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Thursday, October 26, 2017

DAY OF THE DEAD OR DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

Hello all,

I am back and what a better time to be back than close to the "Day of the Dead" or for us Hispanics, el "Dia de los Muertos", since I thought I was not going to make it, lol.

As you can see I haven't lost my sense of humor.

Today I feel comfortable enough to share with you some of what has been going on in my household...

I had a Pipeline Embolization to address a brain aneurysm I have had for many years but never grew or moved until the beginning of this year. When they did the routine tests, it just didn't show it grew considerably, but they found 2 more in the carotid artery: one on the left and one on the side and the one in the brain is sharing my left ophthalmic artery with the risk of losing my vision in that eye. The neurologist didn't want to waste any time but it took a while for me to feel comfortable with a doctor to get this procedure done. I found a great doctor at the University of Philadelphia but having my husband very sick I had to look for someone close to our home. It took me a little longer to get another awesome doctor but I did. Dr. Patel did an excellent job placing the pipeline and despite we won't know for sure if the procedure will completely block the aneurysm blood supply, he was able to position this pipeline exactly where it needed to be with no damage to anything else or any disability as a result of this less invasive procedure. Now, we will have to wait a few more months (6-8 months) to go for another test and see if this aneurysm is dying or not. But, I haven't lost any vision or had any strokes or any have any kind of disability associated with it yet. In the meantime, I am on blood thinners, (black and blues everywhere), I have to take a 325mg aspirin for the rest of my life and watching every day for the risk of clotting. But God is great and my Dr. Neil V. Patel is great and with both of them on my side, I am very hopeful looking forward to all that is there to enjoy.

Prior to my discovery, my husband had been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy (July of 2016) with an ejection fraction of 10%, it has been a battle but last month's test showed an improvement and now he has a 25% EF and looking forward to increasing that number. He is and has been in good spirits and has been getting great care from another great doctor. Despite his condition, he is feeling much better and we keep praising our Lord forever.

But......... we lost the LULU, two weeks after the husband was diagnosed. Lulu suffered from a collapsed trachea and on July 27th of 2016, she passed away. She died in my arms. We had taken her to the hospital after an awful coughing spell. She was being treated for her collapsed trachea condition but the doctors gave us not a good prognosis and even kind of suggested there was nothing else they could do but keep her comfortable. We took her home with some medication but she wouldn't stop coughing and we decided to take her back and just as I was getting out of the front door, she died. She has been gone for over a year now and we still miss her so much our hearts ache every day.

God works in mysterious ways, I have to say that, nonetheless that pain of not having her around still with us.

Now you know why it took me so long to get my bearings together...

Thank you so much to all of you who kept me going during this rough time. You know who you are. No need to mention names. I love you all!!

and...back to today's post.

-Here are a few skulls I want to share with you-

Dia de los Muertos Skulls

Super cute!

They are from the Cricut Cartridges Ole and Rock Princess.

See you next time!

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

INTRODUCTION TO JOY CLAIR CLEAR STAMPS

Joy Clair

i am delighted and honored to have been chosen to join their design team and to work with their beautiful stamps.

their stamps are made here in the usa (georgia).

they are made of a high quality photopolymer, nice and thick, non yellowing, strong deep edges, they adhere so nice to the clear blocks and they take ink very well.

their designs are unique and so very pretty and the fonts and sentiments are gorgeous.

joy clair has many plans for all of you to enjoy: challenges, videos, discounts and more. sign up to their newsletter and you won't miss any of it.

below is my first project to show off some of their great designs.

hope you enjoy it!

-A Halloween Frame-
by flowerdisco

hehe, let's start with a nice sneak peek.

i used my die cutter machine for the card base, layers and banner and worked

with 3 different stamp sets on this project:

i started stamping each "halloween" letter on a 1" piece of punched paper using different colors of pigment inks and then outlined each letter with a black permanent ink fine tip marker.

as you can see i distressed most of my cardstock too and later on you will see i "dry embossed" the black base.

as i mentioned before the polka dots banner was cut using my die cutter.
i wrapped a fuzzy and thin green jute around it for an added detail.

the pumpkin and the boo word were stamped with a dye ink. i stamped the pumpkin first, did some fussy cutting around it and then stamped the boo word. i adhered it to the banner with some foam tape for dimension.

the skulls border to the right was stamped before i adhered the halloween letters keeping in mind their placement.

the border has 4 joined skulls but i just had room for three of them.

see the dry embossing on the black layer? it is a chevron shape but hard to see, sorry. i used a core-dination cardstock and after sanding it a nice orange color came through.

here is the finished halloween frame.
(i used a steel die to make a chipboard easel for the back to prop it up).

so what do you think of the stamps? really nice, huh?

you can click on the joy clair logo and it will take you the store where you can take a look at the rest of them.

and remember that only good vibes are welcome, the rest are deleted, lol.

see you next time and as always
-thanks for taking the time to visit-

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

PAPER DOLLS DRESS UP SERIES---episode 4

hope you all had a great mother's day.
we left for boston on friday morning to pick up my gift for mother's day: my son, lol

we also stopped at this mall close to our hotel and got a picture with dustin pedroia, who plays for the red sox. my hubby was in heaven since he is a big-big fan of dustin.
it was a very nice trip!!! besides the lots of packing :)

anyhow, here is our fourth episode of
paper dolls dress up
(pddu)

this is my project
a

College Bound ---file folder card
4 x 5 " tall

the pirate girl is from page #45 and it is #17 on the overlay.
(look at the hair, hehe. i used a halloween cob webs paper because i wanted to, lol).

i made some small holes with the crop-a-dile to tie/stitch the twine around.

the file tab where i stamped "college bound" was cut and outline (with a zig fine tip pen) by hand. the cute little map was majorly distressed to make it look like an old map where she found her treasure.
(her treasure was a free pass to college :P --just because this card is for one of my nieces who graduates this year).

the file folder is from graphically speaking, #32 on the overlay.
the face is from peachy keen stamps and the cardstock used from k&co and american crafts.
---this pirate has been through a lot in her short life, i can assure you life has not been easy for her---:(

now onto my dear teammates:

sheena's

is that acc2shift?
you must go to her site to read sheena's description for her beautiful and out of the box card. :)

kristie's

look at the waves, again, you have to go to her blog to read the description.
i do too because i want to know how she made them.

dawn's

and here is my pirate's mate, isn't he so handsome with that trendy mustache? or what?
loo at the ship too....awesome. you can click on dawn's name to link you to her awesome blog.

hope you are indeed enjoying the series as much as we are
and a BIG
thanks for stopping by the hut!

---bye for now---

Monday, November 1, 2010

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS BLOG HOP

ETA:
(Edited To Add)

BLOG HOP IS NOW CLOSED

THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOU WHO TOOK THE TIME TO BECOME A FOLLOWER AND THE ONES WHO TOOK THE TIME TO COME, VISIT AND LEFT A COMMENT. AS SOON AS TIME PERMITS I WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE LUCKY WINNER OF THE SUGAR SKULL SCRABBLE PENDANT.

LOVE YOU ALL

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The day has come for the

"Dia de los Muertos Blog Hop".

November 1st is "Saint's Day" and November 2nd is "Dia de los Muertos" and the blog hop will last both days.

This is what I made for the celebration.
Sugar Skull Wall Hanging

I want to honor all my loved ones who are not here with me, especially my grandparents.

They raised me and I lived with them until it was High School time for me. I then moved with my mom.

I loved my grandparents to death. When I was little I used to tell my grandmother I was going to die with her when her time would come. She was my role model and I adored her. Her name was Maria and they used to call my grandfather Yito but his real name was Liborio. My love for them will never die.

I used Rock Princess (one of the carts I got at ACM for 35$) image #45 cut at 6.5" and the base is from Just Because Cards cut at 10".

I like how it came out in a big size like this and I have it hang it on my kitchen wall already until Nov 1st that I will hang it on my front door then. Did I tell you I love my kitchen....it is all me in and out. It is an old kitchen but I have worked it just they way I wanted it. :)

This is my giveaway for the blog hop and the winner will be picked randomly. You do not have to be a follower but if you do I will appreciate it but I appreciate even more your comments on my work :)

Come back once in a while and leave some love...:)

A"Scrabble Tile" from

Wickedly Mod Pendants

(click on the name to go to her shop and see all kind of beauties she sells in her ETSY shop)

Wickedly Mod Pendants are my SPONSORS today. They were so very generous and DONATED this tile for the Blog Hop, and it is to die for, lmbo.........absolutely gorgeous. Who ever wins will be a happy camper, lol.

I will add Wickedly Mod Pendants shop to my side bar shop for a few weeks in appreciation for donating/sponsoring a giveaway here at my blog. Look on my right side bar, in case you are interested in getting your own. There are so many it will be hard just to settle for one. wink-wink.

I purchased two more tiles with their chains for my SERENADE giveaway. These ones come with the chain too and in a very pretty velvety black pouch. They are awesome. I can't say enough of them.

Now you have to start hopping or re-hopping to get to the other talented ladies who might or might not have a giveaway but certainly they will have something for you to enjoy and appreciate.

A special thanks to Abby and Gaby for giving me the opportunity to participate in their

"Dia de los Muertos" Blog Hop.

and in case you get lost in the web, way below you will find the line up and their links

Thanks so much for playing along.

AND............one more thing.
This is a photo of the "Grand Giveaway" for hoppers who comment on ALL blogs.

Abby and Gaby are taking care of this part.