Sketch #380 Rustic Retreat, Gorgeous Posies, Buffalo Check, Stampin Up, I appreciate you card

Well, I can't believe it's been a few days again since my last post.  

I have been stamping, just not blogging.  It takes a lot just to get my cards made

lately.  But No complaints I love making them. 

I will let you in on a little secret, well actually two.  

First:  I never buy card kits, they just don't work well for me.  I 

like to design my own and to be quite honest I don't always like all 

the little tags and punch outs.   But when I saw this cute 

set with that adorable little box, I thought why not give it a try.  Plus I 

I really like the sentiments in this stamp set.  As you will see in the last

picture I strayed away from the pattern in the kit, and used other 

stamp sets.  OOH and did you notice in the last picture that

wonderful card display rack.  I'm loving it.  How fabulous.   

Which leads me to a my second little wonderful secret.

I have  an actual customer on my stampin up page.  It's been such a HUGE

blessing to me.   This lovely woman reached out to me on instagram, after 

seeing some of my cards and asked if I was a demonstrator.  I told 

her I am hobby stamper, but I can sell from my webpage, I've just not 

ever had much of an opportunity.  Well friends, she is my loyal customer

and because of her, I am able to purchase a few little products for my hobby,

like this kit and that card display rack.  Otherwise I have to be much more

patient in waiting and saving, being we are a one income family.  It's so 

rewarding to have a customer, that I've even tried to talk more about being

a demonstrator on my instagram page in hopes I will encourage more 

sales,  I just don't want to become greedy and consumed with it though.  

Well any ways there you have my two little secrets.  😊

So onto the card I made for the challenge at: 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

  

I made this card using the kit, I just cut up the DSP to fit the sketch, and 

aligned the flower on top so it would flow a bit better instead of being 

to choppy.  The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Buffalo Check (for the background)

Stampin Up:  Rustic Retreat ( for the sentiment)

Stampin Up:  Gorgeous Posies

Health:  My primary health care doctor does not feel comfortable

handling my lupus.  So now I wait for an appointment with another

new doctor in December.  No one wants to help me with the tingles

and numbness, apparently they don't take this serious, I've been a bit frustrated

with it all.  So now the nurse says she will see if my doctor will test

for neuropathy or further nerve damage, and for that I will 

need to see a neurologist.  Always something.  Just praying this 

does not leave permanent damage to nerves.  

  Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

* Please stop in at my Etsy shop.   You might just find a stamp or stamp set you NEED to purchase.  Perhaps even a card.  I know I'd greatly appreciate the sales.  Plus I've recently just added more items.  So make sure to check it out. 😊