Happy New Year!

Hello Stamping Friends,

     Well, it's been an incredibly busy holiday season over the past couple of months which has kept me from regularly posting here on the Quick and Easy Blog, but this is a new year and I'm back for what I hope will be more frequent posts.  ;) 

The card I'm sharing with you today was posted on the Try Stamping On Tuesday Blog last week, right before Christmas.  The theme was "friend" (I was thinking of every one of my wonderful friends as I made this card) and I think the sketch was meant to be a holiday card, but I guess that slipped right on past me because I used brand new products from the soon-to-be-released Occasions Catalog! 

 It's filled with super fun and pretty paper crafting goodies that you'll want to get your hands on, I promise. 

So, here's my card:

This sketch was a real challenge for me this time and I'm so happy that I pressed on and found the inspiration to create my "friend" card.  I absolutely LOVE the color combo found in the upcoming designer paper, Birthday Bash. 

and the sketch:

 So, I hope you will take a trip over to Try Stamping On Tuesday and play along with the wonderful designers and sketches that are coming in 2015!  

Happy Stamping and Happy New Year!

Stamping Supplies: 

Feel Goods Clear Stamp Set

$18.95

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Birthday Bash Specialty Designer Series Paper

$12.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

A Tribute To A Good Friend

Hello Friends,

Sorry there is no card today, but it's been a sad and busy week.  I would, instead,  like to just tell you about a really good fur friend that passed away in his sleep on Monday.  His name was Bentley.  Have you ever seen a Bentley before?  It is one of THE MOST expensive, stylish, and unique cars on the road today.  It looks like this: 

Now, when we named our 3 cats, we knew they were all abandoned strays so why did we name them all after ultra-fancy cars?  Because we knew how valuable they were to us and how God blesses us humans with His creatures to make our lives special, fun, and really rich.  Well, here is our Bentley, the most precocious, sneaky, fun and cool cat ever:

 The picture below is my friend Ellen's artistic rendition of our big boy.  She created this amazing paper collage as a gift for us.  Thank you, Ellen.  You could not have captured him more perfectly in any other medium.

Thank you for allowing me to share our loss with you, and our gain as we were allowed to care for this beautiful boy for 12 years.

Goodnight, Bentley.