STILL RECOVERING

I thought I would post a quick update for Alex (actually she made me!) She is recovering slowly and will continue to be on bedrest for about another week or so. She will then be able to start doing small things slowly while she continues to heal. She sleeps a lot which is good as it helps her to heal. A lot of you have sent her emails asking for her address and rather than answer them all I thought I would just post it here. I know she would love to hear from you. Here it is:
Alexandra Hobson
286 Torry Drive
Oroville, CA 95966
She appreciates all the nice comments. I can't believe how many people have left comments for her. I am sure once she is up to it, she will want to read them all.
Tony

HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL

Hi, just posting this for Alex who is home today from the hospital and is resting in bed. Her surgery went well although she was in there for over four hours. Hopefully she will be up and around soon - I know she misses her blogging and can't wait to get back to it. More updates will follow. Tony

SOME NEWS

Good morning all! I just wanted to make a quick post to update you with some news. As you recall, I went to the doctor on Thursday and it was decided then that I will need to come in tomorrow for surgery. Since this is pretty major surgery, I will be in the hospital for a few days then recuperating for about eight weeks. Since I had no idea that it was happening tomorrow, I have nothing ready to post while I am gone. I hope to be able to start stamping again the second week I am home, but I will have to see. Please don't forget about me while I am gone :-) I hope to be able to at least surf on my laptop while I am recuperating so I can see all your beautiful projects!! See ya soon!

*STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

WINNER FOR BLOG CANDY!!!!

Hi All!!! I used random.org this morning and it chose number 13 which would be Dani at Dani Gets Crafty - whooohooo, girl!!!!! Send me your snail addy and I will get your goodies right out to you!! Thanks everyone for playing along and stopping by to see me everyday - you are the best!!!

STAMP SOMETHING - 3D SOMETHINGS

Whoohooo!! It's Friday all, and time for the Stamp Something challenge which I am lucky enough to host this week!! I asked the DT gals to come up with something 3d - anything they liked, but 3d!! Well, needless to say they blew me away with their creativity - how beautiful and creative all of their projects are!!! I decided for my sample that I would try my hand at one of these little round top boxes I have seen floating around - there is a great template on Splitcoast for this if you care to give it a whirl!! I am using mine as a Hostess gift so it is filled with little chocolates and such, but I see a lot of uses for this little cutie!! I decided to use my Good Morning Sunshine paper because I love how it looks with my Pacific Point paper!! I also used my new Big Shot Die that makes these awesome little birds - aren't they fabulous??!!! And, that giant flower you see on top? Well, it really sparkles since I added Iridescent Ice with Versamark, I love it!! So, make sure you head on over to the Stamp Something Site to see what the other gals did AND if you decide to give this on a try, upload your link to the site so we can all see it!!! I am sponsoring the blog candy this week as well so this is what I will be giving away to the lucky winner:
(1) a 6x6 package of Making Memories Kids Collection
(2) Two packages of flower embellies
(3) One new roll of American Crafts ribbon
(4) A Mom's Day flower stamp
(5) Bazzill fabric flowers
Good luck to all of you - I can't wait to see what you come up with!!!
Box Recipe:
Paper - Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, So Saffron Card stock, Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series Paper
Inks - Kiwi Kiss, More Mustard stampin' Inks
Stamps - Petal Pizazz
Accessories - Big Shot Birds and Branches Sizzlits Long Die, Scallop Circle Punch, Chocolate Chip Corduroy Buttons, Versamark, Iridescent Ice, Embossing Heat Gun, 1/8 inch Circle Punch, Flower Brads

TAMARA'S SKETCH CHALLENGE

Here it is, Thursday again.....I can't believe it!!! I have to drive to Sacramento today for an appointment (2.5 hours), so this will be a quick post! This is the card I did for Tamara's sketch challenge this week - great sketch, simple but fun! I decided to use my new flower embosslit so I used Riding Hood Red, then covered the die cut in Versamark, added some Iridescent Ice and heat, and voila!! I purdy flower!! The center of the flower is one of our new and very cool corduroy brads, which I love. The sentiment is also embossed using clear embossing! Very simple as I said, but I like how it turned out!! Please make sure you take time to head over to Tamara's and check out what the rest of the DT gals did, they are really talented, and will knock your socks off with their creativity! And, if you decide to play along, make sure you upload your link so we can check out your take on the sketch!!! I will be back tomorrow for Stamp Something Friday - I am hosting, so don't miss it!! And, if you have not registered for my blog candy, you still have time, the post is here, so check it out!! Thanks for stopping by!
Card Recipe:
Paper - Old Olive, Riding Hood Red, Sage Shadow, Naturals Ivory card stock, Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper
Inks - Black Craft Ink, Old Olive Classic Ink
Stamps - Petal Pizazz
Accessories - Heat Gun, Clear and II embossing powder, Ticket Corner Punch, Scalloped Edge Punch, Old Olive narrow grosgrain ribbon, So Saffron wide grosgrain ribbon, Embosslit(Big Shot), Summer Sun Corduroy Button

FRIENDSHIP SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT

Happy Hump Day!!! And yes, it is STILL raining - sheesh!! Courtney, if you are reading this, I will need help building that ark - LOL! So, today I wanted to share with you the February scrapbook class I taught with the friendship theme. We had such a good time using some of the cool new tools like the Circle Cutter, the Big Shot flower Embosslits, and the Eyelet Border punch - sooo fun!!! This is a two-page 12x12 layout with Riding Hood Red as the base card stock and Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper, which I love! The gals had a blast putting this layout together - we stamped on the chipboard letters, added some stamping on the background, and added lots of fun accents with punches. Too fun!!! So, there you have it - scrap booking AND stamping, does it get any better? Now, I just need to add my pics *wink* Thank for stopping by today, I appreciate you taking the time! And, remember, if you have not yet entered in the drawing for my blog candy see this post and get your name in the hat since the drawing will be on Saturday! Enjoy the rest of your day!