Another Year Older

Birthday Fun

Michaela "made" me stay in my craft room (ya...right) so she and daddy could set up a surprise birthday party for me. It was hard...but I managed! LOL Anywho....here are some pics from yesterday's event.


Gotta have those Birthday Hugs!


The Sweet Stuff is a MUST! Yummy Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory. Yes...I sampled each different kind!


This charm bracelet was sent to me from my dad and step-mom. It was my grandma's. I can't tell you how thrilled I was to receive this! You can see the charm that has my name and birthday engraved on it. I blurred out the year....you'll never know! LOL I remember my grandma wearing this when I was a kid. It was always fun to look at all the charms.


This card came from my dad and step-mom. It's beautiful!
Don't forget you can click all the pics and see them bigger.

This next group of cards came from my A Muse Addicts friends. I joined a BRAK group on amuseaddicts.com (Birthday Random Act of Kindness) just this month and these ladies didn't miss sending a card to me! I waited till my birthday to open all of them up. Thanks ladies! I'm listing the stampers name under each card and a link to their blog or gallery if they have one.


Kim - Fresh Air Crafting


Dawn - earlymorning


Donna


Pamela - A Place for Attempted Creativity


Connie


Jo Ann - Jo Ann F.

Thank you everyone for making my birthday extra special!

Some Sweet Stuff

Stamps, Paper, Ink...and...Beads??

Let me explain. I LOVE to stamp (who doesn't...right? LOL) Truth is...I love doing many crafty things. Beading was something I started when I was real young. I remember my dad taking me to some really cool bead shops. Can you believe I still have some of those beads from way back then! Like over 30 years ago! WOW! OK....I think I just freaked myself out on that one! ha ha. Didn't realize it was soooo long ago...and how OLD I am getting. aacckk!! I'M A GRANDMA!! (that "G"word really hurts ya know!)

Last week I was over there on Splitcoaststampers doing what we all do best over there -- chatting, creating, sharing and having fun. There were several of us on a forum anxiously waiting for a GinaK party to start. I mentioned that I went to a big sale at a bead store earlier that day. Well...sweet little miss Linsey (aka scrapperLinsey) noticed my beading comment and sent me a cute beading-related bookmark. :) Not only did she send the bookmark (very humorous - fitting for me) but an AWESOME card too! HOW SWEET IS THAT!!

Thanks Linsey! You made my day =)

Check out Linsey's blog Outside The Lines and her SCS Gallery. She has awesome creations.

Happy New Year

2008!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Anyone else stay up all night? I watched 3 movies back to back and I think it was like 3am when I finally turned off the TV.

There are several things I am anxious to share with everyone....just been a little busy (or lazy?) to get on the computer and spend time posting pics. Yesterday I got all the inside Christmas decorations put away & today we got all the outside decorations down and packed up. So now I'm thinking about the new catalogs and products from StampinUP! and Gold Canyon. I need to update my links and info to reflect the new stuff on my blog and websites!! BUT.....before I do that......I NEED to share something.

RAK

I have read many posts about RAK's (Random Acts of Kindness). I think this qualifies. Michaela saw an ornament made by tigger'smom on Splitcoaststampers and wanted to leave a comment how much she liked it. See comment here.

Well, Marji (aka tigger'smom) was SO NICE and sent Michaela her very own ornament just like the one the comment was on. How awesome is that!! And a card too! All the way from Florida to Arizona! Michaela was thrilled to get a package just for her. Here are some pics of the moment :)




I'm so thankful for all the friendships I have made through SCS and Blogs. It has been an amazing year of crafting and sharing. Michaela has been right in there with me (and Mike because I drag him to the computer and force him to look at things! LOL) Because you all share what you have done - I have also been able share tons of ideas and information with my mother, daughters and friends about stamping and crafting. I'm sure I spend WAY TOO much time hanging out on blog sites, Splitcoaststampers, and many other various .com places....but the friendships and kindness received in return is worth every minute of it. Anyone remember the SU Statement of the Heart? So true in many areas of life.

to love what we do

and share what we love,

as we help others enjoy creativity

and worthwhile accomplishments

in this we make a difference!

Have a wonderful year everyone and may God continue to Bless us all each day!