What a Day!!!

I'll post the picture of my card first, before I get into the fun we had yesterday!!! I whipped up this card with some leftover dp I had on my table from another card I had worked on. I like to stamp several copies of an image when I stamp, so that I have extras in case I mess the first one up! So I have lots of extra images floating around my desk (which is in desperate need of tidying, by the way). I picked up this copy of Tilda in her Heart Dress and coloured her in with my Copics to match the sparkly patterned paper which is from the DCWV Nana's Nursery Stack. I used Cameo Coral for the card base and the strip in the middle, added glittery brads and some Hydrangea Primas. It's a very simple layout, but sometimes that's all that is needed! I made this card for a fellow Magnolia DT member's challenge on her blog. Bea is from Germany and her challenge is to make a card using 'Rosa' which I believe is pink and also to use flowers. I went with coral instead of pink, but I hope it still counts!!

Someone asked me yesterday where I get all my Prima flowers. I often pick them up at the local scrapbooking stores but most of my Hydrangeas (which are my favourite) I got at Scrappin' Great Deals. Sheila is so kind and generous and there is SO much to choose from in her store!!! Head on over there and have a look, why don'tcha!?

Okay, now on to yesterday's fun!!! I left town about 10am and after stopping to get gas, I plugged in a Janet Evanovich book on cd and started my journey to Petrolia! It was a nice drive and even though it was super cold, the shine was shining! I arrived a little bit early and went straight over to Phebe's store! I thought I would be the first one there, but Bonnie and Marcie beat me to it!!! Hahaha!!! They were already inside shopping with Marcie's little guy, Jake in the stroller! Bonnie and I have already had lunch together but it was nice to finally meet Marcie! You'll have to head over and check out their blogs if you haven't already!!

WELL! You should SEE all the awesome new things that Phebe has in the store!!!! New My Favorite Things, New Hanna Stamps, lots of New Whipper Snappers!!! AH! We were in heaven! She has lots of new Prima Flowers, great inks and glitters! The newest edition to her store though, is the new line of High Hopes stamps and they are all on EZmount all ready to be stamped!!! Woohoooooo!!! And she has some great specials on to celebrate National Craft Month, so be sure to give her a call or email her for all the details!!! SO I picked up a few things before heading over to Actors for lunch!

BONNIE, JAKE and MARCIE



It was so fabulous to put some more faces to names at lunch today!! A lady named Lin came all the way from Chatham to join us and Maria came right over from Sarnia after work! Also my Mom came from Wallaceburg and brought Connie and Irene. And of course there was Phebe and Ellen, the owner of Actors!

MARIA and CONNIE



It is always such a riot to get together with ladies that have the same addiction......I mean PASSION as me! We share tips and ideas and where to buy certain products. It's wonderful!! And we just laugh and have a great time! The food, as ALWAYS, is AWESOME!! This time I tried something different and had the grilled chicken breast on a toasted bun with fries and it was superb!!! I think I'll have that again next time!!!! Heehee!!

CONNIE, DIANA, IRENE and PHEBE



After we stuffed ourselves with yummy food, we headed over to the store (some of us, for the second time....hehe). Everyone was dizzy with rubber-induced excitement at all the new stamps in the store!!! We can never go home empty handed from The Town Scrapper!!! I came home with some Prima Fancies, a couple of Riley the Moose stamps and of course, some new Whipper Snappers!!! I also, discovered some new Robin's Nest Dew Drops in my bag when I got home. Now either some generous soul named Phebe, snuck them into my bag or I shoplifted some in my stamp haze!!!! I'm hoping it was the former one........THANK YOU PHEBE!!!!

CONNIE, ME, IRENE and PHEBE



I drove home thinking how blessed I am to have such wonderful friends and family!!! I'm so thankful to have this 'hobby' that has brought me these amazing friendships!! And I can't wait to do it again next month!! See you then, girls!!!