Sale-A-Bration has begun.......

Hi All
Wow I can't believe that the Holidays have come and gone without even one blog post....sigh. So Happy New Year right.  I could blame my lack of blog posts on tons of stuff but honestly I just plain hurt. I was trying to figure out what I could do to help make my the chronic pain I live with daily better.  So I visited 2 different surgeons who have both said that I have Degenerative Scoliosis with Arthritis oh boy & yippee!!!! They both agree I need surgery but the last one I saw on the Wednesday before Christmas let me know that I should probably think seriously about having a 3rd back surgery that would fuse my back from T-10 to pelvis if I want to help the chronic pain issue and to stabilize my spine. Of course as with all the other doctors I've seen this past year he wanted more x-rays, another MRI, a bone density test plus another injection into my spine all before he'll see me again to discuss this extensive surgery & my recovery.

In the mean time and because you are here to see cards & Stampin' Up products not hear about my back surgery, I've been trying to get a few things made from the new 2018 Occasions catalog and also Sale-A-Bration so here are a couple of ideas. In the next few days I hope to have a few more for you.  The first is my favorite suite from the Occasions catalog called Painted with Love and there are several products that go with this suite but my favorite is the paper it has gold foil embellishments in it on one side and a retro Melon Mambo and Calypso Coral with touches of Powder Pink and Rich Razzleberry on the other. I fell in love with this suite as soon as I saw it as it brings back memories from my childhood when my mom decorated my room in hot pink and orange. It was a groovy room for sure.

This next one was one of my first picks from the Sale-A-Bration catalog its called Heartfelt Blooms and Stampin' Up has a patent pending on this type of stamp it's called "Disinktive." When using this stamp it lays down the ink at different opacities giving the finished image more depth & giving you a photographic finish. This card was done using Berry Burst and Basic Black inks. For the sentiment I used the Vertical Greetings stamp set from the annual catalog. Because the Heartfelt Bloom stamp gives such a detailed image I chose not to add any embellishments to this simple thank you card. 

Well that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the web. Take care and until next time Happy Stamping!!!