Wednesday Wowzers!

Good Afternoon Bloggers! Happy Hump Day! I have been under the weather for the past 3 days of course they have been my days off... I have been sleeping in on these days, thankfully though I have my craft room almost completely under control my household chores are caught up on and my Christmas Shopping is COMPLETE!! Yeah!

The only thin left to do is make Christmas Cards and wrap the gifts. On to Wowzer Wednesday, the Team has some FABULOUS cards for you today!

Jeannie created this beautiful red Christmas card with some fabulous embossing of flowers! I love that she used the 

Flowers + Friends = Priceless set as a Christmas card, fantastic job Jeannie!

Shellye created this super cute Holiday Magic card with the Pain & Pride set, I love the card

something about stitching a card just fascinates me.. Fabulous job Shellye!

Amy made this uber cute tag using the Season of Joy stamp set! I love all of the different backgrounds she has created with stamps, Fantastic Amy!

Candace made a shaker card using the Warm Wishes stamp set, I just love how this turned out! I have never made a shaker card before but I think I need to give it a try with this set.. Fabulous job Candace!

Be sure to stop by the Creative Team blogs and leave them some {ippity} love!

Happy Stamping!

Creative Team Blogs

• Amy- Abstracts mixed with Extracts
• Candace- Candid Candace
• Jeannie-Polka Cabana
• Mary - Soft Angel Kisses
• Shellye- Papered Cottage

SNEAK PEEK!!

December 5th Release

Good Morning Bloggers and Welcome to another FUN exhibit of Imagination Monday!

Be sure you go to Erica's Blog over at Erica's My Cricut Craft Room to see what the other DT Members have created for you today!

I did something completely easy! I took these bags that Joann's had on sale for .39 and print and cut the Polar Bear and Santa at 4 inches

I added Black Thickers for the H and Buttons for the O

Just a cute simple way to dress up some plain gift bags.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Fabulous Friday -- Late Late Late

My sincere apologies to Kate for being late with her last Fab Friday Card, with Black Friday my surgery and work schedule, lack of sleep I totally slacked off on the post..

I love this card! I have not even come close to being able to create one of those accordion fold

thingies... I just can NEVER get it to work for me..

Kate did a FABULOUS job, the background paper is fab and the color coordination is spot on..

Thanks so much Kate for being such a FABULOUS part of I heart {ippity} for November it has been a pleasure having you as a CT Member!

Take a look at her Blog to see the FABULOUSNESS she creates on a daily basis..

http://scrapperscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

leave her some {ippity} love!

A Funny!!

I must add an acquaintance I met through WLS Group meeting was having the EGD the same day as myself.

**back story**
I met D at the October meeting she was having a conversation with my husband, at the end of the meeting we exchanged phone numbers..
**back to EGD**

Ok so today I received a pone call from D calling to see how I am after the EGD... (I thought how nice of her) She then proceeds to ask me if I remember seeing her yesterday.. I was like no.. She said she was getting dressed and they had wheeled me in and she asked the Nurses if it was Heather F.. over there and they said yes and she asked if she could see me and they LET her!! LOL

So she comes over and has a conversation with me apparently I hugged her (I am usually not the hugging almost complete strangers type of person, ok I am usually NOT the touchy feel type of person)... So I told her on the phone, "wow really, that is one reason why I do not drink.. I like to be in control of me".. She started laughing and said that was the exact same thing I said to her that day.. OH EM GEE.. I thought it was funny, but it is completely true!

So we talked about our results...

We both have hernias...
We both had to have a biopsy because our blood work showed positive for H-pylori

However D is scheduled to have surgery in December and has been through her psych consult and everything.. Where as I am scheduled tentatively for 25 Jan and have my Psych consult for December..

She is having the RNY as she has had a previous bowel resection where as I am opting for VSG as I have zero co-morbidities that RNY would be beneficial for me.. I know that the weight loss is slower with VSG and some say not as great as RNY but I can not for the life of me get over the "re-sectioning" part of the procedure and the stomach that is not used but still produces ____________ ... Where as the VSG they remove a portion of the stomach and that portion they remove controls the hunger switch, there is no re-sectioning there is just cut and remove.

Anyways we have agreed to try and get together when the kids go back to school next week to watch Twilight, Breaking Dawn Pt 1. Though I have already seen it, with a very talkative 12 year old next to me. I look forward to seeing it in a less crowded theater and with another adult

Shellye did this WONDERFUL altered tin, I love the colors she used.

Polka dot buttons and background paper, the ribbon is FANTASTIC!

Stop by Shellyes' blog to see how she created this wonderful project!

Amy created this sweet Joy card, I love the hanging ornaments.

The snowflakes are gorgeous on this card as background paper.

Amy did a fabulous job be sure to stop by her blog and see how she created it!

Jeannie created this fabulous multi layer, rainbow colored card. Isn't this card FABULOUS?

Love the embossing, the flowers and the polka dots! Be sure to stop by the Polka Cabana to see

how Jeannie created this fab card!

Creative Team Blogs

• Amy- Abstracts mixed with Extracts
• Candace- Candid Candace
• Jeannie-Polka Cabana
• Mary - Soft Angel Kisses
• Shellye- Papered Cottage

EGD

Good morning.. Monday morning I went in for the EGD... I asked them to not put the i.v in my hand and the doctor said it would not be a problem.. However the guy putting the line in couldn't find my huge vein in my arm so in my hand it went..

1. You have to get completely naked including zero undergarments

I was a little shocked with this news and felt completely unnatural..

2. They prefer your spouse or "ride" to spend time with you before the procedure

However the timing on mine my DH did not get to spend any time with me before hand..

The bed I was in was wheeled to the or and at this point they put the anesthetic in my line... The last thing I remember us the Dr saying we were holding there for a room as he put my hair in a blue hospital cover...

Next thing I know I Am able to get dressed and see my husband..

I should have written this when everything was fresh in my mind but I was quite loopy still..

After I was dressed we went to the cafeteria to eat, then I went to see the nurse that handles everything for my surgery to be sure I am on my path correctly and that I will not have road blocks along the way.. My tentative surgery date is 1/25/12

I then went to my last ship shape class and received my certificate then I went grocery shopping.. As soon as I arrived home around 5pm I went to bed.. At 7pm I was up again to meet done lady who was purchasing some items I listed on Craigslist..

A biopsy was done to test for h- pylori since blood work showed me as positive, it was also discovered that I have a hirneia...

My EGD post op appointment is the same day as my psych eval..

Other things to complete

Pap Smear 11/29

Post op 12/12

Psych eval 12/12

4th support group meeting 12/11

Per op appointment 1/19

Tentative surgery date 1/25

5 th meeting will be on January before 25th

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Fabulous Friday!

Wow! Kate really pulled out some wonderful techniques today! This card is FAB! I love how the snowflakes just pop on this card!

To see how Kate created this card, be sure you visit her blog http://scrapperscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

and leave her some {ippity} love!

Kate is a sweet and super talented lady I am lucky to have her as a Guest Creative Team Member, Thank you so much Kate!

The comment winner who wins a Pain & Pride stamp set is

Trisha! Congratulations Trisha!

Trisha said...

Your card just blows me away. It is gorgeous. So much fabulous detail. 

Please email me at iheartippity@hotmail.com

with Blog Winner in the subject line

please include your mailing address and I will get the stamp out

to you by next week!

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Whats going on?

Unity Opportunity: Linky Party Every Monday

Do you have an IPPITY project to share?

Great chance to WIN a $20 Ippity Gift Certificate!

Challenge - Nov 6-19th Theme Cool

unitystampco.blogspot.com

Now let's get our FLAIR on!!!

Unity has so many FRIENDS that are UBER TALENTED...

here is your chance to join in the fun...

Every FRIDAY we post a LINKY TOOLS SIGN UP

simply add a link to YOUR Unity projects

There will be 2 PRIZES given away each week.

One randomly awarded to one of the peeps who participates in the blog hop by using Linky Tools

One will be given away to a random commenter on one of the participating blogs

Now for this November Challenge..

"LET IT SNOW"

you are to make a card, layout, or project thinking about

snow, snowmen, snowflakes, christmas trees.. anything to do about this coming winter season.
using any Unity or Ippity stamp please .

the prize you say!!

 For a chance to win 100 random stamps
and a free kit of your choice valued at $45 or under!

can we all say AWESOME!!! I think so.

My Unity Place Challenge

Hello and Welcome to another My Unity Place Card Challenge.

 Angie here hosting for this month.

I was thinking how much fun it would be to do a

 SHAPED CARD

  for this month.

Using any shapes !!

just not your standard square, rectangle or circle..

 fancy it up.. make it something special.

You have until the end of the Month to upload your project..

can't wait to see what you all create.

use the tags MUPC09 please

there will now be 2 winners for this challenge..

each will have a chance to win

2 itty bitty of their choice.

thanks for playing

Angie.

Thursday Thoughtfulness

Good Afternoon Bloggers! Here is some wonderful {ippity} goodness created by Jeannie over at The Polka Cabana, be sure to stop by her blog and leave her some {ippity} love.

                                                                  

Here is what I came up with.

I am using some Authentique Paper from the Free Bird collection called Poised.

What do you think of those flowers?  I hand made each one of those!

I love the way the handmade flowers look with the flower stamps.  I embossed the stamps in a thick black finish.

I tried to create a blanket type feel by fringing the edges of my paper.

Altogether, I love the way this turned out!

I hope you enjoy the things I make, it is the best part of my day to share ideas with you!

Have a thoughtful Thursday and go make your self a great day!

A random winner will be chosen from commenters on all of the blogs (including Wednesdays post). To up your chance be sure to visit each CT Members blog and leave them a comment. Don't forget to comment here as well. The winner will receive the NEW Pain & Pride stamp set. **winner will be announced 11/18/11**

Art Philosophy & {ippity} Stamps

Good Morning Bloggers! I hope you are all doing well! 

Today I have a series of Christmas/Winter themed cards to share with you from the {ippity} stamp set Warm Wishes. I should actually start with the worst card, but I am saving that for the last photo.. Ha ha! This is the one I like the best, maybe because I have flowers & embossing on it..?

The Flowers are from the Cricut Cartridge Art Philosophy. The Blue paper is from my stash, extra piece so I am not sure. I embossed the white with the Swiss Dot CuttleBug folder. I inked the edges a little with the same ink color as Winter Wonderland, I want to say that I used CTMH Indian Corn Blue.

Here is Card # 2 in my Mojo weekend playing with the NEW {ippity} set Warm Wishes

After Card#1 that I posted Sunday and was utterly terrible!

This is a FANTASTIC improvement!

Kraft Cardstock - The Paper Company

White CS - The Paper Company

Juniper Ink color - Close to My heart

I have been rearranging my Craft Room so it is a TOTAL disaster..

Have you ever received a stamp set and had this awesome picture win your head of how you wanted your card to turn out, but once executed it ends up terrible?

Well that is how this card happened, I think with every NEW stamp set I receive I make 1 terrible card and then can move on to make a couple of decent cards before I lose my Mojo again..

LOL

Card#1 - OP Link

Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing Ink

CTMH Indian Corn Blue

Blue CS is Core' donations

Wednesday Wowzers!

Mary created this wonderful christmas card with the new Warm Wishes set. I love the different shapes she used on her card.

Mary - Soft Angel Kisses

Warm Wishes

My price $16.50 (MSRP $18)

Shellye created this super FAB door hangar. I really love the papers and colors she used, What a wonderful idea!

Shellye- Papered Cottage

Time for...Friends & Wine $16.50

Amy created this wonderful tag, I am definitely going to scrap lift this I love it!

Amy- Abstracts mixed with Extracts

Season of Joy

My price $21.60 (MSRP $24)

Candace created this beautiful card, i really need to check out her blog to see how she created the yellow under the flowers such a great effect.

Candace- Candid Candace

Make Your Mark

My price $16.20 (MSRP $18.00)

Happy Stamping & have a FABULOUS day!

Today a random winner will be chosen from commenters on all of the blogs. To up your chance be sure to visit each CT Members blog and leave them a comment. Don't forget to comment here as well. The winner will receive the NEW Pain & Pride stamp set. **winner will be announced 11/18/11**

Creative Team Blogs

• Amy- Abstracts mixed with Extracts
• Candace- Candid Candace
• Jeannie-Polka Cabana
• Mary - Soft Angel Kisses
• Shellye- Papered Cottage

My Cricut Craft Rooms Card Creating Tuesday

Good Morning Everyone! Today is Card Creating Tuesday as a part of the My Cricut Craft Room Design Team..

Today I worked with Cricut Craft Room, My Imagine & the New DIGITAL images through Cricut Gnomes & Mushrooms as well as the Imagine Cartridge Santa's Village..

I did a really bad job at the mushroom because I was not looking at the digital handbook

Even though it doesn't have all of it's layers, I still like the look

Mushroom from Gnomes & Mushrooms

Base cut filled with brown from Santa's Village

Polka Dots also comes from Santa's Village Cartridge

Wood Grain paper from DCWV Tahiti Stack

Green Leaf Like Patterned Paper from

Using my Scallop punch I also punched 2 "flowers"

and using my circle punch on Kraft cardstock I punched 2 centers for the "flowers"

I used Peachy Keen Medium bear Facial Features (PK-135) for the center of one "flower"

for the other center I used K. Andrews Positive Thoughts set

I then placed a ribbon to look like a steam and leaf

the edges of the pp are distressed with scissors

I like how this card came together.. Best part I am using things from my NEVER ending supply of papers .. LOL

Thanks for stopping by today, be sure you go to Ericas' Blog

My Cricut Craft Room

to see what the rest of the DT has created today!

Happy Crafting!