Cards #97, 98, 99 for 2025

Dear blog readers, I ordered an older stamp set 

off of etsy, and I just love it, and much to my surprise

the seller included a bunch of clip art items.  Now I'm 

not usually a fan of using them in my cards, because I 

prefer the stamped look, but I decided to play with them,

so in this post I have 3 cards with the clip art.  The first

card I will enter in the challenge at:

CAS Colours & Sketches

I used the stampin up set, gingerbread man for the sentiment.

I embossed it in white to make sure it popped out with 

all the DSP in the background and plus I needed to stamp something.  

 I was really quite pleased with the scraps she sent

me and how each card turned out.  

The inside.

You can not ever have enough Christmas cards.

The inside.

My little helper, Patriot pup. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Psalm 30:2 KJV

O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

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UPDATE:

I had my surgeon appointment Oct 27th, and I went 

with a list of questions and I asked him none.  Because

he wants to get me hooked back up ASAP.  I was so happy and 

yet very scared.  I have to have a colon barium enema x-ray on 

Nov 7th.  I could really use prayer for the procedure as I have to 

be alert for the whole thing, and that the results come back all

good for us to move forward and get this reversed.  If it's all

good the doctor would like to do the surgery in November.  Praise

God for this good news.  I'm praying my test will show all good

things and my body will be ready for surgery with no 

complications or injuries this time.   He's not to concerned

about the damage to my bladder, ureter and kidney because

he's focused on the intestines and closing up the ileostomy and hooking

the plumbing back up together.  I will have more titanium staples in me now,

but God willing they will last and be ok until I'm a 102 years old.  

Thank you for all the prayers and love.  I truly appreciate it.  

Oct 14th 2025~Update: I had my 6 week appointment after having my stents out of the ureter tube
and sadly it's not going well, that ureter tube is not emptying, and the kidney is enlarged and I now have stones again too. Drawing my blood was a disaster and the tears fell like a flood, my body is so broken from all that has happened. It took 2 jabs to the arm, much digging and my hand went numb,
then they had to dig around for a vein in my hand to use finally the the second poke in the hand and searching they were able to prick a vein with the butterfly needle and a small drip. I'm exhausted. Please continue to pray for healing if it's God's will to make me whole again. I'm so heartbroken by this all, it just means the surgery for the ileostomy will now be postponed until we can figure out what to do with my swollen kidney and not working ureter tube, something that is entirely their fault because of the surgery, this shouldn't have been a thing to recovery from, but here we are, and God willing it will be restored by His mighty hand. Because of who He is and what He can do I trust He will bring me safely through. Counting it all Joy knowing I can trust Jesus. ✟

Here is a link to what happened this summer:  Surgery and Healing it's at the bottom of the post.  I appreciate all the love and prayers.  Thank you kindly 💗