Accordian Album

Heres a fun little accordian album. Nothing too fancy to get my groove back on. I wanted to keep it very simple and without alot of embellishments. I don't know this ladies grandkids but she has been doing a lot for me and talks about them all the time. They recently went to the zoo together so I quickly made this up so she can put some of those photos from her trip on her mantle or elsewhere in her house to make her smile. Its just some covered grungeboard cut into slight arches, punched eyelets for sturdiness, and joined by mismatching ribbon for color and fun.

Hope you peeps had a fantastic weekend. I know I did!

I went shopping!

And came home with these... :)





Which doesn't make sense to me or my ten year old who said "Um, mom... Why are you buying these when you don't even craft anymore?"

Good point kiddo. But I was in a craft store. We're talking months of withdrawl here. How could I just walk out? And WHY haven't you ladies kept me up to date on all the fun carts coming out? SHAME ON YOU!

OUCHIES

Not sure if anyone missed me or not but I shut down my blog for a few weeks in a effort to regain some much needed perspective. Have you ever been so overwhelmed that instead of doing more, you just shut down?

Well, that is what happened to me. I finally got a diagnosis for some issues I have been having. And that was a huge relief. To know that I am not going crazy was a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. I am not going insane! YEAH!!! Thats always good news don't you think?

Anyhoooo... What in the world does this have to do with a crafting blog??? - I am getting to that. LOL! So with a diagnosis, I got meds. Lots of meds. Okay. Big adjustment for a girl that has problems swallowing as simple as vitamins. :) Then came the extra appointments. Overwhelming amounts of appointments. To add some additional chaos, lets throw in exercising five nights a week shall we? Ugh. Are you KIDDING ME?! I can't move without shrieking and you want me to exercise? Alrighty then. Stupid doctors. LOL! Off to the pool I go. Every stinkin' evening. You'd think I'd be a size 6 by now. (Okay, its only been a couple weeks so maybe I need my expectations adjusted a bit.) SOOOOO lets wrap this up shall we? In a nut shell, I have been preoccupied, over extended, and overwhelmed. Which leaves my craft room vacant and dust accumulating. Bottom line - no cards, no layouts, no crafts. Nada to show you peeps.



So instead of crying about it and whining, thought I'd get a new perspective and a new sense of reality. Opened back up my blog and thought I'd just share with you that I am here. And I will post when I can. Please feel free to keep following me. As I feel better and get more acquainted with juggling things,I will be posting more often.

Hugs to all of you. Thank you for your support and understanding ~ 2 ducky :)

Dog Sitter Thank You Card

DCWV pet paper stack. Paper pups for the adorable puppers. Block Party for the chic holding the dog cookie. Dog cookie is actually a small button embellishment popped up. Pardon the blurry photo. But at least its posted!

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Looking forward to visiting some blogs today. Excited that I actually had something to post. My posts will be fewer in number than I was doing previously because dang ol' "life" got in the way. Between doctor appts, exercising, and running a house, well, crafting has gone so far to the back burner that I almost forgot about it. Almost. LOL! Do you know that I haven't been to a craft store in over 2 months? I KNOW! Good thing I didn't think of that during my ekg yesterday or I really WOULD have been having a heart attack. HA!

Hope everyone is doing well and again, thank you for all your well wishes.

Thank You For Your Concern :)

I received several emails lately inquiring about where the heck I have vanished to. Thank you all for your concern. I will try to get back here in the near future. Just have some health issues I need to get under control first. I've not been crafting so I had nothing to share. :( But hopefully I will find my way back to my beloved craft room soon! Thank you all for your kind words and for the time to seek me out. I "will" be back.

Thanks a bunch

{Penny Black Stamp}

Playin' with scraps = Baby cards!