Happiness is when you see the signs!

And the signs say .. all paper crafting items ('cept dies, die machines, blah, blah) is 50% off (at Joann's)!!  What a wonderful B-day gift(s) to me!!

I got a bunch of sweet goodness for hardly anything - I'm a very happy girl! Now, tomorrow since it's gonna be cold and rainy, I will stay home a craft a little, clean up a little, craft a little, have a little lunch.... love it. AND hubby and Wildman are going to the Gladiator's hockey game tomorrow night. What a heavenly day! Can't wait to go to bed tonight so I can wake up and have me some crafty fun!!

All I really have to do is get some kitty litter and toilet paper. Ahhh, the ever important jobs of a mom! I'll see you all tomorrow with more great projects. TFSB

I'm speechless!

I stumbled across a few wonderful sites this morning. This was the 1st site I found, it's just the cutest and their store has TONS of wonderful dies plus lots of other goodies.  Simon Says Stamp Blog From there I wondered over to The Daily Marker. She's hosting the most wonderful 30 day Coloring Challenge. With this challenge she's giving away card classes from Online Card Classes along with other goodies.

The 30 Day Color Challenge started March 2nd and runs for - well - 30 days. I've already "participated" in Day One and just had to stop to tell you go on over, neigh, RUN on over and start the challenge yourself! It's fun and the hostess (Kathy) has left me speechless. Well, apparently I found my words again, huh?!

 

I did learn a good number of things that will help me make my Copic work look much better the more I practice. Awesome fun! I'll come back and post a few of my projects I worked on yesterday bit later today. I just had to stop and yell it loud to check out this challenge!

 

BTW - I am not affiliated with any of the blogs I've mentioned here. I wish I were, but I shared with you guys simply cuz it's worth spreading round some love! I used a handful of my Copics, the bear is from a very old SU set, I also used scrap watercolor paper. TFSB

All settled in!

I am finally able to sit at my table and craft.  Most all of my supplies have been in storage during our moves over the past 2 years! I've been crafting like a made woman the past week and a half. Seriously someone needs to host an intervention for me and my addiction!

I've been working on challenges and swaps - oh how I enjoy the swaps. Every time I get a big, brown envelope stuffed with precious goodies in my mailbox, it's like a little bit of heaven opened up and sent down more joy! Ok, maybe that's a bit extreme to some of you, but after 2 years of no paper crafting I bet you'd feel about the same!

Toady I will share with you my new fav toy. Right after I got it in the mail (2 yrs ago!!) I had to pack the little cuteness away. (insert frowny face here) And now that I've freed it from hibernation, I've fallen in love. My envelope punch board! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.....

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I started looking for a little project I could make in large numbers (30-ish) to hand out to Wildman's classmates. I am still looking, although this little guy's stinkin' cute.

 

Come back tomorrow and I will show you a few more goodies I've been working on. TFSB (thanks for stopping by)