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I spent only a day and a half at Disneyland with the family on this trip. It was fun! We did all of our favorites. I got to experience the baby care center which was WONDERFUL and so helpful. If you have a baby and are headed to Disneyland -- be sure to look up where this is on the map. A fun pirate band A band in New Orleans Square The Dapper Dans We love the Dumbos Posing cute with Tink and comparing shoes Eating lunch and planning out what we want to do We love the Tiki Room E and Mic in line for Jungle Cruise Chilling eating some yummy Mickey Mouse crispies Meeting Donald Duck for the first time Bubba Gumps for dinner (so greasy and bad for you) Kids trying popcorn shrimp for the first time -- they liked it -- 4 thumbs up!

My very first CHA was a fabulous experience. I had lots of fun just spending a day browsing around. Such beautiful EYE CANDY! I totally want to go again next year. I made lots of stops along my way while browsing and managed to remember to take a couple pictures along the way. Hopefully I credited the right company in each of these pictures. A Visit to *Wooky Entertainment* Here is me and the new baby meeting Paris Hilton. I got her to write her autograph to the baby. She was actually quite pleasant and kind and thought it was funny how the baby kept turning his head toward the camera flashes. I think we only waited in line a little over an hour and were about 12th or so in line. The security was really tight and it was kind of crazy. I had to go visit and meet her because it is pretty much a once in a lifetime experience -- I mean how often is Paris in the same venue as you??? Visiting the *Hanna Stamps* Booth Me and the most awesome DT Coordinator in the world Vicki! Me and...

I made it to the cupcake reception with the baby at about 8:30pm and was greeted by the familiar faces of Jenn Balcer and Daven. Jenn borrowed the baby for awhile so I could go mingle and it was SO FUN! I got to see so many people I had met at SoCal stamp mania and I got to meet lots of new people that I "know" from online. It was great!!! Love those gorgeous cupcakes and the elegant look of the whole reception. I am so glad I went. My favorite part of the night was getting to meet the Hanna gals I did. I met Kristi and Vicki. Here is a picture of some of the other gals from the team: Diana, Adela, and Beth.

I love new stamps . . . I know Easter is still quite a ways away, but this bunny just begged to be colored and it matched so well with the paper that I just had to make a card. I used the Mojo Monday sketch ( MOJO70 ) on the new Mojo Monday blog (Go Julee!) -- to make this fun Easter card. The close up image shows some of the glitter on the wings of Tilda. Hope you like her! Stamps : Bunny Tilda (Magnolia), Everyday Sentiments (Hanna Stamps) Paper : The Sweet Glitter Matstack (Die Cuts With a View), Close to Cocoa (SU!), Solar Crest White (Neenah), Chocolate Chip (SU!), Frosted Teal (Prism Papers) Ink : Onyx Black Versafine, Orchid Opulence Classic Ink (SU!) Accessories : Wide Satin Ribbon (Jodys shares), Pink and Purple paper flowers (Prima), green brads, white gel pen (Sakura), oval punch (SU!), sponges, sewing machine, white thread, Scalloped and plain circles - nestabilities, dimensional dots, Stardust Pen (Sakura), copic ciao markers

I got new rubber yesterday (*YAY happy mail*) and I have been playing and coloring and having SO much fun! Okay, well actually mostly just stamping and coloring all these gorgeous images, but I will make them into cards at some point. I made this card for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge (TECC51). She had such a great sketch, perfect for SO many images. I also took this opportunity to use some of the Amy Butler paper I picked up at JoAnn's the other day! I loved the pads, but waited till they were on 40% off and then got them. I am so happy I did, the colors are AWESOME! Have I ever mentioned how much I *heart* Amy Butler fabric/paper? Gorgeous stuff! This is an image called "Emily With Cake" by Spiral Whisper designed by Kate Smith. This is a new company I just discovered recently while blurfing and I fell in love with this Emily character. The dress is glittered using diamond stickles as you can see more clearly in the close up shot. I also put stickles on the c...

So are you excited for the January stamps yet? I sure am! I hope you have headed over to Hanna Stamps and placed your order!! I am playing catch up with my card posting -- today's set is called "Hay Hanna" which has farm animals and the cutest country Hanna in her adorable cropped shorts (think Jessica Simpson in Beverly Hillbillies). This card was inspired by the sketch on the Card Positioning Systems Blog (Hi Tami *waves*). I loved CPS97 ! Just Chicken In Stamps : Hay Hanna (Hanna Stamps), Chicken In (Elzybells Art Stamps) Paper : Real Red (SU!), More Mustard (SU!), Basic Black (SU!), Solar Crest White (Neenah) Ink : Onyx Black Versafine Accessories : Clear embossing powder (SU!), Red Gingham ribbon (The Paper Studio - Hobby Lobby), Nestabilities (scalloped and plain circles), paper piercing tool, plastic canvas circle, sewing machine, white thread, white gel pen (Ranger), copic ciao markers How Old??? Birthday card The idea for this card was in my head a...