Woot-woot for today!!! As you are reading this…John and I are probably at the airport waiting to see our beautiful daughter get off the plane (6 :30 a.m.) from her incredible adventure abroad she has been on!

For those of you that follow my blog…can you believe that 3 ½ months has ZOOMED by! She spent a month in India, 6 weeks in South Africa and a month in Brazil. We are so darn proud of her and I feel that this experience has been a “life changer” for her.

Sorry for the rambling but I am so excited for her as John and I have never had opportunities like this (her brothers also did great abroad trips…. Italy and Australia) as John and I stay in little old Williamsport, MD….(but I wouldn't change it for the world!)

She will have many traditions at home for her when she arrives back to the house but this card with some beautiful tulips will greet her when she walks through customs (we both share a love for tulips).

I think that this card sums it up…”hip-hip hooray!” and then inside sentiment of “knew you could…knew you would”  -  Bold and fun is just what Hannah is and I couldn’t resist looking at the sample in the catalog (page 132) for the inspirations but you can see that I added some fun twists!

I knew that I needed to have an “odd size” and “large” (4 X 6) card as I had soooooo much to say to her. I am so darn tootin’ excited to sit and have a dinner that will last for hours chatting….looking at pictures and simply “taking it all in”. She wanted homemade Lasagna, Salad…..great bread and butter! (darn, I love real butter)

I used the vellum paper and heat embossed it with the sentiment from the Bravo Stamp set and Be The Star Stamp set with the white embossing powder!

Did you notice the colors…??? I “flipped over” the vellum and then used the Blendabilities to add some color and the best part is…you do not have to be so worried about being so perfect in your coloring as the white embossing will hide your boo-boo’s.

I then added some “fun stars” to float around using the confetti stars fun punch and then I sealed it up using sticky tape. It is so important to make sure everything is sealed super tight and to cover the adhesive, I simply used a piece of ¼” piece of cardstock to cover it up!

Guess what….there are more colors of Blendabilities coming out with the new catalog!!!! YIPPEE-SKIPPY…..mine are already on order! I adore these markers and during the FUN TIME of Sale-A-Bration, you can also earn Blendabilites free instead of picking a product….how wonderful!

I hope that this has picked up your spirits today and remember about that clearance rack frenzy….there really are some great products in there and I swooped up what I wanted…..remember, it is while supplies last.

Thanks for all of the comments on dear Rosie….she is a sweetie and I cannot wait for Hannah to meet her! (They met via Skype on Thanksgiving) but in person will be a hoot! I know that all of the dogs are going to be crazy when they see her!

Hannah sent me an email saying that when we pick her up….can we go right to the barn? I adore her commitment and endless dedication to her horses….what a great young lady and we are super proud of her going to these countries learning and making suggestions on the health issues…it will be fascinating to hear all about her experiences!

Until tomorrow….a SUPER SIMPLE 3-D project that will be making you run to the store….and trust me – you'll be smiling!