An update, a puppy and a card.

Wow what an amazing week!  Thank you all for your support throughout much of last week leading up to release day.  It is always a pleasure putting together stamp sets for your enjoyment.

I decided to take a little break after my posts only to find out my little one came down with the flu.  She is on the mend now but of course those fevers can be very concerning at the best of times.

For those of you who chatted with me in the Papertrey forums on release night I promised a photo of our puppy so here he is....

He is such a snuggler!  Puppy comes home around the first week of December.  We can hardly wait to have him--although some MAJOR changes ahead especially since the holidays are around the corner (no presents under the tree until Christmas day, all decorations need to go higher on the tree, secure the tree, etc).  We have had the opportunity to visit him two times so far and may get to see him again in the next week.  I can't believe how much he has grown since he was 3 weeks old.

Now onto paper craft business...

Around this time of year I put together what I call "variety" packs for teachers, coaches and church leaders etc.  I like to create a bunch of cards and give them away as gifts.

Here is one of the cards I created for a gift pack.  I just adore this tree that Heather Nichols created.  There truly are endless opportunities for design.

Stamp: sentiment from Quilter's Sampler by PTI and image from Beyond Basic Borders by PTI, Polka Dot Basics II by PTI

Cardstock:Stamper's Select White by PTI, Lavender Moon by PTI

Ink dye: Lavender Moon by PTI, Dark Chocolate by PTI

Accent: Flower, Lavender Moon Button by PTI, Lavender Moon Ribbon by PTI

Have a super day!

 Alli

P.S. If you purchased any of my stamps sets,you have a blog and you have created something with them, make sure to link them back here so I can look at your creations. Also feel free to send me an e-mail with your creation too.