Hey there, everyone!!  I have a quick post to share with you today, because I have lots to get done today.  Debbie asked me to be the guest designer for this week's Shabby Tea Room challenge after winning a challenge awhile back...so of course, I said yes! Today's challenge is called Monogram Madness, along...

Each of us has hand picked a stamp set and die to include in a huge Wplus9 Very Merry Christmas Giveaway! We will be showing you which ones each of us picked and why on our blogs in the following order: Monday 12/24 -­ Cristina Kowalczyk & Elise Durenberger Tuesday 12/25 -­ Jean Martin & Kerrianne Bowen Wednesday...

Happy Monday, everyone!!  Did you have a good rest of your weekend?  Ours was pretty quiet, and today starts my baking frenzy!!  Went and got all the ingredients that I need, and I am going to be covered in flour & sugar in no time.  Tee hee! I am participating in a special challenge today. ...

Wow...it has been awhile! Sorry for my absence...I have just been busy with the holidays and such!  I had a fun date night with J last night, which was nice after such a horrific day of watching the news.  We had a light dinner & drinks at Finn & Porter, then went to The Nutcracker.  The ballet was...

Hey there, everyone!  Please pardon the tardiness of this post.   I was down for the count yesterday...I haven't felt that sick in a really LONG time.  I was nauseated, felt sick to my stomach all day...but probably the worst part was the never ending headache.  No amount of Advil would get rid...

Hey there, everyone!!  Well, tonight is the night when Dawn reveals all the new stamp sets and dies in their entirety...and you can start planning your shopping list!!   There are SO many great new items this month, and I just know you are going to want it all! Before I share with you all of the new items,...

Happy Sunday, everyone!!  Welcome to day 2 of the WPlus9 December/January release!  Today we have more Valentine themed items to share with you.  First up, here is a little bit of info about what we are showcasing today! Cupid's Arrow is a 4x6" clear photopolymer stamp set contains 15 stamps; 6 sentiment...

Happy Saturday, everyone!!  I hope the start of your weekend has been a great one!  Today marks the start of the December/January release week for WPlus9, and we have a lot of great things in store for you!  We have a new DT member (you will see her name on my link list below), and some fabulous new stamp...

Happy Thursday, everyone!  Have you had a good couple of days since I posted last?  We had small group at the church last night, and got the Christmas trees decorated and the other Christmas decor up around the building.  The church looks nice and festive now...I love it!  We are having french cuisine...

Happy Tuesday, everyone!!  How was the beginning of your week?  We pulled up all the Christmas decorations, and I plan on slowly getting everything up and hopefully finished by December 1st.  So, after not working out since last Monday, I went to Oula (dance fitness) two days in a row....and I am SO sore....

Happy Sunday, everyone!  Did you have a good rest of your Saturday?  We watched football, and I ran to Michael's to get a couple things from their Black Friday ad.  I got some super cute ribbon that was 60% off, and some ornaments to add to my tree that were 50% off.  And,  I got the berry sprig...

Happy Saturday, everyone!!  Sorry it has been a little while since my last post...it has been a busy week filled with other things than card making!  I hope that all my American readers had an awesome Thanksgiving, and that everyone has had a wonderful start to this holiday season!  We experienced the craziest...

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone!  I hope that you've had a good day so far.  We did a little bit of shopping today...stocking up on hand wash from Bath & Body Works, and getting the last few items needed for Thanksgiving.  Then we went to the discount matinee of Skyfall at the movie theater, and it was...

Happy Saturday, everyone!  How is your weekend going so far?  I am having an awesome one!!  Yesterday evening I watched the first Breaking Dawn on DVD with my friend Alex, and then we met a bunch of other ladies at Outback Steakhouse for appetizers before going to the late showing of Breaking Dawn Part 2! ...

Welcome to the monthly NinaB Designs team blog hop. NinaB Designs is a product designer for a few paper crafting companies including Spellbinders, Want2Scrap, Penny Black, and The Craft's Meow. For this month's hop, Nina challenged us to create something with Winter and Holidays in mind. The holidays provide many...

Happy Wednesday, everyone!  Hope that your week is going well so far!  Did you know that if you don't buy gluten-free soy sauce, it is 40-60% wheat?!  We are having Asian cuisine for group tonight, and we are bringing beef & broccoli with pad Thai noodles.  We have people in our group who are completely...

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  I hope the start of your week has been a fabulous one!  I finished editing one of my most recent engagement sessions, and you can CLICK HERE if you would like to check it out.  We couldn't have asked for more beautiful lighting and fall colors for this shoot....it was amazing!! ...