200+ Follower Blog Candy... Want in on the draw?

Blog Candy... 

Been awhile...

hmm...

Think it's time again?

 Lousy health makes me sad, giving gifts cheers me up...

 

The follower amount hit 200 recently:

 In honor of hitting that landmark I'm giving away a Prize...

Thank-You all!!!

 Soooooo....

Draw on Monday July 2nd!

*Date changed because I was laaaate getting sh-tuff together*

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and most importantly:

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Pictures at last...

LOTS of sh-tuff!

I'm not even going to *try* to list what's in this prize pack, pictures are worth more than words. :O)

Stickers, Rub-On, Inks, Books, Cards, Chalks and more... 

Oh My!

 Lace and more Lace...

All from auctions, true Vintage!

 Ribbons Galore...

Also Vintage auction fare.

  

Close-Ups of the Lace:

 Close-Up of the Ribbons:

Several Close-Ups of the Rest:

Etsy Alchemy Order: 2 Art Tags

I've had a couple of Alchemy requests on Etsy and today  was able to get one of them ready...

The origional 'Salt Water Cure' tag was a Blonde in a Green Dress and the request was for: 

Brown Hair and an Aqua Dress as well as Black Hair and a Pink Dress.

Took a bit of fidgeting to get the stamps to go where I needed them to, as close as possible to the original tag design, but it got figured out. 
I must say the client's color choices are stunning!

These are the *New* Tags:

 

The Original Tag on top and the *New* Tags underneath:

 

Black Hair (and several shades of grey for depth) and Pink Dress:

Brown Hair and Aqua Dress:

Best Part:
Getting my hands messy after sooo long away from the Studio!

Book of Days Catch-Up Post Part 1: May 10th - 30th

My Book of Days, as with al most all of my art-sy-ing activities has been left fallow for far too long as I have been unwell. Thanks so new meds I am slowly coming back and though there is still far to go I'm determinately waddling my way along the road to 'better'. :O)

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As I posted in yesterday's WOYWW post...

Update on my health: 

Lyrica treatment for Fibromyalgia is going GREAT. 

The Flexiril has had one serious side effect though... We spent 6+ hours at the hospital Sunday/Monday night/morning because I have a UTI *and* my bladder has dropped. 

It's a stage 2 Prolapse (was at Stage 3 when I arrived at emergency): http://women.webmd.com/prolapsed-bladder. 

Both the emergency room doctor and my family doctor (who I saw promptly Monday afternoon) think that the Flexiril helped speed the process. Wonderful.

Can't win fer losing... lol. So that means I'm taking:

 ~Antibiotics for the Strep Throat (3X a day with/without food)

~Antibiotics for the UTI (2X a day with food)

~Probiotics I have to make sure I'm NOT taking with this antibiotics

~Anti-yeast infection pill: Taken 

(before I get another one like I just got over from the Strep antibiotics) 

~ Lyrica and Night (still to chicken to try 2X a day)

~Sleeping Aids

~Variety of pain killers

In addition:

~NO lifting, bending over, yelling or anything else that put 'pressure' of any kind 'down there'

~Avoid lying on my back and standing/walking for prolonged periods

~Kegels, Kegels, Kegels!

~only 1/4 cup of fluids at a time every 1/2-1 hour apart

~ Tiny meals frequently also no more than 1/4 cup-ish at a time

Confused yet? 

I sure am... 

Writing every last thing I do down so I can keep track of the times, amounts and doses. 

Yeeee haw!

I am fighting and I will win!

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Needless to say LOTS to catch-up on. 

Decided to attack my BOD 1st... using Happy Mail that arrived while 'down & out for the count' and some scrawled notes I made each day. Quick and Dirty, but most importantly DONE.

May 10th:

Full Spread

May 10th

May 11th:

Full Spread

May 11th

May 12th:

Full Spread

May 12th

Mother's Day Eve Celebration

May 13th:

Full Spread

May 13th:

Mother's Day and Ottawa Comiccon!

May 14th-15th:

Full Spread

May 14th & 15th

May 16th:

Full Spread

Lucky # 13 MDS -DONE!

May 16th:
WOYWW 'cheater'

May 17th-30th:

Full Spread

#14 MDS- DONE!

May 17th-30th:

Used the last of my 29 Faces in May picture, trimmed down to fit in my BOD.

Journaling about the pain, Greg helping soooo much and treatments. 

 

May 23rd:

WOYWW 'cheater'

 

May 30th:

WOYWW 'cheater'

May 30th:

Additional journaling after Doctor's appointment. 

New 'Diagnosis' and New Meds = New Hope. 

What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday 158

It's Wednesday, time for WOYWW over at:

Stamping Ground

I started art-ing again, slow going but going none the less. :O) 

That's my Book of Days Journal open primed before bed and waiting. Last night I did a couple of super condensed Multi-Day Spreads to get from May 10th to the the 30th caught up. YES it's been that long since anything done in it. wow. 

 

I have fleurs this week... pretty pink fleurs !

Big smiley ones from my hubby and pretty little painted roses from Mrs.Owens (My 'other' Mom).

Update on my health: 

Lyrica treatment for Fibromyalgia is going GREAT. 

The Flexiril has had one serious side effect though... We spent 6+ hours at the hospital Sunday/Monday night/morning because I have a UTI *and* my bladder has dropped. 

It's a stage 2 Prolapse: http://women.webmd.com/prolapsed-bladder. 

Both the emergency room doctor and my family doctor (who I saw promptly Monday afternoon) think that the Flexiril helped speed the process. Wonderful.

Can't win fer losing... lol. So that means I'm taking:

 ~Antibiotics for the Strep Throat (3X a day with/without food)

~Antibiotics for the UTI (2X a day with food)

~Probiotics I have to make sure I'm NOT taking with this antibiotics

~Anti-yeast infection pill: Taken 

(before I get another one like I just got over from the Strep antibiotics) 

~ Lyrica and Night (still to chicken to try 2X a day)

~Sleeping Aids

~Variety of pain killers

In addition:

~NO lifting, bending over, yelling or anything else that put 'pressure' of any kind 'down there'

~Avoid lying on my back and standing/walking for prolonged periods

~Kegels, Kegels, Kegels!

~only 1/4 cup of fluids at a time every 1/2-1 hour apart

~ Tiny meals frequently also no more than 1/4 cup-ish at a time

Confused yet? 

I sure am... 

Writing every last thing I do down so I can keep track of the times, amounts and doses. 

Yeeee haw!

I am fighting and I will win!

Wallack's Warehouse *happy-happy* Sale!!! Haul-Report.

HUGE Thank-You to Stephanie Guimond for posting in the Creative Ottawa Facebook Group about the Wallacks' Warehouse Sale over at City Center yesterday. 

WOW-za!!!! 

So hope we can get there earlier next year because it was FAB-u-LOUS!

Sale was on from 9 AM -6 PM... Greg had to work 8:30 AM -4:30 PM.

His last route ended downtown and the car was parked waaaaay out at the east end St. Laurent Depot (he drives for OCTranspo, our local City Bus). 

Though his route ran late by 10 minutes... He managed to get to the car, drive someone that needed dropping at Baseline Station there and get home here (Pinecrest/Baseline) by 5:35.

Then we fleeeeeeeew to City Center. Made it there and in the door by 5:50 PM. 

Huzzzzzzah!!! 

He DESERVES a Big ol'Medal!

Then we rush-shopped in tandem for the 10 minutes that was left. 

Greg knows what I like/need so I trust him completely to grab and go for my tastes. 

He's awesome.

Hoping some of this helps heal my ailing Muse. 

Caran D'Ache goodies, Books, Pens, Paint brushes and LOTS of sticky stuff....

Oh My!

Final Haul... the whole lot.

*squeee!*

 

Scrap City Book: Retail $35.95 --> paid $3

Kids Costume Book:  Retail $12.95 --> paid $3

2 pack Moleskin Plain-Page Journals: Retail $22.00 --> paid $5

3 Mousepad Jotter Pads: Paid 50¢ each 

 4 Big Bottle of various Glass & Tile Primer/Mediums: 50¢ each

3 smaller ones: 25¢ each

2 small bottle of decoupage sealer: 25¢ each

Big bottle of Acrylic Solvent: Retail $19.50 --> paid $2

Krylon Dulling Spray: $2 (steampunk!!!)

5 Markers/Pens (staedler, Sharpie, Gelly Roll-Sakura): 25¢ each

Red Glass paint:  Retail $4.33 --> paid 25¢ (makes great 'blood')

Ribbon Trim: 50¢

Paint Brush single:  Retail $12.50 --> paid $2

Set of 12 brushes and Case: $9.99

Small Case: $1.99

 

All the Glass & Tile stuff is so I can experiment with the Pool Tiles we picked up for FREE at last weeks FreeCycle Give-Away Weekend. 

Glossy White 4" X 4" --->104 in the box. 

  

Glue anyone???

This was Greg's find for me. :O) Love the man.

14 Large + 16 Medium +2 extra-strength small = 32 total: 25¢ each

 

 More sticky stuff...

2 refill-able glue-roller holders + 2 refills: $1 each

 

  

Retail $10.63 down to $8.99 --> paid $1 on those holders, geeze!

 Saving my favorite goodies for last!

Caran D'Ache 30 Pablo Pencil crayons: Retail $100 --> paid $30

Caran D'Ache 15 Pablo Pencil crayons:  Retail $50 --> paid $15

Caran D'Ache 24 Neopastels:  Retail $65 --> paid $15

2  10pc Dry Media pencil sets: Retail $10--> paid $2 each

18 pc Acrylics: Retail $15 --> paid $6.99

 

 

Just about DIED when I saw the tagging on those pencils... *swoon*

 

Pretty fricken' Happy with THAT 10 minutes of shopping, I must say! 

Now if I can just get my body feeling better so all the new goodies can go to good use...

Have dreeeeamed of Caran D'Ache but being the poor artist who re-uses junk and others leftovers, ner'thought I'd own any all of mine own.

*bouncy-bouncy*

Would need to guess on some of the retail prices that weren't marked...

That was over $500 (Greg said about $530-540-ish) in Retail for $139.52. 

Whoo hoo!

What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday 157

Wednesday again... Time for WOYWW over at:

Stamping Ground

Head on over and see what everyone else is up to this week!

 Still feeling poorly, though the new meds are starting to slowly work.

Have a sleep apnea test to do later this month, the 'official' diagnosis will follow results from that. 

My doctor has all but told me it is and also started me on treatment for Fibromyalgia. Lyrica is the choice for now and night-time Flexeril for pain. I do.NOT.like what the Flexeril does: 16+ hour sleeps and it seems to be 'the' thing lobotomizing me the most. Lyrica after a week: I can *feel* the positive changes! 

That makes me happy, oh so happy. 

All adding up to nuffin' new by me in the Studio. Have been slowly laying things out to work on ASAP after a few more of my brain cells return from their lil' Flexeril Holiday. lol

 Can you find the dogs? They were hell bent on sneaking into the picture today.

iPhone I've been using to play music on to stay sane and the usual mess.

The rest of the pictures are from last Saturday... Greg had to work so he dropped the 4 boyz and me off at my parents for the day. We camped out... watched the 'Ride for Dad' motorcycle parade go by early in the day... spent the rest watching movies (mmm... Johnny Depp in Pirates #4... yum) me napping and the boyz art-ing. Thomas, who is 7 years old, spend 3 hours making this awesome picture of the stain glass Cardinal in my parents window. 7 year old... 3 HOURS. WOW. It was awesome. 

It got a wee torn so he got mad smashed it all up and tossed it. I got most of it back so it's out on my desk this week. I intend to use it my MY book, there is a lesson page in there... I know it. 

Soooo??? What's on Your Workdesk this Wednesday?

 

Scrapbooking.com: June Article Publication- Steampunk Family

 Still not art-ing and pretty much sleeping the days away. 

Trying new meds that are slowly chipping away at the pain... so I *will* be back.

In the meantime, only a few days late, here's my article in the June issue of Scrapbooking.com.

Celebrating Family Shared Article:

 HERE

Video:

***Was being wonky when I posted***

 Tried a few times, it eventually worked. :O)