Using Bloomin' Beautiful

Back before this stamp set made it into the big Stampin' Up catalog, it was listed in one of their mini-catalogs. I was so worried it wouldn't make the regular catalog, so I bumped something else off of my wish list at the time, and bought this. Of course it made the regular catalog! I think it is one of my favorite stamp sets ever.

1st Christmas card ever

Over at Susan's blog she has blog candy to celebrate 3500 hits! She's asking about Christmas cards and whether you make them or buy them. Go check out her blog....she has some beautiful cards and craft projects to look at. So I was thinking about Christmas cards after reading her blog. I wanted to find my card from last year. Not only was last year the first year I ever made cards, it was also the first year I ever sent Christmas cards. That's right. I'd never sent Christmas cards, not even from the dollar store. I know some people will be shocked to hear that, but it's the truth. Once I started stamping, I decided that sending Christmas cards maybe wasn't a waste of time (yes, cards used to seem like a waste of time to me)! Thanks for looking at one of my very first creations.