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THE CARD: Saturday was my husband’s birthday…..41!!!  Whewww…now some may think that’s over the hill or at least past the turning point and on the way down..LOL….but not my husband, the eternal optimist.  Forty-One is actually his favorite number.  It was always his number whenever he played any kind of sport; softball, basketball, flag football…you [...]

How cute is this little guy???  A simple, inexpensive way to make your Halloween treats a bit more frighteningly delicious.  Click here to find out more.

I totally love challenges and I especially love the idea behind this challenge….I came across it on SplitcoastStampers.com Its a challenge specifically for SU demos, which makes me love it even more since I have been and continue to be a loyal Stampin’ Up stamper. I know there are other stamping companies out there with [...]

It felt like Christmas morning when I opened my new stamp sets from the Fall/Winter 08 collection.  I tore into them, popped out the die cut rubber images and mounted them on their respective wood blocks like a toddler tearing into a new toy from Santa. Here are a few cards I created with the [...]

I’ve been quite busy the last several days reorganizing the ENTIRE house including my favorite room….my stamp room.  Now, previously my stamp room shared its home with our guest room.  All of my stuff was shoved into the corner with minimal organization and lots and lots of stacked bins!!!   Since our basement has yet to [...]

Okay, I admit it. When I heard about the Decor Elements line of vinyl clings, I thought “yeah right.” I immediately thought of those holiday clear “clingy things” you get at the Dollar Store. Well, let me tell you these are a far cry from Dollar Store “clingy things.” I saw them in action at [...]

Well, I am back from convention and trying to readjust to “normal” life, whatever that is. I haven’t been blogging these past few days so I could spend some time playing with my girls. I missed them so much while I was away. As I readjust to east coast time and sort through all of [...]

No offense Amy…you are still our “hometown” celebrity Celeb Spotting # 2 is the one and only Shelli Gardner. We waited in line to catch a glimpse of the women who makes all of this possible. I have to admit I was a little “star-struck” when I met her, but she is so sweet and [...]

Yes…can you believe it!  You’ll never guess who was in hot demand for autographs today….Our one and only fearless leader, Amy Celona!!!!!  Did you know she’s an international superstar???? Here she is with a fellow Canandian Demonstrator who just had to have her autograph: What a riot this was….Amber and I thought this was such [...]

I know you probably want to see pics of convention projects, but I simply haven’t had the time or energy to upload and crop all the pictures. Trust me, I promise I will post everything and I plan to create a slide show and/or gallery of everything I’ve seen and photographed. In the meantime here [...]