New stuff coming.. promise! and an update

Thank you ALL for the well wishes. It's been a crazy week. I've been trying to fight off a bug- maybe what Nate has. Nate is doing better but still running a low grade fever and being very whiny/moody. He is sleeping better- the night after the ER visit he slept for 4 hrs in a 24 hr period, no lie. I've missed a lot of work this week which worries me but Sam and I are both sleep deprived and worried. In addition to an EEG and GI Dr. Visit this week, Nate has an MRI coming up. We're checking for something called Chiari Malformation. It's very rare but my niece actually had it. I saw a video on GMA about a little boy who had severe sleeping problems and developmental delays and after 3 yrs, they found this malformation where basically the brain gets squished. After surgery, he is fine. I'm torn. Not that you want your child to have a defect and need serious surgery, but we've had so many diagnoses and treatments that haven't helped. Sometimes I just want to get the one fixable diagnosis and treatment.. it's been an emotional week!

Anyway, there is some good paper crafting stuff coming your way :) I have something really fun to share tomorrow!! I also got my SU starter kit so I should theoretically be able to create.. but my craft room is a mess so I need to clean first! :)
Here's to great, relaxing weekend for all! HUGS!

Scary Night!

Well, we were off today because of ice/freezing rain which was great because Nate had an awful night. Anyway, he was lethargic off and on all day.. lots of little naps. Around 4:00 we were laying on the floor near the fire. I realized that he felt warm.. but fever warm, which he never has. Then, I realized that his heart was beating extremely fast- I counted 65 beats in 30 seconds. We rushed to the drs and they couldn't count it was so fast. They thought it might be super ventricular tachycardia, which means the brain was sending the wrong signals. Anyway, to make a long story short, we ended up in the ER, consulting with a pediatric cardiologist. Nate had a fever of 102.5. We finally got the fever down and his heart rate went back down from 160 to 110 which is okay. Nate is feeling a lot better but has a virus. Wow. Thank you God for answering our prayers!

ATS DT Challenge #33- Snow Friends

Once again, had to use another one of Diane Zeckman's beautiful Stamp Sets made exclusively for CC Designs. Snow Friends is definitely another of my favorite sets.. all these beautiful snowman images.. ooh.. just makes it hard not love it!

The DT challenge was to use Faux Stitching. I love Faux Stitching- esp since I can't really sew. Anyway, here is my contribution:

Snow Bunny Buddy

Supplies- Stamps: Snow Friends by Cookie Crumbs for CC Designs; Ink- Palette Noir and Burnt Umber; Coloring Medium- Copics and Prismas; CS- Wassau Neutrals and Bazzill Blue; DP- Figgy Pudding by Basic Grey; Other- MS Snowflake Punch, stickles, 1 1/2" circle punch, Labels 1 nestabilities.

This was a fun card to make...I can't wait to see what else Diane has in store for us!

Amy R's Sketch #46 (and 45!)

Sorry it's taken me so long to post some creative posts. But, expect a lot more once I get my HUGE SU order in mid-Feb as well as some goodies from my starter kit! I was able to pull out some stamps this weekend and catch up on my fave challenges!



Amy R's sketch challenge is always a must do- she does some really cute but sometimes some really different types of sketch that truly challenge you. This sketch, #46, is fairly simple but made a gorgeous card!

So Sweet LadyCake

Supplies: Stamps- Cupcake Occassions by Cookie Crumbs for CC Designs; Ink- Palette Black; Coloring Medium- Copics/Prismas; CS- Bazzill Pink; DP- Brenda Walton Love Notes; Ribbon- From Em Giovanni ribbon share; Other- AC Felt Flowers, 7 Gypsies Tags, MM Brads.

I just love how this turned out! Very simple yet gorgeous. I knew immediately from seeing the sketch I had to use Diane's Cupcake stamp set. So many cute cupcakes to choose from!

I also never got to post my card from Amy R's sketch #45. This cutie uses one of my fave sets, GingerSnaps Hey Cupid by CC Designs. If you haven't noticed by now, CC Designs is up there with TAC, SU, and CTMH for me.

Love is in the Air
Supplies: Stamps- Hey Cupid by CC Designs; CS- Bazzill Red, U/S White; DP- Retired SU (polka dots), MME (valentines); Ink- Palette Noir, SU Real Red; Coloring Medium- Copics; Other- CB Heart EF. buttons, target velvet

ribbon, MS Heart border punch.

I will be back shortly with my post for the CC Designs DT Challenge!

Technical Difficulties called LIFE!

Hey all-
I've been neglecting my blog :( Last weekend was the freezing weekend that made it took cold to work downstairs! I did get Amy R's sketch challenge, but never got to post it. I will do that this weekend. I've got a ton of new supplies to use so I WILL get some creative postings this weekend- promise!
I also have left TAC and joined SU. I just wasn't happy with the sudden decisions TAC kept making. Plus SU still has the amazing cardstock and colors. I still love TAC stamps but I just couldn't keep justifying buying just for me!
We went to the doctor's for Nate yesterday. We are not set on the colonoscopy- we will talk to the GI specialist first. However, she wants to check for headaches and inflammation in the joints as possible reasons for night waking. Also, she wants an EEG to check for silent seizures that could be affecting speech. It's just been a long week and actually, we had Monday off!
Well hope to have some positive and creative postings asap!
Hugs,
Kelley

Quick Update

Nothing crafty yet.. my craft room is in the basement (which IS finished) but still is cold as all get out! Therefore, I am not going to be down there because we're actually in the negatives here. They cancelled school today because of the chill (us southerners aren't used to it I suppose :). I'm also off Monday for MLK Jr. Day- yay for impromtu 4 day weekends!
On the Nate front, he started a new med to help with sleep- it is helping. Not thrilled but we're desparate! Doc suspects stomach issues causing him to wake so he may have to have an endoscopy (go down the throat and into stomach) and colonoscopy. Scary. We will speak with the GI dr on Feb 4 about this.
Keep us in your prayers! I will get some crafting done as soon as it's warm

Wonderful Day and an Award!

This was supposed to be posted Monday night but due to technical difficulties, here it is now :)

Well after a not so wonderful night (Nate was up from 1 AM to 7 AM.. really!), I had a wonderful day! I received a couple of awesome emails and also got a blog award from Rachel at My Cardstock Creations! Rachel is also the ATS Guest Designer for January- how cool is that?

This award is given to a blog that invests and believes in PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind of bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers!"The rule of the award is to now pass it on to another 8 people who demonstrate this spirit.

So, here are some of my fave, truly real people to visit. I would definitely be friends with these people in everyday life! Oh and did I mention they're really talented, too? :)

Vickie

Ikki

Kathryn

Traci

Amy R

Cambria

Shannon- is my RL friend :)

Diane

Will try and get something creative up before Friday- I will definitely be doing the ATSDT challenge tomorrow like I always do!