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Hello!  It's Sara, from Much Love, Sara.   Growing up, my grandmother had a double row of Orange Asiatic Lilies growing in her front flower bed every summer - along with numerous other flowers throughout her yard.  I did not inherit her green thumb AT ALL, but I have managed to keep a single Asiatic Lily coming back for a few years now.  I can see it from my kitchen window and it always reminds me of her flowers.   When I saw the Lilies for Spring Stamp Set, I knew I had to color them as the lilies I remembered. 

I am always late when it comes to mailing things out so I try to help myself by creating Christmas cards all year.  Truthfully, even if I never sent out a Christmas card I would create them all year long.  I love the colors of Christmas, the happy sentiments and images.  I just love Christmas!   For my first card I, used Life Changing Blender Brushes and added Distress Ink through the Candlelight Stencil. Next, I spritzed with water leaving the stencil in place.  Then I sprinkled watercolor powder and spritzed with a bit more water.  I love how the Distress Ink adds another...

About four years ago, we sat in a conference room with a large group of families listening to University faculty orientate us on college life.  I sat there with my stomach in knots, excited and terrified.  One of the mantras of the weekend was "Do it in Four!"  Even as I write this I am getting a little choked up thinking about my emotions that day.  Yesterday our son's name would have been called.  He would have walked across the stage and I would have had tears streaming down my eyes and a heart bursting with pride!  Instead, we will have a home...