Sorry I'm Not Here

I don't usually write the "I'm sorry for not posting" posts because I know you all don't really notice that I haven't been posting. If you're like me you have hundreds of blogs you follow and just read each new post as it pops up in your dashboard. But I do want to say to all the bloggers that I follow I'm sorry for the lack of commenting.
I have been without my own laptop for what is now 10 days, and I'm about to loose my mind from it. Long story short: my computer caught a virus, I tried to fix it, it ended up being far worse than I could handle so now it's in the hands of some computer geeks waiting to be looked at. Now normally I wouldn't call them names, especially since they are probably going to save me from loosing all my files and keeping me from having to buy a new laptop (I hope) but seeing how they were supposed to call me mid to late LAST WEEK to tell me what they expect the repair to cost and I still hadn't heard from them yet. When I called them today the guy said "oh yeah, it's on the work bench waiting to be looked at, we'll call you sometime soon." What the HECK!! So yeah, calling them geeks is being pretty nice.
Anyway, I've been using my husband's computer for some basic online stuff (checking emails, checking facebook, checking my bank statements) I have not been able to spend much time socializing with all of you in bloggy land and it's KILLING ME!
So that's my rant and excuse for being a horrible bloggy friend. I do hope you'll forgive me and please don't take my absence out on the wonderful girls on my DT over at YMH Designs. They are still posting their fabulous projects and would love to hear some encouraging words from you.

This May Make You Thirsty

Well, at least the colors made me want something fruity and tropical to drink.

I made this card for the Paper Craft Mania color challenge. We were challenged to use the colors green, orange and brown. Easy peasy with the SEI Mimosa paper. The beautiful citrus colors of that paper did make it a little hard to choose which one to use :) I love the pearl shimmer this one has. I also used the Prima Sweet and Sassy all about me flowers. I think the colors of those flowers compliment the Mimosa papers perfectly (click on those words to see all the colors in the assortment) I dotted the center of each flower with some orange Stickles. I stamped my sentiment with brown ink and a TAC stamp to take care of the "brown" requirement of the color challenge. I embossed the orange card stock with a Sizzix texture boutique embossing folder and my Cuttlebug (the Sizzix folders work beautifully in your Cuttlebug)
Before you go I'd like to remind every one that we are looking for next month's guest designer. over at YMH Designs blog. If you'd like to share what you can create with the FREE products I give you then send me an email (my email address is at the bottom of the page) with a link to your blog so the DT and I can take a peek at your work.

My New Gig

I am so incredibly excited to tell you all that I've been selected to be on the DT for Lily-Boo's Boutique! If you could hear me I'm squealing with delight. Lily-Boo's are such fun digital stamps and I get to play with them as a member of their DT. I hope you'll come visit me and the other designers on Lily-Boo too ~ a challenge blog and of course Lily-Boo's Boutique to get some Boos of you're own.