My Big News!

    A twine flower!  The stem and leaves are hand-sewn, but I created the "flower" by punching a circle from white card stock and running it through my Xyron.  Easy peasy!  The sequins are attached with glossy accents.

  As of June 1, 2013 I have been blogging for six years.  I don't know where the time has gone, but it has been a wonderful journey so far.  This is my 1,140th post.  Holy guacamole.

  I started my blog as a way to share my cards with my paper crafting friends in NC (I moved to Virginia from North Carolina three years prior to starting my blog.)  What I did not expect was to make friends who share a passion for paper, stamps, and ink from all over the world, and some surprisingly close to home!  About five years ago I became friends with Leslie Hanna, The Crooked Stamper.  We actually found a local stamp store that is roughly half way between her house and mine.  We have met there on a few occasions, but she has also visited me in my home several times too.

  Last summer Leslie suggested I check out a new stamp company called "Neat & Tangled."  I was completely smitten!  I ordered two stamp sets:  "Fresh Blooms" and "Little Tangles."  When my order arrived I received a hand written thank you note and some pretty pink-and-white baker's twine with my two stamp sets.  I used that twine for my "flower" above.  The chevron stamp (from the "Little Tangles" stamp set) is stamped in red, offset and stamped again in pink...a technique I recently saw on Leslie Hanna's blog.  Earlier this month I also acquired the "Sparkle & Shine" stamp set, which I used as my sentiment.  And the Raspberry Red sequins?  Yep, that is also sold at Neat & Tangled in a variety of colors.  Sequins are my newest obsession.

  In early May I applied to be on the "Little Tangles" challenge blog design team.  Today I can officially announce that I am a Little Tangles designer for the remainder of 2013!  I hope you will stop by tomorrow when the new challenge is announced.

  This is also my first time being on a design team with my blog friend, Amy Tsuruta!  I am pretty sure she is one of the sweetest bloggers on the planet.  Please also welcome Charlene Bopp, Barb Murphy, and Ren-Yi Lo.  I have already gotten to know each of these ladies via emails and I already consider them friends :)

I am entering my card at Let's Get Trendy Now!3:  Sequin challenge.

  Please come back tomorrow for the fortnightly challenge!
Happy Wednesday :)