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Hello all! For anyone waiting on packages in the mail from me, I've been sick and haven't gotten to the post office. I've been fighting a skin infection this week. Finally went to urgent care yesterday, got antibiotics. I woke up today with my eye swollen completely shut, the entire right side of my face swelled up and hot, and in a lot of pain, so I went to the ER. ER did a cat scan and found my eye is ok, but the skin infection has moved and is taking up most of the right side of my face. I was given 2 antibiotics through IV, and sent home with another antibiotic and pain pills. So, I'm going to sleep! Dr. says if I don't see marked improvement by Monday, or if its any worse tomorrow, to come back to the hospital and they will admit me for more iv therapy, and to see an infectious disease Dr. Here's your wiener! Sammy hacking my Facebook page.

Want to do an art journal page? Here we go! What you'll need: A book to work in (this book is a Strathmore Visual Journal) Pastels (I used Pan Pastels) Stamps (mine are Tim Holtz) Colored Pencils Gesso White Paint Pen Staz On or Archival Ink Glossy Accents Glitter Pen (Sakura) Ditto Spray (Green) Scrap of Card Stock Heat Gun Paint Brush Paper Towel  Paint Page with gesso. Dry with heat tool. I painted over a back ground that didn't turn out well.   Add some pale green and orange pastel to cover the gesso'd page. Rub gently with paper towel to remove excess pastel.  Stamp some flourish-y flower-y things across the bottom of the page using permanent ink.  Use a little colored pencil on the stamped images. Go over some of the stamped images with the glitter pen.  Stamp 3 butterflies on scrap card stock sung permanent ink. Color with colored pencils, ass a little glitter pen, and cut out.  Glue the butterflies to the page using Glossy Accents. Only glue...