Cards in Envy "Manly" Challenge

For this challenge I used Cards in Envy sketch#11 posted on their Facebook page.

Here is my card for the Cards in Envy "Manly" Challenge.

The image is a stamp set from Stampin Up called Horse Frontier. The papers are Authentique Genuine Collection.

I made another card this week for a family friend from my childhood. We were neighbors when I was growing up. They lived a mile down the road from us. She had twins, a boy and girl 8 months older than me. They had horses and I learned to ride on their Shetland pony. She had sent me a birthday card this year. It touched me and I wanted her to know how much I appreciated it.

I thought this image was perfect coming from me! The image and sentiment are a stamp set by Phyllis Harris through Unity Stamp Company. The papers are from that same Authentique collection as above. All scraps from another project. I colored with my Copic Markers and cut out part of the image. I matted the sentiment and used foam tape for dimension. I also included a few photos of family and pets just to catch her up a bit on our goings on. I would love to see her face when it arrives!

I took Gracie back to the vet today as she won't quit chewing on her tail. I've bandaged it, sprayed it with "Bitter Yuck" to no avail. I also wanted to make sure she was putting on some weight. I'm trying to feed her twice a day. One time she'll eat good and not another. She seems to be feeling right at home. Two days ago, Doyle found her on our bed!

Kennedy is not really asleep but it makes for a good picture. From this point she has slept with us! Good thing we have a king size bed!

Although it's not good, I managed to sneak a picture of her weighing in today. She has gained 2lbs in 2 weeks. I'm just relieved that she's gaining!

She likes to "sunbathe" and roll in the grass. The vet said she believed that the tail-biting was a nasty habit she probably acquired while in the shelter brought about by stress. She prescribed anxiety medicine! Well, I must say that was a first for me! I'm a little skeptical but we'll give it a try.

This was Thursday night's sunset as it dropped behind a cloud bank.

This was Friday's sunset. The sun had already set and most of the color gone but the sky just had a peaceful calming affect that just beckoned me to take a picture.

It's been a while since I've posted a picture of Lil' Man. He turned 6 months old Thursday. Granddad is whispering in his ear.

Have a good one!

Day of Goodness

What a wonderful day I've had spending it with a friend eating, shopping, scrapbooking and laughing! Laughter does a heart good like a medicine! We did our share today!

Three weeks ago Cassandra and I got together to craft for the afternoon. We decided right then that an afternoon just wasn't enough so we looked at calendars and scheduled another crafting date that day. You know how it is when you say "we should get together sometime" and "sometime" never happens because you didn't set a date!

Our crafting date was Saturday. She came around 9:30AM. We text back and forth the night before setting a time and discussing breakfast. She wanted to make breakfast at my house! Sounded like a deal to me! She had a Martha Stewart pancake recipe she wanted to try. I was game! She made pancakes and I cooked the sausage. It was yummy! After breakfast she asked how I felt about going to Cat's Creations. Heck I am always game to go to the store! However as I begin to pick up a few items I realize I don't have money with me to buy anything. Enter Cassandra to the rescue! She offers to help me out!

We get back to the house to get crafty!

Gracie tries very hard to not let me out of her sight and the others wouldn't be left out so it made for cramped quarters in my craft room!










During the afternoon a couple of storms blew up near enough to us we could hear thunder. The animal shelter had warned me that Gracie was very afraid of storms or rain. Must be a "Dane" thing as Mercy didn't like them either!

It wasn't long Gracie was under my desk right under my feet! So glad Doyle had raised it so I could stand to craft!

Lil' Man came over for a visit. Mommy needed a break and Daddy had taken the girls to bowl. Cassandra was so sweet to hold him and then...

put him to sleep!

Hubby was so sweet to me. He not only bought lunch for us but then he cooked on the grill that night! This picture isn't real good because I took it through my window in my craft room.

While dinner was cooking, Cassandra went with me to feed Clyde. We got to see a beautiful sunset.

Out of the entire day I only managed to get 3 cards made! This is one of the 3. Because I plan to enter the other two cards in challenges I will post a separate blog. I did put some completed pages in scrapbooks.

I made this card using a Phyllis Harris stamp by Unity. I colored it with Copic Markers. I chose not to put a sentiment on the front.

There was really too much going on for me to get much done. The girls were at the house a couple of times and wanted to hangout with us in the craft room. That is ok but it always seems that their crafting requires my assisatance! My friend Cassandra however was very productive! This girl has it going on! Not only is she creative, she's good with kids, dogs AND she can cook! I think I'll keep her around!

Have a good one!

Gracie

You know some of the best gifts are those that come unexpectedly. For about a week I had been seeing some posts on Facebook about a Great Dane that had been rescued from a neglected situation and needed a forever home. My interest was peaked but I dismissed it at first. I had become content with only having one dog that is until about 2 weeks ago when Kajen came back to live with us temporarily. I was ok with that too. Kajen is a great dog and he gets a long well with Kaidence. I figured someone else would take her. Then a young woman I know who went to school with Vanessa posted a picture of this dog on my timeline because she knew we had a Great Dane before. I shared the picture on Doyle's timeline. I was going to leave the decision up to him. He never said anything about the photo.

I received a private Facebook message from this same girl (Brandon) on Wednesday telling me the Dane was still available but her time was running out. I started getting a little more serious about asking questions about her. All I knew to do was ask Doyle about it. If he said no I would abide by his decision.

I wanted to put off getting her until Friday as Doyle and I were both working that day and I wouldn't be home until after 6pm. Brandon told me it wouldn't wait. She said if Gracie wasn't adopted she would have to be euthanized. After church Wednesday night I finally get the courage to ask Doyle. He didn't say yes but more importantly, he didn't say no! I determined in my heart that I would go pick her up from the shelter first thing Thursday morning.

I get up and arrive at the City Animal Shelter before they open. I fell in love the moment I saw her. She is so loving! Although extremely thin, she was full of energy and strong! Vanessa said she would help me with the dogs until I could get home from work.

She's checking out the kitchen. I measured her and she is the same height as Mercy was 31 inches at the shoulder. I won't know what she weighs until I take her to the vet on Monday.

I had already been thinking about a name the night before. I wanted something similar to Mercy because I knew the dog needed a lot of it! I thought "Grace" would work but then thought about calling her "Gracie"

It didn't take her long to feel comfortable! You can see her ribs her and the callouses on her elbows and hocks where she had to lay on the ground.

The girls came over to meet her. They like her except for her "happy tail" that doesn't cease to hit everything because it's always moving!











I could hardly wait to spend more time with her! I text Vanessa to check on things and she sends me this picture.

 I decide to go home during lunch in between working at the office and the store.

She definitely feels at home!

I'll keep you posted on Gracie's recovery.

Have a good one!