My desk is a bit busy today...I have been having fun putting together some of the kits that I have been amassing the past year! I didn't realize the impact my surgery would have on my crafting abilities! I am definitely doing better!
Check out the 3 layouts plus the cards I made in the previous post. I had completed the one-2 page layout and posted it last week but finally got the kit finished...
These cards are from this months Paper Pumpkin from Stampin' Up! that I got in the mail a few days ago. I ended up rejoining Stampin' Up! for a few months to get the stuff I need and have run out of since the last time I belonged to the group. I love the product but not much into selling it!
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| This kit made a total of 9 cards! 3 of each kind in the kit. There was some product left over I can use on another project! |
These cards are from another card kit from Close to My Heart! I didn't like one of the stamps I was suppose to use so I changed them up and did them my way! The sentiment on the one card about a good friend comes from The Stamps of Life!
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| This kit is still available from CTMH and makes 12 cards. It is called sending hugs! |
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Altogether I think I completed 3 double layout pages and 29 cards this week...
Chuck and I will be celebrating our 43rd wedding anniversary this Thursday! Luckily Chuck knew when he married me that I wasn't much in the housekeeping or cooking department but he kept me around anyway! We will be married 43 years tomorrow! I think he is as much a sweetheart today as he was back then. Who would have thought that all of this came from a friends match making back in 1974! The kids were here for Thanksgiving and helped me set up my Christmas decorations and we just had to take a family photo! I really am truly blessed with the family I have...good folks not just my family!
Congratulations on your anniversary tomorrow - hope you have a great celebration planned! You have been so productive, look at all those cards! Helen #2
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on you Anniversary and your family - lovely photo of you all.
ReplyDeleteMy you have been busy in the crafting department - what a good idea that lettering is - something I might borrow and use up some of my papers.
Hugs, Neet 3 xx
Congratulations on your Anniversary. All the best folk get married in April...it’s our 36th Anniversary on 17th. Aren’t we lucky to be blessed with long happy marriages and wonderful families?
ReplyDeleteI really love all the cards you’ve been making.
Hope you have a great week.
Hugs,
Annie x #12
Hi Vicki, Happy Anniversary. Ours will be 47 this year, and they said it wouldn't last!!! :-) i was very young and DH seven years older. Love all the makes. I love SU but although I do monthly classes I am not big on selling either. it really is for fun and friends round. Going to try a Craft and a Cuppa though at the Community Centre. we don't grt Paper Pumpkin in the UK. Anne x #15
ReplyDeleteHi Vickie and Happy Anniversary! I really like the cards you have made from those kits. 29 cards in one week is more than I make in a month so well done! Happy WOWYW. Sarah #16
ReplyDeleteMorning Vickie. Many, many congratulations on your 43rd anniversary! Well done to you both!!! You have a wonderful family - it's such a blessing isn't it? And you called MY post awesome!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you enjoyed reading about Wales this week - I admit to loving it here - there is a Welsh word - hiraeath - which is hard to translate, but basically means that gut wrenching feeling of HOME. That's Wales for me! I couldn't climb Snowdon, either - but yes, there is a train. It's extortionately expensive but on a clear day - oh the view! Well worth the money then. If you get back this way - you know where I am!!
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #1
Hi Vickie, and many congratulations on your Anniversary! What an achievement that is. I too found it shocking how big an impact surgery & illness can have on your crafting, I thought I'd be doing loads to pass the time, but my mojo was totally awol! You have done an incredible amount this week though, and they are beautiful.Have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #6 XxXx
ReplyDeleteIt's me again! Guess what just arrived with my postie- your fab ATC! Vickie, thank you so much, it will be added to my ATC collection- I've bought all the page holders from Amazon, as I have so many from all the Birthday swaps, I need to file them now. I've signed up for this years again, so I must start mine. I've been doing this WOYWw for about the same time as you, and like you am so happy to have so many friends I've made from it, I love each and every one of you. Huge hugs, Shaz Xxx
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ReplyDeletea very sepcail congrats to you and hubby on your 343rd anniversary, what a blessing indeed!
... and 29 cards and 3 layouts is incredibly prolific!
Such great cards for a very worthy cause too well done ... glad you are on the mend!
Happy WOYWW!
Shaz in Oz.x #22
{Shaz in Oz – Calligraphy Cards}
Der definitely bedtime, not 343rd anniv!!!!! try 43rd anniversary as it after 10pm here!
DeleteHi Vickie you are early!. Great work space and you have been so productive. I am too messy to make cards and so admire you for completing so many.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week.
Monica #29
Great cards! I love the friends sentiment! Happy Anniversary!! Hope he spoils you rotten! (and vice versa!) Our DD visited this weekend, and helped take down the outdoor decorations! The kids across the street were beginning to wonder about us, having our decorations up for so long! Have a great week, Lindart #30
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary for tomorrow, you lovebirds!! Hope you have a wonderful day :-D. I'm so glad you liked the Eagles lyric, they're one of my favourite bands - and yes, I was a wild child too, so you're in good company! Those cards are fantastic, I really like the Kraft coloured ones, so gorgeous but the sentiments on the Friends cards were good too.
ReplyDeleteAnd a big thank you for my ATC which arrived today!! That's so kind and you really needn't have bothered but it is really cute and I love the thought behind it 💖💖
Hugs LLJ 10 xxxx
Hi Vicki, happy anniversary. I love the Tim Holtz stamping platform, no wasted card through poorly stamped images. Nice card collection too. Have a lovely woyww, Angela x17x
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your wedding anniversary and what a lovely family you have. Enjoyed seeing the cards. Ani#4
ReplyDeleteI agree Vickie, wholeheartedly. I’m very nearly 2 years post op and feel that its only in the last 6 months that I’ve felt the need to get back into my real craft world. You’ve done an incredible amount this week, I love the kits. Especially love the friend sentiment on the cards...is that the one you substituted or is it available from CMH? Might have to go investigate!
ReplyDeleteKeep on gal, absolutely loved your post full of enthusiasm and huge congrats for your wedding anniversary. What a a wonderful feeling.
Hi Vickie - Annie and I enjoyed a coffee together on a beautiful sunny day - buds are bursting and baby lambs in the fields. She passed the lovely ATC on to me that you sent. Thanks lots. Your comment on my blog made me chuckle - it's such a lovely offer and I am happy to help you clear your stash but it's a costly thing to do all the way from yours to mine! I have just offered to make Margaret (glitterandglue) some little knitted dolls for the children she supports in Uganda so my needles won't be idle for long! Your cards are so lovely - I don't have the patience for paper craft so it always amazes me how clever you all are. xx Jo
ReplyDeleteHi Vickie, Many congrats on your anniversary. Love the photo of your family.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are fab. You have been busy.
Glad your surgery has helped with your crafting.
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Happy WOYWW
Sue #14
Hi Vickie, congratulations on your anniversary! I have the Tim Holtz stamping platform. Very useful as you say for multiple cards. I also use a block if stamping just one time. 29 cards - wow, you put the rest of us to shame! Thanks for stopping by earlier. I'm sure you will love your Caribbean cruise in June! Have a lovely week Heather x #13
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on so many happy years of marriage, Vickie, and long may they continue! Bless you both. All your projects are lovely and how productive you have been. Thank you for your visit and your good wishes. So glad you like my tag and album and that they are inspiring you to do something similar. These albums make lovely keepsakes. I had my surgery as scheduled but they sent me home too soon and I had to go back a couple of days later with bleeding and was kept in overnight. Back yesterday (permanently I hope) and as you can imagine, exhausted and needing loads of rest. I can't focus my eyes or concentrate for long so all my catching up is taking some time I'm afraid.
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Happy Very Belated WOYWW. Despite being home alone I seem to be even busier than usual (or wasting time on Facebook!), so only now sitting down to comment on a few more blogs. I love all of the cards that you made - gorgeous papers and stamps. 43 years of marriage! Sadly me and hubby met later in life (2nd time for both of us), so it will be our 13th anniversary in June. Ali x #19
ReplyDeleteThose cards are just beautiful - love the floral typography.
ReplyDeleteBelated happy anniversary - that's a lifetime - literally, you met 3 years before I was born. I love hearing stories like this and seeing such a happy picture. Congratulations to you both x
Thank you for stopping by already - sorry I'm late.
Carmen x #37
Hi Vickie, Thanks for popping over to my blog earlier, I am finding Sunday afternoons a good time for a cuppa and trip around the desk world! Happy Anniversary! I just ordered the TH platform, I hope I like it!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary and thank you for my lovely atc it is put in my book with all my other woyww cards hugs Nikki running late always it seems these days
ReplyDeleteYou certainly seem to be a a roll - wow, you've been very productive and creative. Happy Anniversary - 43 years seems like a long time to be married! Lovely family shot! Thanks so much for your visit last Wednesday and I'm so sorry I couldn't get back to you earlier! Happy new week! zsuzsa #9
ReplyDeleteLoads of super cards, love the floral letters. Thanks for the visit. BJ#7
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