It's beginning to feel like spring! Yesterday's temps were in the 80s and I today it is predicted to be 86! I'm so ready for the warm weather. When I went to visit Ashley a couple of weeks ago, I took spring clothes and ended up having to wear some of Ashley's sweaters! It even got close to freezing one night. I am ready for short sleeves and capris! Of course, I don't know if I will fit into my spring clothes from last year. Due to this pandemic, I have put on about 10 unwanted pounds. Dessert and goodies every day is not good!!!! I am starting to count my WW points again and get this weight off.
I have been having a bit of a health scare. Before I went to Ashley's, I noticed blood in my urine for 3 days. I went to the doctor and they did a urine test which came out negative. Next I had a renal ultrasound which showed kidney stones in both kidneys. So, I went to a Urologist. He had me do a CT scan a couple of days ago. I will be going back to the urologist next week to go over the results. All I do know is that it is not cancer according to the nurse who called me yesterday. I didn't think cancer was an issue but you never know. I just had two friends who were diagnosed with cancer.
I have been trying to finish up my Paper Pumpkin cards from last month during all this craziness. Here are a few cards I have made.
I used the stars mask that came in the Paper Pumpkin kit. I sponged the stars with Magenta ink and used the Stitched Stars Dies to die cut a few Coastal Cabana and Magenta stars.
I made a frame from one of the cards.
I fussy cut the flowers, yellow field and trees before adhering them to the card with dimensionals.
The background is one of the envelope liners. I fussy cut the piece with the clouds and adhered it to the card with dimensionals.
This was a simple one. I just adhered the panel to a piece of Tranquil Tide which was adhered to a white card. I tied a piece of twine around the card and adhered the die cut trees that were included in the kit with dimensionals.
I had a scrap of the floral piece (which was an envelope liner) that I adhered to a piece of Petal Pink. I stamped the flowers in the background and adhered the sunset piece with dimensionals after wrapping a piece of twine around it.
I sponged white craft ink using the star mask that was in the kit on to the 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" Crumb Cake cardstock. That piece was layered onto a piece of Tranquil Tide and then onto the Crumb Cake card. The trees die cut piece and the sentiment was adhered and it was done! Easy!
I sponged a sunset (a little too dark!) onto a 3 1/2" square of white cardstock. I used another of the masks to sponge the mountains. I stamped the trees in the background with Pear Pizazz ink. The stamped square is adhered to a square of Pear Pizazz. After wrapping a piece of twine, I adhered the piece to the card with dimensionals.
I wanted to show both sides of the trees - winter and spring! This is the front of the card.
And this is the card when it is open!
