Ugh!

Get this... I have the WORST pain in my neck and head (from stamping too long, does anyone else have this problem?) AND... I can't take anything for it! You see, I had an ultrasound of my thyroid last week and they found a nodule that needs a biopsy. Guess how they do it. They stick a needle in my neck and into my thyroid, while I'm AWAKE! Doesn't that sound like fun? So here's the predicament right now... because I'm having this procedure, I can't take any Motrin (my drug of choice) or aspirin or Tylenol because it will thin my blood and make me more likely to bleed. So, I was in agony all night and hardly got any sleep. The neck wrap and ice pack didn't help much and I'm miserable.
At least I enjoyed my late-night stamp fest last night. I used my Copic markers for the first time to color this mouse and cow from My Favorite Things. I love how vibrant these markers are and love how they blend. I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I did try a little blending and like the way these came out, considering they're my first attempt at it. The mouse card uses SU! cardstock in regal rose, lovely lilac and yo yo yellow. The eyelets are SU! and the ribbon is from Prima.




The Cow card uses SU!'s cameo coral, yo yo yellow and gable green. The eyelet is SU!, the flowers are Prima, the ribbon is DCWV and I used my Cuttlebug for the embossed flowers. I'm still getting the hang of taking photos of my cards. They are so much more vibrant in person than they appear here, but you get the idea. Oh, the ink is the Adirondack Pitch Black which I LOVE! It's my new favorite ink. I colored these images immediately and it didn't bleed or turn my markers black! I highly recommend it. And Copics? Oh, I love them! I thought I'd be happy with just the one set, but I see more in my future. I better sell some stuff on ebay or something!