Live, Laugh, Love with LunarLana

Winter Hussle and Bussle

Hello bloggers!  I'm snickering away right now. I just balanced my checkbook and then went right to writing this post. I was thinking that Kitty better have balanced her checkbook before she went out shopping!  Look at all of those purchases!  I hope she has my name on her Christmas list!

For this card I decided to paper pierce the shopping bags with the same paper as the background (Fancy Pants).  This paper is so wild that you can't really tell it's the same paper, but you can tell that it coordinates VERY WELL!  I love how the Stickles glitter glue really pops on her hat and sweater!  It really gives the card a fun feel!  This little kitty is stylin'! 

I've really been making a lot of square cards lately. I kind of like them!  I know I will have to pay more postage on them, but I think the recipients will certainly smile when they open them up!

Holiday Mail

This card is similar to yesterday's post, but it is a Christmas version of sending some mail! I LOVE IT! Look how hard that little Hedgie is working to get that envelope int he slot!  He is on his tippy toes!  I added a lot of extra sparkle to this mailbox with my spica pens. Can you see it?  It just sparkles and shimmers in real life.  The patterned paper is by Scenic Route and it came from the bottom of my stash. It is a few years old, so it's good to dig it out and use it. I have found that it is much easier to figure out the paper you are going to use AND THEN COLOR YOUR STAMPED IMAGE IN. Sometimes I get so frustrated after I color an image and I can't find the right paper to match.  Keep in mind I have a ton of paper!  I can't understand how I can't find the RIGHT PAPER!  So that is what I have started doing all the time now. I pick the paper out, and then color. I also found these velvet flowers from Maya Road that I have had for awhile. They look so nice on the card and adds a nice little touch! 

We haven't had snow yet, but I know it's coming!  Soon we will have to get out the boots, hats, and mittens! 

Sending some mail to my friend!

Good morning!  Are you awake yet?  Today I have a sweet little card that I made with a new Penny Black stamp.  I love how this one turned out!  I made this card a bit bigger than my normal cards. I happen to have envelopes that fit this size. I knew the image was pretty tall so I felt I should increase the size of the card or I wouldn't have an area to work with.  The finished size of the card is 6 1/4" b 4 1/2".  I used my new Martha Stewart punch on the side of the blue card stock to add a little bit of detail. I didn't want to take away from the pretty pattern on the background piece so I tried to keep it simple.  I just adore this teddy bear. I was stamping back in the day when Penny Black had the original rambling teds (I think that is what they called them). I was happy to see them come out with a new version of the bears!  I just know this stamp is going to be one of my favorites. It just shows how much love goes into the making of a card! 

Christmas Pups

Good morning! Here we are at Monday morning already! Did the weekend go by way too fast or what?  it sure did for me! I have so many projects to share with you! It's just a matter of going through the pictures, resizing, editing, and then writing up the blog posts. There is actually a lot of work that goes into each blog post!  I really enjoy sharing though and that's what it is all about to me!

So today's card is made with a Penny Black stamp.  These pups are getting ready for the holidays!  Their stockings are hung on their doghouse!  And look at that pup up on the doghouse! I think he should be hanging some Christmas lights while he is up there! OOOOHHH!  That just gave me an idea. Have you seen those Christmas lights? I could get a string of them and add them to the card! OOOHHHH! Or even draw some on there. That wouldn't be so hard!  I may just have to go play with this stamp some more now! 

Enjoy your Monday! I hope your week gets off to a great start!

Buzzing by with a little hello!

Hello and good morning!  I know I've been missing for a couple of days. I guess real life got in they way for me! It's tough having to act like a grown up! He he! I am trying to catch up on my blogging! I like to work ahead of the game and that just didn't happen over the weekend!  The good news is that today is already Wednesday! 

Today's card is made with a cute little fella from Penny Black. Isn't she sweet?  While I was coloring my image, I was thinking of cute little sayings that could go with it. I decided to print some off. I typed in what I wanted and printed a bunch off. All I did was cut the sayings into little banners and attach them with glue dots. This card has a super easy layout, but if you ask me, the card comes with a heck of a lot of cheer! The paper is from October Afternoon. Stop by Starlitstudios if you are interested! Cindy can fix you up!

Alrighty then! Go have yourself a terrific day!

Deck the Halls!

A few weeks ago when I stopped at Archivers, I picked up this stamp by Penny Black. Isn't it cute?  I have been a big fan of Penny Black stamps for a long, long, long time! Archivers also had these Holiday Dazzlers by Petaloo (the foam snowflakes). I'm really glad that I grabbed these, because I have been using them on EVERYTHING!  I have started my holiday gift-making! Stay tuned for some neat projects!  Okay, back too this card!  The paper is by My Minds Eye and if you didn't notice, I have been using it A LOT! To finish my card, I stuck the main image on foam tape and then added a rub-on to it. I really like using bright and fresh colors for Christmas!  It opens up a lot of new options when making holiday cards!

 

Texting

Okay I have one more card to show you using the sketch SC121.  I hope you enjoyed my cards this week that I made from that sketch. It's always amazing to me how different a card can look even if you used the same sketch. I did the same thing on this card that I did the other day. I didn't stamp my image onto the white cardstock until I had the card all assembled.  I picked out this stamp from Penny Black.  It reminds me of some of my friends who are always texting. 

 

 

Give it a try if you'd like! It opens up a whole new way of stamping!

I kind of like it when I'm tired out and don't want to put a lot of thought into it!

Snail Riding

Good Morning! I've been a blog slacker the last couple of days!  Nothing big has been going on. I've just been lazy!  It's not that I don't have tons of things to share with you either! I have so many projects!  Woohooo!  I can't even imagine my life without stamping!  I have so much fun!

So enough of the blah, blah, blah!  Today's card is made using a Penny Black stamp.  This guy is one I've had in my collection for years!  He is definitely an oldie but a goodie!  The paper is once again from My MInds Eye.  I love this stuff and use it all the time! 

Guess what? I reached my 200 mile mark on my exercise bike! YIPPY!  I rode 11.06 miles last night, and it was not an easy ride!  I think the humidity had something to do with it!  Keep exercising!

I hope you enjoy your Saturday!  I'm off too brew some coffee!

Fishin Friends!

Good morning friends!  This is a card I made awhile ago with a Penny Black stamp. If you haven't caught on by now, I'm a big fan of Penny Black stamps! Woohooo!  The paper is from October Afternoon. I have used this a lot in the past too.  Don't these two hedgies look like they are having a good ol' day fishin'? 

I wanted to do a quick exercise check-in with you all. I haven't done one in a long time. I am EXERCISING MY FANNY OFF!   I am up to 181 miles so far since June 12th.  I'm most proud of myself for exercising during all of these rough patches with my arthritis and then my allergic reaction!  It hasn't always been easy, but I am determined.  My goal for the summer is 300 miles. It was a realistic goal, and I am far exceding what I wanted to achieve.  I am just going to leave my goal as is, and keep exercising.  I am motivated to do the best I can this summer.  I don't think my legs have ever been this strong. My knee is in good shape.  It makes me feel good to exercise, and it is the one thing I can control.  So how are you all doing exercising?  I just can't believe how much of a difference exercise makes in your life. Keep up the good work! Buzz me a note and let me know how you are doing!

Enjoy your Wednesday!

Hanging out with my friends!

Good morning and happy Wednesday to you! Boy do I have a story for you. I better tell you about this card first! This is a Penny Black image coupled with My Minds Eye paper. What a great combination! This image is one of my favorites! Do I always so that?  I sure feel like I have a lot of favorites!  I popped the main image up with some foam tape. That is one of my key "go to" idea for cards. I like having the main image popped up more! I also like the sewn edge around the main image. I didn't use thread. I just sewed it along to get the holes. 

Okay, onto my story.  I had a little excitement yesterday.  In the morning I noticed that my elbow was very swollen. I've had arthritis pain in it, so that's what I thought it was.  Throughout the day the swelling around my neck and chin was getting worse and the swelling around my elbow.  I noticed in the early afternoon that a rash was forming fast on my elbow.  Then soon after that I could feel the swelling in my neck on my throat.  It didn't take me long to figure out that I better get in for some medical attention. I popped two Benadryls right away! Thank goodness my youngest daughter was home and could drive me to the hospital (she just got her license in May).  So off we went.  I was not in a panic. I talked it out with my daughter and told her that I was not having trouble breathing, but that I could feel that pressure from the swelling on my neck in my throat.  We were calm and cool. By the time we got to the hospital, I was starting to shake a little bit. I don't know if it was from the reaction or if I was getting nervous, because by then I was getting a bit nervous.  Of course, they didn't mess around with me. They immediately put me in a room and had a shot of epinephrine in my arm.  That got my heart beating good and I didn't enjoy that too much. Thankfully that was not long lived.  Then they put some steroids in me through an IV.  They took very good care of me and observed me afterwords. It didn't take long for me to feel an improvement. They sent me home with a prescription for some heavy steroids over the next 10 days and I will also be taking Benadryl for the next two days.  This should fix me all up.  I had an okay night. I dozed, then I woke up, dozed some more. I got more sleep than I figured so that is good! We'll see what today brings. I will be sticking close to home. I'm sure the steroids are going to have me out of whack for at least then next week!  Watch out people! LOL!

So that's my story!  Just giving you a little entertainment!  Today I woke up and I just laughed. Nothing is every easy for me!  What are ya gonna do! 

ETA:  The allergic reaction was from the Enbrel injections that I started for my arthritis. Some of you didn't make that connection and I didn't outright say what it was from in this post.