Sweet Blogger Award from Sandy!

Many thanks to Sandy for the Sweet Blogger Award! I appreciate it very much. Please visit Sandy's blog ... it is as special as this award is.

Beautiful Blogger Award

I received this award from a very talented crafter and super nice gal:

Raquel at My Creations

I am extremely surprised and honored to have received this from Raquel. We met on the Cricut message board working on challenges and Raquel is so creative! Please visit her blog and you will understand.

There are a few rules that go along with the award and they are:

1) Add a link and note of thanks to the person giving the award (which I would have done anyways)
2) Pass the award on to 15 bloggers whose blogs you have recently discovered that you love
3) Share 7 things about yourself

I don't have too much time to visit blogs lately, but did find these 15 that i follow and that are worth your time to check out!

1. Lynn at Beautiful Delights

2. Jennie at Jennie's Journey

3. Mary at Dazzling Designs by MJ

4. Linda at LilGreenbugville

5. Pattie Jo at PJS Designs

6. Diane at Capadia Designs

7. Karen at Glitter Me Silly

8. Helen at Creative Jeans

9. Rose at My Happy Place

10. Sheryl at Sheryl's Crafting Corner

11. Cariena at My Life in Stamps

12. Holley at Holley's Blog

13. Joanne at Tropic Luv, Cards in Paradise

14. Suzanne at Scrap Bitz

15. Sandy at Details by Sandy

Seven things about me...

1. I have two wonderful adult sons and four delightful grandchildren
2. I am married to a wonderful man who treats me like a queen
3. I love to craft
4. I love the beach and draw inspiration from nature
5. I have two cats and love all animals
6. I am waaaaaay behind on my scrapbooking
7. I really, really, really need a vacation (Hawaii to visit the kids would be great!)

Spring has sprung!!!

Spring has sprung (or is about to here in Florida) and Easter is just around the corner. Time for new beginnings and renewals. Time to renew old friendships and begin new ones.

Here are a few cards i've been working on for clients. I've used Stampin' Up! card stock and Designer Series papers and then a stamp set i found at Michael's that i really love. Let me know what you think of these. Happy Spring!

Thanks for looking!

Trying to catch up ...

It is now 2010 and I'm trying to catch up with my blog. Things have been hectic between work (now that it is just the boss and me) and going to Hawaii to see my beautiful grandkids and my sons and daughter in law. Hawaii was great and i now have over 1000 photos to figure out which ones go into the scrapbook. I can't wait to find time to get going on it. I think the In Colors for 2009 are going to work great, but I might wait to see what the new In Colors are before i start in case I like them even better. Thanks for the comments on my cards. I really appreciate it. I've been looking at other blogs and there are sooooo many talented people out there!!!! Wow! Inspirational. Please continue to leave comments, good or bad, so I can improve and grow. Have a wonderful week! I am super happy tonight because my Indianapolis Colts are moving to the Super Bowl ... wonder who we will be playing? Guess i have to wait until later this evening to find out. I wish both teams the best of luck.

My card for the day ....

Here is yet another card i made using the new in colors
from Stampin' Up!©

I used soft suede cardstock as the background, then added bermuda bay, dusty durango and crushed curry. The stamp set is Peace Within. I love cats and orchids so this stamp set is right up my alley. It also has a beautiful basket of flowers and another sentiment stamp. The sentiment on this card reads, "Everyday holds the possibility of a miracle. ~ Elizabeth David." This is a great any occassion card!

Nice cards to put with a birthday or thank you gift ...

These cards were made from the "Simply Sent" card kit from
Stampin' Up!© Everything you need to make 10 cards (5 each of two different designs) are in the kit. You get paper, stamps, inks, a watercolor pen, glue dots, ribbon, etc. These cards are so cute! They even come with envelopes! Each card measures 4" x 4". Contact me if you are interested or order online 24/7!!!! Thanks for looking!

In Colors - just can't get enough of them!!!!!

Oh how I love these new In Colors from Stampin' Up!© I really cannot get enough of them! Here is a great friend card using the Designer Series Paper - Kaleidoscope and Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay cardstock. The stamp is from the Full of Life set. I used watercolor pencils to colorize this stamp and then picked up the Melon Mambo ink with my aqua pen and used it like chalking around the edges of the white paper.

The card below was made using paper from the Designer Series Papers - Razzleberry Lemonade and the cardstock is from the new In Colors line. Can't remember the stamp set name for the Thanks a Bunch, but i love it! The butterfly is from the Dream du Jour set. They are both Stampin' Up!©.