Announcing The One, The Only, and the Very First...........

Madelynn's Twinkling Tuesday Challenge!!!! YAY!

Today marks the first day of the design team's sketch's for Madelynn's sketch challenge, and boy, she sure didn't let us off lightly!

These criss cross things are always such a trial for me, but I just decided wrap a bunch of ribbon - like I have been wrapping all week --haha!

We would love to have you play along with us if you can. Just use the code word MTTSC2 when you upload to Splitcoast Stampers (Madelynn's Twinkling Tuesday Sketch Challenge 2)!

Check out the rest of the NEW design team's cards (on my side links) and show them a bit of love! We are very excited about Madelynn and Jessica's new venture and hope you are too!!



The image and sentiment is from Whipper Snapper Designs and I have almost been bullied into using it by both Jessica and Danielle who both think I NEED these images!

Honestly, I love chickens so why am I not using more chicken images? Well, I finally bought some and do plan on using them...........



In fact I will probably be using up a lot of my stash of stamps, you know, those lovable stamps that you never use and get pushed to the bottom of the pile.

***QUICK!! Leave NOW if you don't want to be bored by my whining!!

The reason being, is that crazy Canadian $$$ which has taken a HUGE plunge so buying new stamps is off limits.

For example: I buy two beloved stamp sets at $14.99 each set average. Add on the $10 shipping for those sets, which is probably a fair price given today's shipping costs. So far we are up to $40 in US Funds.

Our Canadian $$ today is worth .82 cents (today at noon) , add a few cents so the bank makes some money and that is probably another 5 cents so $40 becomes $49.20 Canadian.

Of course at the border they add provincial sales tax and federal sales tax - another 13% - that now becomes $55.60 - add another $5.00 for brokerage fee and that is $60.00.

So a $15.00 stamp set becomes a $30.00 stamp set. Am I whining?? You bet. Is it anybody's fault? Probably, but I can't do anything about it except not buy the merchandise.........ugh.....and at Christmas!!.....just as well.........

And if you are still following me, I applaud you, because that is pretty boring stuff, but strangly I feel better for unloading, even though I know not how to fix it!!....haha!