Author: nurtureyrheart

Mom, Wife, Grandma, Multi-media Artist, Word-Smith, former elder caregiver

Halloween 2025

I got started early this year.  The inspiration for this make came from the Summer 2025 edition of Country Sampler.  Finding globes at the thrift store or yard sales around here is difficult to say the least — so remembering that I already had a globe file from a few years ago, decided to try to recreate the project, adding my own twist, using paper.  I think it turned out quite nicely!  And, yes, the globe can turn if you don't glue the hat to the top of the globe.  

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Files I used to create this:
Globe:  https://bribos.nl/product/108-globe/
Hat:  https://www.simplycraftysvgs.com/shop/holidays/halloween/smiling-jack-o-lantern/
Face:  https://www.creativefabrica.com/product/cute-pumpkin-faces-jack-o-lantern-faces/

AC cardstock (12 x 12)
Vinyl from stash
Heavy body black paint, 1 inch foam brush
embellishments from stash (cheese cloth, mini rosette, purple web, ribbon

SCAL 6 Pro to mat and Skycut C24 to cut paper and vinyl
eBrush, Spectrum Noir markers
Hot glue gun
Bearly Art Craft Glue
Straw

7.31.25

3 Positives:
lunch with one of my sisters
helped a friend do some scanning
started reading a new book

My Journey Notes:
Adjustment in med dosage starts today after a call with the PCP re the results of Monday’s bloodwork. Back up a notch but for 5 days a week. We’ll see how that goes — another blood draw in about 30 days. Things are still a bit wonky overall and not settling where they need to be without lots of crazy side effects. Still not losing much in the weight department, but I guess a few ounces is better than none at all.
List started for the day. It’s getting longer and longer and I’m really hoping to get most of it crossed off before this evening. Routine for the morning has begun.

follow your heart

3 Positives:
The dreaded phone call wasn’t so bad after all. (I hate making phone calls!)
Finished reading a book.
Completed 3 small projects

My Journey Notes:
Waiting for the call from the dr.’s office about bloodwork — interesting results. Got down to the nitty gritty of the pharmacy issue yesterday and took care of a couple of other things while on the phone with the insurance company yesterday morning. At least that prescription snafu is sorted and hopefully an updated note will be in the system and the out of pocket info will be updated as well by tomorrow. Notes for dealing with that issue were helpful in staying on track!

thank you…

3 Positives:
yesterday morning’s walk was interesting
yummy smells from the kitchen
a clean desk/table to work on

My Journey Notes:
Waiting on a call or text from the doctor’s office today about the results from yesterday’s blood draw. Could be we’re going to be adjusting again. Levels may be just a tad too high for his liking.

Yesterday’s visit with the pharmacist was interesting. Calling the insurance company today to get the dirty details on dispensing quantities and if those 9 pills are for 3 months or longer. Gotta love it when they won’t approve a refill – and you can’t count the out of pocket towards your deductible. I’m already having to decide which migraines to treat and which ones to let run their course by letting them bloom fully before taking the med which is supposed to be taken at the onset.

Last night’s first session using the sleep/meditation app was a bust. LOL My phone shut off 15 minutes into the recording. Going to have to work on that tonight if I’m going to achieve the goal for the week.

generally speaking…

3 Positives:
nap
reading
got August’s ministering cards into envelopes, stamped and ready to mail.

My Journey Notes:
Yesterday wasn’t the best of days memory wise. I have found that I do need a step by step morning routine to stay on track before getting to the things I’d like to do in the moment. I got out of “step” yesterday morning and that messed things up for a while. Hoping for a better day today. New list to start out Monday and the week and checking things off a little better at the end of the day to make sure things are done.

3 Summer Tags for 2025 – Tag 3

It's the final day of this year's reveal.  I've been impressed with all the tags that have been shared on our Facebook page for this challenge.  Looking forward to seeing today's grouping!  

Lemonade and some variations of lemonade are my favorite drink of the season.  I decided to create something that reflected that for my last tag this year.  The  mason jar file is from SVGCuts.  I've had it for ages and I'm really happy with how this one cuts and is so adaptable.  

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I think it's fun when you can use your stash to create something fun and playful.  I did use pattern fill for the straw (a simple narrow rectangle) and cut a second mason jar shape which was altered to add a layer of lemonade to the original base shape.  The cap is a scrap of some patterned paper that I've added some yellow ink to to have the background not be quite so stark.  The ice cubes are cut from vellum and I've added some lemon slices made of polymer clay to the bottom of the jar with a heavy body glue.  I'd originally planned on doing a shaker, but decided against that after the fuse tool wasn't doing a clean shape for me this go round.  I'll try again in the future to use the fuse tool as it's worked with previous projects with no problem.  I added a hanger of cotton twine to the back of the tag and there's sufficient space for some personalization on the back .