RAK and Scrapbook Pages

What a great weekend I had. After winning the $25.00 Friday night I went to a scrapbook crop Saturday and won a prize there too! Woo hoo, I'm on a roll....The card I'm posting today is the RAK I received from Dawn Griffith for sending her some cards for the troops. Her hubby sees that they get them and from what I've heard, they are truly grateful. Thanks Dawn for the cute card.......
Next is one of the scrapbook pages I did at the crop Saturday. I think I finished 15 pages in all but I won't bore you with all of them, just a few. This one is a surprise Birthday party we had for my sister-in-law last summer when they were here from Rochester, NY. We made sure she got a lot of "Over the Hill" stuff.....The next one is two of my day care kids playing outside last summer.. That's it for today. Thanks for looking!

Doodle That

Sorry I'm late posting tonight. My daughter called and asked me to be a sub at her Bunco night and I just got home. We had a lot of fun and I won $25.00!!!! I've never played before but I'm sure I'll say yes the next time they ask.... I did this card yesterday. It's the first square card I've done, I'm just full of firsts today huh? Anyway, I used Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White card stock and the Sarah DP. The celebrate was stamped on a Round Tab Punch that was cut in half. The stamp set used was Doddle That. The ribbon was attached through a hole punched in the center of the Slot Punch and wrapped around the back and tied in front. I hope this makes sense. All products used are from Stampin' Up! .....Tomorrow I'm going to an all day scrapbook crop so maybe I'll have a couple of pages to share next week. Until then, happy stamping and have a Blessed weekend....Thanks for looking, Rita

ATC Swap

These are the swap cards I made yesterday. They're due June 1st and I'm just now getting them done...Supplies-Perennial Favorites stamp set, Ticket Corner Punch, Perfect Plum card stock and ink from Stampin' Up! The White card stock is from Wal-Mart. I'm not sure if you can tell in this picture, but I put Stickles Glitter Glue in the center of the wings to add some sparkle. I found the flower trim just laying around and not being used for anything so I decided to add it to the bottom since something more was needed.
Thanks for looking.....Rita

Christmas Card Challenge-April

Talk about being late. I was supposed to have these done for the April challenge and I just finished today. Now I have to get started on the ones for May and I don't even have any ideas for them......For this card I used Real Red and Whisper White card stock and Holiday Tag Team stamp set from Stampin' Up!. I embossed the white and the red circle with my Snowflake Embossing Folder. I punched the red using my Scalloped Circle Punch. After stamping Santa I cut the circle with my Fiskars Circle cutter and adhered it to the red scalloped circle. Santa was colored using Real Red and Garden Green Markers and Basic Black ink pad with a Blender Pen. The white was filled in with Liquid Applique and heat set with the heat gun. I used my Snap Stamps to write Merry Christmas, matted it and attached it to the bottom of the card...That's it for today. Thanks for looking........Rita

Oh So Sweet

I've had this paper hidden away for so long that I forgot all about it. While cleaning my craft room over the weekend I ran across it and decided to put some of it to use. About time, don't you think? The card stock colors I used are Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa and whisper White. The stamp set is a retired set called Oh So Sweet. So, what do you think? Doesn't it look like you could just grab a handful of chocolate?
Thanks for stopping by. Hope you all had a wonderful Monday....Rita

Found

That's right, Cheryl has been found and the stamp set is going out to her tomorrow....Did you notice anything new??? After much prompting from Jen over at Pieces of Me I've decided to install FeedBlitz. Now you can sign up to get emails to let you know when I've updated my blog. Cool, huh? Today's card was made with the leftover card stock from another card I did. It's my favorite color, Brocade Blue that was embossed with a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. The background on the main image is a retired lace that I got in a trade so I don't know what it's called. The stamp set I used is The Art of Life which I colored with Brocade Blue and Garden Green Markers. The sentiment was stamped using Basic Black. Stamps, Ink and Card Stock are from Stampin' Up!
I'm working on my craft room again, moving furniture and rearranging things, so I hope I'm able to get in some stamp time this weekend. So until Monday, God's Blessings to you all...
~~Rita~~

Cheryl K., Where Are You????

I have not heard from my winner Cheryl K. yet. I'll give her until Monday to contact me. If I don't hear from her I will go to random.org and pick a winner from all the comments on the original post. Does that sound fair?

We're supposed to have storms later today so I'm posting early. I made this card yesterday using some ribbon and slider from the blog candy I received from Jacki Jones. The stamp is from Rubber Stampede. I used Brocade Blue card stock and ink for the main card. The background is Floral stamped on Shimmery White. The main image was water colored using generic watercolor crayons. To wrap the ribbon around I cut a slit in the fold and slid it through and taped both ends together on the inside. I hope you all are having good weather where you are. I don't mind rain but I can do without the storms.......Rita

Friend

Sorry I'm so late today, I've just been super busy with other things. That's right, I do have a life outside of rubber stamping. I didn't know what I was going to share with you today since I didn't have time to make anything today, maybe tomorrow. Then I ran across this Tri-Fold card I forgot to post a couple of weeks ago with my Stamps in the Mail cards. This is my first Tri-Fold and it was a lot of fun to make.......Thanks for looking!

WE HAVE A WINNER ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Wow! That was quick. I really didn't think you would get it that fast. We're not Step Sisters, half sisters, twins or adopted. My sister was born in April and I came along the following year in March. So every year we are the same age for 26 days. This Thursday she will once again be older than me....Congratulations Cheryl K for being the first one to guess it right. Email me your address and I'll get this set out to you. Thanks to everyone who participated......The next time I'll try to come up with a harder question.. You all are just too smart..

Who Wants Blog Candy?

The weather man is calling for storms later today so I decided to get this posted early.

I was cleaning up my stamping room and ran across this set of clear stamps. I can't even remember when I bought them so I thought they would make good blog candy. Here's how it's going to work this time. I'm going to ask a question and the first one to answer correctly wins. If no one comes up with the answer by Thursday the 26th then I will post the answer and draw a winner using the random.org number selector. Ready? Here's the question.....My sister and I are the same age, we are not twins. How can that be? Relatives are not allowed to play.....Good luck!

I'll be back later, if it doesn't storm, to share a card with you......Rita

I've Been Tagged-Again!

I know I don't usually post on the weekends, but it seems that I've been tagged again by Jen over at Pieces of Me. This one is a little different. I have to list seven things about myself and then tag seven other bloggers to do the same. This is a way to get to know each other better. So here goes.
1. My husband and I met in October and got married in January.
2. My drink of choice is water, especially the flavored kind.
3. When we go out to eat instead of paying the high price for iced tea I order water and pour in my own Peach Tea that I carry in my purse.
4. Stamping isn't my only hobby. I also like to scrapbook, sew and read.
5. I'm allergic to everything I breathe. Aaaaaaa choo!
6. I have nearly 200 Stampin' Up! stamp sets
7. I'm in my nineteenth year of child care in my home.
Okay, now that wasn't easy. I've decided to tag some new bloggers I've just found recently. I think their blogs are worth checking out so please go visit them.

1. http://oodabugalley.blogspot.com
2. http://sweetpeasentiments.blogspot.com
3. http://susanbluerobot.blogspot.com
4. http://blog.stampingspot.com
5. http://joannawassens.blogspot.com
6. http://adepts.blogspot.com
7. http://jensstampingcorner.blogspot.com

Be sure to come back tomorrow for some Blog Candy.......

Color Combo Challenge and Happy Mail!

This is the card I made for the Color Combo Challenge over at Pieces of Me. The challenge was to make a card using at least 3 of the colors posted. They were Lavender Lace, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery. I managed to use all 4 colors on this plain and simple card. I hope someone likes it...... Happy Mail! Today I recieved the blog candy I won from Linda Black over at Celebration Moments. Will you just look at all that stuff! I can't wait to introduce those stamps to my ink pads. I think they will get along really well. Thanks Linda!
Well that's it for another week. I hope you all have a great weekend. See you in church.........Rita

RAK from Allison

Wow, two posts in one day! I'm on a role....My mail carrier brought me some happy mail today. Allison over at Stampin' When I Can sent me this beautiful RAK. In case you don't know what that means, it's Random Acts of Kindness. If you've never visited her blog you can find it to the left under all the cartoons. Allison is a super blogger. She keeps us up to date on where to find all the Blog Candy and other bits of information, plus she is very talented. Why not pop on over and check her out. Tell her I sent you...Thanks Allison for the beautiful card.

My offering for today is a card I whipped up the other day. I got this from the Stampin' Up Seeing Spots Idea Sheet . I changed the color combo and stamped on the circles instead of leaving them naked as in the picture. I also added the sentiment across the top, the original was blank. The colors I used were Bordering Blue, Almost Navy and More Mustard. Stamp sets were Riveting and Vogue Verses. All supplies are from Stampin' Up except the Ribbon stamp which is from Hero Arts. Thanks for looking and as always, comments are welcome.......Rita

I've Been Tagged

Wanda at My Creative Corner tagged me. Now I have to tag 5 of my favorite blogs and invite you to visit them. You'll find the link to them at the left under all the cartoons. Be sure to visit Wanda as well. OK, here goes, I tried to pick ones that haven't already been tagged and just so you know I have a lot more than just 5 favorites......
1. Lorie at Live-Love-Laugh-Create has a variety of Punch Art Charts as well as some beautiful cards.
2. Cindy at imagine.dream.create is full of cards, yummy recipes and beautiful quilts that she makes herself.
3. Stephanie at Creative Expressions has some wonderful altered frames.
4.Vicki at Hook's Happenings is full of cards, scrapbook pages, altered items and family pictures.
5. Jen at Pieces of Me has lots of neat stuff and a Color Combo Challenge going on right now. And be prepared, this woman is hillarious!
All of these blogs are well worth your time to visit, so go check them out and feel free to tell them I sent you.
I'll be back later with something to share.......

Cutie Patooties and A Card

I just had to share this picture of my "kids" with you today. This is my husband holding Amelia 6 mo and Madison 4 mo with Nolan 3 yrs. standing at his side. This is the last week for me to have Amelia and Nolan. They're moving north of here this weekend and I may never get to see them again. It's funny how attached you get to these kids when you have them every day. I've had Nolan for 3 yrs and I'm going to miss both of them very much. I will be getting 2 little girls starting next week so that might help.......Also, I've been in a lot of pain lately with the Arthritis in my back and hip and lifting Amelia wasn't helping, and now the Fibro is keeping me awake at night. I have trouble going to sleep on my back because of it and I can't lay on my side because of the Arthritis. Let me just tell you, getting old IS NOT fun!!!!
OK enough of that, you probably want to see what I have to share with you today. This is the third card we did at the workshop. We used the Summer by the Sea set from Stampin' Up! I have to admit that this is my favorite card of the three. I stamped the background with French Script and used the Watercolor Crayons and Aqua Painter to color the image. The DREAM stamp is from the A is for Adorable level 2 hostess set. All products used are from Stampin' Up!
Thanks for looking and have a great evening............Rita

Polka Dots and Paisley

This is the second card we made at the workshop. We used the Polka Dots and Paisley stamp set from Stampin' Up! I loved this set the first time I saw it. I always have my order ready when I arrive at my workshops and this was on it. I was soooo happy that we were making a card using this set. I'll have my very own set next week, woo hoo I can't wait to play with it.....
The designer paper we used is Rebbecca from Stampin' Up! Well that's it for today. Thanks for looking!
~~Rita~~

Seeing Spots

Good evening everyone. I hope you all had a nice weekend. My friend Connie and I went to a workshop and this is one of the cards we made. This is not one of my favorite sets, but I like working with it at workshops. I can never come up with any good ideas on my own. I think the colors we used were Rose Red, Taken with Teal and Whisper White. The sentiment was stamped with Cool Caribbean. I'll be back tomorrow with another card we did. Thanks for looking.
~~Rita~~

Stamps in The Mail #2

Can you believe it's Friday already. Where is the time going? It just seems to be flying by.....Anyway, this is the second card I made from the Stamps in The Mail program. All the supplies used for this program are from Stampin' Up!.....Tomorrow I'm going to another workshop so I should have something to show you Monday. My stamp time has really been limited lately so I might have to take a couple of days off here and there to catch up. I'm behind in my Christmas Card Challenge and I really need to get caught up on some scrap booking. So, with that said, here's today's card. Thanks for looking and I hope you all have a Blessed weekend....

Stamps in The Mail

OK, so it wasn't enough to join a card club, I had to sign up for a program called Stamps in The Mail. Oh wait, I signed up for 2 of those. Anyway, the way it works is I pay a monthly fee and get a package in the mail containing all the supplies I need to make 3 or 4 cards. My first one arrived the other day and in it was this stamp set from the Spring Mini called That's Nice, 3 stamp pads and pre-cut card stock, designer paper, ribbon and embellishments to finish 3 cards. This is the first one I did. I really like this stamp set, I think it's going to see a lot of use.....Thanks for looking.....Rita

Playing With ATC's

I have all these extra ATC's just lying around and I decided to do something with them. Today I decided to make a full sized card with one of the ATC's. The colors are Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue and Basic Black. I used the flower Embossing Folder for the background and adhered that to the card front. Then I attached the ATC and all done! The colors look better IRL.....Thanks for looking....Rita

Hogs and Kisses

I hope everyone had a nice Easter. I know I did. My church did a live program of the Last Supper. It was so awesome, I almost felt like I was there. Our daughter, son in-law and granddaughters came for dinner later in the day and we all enjoyed a good meal and conversation. Too bad it wasn't a little warmer, but then you can't have everything..... Now for today's entry. I made this card this morning. I've had this cute little stamp from Inkadinkadoo for years and decided it was time to introduce it to an ink pad. I just love the little pigs and the saying, Hogs and Kisses. All other supplies are from Stampin' Up! Colors used are Pixie Pink and Brocade Blue. The DP is from a Simply Scrappin Kit...Thanks for looking...Click on the card for a closer look....Rita

April Card Club #3

As I said yesterday I saved my favorite one for last. I really like the way this card turned out. I wasn't sure at first if I was going to like it and it turned out to be my favorite. The colors used were Rose Red, Garden Green and Whisper White.

As an extra project this month we made this bookmark. This also turned out better than I thought it would. the colors on this project are Brocade Blue, Garden Green and Whisper White. All the projects for this month were a lot of fun to make and gave me some ideas for Easter next year. Thanks for looking.....Have a wonderful and Blessed Easter weekend..Rita

April Card Club #2

This is the second card I made for the April card club. The colors used on this one were Certainly Celery, Lovely Lilac and Almost Amethyst. The stamping was done on Whisper White. As usual I have my favorite out of the three and it will be posted tomorrow...Thanks for looking.
~~Rita~~

April Card Club

My April Card Club supplies arrived the other day and this is the first one of three cards we did using the stamp set Never Ending Joy. This is a beautiful Easter set by Stampin' Up! The colors used for this card were Green Galore and Pretty in Pink. I never would have thought to use these colors together, but I like the way it looks and will definitely be using them again......Thanks for looking.

Bodacious Thank You

I made this card today to thank everyone that left a comment for the Birthday Blog Giveaway. The stamp set I used was Bodacious Bouquet and the colors are Perfect Plum and Barely Banana. I also used the Designer Label Punch for the tag. All supplies except the white cs are from Stampin' Up!
And now for the winners! I know I'm a little early, but Dancing With The Stars is on at 8 and I forgot. So, after running the numbers through random.org here are the results.
#29 Anonymous gets the stamp set. The 2 runners up are #17 amber h and #20 scfranson-Claudia. Please email me your address and I'll get these in the mail by this weekend. Click on my profile to find my email. Thanks to all who entered.......Rita

Birthday Giveaway

I was blog browsing the other day and ran across another blog with the same name as mine. I really wanted mine to be unique, so in case you didn't notice I've re-spelled (is that a word?) my title. I am now unique, I hope. Now on with the Birthday Giveaway I promised. I am giving to 1 lucky winner this boxed stamp set. It has 5 different stamps and each one has several words on it. The categories are Thanks & Traditions, Birthdays, Holiday, Love and Wedding & Baby. The top of the box holds an ink pad.....But wait!!!!! There's more! I'll also draw for 2 runners up.

They'll each get the items pictured here on the left. Remember that cute little ladybug button on the card I had on a previous post? You will each get 3 of those along with a giant paperclip to decorate, a tin to alter and some scalloped circles and squares in assorted colors....Now all you have to do is leave a comment on this post and I'll pick the winners using the Internet random number selector... Since I don't post on weekends the winners will be posted Monday evening around 8pm EDT. Good luck and tell all your friends........

Birthday Pig

This is the last Birthday Card for this week. The pig is from a TAC set and the Happy Birthday is from the Vertical Greetings set by Stampin' Up! Card stock is Cameo Coral and Rose Red. I added Stickles glitter glue to the balloons and candles on the cake. I found this cute little heart shaped button that I thought would be perfect for the nose. I then added doodles around the scallop.
Don't forget tomorrow is the Birthday Giveaway so be sure to come back and see what I'm giving away....Thanks for looking.

Wild About You

This card was made with the child in mind. I stamped the alligator on generic white card stock and adhered it to Glorious Green card stock. I then cut around the edges with a pair of decorative scissors and attached it to the Yo Yo Yellow card front. I used vogue Verses for the sentiment and stamped it with Brilliant Blue ink. All supplies except the white cs is Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking, and don't forget the Birthday Giveaway is just two day away.....

Looks Like Spring

Before I get to today's card I would like to give you all an update on how my husband is doing. He's still having some pain but all in all he's doing quite well. He was outside most of today doing yard work and burning brush (we live in the country so we're allowed to do that). So thanks to all who asked. Now for today's card. I used Looks Like Spring for this card. It's hard to tell but I put a flower (similar to Prima) in the center and attached a rhinestone bling. I don't know what's up with the color, it looks red but IRL it is actually Rose Red. The card stock colors are Rose Red, Sage Shadow and Night of navy. All products except the flower and the bling are from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by, hope you all have a great evening.............Rita

Ladybug Birthday

Good afternoon fellow bloggers. I'm posting early today because I'm not sure what the weather will be doing later. I've had two computers hit with lightening and I'm not taking any chances. As promised this is the first Birthday Card for the week, I'll be posting one each day leading up to the BIG giveaway. I used my CB Embossing folder for the background on Basic Black card stock. The ladybug was stamped on Real Red and adhered over the White Organdy Ribbon. I found these cute ladybug buttons at Wal-Mart the other day and just couldn't resist buying them. They have a shank on the back and fit perfectly on the ribbon. The sentiment was stamped with Real Red using Dot Greetings from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping in..............Rita

More Quick and Easy

In staying with this weeks theme, here are two more quick and easy cards. The first one was done by stamping a background stamp on Creamy Caramel card stock. I then tore the corner and adhered it to Mellow Moss card stock, stamped the saying and all done. Super quick and easy!












The second card was done using the zebra pattern embossing plate from Ellison Designs. I then rubbed my Basic Black ink pad across the top. The zebras are from the In the Wild stamp set from Stampin' Up!
I punched two holes in the bottom and attached gold eyelets with my Crop-a-Dile.
I then tied a length of twine through the eyelets, adhered to card front and done. Very quick and easy! Next week I will be posting all birthday cards in preparation to Friday's birthday giveaway. Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for looking..............Rita

Punchy ATC

Did you notice anything different tonight? Not only did I change my background but also the title. I thought since it's Spring, and that means everything fresh and new, that I would start fresh and new.

Let me know what you think of the new look and title...

If you're interested in some Blog Candy then head on over to Michelle's at http://blog.michellescrapbooking.com/ (I wish I knew how to link). While you're there check out her other posts and be sure to tell her I sent you.

Today's entry is a Black and White ATC that I made for another swap. I used my new embossing punch across the bottom and I like the way it looks. Thanks for looking and don't forget Birthday Blog Candy next Friday, right here. You're not going to want to miss this one.............Rita

Mustard Roses

I haven't been feeling well for the past week. I've had Bronchitis and Laryngitis. This morning I got up with a headache and my whole face hurt. I think I now also have a sinus infection. I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow so hopefully he'll give me something to knock this out. Anyway, I did get some time to stamp today and this is what I made. I got this stamp set last week and just now got around to trying it out. I also got a new border punch by Fiskars over the weekend while on a retail therapy shopping trip. It punches and embosses at the same time. I thought it would go really well with this stamp set.
Card Recipe:
Stamp Set-Roses in Winter
Card stock- Brocade Blue and generic White
Ink Colors: Brocade Blue, More Mustard, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Ribbon is Brocade Blue...All supplies except the white card stock and the border punch are Stampin' Up!
Thanks for looking and don't forget to come back for my Birthday giveaway.........Rita

Quick and Easy

Wow, I can't believe I forgot to post last night. Sorry about that. I haven't had a lot of time to stamp lately, so the best I can do for now is some really quick and easy cards. Starting with this card using Lovely as A Tree. I embossed the Close to Cocoa card stock with the Paisley embossing plate from Ellison and using my Big Shot. The Oak Tree was stamped on Old Olive using Close to Cocoa ink and then punched the corners with the Ticket Corner Punch. I added the orange clip with Close To Cocoa ribbon tied to it for extra color, adhered it to the card front and done....
Something BIG is about to happen. I'm giving away some Blog Candy on my birthday which is a week and a half away. So, keep checking in or you might miss out on something really nice.
Thanks for looking........Rita

Bubbling with Joy

I can't believe it's finally Friday ..Woo Hoo! This has been a loooong week. The weather here has been crazy, 70's two days in a row and then back down in the 30's. I now have laryngitis thanks to the temperature changes. I gave one of my mother's notice to find child care somewhere else so now I'm just counting the days until I'm stress free again. I don't know how I was able to stand all the screaming for the last 3 months. She really needs to be in a home where there are no other children....OK, so much for that. Here's the card I promised the other day. This was made using one of the stamps I got with the Blog Candy from Ashley. I used my Snap Stamps to stamp the saying at the bottom (bubbling with joy). The ink and card stock are from Stampin' Up! And the paper is from TAC.
Thanks for looking and have a Blessed weekend..........Rita

Card Club #4

When I saw the color combination for this card my first thought was to make it for a Birthday. I'm thinking Over the Hill!!!!!! I like the way this turned out with the Faux Stitching and ribbon. I think I'll start looking for just the right sentiment to put on the inside and send it to my sister in-law when she turns 60 this year.......
Thanks for looking and have a great evening.
~~Rita~~

Blog Candy I Won and Card Club #3

I won 2 blog candies last week and wanted to show you what I got. The first one is a package of Winnie the Pooh Bottle Caps from Michelle Sturgeon aka Come Stamp With Me. Michelle also sent me the cute card on the left. Thanks Michelle! The second one came from Ashley aka Scrappin Ashley. I've already made a card with one of these stamps and will post it later this week. Thanks Ashley! Please visit these 2 wonderful blogs. You'll find the link on the left........
I guess you've noticed I'm posting a little early today. The weatherman says we might get thunder storms later and I didn't want to take any chances...... Here's card #3 from the March Card Club. Didn't I tell you they would get better? I really like this one!!!!! Thanks for looking..
~~Rita~~

March Card Club #2

This is the second card I made for the March Card Club. I like this one a little better than the one I posted yesterday. Wait until tomorrow, they get better. Also, I just want to say thank you to all my daily visitors. I just checked and I see that I'm creeping up on the 2000 mark. When I reach that magic number there will be Blog Candy to give away. So, be sure to tell your friends....Thanks for looking...
~~Rita~~

TideScrubber/March Card Club

OK, so you're wondering why I have my Tide Stain Scrubber in my stamping space....Well it's like this, I don't have any stains to use it on and it works great on cleaning rubber stamps. I had some stamps that needed some special attention and this really did the job! Just spray some stamp cleaner on the stamp and use your little scrubber to get into all those little crevices...................












I just finished my March Card Club cards and will now share them with you. This month the featured stamp set is All I Have Seen. This is another one of my favorites because it can be used for masculine cards as well as feminine ones........Thanks for stopping in.
~~Rita~~

My Baby Turned 38 Today

Yep, that's right. My baby turned 38 today. I know, it doesn't seem possible since I just had her yesterday, but that's her blowing out the candles on her cake. That's her baby watching.......

My card for today was done using Wild Rose stamped on Linen Background.
All products used are from Stampin Up! Thanks for looking and have a Blessed weekend........Rita

A Little Buggy

I bought this ribbon a long time ago and couldn't wait to use it. It laid in my ribbon box all this time until today when I decided to get it out and play with it. My bugs from TAC wanted to come out and play too so This is what I ended up with. I love pink and black together and these matched the ribbon perfectly. I put glitter on the wings to give it some sparkle and chalked a little pink on her eyes. Card Stock and Ink are Stampin' Up!
Hubby is doing well and things are back to normal once again.
Thanks for stopping in..........Rita

ATC's

First of all I would like to thank you all for the prayers and kind comments concerning my husband. He finally came home today. It's been a long week and I'm really wiped out. I did get some time to stamp today and decided to work on an ATC swap I'm in. Once I got started I couldn't stop and I finished them all. I signed up for 3 groups and this is what I came up with. The stamp sets are Happy Harmony,Very Punny and Delight in Life from the Sell-A-Bration Mini Catalog......Click on the picture to enlarge it.Thanks for looking......
~~Rita~~

March Christmas Cards

My husband is still in the hospital so I didn't have time to stamp today. He's scheduled for more x-rays tomorrow so hopefully everything will be OK and he'll be able to come home.
These are the Christmas cards I made for March. So far I've made 30 cards for next Christmas, woo hoo! For these I used Let it Snow from TAC for the main image. The card stock, ribbon and designer paper is from SU. I used Not Quite Navy card stock and ink. I ran out of designer paper and didn't want to cut into another sheet so I embossed the last four with the CB Snowflake embossing folder and added the ribbon. I didn't really think it would be this much fun making Christmas Cards all year. I'm glad I joined this challenge.......Rita

Checking In

Sorry I don't have anything to share with you today, but I did want to let you all know my hubby is still in the hospital. He's doing well but things are not "moving" as quickly as expected. They did a CT scan this morning to make sure everything was healing properly inside. The big news was the biopsy showed no cancer. As you probably know he's not a happy camper, more like a grumpy bear. He just wants to come home. If I have some time tonight I'll try to get something made to post tomorrow. Thanks to everyone that has asked about my husband. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness. Thank you very much!
I hope everyone is having a good weekend. Happy stamping........Rita