I am Siamese if you please...

If you haven't noticed, I love everything Disney. My favorite shows are their beautiful animated movies. Peter Pan (with of course, my Tinkerbell!), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, I could go on and on. One of my favorites is Lady and The Tramp. I always wanted a cocker spaniel and since I love cats, the Siamese cats have always been on my wish list. They looked so sleek, elegant and classy. And they always got into trouble. But their song stuck in my mind, "We are Siamese, if you please..." Every time I think of cats, that song pops in my head.

When I discovered Pink Cat Studios, I knew which cat plate I had to get first. This little beauty just jumped into my basket! I saw her, sang the song and couldn't wait for her to get to her new home. While I was waiting for her, my local scrapbooking store got the greatest paper in, Russian Journey by Dove of the East. I bought the gold background paper from someone moving and looking to get rid of some of her cardstock and the old olive and red ruby come from Stamping Up. I colored her with my Prismacolor pencils and blended her with OMS. She was one of those cards that just goes together. Didn't take any thought. I just sat down, and there she was. I hope you enjoy looking at her as much as I enjoyed presenting her. If you listen closely, you'll hear her song. "I am Siamese if you please..."

My Hagrid

This little hunk of dynomite makes me happy! My Hagrid, who was one year old a couple of weeks ago, brings a smile to my face every time I see him. He's half yorkie and half bichon and has the greatest personality. I think he looks like an old soul.

One of the reasons I love him so is because he loves me to distraction! There can be a thousand people around and this little guy will find me no matter where I happen to be. All he wants is my time, attention, and love. And all I have to do is feed him and take him out. Oh, and chase him every Saturday morning. We sleep in and when he gets out, a family two doors down has a beautiful husky that they put out in the yard and Hagrid has to go and play with him. No one has told Hagrid that he's only about 9 pounds and just a bit over 18" long. He doesn't have any fear and thinks he's off to a wonderful adventure. That's until I catch him and then he's crate bound for a bit of time.

Just wanted to share a bit about my little spot of sunshine. Now, enjoy the rest of the day. I promise not to post anymore!

Just My Style!

Having a friend that's a lot like a sister is one of life's gifts and I've been blessed by a few. Lucky, I know. The Man Upstairs always looks out for me even when I don't watch closely for myself.

My dear friend, Lynn, and I get together as much as we can. We've raised our kids together, worked together, lived two door down from one another, followed each other (with our families, of course) in the military from location to location, and now it seems have pretty much retired together. We stamp, cross-stitch, knit, eat, laugh, bowl, you name it and we do it together. Yesterday we got to spend the afternoon together browsing through the craft store. I was anxious to get to the Cuttlebug and stamping section, but she made us start on the opposite side of the store and look through everything before we got to the best part! We had such fun looking through everything, but when we got the the stamping and scrapping side, we were in heaven! After the craft store, it was off for a late lunch. And once again, we saved the best for last - Strawberry Cheesecake with whipped cream and other than spending the day with my dear friend, it was just my style.

Oh, about the card! Lynn and I came up with this by using the SU Hostess set, "Houte Couture." I love this set because it's so sassy, but it's also girly. Pink and brown are two of my favorite colors together. They're girly but have a certain earthy tone to them so I think it's the best of both worlds.

Thank God for your dear friend, friends, or family. He always seems to meet our needs and it's always, Just My Style!

Believe it or not, I'm about to post my first card and of course, it's Tink! I love this little fairy. She makes me believe that truly anything is possible. When I was little, we used to watch Walt Disney every Sunday evening and I sat mesmerized before the television waiting for this little pixie to come floating across the screen waving her pixie dust across the castle to make magic happen. I actually believed and still do. So here's a little bit of my magic. Enjoy!

Blog and Entry making

I have a blog and now I have my first entry! This is all so new and exciting for me. I've always wanted a place to share parts of my creative side and thanks to a good friend of mine, I have one! I'm loving it and all my stamping buddies I'm making. My goal is to get some pictures of my cards posted sometime this weekend so please bear with me.

I'm so excited to share what I've been working on and to tell a bit about me. First off, I'm a born-again Christian and am trying to allow the Lord to lead my path. Only he knows how much I stumble and fall along the way, but His graciousness sustains me and onward I go. I have three beautiful daughters, Jennifer, 25; Tiffany, 22; and Nichole, 21. My two oldest are pregnant and about to make me a grandmommy twice over by July! So thrilled with that. It gives me a chance to use one of my other passions - knitting. Love it and have to do something with the needles every day. I'm also the mother to a little creature, Hagrid, who is half yorkie and half bichon, a part lynx cat named D'Artanyan, and an aquarium with Hogwarts and a growing population of fishies.

I love stamping, knitting, reading, counted cross stitch, quilting and sewing. I also love movies, old musicals, and chick flixs. Love reading Harry Potter and am now looking for something to replace that joy.

I promise to be back with pictures! Bear with me and I'll try not to let you down. Now I'm off to create. . .