It is with great pleasure and ease of mind I sit here and write to you all this morning.  I’ve spent the last several days buried in year end paperwork/organization as we prepare to meet our accountant for tax preparation.  My work is done!  We are meeting him today and then the burden is his, not MINE!  It feels so good to have that chore out of the way.  Now I can clear off my work tables and get back to the much more enjoyable business of making cards and wrapping ribbon — LOL!!!

Let’s begin with this weeks winner.  Our Saturday Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style Hop was focusing on the use of blue ribbon.  The blog candy being offered was:

The Blues of Summer Ribbon Sampler

The winner this week was chosen from my blog, and Random.org selected number 71 who is

LynneZ

This was her comment:

“Love your card – blue is my favorite color.  Thanks for sharing and the chance to win.”

Congratulations, Lynne!  Please email me at [email protected] with your mailing address to claim your prize.

Thanks to Lynne and everyone else who played along!

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And I just spotted a project posted by Deb that I HAD to share today.  I have long been a fan of all Kaisercraft paper and I am especially loving the latest pads they have out.  Deb made this beautiful, vintage inspired mini album using the Sweet Nothings pad by Kaisercraft and one of their MDF mini albums.  Here’s a quick peek:

Each and every page inside is just luscious!

You can see the full album here at Deb’s blog.

All Kaisercraft products in stock can be seen here.

All items are available at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, as linked above.

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Thank you so much for stopping in today.

We are off for our appointment in town, maybe a little shopping and hopefully lunch out.

And when I get home I am determined to make a card with this beautiful pad!  If all goes as planned, it’ll be posted tomorrow morning.

See you all soon and have a wonderful Wednesday!