BIEBER FEVER

As an early birthday gift we bought Madison two tickets to Justin Bieber who was in concert here last night.  She chose to take her cousin, Natalie, with her.  

Natalie came over early and brought stuff for them to make shirts. 
I think they turned out pretty cute!

  Here's the back....they have their names and the date of the concert...

 

Here is the "Biebs" doing what he does best......

They had a great time, but their ears were ringing from all the screaming :-)

Until next time, find some time for stamping!

Blessings & Hugs, Cindy

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I am SO READY for some cool weather here in California.....it's October and we're still having 100 degree temperatures!  Weatherman promises that we're suppose to be cooling down in the next few days.  Then again.....it'll cool down and I'll whine about it being too cold :-) 

Today's card is one that we will be making on Monday at Stamp club. 

I used the French Foliage set....such a beautiful set!!

This card was inspired by a card that I saw on Stamping Connection.....it is a demonstrator only website where there are thousands of examples for endless inspiration.

That's it for today.....thanks for stopping by!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!

Blessings & Hugs, Cindy

EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT

It's only October, but Stampin' Claus is coming to town! Get a FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack when you purchase the Ornament Keepsakes Set and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper. Choose from the following options:

Item	Description	Retail Value	Special Price
132260	Christmas Gift Pack (wood-mount) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Set (wood-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack	$55.85	$47.90
132261	Christmas Gift Pack (clear-mount) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Set (clear-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack	$44.85	$36.90
132262	Christmas Gift Pack (wood-mount bundle) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (wood-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, and Festive Paper-Piercing Pack	$70.85	$62.90
132263	Christmas Gift Pack (clear-mount bundle) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (clear-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, and Festive Paper-Piercing Pack	$63.85	$55.9

Until next time, find some time for stamping.

Blessings & Hugs, Cindy

HEARTBREAKING DAY

 Today was a very very hard day for our family.  

Our beloved family dog, Jesse, died today.  

She was our 13 year old black lab that was truly one of the
sweetest dogs I've ever known.  

We are all so heartbroken.
It is especially hard on our children who cannot 

remember a time when she wasn't a part of our family.

JOY

Today's card is the second card that we made at the "Stamp for a Cause" event.  

A very pretty and simple Christmas card.

The next few days are very busy for me.....Remember....I'm now working all day on Thursdays and Fridays.  I'm adjusting, but still not use to it yet.  I come home pretty bushed!  It's forcing me to think about Thursdays dinner today.....the crockpot is becoming my friend.

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!!

Hugs, Cindy

A DAY IN YOSEMITE

Last Saturday, Steve and I went up to Yosemite National Park with a group of friends from our church for a day of bike riding around the valley floor.  It was SO BEAUTIFUL!!  We couldn't have asked for better weather.   Yosemite is just spectacular....and one of the best parts is that it is so close to where we live.  We can be in the valley floor within a 2 hours drive.....each time we take a trip up there we always say, "Why don't we come up here more often?!".

Here is a picture of us with some of our dear friends.....this picture is taken from a famous lookout before you reach the valley floor.

When we rode up to Mirror Lake (which is just a big sand bar now) we took a big group picture which somebody is suppose to email me.  There were about 16 of us that went.

Steve and I at that same lookout.  After I downloaded the pictures onto the computer, I noticed that his head is blocking out Half Dome....oh well, it still shows a good picture of El Capitan on the left.

Half Dome from Mirror Lake....even after all these years and countless visits to Yosemite, I am still in awe of the scenary.  WOW!!

This last picture is Steve and I stopping by the bike trail to enjoy the view....

God is good to us!!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Hugs, Cindy

THINKING OF YOU

A couple of weeks ago, I went to a "Stampin' for a Cause" event that my friend Karen had at her home.  The "Cause" was to benefit a church friend of ours' daughter whose home burnt down.  We made 2 cards....here is one of them...I'll share the other one on another day.

Isn't it CUTE?!  

We all had a great time stamping, talking, and eating!  

Thanks Karen for organizing such a good time.

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Hugs, Cindy