Hi Girls : I want to Thank you all for your prayers. Yesterday was really tough and today doesn't seem any better except that it is one day closer to when he will come home again Praise God for that ! Then to make a sad day even more of a boo hoo day yesterday was the 5th anniversary of my Dad passing .. so needless to say It was a very very tough day yesterday .. I really need to get back in my stampin groove so what better way than to make a sweet simple card right ? I used elegant eggplant with creamy caramel and vanilla Cardstock also with Elegant eggplant GG ribbon I used a retired set from the last mini called Stem Silhouettes ( remember that one ?) I colored the stamp image with elegant eggplant and creamy caramel marker and stamped image twice Once in full color and then again right after the 1st image was stamped . I added a hodge podge buckle with 2 brads that are holding the GG ribbon in place . All in all this was a very easy card to make and alot of fun . OH yea I also used the CANVAS background stamp w/ WARM WORDS stamp set for the Cherish stamp on left side .
Hey did you hear .. Stampin Up! demos got a brand new web site YAHOO Click HERE to see mine .. I must admit I haven't had much time to get in there and play around But you can take a peek anyway and please let me know what you all think .. Also if you want to be a Glitter Queen Did you know you can sign up to be a Stampin Up! demo right on my web site too How awesome is that .. If anyone has any questions about being a Glitter Queen Just ask me PLUS you will need my password to access this demo aggreement site .. I am soo excited to see what's to come for all of us in 2008 .. 1 rule of thumb to be a Glitter Queen though is that you MUST Love Glitter wink wink !! 
I thought I would share some photos of us with my hubby during his time home these past 2 weeks .. What an awesome time we had and It was truely the most wonderful Christmas present Jessie and I recieved this year . Thank you for everything girls ..
Until later ... Happy Stampin!!
Oh my sweet sweet friend. I'm sitting here bawling looking at these pictures and thinking how difficult this all must be for you. I'm so very sorry that you had to say good bye again. I wish I could just get in my car and drive to Michigan and give you the biggest hug ever. You know I'm praying for you and for time to pass by quickly until he's home for good !!! Love you so much sweetie !!
Posted by: Corinne | January 09, 2008 at 07:34 AM
Thank you for sharing your pics with us. You and Rich are a cute couple and you can just see the love in your beautiful eyes. I love the gbbread house too! Hopefully the time will fly by and Rich will be home in no time. Oh yes, I love your card too! Hugs!
Posted by: Lois | January 09, 2008 at 08:11 AM
Oh my goodness Dawn, I've got tears streaming down my face. What wonderful pictures you shared with us today. I will pray for all of you and hope that the time goes by so quickly. Big big big hugs to you today!
Posted by: Dawn Easton | January 09, 2008 at 08:25 AM
I got a choked up seeing your pictures, thank you so much for sharing ....
Posted by: Toni | January 09, 2008 at 09:16 AM
OMG! What an awesome picture slide show! I wish I had as much strength as you do to get thru all of this.
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Posted by: Gina Wrona | January 09, 2008 at 09:57 AM
Your card is beautiful! Here's hoping today is a better day!
Posted by: Kristina Price | January 09, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Pictures were great Dawn! I know how you feel, I remember when my hubs was in Vietnam. It nearly killed me. Prayers are winging your way sweetie!
Posted by: mary puskar | January 09, 2008 at 02:01 PM
This must be terribly hard to say good bye...I'm praying for you Sweet Sister. The Lord has in in HIS hands taking good care of him. (((Hugs)))
Posted by: Lisa Banks | January 10, 2008 at 02:25 AM
Okay, now...I've got me some tears goin' girl. Thanks for sharing those pics! Hugs & prayers to you and Jessie.
(Your card is beautiful, by the way).
Posted by: Rose Ann | January 10, 2008 at 03:30 AM
hang in there sweetie ~ thank you for sharing those wonderful memories with us. Time to start counting down again.
warm hugs n' aloha,
Jen
Posted by: Jen | January 10, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Thanks for sharing a part of you with all of us. Those brought tears to my eyes because I know how hard it is to say goodbye. Be strong and I will be praying that this time goes by fast for you and your DD
Posted by: rachelM | January 11, 2008 at 11:17 PM