spend a few days with my dad, Tammy, Tyler, and Emily for a couple days and we went to Pullen Park in Raleigh while I was there. The LO above is pictures of Tyler and the picnic area at Pullen Park. The paper is Recollections Watermelons and Mambi (Me & My Big Ideas) Spring Kit. I chose these papers since it was a picnic. The green paper w/ the black dots reminded me of watermelon seeds! :) The ribbon is Best Occasions Tropical, the tag is K&Company Engraved Garden Journal Tags and I wrote the date: 7-5-13 Tammy, Tyler, and I went to Pullen Park so Tyler could play on the playground then we had a picnic before we went swimming. The tag is self-adhesive. The wooden chipboard pieces are Studio Calico Wood Veneer Die-Cut Wood Pieces. One has "LOVE THIS" printed on it and the other one has "GOOD TIMES" printed on it.

 The train rode around the park while we were eating. We didn't ride the train, because there was an extra charge to ride the train. The stickers "my" and "brother" are from my stash, I forgot what collection they are from. The vellum sentiment "Nothing is worth more than this day. Goethe" is from a vellum stack that Mrs. Gloria gave me (the cover is gone) and I attached it with ZOTS Medium Permanent Clear Adhesive dots on a scrap piece of Basic Grey 6x6 Life of the Party & again adhered with ZOTS. All the pics and Recollections Watermelons strip was adhered with ZOTS. I found them at Michaels and they're cheaper than Glue Dots and come in 3 different sizes- small, medium, & large. Thermoweb is the manufacturer and they even have a website (http://www.thermowebonline.com)! Sorry for the bad quality of pics, I'm still trying to figure out my camera and should have taken close-ups. Anyway, onto the next LO! I made sure I took close-ups with this one since the background is so busy!

The paper is Recollections Teal Butterflies. The "This is what counts" sticker is K&Company Emma Rose Word Embossed Stickers as is "SILLY" on the chipboard title. The chipboard "Today was a  Day" is from Housecalls by: Scrappin' Madge (http://heartstringdesigns.blogspot.com/)  September Hello Gorgeous kit and I added the "silly" sticker to finish out the title. I traced in the "O", both "D"s, and all 4 "A"s with a black gel pen, the name escapes me at 1:15 in the morning! LOL! The goggles stickers are Recollections Beach stickers and the flippers  & bikini stickers are from another Recollections Beach collection.  

 Both of these journaling designs are Basic Grey Casablanca Clear Stamps that Helen gave me in the blog prize from Scrappin' Everyday Miracles (http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/). I used Martha Stewart chalk/cat's eye ink- a lime green and a light blue. In the green circle, I wrote-- I didn't any pics inside since we went swimming.

 In the blue fancier circle, I wrote-- I loved this horse from the merry-go-round!
As I mentioned before, my dad had surgery at Duke this past Thursday and here are 3 pictures of different things I saw around the facility.

 this is a little orange bike car that my aunt Karen, Emily, and I saw and liked. They also have a green one that is  used around the campus. This one never moved. We were standing on a walkway bridge that connected 2 buildings. Duke is made of 3 buildings connected in 1- Duke Medicine Pavilion, Duke Clinic, and Duke Hospital. My dad was in Duke Medicine Pavilion for his surgery and then in Duke Hospital in ICU and has been moved into a stepdown room. He's been up walking around each day and not allowed any food/drink. He's taking sponge lollipops- which is water in a cup and the sponge sticks are dipped in the water like a lollipop. He just had a tube put up his nose and down to his stomach today to drain nasal congestion and help with acid reflux. He's on oxygen and has a catheter. Tammy told me they want to wean him off all 3 soon so that he can go home Thursday. He had a foot of his small intestines, gall bladder, right side of liver, and the lymph nodes around the liver removed and the small intestines were infused back to his liver. He has an "S" shaped scar from his breast bone down to just above his waist where the liver is on the right. He lost quite a bit of blood and also still has a drainage tube from the incision that the blood is draining into a little bulb/valve. He's on a saline drip IV. I've never seen the IV/blood lines (in case they have to give him a blood infusion) so small they're like wires. He can't stand the oxygen tube around his nose so I know he can't stand the tube up his nose. He's breathing in a pipe about 10 times an hour and the tube up his nose makes it harder. His spirits are down and that discourages Tammy. I lost it this afternoon just reading about his condition on Facebook. I can't imagine being in so much pain or going through what he's going through.

this piece of art is hanging from the ceiling in the corner on the way to Starbucks- YUM! There's art all over the hallways going from place to place and is beautiful! I couldn't take pictures of all of it and keep walking! One funny thing that happened in his room is a guy came in and changed a picture out in my dad's room. The picture that was in the room was of water lilies and the guy changed the picture out with a picture of a barn with a lake around it like in the country. The nurse was in the room and even said she had never seen someone come in and switch the pictures out. I told her and my dad that they might have pictures for females (water lilies) and pictures for males and that's why he changed it out. He was just in there long enough to switch out the pictures and left. I should have looked to see if there was a camera on the picture, lol, I watch too much TV! He was also trying to cat nap while we were there and the oxygen monitor kept beeping. He asked the nurse if it could be turned off so he could sleep. She turned it down, but he at first thought it was the computer monitor, lol, he was exhausted and getting delusional. His surgery was 5 hours long. Tammy, my aunt Karen, Emily, and I sat in the waiting room for 12 hours, because there was so much prep time and the surgeries were behind. He was supposed to go into surgery at 1:45, but his surgery didn't start until 4. Then we waited after seeing him in ICU to find out if we were gonna be charged for parking since someone else told  us they got a free parking voucher. This particular lady left before 9, but we were there until midnight and the parking attendants leave at 9 so we still got free parking. Well, I better get to bed as it is near 2AM and I need my beauty rest! TFL and come back later for another LO of Tyler! Please keep my dad in your thoughts and prayers. Cindy, Tammy's sister, is here for 2 weeks to help take care of Tyler and he's loving every minute with her. He starts back to school today. He was supposed to start last Thursday, but the school understands their situation. Thanks again and have a good day!

2013 in Review

I made a lot of cards this year, but did scrap some, too. Here is a look at 13 of my favorite projects for  2013! I'm off to scrap the rest of the night away and catch up on some pictures from this past summer! Happy New Year and I hope you all have a great 2014!! Please scroll down and look through all the projects I chose.

Feel free to look back through my blog to see the posts that I dug these out of! Happy New Year & TFL! :)