Stampin'

Some of you may know that my good friend Lori is starting her own business. Lori is a stampin' fanatic. It is her passion, the thing she loves to do. She finally decided it was time to take the leap and start selling it. She had her first Spirit Group Stampin' Class Sunday. We made really cute little potpourri envelopes filled with cards with sayings on them.

Now most of you know that I can go either way on this kind of stuff. Just like with music, one day I can think it's the greatest thing in the world and others just think it's unrelenting sap. Sunday was one of those unrelenting sap days. So I'm trudging around....muttering...."....stamping, .....humpf, ......gotta go make some cutsie sentimental sappy thing that smells....I like to do my OWN thing...don't need no stampin' book to tell me what to do....humpf..." But she's my good buddy, so I have to go support her. That's what friends are for. So, reluctantly, I make my way to her house.

Once again, I was wrong. It was delightful. Lori is a born teacher with great insights. She had everything laid out perfectly and labeled. Printed step by step directions. And most important, she left plenty of room for improvisation and quirkiness. She even had stamps with John Lennon quotes on them! Rainbow ribbon and magpie beads! It was really fun.

Funniest thing of all, she had that dreadful Christian contemporary music playing in the background. At one point I heard someone singing along.....and realized it was me. Me, sitting there happily stamping, singing Christian music.

What is this woman doing to me? And they call me a witch....