Happy Birthday, Linzi!

Monday was my youngest daughter's birthday. She is 15 now. Where, exactly, does the time go? If anybody knows a way to slow it down, please pass the information on. I had instructions on the cake, "Make it pretty." Hmmmmm...so I tried to make it pretty.

I also wanted to take a treat to her softball games, so I attempted cake pops. Boy, did they get rave reviews. It was fun to watch people bite into them and have their eyes go wide in surprise and go on and on about how delicious they were. And they all requested them again at the end of the season barbecue! Fun! I used a toothpick to "engrave" stitches to try to make them look like softballs.



And even though she's 15...she's still my little girl.

Sneak peeks are up at SheetLoad!!!

Have you seen all the gorgeous sneak peeks at SheetLoad??? You'll be amazed at this issue. I don't have any cards in this one, but it is BEAUTIFUL!! You will love it!

Have you signed up for these?

More amazing, jaw-dropping, fabulous blog candy! Wow!

This is Passion for Crafts and I want it ALL!!! Isn't it scrummy?
Debbie is SO generous!


And this delicious bunch is from Steph at Much Ado About Nothing. Oooooh...I think it would be fine if my name got drawn for BOTH of these!!! Ü

SheetLoad of Cards DESIGN TEAM CALL!!!

SheetLoad of Cards- Design Team Call

SheetLoad of Cards is looking for four (4) talented and fun cardmaker/papercrafters, who are able to showcase our ezine and sketches to their fullest. Enthusiasm for the eZine is a must, your attitude and creations will help bring more recognition to yourself, as well as SheetLoad. We want artists who love SheetLoad as much as we do and are willing to help with promotion and getting the word out.

International applicants welcome.

I have been a SheetLoad artist for some time and I LOVE it! I always look forward to when it's "my turn" to make cards and show them off. Now you can enjoy it too! Click on over to SheetLoad and get all of the details!!

So many amazing blog candies to share!

Oh my, amazing blog candy to see!

And check out this yummy candy at My Cards, My Passion, My Therapy. It's yummy!

Here we have:
Paperlicious!!! Mmmm...delicious and I would so love to win it!

Then we have:
This is from Phoenix Crafts and I want to win it too...I'm not greedy...nah, I just want it all Ü

And this:
From Starving Artistamps. I love these sentiments! (There's more to win there too!) Go see!!!

And still more:

This is from INKED INSPIRATIONS and it's lovely!!! Did I mention that I want it too? I do.

Show Us Your SheetLoad!!! (and win)

You could win one (1) of these stamp sets!!




Here is how to enter...
- Create one (1) card using the sketch from the April 2009 issue of SheetLoad
- Upload your card to an online gallery or your blog.
- Go to this post: Show Us Your SheetLoad and put a DIRECT link to your card and leave a comment with your favorite The Greeting Farm stamp set(s) (does not have to be one of the sets pictured above) into the Mr Linky there, no later than Thursday, April 30th.
- The "Grand Prize" winner will get first pick of the sets above, and the 2nd set will go to our "Runner Up". PLEASE be sure to read the "fine print" at SheetLoad as there are rules to follow to make sure your entry qualifies.

SheetLoad Sneek Peek Reveal!

Wow, that's a mouthful! SheetLoad Sneek Peek Reveal. Maybe I'm onto a new tongue twister there! Anyway...after all of those little tidbits...
Here are the cards! This little unicorn is a digital image. How fun is that?!?!
On this one, I "made" the buttons. I layered the punched circles and added some dimensional magic.

This one was one of my favorites. Love the colors.
I liked this one too. I paper pieced the bottom bird and fringed his feathers a bit for dimension.
This was my 12 yo ds's favorite. He loved it. Probably because of the masculine color scheme, but I do like it too. I punched out oak leaves, layered, and drew on them for the pinecones. I watercolored most of my images with distress inks.

Isn't this stamp set gorgeous. I was speechless and thrilled when I saw what I got to work with!!!

The April 2009 issue of SheetLoad is sponsored by The Greeting Farm. I am SO glad too!

Our sketch artist is Michelle Dobbyn. It's a really great sketch...easy peasy to work with and looks great!!!

And our guest artist is Melyssa Connolly and all I can say is, "WOW!!!" I am completely impressed with her samples!!! You will be too!