Tickets

I saw a video on YouTube in December about altered tickets and thought I'd give it a try.
How I use Tim Holtz ticket strip die I don't have the ticket strip die so I made my own tickets using this video Creating Altered tickets without a die One of the ATC groups I belong to is having a ticket swap. It's ATC Fun if you'd like to check it out. Here are some of my tickets. I just noticed that one of the tickets is upside down, lol I am not going to scan them again.

Cracked glass ATC cards

I made theses ATCs for a swap. It's a technique I've been wanting to try. I stamped the images and colored them with Tim Holtz distress ink. Then I applied about 4 coats of UTEE. When they were cool I bent them to crack the UTEE. They came out pretty good but I am not sure that it is a technique I will try again.

Barney

Take a look at my Maine coon kitten. His name is Barney and he is 7 months old. He is already huge and won't be full grown until he is 2 years old. I made a YouTube video of him playing, you can see it here.

Speaking of videos, I found my camera yea! Check back soon for my video tutorials and video shots of my Etsy merchandise.

Bradley

 A couple pictures I took last month. Isn't he a cutie.


Bradley 5 months

My grandson Bradley 5 months

A new year

Here it is a brand new year and I pray it is better than last year. It is one year since my stage 4A cervical cancer diagnosis on January 6, 2012. I am doing well now and remain cancer free for 6 months. I am not one to make new year's resolutions but there are a few things I would like to accomplish in 2013.
I am reading the One Year Chrionoligical Bible. I started it last January but after my diagnosis, I decided to let it go until this year. I want to really get to work on my Etsy store and hopefully make a little extra money this year. If you would like to check it out, www.papercraftingdiva.etsy.com 2012 was not a good year for creativity. I really just started to feel motivated to get crafting again over the last couple months. I am ready to get back into swapping ATC and mail art and would like to do more of that this year too. I am planning to do some YouTube tutorials  but have misplaced my web cam. There are lots of techniques I want to demonstrate so check back to see if I have got that going. I am also going to try to blog at least twice a month.
Well thats about all I have for now, God bless until next time.

4 generations



This picture was taken in mid December. I have lost 20 lbs. and have cut my hair short because of the cancer.

cancer

Stage 4 cervical cancer

Diagnosis January 6, 2012

Treatment end date March 16, 2012

the power of prayer working in my life
June 15, 2012 pet scan results
cancer is gone
PRAISE GOD!!!!