Happy New Year!

Hi all!! Hope your first day in 2011 is going well! Have you guys made any New Year's resolutions? Well, I just have a few that I personally want to focus on this year:
1. Exercise regularly. My goal is to stick to a regular exercise routine which includes a minimum of exercising 3x/week of some running or other exercise activity for at least 30 minutes each session.
2. Be better organized. That means my craft room as well as my work and personal time management.
3. Craft and blog regularly. ;) You guys can help with this accountability for sure - my goal is to blog on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at a minimum. And do one weekend day. Probably a lofty goal for me, but I will try my best to stick to this! As far as crafting goes, it's part of my relaxation therapy, so my goal is to carve out regular time for this creative release!!

How about you all? Would love to to hear what your resolutions are, if you're willing to share, of course! Maybe we can keep each other accountable!!

Thanks for popping in! Would love for you to visit me regularly in 2011! ;) Bye for now!

announcing...the December Final Friday Winner!

Hey there friends!  Wow - can you believe we're already at the end of the year?! Crazy how fast time flies!  Well, since today is the last day of the year, that means it's time to announce THE Final Friday Winner of 2010.    Are you guys ready to find out who it is?  First, let me say thank you to all of you that played this month!  Your comments, as always, bring a smile to my face. I appreciate you guys playing and visiting my blog!  It was fun to read about everyone's New Year's plans from all over the world and get a glimpse of who you dear readers are.  I've had the pleasure of getting to know a few of you and look forward to "virtually meeting" more of you out there!  Now....time for the big reveal.  Out of a total of 73 posts, the winner of the last 2010 Final Friday Giveaway is:

Lucky number 9, who happens to be:

Kathy Martin!!!

Woot Woot!  A BIG CONGRATS to you, Kathy!!  I'll be emailing you directly to get your info!!

Thanks again, everyone.  Hope you all have a fabulous last day of the year...be safe and have a fantastic celebration.  I'll catch up with you guys in 2011!

 ** CHEERS TO YOU ALL!!!  **

My favorite cards from 2010

Hi all!  As we reflect back on 2010, I thought I'd share my favorite cards and projects from this year with you:

Hope you enjoyed the look back!  Thanks again to each of you for visiting and letting me share a part of my world with you.  Wish you all a very happy New Year!

quick and cute gift card holder

Hi again.  Since it's almost the end of the year and I haven't posted any projects in a while, I wanted to post something quick and easy AND also giving you guys a teenie tiny sneak peek of some cute things from the upcoming Occasions Mini {fun stuff!}!  Isn't this little envie so cute??!!  I used the good ol' scallop envelope die to create this gift card holder.  Here's a look at the front, too:

To give you more ideas of this cute, all occasion gift card envelope, check out the pics of the Christmas one I created {I know..you're probably saying enough Christmas stuff already!!  But it IS still the holiday season ;)  }

And here's a look at the inside:

Hope you liked that quick little project.  To create this envelope to fit a gift card, you'll need to fold a 6x6 piece of paper in half and then align it on the scallop envelope die so that the paper covers 5 of the scallops on the envelope flap - this is how it gets wide enough to fit your gift card!  Easy peasy and so cute.  Enjoy!  Gotta run for now!!  Toodles ;)

Hello there!

Hi blog friends!!  Hope you guys had a very Merry Christmas!  I know I've been quiet for a few days on the bloggo here, but as I'm sure you all know, time is precious during the holidays so I haven't had many opportunities to post.  I do have a couple of fun announcements to share with you guys:

Year End Blow Out - Guest Designer!!

* Some of you may have noticed on my right side bar that I'll be a guest designer for Dawn Rapsas UStamp With Dawn and FriendsYear End Blowout!!!  Woot Woot!! It's truly an honor!  I have to say that I am blown away by all the creative talent of the entire Design Team Crew from all around the world.  I'm excited to be a part of this amazing event which starts on December 31st and goes through January 19th.  You'll need to sign up on  site link above.  This event will be showcasing Stampin'Up! projects created using 12x12 paper.  The cool thing too is that the color combos showcase every SU color, so not only do you get project ideas, but you'll also get a taste of a variety of color palettes to get your creative juices flowing!!  Just AWESOME. And you'll have the ability to download pdfs of each of the projects for your own personal use.  You don't want to miss this!!!

Paper Crafters Sampler Design Team!

* I'm excited to announce that I've been asked to be part of Melanie Schulenberg's Paper Crafters Sampler Design Team !! Woohoo!  This is a monthly online publication of Stampin'Up! Projects and is such a great resource for your paper crafting ideas.  You can subscribe for each month's edition and download each of the projects and instructions, too.  I've seen the awesome projects the DTs have created in past editions and it's definitely worth the while.  You can check out the site and trial sampler to see what it's all about. Then, if you decide to sign up, you can use referral code PCSRD. :) 

Wowzers!  I have to say I am so excited to be a part of both teams and I am looking forward to pushing my creativity to the limit and make projects that I hope you all will enjoy.  So, my dear friends, there's a lot in store for 2011!  Thanks so much for continuing to pop in for a visit!  I've got a bunch of new ideas I want to try out on the blog here, too, so stay tuned for sure!  By for now.  Have a fantastic day!!

White Christmas

Merry Christmas, blog friends! We were greeted with some snow this morning here in Birmingham, where we're spending Christmas at my brother's house. Hope you and your families are enjoying all the holiday festivities!! I just wanted to pop in a quick post to wish you all a wonderful day!

Merry Christmas to you all!

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cookie caddy

Happy Saturday!  My share today is the "cookie caddy" which I made using 2 Box #2 dies.  This is the project that I originally thought would fit my cute little Mini Milk Cartons.  I had already die cut them and was prepping them, when it dawned on me that it looked a little narrower than my Milk Cartons. Sure enough, after measuring, my little carrier wasn't going to fit the cute milk guys, but I couldn't let the project go to waste.  Luckily, I have baked goods on hand (my Christmas cookies that I make) and it turns out, they fit perfectly!!  Hope you like it!