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I love baby stamp sets. They are always so cute with the baby sized images that they have. Well, the Spring Mini has the CUTEST set. It is called Bundle of Joy. It is great for making congratulation cards as well as for making announcement cards. Also in the Spring Mini you will find something called Long Notes. Long Notes are 6 5/8" X 3 1/4" cards in Cool Caribbean, Sahara Sand, and So Saffron. These are really fun and you cannot make this size on your own because you would need a piece of cardstock larger than what SU! sells. They also come with envelopes. All of that...just to show you a quick card I made with the set. I wanted it to be really simple, but cute looking. I think I managed that task!

Hey you guys...I only got one positive response to being a guest stamper on my blog. You don't have to have your own blog. Just the ability to send me a JPEG image through e-mail. I'll take the rest from there. I'm thrilled Kendra agreed to do it because I know you all will LOVE her work and she is the nicest person! All you have to do is leave a comment...easy schmesy!

Tonight...I'm off to church to run a VeggieTales Family Fun Night. We will be playing games, doing a little art, watching the movie Moe and the Big Exit, and of course having some snacks! I have about 20 people, children, adults and four youth helpers coming. If you are reading this and wanna come I'd love to see you there!

Also, on the VeggieTales front...a special!! Book and hold a qualifying home show, catalog show, or e-show and receive an additional VT CD ($10.98 or less please) of your choice! This is in addition to the already great hostesses benefits that you will get from VTM! You can go to my VTM website HERE to check it all out. This offer is good from today until Easter. Please keep in mind that VeggieTales gifts made great Easter Basket stuffers. Easter is April 8th this year!

Well, I may not post tomorrow as I am going to a Beth Moore event at a local church. That combined with my want to sleep in a little in the morning may make it so I don't have time. I hope you have a great stamping day!

Happy Friday!

I can't believe it!

Just goes to show you have the weather can change on a dime...it snowed here last night! We went from having basically no snow to have enough to have to shovel again! Arrgh! Jon is going to hate that!

ANNOUNCEMENT
Would you like to be a featured artist on my blog? I'm going to start have a guest stamper each Sunday. The cool part is that anyone can be that guest stamper and you don't have to have a blog! If you'd like to be featured on a Sunday just post a comment over the next couple of days telling me that and I will put you on a list and just pick one at random from that list. Won't it be neato to see your work on my blog? FUN!!!

Okay, onto the artwork for the day. I made another criss cross card last night. I've been thinking about it since I made the first one a couple of days ago. I made this one for the tag we play on one of my yahoo groups...so if you are part of the SUAngels group this could be going to you! The stamps and the designer paper are from the Spring Mini which will be available March 1st. My stamp club group should be getting theirs shortly (even though I still don't have mine!). If you'd like a copy either e-mail me and let me know or just go online March 1st and take a peek! So, the paper is: Petals & Paisley Designer Paper, Rose Red, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, and Whisper White. Ink: Matches the cardstock. Accessories: Ribbon Originals Sweet Shop, Ribbon Originals Flirty Ribbon (still available 'til the end of February!), and a brad. I just love the spring feel this card has. I left the inside card blank for the sender to be able to write what they would like. These are soooo easy ladies...try one!

I'm going into work today to get ready for the VeggieTales Family Fun Night that I'm hosting on Friday night. Lots of fun! I also have to put together some information for Sunday School and that is a little more time consumer so I thought that maybe I could be more productive there. Also, if you came to my Pampered Chef party a couple of weeks ago please know that the orders are here, packed up and ready to have custody transferred to you! If I don't get a hold of you first please contact me and let me know what works best for you!

Have a great Thursday!

A Delightful Box

Good morning everyone! I'm excited to show you the project I made last night. I belong to a couple of yahoo groups and one of them, Karen's, lists a Sunday Stamp Camp Project. It is posted to help us with new ideas for stamp camp and workshops. I've never made anything that was posted before but I've kept every idea that Karen has posted. Well, I'm so happy that I made this box! It is really easy, doesn't take much time at all, and so cute! This first picture is a close up of the box top. I realized after I made the box I should have made the bottom a different color but...oh, well! I love the way the solid color drapes on the printed paper!

The top was made with a 12x12 piece of designer paper from the Sell A Bration (SAB) Simply Scrappin' Kit, Just Delightful. I had plenty left over for another project. ALL of the papers and embellishments are from Just Delightful. The stamping is from the coordinating SAB set called Delight in Life.

And finally a picture of the box all finished and together. No, it is not floating. It was just easier to get a picture of it up a little higher so I set it on a stamp box!

I'm looking forward to making this with the hostess Simply Scrappin' Kit called Friends & Flowers, as well!

So, I hope you like this box. I do believe when I do my Mother's Day Stamp Camp that we will be making a box like this!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Criss Cross Applesauce

I'm so excited about this card! I have always wanted to try a criss cross card...they look so neat. I also knew that I'm not really very talented in the cutting department and that I would ruin lots of paper trying to get it right. If nothing else...I know myself well! This weeks Technique Lovers Challenge (TLC) on SCS is the Criss Cross Card. I figured this would be a great way for me to learn how to make them. I did, indeed, ruin some paper before I figured out the correct way to cut it but once I did *insert smack in the head smiley here*. They really are very easy! You can let your creativity shine with these. So here is what I used. Stamp set: Because of You. Cardstock: Rose Red, Certainly Celery, Apricot Appeal, Close to Cocoa, and Shimmery White. Ink: All the Same as the cardstock. Accessories: Brads, Sweet Shop Ribbon Originals, Apricot Grosgrain. I wanted to use some glitter on the flowers and the ladybug but I think the shimmery white is enough. I'm just thrilled with how this came together. I think the outside of the card looks like a tuxedo...silly, huh? So, this is it...this is the swap card. I hope they all like it (and I hope I have enough of the Sweet Shop ribbon for all the swap cards!).

Have a terrific Tuesday all!

1st Try!

Here is my first try at the swap card I'm making. I'm using the set Because of You. This is based on my friend, Jennifer's card. The colors are the same and a couple of other things. I do like my first try but I think the white panel is a little too wide and if I make it just a might bit smaller it will balance it out a little. The little ladybug on the flower is something Jennifer did...isn't it a cute idea?! I'll be working on this some more today so that I can have it all done and ready to go. Stamps: Because of You. Carstock: Rose Red, Gable Green, Whisper White. Ink: Stazon Black, Close to Cocoa, Rose Red, Cameo Coral, Barely Banana, Marigold Morning, Gable Green, and Bashful Blue.

So, guess what I finished up yesterday? I finished up and transmitted our taxes. So glad I'm done with that! I'm happy to say we are getting money back...everyone all together now...YAY!!! I know, I know, we should make it so we get that money through out the year and now loan it to the government but we don't, so we are just happy!!! Oh, and did you know you have one extra day to prepare and file your taxes this year? Up, you do. I don't recall why but the IRS extended the deadline by one day...aren't they generous? :0)

I hope you all have a marvelous Monday!

Why Would I Show You This?

Today I'm showing you a pile of trimmed rubber. Because trimmed rubber means new stamp sets and new stamp sets means exciting stamping! Yesterday I got all 19 of my swap cards stamped , put in clear envelopes (I do this to protect them.), and then put in the envelope to be mailed on Tuesday. And, everyone...why is that good? Because that means I'll have neato, new stuff to show you next month! Woohoo!

Today, I have to start planning my next swap card for the Walk Through The Catalog -- the Nature section. I choose the stamp set Because of You. My friend Jennifer did a really cute card with this right after I got it this summer so I may have to just tweak her idea a little and make it my own...please Jennifer?!

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my little goofy post today!

Have a great Sunday!