http://joyofstamping.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:40:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   I can't tell you how much I love this set!!!! It is so much fun to play with and the possibilities are endless! :) (Check out what some of my dear friends have created here.) This is one of the cards we made at my stamp night ... http://joyofstamping.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/08/07/icing-on-the-cupcake/ My dear friend Taylor issued Jami and I another Just for Fun Challenge. I just love these challenges because I actually get to stamp and they are just so much fun. The "rules" for this challenge was to use the cardstock and patterned paper Taylor gave us, ... http://joyofstamping.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/08/05/jffc2-challenge/ So, yesterday, I'm sitting in my office on the 2nd floor of a "crappy" County Building. All of a sudden, we hear a BOOM! and the entire 2nd floor just starts rolling...... Now, I don't know if it's my age..... but when I was younger, earthquakes never ... http://joyofstamping.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/07/30/dirty-girl-challenge-jenn/ It is good to be home..... CHA was a blast and it was awesome to see so many friends and adorable new products. But, nothing beats being home with your husband and sleeping in your own bed.... although I had a great bed-mate at CHA! :) The ... http://joyofstamping.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/07/29/box-in-a-bag/   How does time seem to be flying by sooooooooooooooooo fast?  How are we in the middle of July already?   Didn't Winter CHA just pass?  How is it already time for CHA in July? A few weeks ago, my dear friend Bevie Pearl (who I get to see and hug in Chicago ... http://joyofstamping.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/07/14/summer-changito/     Happy Fourth of July!!!!! I just love the fourth of July.... Here are a few reasons: 4 is my FAVORITE number I was born the year of the bi-centennial Red,White, and BLUE Day off of work! When I was younger, it meant summer break! :) Just wanted to wish everyone a fun and SAFE ... http://joyofstamping.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/07/04/liberty-bee/ First off, I have to apologize for the dark picture. With my work, my other work, and my other work, I rarely have time to see sunlight.... much less take pix in the sunlight. And since I am on a computer that doesn't have Photoshop, ... http://joyofstamping.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/07/03/expecting-euphoria/   A while back, my dear friend Jami made these cool notebooks. I totally admired them. To my surprise, she provided me with one and she issued Taylor and I this fun challenge: use stamps you love (who doesn't love these cute Penguins from Imaginisce? And living ... http://joyofstamping.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/07/01/friendly-stamp-for-fun-blog-challenge/   Have I told you lately how much I love Imaginisce? LOL!Their images and papers are so fun to work with. This is their new baby line called Baby Powder. Their cardstocks are made perfectly for cardmakers since their patterns are nice and small. AND most of ... http://joyofstamping.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/06/24/imaginisce-baby-cards/ Man! When I'm hooked on a layout, I am REALLY hooked!!!!! I loved Taylor's Sketch challenge (TECC19) so much that I had made graduations cards out them and now a birthday card! :) I needed to make a birthday card, but since I've had such a void in stamping, ... http://joyofstamping.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/06/18/happy-hedgehog/