Catch Up

Well it's been sometime since I posted. I went to Florida in early December and had a great time.  I traveled with my 88 yoa mother and since I was not totally recovered from back problems we had wheelchairs in the airport which was a real luxury.  Didn't have to worry about getting from gate to gate etc.  Upon my return home I was dogsitting and just got up out of a chair and my back went out again.  It was very painful, like 24/7 pain, and I ended up having back surgery.  So I'm still in the recovery stage and praying that everything will return to normal soon.  I'm having a lot of numbness and still not pain free.  It's always something, huh? It really stinks to get old.  I have a lot of plans for projects.  Valentines for the grandkids, and I want to participate in some my All About Tim Yahoo Group's swaps.  I have been having major computer issues as well and I'm being forced to send it off to repair so.......I'll be offline entirely for a while.  Hope someone reads this and has a great January or what's left of it!

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas

I love Tim Holtz! He just announced he will be starting his 12 Tags of Christmas on Dec. 1st.  He will have a post everyday of a new tag with new techniques and instructions.  It's fun to follow and learn what's the latest buzz with Tim.  You can follow his blog  at  http://timholtz.typepad.com/. Join the fun!

Fun Stamping

I have had a lot of fun the past couple of weeks stamping with my buddies.  My friend Leslie hosted a luncheon and shoebox swap at her home on Friday and I attended my friend Lana's Holiday Workshop
the week before.  I have such talented friends and thought I would share some of the examples of their
work that I tried to duplicate.  Betty, Linda and Ann also had some great shoebox swaps.  I didn't get

a chance to finish all the cards but I certainly will this week.  We were all rather tired after 5 hours or so.

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Exciting News!

I'm going cruising next fall!!!! Not only am I going on a cruise but it's a cruise with Tim Holtz!!!!! I am so excited about it.  I think it will be such a blast to play and learn from Tim.  I have loved his work for a long time and have quite a few of his products. The most amazing thing was I heard about this cruise online and it took me about 2 minutes to pick up the phone and sign up.  That is just not like me to be so impulsive but it felt great.  Now all I have to do is pay for it and stay healthy............say a prayer!  If you are interested in the info on the cruise just go Here

I can't believe it's November!!

Winter is creeping up on us like it does every year, but I still don't like it!  The only thing that is good about it is that it's a perfect time to hole up in your studio and stamp or scrapbook.  Of course you've got to have some chocolate....can't stamp without chocolate!

I participated in a calendar swap with the Yahoo Magnolia-licious group.  I will post the pages for each month as it comes up.  I just love little Tilda and Edwin the Magnolia kids. I thought all the pages were awesome! This page was made by Sherry Heinrich of Canada.

Here are some more goodies you can win.  Just become a follower of the Belles and Whistles blog and leave a comment for a chance to win.  Just go hereFall gift set