STAMPIN' UP!

hello friends.
how's everyone lately?
we are fine around here. today everyone is home for the Martin Luther King holiday. Nice to have a day off to break things up. i try to take special days like this to reflect on history. even for a few minutes. i think today is a big deal since it comes before the inaugration of Barak Obama tomorrow. what a big day for american history.

so.
i am spending my day doing laundry. cleaning bits of this and that around the house. trying to catch up on computer things. like emails and SU! business stuff, and updating my blog for a minute.
if i can find my memory card for my camera i can upload some photos of some valentine cards and candies that i made they turned out pretty cute--lots of pink and red and hearts and little birdies and chocolate. i'll find that later and try to add the picures tonight or tomorrow when everyone is back to business.

i wanted to note on here that today marks the debut of the Stampin' Up! Spring Summer 2009 catalog. i have my copy here next to me ...and it is really good. so much to take in and drool over.
lots of new stamp sets of course. cute new accessories, like crocheted flowers, nice new ribbons, and designer series papers. i was really looking forward to seeing the new dies for the big shot machine i got last summer. my wish list includes a nice butterfly die, a cute leaf, and a billboard alphabet set. i cant wait to get them and start playing around in my little creative area.
if any of you are interested. please clink on the title link above, or my su! site on the left, i have a section for online ordering as well...you know if anyone just has to order something asap (like i did).
browsing the catalog is a wonderful way to be inspired as well. so many cool paper ideas in there. and color combinations...i could go on and on. check it out!!

xoxo