Wow, what a busy holidays....but to be honest I'm glad that it is over...
I didn't even decorate this season so I have nothing to put away but my Christmas cards...
I did have a nice Christmas and Birthday (day after Chrsitmas) I went to Ithaca N.Y. to surprise my sister and it was a surprise...just wished we could of stayed longer...
Had New Year Eve over my daughter Nicole and had a great time...
because I wasn't home for my birthday my daughters did on New Year Eve..
and this time I was surprised..as a birthday gift I received a brand new RED Cricut
Expression...It is really beautiful..I'm not a red person but this item is really great..
plus two new cartridge to go with it....My daughters were very generous...Gotta love them..
Very proud of them not just for this gift but through out the whole year...they are very good with gifts and their love...
Now that 2010 rolled in I'm wondering what this year will bring...to me a new year is a scary one cause I don't know what is around the corner...I lost a brother 21/2 yrs ago and still have a hard time dealing with it so that year was a sad one...I know you can always expect good news all the time but sad news is very depressing....
Wishing all a Happy New Year and Happy Crafting.....

PAPER CUTZ CHALLENGE

Using my new cricut cartridge "Snow Friends"...

I used scrap paper and cardstock...

Great for this challenge....

Cricut Cardz Challenge

The topic for this challenge had to start with the letter "S" so snowflake it is....
I used my Joy of the Season to cut my snowflake card @ 5 inches, then I cut two more snowflake
one in blue and the other one in white..I layer the blue snowflake on top of the cut out on the card then used foam dot to add the second snowflake to to give a little height...
The background on the card I used my snowflake cuttlebug folder added a lt. blue sheer ribbon also added snowflake from a 1 inche punch....

As I was web surfing for new ideas on Iris Folding I came around this site
Ten Two Studios and she is offering free printable sheets...
http://countdown.tentwostudios.com/
She's going to put one sheet per day starting December 1st until Christmas and all you need to do is put it on your blog...
If you have time please check it out and pass the word around...
I'm also going to put it on Card Maker http://cardmakermagazine.com

My first Digi Image Card...Jillyan and Kit
I been interested in the new Digi Images that I've seen from Lori http://lorispurplegiraffes.blogspot.com/
I've been also gathering some of the free images and I tried this one today...
I know that I need to keep on practicing..It will take me a while to get the hang of it..
I like that I can color any of the images and have a different look from anyone who get this image...
I did get this image from http://www.stretchnbubbles.blogspot.com/ please go and check it out...

Strecth N' Bubbles is having a great blog candy give away....
I just became a follower of Stretch N' Bubbles last week ..I love their digi images...
Please go to her web site and check it out...
http://www.stretchnbubbles.blogspot.com/
You'll see that my friend Lori http://lorispurplegiraffes.blogspot.com
is going to be a designer for Strecth N' Bubbles...This is great news for Lori and I'm happy for her...
I'm going to do Stretch N' Bubbles digi soon..will post when it is done...
So go see for yourself what is going on....check out both site believe me you won't be dissapointed...

I received this Blog Award from my friend Lori
http://lorispurplegiraffes.blogspot.com/
I met Lori on CardMaker doing Card Swap and Crop Challenges...
I also seen Lori on other sites where her cards are just awesome and
first class...
We also do Card Exchange and if by chance I'm on her list I am honored
to received one of her cards...
I always share her cards with my family and friends just to show how well
her cards are made...
P.S. She also a great friend....