This is the newest release from Hanna Stamps that will be available this Friday, January 4. This set is just too stinkin' cute! There are 14 different stamps in this set and they are all amazing! I colored Hanna's dress with my copics then went back with my Regal Rose Stampin' Write Pen and made polkadots all over her dress. Her purse has stickles and a dot of Liquid Pearls. Her necklace and earrings are also liquid pearls. I also gave her polished toenails, which are really hard to see in the photo. Yep, Hanna is sporting a short "do" in this set, but don't worry she will soon make another debut with longer locks! I used Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink and Purely Pomegrante - these colors are Yummo together!!!! I will have more DT sneak peeks throughout the week.

This is a lunchpail tin I decorated a couple of weeks ago - it was ordered by one of the teacher's at Morgan's school. I think it turned out really cute - I wanted to keep it for myself! *wink* I filled it with fifteen cards, envies and of course a matching pen. She loved it!

I will be working on several projects over the next few days for some sneak peeks for the My Favorite Things and Hanna Stamps new releases, you won't want to miss these because the newest sets are amazing!

We are just a few days away from a brand new year! I will be giving away some blog candy in a few days to celebrate the new year and to celebrate more than 200,000 hits to my blog since I started a little over a year ago!! Keep your eyes peeled!

I am going to be changing up my blog and giving it a little facelift! My good friend and fellow design team member, Beth Silaika, made me the most adorable new Blog Banner and I can't wait to show it to you all. Beth will be installing it for me tonight!! Beth did a wonderful job! Thanks Bethie, love ya much! *muah* If you are looking for a new banner or maybe a new watermark for your photos check out Freckled Fun Designs and let Beth create something adorable for ya!

I haven't posted in a few days - I have been taking care of Morgan, trying to finish my christmas shopping and attempting to finish the projects I have been working on. I finally finished! lol

This is an Elzybelle card I made a few weeks ago for a card order and for my stamp club and I completely forgot to share it - so here it is. I just love these little girls carrying the tree, it is just sooooo cute! I have so enjoyed working on my christmas cards and was sad to see them go. I just love christmas!

Thank you for all your kind words and emails concerning Morgan's surgery - she did well and is starting to recover - she is still having some pain, but we are keeping that under control. She is eating and drinking well - that's a great sign! I hope 2008 is much better for her and her throat infections are down to a minimum!

Have a great Christmas and enjoy the time with your family! I will be back in a day or two.

Recipe
Stamps: Elzybelle Girls with Tree, 'Tis the Season by Hanna Stamps
Ink: Real Red, Palette Noir
Cardstock: WW, Real Red, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Tulip Puffy Paint, Grosgrain Ribbon, Stickles, Dimensionals, Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Punches, Copic Markers

Can I just say how much I LOVE this image?!! It was the main reason I bought Big on Christmas. This card came together so easily and looks really elegant IRL. This is one of my personal christmas cards that I sent out this year. I colored and cut the tree out and popped it up on dimensionals and added a few red gemstones - the rest of the letters are covered with stickles - sooooo sparkly! I am scrambling to get the rest of my gifts completed and the rest of my cards mailed out - I think I need a few more hours in the day! Morgan will have her surgery in the morning - once we get home and I will post and let everyone know how it went. Have a great day!

Recipe:
Stamps: SU! Big on Christmas
Cardstock: Real Red, WW, Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Palette Noir
Accessories: Grosgrain Ribbon, Brads, Copic Markers, Cuttlebug, Gemstones, Stickles and Dimensionals.

I am FINALLY making some christmas things just for myself - well actually for me to give away. I made a few of these to add to my christmas cards that I will be giving out - I made several different christmas cards this year, instead of making them all the same. This has to be my absolute favorite card I have made so far. I wasn't sure about the color combo when I was putting everything together, but once I finished - oh, I was in love! The set is Baby It's Cold Outside by MFT! I used Tulip Puffy Paint for the snow and dazzling diamonds on the snowman, hat and scarf - it's soooo sparkly! I still have a few christmas presents left to purchase and wrap and a few projects to complete.

My daughter Morgan will be having a tonsillectomy this Thursday morning, she has been having chronic tonsillitis for the last 5 months and pretty much gets sick at least once a month - it's awful! She has missed several days of school since the beginning of the school year. The dr. says that the surgery will make her feel so much better and have less illness - I'm all for that! Keep her in your thoughts :)

Recipe
Stamps: Baby It's Cold Outside by MFT
Ink: Palette Noir
Cardstock: WW, Cool Caribbean, Taken with Teal, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Copic Markers, Oval Punches, Photo Corner Punches, Dazzling Diamonds, Dimensionals, Gemstones, SU! Wasabi Stitched Ribbon.

This is the newest release from Hanna Stamps and it is absolutely TDF! Perfect Package - You can use this set year round, not just as a christmas set. This would make great birthday cards! My DD's have so many cute socks so I couldn't resist giving Hanna some polka dot socks! I colored Hanna with my copics and then gave her some sparkle with my Cotton Candy and Xmas Red Stickles. I made a few of these to use for my christmas cards. I am still working on all my christmas gifts and my christmas projects - I'm swamped!

I bought Holiday Cheer from Lizzie Anne Designs a couple of weeks ago and hadn't had the chance to get any ink on it. I was finishing up some christmas cards on Sunday and decided I needed to pull it out and make a few cards. I paired it up with Kraft and Purely Pomegranate. I used Dazzling Diamonds on the trees (they are sooooo sparkly!) and stickles on the background. I have been hoarding this satin pomegranate ribbon - I just hating cutting into it because I only bought one roll! (what was I thinking?)

I am finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel in my card orders - I still have yet to finish my own christmas cards, I am hoping to have those completed by the end of this week. I still haven't finished my christmas shopping and we are having our work christmas party tomorrow and I still haven't bought my chinese christmas gift! Oh and did I mention I need groceries?!

Recipe
Stamps: Holiday Cheer by Lizzie Anne Designs
Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Craft White
Cardstock: Kraft, WW, Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, Gemstones, Photo Corner Punch, Dimensionals and Stickles.

Stamp Club Projects and Hanna's Tree

I am sooooo glad it's Friday! My work week (job that supports my stamping habit) is about to end and I can relax and get to work getting my projects completed! I still have so many to get finished.............my stamp room is in a complete disarray!!! Wait, let me rephrase that - my stamp room is a complete mess and looks like a bomb exploded! It is so awful I can't even begin my next project, which means I will have to clean first and then start the process all over again! lol I can't find anything and I can barely move - there's just stuff everywhere! I am definitely not a neat stamper.

This card was for another order that I completed - the sentiment is from the Verve Visual set Wonderful Wishes, the punch is from Martha Stewart and the DP is Basic Grey.

I'll be back tomorrow with another project post!

MFT will be having a New Release Cocktail Party on Wednesday, December 5 from 9-11 p.m. Be sure to check out the MFT forum on SCS for all the details and join us there on Wednesday night. There will be lots of giveaways, a challenge and sneak peeks. You will also be able to find out how you can become an MFT Guest Designer.

I worked (played) so hard this weekend and got so many orders filled it was just amazing! No, I am not finished yet, I still have several more to go! Yep, I gave in to the Elzybelle craze a couple of weeks ago and purchased these cute little girls carrying a tree - aren't they just adorable? They remind me of my girls.

The color combo kind of just evolved and after I got it all put together, I thought WOW! I used Soft Sky, Always Artichoke and Certainly Celery - those colors are just amazing together. The background snowflake stamps and sentiment are from Verve Visual and they rock - you can find Winter Wishes here. Julee is super sweet, has fast shipping and her prices are great. I couldn't resist and pulled out my Janome Sew Mini and did some stitching around the edges of the card. I am gonna make a few more of these for myself for my personal christmas cards. I have much more to share through the week so stay tuned!

Yes I have been supah busy (I like it that way!).........I have been filling all the orders I have been getting like crazy! This particular card was an order I filled for a pack of thinking of you cards. I love this color combo - cool caribbean, wild wasabi and basic gray. I am very thrifty with my cool caribbean - I do have 4 packs in reserve, but what happens when I start to run out???! I don't even want to think about that! *wink* Once this order got delivered she showed her other friends at school and now I have more people wanting similar cards.

One of my very best friends, Traci, is a teacher/coach at one of our Jr. High's, she is always going on about my stuff and loves to "peddle" my creations - she has definitely gotten me a lot of business. :) I am making her something very special for christmas, she just doesn't know it yet (I hope she isn't reading this lol). My other bestie (or beastie as Susan would say!), Robyn, had surgery yesterday and is on the mend - I am gonna make something for her as well. Hi Robyn - get well soon!

I hope you all have a great day and I will be back very soon with another post of stuff that I am working on! :)

Recipe
Stamps: Priceless and Papertrey Ink
Ink: Wild Wasabi
Cardstock: WW, Wild Wasabi, Cool Caribbean, Basic Gray
Accessories: Stitched Ribbon, Gemstones, Stickles, Paper Piercer, Dimensionals

When I ordered this set from Papertrey, I couldn't wait for it to arrive! When it finally did I was so excited and knew it would be one of the sets I would use for the majority of my christmas cards. This particular card was one of many that I made for a customer who ordered christmas cards from me - she loved them! This color combo is one of my favorites for this year - the addition of the pink to the wild wasabi and real red is just gorgeous IRL! Well I better get back to work, I have a bunch of orders to get completed for card tins, christmas cards and an assortment of cards - ntm my own gifts I need to get finished.

Drumroll please....................the lucky winner of the What Hanna Would Say sentiment set is.............lucky #17 - Kim Reid - Kraftin' Kimmie!!

Here is what she had to say:

Congratulations Kim!!! Email me with your snail mail addy and I will make sure Kristi gets this set out to you right away!

I'll be back tomorrow with a christmas card I was working on this weekend!

Baby Shower Invites
These are the baby shower invite pocket cards I have been working on all weekend. I had to keep them fairly simple since I had to make 50. They turned out just how I wanted and I hope she loves them! I used the Oh Baby stamps from Lizzie Anne Designs - they are supah adorable! I used Blush Blossom and Barely Banana it's a great girlie color combo. Well I have tons more to do and christmas card orders to get working on so I better get busy!

Taylor's ATC Swaps

Taylor VanBruggen invited me to join in on her ATC swap a couple of weeks ago and I gladly accepted. ATC's are a blast to make and are sooooo fast and easy! I signed up for two different spots - the Hambo swap and the My Favorite Things swap. In the first ATC's I used the adorable Bra stamp from Hambo - isn't it just the cutest?!! If you don't have it, you need it! In the bottom ATC's I used the tree and sentiment from Home For The Holidays from MFT! I love, love, love these and I hope everyone that receives these feels the same! I am supah busy this weekend with all my card orders - I think somebody opened the flood gates! bahaaa! I will be finishing up some baby shower invites tomorrow and will try to post those for you. Sunday I am hoping to start on Christmas card orders that I have lined up............can't wait to get started!

Oh yeah, I am absolutely lovin' this SU! Big on Christmas stampset! I adored it when I saw it in the book, but when I finally got it out this weekend to make up a few swap cards for my stamp club, I was absolutely in love! When I got finished with this card I liked it so much that I think I am gonna use it for some of my christmas cards - I like to make a few different varities. *wink* I will be back in a day or two with a Hanna Stamps sneak peek of the brand new set that will debut this Friday - it is adorable!

I finally decided to make one of these adorable totes that we've been seeing all over SCS. Leslie Miller has an amazing tutorial on her blog - check it out here. These totes are so easy to make and you can easily fit 4 cards/envies inside. My stamp club will be making this exact tote tomorrow during our meeting - I think they are gonna like it! I have to run, I have orders out the whazoo for cards and invites and I need to get started! Have a great rest of the weekend!

This beauty is one that came to me from an MFT swap that I was in. It was made by my wonderful friend Pam Bassett (4hounds)! Isn't it a beauty?! I absolutely love the dimension! I love it Pam, it was one of my favorites! Pam has a new blog, if you haven't checked it out you need to - It's called Indigo Studio.

I joined a Halloween ATC swap a couple of weeks ago that my good friend Laura Leonard was hosting - this was my contribution to the swap. I don't do ATC's that often and I don't know why, because they are so quick and easy! I used SU! shimmer paper, so the spiders look sparkly. I can't wait to get everyone else's ATC's and see what they came up with. I was asked to join in on my friend and fellow DT member Taylor Van Bruggen's ATC swap a few days ago - she has a bunch of different ATC swaps going on - I signed up for the MFT and Hambo swaps. I am so glad it's finally Friday! That means relaxing and stamping this weekend - woohoo!

Recipe:
Stamps: Fright Night by MFT
Ink: Palette Noir
Cardstock: Lovely Lilac, Basic Black, Shimmery White
Accessories: Photo Corner Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Punch, Paper Pierce, Brads, Dimensionals, Stickles and White Gel Pen.

MFT Sneak Peek!
This is one of the newest sets that will be released by My Favorite Things on November 1 - it's called Build a Bouquet! It is absolutely wonderful - this set is amazing and is a must have! Kim really outdid herself this time!!! The sentiment is also from one of the other new releases, Essential Sentiments - which includes 28 different sentiments and they ROCK! I will be back tomorrow with another Sneak Peak and you won't want to miss it!

Fright Night is my favorite set from MFT right now, I absolutely love it! I am a sucker for Halloween and love halloween stamps! I adore this image! Yep, I whipped out my brand spankin' new Janome Sew Mini that Cami made me buy! LOL I have been sewing and quilting for years, but this would be my first go at sewing on my cards.............yep, I could possibly sew on every card now! *wink* I have been commissioned to make some halloween treatbags and some cards, so I will be busy with that this weekend. I also will be back this afternoon with a sneakpeak of the newest My Favorite Things stampset - it's TDF and it will be available on November 1!

I want to send a huge thank you to my good friend Bethie! She made me some adorable new watermarks and she is also working on a brand new blog banner for me that I can't wait to see! woohoo

It's Time for the newest release from Hanna Stamps! I absolutely LOVE this new set called 'Tis The Season! Isn't it just adorable?!!! Kristi is offering FREE SHIPPING for the entire month of October - run on over to Hanna Stamps and get yours today - you can't beat free shipping. This set includes 13 stamps and the possibilities are endless! I will be back tomorrow with an MFT Halloween card that is too cute - I used my new Janome sewing machine and can't wait for you to see!

I have been busy creating cards to post on my blog and also getting started on my Christmas Cards - wow, that's an undertaking in itself. I normally don't start my Christmas Cards until late November, so I'm ahead of the game! My camera that I borrowed was borrowed back and I hopefully will have it today so I can take some pics. of my most recent work - I've got some cute Halloween stuff to post. After Cambria's post about the Janome Mini Sewing Machine being on sale with free shipping, I just had to run over and buy one. It finally came and I have been a sewing maniac! I have been sewing/quilting for several years, but for some reason my Brother Sewing Machine just wasn't doing the trick on my cards - so I NEEDED the mini machine! bahhaaa! Thanks Cami for the enabling! :)

I received an email from Take Ten Magazine this morning that I have been published and will be receiving my complimentary copy! I am seriously stoked about this, since this is my first time being published. I haven't a clue what card/cards were picked up b/c I sent several, but I guess I am about to find out! woohoo!

I have recently received some really beautiful cards in the mail - one from my friend Katy Clark (katydidnt on SCS) who I met at the Arlington SCS shoebox swap a few months back. Katy sent me a beautiful card with some touching words inside - I can't wait to post her card. The other cards I received were from a My Favorite Things Swap I joined in on - there were some supah cute cards! There was one card in particular that really jumped out at me - it was from Pam Bassett (4hounds on SCS) - her card was absolutely amazing! Pam and I have been emailing each other back and forth. She is so FUNNY and supah sweet! I think it's a great start to a wonderful friendship. If you haven't seen her gallery, click on the link above and check it out - also Pam is a new blogger so go and check out her new blog - Indigo Studio!

I'll be back in a day or so with some really cute stuff to post from My Favorite Things and Hanna Stamps.

This is a very special My Favorite Things set! Think Pink is special because 50% of the proceeds from each set sold will go directly to breast cancer research. This set is absolutely amazing and I am so excited to be a part of it and to be a part of the My Favorite Things Design Team. If you don't have Think Pink yet, then head on over to MFT and order yours now!

The Unveiling of Kristi Ferro's Hanna Stamps is today and I am so excited! You have got to go over and check out Hanna - the set is only $15.95 and there is FREE SHIPPING for the entire month of October - WOW, what a deal - you can't beat that! This is another Design Team that I am so lucky to be a part of, we have some amazingly talented women!

I am looking forward to a weekend of stamping therapy - so I should have some more great stuff to post soon! :)

Hello to everybody, I have missed posting for all of you and I have missed not being able to stamp the last couple of weeks. I have had a ton of emails wondering if I am okay and if I am still alive. Well let me tell you, just barely. I don't normally talk too much about my personal life on here - mostly just my stamping, but I decided it was about time I tell you a little of what has been going on and to let you know it is just temporary! I got served divorce papers a couple of weeks ago from my husband and that has not been a fun experience. We have been having trouble and have been separated for some time - but it didn't actually seem real until that very moment. It has hit me hard and has been a very difficult time. I am going to attempt to get some of my stuff that I made several weeks ago posted on here (woohoo for a camera to use LOL) by this weekend. I have the day off work tomorrow, it is desperately needed. Thanks for listening to my sob story. :)

Lots of craziness going on at my house (good and bad)!!!! I am so glad that the girls are back in school, I am loving being back in a routine. I am seriously dying without a camera, but a friend of mine has graciously offered to let me borrow hers for a bit - I will be getting it by the weekend! Woohoo!!!! My Favorite Things is coming out with so many adorable new sets and I am excited that I will finally be able to share some of my creations with you!! The newest releases will premiere on October 1 - so keep your eyes peeled! I came across a thread yesterday that Kim from MFT sent to me - it's for a My Favorite Things Swap on SCS! You have to go and check it out and sign up - it will be loads of fun!! There are only a few spots left, so go on over!!!

I wouldn't have any luck at all! Over the last 3-4 weeks, I have had nothing but what seems like trouble or just plain ole' bad luck! If it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen to me. LOL I have so many new amazing stampsets to play with and have made a couple of really cute cards, but my stinkin' digital camera is still out of commission. I never realized how much I relied on my camera!! I need a NEW one desperately!!! I think until I can get a new one I am going to have to find one to borrow. I have gotten a ton of emails telling me you all are going thru withdrawals and wondering where my new stuff is - well, don't worry - I'll post some as soon as I can get pics!

I wanted to post pics of some of my new cards I made for MFT, but my camera broke! I will have to wait for my daughter to come back in town so I can borrow hers :) In the mean time - here are some ATC's that I made in July for a swap that my good friend Laura Leonard was hosting. I haven't participated in any ATC swaps before, so this was my first. I can't wait to receive all the adorable ATC's from everybody in the swap. I have to tell you they were a lot of fun to make and didn't take any time at all. Cosmobella is my absolute fave of all the Bellas - I had a fabulous time paperpiecing her pants! You can't tell from the photo - but her glass and belt are sparkly - I used my stardust pen to color them in. Have a fabulous Thursday!

Thanks sooooo much for all your emails, questions and concerns about where in the heck I have been the last couple of weeks! It was appreciated more than you will ever know. There was a family emergency I had to tend to and hopefully now things will get back to normal! I have been unable to stamp the last few weeks and I am so ready to dive back in! A huge thank you to a few of my best blogging friends - Laura, Shannan, Susan and Kirsten - your emails and friendship mean a lot! I also got several emails from some gals letting me know that they thought I was a Rockin' Blogger - thanks so much and I will post the Rockin' Blogger badge on my blog!!

Since I have been unable to stamp in a while, I found this card that I made back in June using my My Favorite Things Bundles of Bouquet stampset and realized that I never posted it here. I will be posting some new cards using some of the newly released MFT stampsets in the next few days - they are TDF and are definite must haves! A big thanks to Kim Van Der Sanden for your kind words and all the wonderful things you have been sending to all of us on the Design Team! I belong to one of the greatest design teams out there - your business is growing by leaps and bounds and I am excited to be along for the ride!

Recipe
Stamps: Bundles of Bouquet by MFT
Cardstock: Basic Black, Cool Caribbean, Apricot Appeal, WW
Ink: Palette Noir
Accessories: Cuttlebug, corner rounder, paper piercer, Mega Scallop Circle Punch, Ribbon.

This is my Favorite Stamping Bella............Cosmobella!! Isn't she just the cutest?? I love paperpiecing her outfit, it's so much fun! You can't tell from the picture - but I used my Stardust pen to add polkadots to her shirt - definite bling IRL! The DP is Tres Jolie and I used my Doodle This stampset to add a little something to the background. Yes, I know - I cannot put down my corner rounder and stop making scalloped edges!! I really try, but I always reach for it lol I didn't make this card for anybody in particular, just to have in my stash - you can never have enough of those. I opened up my email this morning to find an amazing short letter from this lovely lady from one of the stamping magazines that we all adore! At first I wasn't sure what I was getting an email for, but then quickly realized she was asking/inviting me to submit some of my cards for publication. She said she is an avid reader/fan of my blog. WOW - me! I know a lot of you girls out there submit your work often, but it really hadn't crossed my mind until now to do the same. *big grin* I guess I will get some of my work together and see what happens!

If you haven't been over to PAPERTREY INK and seen the new stampsets that were unveiled yesterday then you have got to hurry over and see!!! They are absolutely amazing!! I have already placed my order and can't wait for them to arrive! :)

The very first time that I saw this Rhonna Farrer bird I fell in love with it - I think it's just adorable. I looked everywhere for one, but to no avail! Then low and behold I won this little beauty from Sara Moore's blog! woohoo!! This was my card for my stamp club swap this month - I whipped these out in no time at all. I colored the image using a paintbrush, water and my inkpads - supah simple! I added a little sparkle to my bird and the center of the flowers using stickles.

This is the card I designed for my stamp club this weekend. I decided to use the SU! Polka Dots and Petals and Circle of Friendship. Both of these sets are a blast to play with - you can do so much with them. I used Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery and Chocolate Chip together - what a great color combo! Wow, I had been missing playing with my SU! stamps - they have some of my most favorite stamps!! Oh gee how I love my paper piercer too - I pretty much try to use it on all of my cards in one way or another! *wink* I am really bummed that SU! started selling their grosgrain ribbon in 15 yard spools instead of 25 yard spools!!! I LOVE my grosgrain ribbon and use it all the time!!! I also can't believe that you can't get chocolate chip grosgrain in the 1/4" anymore - what the heck is up with that? I use a ton of that! *boohoo* okay, well enough of my ranting and raving. I hope you all had a fabulous weekend - I am now counting the days until my vacation (only 2 weeks away). I am not going anywhere this year - just relaxing!

This cutie patootie was sent to me by Tammy Fite. This is one of my favorite sets from the new catalog! I love this card Tammy, thank you so much for sending it to me!

I finally Inked Up Green Thumb!
Yep, I have had this adorable Green Thumb stampset from Papertrey Ink for quite a while now and just had too many other stamping obligations and hadn't had the time to break it in. Yesterday was my day off and I decided to stamp for fun! I absolutely LOVE this set - there are still so many stamps that I didn't get to use, but I definitely will be soon! I love this color combo - I will try not to use it on every card I do from now on *wink*!!

This is another supah set that Kim from My Favorite Things sent to me to make some cute stuff for the design team. I LOVE this set!!! It is absolutely TDF! I paper-pieced the dress and used my SU! corner rounder to make the scallop edge at the top of the card. I had a blast making this card and I think this is my new favorite color combo - I am gonna have a tough time not wanting to use it for everything! I am off work for a few days for a mini-vacation - stamping, stamping and more stamping.

Hit The Beach!
Hello! Sorry I haven't posted in several days, had a few technical difficulties! :) I absolutely adore this new stampset by My Favorite Things - it's called Hit The Beach! This set will debut on the website on July 1! While I was putting this card together I was trying to decide what I could do differently to make it stand out. Hmmm..........then it came to me - an umbrella! Then the hard part came of figuring out how to make it look like a real umbrella! This is what I came up with. I cut two circles with my Creative Memories Cutting System - then cut them in half. I used my corner rounder with the guide off to create the scalloped edges, drew some lines on the top with my marker and added a "pole" and voila! I used some larger dimensionals that I got from Hobby Lobby to give the umbrella a 3-d effect. I had some craft sand that I got a couple of years ago and wanted to use it for the background - this gave me a reason to try out my essential glue pad I got from Anna Wight a while back.............worked like a charm! I think this card turned out really great and I love the look of the umbrella! :)

Tent Topper
I absolutely love these Tent Topper cards! These great cards were the ingenious idea of the very talented Michelle Wooderson - here is the link to her original Tent Topper post!! This is the tent topper card that I designed a while back for my stamp club to make. These cards fit into a standard size A2 invitation envie just beautifully.

I decided it was time for me to post a new picture of myself - I have lost 25 pounds and I must say that this new picture of me looks waaaay better than the one I had posted lol It is amazing what a difference losing 25 pounds will make!! I feel better, look better and most importantly I got to go out and buy some new clothes that were two sizes smaller lol I still have 15 more pounds to go. On another note, I am also the proud new owner of a brand spankin' new vehicle!! I decided with gas prices it was time to get rid of my '04 suburban and trade it in for something smaller and better on gas - I went with an '07 Kia Sorento - you can't beat their 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty. I will post a pic of my new ride when it stops raining here and I can actually wash it. :)

Recipe
Stamps: Doodle This, It's Your Birthday
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, Cranberry Crisp, Crate Paper DP
Ink: Palette Noir Burnt Umber
Accessories: Paper Piercer, Signo Gel Pen, Grosgrain Ribbon, Brads, Dimensionals

Today marks the release of the newest My Favorite Things stampset - Fright Night! There are 13 of the most adorable halloween stamps in this new set - I had so much fun with this particular image!!! Rush on over to www.mftstamps.com and get yours now!! Kim is such a doll and has been designing some of the most amazing stuff you can imagine - All of us on the design team have been receiving so many great packages - one of my most recent packages included a cutie patootie personalized MFT stamp with our names to use on our cards. There will be another stampset released on Friday as well so keep your eyes peeled!! I almost forgot to mention, I got the inspiration for this layout from a very talented lady on SCS, twoboysandagirl.