This is bloggin’ beautiful!

I’ve had my blog for a year and a half now - wish I’d put a counter on right from day one - and though I use it faithfully - if somewhat sporadically - and am mostly pleased with the layout and content - I am ever blown away by the oh so beautiful blogs I come across on a daily basis.  Three of my scrapping buddies have just recently joined the blogging community and if you happen to stop here - be sure you visit their blogs as well.  They are three incredibly talented and creative ladies and I look forward to following their work.

Jackie at http://www.jackiescreativepapercrafts.blogspot.com/

Kim at http://www.thelittlescrapper.blogspot.com

Kelley at http://www.creativedwy.blogspot.com/

Another of Mo Manning’s digital images - Jack and Ginger. Love this couple and quite pleased with how the coloring and the card look. Turned this one into a Valentine for my sweetie.  “Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made. “Not sure DH will agree with Robert Browning but think he’ll be amused by the image - we’ve been feeling our years lately!

Here are a few cards I made with this stamp set from Stampin’Up. I think the baby shower tags are really cute. My daughter-in-law goes to lots of showers and for sure she’ll use these. I’ll do a set in blue as well.

The monkey lollipops I’ve been making for my grandson for ages now - trying to use up the Halloween lollipops. I’ve been using the monkey image simply because I love monkeys! And it just happens that with the heart these are perfect little Valentines. Max is so funny - if I don’t have any of these around and he wants a lollipop, we have to stamp the monkey, punch the paper, and stick it all together before he will take the lolli. He refuses to have one unless it’s decorated!