Official not a good month.

Well it is officially not a good month for me. My little russian dwarf hamster died today. He was 2 years old so he lived the normal life span. It is just so weird how this morning he was running on his wheel and saying hi to me and tonight he passed away. I will miss him very much. RIP Little Nicki.

RIP Grandma

Grandma passed away Tuesday night at 8:00. She will be terribly missed. It was so hard seeing her the past few months just deteriorating but we are glad that we got the time to say goodbye. We love you grandma.

Dear Grandma.

Here is a picture of my husband's grandmother who is really ill. I got the phone call tonight that she asking for all of us to come up because god has told her that tonight is her last night on Earth. This picture was taken at the end of August about 3 weeks after we found out she had cancer and only a few months to live. We love you grandma.

Karen

Finally a post

Finally a post. Thought I would post a photo of a card I did last year. This is for the end of summer. I can't believe it is almost October. The years are going so fast. This summer we were super busy. Hope you enjoy the card. I love the house mouse series.

Have a good day,
Karen

Chi Chi & Chynnie Lo

Here is a picture of the two (Chi Chi & Chynnie Lo) of them together. These two love each other. I put them together almost every evening. As soon as they get together they kiss and hug. They have good days and bad days. Chi Chi has been so happy. He's not sure what to make of Boo yet. Even though I don't see them being together anytime in the future. Boo gets pretty spooked. I guess that is a good name for him then.

I hope you enjoy my Chinchilla photos. I think my family thinks I am nuts because I show photos of them all the time. But they need to understand that these are my only children.

Happy 4th everyone,

Karen B

Meet Boo

Just wanted to post a picture of our new Chinchilla "Boo". He is 11 yrs old. We have had him for a week and two days now. He wasn't very friendly when we got him but he has opened up. I have been working with him to get him use to us. He loves treats. He's a cutie. He is definetly bigger then Chi Chi. He's a little bigger then Chynnie Lo.

Long time no post.

Hi.

It's been a while since I last posted. Just alot going on. But I am sure that is the same for everyone. Well I wanted to continue with my chinchilla saga. LOL!!! You are all going to think I am nuts but we are getting a third chinchilla. I KNOW WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!!! The place where I got Chynnie Lo had a lady come in and ask them if they wanted an 11 year old chinny. They of course said no but said they might know someone. The asked my neighbor to call me and she did. I didn't get back to her until today which was a week from the time she called me. I did go look at the chinchilla and of course fell in love with him. His name is Boo and he looks alot like Chynnie Lo. The owner is older and she is moving to a place where she can't have him. I of course took the photos I had of my little ones and the lady said that she will be contacting me at the beginning of next week to get him. I can't believe it myself. I couldn't say no. He is an older guy and I would hate for him to go to the Pet shelter. They are pretty clean and easy to take care of. As soon as I get him I will take a picture of him and post it. He is quite active and cute. I guess breeding Chi Chi and Chynnie Lo will have to be put on hold.

Darn Chi Chi why did he have to be so cute. ;)

Well I am off for the night. I am so beat today. I of course was sick for the 3rd time this year and today was playing catch up from being sick. Next week my husband is on vacation so I probably won't get much done next week either. Hope everyone has a nice weekend. It will be a hot one for us tomorrow.

Until next time,
Karen B

Hi.

Wow. It has been a while since I posted. I am very sorry for that. I have been not feeling myself lately. I wanted to post a card I made for my nephew for his birthday last Saturday. He loves Thomas the train. And I did my best to make the train from the Circus train set to look like Thomas. I know he liked it.

I really hope that I can post things at least once a week so you have something new to see. I didn't even put May's CD Calendar page on. I'll do that tomorrow. So you have something different to see.

The chinchillas are doing great. Chynnie Lo is really turning into a sweetheart. She is more active then Chi Chi. I think Chi Chi acts crazy after I go to bed because when I see him in the morning he has everything in his cage thrown around. I guess that makes sense because they are nocturnal. However, Chynnie Lo shows you her crazy side. She is a little escape artist. She has gotten out several times. And she chewed through our phone cord last week. She is a little stinker but she is a sweetheart. I guess if you can't already tell I love them very much.

I was also tagged. So tomorrow I will post my info for that.

Well I am off. I am going to be outside most of today. Planting flowers & doing some yard work. It is suppose to be cooler then it has been.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend,
Karen B

Chi Chi & Chynnie Lo

Here they are together. I can only keep them together for a short time. Because we don't want any little chinny's yet. Yes we will eventually allow them to have babies. But not yet. They get along really well. This is them kissing each other. It's amazing how different they are but they are so darn cute & cuddly. I wish my husband would of let me get one a long time ago. Chynnie Lo really likes it here. I am so glad we got her earlier then expected. She is on a regular routine now. Chi Chi has opened up quite a bit since Chynnie Lo has been here. He is totally a different Chinny.

Sorry for not posting any stamping things. I still haven't received my scalloped punches yet. I am so mad. They were suppose to be here at the end of March but now the date has been pushed to May 10th. I really wanted to make something with them. Oh well. Once I have them I probably won't use them. It is suppose to be nice the next few days so I probably won't get much stamping done anyways. I will be outdoors.

Have a good night,
Karen B

Thomas the Train Coaster Box

This is what I did for my nephews for Easter baskets. My two little nephews like Thomas so I made them Thomas boxes and then I made a baseball one and a soccer one for my step-nephews. I will upload photos of them another day. These things are so much fun to make. I hate gluing the bottom on because my glue kept drying before I could attach it but I finally got it to work. I am going to be doing some spring cleaning this week so I probably won't get to upload any stamping things. Even though I am dying to try my new House Mouse stamps. I am going to wait until I get my giga scallop punches. I ordered them at the beginning of March and they are suppose to be arriving this week and then shipped to me. So hopefully I will be done with my cleaning until then.

Have a good night,
Karen B

This is Chynnie Lo

This is Chynnie Lo. The name is different I know but her original name was Ariel and we have a dog named Ariel and it was confusing her when we called the name. So we changed the Chinchilla's name. We call her Chynnie Lo because she has a big booty. (J-Lo) Hahaha. She is bigger then Chi Chi. She is darker and seems to have a rounder face. She is very friendly and seems to enjoy it here. She does have a scar on her back. Her things looked like they were never cleaned but I am glad she has a good home now. I put Chi Chi and her together yesterday and they seemed to like each other. After a little bit though she does try to bite him which bothers me because Chi Chi is my baby boy. The second night she was here she got scared and started to bark in the middle of the night. But she has been okay since. She fits right in. She loves the dogs. This is it for us as far as pets go.

Hope you enjoy the photo and are having a nice evening,
Karen B

Chi Chi is getting a girlfriend.

Yep you read right. We are getting a female Chinchilla Friday. The lady that has her now owns a pet store and she keeps the chinchilla there. She doesn't get much attention so they would like to give her a good home. Chi Chi is mine and my husband wants the female. It will be interesting to see how they act and if they try to communicate with each other. We are not keeping them housed together. We don't want babies. Here's a recent picture of Chi Chi. Thank goodness he has been happy & healthy.

Have a good night everyone.

Karen B

My nephew's birthday card.

Good evening.

Thought I would post a card I did for my nephew's birthday Sunday. He'll be two hence the two balloons. I had to play with the cuttlebug before I went away for the weekend. I can understand the hype. I love it.

Well I am off I have so much to do before we leave tomorrow morning.

Have a good night.
Karen B

April Cd Calendar

Hope everyone is having a nice day. I thought I would post my April Calendar page since I will be away for the weekend and probably won't be back on to update until Monday. My nephew's birthday is Sunday and we are going to my in-laws for the weekend. Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

Finally a card

Okay I am getting tired of saying I am going to stamp something and put it on the website. Well I came across a card I did last summer for a swap and decided to put it on today. I love House Mouse and now the new Happy Hopper stamps. I will be getting some next week. Hope you enjoy the photo. This is the first time I used the prism pencils. Instead of gamsol I used shoe polish. I couldn't find gamsol anywhere.

Good day everyone.

Hi,

I know it's been awhile since I posted anything. Chi Chi got better but since his medicine is gone he seems to be getting sick again. I have been giving him liquids & feeding him but he might have to go back to the vets tomorrow. I have to keep an eye on him today and see how he does.

I haven't been stamping so I really don't have much to put up right now. I am however wondering if anyone would be interested in doing a brads share from oriental trading? I have made a list of the brads and prices. I just have to figure out my paypal fees and shipping to you. If anyone is interested you can leave a comment here and then I will post the details.

Well it has been pretty nice out the past few days and I have been taking advantage of it so I am going to get go for the day.

Have a good day everyone,
Karen B

Chi Chi is sick.

Just wanted to update. I probably won't be adding anything until Monday because my little Chi Chi is sick. Friday morning I took him to the vets because he hadn't eaten or drinken anything since Late Wednesday night. The vet said he has a virus. He is on antibiotics and I have to hand feed him. Thank goodness he ate a little or else he would of been in the hospital all weekend. Anyways, he seems a little livlier today and I hope that is a good sign. I don't think I could take another animal dying on me. Two weeks ago my little hamster died. Well I am going to go. Hope everyone has a nice weekend. I am trying to talk my husband into going to Joanns and getting a cuttlebug. We will see. Maybe something good will happen today.

Have a nice weekend.
Karen B

Looks Like Spring Tea Bag Holder

I did these tea bag holders last year. They are really fun to make.

March Cd Calendar

I am not real proud of this one. I always have trouble coming up with something for March. I know it is St. Patricks Day but I don't really have any sets for it. This is my copy the one I did and gave out for Christmas gifts was better of course.

I just learned how to do the watermark. I got it from another blogger. If you need the info let me know.

February CD Calendar

This is Chi Chi.

This is Chi Chi. He is the latest addition to our family. We got him the week after New Years. He is so so sweet. He likes to be held and cuddle under a blanket. Which isn't typical or so it says in the book I read about them.

Hi.

Hi,

This is my first time at a blog so right now it is under construction. My plan is to share my stamping artwork and at times a photo of my pets. If you want to leave messages please be kind.

Hope everyone enjoys their stay.
Karen B