Sketch #395 Making Christmas Bright, For Unto Us, Merry Moose, Snow Is Glistening, Blended Seasons, Stampin Up

No card making yesterday.  I did however, add a 

few new stamp sets to my etsy shop.   But no cards,

at least not yet.  My eyes went a bit wonky after 

using my little phone to add the items.   

So today I was able to make a card for the 

challenge at: 

 Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Making Christmas Bright

Stampin Up:  For Unto Us

Stampin Up:  Merry Moose

Stampin Up:  Snow is Glistening 

Stampin Up:  Blended Seasons

I also used the stampin up shimmery white

embossing paste.  

I stamped the snow background, then started building 

layers.  I tore the bottom edge of the white and then

gave it a coating of the embossing paste.  I love that

stuff.  Such sparkly goodness.   I stamped, colored and 

fussy cut out the images.  I also did a little sponging around

the circle to give it the look of dimension without adding

another layer to the front.  I had to stop myself from

using the puff paint on the snowflakes, and Santa hat.  

Night of navy color is the exact color my living room 

use to be.  I sometimes miss it.  Now I have it two toned

with a chair rail.  Top is a soft lighter color with the bottom

being a bold deep color of merry merlot.  

I got side tracked again. oops. 😉 

Thank you to everyone for your prayers.  Truly 

it was by God's grace the kids all made it home

safely.  My son and gf missed the flight, because 

of some new airline restrictions, but were able 

to catch the later flight out.  Then the trip back 

was something else.  Kept us all praying, 

blizzards in the mountains, the truck my son was 

driving, and pulling a flat bed trailer ended up with a blown

out tire.  So again, praise the LORD they are all safe.  

They made the 2000 mile journey in 2 days, there was a

huge pile up, and cars on fire. The white out conditions

 had them crawling  at a snails pace,   Talk about making a 

mama's nerves frayed. YIKES. 

I think that was another reason the MRI was a bit 

difficult for me.  Just racing thoughts of everything.

From the kids traveling, to how well do they 

clean this tube, (MRI machine) to can I take 

my mask off in there?  to will I get stuck? etc.  

The man was very patient with me.  I had to take both 

my pills, and needed oxygen, he even played 

Christmas music on the headset he placed on 

me before locking my head into place.  I went in once,

freaked out, then I wouldn't let go of his hand, but 

eventually He talked me through it.   The one 

funny thing is when they asked about metal.

I told him all 7 earrings are out, but I forgot about 

my hair clip, so when I took that out and my hair 

came down, he was like oh boy.  Putting the 

head thing on me was interesting.  I mean I have 

a pumpkin head normally but with my hair

it's a bit much I guess.  He had to bring it around

the front.  My hair is waist length.  We managed though. 

So now my friends we wait for the results.   I think

of the song the Scarecrow sung on the Wizard of Oz.

If I only had a brain.  

See how easy my mind rabbit trails off?  

Seriously, thank you for all the prayers, and kind wishes. 

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. 😊