Tim Holtz Kraft-Core

Got to love all of his stuff.  Just saw his new co ordination paper when I was at the Craft Nook in Bracebridge.  Yummy stuff and now you can have a chance to win it.  Now I will try and do this right so you can go to the site.  Just click on this link or you may have to copy and paste.

Contest link

http://pages.exacttarget.com/raf3a/?eKey=Se1FRlEjD6TTdRjE2luFSgXSl

Ta-da!

Here is my first Christmas card  of the season using my new toy, the Cuttlebug.  The idea came from Cardmaker magazine November 2011.  It is called a criss cross pocket card and will presented to my church's worship leader from the UCW.

My new toy.

Good bye Original Sizzix, Hello Cuttlebug.  Yes, yes, yes, I'm so excited to have this new toy to play with.

On with the Scrappinest of it all.

I can't believe it's been over a year since I last posted anything.  My mojo just left me.  I was not feeling inspired by anything and just plain mad with the world.

Life dealt me a curve that I just did not think would ever happen but it did.  It has now been almost a year since my son has been in a treatment home for kids with behavior problems.  We were greatly affected by the last foster child I had in my home.  It was really traumatic and as a result, I sought help from the same agency that I was with as a foster parent.  It all lead up to us being told if we did not sign our son in on a temporary care agreement, they would apprehend him as he was a danger to my daughter, myself and himself.  So in order to keep our parental rights in place and protect him from them we agreed to do it.  It was the hardest thing I ever did and it took so much out of me.  If that was not enough my daughter was diagnosed with severe anxiety depression most likely caused by her being dyslexic.  And to make matters worse, my husband was struggling with his own demons.

Today my daughtter is much  better,  She has had dylexia treatment and is in a pilot program with the board of education for kids with learning disabilities.  Her reading is much better and she is in a better place.

My son has made progress but not enough for him to come home.  They still have not found the right medication to put him on  but I am confident they will and with a little luck he will be returning home.  I so miss him.

My husband now is doing western Canada runs with the same company.  No more Eastern seaboard for him.

As for me, my creativity has returned and I am again feeling excited about it.  I joined a book club and started going to church.  I also have a new friend who lives on my street.  She has been a gift from god for me as our daughters are the same age and she also scrapbooks.  I also rediscovered WeScrap.  I am once again excited about what is to come.  So enough with the heartache and on with the scrappinest of it all.