Bee-lieve

It's Friday Friends With Flair!
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My card today is made with two stamps from the Everyday Adorable kit. Anytime I can use a bee and this favorite-of-mine color combination, it makes me smile!

Looking for something along the way in the hop?
Maybe a GARAGE SALE? (Click to see what is in my garage!)

Or maybe THIS:

Yep, you found it! The FWF Blinkie! Leave me a comment and I will randomly draw a name tomorrow morning for the prize! Check back tomorrow to see if you have won! I will also be announcing my new Design Team assignment then, so I am pretty excited!

Thanks for stopping by and have fun on the rest of the hop!

Stamps: Unity Stamp Co.: Everyday Adorable
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Summer Sun, Barely Banana
Ink: VersaFine Onyx, Copics
Accessories: gingham ribbon, yellow brads, Spellbinders dies, various punches, Cuttlebug EF

My World Evolves

My world is crazy right now! I said I would share some news! And although I am slow (how typical!), here it is:

First up is this fun card using two of my new Hambo Stamps. I have always loved the artwork of Hambo's stamps, and these new ones are some of my favorites! Check out all their new releases HERE. I made this using SCS Sketch Challenge 290. The supplies I used are listed at the end of this post.

Did I tell you I love Hambo?? And you can too! Tim has a FREE digi image available right now (but it won't last!!) HERE. Be sure to check it out. It is so cute!

More news:

On Saturday, my son proposed to his girlfriend. He lives in North Carolina. I sent him my grandmother's engagement ring to give to her (Rachel) so it could be passed down our family lines once again. Oh, did I mention it was her birthday? I so wished I could have seen her face -- and his. And then I got a text message with a link to see!!! Check THIS out (I needed Kleenex....).

Is he amazing? What an awesome idea. And guess what? She loved the ring, and it FIT! No resizing even needed. She wears the same size that I do. And her birthday is two days after mine. Fun stuff. The wedding is November 6th in NC! They will both be here this coming Monday for almost a week!

They are coming for my next bit of news:

My daughter is in the Crane River Theatre production of "Godspell" which opens tomorrow night and runs for the next two weekends. If you are on Facebook, check it out! They have a page. Laura is one of two high school seniors in the cast of 12; the rest are college age or professional equity actors. We are so excited to see the cast's hard work come to fruition, and even more excited that her brother and his wife-to-be will be able to see it as well!

Another bit of news:

Well, this is partial news! I have been invited to be on a super fun Design Team - more about this in the days to come when I can officially announce it!

And my final news: I will be taking the Copic Certification class early next month from none other than amazing Lori Craig! I am very excited about that. I know that many of you have already been certified and I am behind the times, but there hasn't been a class close enough for me! And I never need an excuse to go to Lincoln (great mall there, you know....).

Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to check out Timbo's FREE digi of Wee Henry!! Tim does amazing work, and his digital images are so fun and clever!

UPDATED GARAGE SALE HERE!

See you soon!

Stamps: Hambo Stamps: Caveman - 4221; My World Evolves - 4214
Paper: Safari Chic MatStack by DCWV, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: VersaFine Onyx, Copics
Accessories: Spellbinders dies, linen thread, bitty brads (CTMH), stick-on square brads

Shabby, Vintage and Moxie Fab!

Check out my Garage Sale HERE.

I designed this card for the Card Style Shabby Chic and Vintage Challenge in the Moxie Fab World HERE. It is a really fun challenge! Check it out!

I love the rich colors of these patterned papers, and the pearls, as many of you know, are one of my favorite embellishments!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I surely did and I have some special news to announce tomorrow! Come back and see what it is!



Stamps: Unity Stamp Co.
Paper: RHR, Kraft, Crafty Secrets
Ink: Chai (PTI), Riding Hood Red (SU!)
Accessories: beaded lace trim, Spellbinders Large Circle and Petite Scallop Circle dies, pearls, Martha Stewart eyelet border punch
Techniques: sponging

I Love Friday Friends With Flair!

Check out what stamps I have in my garage sale! They are going fast! Click HERE.

Since I have been away from stamping for awhile, I haven't done a FWF in ages!
I am excited to be a part of the hop today!
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My card is made with my favorite colors and one of my favorite Unity stamps, Plant a Tree. Yesterday was my birthday and we planted a new tree in our front yard - with the hope that it will give the lawn some shade! I had a GREAT day - lots of wishes from Facebook friends, "Despicable Me," (CUTE!) and dinner at Applebee's!

I used the SCS Sketch Challenge 289 for my layout and the beautiful papers from Basic Grey's Lemonade line.

A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT to KATE over at i {heart} papers! Today is her birthday!
LOVE YA, Kate!!!!

And Congratulations to Eleanor Jenkins!!
Eleanor won the LOVE set by Rubber Stamp Tapestry that I had as blog candy earlier this week! Go have a visit to her blog and show her some LOVE! Eleanor, please email me at the address in the left sidebar so I can send out your set!