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Hip Pain

 So, about a month ago I started with hip pain on my right side. At first it didn’t hurt so much. But now it’s excruciating. The pain is so bad that it hurts to go to the bathroom. Yesterday I cried it was so bad. I had an X-ray done about 2 weeks ago. They said that they found no fracture or anything else. But it still hurts soo bad. I’m going to my first physical therapy session today. I doubt it will help but I’m going anyway. I have an apple with the orthopedist tomorrow. I’m hoping for a cortisone shot to make the pain go away. I got a cortisone shot for my knee years ago and I still don’t feel pain. I’m hoping I never do. I don’t want to have surgery.

 BTW, I fell down a few days ago. I scraped my knees, hands, and nose. My left hand bled and my nose got a huge scratch. It was bleeding pretty bad. I look like a monster now. The blog doesn’t let me add a picture. 

Small Haul & Sizzix Customer Service

I just finished uploading a new video.  I went to Scrapyland and bought the Zutter Disrezz-it-All and DreamKuts.  I am SOOOOOOOOO excited!!  I have been wanting these for a while.  The Distrezz-it-All is going to make distressing sooooo much faster and cleaner.  I can't wait use it.  The DreamKuts is going to come in handy for the cards I am going to make so I can sell.

The video also talks about Sizzix's customer service.  Although they are not able to replace or repair my Onesie die, they gave me another die free of charge.  I can still use the Onesie die without the preforation on the sleeve so it isn't that bad.

Anyways, hope you enjoy my ramblings :)

Kenny K Devastatia

I am FINALLY able to upload a vid with music that does not get tagged for copyright infringement!!  I made the card a while ago for a friend's birthday.  I recorded myself coloring the card because the card came out sooooooo stinking cute.  Once I tried to add music (so you wouldn't be bored) YT flagged it as a copyright.  I went online to a royalty free site (suggested by a scrappy friend) but I still got tagged.  I finally decided to try out Garage Band on my Mac.  I have never been able to play with that program and get something out of it but today was the exception!!  It is not a composition by Bach but it is quite relaxing.

Anyways, here is part 1 of the coloring.

I hope you guys enjoy :)

Hubby's Surprise Birthday Party!!

My hubby has turned 40!!! :(  The poor thing kept asking what I was going to do special for his birthday.  I kept telling him that I wasn't going to do anything since it was only my family and his 1 friend that was coming down from CT.  I told him that I was going to cut him a cake on Monday for his birthday and take him out to a nice restaurant as his present...Ruth Chris's or something like that.  He wasn't really happy with my suggestion.  He thought that since it was his 40th birthday, I should do something a little more elaborate.  Little did he know that I already had everything planned.

First thing I did was make the invitations.  My hubby LOVES to play poker so I decided on a poker theme.  That was easy enough until it came to the invitations.  I wasn't sure what to do until I remembered that I had the Tim Holtz Texture Fades Poker Face.  I got them out and immediately knew what to do.  Here is the video that I made explaining the process.

I think they came out adorable.  The one thing that I wish was the the embossing folders were bigger.  They are "card sized" but I wanted them to be more "invitation size".  Any who, they were cute.

I also went all out decorating the house for the occasion.  It REALLY came out BEAUTIFUL!!  Here are a few pictures.

We had a blast and he was TOTALLY surprised.  Thanks to everyone that came in and helped :)

Hope you enjoy.

Another Order!!

Yup, that's right!!  Someone ordered another card from me.  They needed a baby shower for one of their co-workers and remembered to give me a call.  I asked a couple of questions and this is what I cam up with.

I used the Build-A-Onesie Girl stamps from The Greeting Farm.  I LOVE TGF stamps!!  They are sooo adorable.  It was really fun to choose which design to put on the onesie.  Then I fussy cute them out and added pop dots.  I think it came it AdorABle!!

Hope you guys enjoy :)

And the Next Birthday is...

For the newest member to the 4th grade team. His actual birthday is the day after Christmas so I had to make it a little early. Luckily, we got called into a math meeting and I used it as an opportunity to sing him happy birthday with everyone around. Some members of the team weren't happy that they had to come down 3 flights for a fake meeting but once they saw the Krispy Kreme doughnuts, all was forgiven. (Krispy Kreme can calm even the wildest beast...LOL).

Anyways, our newest member LOVES coffee and so I thought it fitting to make a coffee inspired card. So, out comes Cafe Ian, first time a color him in. Then I needed to see about making the rest of the card. I didn't have a die for the coffee cup and didn't even think about using my Cricut. Instead, I just eyeballed the cup. I think it came out pretty darn cool. I even made a doily like the ones they put under a tea cup.

I think it came cute AND masculine. Hope you enjoy :)

Some More Commissioned Cards

My partner at work had 2 special occasions and needed cards for them. So, she came to me!! I was more than happy to make them for her. She had a wedding that she was going to and it also happened to be her parent's anniversary. I tried really hard to come up with simple and yet elegant cards. I wasn't sure what the favorite color was for either couple so I had the "wing" it. I think they came out great!!

My 1st Commissioned Card!!

One of my co-workers saw the shadow box card I made for another co-worker and ordered a card for her twin sister. YAY!! An. Actual. Paying. Customer. WOOT WOOT!!

I asked her for her twins' favorite color and then I just had to make it. Luckily, they are identical twins so I picked out a stamp that looked most like them. Then I just had fun decorating.

I ended up making 2 cards because it didn't seem right to make a card for 1 twin and not the other. She LOVED it!! I am actually thinking about starting an Etsy store where I can sell them. (Gotta make some extra scrappy money somehow...LOL).

Anyways, I hope you enjoy :)

Halloween Goodies

I was looking through Pinterest, I'm TOTALLY obsessed, when I came across "Ghost Poop". I thought it was soooooooo stinkin' cute that I HAD to make it. I ended up making 88 of them!! I made some for my 44 students plus 18 for each of the boys' classes and extra for my co-workers. I also made a "creepy" wrapper for a box of chocolates for each of their teachers.

Hope you enjoy :)

Birthday Cakes

Yup, you read right. I took the cake decorating classes at Michael's with my niece a while ago. So, every once in a while I make some cakes. I don't do it often because the cakes are VERY time consuming. These are the cakes for some very special friends at work. I think they came out great. Hope you enjoy :)

BTW, I hand made the Pandora bag. I wanted an actual bag for the top of the cake but they didn't have the right size. Soooo, what was I going to do without it? Then, while i was sleeping, it came to me... make the bag!! I cut out the bag using the Cricut along with the letters. It was a bit tedious but I was really impressed with how it came out. I should have totally kept it... Darn... Hehehe.

Birthday Cards for Co-Workers

A new school year has started and so I need to start making cards for everyone. I am hoping to make the cards with plenty of advance notice but... I'm not sure if that is going to be possible. It's a busy time of year and now I have the boys In a different school. That just makes things a little harder.

Anyways, here are the first birthday cards of the year.

My Banner

I made my first banner!!!!  I am soooo happy with the way that it came out.  It took a while to finish but it was well worth it.

I used those old chipboard albums that we buy for $1 and never seem to use.  I figured it would make the banner sturdy.  I covered the album with plain card stock paper that I embossed using the "With Love" Cuttlebug folder.  Then I made the rosettes using my Martha Stewart score board.  I used the "Paper Girl" collection from the Girl's Paperie.  I went around the rosette (before I scored it) with the "Mini Hearts" edger by MS.  Finally, I used the "Tiara" Thickers in Teal for the lettering.

I think it came out adorable :)

Hope you enjoy :)

More Birthday Cards!!

I was finally able to make the last set of cards for this year's co-workers.  I really love making them personalized cards.  The recipient is always amazed by what I come up with.  Anyways, here are some pictures and also a video.

Hope you enjoyed :) Mercy

Inky Surprise

At work, we had finally collected enough money to buy toner for our printers (we had been out of ink for months).  So I placed the order.  When in finally arrived, I wanted to send everyone a note without telling them straight out what it was.  So this is what I came up with.  I think it came out super cute.

They are just 3 X 3 squares of kraft card stock paper.  I then a blue piece of paper that was passed through the Cuttlebug using the Spot and Dots folder.  I used my Creative Memories wave paper cutter to make the waves.  I cut out the octopus and seeweed from the Cricut Create A Critter Cartridge.  I used my Peachy Keen stamps to stamp the big face.  I really like how they came out.

Special thanks to 2 of the guys on my team that were willing to give up their tags so I could keep them as a sample...guys, they are sooo sentimental...LOL.

Hope you liked, Mercy

Flowers for sale

Here are some pictures of the flowers that I have for sale. Please email me at bneefreak@hotmail.com if you are interested. I only have a few bags of each kind.

Original- 6 flowers for $4.00 US + S&H

Pink, Hot Pink, Red, Purple, Light Blue, Blue (Aqua), White, Ivory (Cream), Gold, Burnt Orange

Ribbon Flowers LARGE- 12 flowers for $4.00 US + S&H

Light Blue, Light Pink, Fuschia, Chocolate Brown, White, Purple

Ribbon Flowers SMALL- 12 flowers for $3.00 US + S&H

Blue (Aqua), Pink, Chocolate Brown, White

Organza with Pearl Center- 12 flowers for $3.00 US + S&H

Black, Blue (Aqua), Orange, White

Organza with Bead Center- 12 flowers for $2.00 US + S&H

Light Pink, Dark Pink, Orange, Burnt Orange, Green Apple

Double Ribbon Flowers- 12 flowers for $3.00 US + S&H

Baby Blue, Baby Pink, Fuschia, Red, White, Black, Beige (Khaki), Peach

If you have any questions, PLMK.  :)

bneefreak@hotmail.com

4th part of my birthday

When I went to back to work in Wednesday, my really AMAZING friends gave me another party. It was soooooo unexpected and just awesome.

I have been truly blessed. Another year with my mom (74) and dad (94). All of my family and friends are healthy. I am one lucky girl.

3rd part of my birthday

We took Monday an Tuesday off and spent the day together alone. He gave me part 1 of my birthday present on Monday...the Michael Kors watch. We went out scrapbook shopping and then to lunch.

On Tuesday, he had a couples massage set up. It was sooooo relaxing. Then we had sushi...yummm.

Finally, he had a surprise birthday for me at my niece's house.

It was a perfect birthday!!!