Birthday RAK

Hi Peeps!

I'm back from another little mini vacation. It is a gorgeous hot day here in New England, supposed to reach 75 today & tomorrow will be in the 80's, gotta love that temp Ha!? Well I'm going to be in & out of blogland for awhile with little posting & surfing, I need to do some Spring cleaning in my house...it needs it badly & I DO mean badly! I just LOVE the fresh scent of a clean house don't you? So lots of work ahead for me but I am going to take it slow since I get too sore with aches & pains when I do too much, my goal at least is to go through every room in the house & do one room every day or two, it will take me awhile but that's OK.

I wanted to let you all know that I FINALLY received my High Hopes stamps on Wednesday while I was away. I still can't believe it took 2 months, that is bad for business & I know I won't be ordering from them again until things get better with that company. They were very nice & sent me a few extra stamps with my order but that was really too long to wait. I also ordered some really cute Anime stamps from InStyle last week & received them in less than a week but to be fair that company is here in the states & not in Canada. I love these stamps & I will be ordering more later on (maybe after the wedding), I'm in love with those eyes!!! I can't wait to make a card with these but that will have to go on the back burner (maybe) unless I can find some time to stamp.

I received this wonderful RAK from my good friend Diane & her card is gorgeous! She also sent me some Anya images & some clear stamps wow! Thank you so much Diane, I luv it! Go on over to her blog she has some beautiful cards to show you.

Well that's it for today folks, have a great weekend! Now I need to get to work on my house! Talk to you soon! Thanks for stopping by!!!


From Diane

Cupcake Anyone?

Hi everyone!

I hope you all had a great weekend, it was a gorgeous one here & the weather was nice & warm...Spring is here to stay I think!!!

I had to make a birthday card for a friend & it had to be masculine so I decided to use my Baking Riley for this one since I haven't used it yet. I sure do hope he likes it.

I broke down today & finally ordered some Anime stamps & I can't wait to use them...those eyes are so beautiful & really get to me, I love those images! Also I'm told that my order from High Hopes is FINALLY on their way to me as we speak...I sure hope so 'cause I've waited a long time for these stamps (since Feb. 26 to be exact). I can't believe its taking so long. I've never waited almost 2 months for stamps before, she told me the first shipment must have gotten lost, then told me that she would ship them out right away again using a different shipping method that would be faster & that was almost 3 weeks ago, so I emailed her again & was told that it was on its way to me so the saga continues. I'll let you know when I get them. You might be able to hear me clear across the country & maybe into Canada (that's where the company is) when they do arrive! Hehehe!!!

Have a great day & thanks so much for spending a little time with me today!



Card details

CS: PTI White, SU Pacific Point
DP: SU 6X6 Patterns Pack II
Stamps: Baking Riley by Hanna Stamps, SU So Many Scallops
Ink: Momento black Tuxedo, SU Soft Sky, SU Markers, Copic Glitter pens, Koh-I-Noor & Prisma pencils & OMS
Accessories: Nesties, star brad, circle & scallop circle punches & dimensionals

Post-it Holders

Hi everyone!

Wow it's a gorgeous day here today, a beautiful sunny Spring day so I think Spring has FINALLY arrived, Yippee!!!!

Well I have to mention the craft store that I went to in Connecticut called Beautiful Impressions what a great store! I'm like a kid in a candy store (as all of you are too) when I go to these craft stores, I luv it! Well I got about 5 Basic Grey paper pads, a background stamp & some ink pads. Unfortunately they did not have what I was looking for but that's OK 'cause I had fun shopping anyway. Hubby waited in the car after awhile because he got bored & knows how long I can spend in these stores so he decided to leave me alone & do my shopping (what a great guy!). We went to Foxwoods for 2 days & spent one afternoon shopping at the nearby outlets & this craft store was only 30 miles from Foxwoods & I wanted to go really bad so Dan obliged! I will be going back to that store again in the future & I hope they get some of the stamps that I was looking for next time. The woman that I was talking to (forgot to ask her if she was the owner) helped a lot & even took a look at my blog & liked what she saw & I told her what the rage was that us stampers were into, all the best sellers, like Bell, Hanna, Whiff of Joy, Nellies etc, you get the picture. So if your in Connecticut stop by & see her store!

Here are the Post-it holders I made for the girls, I tried to keep it in the same colors as their cards. I luv how they came out & the girls loved them!

Well take care & I'll be back tomorrow! I enjoy reading all of your comments so keep them coming I really appreciate you taking the time to comment & I try to reply to each one! Thanks for stopping by today!

For Diane P.


For Celeste


For Diane S.

Hey Sexy!

Hi everyone!

Wow, I just spent hours fixing my computer, I think I had a virus & I tried all kinds of things to fix it but with no success. My last resort is to restore it to a previous day & that's what I ended up doing & then I had to re-install my McAfee from Comcast...whew, I'm glad I was able to fix it or else I would have been calling the Geek Squad or something like that, so for now I got to save some money but if its not 100% I will be taking it in somewhere. So far so good, I hope the problem is resolved. I don't understand how those kinds of things happen but I wish they would leave our computers alone! What a pain!

Anyway here is the card that I made for my good friend Celeste! She has always made me laugh & we would get into so much trouble at work with our laughing & pranks!!! She's like a daughter to me...hi Celeste!!! We had a great time last night & lots of laughs. I forgot to bring my camera sorry! Hey I had too much to bring as it was & the camera stayed on the kitchen table when I went out the door & didn't think about it till I got there...oh well! The girls loved their cards & gifts & I was thrilled to see the smiles on their faces!

Tomorrow I will have pictures of the post-its. Have a great day & stay out of trouble!!!



Card details

CS: Pure Luxury White by Gina K, SU Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Real Red
DP: unknown it was given to me
Stamps: Stampin' Bella, MFT Essential sentiments, SU lots of thoughts
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Pacific Point, Old Olive, Copic glitter pens, white gel pen, Prisma, Koh-I-Noor pencils & OMS
Accessories: Nesties, SU small & large oval punches, Prima Flowers, linen thread, brads, Martini charm, crystal effects, ribbon, slot punch, glue dots & dimensionals

Cheers to You!

Hi peeps!

This is going to be a short post because I need to do a few things & then get ready to go out to dinner with some friends that I used to work with, I think we have 10 to 12 ladies going, so it should be lots of fun!

Here is a card that I made for Diane P. she is another dear friend that shares my birthday & I wanted to do something special for her so I decided to make a Bella card & put some bath & body products together in a package for her as well as my dear friend Celeste who also shares my birthday...isn't that the coolest thing to have friends that share your birthday? I couldn't believe that 4 of us in the same office shared the same birthday! I also made each of them a post-it holder & will share that with you on Thursday!

Have a great day & take some time to do a little stamping!!!



Card details

CS: Pure Luxury White by Gina K, SU Elegant Eggplant, Orchard Opulence & Purely Pomegranate
DP: unknown it was given to me
Stamps: Stampin Bella, SU Congrats & Hanna sentiments
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Purely Pomegranate, Close to Cocoa, Copic Glitter pens, White Gel pens, Prisma, Koh-I-Noor pencils & OMS
Accessories: Nesties, SU small & large oval punches, slot punch, Prima flowers, brads, linen thread, martini charm, crystal effects, ribbon, glue dots & dimensionals