It's been awhile, friends! I haven't stopped creating, I just haven't been posting. I thought I'd kick off my first blog post in awhile with a funny story. You know...I have a lot of crafty things. Stamps, dies, embossing folders, inks, patterned paper, cardstock... I think ANY type of crafter can relate. I buy things when they are on sale, or just in case I think I will use them. Well, this story starts out with a new purchase... one of the new Tim Holtz Sizzix releases called " Cozy Winter ." I watched Tim's live release on YouTube and hemmed and hawed about getting it. I held out about 2 months before I got it. The dies allowed me to create these cute lil gems: The fact that the bear was holding a coffee cup was actually the part of the die collection that sold me. The collection also came with some snowflakes and a woodpecker sitting on a limb - but the bear with the coffee cup - THAT did it. It honestly took awhile for me to put together all four