papermonkey.org {make time for playtime}tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14075892009-09-01T11:19:41-02:30{make time for playtime} Card making, cooking, baking and makeup!TypePadSweet 'n Sassy New Releasetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e00994522d88330120a5930b6d970c2009-09-01T11:19:41-02:302009-09-01T11:19:41-02:30SuzyHi & hello! I am so bummed that family circumstances have prevented me from stamping lately. I still wanted to give a shout out to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Penguin & Snowman Blog Hop to celebrate their new mini winter release. Christmas comes fast and SnS has such a cute way to prepare for it :) The ladies have made the sweetest cards, I do hope you will check them out :) Start the hop at Belinda Chang's blog. I *think* I will be back soon. I hate to even say it because then some other catastrophe hits and I do not want to tempt fate; family must come first at times like these. I thank you for all your emails and even phone calls. Right in the middle of hurricane Danny I got a call by none other than Deb Felts. I sure needed her rays of sunshine - thank you Deb! But I have been crafty...<br/>
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