I'm back

The other day I found myself thinking about A-muse-a-palooza and the fact that I had not looked at my blog since the 2007 competition had finished. OK, I had created the blog just because it was for me the easiest way to post my pictures U - but maybe it's time a peek at this blog and update it a little bit.
So, I was saying, July of last year. Well, August was spent in Italy visiting with my family. We did the usual we do when we go there in summer time: hang out at the beach (although not as much as it wasn't a super warm summer), spend time with family and friends, eat, eat, did I say eat?
And then it was back home and back to school. Same old stuff. Christmas rolled around really quickly and now we are all READY for springs. I love Seattle, but trust me, when March arrives we are ready for some serious sun here. At least I am:)
Stamping wise so much has happened. I wouldn't even know where to start. Some highlights are: A Muse is still my favorite brand, those girls rock! I took more classes (I always do, I like to learn new things), I picked-up an interest in altered art, and last but not least I am loving making books, journals and such (took a great class on the subject at Monkey Love Rubber Stamps offered by Diane). I went through a brief Bind-it-All phase, but soon realized that I almost prefer to bind my books with rings and ribbons. As always, I seem to naturally prefer to keep my creations light on the hardware. In spite of that I love my Bind-it-all and I know I'll use it a lot.
Talking about tools, I did finally buy a Cricut. I love it. I immediately put it to use for my Martina's school (I keep their bulletin board up-to-date with my friend Melissa). I have not really spent much time playing with it, but I will!
Anyway, the short story is: more tools have been added, more stamps purchased, more projects finished and new things are happening. But more on this next time .... Francesca's face is dripping with watermelon juice ... you know, priorities ...!!