Waltzingmouse is Turning 2!!!

... and you could win a really big present! Go check out all the details here!
I made this really cute tea cup with Claire's amazing Tea Cup Template. ( There is no way I could ever think that one up on my own!) You can buy it here.I used the gorgeous Festive Foliage stamp set to make my cup. I love that set. Everything looks better with pretty pinecones! I actually used white cardstock but got it all inky with some PTI chai tea ink. The ink for the images is Palette new leaf and memento jumbo java. The liner is some old green patterned paper. I have no idea of manufacturer.
One more view of the tea cup. This template is easier than it looks but I am not going to swear its easy, LOL! I am a little challenged when it comes the fussy cutting and that handle was hard! But it was fun and I do look forward to making another.

Help For Katie

Hi there blog friends! I am starting off this post with a super offer and a great way to help fellow crafter, Katie Renz. If you are here looking at cards you have probably already heard of Katie. She is a super talented crafter and has a beautiful blog. She is one of the first people I got to know when I started stamping. Just before Christmas Katie was diagnosed with Stage 4 Stomach cancer. Katie shares her story on her blog here. Don't run off just yet though.... you simply must see what fellow crafter, Jak Heath has done for her. Jak has rounded up her talented stamp designing friends and is offering an amazing package of digital stamps from several stamping companies. You make a donation and you get a wonderful digi stamp package. You also get entered in an awesome prize drawing. You could win a whole set of promarkers! (Those are just like copics, very popular in the UK). So its win, win. You help Katie and her family and you get great stamps.

Winner!!!

Hey Friends! Its time to draw a winner for the Shady Tree Studio Stamp set! And the winner is Sue Ann! Yay Sue Ann, please email your details to me at derbylea at mac dot com! I will get those right out to you! In other news, the blog has been quiet because we had a wedding in the family. My sister in law Jennifer got married this weekend. Both kids were in the wedding. Here are a couple of pictures for you.
My son, the ring bearer
My daughter, the flower girl
All of us
Flower girl and ring bearer