Year in Review

I saw this idea on Rose Ann and Sharon's blogs and decided to browse through my own year of projects.
Here are my personal favorites of the year 2009.

January

I love the crocheted flowers and paper piercing on this ODBD card.

February

Sellabration.....I used the heck out of this SAB set and matching DP. SO springy!

March

*sigh* This framed art piece with FlowerSoft bouquet was so pretty IRL. I knew it had to go to a good home.

AprilAnother ODBD card. I love layering flowers like this and the SU DP is so pretty!

MayI do like my butterflies! This was my May Divine Design project. It makes me happy to know it's in a book full of amazing scriptures that I can look at again and again.


June There was so much detail in this card. I really like how the sunset turned out.

July Again...layering flowers. But this was SO sparkly and the CAS design became my favorite stamping style this year for sure!

August Layering again, but this time with Spellbinder dies and pearls. One of my all time favorite cards. This one went to my son and his wife for their 2nd anniversary.

September More butterflies and pairing them with K & Company DP "Urban Rhapsody" was like magic.

October My Top Note die saw it's share of action in 2009. I really liked this Halloween card. Funny thing...I am not sure how I feel about Halloween, but I enjoy making cards for the occasion. LOL

November I made a few cards with a small scrap of this shimmery brown cardstock and stickers from the clearance section at Walmart. The pic is dark, but the cards were SO pretty. And I fell in love with that shimmery paper. I am thinking it will be what I use for my son's wedding invitations!

December

I know it isn't a card! But there is paper wrapped around the TP roll so I can call it a paper craft project. Seriously, I had so much fun making these little party favors and wish I would have had one left for me.

There you have it... time for a new year and a new batch of cards!
Happy Stamping!
~Angel

Another Favorite!

My favorites feature would not be complete without mentioning my favorite cleaning tool of all times- The Mr Clean Magic Eraser. If you've never tried it you absolutely HAVE to try one. When we moved into the home we are now renting, I used this marvelous wonder on the refrigerator which was layered in grime. (I often wondered why they texture the outside of refrigerators.) And the handles? They were a dirt trap! But, my Mr Clean Eraser made the frig sparkle!
I am not kidding!
We also have white counter tops and the eraser takes off almost any stain with ease! Textured bathtub bottoms, scuffs on kitchen floors, even sneakers can look like new.
There are store brands now which offer similar products and I've found they work almost as well. But, Mr Clean also has a heavy-duty eraser which lasts quite a bit longer.
I have made the mistake of using my Mr Clean Eraser on a flat painted wall and it was not a good thing. So be sure to test in an inconspicuous area first.
You'll love this little tool!
~Angel

Funday Favorites!

I have lots of favorite things! I know I've mentioned some of them before on my blog! But, I thought maybe I'd share some of my favorite things in a weekly feature. Now, if you've been a reader of mine for a while, you'll know I don't always follow through on my weekly features. We'll see if I can keep up with this one!
Today's favorite thing I want to share with you is a website called Crosscards.com. The reason I love this website? Every month I change my computer's background to one of their offered free wallpapers. I usually always choose one that has a calendar. It comes in SO handy to have a calendar on my desktop!
Here is this month's wallpaper:

I love having a scripture to focus on as well.
This site is also where I find a lot of my Wacky Holidays!
Let me know what you think of this favorite!
Blessings~
Angel