Shabby Miss Jenn

Sunday, January 31, 2010

PTI Goodness... and Some Stitching Badness

My PTI prize package arrived yesterday - it was like Christmas came again!  The gals at ScrapStreet have a "swap meet" challenge going.  I was inspired by this image that KT posted:


I love the combination of kraft, cream, dark brown accents and pastels.  And you *know* I had to play with my new PTI goodies, so I created these baby announcement cards using PTI's Pretty Pastels paper and the Baby Button Bits stamp set.  I have a friend who's due in February, so the timing was perfect.


Each bear and button is color-coordinated with the strip of paper at the top of the card.  The materials were:  paper, stamps, buttons: Papertrey Ink; kraft: Stampin' Up!;cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper, The Paper Company; ink: Ranger; tools: Cuttlebug (ProvoCraft); dies: Spellbinders; adhesive: Scotch, Glue Dots.

On Friday night/Saturday we got 5" of snow and sleet.  The kids had a ball playing outside yesterday.  Until they started playing with sticks.  Matthew ended up accidentally hitting Jeremy with one, slicing his cheek open.  The cut was deep and had jagged edges, so I took him to the ER for stitches.  Luckily, the roads were better than they usually are in NC when it snows, and I was able to get there and home just fine.  It was not fun to have to mummify him to keep him still during the stitching.  Three of us were needed to hold him down, in addition to the wrapping.  Once he realized that the anesthetic was working, he finally relaxed and we were able to leave very shortly thereafter.  He won't let me take a picture of it yet, but I will.  The stitches won't come out until Thursday.

Both he and Matthew had already had endless lectures about swinging sticks around.  Hopefully this will finally have taught them a lesson.

14 comments:

  1. Oh you've made fabulous use of your new goodies - I bet it was like being a kid a Christmas with that parcel!
    I hope Jeremy recovers soon - poor thing! Take care in that snow and ice!
    x

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  2. Oooooooh I'm just a *LITTLE* green - so much delicious PTI goodness! Your cards are lovely! That teddy is soooo cute! So sorry to hear about Jeremy's accident - What a horrible ordeal. I hope that he is completely better soon - and a little wiser about sticks! {HUGS}

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  3. Love the cards! Mummifying a little guy is no fun. We have been there and done that. I'm sure Matthew is feeling pretty rotten about the whole thing as well. Feel better Jeremy!

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  4. Lucky you! Great interpertation of the inspiration piece. The whole set of cards is very cute. Sorry to hear about what happened to your son. Glad he is going to be okay though. Enjoy the rest of your new goodies!

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  5. Beautiful cards--isn't it fun to have new goodies! Sorry about Jeremy's accident and so glad you had a safe trip to the hospital & home. So scary for the kids & for you. Hope he heals up quickly. Hugs!!

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  6. Oh no! Sorry to hear about your little guy, hopefully he's feeling better! :( When our daughter was 2 1/2, she busted her chin open when she slipped climbing up onto a chair and it took 4 adults to hold her down... LOL, where does that strength come from? :)

    Beautiful cards, girlie!

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  7. I must say you are so good about making batches of cards all at one time. And the split chin . . . I've had two kids with split chins, one with a split in the back of her head (brother dropped her on a corner of the bed) and one with a split forehead. I think I should qualify as a CSI crime expert at clearing up blood from the house. Hope the little guy feels better.

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  8. I hope Jeremy recovers quickly!!!
    Love the colors in the picture too, your cards turned out great!!! Your friend is going to love them!!!

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  9. Oooh! These cards are adorable! Glad you made it safely to the hospital. Poor little Jeremy! and Matthew and you and Dad

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  10. Congrats on the prize pack, you made good use of it! I love the layout of these cards, really stunning.

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  11. What a great set of cards you made there. So cute!

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  12. Baby announcement cards? Is there something we need to know? I would love another neice or nephew!

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  13. hee hee, no, they're for a friend who's do any day now...

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