Apologizing AGAIN!

Sorry for the gap in posts — AGAIN. Between Christmas, aftermath, stamping crazy for Leadership, going to Leadership and then coming home only to catch a bad case of the flu (in bed for 4 days), I’ve had to put blogging on hold.

But, I’m up and at it again and feeling much better. I will tell you that the flu bug going around will kick your hiney! So, please wash your hands and be careful not to catch that nasty bug!

Getting Tricky!

If you were wondering what kind of stamping I’ve been up to–it hasn’t been much! ) I did have a Get Punchy class I can share as well as a cute project I did with my elderly pals at Aston Gardens so stay tuned! I also stamped a card for my nephew who just turned 12! Cody is such a trickster so I knewI had to do a different kind of card for him. He’s always tapping your shoulder and pretending that he didn’t do it, hiding around the corner to pop out and scare you and sticking things on you to laugh at you as you "unknowingly" (I always pretend I don’t know )   ) walk around with it.

The picture above is of him counting his candles on his birthday cake last week. He then said to my sister, "Mom, there’s not enough candles on the cake." Which, of course, made my sister count the candles to make sure there were 12. When she discovered there were enough and protested, Cody got a big laugh that he was able to make his mom count them again. Get the picture of what makes this sneaky fellow so adorable? (Hey , I admit I’m partial!)

So back to the card! I decided to put a $20 bill in one of our Sweet Treat cups. Cody plays basketball at his Christian school and obviously didn’t want anymore "cutesy" cards. After all, he is a "teenager" ! Duh! )

But, ahhh haaa…the expression on his face when he opened his card and couldn’t figure out how he was going to get the money out was priceless! It’s especially funny as my whole family makes a big deal out of my cards. When they open them, it’s like opening a gift in itself so they are treasured. He was so perplexed as to how he was going to get that money out without "ruining" the card! We all got a good laugh out of that facial expression! Then, he laughed, too! He may be a trickster but he’s a great sport, too!

Even, funnier, I know right now he’s probably got something else in that card (probably just a dollar), tricking all his friends with it! Ahh–KIDS!

Well, hopefully, I’ll get to posting regularly again. I  know I’ve missed sharing with you. Check back soon for some fun punchy cards! Toodles!