Tuesday, May 19, 2015

A new Challenge from MUSE and a HUGE AMUSE sale!!!!

   I was very excited to see the the MUSE challenge has expanded and is now offering a second challenge perfect to help us all get our Christmas Cards made early!


    You can find it on their brand new blog -- MUSE:  Christmas Vision!  LOVE it and was excited to create and share this card in their newest Challenge!!


    Here is this week's MUSE card and it's a beauty by -- Chriss Blagrave !   I hope you'll all join me and play along!
Muse Inspiration Card
My Card


   This card was created using some of my favorite little "Stamps" from AMUSE.  If you like AMUSE then you will want to hit my friend Tobey's Store, as they are having a HUGE sale!   I just bought so many wonderful sets and most are 50% off!   Here is a link to get you started  --- Please tell Tobey I sent you, as she's a great friend who has been very sweet and caring and I'm happy to help her with some new sales and customers!!  Happy Shopping -- these deals are truly amazing! 

 Have a great night and I hope you'll also be sure to play in this FUN new Challenge! 

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My first Chemo update!!

   Today was my first Chemo Treatment and it went very well.  Have the port made it a totally painless procedure!  I arrived at 9:30 AM and we started right on time and by 1 PM 
I was back home.

Another nice perk is that you can order food at anytime, so they planned it so that I had breakfast, which was a super delicious White Egg Omelette, with fresh fruit and tea!   Once the Chemo began I read some magazines and browsed some of my favorite catalogs.

   I bought the staff a nice coffee cake and also a large selection of my cards that I donated as FREE!  I love to share and always donate all my cards!   Mostly to Operation Write Home and my favorite Dachshund/Pup Rescues.

   Now, I am thrilled because one of the nurses, who I have known since I worked there, has always loved handmade cards and now wants to learn how to create them.  This is wonderful as I LOVE to have others to create with and my few friends that make cards, are not into it as much as I.  But, Joanne is thrilled that I'll teach her and I can also set her up a a huge amount of supplies from those I need to purge!   YAY!      

We have already planned our first "create" date which will be right after I get back from Cali!  Both of us have such busy schedules, it was the first day we could fit it in.  Gives me time to get ready and put a stash together for her!   I am so happy with this plan.

     As for the Chemo I fell fine and had NO issues!   I have to go with a bland diet for a few days, but that is fine with me and our dinner is cooking now!   Thanks Hun!   My next appointment is in three weeks and all scheduled.  It will be the week after we get home and it's on June 9th with a pre-op kind of date (labs etc.) on the 8th!    The only thing I found is that I did get bored and it was nice when my Mom came up for the last hour to keep me more busy.  Next time I will bring some images to color for cards and that will be fun and keep me from getting too bored!


    I still LOVE how kind and caring that floor is and ALL the girls were happy to have some treats today and the cards.  I love that they are into the cards, since I have so many already done, sitting here in a basket waiting for a home!   I will be sharing more each time I have CHEMO!!


    Thanks for following me and my journey!  It's going great and I'm happy to be fighting hard!!


Please continue to send cards to Lauryn, all the details are on my side bar and she does NOT get many cards these days!  I would be thrilled if everyone sent her one every now and then!


PS:   I also know that OWH is shutting down -- there are some wonderful other groups online, just Google for Card Drives!

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Hello Friend!

  Happy Saturday!    Today I have a new card to share over of the a2z Scrapbooking Blog, to inspire you to take part in this month's "Anything Goes" challenge!

  I put together two brand new Hero Stamp Sets and have this Sneak Peak to share with you!  Please hop on over the BLOG for more details!




    This card features two of the newest stamps sets -- CL862 Color Layering Graphic Flowers and CL858 Tea Flowers!   You can find both in the a2z Store now !!



   Please feel free to use my DT Promo Code to shop for ANY of the newest products!   You can save 15% off any orders of $25.00 and up excluding shipping!   Just enter -- LISAH15 -- during check out!      Our shipping rates are super and we SHIP FAST!!



I hope you like my new blog design !   I had created this week and love it!   If you would like to have yours done, I highly recommend --  http://www.blesseddesignstudio.com/
She did a fantastic job for me!!!




    I also am sharing two new cards, both created today for a Hero Art's Scramble that was hosted by Linda in the Flickr Group!   Both cards would also be perfect for the May Challenge!   IF you played in the Scramble -- Please be sure to share your cards in the Challenge.....you could WIN and $25 Gift Card to the Store...and with all these amazing new goodies, who would NOT love to WIN!   Good Luck!!!




I am submitting this card to the NEW "Clean and Simple" challenge over at "A Blog Named Hero"  which you'll find HERE!!


Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Cricut Cartridges for SALE!!!

Cricut Cartridges for SALE!!!!

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    I sold my Cricut Expression last week and NOW and SELLING all my carts, if ANYONE here is interested!   This is a TINY beginning list of what I have, so far. Many of these are retired, but I'm NOT here to try and make money !!!
   

Many are NOW retired and you can check prices on eBay etc...they sell for big $$! But...that's not what I'm about.   NOTE: ALL these WERE linked to my GYPSY, but work fine in any of the Cricut machines where you can INSERT a cartridge!    and All are in the original boxes, included the booklet, overlay and cartridge! ALL reasonable OFFERS will be considered!  

   They can NOT be linked to another GYPSY nor can they be used in a Cricut Explore and ANY of the newer Cricut machines that do not have a place to "physically" insert the cartridges!   

 UPDATED as of 3/20/16
   
Plantin SchoolBook $15
Jasmine $15
All Mixed up $15
George & Basic Shapes $15
Lyrical Letters $15 
Walk in my Garden $20
DonJaun $20
Simply Sweet $15
















Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Hearts & Love!

    Two of my favorite things and two elements I am sharing in today's cards, which have been inspired by some of my favorite challenges!

    Both cards also feature some of my newest stamps, all from Hero Arts and in stock over at the a2z Scrapbooking store!   We have so many new goodies!   Happy Shopping!!

   


I am submitting this card to today's new "Wednesday Challenge" over at the SSS Blog -- where the theme -- is "Let's get Sentimental" and this is one I LOVE from the new Hero Line!!   

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog

  And my second card - again in the Hearts and LOVE theme - was inspired by today's new MUSE Challenge.    This lovely card was created by Michele Ferguson!!


Muse


This card is another that I submitted to the SSS Challenge!   This is one of their wonderful "Exclusive" die cuts -- Love the hearts!!

      The sentiment on this card is another from the new Hero Arts Line -- and can be found over at the a2z Store! -- there is also a matching die set!    Super Cute!!

       Hope your day is as nice as mine has been.   It's sunny, warm and I'm excited to be working on some creations!!




A Little About Me

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Northeastern, Massachusetts, United States
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".