Monica's Crafts



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Cortland, Ohio, United States
I married for 17 years to a wonderful husband who has supported me ever since i have been going blind and deaf. He has been at my side at the start. He helps me with my colors as i do have trouble with colors so i ask him alot which colors go together.We take care of each other as it should.

Friday, October 31, 2008

OPPS-sorry about that


Did i paint your tail? Yeah i love house mouse as you can see. this is one of the new stamps that I had bought when i was up at hollo's in Brunswick. That is where you can buy cardstock for $1.00 a pound. The punch on the left is from stampin up and the stamp i used in the background is from TAC. The 3 dots on the right which was given to me I used crystal lacquar to glue them on.I also used it on the flower.

Hoppy Birthday Card


This card is for my mother in law birthday. it is in nov. the frogs are from stampin up and are retired also. the green i used is evergreen embossing powder and 2 different green colored pencils. the punch on the left is also from stampin up. as is the saying. I always make her one even though she forgets mine, but this year was the first time in 11 years since my husband and I has been married she has remembered that she ever gave me a card and she also gave me a 50.00 check inside also. i was so surprised with that when i seen it. i used to fixed the muffler on the car. i rather had bought some craft supplies with it instead or a shirt. :)

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Copy of Card from Mudmaven


I copied this card from mudmaven as I loved it but I changed it from squares to circles and the color i changed also. you can see hers on hers blog here. http://mudmaven.blogspot.com
it is an old card on her blog from 2007 i believe. as I was going back and checking out more of her blog and her cards. if you ever get a chance to go over and check her blog out do so as i think it is a wonderful site to check out cards.

Chocolate Covered Snowflakes

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Halloween Time





I made some halloween cards while i was at it. 3 of the images was sitting on my table just waiting to be made into cards as I had them stamped out. The ghost I just stamped out tonight. it is a new stamp set by CTMH. the other stamp imagesare from TAC. I also used a lime green paper ribbon on the one card. I used confetti ghosts and spiders also. On the 2 cuttlbug backgrounds which was given to me I used ancient page coal black to highlight the background images so one can see some of them and give them some depth.I also my colluzze(sp?) for the first time ever and it is something I just need to get use to as I never used something like this before. I thought something like this would take place of all those nesties and save some money in the long run for me. :)

Creativity is Back



Well it looks like i am getting back on the mend somewhat as I am back to making cards. Here it took me along time to get back to normal so i could do it. I have an inhaler also now that I take twice a day also. It has been along haul with asthma/bronchitis fighting it since no drs doesn't want to believe me. So Now onto the cards that I made for you. :) these cards are for fall. I used scraps to put them on as you can see the punches that was used. the stamps I used I cannot remember where they came from as i got them years ago and I forget where i got them from. I got the seasons so I loved that is why I got them. Inks is from ancient page.

Monday, October 13, 2008

No Creativity

Have you ever gone thru a period where you just cannot go and make any cards or scrap a layout?? That is me right now since I have been sick with asthma/bronchitis. I have been fighting this for along time and I have halloween images just sitting waiting to be done, BUT I do not feel like getting to them as I always have trouble breathing. Thursday on Oct. 10 I was rushed into the hospital again as i could not breathe and i just got done taking a breathing treatment. Well, I got to Saint Joe's Hospital and I had to fight to get my lungs opened up and I have had to fight to get my lungs opened since this started back up in my 30's. I was born with it but it went away at 8 years old. go figure right. wierd for me. My high-triglycerides are high still so i have to stay on my Lipitor, I have to get my sugar checked again next month. fasting one also. Plus to boot I have to go to a kidney doctor as my family doctor didn't like how the results was about my kidneys. with all the water i drink how that go now?? I don't understand. My feet have been swelling which is way unual for me and i don't use salt at all as i never use salt growing up as my mom could not use it. So our family learnt to salt their plate. How a body can change as you get older i must say. I do hope this get over soon as i sure miss making cards. I also have 2 swaps that must needs to go out also. But I have to get my lungs to the point where i can get around more and not be so tired. I will see you all later and happy crafting. Monica

Monday, October 6, 2008

Blog Candy Alert


All you have to do to win this;1.Please post a link on your blog with the details of my blog candy.2.Leave a comment under this post with a link to your post.3. My candy will remain open till Oct 15th.I will pick a winner randomly and post it the next day.Good LUck

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Sunday, October 5, 2008

Blog Candy On Inky Doodle

In honor of World Card Making Day, I have a card making assortment up for grabs:~10 stamped SNSS images~20 sheets of 6x6 designer papers~10 sheets of 6x6 cardstock (to match the designer papers)~ a fabulous assortment of flowers, ribbon, punch-outs and embellies~4 handmade cardsTo enter you MUST:1. Reply to this post by telling how card making has changed your life (Please include your email address if I don't know you so I can notify you in case you don't come back to see if you've won. Winners have missed out because I couldn't get in touch with them and they didn't come back to the blog. I wouldn't want that to happen to YOU!)2. Share this Blog Candy on your blog (if you have one) and link back to this post.3. Do something special for a complete stranger today!! (this could be the card showers we are hosting for Janessa and the Judd Family).Ok, that's it! You have until Sunday, October 5th at 9pm EST to enter. I will pick a winner with Random.org and make the announcement by 8am EST Monday, October 6th.Thanks for playing along!Happy World Card Making Day!

Like to enter: here is the blog to see the prizes andd what you have t do as i have stated. it is on her blog. http://inkydoodle.blogspot.com enter and have some fun. :)