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I spent the better part of my day today packing up all the Christmas decorations and pulling out my Valentines decorations.  Once again I have successfully confused my children as I was pulling out the Valentines items out of the closet.  Alexis told me at least 5 times that it wasn’t for another month and was this really necessary?  Jeesh!  I think she was so concerned because her birthday is just a week away.  My little girl will turn six very soon and she seems to think I will forget.  Tonight I proved her wrong.  We sat down and made the invitations to her party.  She was giddy with excitement. 

I used the Large Scallop Die Cut to make the base and then the Scallop #2 for the Kraft Cardstock and my main image.  I stamped Crazy for Cupcakes on the Kraft cardstock using Basic Black ink and then used markers, dazzling diamonds and that puffy stuff for the tops of the cupcakes.  This is when Alexis started dancing around my stamp room.  She thought this was "COOL"!  The Designer Paper comes from the Level 3 Hostess Simply Scrappin’ Kit as well as the Flower that is stamped at the top.  I also added a Button on top of the flower to give it a little more dimension.

Here is a closer look:

Once again, lots of dimensionals.  Most important, she loved them. 

I also made a quick Valentine card tonight using A Happy Heart.  This set is in the Holiday Mini so it won’t be available too much longer.  Super set and fun to stamp! 

I used an eraser to make the polka dots with Whisper White Craft Ink on the bottom of the card. 

Have a super weekend. I will be working on swaps for Leadership this weekend.  Lots of stampin’ is in my future.  Whoo Hoo!

We made it home yesterday from Florida and it was bittersweet.  I always hate leaving Florida and as you can imagine I was just a MESS coming home.  I despise the goodbyes.  Being a Navy wife, I seem to do them more than I would like.  While I hated to say goodbye it’s always nice to sleep in your own bed again.  It’s also nice to be back in my stamp room.  I was able to sneek away for a couple hours today to work on a few swaps and fun things in between the unpacking.  Once I started to create I had a terrible block of what to stamp.  I quickly turned on my iTunes and the groove of music seemed to get me back in the spirit of stamping.  Not sure why Beyonce or Brittney get my stampin’ juices flowin’, but it does!

I have tons of new fun product in my stamp room and honestly wasn’t sure which I should pick up first.  My friend Lisa reminded me of a VERY fun stamp set we received at Founders that I had locked away. This set will be in the New Catalog and really is GORGEOUS!  It’s called Simple Friendship.  Here is a sample I made with it tonight.  I’m thinking this will be one of my swaps for Leadership. 

Here is a closer look and you can see all the layers it has.  It uses a few dimensionals. 

I used Baja Breeze and Kraft cardstock with a little Whisper White mixed in.  Yes, you see glitter.  I used Iridescent Ice.  I really tried to stay away from that stuff since my family thinks I wear it now, but I couldn’t help it.  *wink*

One of my New Years Resolutions -that I never keep- is to scrapbook more.  I had this awesome new scrapbooking kit laying on my desk that I really wanted to play with.  Check this out! 

This kit is a new Level 3 Hostess Simply Scrappin’ kit.  Of course I don’t have the name of it in front of me, however as you can see it’s a beauty.  The cupcake and stripe paper come from this kit as well as the rub ons and cupcake stamp.  This really got my groove going when I pulled out all that fun stuff.  This page is 8.5 x 11 and the photo size is 5 x 7.  I also used new Designer Hardware called Hooray.  I am crossing my fingers there will be many more of these in the new catalog for us to play with.  Won’t this make scrapbooking even more enjoyable???? 

My little girl turns six in just a few short days.  I will be at Leadership on her actual birthday so we had a surprise party while down in Florida and now I am planning one here for her little girlfriends to attend.  She is super excited like any six year old should be. 

Time for me to work on my swaps.  My time is ticking FAST!

Good morning,

This little mini book was a gift I received just before I left for convention.  In fact, it came with a bunch of beautiful gifts.  I felt pretty lucky.  However, this little mini book is just so cute.  It uses the Summer Days Simply Scrappin’ Kit.  I loved this kit.  You can still purchase it while supplies last.  I wouldn’t wait much longer to get it!!  Hope you enjoy this little inspiration for the day.

Here is the Mini Book open.  This would make a great gift for any grandparent for small wallet pics.

 Hope your day is a fabulous one!