Although for years I have had websites and ran message groups and a webstore, I’m behind the times with the whole blog thing.  It’s such a great concept, though, and I can’t wait to get started!

My plans are to keep the blog as a creativity journal of my latest projects…and my main website as my central location of everything that I’ve remembered to get a picture of.  Lately I’ve felt scattered all over the internet.  I was making a signature line one day and realized that if I put all of me on the web on there it would be way too long.  I like having all of me in one place ~ because a blog just isn’t big enough!

I chose a Christmas theme because that is where my train of thought is lately.  I usually wait until August to start my holiday cards but last year that was too late.  This year I started in July.  I’m thinking next year I just need to go year ’round, lol.  Maybe this year I’ll actually get to send some myself!  Usually I just make them for others to send.  I love, love, love making Christmas cards.  I’ve ordered way too many new holiday stamps this year already and I don’t even have the new CTMH or SU! catalogs yet.  Even with literally thousands of stamps already on hand, new ones get me so excited and motivated!

Today I did some more organizing of pix on the computer, worked on the website, started this blog, and watched XMen2 on the computer while I colored some stamped images of ”Santa with an armful of animals”.  I used my new Prismacolor pencils, odorless mineral spirits, and tortillons.  I still don’t have the hang of shading correctly (even after all these years) but I’m determined to keep practicing. 

                                                                                                         ~Mary

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