Sunday, November 29, 2009

Wiped out....

I can't believe that another weekend is over and another month too.  I can hardly believe how close we actually are to Christmas!  I still have NOT finished my shopping and haven't' wrapped much either...so that is what I need to do this week for sure and I feel way behind, but I simply can not do it as fast as I once did and get tired so easily!  ARGH!!


Luckily,  the rest of my shopping should be fairly easy and I should be able to buy here locally or on-line,   I do NOT plan to go near the Malls now that we are in the final weeks.  I'm not a huge fan of lines or crowds, so I HOPE I can stay in town.  But...t never, say never!  One thing I did notice on Friday, was how bad the economy still is...!   It's the first Black Friday that I've see such a small amount of people shopping and it was very easy to shop too.  I didn't have any problem at all with parking, lines or crowds, it could easily have been an average week day, but with fantastic deals.



Today, I started the project writing out my Christmas Cards and I made a huge dent in that project, only to realize that I did NOT make enough cards.  I make each card a bit different, so it takes me a long time to make the 40 or so, that I mail out.  I thought this year, I would make less and then mail store bought cards to some of my list, but I can't seem to do that.  Tomorrow, I will have to make another 5 or 6 cards and hopefully have them all in the mail by the end of the week.  I also made a card for my God-Daughter who turns 33 on December 1st.  Yikes!  I can still remember being at the hospital the night she was born and it sure does NOT seem like it was 33 years ago.  WOW!


 I have been really tired this week and also just realized that I did NOT do a Project 365 page this week, so I still need to get that done too!   I've been so good about make one every week and will not stop now.  I think this week will be another page about my Copics and the online coloring class I took, along with some Digi Stamps I have been practicing with.  I have found a NEW love in Digi Stamps and found a bunch of freebies, and then some super cute ones from Pink Cat Studio.  Melissa, (the owner) was very friendly and nice, so I know I will want tos  hop there again.  She has a Craft Store too, but right now I'm really into her Digi Stamps.  I bought them on Black Friday, and that day, as a bonus I received a super cute "Sugar Plum Fairy" stamp, (click here) for free.   Isn't she adorable.  I can tell I'll be looking more and more into this type of stamp.  Love them!!


  Here are a couple pics of some of the stamps I bought from Pink Cat Studio.  I have had a blast coloring them with my Copics and every image I color is more practice at shading and blending!  It's actually FUN and RELAXING too! 





And these cuties...





and this is the one I'm working on...


 


  I thing they all will be really awesome  for cards and I LOVE how easy it is to buy them and the fact that you have them "Instantly" and can also size to to any size you want!  Sure is easy!!  I really think this is something I will start to do more often!   This could very well become my newest craft obsession! 



 Well..that' sit for me...!



    Have a  good night and hope everyone enjoyed their Holiday Weekend!!


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Purple is my favorite color and ironically - Purple is the Awareness Ribbon color for Fibromyalgia, a chronic illness I lived with for over 18 years. In, March of 2015, I was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer which had spread to my brain. I am fighting hard to win this battle and determined to beat it. I have a amazing Oncology Team, along with the LOVE and SUPPORT of all my family and friends! I am a Mom to two grown sons, Alex is now 25 and married to Acacia, my wonderful new "Daughter" and the parents to my precious Grand-Daughter Harper, and Brian amazingly is 30 and now lives in San Diego. My boys are the greatest loves of my life. Hubby, me and our two "Pups", Skye and Zeva, two adorable Chiweenies we rescued in 2012, all live very happily in a tiny coastal town in Massachusetts. We lost our dear "Scoutie", a Purebred Dachshund, in April of 2015. I still miss him and will forever cherish his memory. I am an avid card-maker and totally love every minute I can spend in my craft room. It's become my passion, a wonderful way to relax and is my form or "therapy".