Make a Difference

If you have found spring in your neck of the woods, pease send it my way. It rainy and that miserable wet-cold here, but I’m focused on the fact that it has to warm up soon. . . right? This is the March Stamp of the Month at Cornish Heritage Farms, Grunge Flower and Bloom with Abandon.

• Stamps: Grunge Flower, Bloom with Abandon and Beautiful - all Rummage Bin - Cornish Heritage Farms

• Cardstock: Intense Orange - Prism and Poison Ivory - Arlo Wiggins

• Ink: Espresso - Adirondack Dye - Ranger, Mustard Seed, Fired Brick, Marigold, Marmelade - all Distress - Ranger

• Accs: Ivory Ribbon - May Arts, Swiss Dot Cuttlebug embossing folder, Nestabilities - Spellbinders

I’m off to find a cup of coffee. I’ll be back when my fingers warm up!

Brrr, baby….I had to dig the mittens and ear muffs out for my girls today. They said they couldn’t go out for recess unless they had the appropriate attire. Makes it a perfect day to share this little Lizzie Anne Designs notecard with you. Have you had a chance to stop by the Lizzie Anne Designs Forum at Splitcoast? Lizzie Anne is one of the initial Member Companies who landed their own forum at the number one stamping site on the web last month. Stop by, see news, post your questions, give feedback or just chat with Lizzie and Anne. The Member Company forums are a great place to gather information and get to know your favorite retailers.

All images of the images on this card are from Christmas in the City. They are stamped in Palette Burnt Umber on Curious Iridescent Cryogen White - shimmery cardstock and colored with Copic Markers. I added some glitter to the snowflakes and paired the panel with some Stardream Metallic cardstock the color of cocoa…..hmmmm, cocoa…..off to make some cocoa (with marshmellows)….have a wonderful day.

WoW! I went to check out Sharon’s blog tonight, and saw where she called me a Rockin’  Girl Blogger. That was sweet, especially since I am the only non-Texan listed.  Thank you, Sharon for mentioning me, that’s an honor.

Since this is my 3rd or 4th tag in the last few weeks, I will tell y’all who some Rockin’ Girl Bloggers are, in my opinion, but none of them needs to feel any pressure to keep it going. Fair? Fair! In alpha order:

Angelosity is her blog. We’ve been friends for 5 years. We met through a contact on Stampin’ Discuss <gasp> before SCS. At the time we both lived in Wichita, KS where we would meet at a school district resource center and stamp our mornings away. Now, we have both moved on. She is a wonderfully talented paper crafter who does a exceptional job with 3D and altered items for gifts. Thoughtful, a joy to be around…my friend Angel Wilde.  

Made by *B*….certainly a familiar face around SCS, moderator guru, Britta (camsmom - or shall I say camphoebsmom ) I love Britta’s blog because it’s all SU! all the time. She’s an incredible stamper, savvy SU! business gal and has a sense of humor that will not stop - even when you fake sleep on her! Check it out….Britta Ward!

More is More….You know her as a member of the Dirty Dozen Alumni and one of my fellow SCS moderators, but I know her as one-third the team who hosts the infamous SoCal Stamp Mania. She’s an awesome paper crafter…she loves ribbons and stuff…hey, More is More! …. Jami Sibley.

Oh the Things You can Ink! I found this blog after I met Alora in California. She & I shared a cup of coffee, some stampin’ talk and a terrible (seriously), terrible piece of a lemon bar. (biggest ‘that looks so incredibly yummy’ letdown in a long time. Anywho - the company was just as sweet as her name, and I love her stampin’ style…THE stampin’ sweetie….Alora Sweetser.

Stampin’ Kub…Kurtis isn’t your typical SCS surfin’ stamper. 1) He’s only 18 years old! 2) He is on a design team for GinaK Designs and 3) there’s nothin’ he can’t do…martial arts, photography, rubber stamping, computer techno-guy…amazing. He’s also a fellow moderator at SCS. If you haven’t checked it out…stop by and visit his blog…Kurtis Amundson.

 Sarah Vrolyk over at Kindred Spirits had a touching post yesterday about drawing the line in the sand between the most important and everything else. I want to give a shout out for the inspiration that she has been to many women in the stamping world, myself included.  Sarah’s blog was a frequent stop for me because she stood firm in sharing her faith in Jesus, as well as her incredible paper crafting talents. 

If you have ever stopped by Kindred Spirits, enjoyed art from the Amuse Art Design Team or oogled her the eye candy in her SCS gallery, user name Seewah, please head over to Sarah’s blog today and leave her some love and support by way of comments.  I imagine that in many ways her recent decision was very easy, and in some ways extremely difficult.  Blessings, Sarah!

Personal note: I do have my Beate-project ready to share, but it seems like the mailman is a little slow in Sharon’s neck of the woods. I am going to give the pony express in Ft. Worth, TX time to deliver Sharon’s goodies before I post. I don’t want to spoil her surprise! <wink wink.> Stay tuned ~

Recently, I was reading some discussion about what a good upline for a direct marketing company, like Stampin’ UP! should or should not do. I thought I would take a minute and introduce reader’s to my upline, Mrs. Phyllis Shepperd from Newnan, GA.

This is Phyllis and myself at the 2007 Leadership Conference in Houston, TX. What a blast! I invited Phyllis back to our room for a little R&R before the Manager’s Reception and it turns out that my roomie, Jenn Balcer and I are BOTH in her group, The Stampin’ Flock! Good times!

Anyway ~ just wanted to comment that Phyllis is the perfect upline for me. She’s actually my 2nd level because my friend and direct, dropped several years ago. Phyllis is informative, touches base with me quarterly through a newsletter to all of her downline (we are almost 1000 stamper’s strong) and most importantly, she is AVAILABLE when I need to discuss something with her. Honestly, it’s only about twice a year that I touch base with her for business, but she always gets me the info or answer’s I need. She’s been with Stampin’ UP! for so long (her demo # is only 3 digits, ladies!) that she is a wealth of information, and she knows enough about the intricate ins and outs of the SU! business that she is always positive about changes that take place. It really helps me to keep things in perspective, and I need that!

Anywho ~ she’s su-pah sweet, and she goes to church with a mutual friend so I can keep tabs on her all the way down south.  So, if you get emails from a lady yapping about the Stampin’ Flock, meet Phyllis. She’s a doll! Leave me a comment, too ~ since we’re family and all! <wink>

It seems I have been tagged by 3 really cool chicks! Thanks, Teresa Shaw at Inkfully Yours, Laura Brown at Stamp Happy and Karrie Winters at Creative Happenings. Check them out! And, before I get tagged again, I’ll pass on a few of the blogs I check on a very regular basis.

 1. Karen Foltz at Watercolored Dreams

2. Sarah Vrolyk at Kindred Spirits

3. Angel Wilde at Angelosity

4. Rose Ann at Paper Delightz

5. Jami Sibley at More is More

I’m off to the park with my girls for the first picnic of the year. Enjoy your browsing ~  

One of the cool things about the internet is the wonderful people who I have been able to connect with. Amazing paper crafters, sweet friends, cool chicks! Well, this morning, I want to give a ’shout out’ to my friend, Jami Sibley, paper genius! She and I are moderators together over at Splitcoaststampers so I have gotten to know her better. At the end of the month, I am going to California for an event that she and some girlfriends have planned so I get to meet her ‘live and in person’! Happy Dance!!

Go check out Jami’s  blog: More is More! She has some COOL candy up for today, and make sure to check out her Easter post: The Grinch Who Stole Easter! Easter is my favorite holiday, actually the Lenten season: very personal, very special when you think about the sacrifice that Christ made on the cross for each of us. I know you’ll enjoy this cute poem that doesn’t let go of the real reason for Easter.