Live, Laugh, Love with LunarLana

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.

Teeter Totter Tin

Good Morning Sunshine!  I am up early today, and starving to death! This morning I'm going in to have some bloodwork done that I need to fast for. . . Do you think I will make it?  If I could have slept a bit longer, I would have been okay.  Oh well! I'm sure I will be okay! I'm trying to keep busy so that the time goes faster!

Anyways, enough of the blah, blah, blah.  Here is a tin that I made a few weeks back. I love these tins. They make such a great little gift.  On this one, I used My Mind's Eye paper (Pretty Please Collection) and a Penny Black stamp.

 

 

Here is a look at the inside of the tin. There is a little pocket on the left and then a notebook on the right. How sweet is this?  The whole presentation is just the coolest!  I like to have some of these on hand in cas I need a little gift!

Okay, I'm going to go jump in the shower and get ready to go. I can leave about 7:00. I want to get this labwork over with!  I have things to do people! Places to go! People to see!  

Enjoy your Thursday! 

Teddies

Good Morning!  Happy Saturday!  Ahhh, don't you just love Saturday mornings? For this card, I pulled out a very old stamp. This is one of the first stamps I ever bought. It's from Penny Black and I believe they retired this line if Ramblin' Teddies.  This stamp got a lot of use back in it's day.  Isn't he cute?  It is really a lot of fun to pull out and oldy, but good stamp after you haven't used it for a long time.  It's just like having new stamps! The paper is from My Minds Eye.  I've used it several times before, and I still have a huge stash!  Paper's cheap though so that's okay!

We've had a lot of rain this last week, and I think today it's supposed to clear off and be less humid.  It will be nice to get back outside!  Happy day to you!

Happy Day with my Friends!

Any day that I'm hanging out with my friends is a happy, happy day!  Don't the farm friends look happy? This is a Penny Black stamp that I've had in my collection for a few years now.  Gosh, do I ever love Penny Black!  Whoever she is, she makes me happy!

The paper is by October Afternoon. You've seen me use it a lot because I love this stuff. I like that it has a pattern on both sides and it is nice and thick!  I used some Kaiser bling up in the corner! Ya gotta have some bling!  I happened to notice that Eclectic Paperie happens to have the bling on sale too! Who doesn't love a good sale!

Enjoy your Monday! It's the last Monday of the 2008-2009 school year! I think I can handle that!

Floating in paradise

I've been on a kick lately where I dig out a few old stamps from my stash and ink up and stamp off some images of each. I then use those images to make up a few cards of each. It's a great habit to get into to use your old stamps!  I love my collection of stamps. This stamp by Penny Black goes back a long way with my stamping life!  It's one I purchased only a few years into my hobby!  It's definately a keeper in my book!

So go enjoy your Saturday! It's supposed to be a cool and rainy weekend here, but that just means I will putz around inside this weekend! I am in the middle of a good book too which is perfect for this kind of weather!

Because Nice Matters

Hello there friends! This card is going out to a special friend of mine who is going through a rough patch!  I absolutely LOVE this saying on here.  Nice DOES matter!  My friend has been nice to me plenty of times, and now I'm being nice back!  LOL! The saying is from Stampin' Up (it's a level 1 hostess set). The kitty stamp is by Penny Black and it's one of those images that truly comes alive when you color it!  The paper is from October Afternoon.  I also used my Spica Glitter Pens on he rollar skate wheels! How cool is that. I hope you can see it as good as in real life!  This card makes me smile, so I hope it makes my nice friend smile as well! Happy day to you!