Introducing...

Introducing my new stamp...Hanna! Isn't she just the cutest? I got the first offered Hanna Stamps set awhile ago but was having a terrible time coming up with a card I liked. Not because of Hanna (did I say she is soooo cute?) but because I was just blocking for some reason. Anyway, I finally sat down last night, ditched everything else I had done, and started over. Low and behold I came up with this Hanna Christmas Shops card. Don't you just love it?! You know what else? I'm learning to appreciate acrylic stamps. Yikes! Did I say that? Being clear makes it so easy to place the stamp right where it needs to go! I used some textured paper and elements from the SU! Simply Scrappin' Kit Winter Bright for some accent, added some White Taffeta ribbon (LOVE that stuff!) and taadaa! Hanna is Christmas shopping! Full details can be found HERE. The card is a 'Z' fold card and is Beate's weekend challenge layout. They are sooo easy to make so go ahead...try one yourself and if you do...leave me a link so I can see it, too!!!

Do you like Hanna and want to check her out for yourself? Well, visit Kristi's store and discover the first TWO sets that she has released AND get free shipping on the sets until she gets her official store up and running! Exciting!

Well, I hope everyone has a great weekend!

The Cutest Skeleton!

Alright, you may or may not know that I don't really like scary stuff. Cute stuff at Halloween is great but if it is scary...I won't be there. Well, I got a skeleton RAK in the mail the other day and thankfully it wasn't scary. As a matter of fact it is so cute I must share! The front is cute in and of itself but when you open it up and see the skeleton on the inside...GREAT!

Unfortunately, I couldn't tell you where the stamps came from but I sure think she did a great job making this card!

Don't forget about the Christmas Angel swap in the post above. I believe we have 10 people participating now...it will be fun!

How cute!

Hello all! I've had a great response to the Secret Angel Swap that is at the top. Eight people have signed up so far! Woohoo! There is still time to sign up and room for lots more so go ahead...you know you want to! After the sign up deadline I'll be putting a link to the swap information in the left hand column so it is easy for everyone to find!

Look what I received in the mail last week! I helped my friend Debby with a couple of questions that she had on her blog and she sent me this stinkin' cute post it note holder! Did you notice it is pink? How did she know that I LOVE pink? I know that the polar bear is from a retired SU! set but I'm not sure the name. I believe the base cardstock is Pink Passion. Maybe Debby will comment and tell us the measurements and such...please? I put this in my purse so that I always have a piece of paper available. Now, if the pen were that easy to find! LOL!

You enjoy your day and sign up for the swap!

***Edit: Debby was kind enough to share her instructions in the comment section but I thought I'd put them here as well. Thanks so much Debby!***

Cut card stock at 3 1/2 x 11 and score at 5 1/2 and then 1/2 inch from that on both sides. This makes so it will be mountain and valley folds so that the post it paper fits inside with out it looking bulky. Stamp your card stock with snowflakes. I did the inside and outside with the same snowflakes. Punch with the word punch at the top for a handle. Put a ribbon across the middle and stamp your image on ww card stock, color in and layer on a coordinating color. Mount this to post it note cover. And your done! Now wasn't that an easy project to make? Optional: I added Crystal Effects to the scarf, skates and hot choc and heart on the cup to make them stand out more from the bear. I love the effect this give the bears.

Cards...

But not just any kind of cards! Pokemon cards. Remember when you saw the picture of Kyler with the Pokemon frame? Well, a very sweet lady named Patty e-mailed me and told me that her husband and son had a ton of them they didn't play with anymore and would Kyler like some. Ummm...yeah...I think he'd like them! Well, her box came in the mail yesterday. Unfortunately I couldn't let Kyler open it yesterday (mean mom!) but today, once all of his chores were done, he got to open it. Ya think he's happy about that? Sorry the picture is so dark...it was pretty foggy here this morning. Thank you so much Patty!
He is all busy categorizing the cards and making them just so...it is cute! Speaking of Kyler and cute...'cuz he is cute I tell ya!

He, of course, needed to make a thank you card for JoAnna so here is a little picture of him coloring the images. He's still at that age where he has his tongue out when he's concentrating. So cute! And, JoAnna, if you are reading this don't look to close 'cuz I'm sure he'll want the card to be a surprise!

I hope you all have had a fantastic Tuesday! See you tomorrow!

Mmmm...Tacos!

Got this news from Arms Wide Open...


You can go HERE for more information! Fun!

I'm here!

Hi All! Busy day yesterday so I didn't get a chance to post. We went to Seattle and had family pictures done. Kind of a frustrating process but I'm glad to have gotten them done! And, Monday's are my staff meeting day at work so I'm almost always there on Monday mornings. I'm planning a Fall Fest at the church and really need to get some stuff done!

So...here is your artwork for today...This is a card made with the My Favorite Things set called Think Pink. You can tell that it is a set to support cancer and with that they are donating 50% of each set sold to Breast Cancer research! You can see the MFT website HERE.

You can't see it very well in the picture but IRL this card is very sparkly as I've used my Spica Glitter Pen on all of the words. I think this Cuttlebug background works so well for these types of cards. It is called You and has words such as extraordinary, dear, sweet, strong, etc on it. The Celebrate Life stamp is from the SU! hostess set, So Many Sayings, that I took and cut into individual sayings. So much easier to use this way! :o) If you want to see what else I used to make this card you can click HERE to go to SCS.

Hope you had a great weekend!