Blog Candy winner!!!

Sorry I didn't come back to post this earlier. We had storms in the area last night and I had to wait until this morning!
I know you can't see what it says in te picture, so I am posting it here:

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32 Timestamp: 2010-07-20 15:32:11 UTC
Which means Terri, you win!!! Here is what she said:

Terri said...
I love your CARD!!! You do awesome work and inspire many people!!! Congrats!!

July 18, 2010 4:05 PM

Congrats Terri! And thanks for all who played along!!!!!!!

Cricut Card Fairy Army Blog Hop!!!

Hello and welcome to the very first Blog Hop for Cricut Card Fairy Army! You should have arrived here from Nicole's blog. If not you may want to go all the way back to the beginning and start at Crystal's Blog.
This is my card that I created using the new Hostess stamp set "Because I Care" from Stampin' Up. The background is stamped with the "en Francois" Background stamp. I used Stampin' Up's Perfect Plum, Old Olive and Whisper White cardstock. The image is stamped with Perfect Plum and Old Olive. It also features the Oval punch as well as the Scalloped Oval Punch. I finished it all up with Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon and added a little dimension to the sentiment with Dimensionals. Sorry the picture is so far away, for some reason my Photo Editing program isn't cooperating tonight. I'll try to get a better picture tomorrow.
Now for those of you who are here for the Blog Hop, you have the chance to win some Blog Candy! Here's what you can win:

A 6x6 pack of Designer Paper, a bottle of TomBow Mono Multi Adhesive, and two rolls of ribbon.

All you have to do is:
1. Be a follower of this Blog. Click on the side bar to follow.
2. Post a comment on below to be entered.
3. After out hop is over, a winner will be chosen by random. A post will be made after the Blog Hop with the winner (Monday afternoon), and he/she should contact me via email.

Now please continue your journey with Sheryl : http://sherylscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/
Just in case you get lost along the way, here is the lineup for this whole weekend. We will END THE HOP on Sunday evening. Please pay attention to when each fairy will post their winners (if there is candy!)
Crystal-where it all begins!: http://crystalscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
LYNNE http://scrapthiscraftthat.blogspot.com/
ScrappyCanuck http://scrappycanuck.wordpress.com
NicoleStorch http://nicolestorch.blogspot.com
GRKIDDO ginathorntonstamping.blogspot.com/ (YOU ARE HERE!)
SherylGreene http://sherylscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/
Its-Only-Money http://itsallmymoney.blogspot.com
PamelaOsterday http://blog.pamelaosterday.com/
StampinMeg http://www.peacockpaperie.blogspot.com/
BeeJay www.beejaysstudio.blogspot.com
PennyLight http://lightwhimsy.blogspot.com

Check out all of the Blogs for chances to win some awesome Blog Candy! Good Luck everyone!

Cricut Card Fairy Army

I am a proud member of a great group of crafters on my Favorite Message Board. Together we receive Mission requests for people through their friends and loved ones. In turn the commander Crystal and the CoCommander Lynne send out the missions to the Army, and we create cards and send them out. Sometimes they are for Birthdays, or Get Well, and sadly sometimes we have requests for Sympathy. What started out in April 2008, as a small group, is now many members strong, and as of today, July 21, 2010, we are at 621 Missions!!!! This group of crafters is amazing! I have personally requested a handful of missions, and they have come through every time.

Now one the members of our Army has sadly become a mission. Monique has been Diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast cancer. ThePinkStamper has started a Card Campaign for Monique here. We are also doing a card campaign for Bella, an 8 year old little girl who came down with a near fatal infection. Her story is here.
In just a couple of days we will be starting our very first Cricut Card Fairy Army Blog Hop. Check back with us on Friday July 16th for a chance to win lots of great Blog Candy. The Hop will begin with Crystal, http://crystalscraftycreations.blogspot.com/ . Don't forget to check back here for some Blog Candy!!!

Priceless - Rock and Roll

After I made the swaps for my PhillyInkers meeting, I had some left over pieces. so I decided to use them to make a slightly different card. I still used the "Priceless" set from Stampin' Up. This time I used the Rock and Roll technique on the heart. I also changed the sentiment a little, and switched the background from Pretty In Pink to Whisper White. I still used the Eyelet border punch. The sentiment is also from the "Heard From The Heart" set from Stampin' Up. I finished it all up with the 1/4" Real Red grosgrain ribbon.

The second picture is a close up of what the Rock and Roll technique looks like.

It's here it's here, the new catalog is here!

The 2010 - 2011 Idea Book and Catalog

The Spanish 2010 - 2011 Idea Book and Catalog

And last but not least the Definitely Decorative Catalog

They are all full of awesome stamp sets, beautiful colors and amazing Designer papers! And then there is the tools, you can't forget the tools!!!!!!! The link to download a PDF of each catalog is below each picture! Enjoy!

Priceless Butterflies

I had a little trouble finding inspiration last week. We got news that a dear family friend passed away early in the week. I spent most of the week in a funk. I had no desire to be creative whatsoever. Yesterday (Monday) we said our goodbyes to our dear friend. I am trying to take comfort in knowing that she is no longer in pain, but you know that isn't easy.
Last night (Monday) I forced myself to sit down and make these cards. I used Pretty in Pink, Real Red and Whisper White Cardstock by Stampin Up. The background is actually a Jumbo Stampin Up rolling stamp called "Whimsy". Which after I had them all rolled out I thought I should have done the opposite way, but it still looks okay I think. The butterflies are from the set "Priceless" and the sentiment is from the set "Heard From the Heart" I finished it all up with 1/4" grosgrain ribbon and added some detail with the "Eyelet" Border punch.

Friends, always remember to tell your loved ones you love them. Don't ever miss that chance. Let them know while they are here. So when they are no longer here with us, you don't wonder if they knew how you felt about them. I know that she knew I appreciated all she's done for me, but I don't know if she knew how much I loved her, and will miss her dearly. RIP Katherine. I miss you already!!

So I am behind...with good reason! Reason #1

That's my girl!!! She participated in the Recital for her 4th year of dance. Tap and Ballet. She LOVES to perform! And of course she loves to pose! She has been having crazy rehersals almost all of June and had one Tuesday night, then the Dress Rehersal on Friday night, followed by the Recital on Saturday night. Whew, June sure is a busy month! These pictures are actually from the Dress Resersal. (no flash photos on Recital night) They never really come out clear when she is on stage, but the close up was before she had her first number. We didn't do her makeup, and her hair was in a quick (and messy) bun, but she is still my beautiful dancer! I hope that she has this much passion for dance for a long time! I would love to see her dance on Pointe! As a child I always wanted to be a Ballerina, but I am happy with being a Ballerina's Mom! As long as she is having fun, and as long as SHE wants to dance, I plan on being there cheering her on!