The Year in Review - a blog hop

Hi Everyone,
Do you believe it, another year has come and gone. There is so much creativity out here in blog land, and I was invited by Karin over at  With an "i" for Paper to participate in a review of 2011 and so can you. Just pick out your favorite cards from the past year, and post them on your blog.  Then come over to Karin's blog at With an "i" for Paper and pop your name in the Linky spot and let the oooing and aahhing begin. All Karin asks is that you limit the number of cards you choose to 12 (That's one for each month of the year) and post a photo of the button below at the top of your post and link back to With an "i" for Paper.

Before you get started, I have 2 prizes to award to two lucky commenters. The 1st prize will be a stamp set and the 2nd prize will be 2 - 1/2oz. jars of glitter (2 different colors), so don't forget to leave a comment to be eligible. If you comment, I will enter your name in a drawing and the drawing will take place Jan 1, 2012. Good luck to all!!


So now sit for a minute or two and lets review my year. I have 12 cards for you to check out. Believe me, this has been a hard task, to choose just 12 cards. These are really in no particular order.

#1.

Stamps by Art Impressions

#2 

Stamps by Art Impressions 

#3

Images by Art Impressions

#4

Image by Sparkle N Sprinkle, Punch by Just Imagine Crafts Kreations

 #5

Stamps by Art Impressions

#6

 Stamps by ippity Stamps

#7 

Stamps by ippity Stamps

#8

Images by ippity Stamps, Punch by Just Imagine Crafts Kreations

#9

 Images by Sparkle N Sprinkle

#10

 Stamps by ippity Stamps, Punch by Just Imagine Crafts Kreations

#11

Stamps by Sparkle N Sprinkle

#12 

Images by Sparkle N Sprinkle

Thanks Karin, for hosting this hop, it was fun to review all my card for 2011. 

I hope you had a nice visit here, leave a comment to be eligible for a prize and then hop back to Karin's blog, With an "i" for Paper, to visit the others who have signed up to participate in The Year in Review. 

I am looking forward to 2012 and it will be interesting to see what the new year has in store for all of us. Hope you have fun and Happy New Year.

Love

Hi Everyone,
Well Christmas is over and Hanukkah is winding down so now I am focusing on Valentines Day cards.I love the reds and pinks of the cards and with that in mind I set out to see what I had in my stash that I could use to make this card.

The heart is a die cut and I stamped it with the text you find on the mini love background I2531. And what is Valentines Day without roses. I used 2 different images  Long Stemmed Rose M2005 and Rose Bud M2006. The word Love is the perfect word for the card front and it's stamp E2548. Add a little ribbon and some cool corners and here is your Valentine's Day card for your sweetie.

The New Year is right around the corner so I am wishing you a Happy New Year and please stay safe. I will see you next year. 

Don't forget I am reviewing 12 cards from 2011 tomorrow here on my blog so please stop by and there will be others that are partaking in this blog hop so there is sure to be fun and prizes. Oh prizes, Hmmm..... I wonder what I can give away that will be a wonderful prize. Let me see...................

Guess you will have to stop in tomorrow to find out all the particulars.

Barbara

Blog Hop coming

Hi Everyone
I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas. I know I sure did.


Today I am cooking green beans and when they're done they will taste like down home green beans. I start out with a can Allen's Italian green beans and I use a big can. I put them a large pot and add 1 large quartered onion and a ham bone. (We eat a lot of ham and when we are done I freeze the ham bone and use it in soup or green beans.) I cook the green beans on the stove top about 7 hours. I start out getting the beans to boil, then turn the burner down pretty low, just barely bubbling and then put the lid on and let them  cook. I stir them once in a while and after 5-7 hours they are done. And they are so good. Most of the time I cook them at night. I will get them ready about 10p.m. and let them gently simmer all night while I sleep. They are done when I get up and boy are they yummy.

OK now I guess I have you hungry now, don't I. Well its almost dinner time.

Oh..... I just want to let you know I will be participating in a blog hop over at With an "i" For Paper this Thursday Dec 29. The theme will be A Year In Review. My post will spotlight 12 of my favorite cards from this past year. So stop back Thursday to see which cards I will be showing.

Tomorrow I will be posting a card from Art Impressions so I hope  you stop in for that as well.

That is it for right now

Merry Christmas to All

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick note to all my friends and followers!!!