It came...it came!

My Fall/Winter Preview order came yesterday! We left at about 5:45 for a spaghetti feed the the local VFW was sponsoring and it still hadn't arrived. Luckily, when I got home it had arrived! Yippee!! *huge grin* In all I received 8 new stamp sets (two of which are NEW hostess sets a level 2 and a level 3!), the 6 new In Color stamp pads, the In Color cardstock assortment pack (plus various other cardstock), Groovy Guava cardstock, Purely Pomegranate (I am in love with this color) cardstock, a new Jumbo Wheel, and the new Rhinestone Brads in both colors in the circle shape. I think I'm in love! I haven't had the chance to stamp anything with them though because I'm desperately trying to finish my reading. Only 6 more chapters and I'm actually enjoying reading it now! Yay!

I want to show you a Bella card that I made for my friend, Jennifer, for her birthday. I don't even remember the name of this Bella although I know Jennifer will tell me! :0) I wanted to make something special and unique just for Jenniger and I had seen something similar on the SU! demo website so I thought I could make it work for my purposes. Anyway, I made it with the Bella but Jennifer got SU! dollars for her birthday. She seemed to be happy with it so that is good! Okay, she was VERY happy with it so that was GREAT!!!

On another note. Remember back when I provided a link to a SU! questionnaire that you could fill out to become a SU! Ambassador type of person? Well, guess what? One of my friends, Stephanie, was chosen for that program! How cool is that? She didn't even know she was accepted until she received a box in the mail. She got 2 stamp sets, cardstock, a punch, and some other neato things. Stephanie tells me that she has filled out two surveys since receiving the box. Sure wish I could have been picked...free stuff...gotta love it!

Oh, I've been asked for the Google reader link again (I think I made a mistake the first time, sorry!) so here it is. Google Reader I hope that one works!

I'll be up early tomorrow morning so I hope to get one more post in before I leave. Catch ya then!

I drive myself crazy sometimes!

Okay, so I was thinking earlier today of something I wanted to tell you guys but now I can't remember. I should have just posted then. Just call me ditzy Lorie! Did you see how fast we are moving to 20,000 views? Holy cow! I guess I will for sure be handing out some candy when I return!

Oh, I know...I wanted to post a picture of my SU! orders. That would be great wouldn't it? Yeah...it would...if I had them! Of course my Mr. Brown doesn't come until about 5:30 P.M....I think we are the last on his route! :0( I'll make sure you see the goodies tomorrow though!

I just thought I'd show you guys one of the two cutie cards that Courtney sent with her Prize Swap entry. Isn't it adorable? She used some Palette O Prints paper, Big Blooms Stamp Set (from the spring mini...which you can still order from until June 29th), some stitched grosgrain from the Ribbon Originals in Sweet Shop. I just love this card! I think I say it about just about all cards but you have to agree...this is a great one! I really wish I would have gotten that Big Blooms set...oh, yeah...I still can! :0)

So did you all go figure out Google Reader? I haven't gotten any cancellation requests from FeedBlitz yet. You really should try it...it is fantastic!

Well, ladies...I did the spell check, now I'm going to read the post over again and push 'publish post'. I hope you have a fantastic evening! See you tomorrow!

Something Neato!

Hey, you guys. I've gotta share with you how I'm reading all of my favorite blogs now. Google has something called Google Reader. You go there...add in your favorite blogs and BINGO! You are all set. It updates when the new feed is posted and not the entire next day. So, right after I post this...I will see it on Google reader. You can check it out HERE.

Today I received Heather's swap. What is with the post office anyway? I did not receive the last two swaps though so I have the extras in an envelope to go to Dawn when I mail out the return swaps. If I should receive new swaps in tomorrows mail I'll go ahead and swap them but they will not have had the chance to be in the contest because the winner was chosen today. Like I said before I needed this to be quick and efficient so that I can leave for school without thinking about it. I'm going to weigh envelopes when I'm done with this post so I can be all set! :0)

Oh, and did I say winner? Did you want to know who the winner of the Prize Swap is? You do? Okay....

































the winner is....




















Debby Tillman from right here in Ellensburg! Her cutie Bella just caught my husbands eye and he named it the winner! Congratulations Debby! I put the winnings in your envelope and will bring it to you at church tomorrow! Oh, you say you want to see the winning card? Okay, fine, I'll do it! :0) Now, how cute is Curlysurprisseabella? Do you not just love the ribbon and very neato rhinestone brad in the corner!? Debby...you did just a fantastic job! Actually you ALL did a fantastic job! I'll/Todd will be posting the other entries this week and next.

Speaking of Todd...you know what he said to me? He said that he just might try to do some stamping of his own to show you guys. Now how cool is that? He did stamp me a couple of cards a couple of months ago and did just a fine job!

Oh, and guess what else is exciting? My Fall/Winter Preview order will be here tomorrow! Woohoo! I don't think I'll have time to actually stamp with any of it but I will take the time to go ahead and take a picture of it all and post it for ya! Now, isn't that exciting!?

Alright, now that you are all holding your breath 'til the picture tomorrow...go, have a great night! I'll see you tomorrow! :0)

Some Artwork

I just spent an hour cropping and sizing the pictures of the swap cards that I have thus far and, much to my delight I have a card to show you. Sorry I've been so sporadic recently. You don't need to hear about the silly book again so I won't repeat it. Anyway, here is a card I got with the blog candy that I won a couple of weeks ago. I really LOVE this card. The little front part opens up and there is a tea bag inside. I'm sending this to my Chemo Patient because she is truly one of the most positive people I know! Her favorite color is pink just like mine and our birthday's are only 1 day apart. Isn't that neato?

Oh, I must tell you that if you guys get my counter over 20,000 while I'm gone then I'll post some blog candy when I get back from school. Again, I don't know what it will be but I'm sure you'll like it. I know...how about you guys tell me what you would like to see in blog candy. Maybe I can tailor it a bit to the overall consensus. So, please comment on this post.

See you guys tomorrow! :0)

I received more today!

Just a quick note to let you know that I got two more swaps today! I received Jackie's and Mindy's. Way, way, cute ladies! Heather...please do not panic...I'm sure yours will come tomorrow. As I'm sending them on Friday I can wait just one more day to swap these out. Kristine and Michelle...please e-mail me or comment here to let me know the status of your swaps. Thanks! Also, If I do not receive all of the swap your extra cards can either come back to you or I will send them to Dawn Griffith for her 'Operation Glitter Drop' cards for the troops. Just let me know what you'd prefer!

I'll be back later tonight to post one of the extra cards that I received!

Testing 1,2,3...

Hello ladies, this is Todd giving it a try. I will be attempting to be as helpful and interesting as Lorie is while she is gone. Be patient and realize men are not created equally. Have a great night and stamp on.........

They are arriving!

Exciting news! The swap cards are arriving! Here is what I have received:

Mine
Janel Malella
Debby Tillman
Jodene Muri
Courtney Fowler
Amber Porter

So, I'm just looking for 5 more to arrive by Wednesday's mail. How exciting! When Janel dropped off her super cute card in the bag was a card for me. It is soooo pretty! See the stitching? From what I can tell that is hand done! Also, the beads in the middle of the flowers...hand sewn! And the So Saffron piece? Cuttlebugged! Thank you so much Janel!

I have also received some great cards from a couple of the other girls so I'll be sharing those with you this week, too!

I'll report back tomorrow on the additional swaps I receive!

Just a quick card that I made a little while ago. I made this card for our friends 14th wedding anniversary. It is very basic but I thought it was cute. I thought the saying was cute because I used their four kiddos as the 'little things' in the saying. Hence the four little ladybugs. This is the set Little Lady by Papertrey Ink. As I said on another post I had never used clear stamps until I got this set. I must reiterate how much I like this set. Not just because they are clear but because of the way the set comes to you. First it comes to you in a great clear box. Once I get the adhesive off it will be a perfect gift box for card sets. Then, you receive a clear CD holder to place your stamps on and to store them in. VERY cool! If you can believe it this set has a total of 20 images and it is only $15!!!

I have three friends that I need to make birthday cards for today! One is already going to be late but when she sees what it is she will forgive me! I'll post them, I hope, this week. Or I'll have Todd do it while I'm gone.

Oh, guess what!? I have a just about $200 order sitting at SU! It is a pre-order for the new 07-08 catalog. I'm soooo excited! I just have to make sure it is okay with Todd and then I'll hit the confirm button! Yahoo! Wanna know what is cool about being a SU! demo? Well, the stamps that are in the Fall/Winter Preview Catalog we get not only our normal discount but also an extra 20% off!!! How could I not order them all?! :0)

Anyway, have a great Sunday everyone!