Health Issues

  Back in early May 2026, I started having health issues with A-Fib, pneumonia and potassium was low, I was in the hosptial a few day and came home and was back in the hospital again the end of May. A few doctor were set up to go see. The new heart doctor called in a A-Fib doctor, a kidney doctor, a lung specialist, a gastrologist and a neurologist. 

My new A-Fib doctor wanted to do an Ablation and Watchman on me when I went to see him, June 2026 but he said there was 1000 ahead of me. As my health continues to declined he updated my three procedures and tried to do them August 3, I was on the operating table after they put 40 cold patches on me and started putting me to sleep, they had to stop, pink froth was coming from my lungs, I had flash pulmonard edema, I was drowning in my own fluid. I was admitted in the hospital and put on strong lasix and potassium. in three days I lost 15 pounds and was released from hospital. From August 6 to August 23 I was 20 to 40 mg of lasix and potassium. on August 24th I went to the hospital for my procedures. After the abalation and watchmaan I was sent home that evening. 

On top of everything going on with my health, I have 3b chronic kidney disease. And it has reared its ugly head and has started bothering me with itchy skin, and my glusose, Co2, bun, creative and potassium is either low or high. My eGFR started out in May in the 50 and now is 30. If it goes down to 15 I will be on dialysis. 

At this time I need to start getting rid of all of my die cutting tools and rubber stamps. 

What's New with Me!

 My health continues to go south, May 8-10, 2026 I wasn't feeling well and I ended up in the hospital with A-Fib pneumonia, and asthma. after coming home I still didn't feel well, I woke up with A-Fib having strong heart palpitations all morning til i told my family to take me to the emergency, May 28, 2026. the diagnose was low magnesium levels, basic metabolic panel, CBC auto defferential, magnesium, NTproBNP, TSH, Troponin. Imaging test; ECG 12 leads, Trans thoraic Echo (TTE, XR cjest 1 view. And then released early evening. 

I've seen several new doctors from May 28 --  August 5, 2026, my new Oklahoma Heart Hosipal, Breathe Oklahoma and Integris doctors are: heart doctor,  A-Fib doctor, lung doctor, kidney doctor, neurologist doctor and gastrologist doctor. 

The A-Fib doctor said I need an ablation and watchman, it was suppose to happen August 3, 2026, they were about to put me out but then I started breathing pink froth so they aborted the surgeries. I stayed in the hospital four days during that time they stretched my throat with a balloon in hopes that I can eat without getting chocked. Comments from doctor: tortuous esophagus dilated with TTS balloon. Update: Abaltion and watchman has been recheduled from August 24, 2026. 

During all of this my terrible headaches has never left me. I would like to wake up with no headache. Since fall of 2014 not one day has gone without a headache of some sort. I've been diagnosed with Cluster headaches, Trigenial Neurolgia, Auro Migraines, Migraines, sinus headaches, and one headache that effect one side of my head including half of my nose, half of my lip, half of my teeth and one eye, half of my head. During those headaches my face feels cold. 

Nothing in the way of medication seems to help. I tried Botox from 2014-2021and it didn't help. 

I'm 80 now, I hope I made it through this surgery. if not I have lots of crafting supplies someone else with get to play with. I should have sold it all by now. My mind wants to get back in doing craft projects but my body says not now. 

What is going on at my house

 It's been a while since I've been on Stamped Impressions. I barely have any time to do what I loved to do, sometimes life just in the way of having fun. 

From 2009 to 2022 I lived for stamping, cutting diecutting, booking masking, card making, artwork and more. It all changed in 2022 when we moved down to be close to my mother. Then she passed away last year, and then my dear husband had a stroke during a surgery and this has added to my stress.

Memory Bear

I'm making bear using her clothing. This bear was made using her pink denim pants and a pink t-shirt. 

Hi, sorry its been a long time since I've posted anything on my blog. 

My dear sweet mother passed away last year on September 1, 2025. She was going to be 100 in 6 weeks and was looking forward to celebrating her big day. I guess God had other plans and our mother had a stroke during the night and never woke up. 

All of these bears are made with my mother's clothes. Each bear is approx. 161/2 " - 17" from head to toe. 

 The last 15 or so years she liked painting on wood projects. So much of her clothes had specks of paint on them. Most of these bears has little specks of paint and my family is thrilled to had the paint on the bears. I sure a little glue is on the jeans and knit tops she liked to wear as well. 

My mother made over 75 handmade books. 

I have included ribbon around the necks of all the bears before giving them out to our family. I've made 13 bears and have three more ready to sew up. 

Judy's Handmade Soap

Handmade soap I've made recently

 I've made more handmade soap recently, I plan to sell locally. I have a total of 6 batches of soap on Marketplace. It's slow doing. I have one more batch to get up but need to take photos of them. One more is waiting to cure. This week I plan on making a few more. The last two batches unscented. 

In the meantime I've been making soap saver bags, concrete soap dishes and small face disk. 

I'm planning on setting up locally in my home town. 

Cucumber Melon Brazilian Clay Handmade Soap

 Sorry I haven't been on blog in some time. Life just seems to get in the way. I've been in the hospital three times since I wrote in the blog. I'm feel better and have been thinking of getting back into soap making. From 1999-2008 I sold handmade soap and candles. 

Today, I'm sharing this handmade soap using CP cold process soap I made 1-24-2024. I used Cucumber Melon FO/EO and Brazilian Clay from Nurture Soap on this soap. I'm pleased with the results of this soap. 

Now, it has to cure 4 to 6 weeks so it will last longer in the shower or bathing. 

Handmade Book

This year I've spent more time with my mother going to my doctors appointments and taking my 96 year old mother to wound care specialist, she has an ulcer on her leg where she had cancer. Specialist told me you usually get an ulcer where you get radiation. She is in lots of pain and has home health 3 times a week. 

I try to keep her busy when I'm with her.

June 2nd and 3rd before I had major surgery June 13 we made books like this one. I've now had complication due to surgery and now spend a lot of my time in bed, doctors orders.

Now, lets get back to my booklet; 

I took a few book making supplies, a book/box scoreboards die by Sizzix/Eileen Hull, a Thinlits die by Eileen Hull, some TH Bigz die cuts, tissue tape and cling stamps by Tim Holtz, a new scrapbook pad by Hobby Lobby, a bunch of cut-out stamped and watercolor images. 

Mother has some older Sizzix red thick dies and Tim Holtz bigz dies and stamps that I used on this project as well. My mother made her own book using some of the dies I used. (I shared mothers book on Facebook.) 

The front and back die cut covers were made with black mat board. Each page is made with two scrapbook pages and a heavy card stock inside. We needed lots of glue. Finished book: 5" x 6 1/2"

One of my Eileen Hull scoreboards xl dies is this book/box die;

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1161591749/sizzix-scoreboards-xl-book-box-die?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=eileen+hull&ref=sr_gallery-1-2

Mandala thilits die: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1080288160/sizzix-heart-mandala-by-eileen-hull?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=eileen+hull&ref=sr_gallery-1-4

My favorite tools:"We R Memory Keepers" Crop-a-Dile - Corrner Chomper

https://www.scrapbook.com/store/wr-70904-6.html 

Crop-a Dile - Eyelet and Snap Punch tool:

https://www.scrapbook.com/store/wr-70907-7.html

Framed Spring Flowers

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I watched Eileen’s video over on #Ornamentally Yours Facebook group April 1, 2022. This is what I made after her class and then I made two more frames the next morning, one for me and one for my mom. We will finish those together.

On this one I used silk for a hanger. Tucked down in corner is #eileenhull mandala die made to look like a flower holder. 

Dies are all from #Sizzix. Stamp by Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz.

This is how Eileen made her fabulous project:

Collage Box

This is a project I made to entered in #eileenhullcreativeparty  

I used a scoreboards xl die called the book/box die to make the box. On the lid of box I used my gel press with stencils and paint then finished it using a pink mandala die-cut, gauze, small piece of pink fabric, gold fiber, vintage lace, old rick-rack, old dictionary page stained with archival ink, and then finished it with a stamped and watercolor image.

Eileen Hull is the designer of the book/box die and mandala thinlits dies.

 

Stenciled Gel Press Notebook

I created this piece after seeing #EileenHullDesigns video on “half size folio journal”. I used a stencil with #gelpress to make the page on front of my folio journal.

It was easy to make and it was just the right color of elastic to use and was delivered yesterday.

I used #sizzix folio scoreboards xl die for book and passport scoreboards xl die for inside pages.

Thanks for sharing how to use a button on this project. I purchased a variety of 101 red buttons last week.

Tim Holtz flowers were made using chipboard and then painted with acrylic paint. Stencils were from my Cameo.

I published this piece 2-2022 on Facebook.

Making Books using Gel Printing

 

I made these books using Eileen Hull books and box scoreboards xl dies. Gel printed was used to color both books. 

Busy Making Handbags Again

 Besides making a large leather handbag in January I made a few large books using a plus size die. I've also had fun drawing faces again. It's been more than a year since I've drawn anything. I haven't pay for classes, just free classes with Strathmore Online Workshops through the years.

This past week I was down with my mother and made her two leather handbags. That makes three leather handbags/purses I've made in the last 30 days. 

If you're my friend on Facebook you might have seen the post.

This is the first leather handbag I shared last month.

Leather Handbag

I purchased Schmetz leather needles art: 1715 to use with my 1630 Bernina sewing machine purchased back in 1993. I made this purse/handbag last week with two inside pockets one large fabric and one leather, the leather pocket is for my iPhone. My family says it looks like a 500.00 handbag. I still need topstitching around top of bag. My mom says; take it to a shoe repair and have them topstitch it. I'm scared they will ruin it.

My last leather handbag was made by my mother and me 8 years ago.

Making Christmas Gifts

I made a bunch of Christmas gifts this year using a scoreboards die and Gelli printing plate, No two book are alike. 

I added two small composition books to each book. Gelli Printed books 3 5/8" x 5" 

With closures, elastic, mini books, embellishments I was out of pocket over 100.00. This didn't include price of die cutting, tools, paint, file folders, stencils and gelli printing plate.

MOMENTS

 I made this piece using a white business size envelope, dictionary pages, three die cut tags and flower die cuts, ink pad and applicator, decoupage glue and a fall leaves napkin. 

I used #eileenhulldesigns and #timholtz thinlits dies

Make Amazing Happen

 I've had fun with my mother making and filling books with photo copies of my great grandparents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, sisters and brothers. The next book I want to make is using photo copies of our children and grandchildren. I used Eileen Hull scoreboards xl pocket notebook die with matte board to make this book. I have many more photos is this book. Before closing this book, I want to make an index at back of book to tell who these family members are. My grandmother lived to the age of 94. My mother is 95 and will be 96 in October this year; 2021. She has already made around 20 books, they are filled with photo copies I made with my laser printer. Each of the photos were cut and many were matte with scrapbook paper. I've copied and cut appropriate 500 images from our family photos that are dated from 1800's to 2021. 

Feeling less than Perfect

We were down in the city to go to doctors appointments, we left first appointment from Heart Hospital and stopped at a burger place we had been to in Stillwater and Norman, Ok.

I got sick less than 30 minutes of eating a burger and coke with ice. We ate inside April 19 and I had to stop at a business just a block away to go to restroom. After leaving the restroom we drove to mothers, I was sick all night and then came home the next morning. On the way home I called to see if I could get in to see my doctor. He told me to come in the next day; April 21. 

I told him about getting sick after eating the burger, he said a virus was going around and that is what was making me ill. He ask me to go to the hospital to pick up test tube bottles. I came back here and then took the 4 test tube bottles at the hospital the next day. The first test came back, nurse said it was bacterial infection and was given medication that druggist said I was allergic to. The medication gave me abdominal pains every time I took it. I called back to doctor this past Monday, I left a message for his nurse that I couldn't take the medication because it wasn't agreeing with my stomach so he prescribed another medication this time it doesn't make me sick. Tuesday, May 4 one of  doctors nurse calls me to say they just got the report from one of my test tube bottles that I have Salmonella poisoning. 

That's what I thought all along. It's been 17 days since this nightmare started. I've had nausea, fever, chills, diarrhea, abdominal cramps and terrible headaches. 

Notes I found on Google: 

(((Can you die from salmonella? Salmonella is rarely fatal, but if the bacteria enters your bloodstream, it can be life-threatening, especially for people with weakened immune systems, such as the elderly, the very young, and those with diseases

How long does food poisoning last? Most cases of food poisoning last about 1 to 2 days and symptoms resolve on their own. If symptoms persist longer than that, the person should contact their health-care professional. Cyclospora infections may be difficult to detect and diarrhea may last for weeks.

In otherwise healthy people, symptoms should go away in 2 to 5 days, but they may last for 1 to 2 weeks. People who have been treated for salmonella may continue to shed the bacteria in their stool for months to a year after the infection.))))

Flower Journal

I made this Folio Journal scoreboards lx die with other thinlits from Eileen Hull Designs. I used mat board to die cut my booklet. 

Collage Jar with Handle

 

I made this for the Spring Container for May Day Jar and Hanger for Eileen Hull Fan club. I used an old discarded school book from 1947 that had missing pages. I used a page with rabbits. 

Supplies: Eileen Hull die cut flowers and twist and style thread twisting tool. Tim Holtz die cut flowers, TH distress collage medium and TH tissue paper roll. Other supplies; glass jar from my kitchen, gesso, cardstock, twine and bling. Fresh cut flowers are from my garden. 

Another Die-cut and Stamped Card

 I used a few dies and cling rubber stamp, distress crayons and Jane Davenport palette to color flowers. 

New Card

  I made this card using a portion of Eileen Hull's #664882 mandala thinlits die, and Olivia Rose geometric thinlits dies from my new stash of supplies.

Tim Holtz distress crayons were used to color sizzix die cut flowers and stamp a cling image from; CSM155. Distress oxide was using along edges of archival black inked cling mount quote. 

Martha Stewart Multi-purpose glitter paint was used on EH's mandala die-cut.

Tool Caddy

 

I made another tool caddy, this one was made using scoreboards xl post box die and gift box scoreboards xl die both by #Eileen Hull Designs. I've added a lazy susan turntable too. 

Die Cut Display Stand

 

I made this for my youngest sisters birthday. 

I used Eileen Hull display stand scoreboards xl die, some of Tim Holtz supplies and other supplies from my stash. Paper flowers were watercolored. 2021 calendar was a free download. 

Caddy Project

 

Over on Eileen Hull  Fan Club many of the members are making their version of a caddy Eileen shared how to do. I don't have the newest post box die or swivel but do have the shopping bag die and gift box die so this is my project using two of her dies. 

I covered both die cuts with 12 x 12" scrapbook papers from my stash and lots of glue!