Hi everyone!  Happy to be here today.  So excited to announce that I am a Guest Designer/Blogger at Spellbinders this week so if you are joining me from there, welcome!  Because this is a special week,  I am giving away some of my dies and die/stamp sets from my Quite Contrary ... View Post

Well as some of you know, I'm in Skagit County, Washington visiting with my dear friend Sharon Sowell.  I came to see the beautiful tulips in bloom and to spend some down time just relaxing but already, and I've only been here two days, I have felt encouraged and renewed by Sharyn's sweet ... View Post

Well I'm back as promised, albeit a tad bit late by my books.  I generally like posting earlier in the morning but today had it's share of scheduling conflicts.  Anyway, I want to bring you my tutorial for making the flowers on the naked cake that was featured on Monday's post.  These ... View Post

Happiest of Birthdays to one of my fellow tribe members, Nicole!   Nicole is one of our in-house graphic artists at Spellbinders and so super sweet.  I took the opportunity to create a theme with her in mind.  Anyway, I heard her favorite color is purple and someone told me to go ... View Post

Just a quickie little pic of my fun finds today.  Although it was Goodwill's half price day (in Arizona only), I managed to find these items at some random garage sales.  I am usually pretty discretionary when selecting what sales I hit, but this week I was just so busy that I went ... View Post

Today was the last day for me in California before heading back to Phoenix.  I am taking a slight detour from my normal blog to bring you a bit of what I did while I was in Orange County.   The weather had been beautiful and as usual, I wasted no time in finding a few garage sales to hit. ... View Post