Good morning everyone,
It's  been another beautiful morning here in Plant City, Florida again. All my committee's are just about wrapped up. I only have a couple left, hooray. My new Maggie stamps will be arriving soon along with the #3 book and I can begin to immerse myself into creating. My muse has been chomping at the bit for days now. Probably when I get around to unleashing her she will run and hide. She can be a bit cantankerous at times, not unlike the real me.
My oldest granddaughter is returning to Florida from college at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana this week end. It will be so wonderful having her home for the summer. I can't believe she is finishing up her first year in college. It has been an amazing adventure watching her grow and mature over this past year. In my heart she is still that precocious 4 year old running around everywhere. I'm afraid my position of  playing such an important part in here life has been rearranged. Although still important to her, my position of importance has changed and rightly so. It brings a tear to my eyes and a lump to my throat but I am so very proud of her and her accomplishments. I'm not sure I had her courage and determination at her age. Her parents, my daughter and son-in-law have done a wonderful job raising such a fine young woman. I am very proud of them too. I have two more grandchildren hot on her heals as they have recently turned 16 and college is knocking on their doors. The two youngest will be 13 this summer. Things have really changed for my husband and I these past few years. fortunately we live close to all of them and see them on a somewhat regular schedule. the house still vibrates with excitement over the Christmas holidays and that fills my heart with so much joy.
Well, I think I have waxed and waned enough for this fine morning. And speaking of Christmas, I want to share with you one of the Christmas cards I sent out this past Christmas.

SILENT NIGHT TILDA

Whoa, I figured out how to make her bigger. . . probably to big now, right?

I used SU Always Artichoke cardstock and some DS I had in my stash. I colored her with Copics and SU markers. It was a long time ago before I was brave enough to start this blog so keeping track of the colors was not on my radar. The  twig with bird and brid house is a  Great Impressions stamp I've had forever and never inked until here. She turned out pretty good. This is probably actually my very first Tilda. Let me know what you think.  Thanks.