tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58428865399528019742024-02-18T23:23:00.809-08:00Les Papotages de Stamp FranciscoFine Art Rubber Stamps for your Every Mood
from 10 EXCLUSIVE Lines.Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-67442582867449747682009-12-31T19:13:00.000-08:002009-12-31T19:33:25.686-08:00Happy New Year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_fvwbVGrmLqMlW16aWRs0ZfgLd4DvqLJVuVA9MmtZXyts46EYI0-K4vLjKIBwfyJsWYBm-bD2rogpNdJcFR7h7Dmwbc_Sv_IbahdKM1dHiHvQqbLTrpy54aC56ZTMyrlltsA4u_zQw/s1600-h/NewYear.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_fvwbVGrmLqMlW16aWRs0ZfgLd4DvqLJVuVA9MmtZXyts46EYI0-K4vLjKIBwfyJsWYBm-bD2rogpNdJcFR7h7Dmwbc_Sv_IbahdKM1dHiHvQqbLTrpy54aC56ZTMyrlltsA4u_zQw/s400/NewYear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421604602806451234" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We hope that 2010 will bring you Happiness, Health, Prosperity and Creativity<br />Card courtesy of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yknbmb2"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anne Schuster</span></a><br /><br />Stamps used:<br /><br />Woman waving <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yar5j5n">106-8937</a>,<br />Toy Santa <a href="http://tinyurl.com/y8fu4ze">106-1614</a>,<br />Burning Logs <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ya3642x">102-682</a>,<br />Spike Dog <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yllnglj">101-2023</a>,<br />Mistletoe <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygneztl">12-363</a>,<br />New Year Greeting <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ylfnl45">12-341</a><br />Others Unknown<br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-88371438029101821662009-12-31T15:30:00.000-08:002009-12-31T18:54:04.673-08:00Sponsoring Rubberstampchat January Sketch ChallengeThis Month's Card Sketch Challenge is sponsored by us and was designed by Wendy Robinson. The theme is <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Love Story"</span> whether you love Paris, Chocolate or someone. We hope it will inspire you for this upcoming Valentine.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYgpIkcXnRP1t2AZIk8SUGB2brAyJxTuvNmOt8J0vTrX6ydaM20wxLWWwkn14Hr9zlfJoH3za-eoOM4SxtjbNrsApku3yZ0QU_dImXocgVqpYd99pcIXyCT6mzTrAtJ8Y03I4nCpQ3Q/s1600-h/SFSketchchallenge02_10A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYgpIkcXnRP1t2AZIk8SUGB2brAyJxTuvNmOt8J0vTrX6ydaM20wxLWWwkn14Hr9zlfJoH3za-eoOM4SxtjbNrsApku3yZ0QU_dImXocgVqpYd99pcIXyCT6mzTrAtJ8Y03I4nCpQ3Q/s400/SFSketchchallenge02_10A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421550210732003602" border="0" /></a>Stamps used: Woman <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yec9z4x">24-326</a>, With Love <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yenb93t">14-112</a>, Text on Heart <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ybe882e">106-1047</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLTWvykstGb1QcqpLtMafLqOkive_1ZP2mvmMAbaWsRViXNUjLyC5Y_3_RO9PmfPbbBfYQV-0FY1DoDLsieRXMSVdigkygSvzGBd35oQEnrIENPNHq71CCLaD-rfdvbhyphenhyphenBYG6ftylmA/s1600-h/SFSketchchallenge02_10B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLTWvykstGb1QcqpLtMafLqOkive_1ZP2mvmMAbaWsRViXNUjLyC5Y_3_RO9PmfPbbBfYQV-0FY1DoDLsieRXMSVdigkygSvzGBd35oQEnrIENPNHq71CCLaD-rfdvbhyphenhyphenBYG6ftylmA/s400/SFSketchchallenge02_10B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421550217422190258" border="0" /></a>Paris Word <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yem4557">39-052</a>, Tour Eiffel <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yhkkyla">104-201</a>, Mini Fleur de Lis <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygzrwee">41-011</a><br /></div><br />Create and post a similar card using one of the layout sample, on the<a href="http://rubberstampchat.net/showthread.php?p=67603#post67603"> Rubberstampchat thread</a> located in the Mall <span style="font-weight: bold;">AND</span> upload it to us at <a href="http://www.stampfrancisco.com/ContactUs.asp">this link</a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">OR</span> email it to us as an attachment to Stampfrancisco@mac.com<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Yes ~ This means you need to post/send your artwork 2 places ~<br />at <a href="http://rubberstampchat.net/showthread.php?p=67603#post67603">Rubberstampchat</a> and directly to us<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">You can use any stamp you wish <span style="font-weight: bold;">BUT if you use ONLY stamps from any of our 11 lines</span>, we will <span style="font-weight: bold;">DOUBLE</span> the prize:<br /><br />Stamp Francisco©<br />Art by Moonlight©<br />Bartholomew's Ink©<br />Eclectic Omnibus©<br />Hippo Heart©<br />Fruit Basket Upset©<br />Gumbo Graphics©<br />Imagine©<br />Ivory Coast Trading Poste©<br />Renaissance Art Stamps and Findings©<br />Artkeepers™<br />Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers©<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The PRIZES</span><br /><br />$30.00 in our online store - Talent Winner<br />$25.00 in our online store - Runner Up<br />$20.00 in our online store - Lucky Winner (random drawing)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">By using only our stamps the prizes would respectively be:</span><br /><br />$ 60.00 in our online store - Talent Winner<br />$ 50.00 in our online store - Runner Up<br />$ 40.00 in our online store - Lucky Winner (random drawing)<br /><br />The prizes will be issued in the form of Rubber Dividends™ credit <b>PLUS</b> a coupon<b> to have them shipped at no charge!</b><br /><b> </b><br /><b> Winners will be announced February 1st, 2010</b><br /></div><b> </b>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-15945651202193142652009-12-13T16:32:00.000-08:002009-12-13T16:40:32.424-08:00The girl who silenced the world for 5 mn<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qwVmSoUVlBw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qwVmSoUVlBw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So true and so sad.<br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-90888201156040387312009-11-27T01:10:00.000-08:002009-11-27T01:20:52.784-08:00Cling Mounted Rubber StampsNow that I'm back I can't stop posting!!!<br /><br />Forgot to mention that you will now see <span style="font-weight: bold;">three</span> options to purchase your rubber stamps. We've added a <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Trimmed and Mounted on Cling Cushion"</span> version.<br /><br />The cart is unable to figure the correct shipping for this finish so ALL overcharges are refunded at time of shipping. If I am out of the country at the time of shipping, the overcharge will be refunded few days after my return.<br /><br />CatherineStamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-13841338552100596202009-11-26T23:55:00.001-08:002009-11-27T17:18:14.965-08:00Shame, Shame on me and Happy Thanksgiving to YouOh my gosh! Its been 2 months since the last post! Shame, Shame, Shame!!! The kittens are now 13 weeks old, all over the place and no longer the last addition to the family. The last of the feral we were feeding is now a home cat. He's a huge black cat thereby his new name... Blackie! and to be more exact "Loverboy Blackie". I'll try to upload a photo by this weekend. Chica and the babies have discovered the bed and spend part of the night with us and some of the other cats... who are not too happy about it! Must say they are pretty rambunctious before going to sleep...good thing we have a King Size bed.<br /><br />Today editing worked... here are some photos:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1mfHz-Ecz3cWdFRAIVZgvGBtku7SiqpOUFZQ8WHnDxxF1x2_3_nN1oqopnKDfstIEwLIZJwe9fBYHSTWFT3dc4lxVFG3i-qYCs3rHSQXE3c2KoKj5w94Vdch9NHMX-Tcy7E1XWSJhQ/s1600/5Kittens.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1mfHz-Ecz3cWdFRAIVZgvGBtku7SiqpOUFZQ8WHnDxxF1x2_3_nN1oqopnKDfstIEwLIZJwe9fBYHSTWFT3dc4lxVFG3i-qYCs3rHSQXE3c2KoKj5w94Vdch9NHMX-Tcy7E1XWSJhQ/s400/5Kittens.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408955717930678994" border="0" /></a><br />Oh no! Mom found our new hidding spot!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVRhC08D7TzZ3q1bSkc0jf3eoTRjjJljRPdQtBUj_Mbjepp6-gflxGelJuFTIvNIoijkYFOaQ3MwdJ0GP5RJkom7pE9KZOTkH9dQDtHUChLUT8s-Uqs4n2Op47czI0LjCKHVHnsK1uA/s1600/Life_is-Good.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVRhC08D7TzZ3q1bSkc0jf3eoTRjjJljRPdQtBUj_Mbjepp6-gflxGelJuFTIvNIoijkYFOaQ3MwdJ0GP5RJkom7pE9KZOTkH9dQDtHUChLUT8s-Uqs4n2Op47czI0LjCKHVHnsK1uA/s400/Life_is-Good.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408955722664859938" border="0" /></a><br />We can't come to the phone!<br />13 weeks and still breast feeding.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZV8dq8Wrgw9LWduwtt2e6Ijqz1ODsEYpNeq8FU6TQJL2NOaiw7LWNs_qQxFBsjdlQ6XVlDrh2W4yVX7AcRx4KZyv3D-HBHGkDAm9PkHvkgPu1NNG2JY-B2IdoC_TV_ql8ww8hd8DBQ/s1600/Contentment.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZV8dq8Wrgw9LWduwtt2e6Ijqz1ODsEYpNeq8FU6TQJL2NOaiw7LWNs_qQxFBsjdlQ6XVlDrh2W4yVX7AcRx4KZyv3D-HBHGkDAm9PkHvkgPu1NNG2JY-B2IdoC_TV_ql8ww8hd8DBQ/s400/Contentment.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408955726706067010" border="0" /></a><br />How do you define contentment?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3cI_Sw0PKKYoLThzEZOxy-6Ff6p5Wta3koqQfS9pZtcg4pxVh-MZTICrC5fcmE7SFcp2qQFG8_8BzOVUmmadJs8MTP2TicK2FadFDXCK_HlV57pptiroiVgFJpraNbT1nuABgCRAjw/s1600/Vini+and+Angel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3cI_Sw0PKKYoLThzEZOxy-6Ff6p5Wta3koqQfS9pZtcg4pxVh-MZTICrC5fcmE7SFcp2qQFG8_8BzOVUmmadJs8MTP2TicK2FadFDXCK_HlV57pptiroiVgFJpraNbT1nuABgCRAjw/s400/Vini+and+Angel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408955732447081810" border="0" /></a><br />Vini and Angel giving me the paw!<br /></div><br />We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and <span style="font-weight: bold;">we send you our</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">thanks for your friendship, the art some of you share with us and of course for choosing our stamps for your art projects.</span><br /><br />I'm so behind... had 2 cataract surgeries and now see life in vivid colors instead of sepia but one eye has a lot of astigmatism and will need laser surgery to improve the vision. Patience, Patience... until early Spring for this final step. If you see crocked designed you'll know why... just kidding - LOL<br /><br />Today we celebrated Thanksgiving two ways... DH had turkey the old fashioned way and I decided to sponsor <a href="http://www.adoptaturkey.org/aat/adopt/sponsor.html">a flock of turkey</a> from <a href="http://farmsanctuary.org/">Farm Sanctuary</a> : Bubbles, Gideon, Mello, Olive, Rhonda and Hawthorne. Aren't they cute?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdoMIj7ag6cLTZA4iJAt01t2J1SZ1RIsO8ngVGCv31t1ReV4En6ye5NqwkmK-6xzHvBHFNu-fPpPRCdYhhyphenhyphenX_zFIRiPe-ABh6txEutcuNA7XDYTIN3nk73pt0c1urmOisIVZZIQbw5g/s1600/sponsored.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdoMIj7ag6cLTZA4iJAt01t2J1SZ1RIsO8ngVGCv31t1ReV4En6ye5NqwkmK-6xzHvBHFNu-fPpPRCdYhhyphenhyphenX_zFIRiPe-ABh6txEutcuNA7XDYTIN3nk73pt0c1urmOisIVZZIQbw5g/s400/sponsored.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408939727040064642" border="0" /></a><br />Got some gorgeous artwork from the talented Lynn Stevens and Wendy Robinson to upload to the blog and the site and some very nice ATC from my dear friend Hilde Van Barel from Belgium.<br /><br />Starting Friday night I will be uploading the Christmas stamps from Renaissance Art Stamps, some Eclectic Omnibus and Art by Moonlight rubber stamps, new stamps from Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers, new Alice in Wonderland designs ... as many stamps as my fingers can type in the database each day between shipping the orders.<br /><br />Will try to post a little more often.<br />CatherineStamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-53780830445201147742009-09-26T03:19:00.000-07:002009-09-26T04:01:55.475-07:00Meet Chica or love at first sight!While at the Frankfurt airport waiting for plane #2 to get back home, let me introduce Chica the newest addition to our family... well kinda....<br /><br />Late August, my best friend and I took a week off at a fabulous spa <a href="http://www.rancholapuerta.com/">Rancho La Puerta</a> located in Tecate, Mexico. Upon arrival we were greeted by this lovely kitty and she and I bonded immediately. She became my little shadow and we slept together.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJi6ztHIPB74QU2A5hfUA23sy3PTcnsl2x5aiXorosSM-jD08lYlDp_RPdXnVRP4VIhqpD3NH3l3rQgm0Lo5QjzhmGhngMqBEIELsTT6KseiBhVOzUrA6NZJWN-QrccYotcBsa3eCiQ/s1600-h/P1010576_thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJi6ztHIPB74QU2A5hfUA23sy3PTcnsl2x5aiXorosSM-jD08lYlDp_RPdXnVRP4VIhqpD3NH3l3rQgm0Lo5QjzhmGhngMqBEIELsTT6KseiBhVOzUrA6NZJWN-QrccYotcBsa3eCiQ/s400/P1010576_thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385720866451125698" border="0" /></a>Chica at the Ranch<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Long story short, Chica was very thin and very pregnant. After a couple days of tribulations and the help of some wonderful folks at Rancho La Puerta ~ especially Yoreme ~ Chica had a passport, went thru immigration and became a full fledged American Citizen. After a lond day of travel - thankfully in the cabin - she reached Portland where a surprised Bill discovered the family had a new member. He immediately fell in love with her ~ even upon learning the next day ~ that we would shortly become grand parents.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXORxexa_whdxlUdlT64KxO4pCsiOmkJlAPMZetqfRFClLgmyjRk8aoJcljib1GulfF3QqH-i5x_BDrHi6Lusgpeku7KKDNQSSCNUuyzVwDXEFQb7R0NlIvpSWwuIjA__jiRx0etg2w/s1600-h/P1020019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXORxexa_whdxlUdlT64KxO4pCsiOmkJlAPMZetqfRFClLgmyjRk8aoJcljib1GulfF3QqH-i5x_BDrHi6Lusgpeku7KKDNQSSCNUuyzVwDXEFQb7R0NlIvpSWwuIjA__jiRx0etg2w/s400/P1020019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385726430125272498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDdgaSYUoTvk57jeqOhFjXu4Wzg4kp8qgGftcVLyWT2bN7NvmeaK7oAk0smvnnK346irUq7FUbrl0_Q0KUokfc46W_iYhgL0zN4JYsaCN-Gz5xd6t2LN85m5Dw1M_x56Ko0YuKkft8g/s1600-h/P1020016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDdgaSYUoTvk57jeqOhFjXu4Wzg4kp8qgGftcVLyWT2bN7NvmeaK7oAk0smvnnK346irUq7FUbrl0_Q0KUokfc46W_iYhgL0zN4JYsaCN-Gz5xd6t2LN85m5Dw1M_x56Ko0YuKkft8g/s400/P1020016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385726427162624626" border="0" /></a>Chica at home<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A week later Chica gave birth to 5 beautiful black and white kittens. They were one week old when I left and turned 4 this week. They are now running around like crazy and very curious. Chica is a wonderful mother. She's about 1 year old and this is her second litter and of course, last litter.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaF1SoRYDN9a5Nn46eMN-_eWbBcDPXK86bSLlQ_MX9KhTjHGsTYAo9I1UUTEny9j4IyUcDnRs1j-LRQgYVC-WgzGFpFPybLG7glaersxhMU56pROp1BZ1gRzDdpYyipo0Y1HU2hV-grw/s1600-h/P1000028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaF1SoRYDN9a5Nn46eMN-_eWbBcDPXK86bSLlQ_MX9KhTjHGsTYAo9I1UUTEny9j4IyUcDnRs1j-LRQgYVC-WgzGFpFPybLG7glaersxhMU56pROp1BZ1gRzDdpYyipo0Y1HU2hV-grw/s400/P1000028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385728397864861058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeO_8UHkK1-XoVXB2DhsvuyIwXagm9IwW57AWaEyT0YH1hOv_lthGU23eX7r1E7i70yJN3Cll7dPZ8KTYp3EFxaNNvuZ2b4iwKNCMJwPTJ0TO6wkJPxLulqsQhMdJVLUPJQ5M4xJxsxw/s1600-h/P1000023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeO_8UHkK1-XoVXB2DhsvuyIwXagm9IwW57AWaEyT0YH1hOv_lthGU23eX7r1E7i70yJN3Cll7dPZ8KTYp3EFxaNNvuZ2b4iwKNCMJwPTJ0TO6wkJPxLulqsQhMdJVLUPJQ5M4xJxsxw/s400/P1000023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385728392582855746" border="0" /></a>One week old<br />12 cats in the house<br /><br />Time to board!<br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-52130253213964364842009-09-24T08:32:00.000-07:002009-09-24T08:47:05.957-07:00Where am I?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihteiGZtfEDxPZW53_MDGiNg0TVmxy24twlOugHA4N07qJ5zIQIFb6fg7elShoUha4Pj3W0FNoSsVb8vheExaVV4vJCOiHxQn5bL9BAl7ApShp1v8Z_JTj0UIYifGZl_itI5QnGG-4ng/s1600-h/Lights.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJCEHZ1VWsFFrVdIJfqQhCeTDHpwAQkXQ92cwLwD_7c843E73w9xwurQNjEwdkX1EaK2culCt6Xf90ixnVLyrBsggs2zQyaWQXghFApkIwahtt96X6X4pFKfINY_J_G7xiOvvrwt01A/s400/Hotei.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385058466462388066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4p-bs4QdZtk46lQJpONol26H635qHwixzs7d7uyuGUvlCjKilMVj5RuLBBVBGKMGUGKb4aLIOgo3qobunoHeuHMfNHkkQP8O4A4mveMj1iCqyx9Xe03CPdbfct3a5u4yQ28WmdOcSA/s1600-h/MonkeyKing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4p-bs4QdZtk46lQJpONol26H635qHwixzs7d7uyuGUvlCjKilMVj5RuLBBVBGKMGUGKb4aLIOgo3qobunoHeuHMfNHkkQP8O4A4mveMj1iCqyx9Xe03CPdbfct3a5u4yQ28WmdOcSA/s400/MonkeyKing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385058472017768498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1iAueIb8UH1-fz_QF6SAKjayq3lgpaQEKlMCzm1PpiCDf8UjfdGcfCwblKgw2JhqD2ScztBTPa2SWNIz0jSDGItc6IEKm4MxwUOq601UkPZ4ZPoFGLPbptC0EX5Icbq_bUizwEosZg/s1600-h/FloatingNenupharCandles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1iAueIb8UH1-fz_QF6SAKjayq3lgpaQEKlMCzm1PpiCDf8UjfdGcfCwblKgw2JhqD2ScztBTPa2SWNIz0jSDGItc6IEKm4MxwUOq601UkPZ4ZPoFGLPbptC0EX5Icbq_bUizwEosZg/s400/FloatingNenupharCandles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385058476815772754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hong Kong?? Beijing?? nope... still in Paris. There is a relatively large Chinatown with a huge amount of shops and some decent food especially Vietnamese, Thai and Chinese but nothing close to what you can experience in San Francisco, San Jose, Orange County and from what I hear Vancouver, B.C. One more day and I'll be flying home!<br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-18854657552824523022009-09-22T13:30:00.000-07:002009-09-22T13:53:56.528-07:00Paris, Books and Bread<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iRaz3_hyEnfZ_7M5a_sUy07bh0HG2M1bcSEnhz6gzVJEz0LBvGnslLAFDJfttXlZe4ZGTFJ9xELAN9M7TLGTWyo_UpPAObMwS9G4S_ClXYCK9Kv4eoZIxvPEcKc9MTEOAQX3CfCQwQ/s1600-h/MarcheDuLivre.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iRaz3_hyEnfZ_7M5a_sUy07bh0HG2M1bcSEnhz6gzVJEz0LBvGnslLAFDJfttXlZe4ZGTFJ9xELAN9M7TLGTWyo_UpPAObMwS9G4S_ClXYCK9Kv4eoZIxvPEcKc9MTEOAQX3CfCQwQ/s400/MarcheDuLivre.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384395414835908530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OEcM_RY1vLHAhnHk7PqKXUMibvbpepREZRDwR361CD4rzLHOjUzU2wJ5bv8vtuVdooC4s3t5gGyMPq3jSv60V_jzuwv4yDnVwZNjl2B4q1c5JZR-_dLUKOOHASx66qXGQLfrDS4QfA/s1600-h/Stands.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OEcM_RY1vLHAhnHk7PqKXUMibvbpepREZRDwR361CD4rzLHOjUzU2wJ5bv8vtuVdooC4s3t5gGyMPq3jSv60V_jzuwv4yDnVwZNjl2B4q1c5JZR-_dLUKOOHASx66qXGQLfrDS4QfA/s400/Stands.jpg" alt="" watch="" out="" some="" rubber="" stamps="" new="" collage="" sheets="" to="" come="" i="" picked="" up="" a="" bunch="" very="" turn="" of="" century="" trade="" cards="" at="" the="" market="" for="" old="" and="" used="" books="" held="" in="" paris="" each="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384395414147079746" border="0" /></a>Watch out for some new rubber stamps and new collage sheets to come soon... I found a bunch of very old books and turn of the century trade cards at this Market for Old and Used Books held in Paris each weekend!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqFq0i0ScFhHlRxwc6nGe4yS19NIaizQ39QHZYYwGVY4eHSCmYVPyeVFXhi8GYr_F2hSVcbQSNJi7Q8n2X54R_krDUJJWO0k4VoPWqmkklSQ4rLuYPFgB8wO6FVWw7nrXUgR-bfrahA/s1600-h/Baguettes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqFq0i0ScFhHlRxwc6nGe4yS19NIaizQ39QHZYYwGVY4eHSCmYVPyeVFXhi8GYr_F2hSVcbQSNJi7Q8n2X54R_krDUJJWO0k4VoPWqmkklSQ4rLuYPFgB8wO6FVWw7nrXUgR-bfrahA/s400/Baguettes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384395407377842306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxypp5WQ6OPlzym0QzV6K0UNTBrZE-Xvo_KtfYN4v1F2dXSx0fZCjozs4V4dzXM9jW_0-DhDXrpdQIJXt8EUWYj8C-GT-thqKsUF0Aqlp4BPhdBBAgyE8p33eVPL5v_RvNHRt3837kXQ/s1600-h/Goodies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxypp5WQ6OPlzym0QzV6K0UNTBrZE-Xvo_KtfYN4v1F2dXSx0fZCjozs4V4dzXM9jW_0-DhDXrpdQIJXt8EUWYj8C-GT-thqKsUF0Aqlp4BPhdBBAgyE8p33eVPL5v_RvNHRt3837kXQ/s400/Goodies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384395397217169330" border="0" /></a>Breads and pastries from <a href="http://www.max-poilane.fr/index.htm">Max Poilane</a> one of the world famous brothers <a href="http://www.poilane.fr/">Poilane</a> breadmakers. I did indulge in the most buttery, moist and fattening Pain au Chocolat I have ever tasted!!!<br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-21242223264536762392009-09-21T03:54:00.000-07:002009-09-24T08:51:44.911-07:00Stempel Mekka 18<div style="text-align: center;">It is hard to believe that a week went by since we exhibited at Stempel Mekka in Germany on September 12 & 13. This was our ninth year and exhibitors came from the UK, Holland, USA, Sweden and of course USA. It is an occasion to see old friends and to make new friends.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqD1bO3kSSnfL6b7IiJLEe0BaiFDocyk6TkG3zg-6iCJxw-y8Qw9eXiHMDaSJkNWVJfslKrDz22pSXjEVMkiST7orZoq5uZdN_Fqs4kZJbzYBkIZa5aX_z91UrHdNC0L6nNtpCrObgg/s1600-h/Convention_Hall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqD1bO3kSSnfL6b7IiJLEe0BaiFDocyk6TkG3zg-6iCJxw-y8Qw9eXiHMDaSJkNWVJfslKrDz22pSXjEVMkiST7orZoq5uZdN_Fqs4kZJbzYBkIZa5aX_z91UrHdNC0L6nNtpCrObgg/s400/Convention_Hall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383886554229293410" border="0" /></a><br />The hotel and convention center are build in a former quarry.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDZCzvZoJH38kAyMp87IAEwNjf4bhhaQJVsU0a8sMs6CYjCMwdE_NPPdWQWPhhnFe4mFIULDXYTJ1p-Z_z03l7uKRQQxWc1agf5g1knUGrLpyk_WXOy-uVgOQ0dWoh-pZ6Gg-PAvesg/s1600-h/Busy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDZCzvZoJH38kAyMp87IAEwNjf4bhhaQJVsU0a8sMs6CYjCMwdE_NPPdWQWPhhnFe4mFIULDXYTJ1p-Z_z03l7uKRQQxWc1agf5g1knUGrLpyk_WXOy-uVgOQ0dWoh-pZ6Gg-PAvesg/s400/Busy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383886543385225458" border="0" /></a><br />We were busy and introduced with great success the very unusual and gorgeous charms from Renaissance Art Stamps... coming soon to our website.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1CZmyT6fTgqnOkBvdMdztOMW3zhiHl-nhvmMK3OhxPs6t8jFV-Dd2bjVVsPsz8hGClw9WMacU6765UJ6yV3GK2VVlbjrtUGuIPT6MSxxy25ZfoaaBpdIr7EM9qxQ6uEavMSkHhmyig/s1600-h/Hilde&Mel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1CZmyT6fTgqnOkBvdMdztOMW3zhiHl-nhvmMK3OhxPs6t8jFV-Dd2bjVVsPsz8hGClw9WMacU6765UJ6yV3GK2VVlbjrtUGuIPT6MSxxy25ZfoaaBpdIr7EM9qxQ6uEavMSkHhmyig/s400/Hilde&Mel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383886537954988786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My two wonderful friends Hilde from Belgium and Mel from Germany. I could not do the show without their help. Thank you to both of you.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RS_iQUyq3aEnRmTEnP4V6dKSR22TNPbUlMeToIlNcaOkoLdd1aGMy1QM7ajgCX4J2qwVZksRlfjPuGZzy0O_hD_hfKjBtXZUfpCqigqkPi6qv1UFCgCItX9Cyp9Noh4BvUb7z8RVSQ/s1600-h/Hilde&I.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RS_iQUyq3aEnRmTEnP4V6dKSR22TNPbUlMeToIlNcaOkoLdd1aGMy1QM7ajgCX4J2qwVZksRlfjPuGZzy0O_hD_hfKjBtXZUfpCqigqkPi6qv1UFCgCItX9Cyp9Noh4BvUb7z8RVSQ/s400/Hilde&I.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383886530746927826" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hilde and I.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBntEql-BhK0BIiRmpJYBbeJ_rewXRjWjVQsQlQWqchyOUqxPYb7Sw5txIn58y_n2NUsRHVmRaSjCVjYrSEm-69-36hDSlEPEPaRiMPj89JQ6MiITKL-Gzx8v1CdW4ZwMMqEoVv_uiwQ/s1600-h/Carol&Fred.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBntEql-BhK0BIiRmpJYBbeJ_rewXRjWjVQsQlQWqchyOUqxPYb7Sw5txIn58y_n2NUsRHVmRaSjCVjYrSEm-69-36hDSlEPEPaRiMPj89JQ6MiITKL-Gzx8v1CdW4ZwMMqEoVv_uiwQ/s400/Carol&Fred.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383896384306735058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our British friends Fred and Carol from Stamp Attack.</div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-19470276806244468972009-07-23T13:44:00.000-07:002009-07-23T14:51:09.627-07:00Las Vegas, Part 1<div style="text-align: center;">Remember back in June we took a couple of day off? It was prompted by the fact that Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood were in concert in Las Vegas.<br> It was FANTASTIC!!<br />but excuse my French... for the moron that stood up and danced during 90% of the show and blocked the view of many. He was drunk and rude... redundant?<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxtwk1t572uaBLS4rSperxeDiUf5e5upiWK-8JDukyFdn5LNVH4RQFUzeK4WDnPm40x-8OdQG2zqj5uxU7hcg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>e<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry, this is not the best video since I tried to avoid "shooting" this guy and told to turn off the camera by security... but it will give you a feel of the concert.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEUgIDhGb_ZSjFAweYExQ6SIVCN9ZQP6DHatpk4eFse4Lyvo2uYxL7wJNWt4FCTav9cuxOo4ca3DaGqwj8XmQLJ67jle1ZglGm7zNyl5_MVEsE9qYYuLRS2dCaNGbHMrXqdsYAh9-yg/s1600-h/MGM_Grand_Arena.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEUgIDhGb_ZSjFAweYExQ6SIVCN9ZQP6DHatpk4eFse4Lyvo2uYxL7wJNWt4FCTav9cuxOo4ca3DaGqwj8XmQLJ67jle1ZglGm7zNyl5_MVEsE9qYYuLRS2dCaNGbHMrXqdsYAh9-yg/s400/MGM_Grand_Arena.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361763168861048786" border="0" /></a>The MGM Grand Arena... it is BIG!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyMTHqcxwp6oCWpSLHMxLNRzPnt1L57JeMFxDgRxxCV8lhc5T6GN6MvMaP7hwuEbUuTBrLOTxCqFJQbr6pedb4RCg8V1flptHlaMF0lNK5JgPAhri0UW-rlH8BmR5z8a8lM10WV-Idg/s1600-h/Eric_Clapton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyMTHqcxwp6oCWpSLHMxLNRzPnt1L57JeMFxDgRxxCV8lhc5T6GN6MvMaP7hwuEbUuTBrLOTxCqFJQbr6pedb4RCg8V1flptHlaMF0lNK5JgPAhri0UW-rlH8BmR5z8a8lM10WV-Idg/s400/Eric_Clapton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361763159882486242" border="0" /></a>Eric Clapton<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTib2_Bu901apOX4beGSHDr5p11nR5mRZjWd6GkoLse3efuX5MjSgAOrzxjQnj-_hu9KicIyh1Wztl852PL-_O0LJxAWHxFmuYY5eGvLCa-DrLSQU5aUJRF639O5oerwM39_w-UBeaNg/s1600-h/Steve_Winwood.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTib2_Bu901apOX4beGSHDr5p11nR5mRZjWd6GkoLse3efuX5MjSgAOrzxjQnj-_hu9KicIyh1Wztl852PL-_O0LJxAWHxFmuYY5eGvLCa-DrLSQU5aUJRF639O5oerwM39_w-UBeaNg/s400/Steve_Winwood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361763153997797138" border="0" /></a>Steve Winwood<br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-58947801762643286722009-07-20T11:30:00.000-07:002009-07-20T11:46:53.172-07:00Saturday at the Farmer's Market<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwi1ASFEmjXeivAV_9-3wxsNVbzfZ7TxhMRCYEPR_6z_QDZIOyILfbUK9RlY5ifdPcjKRmyD4AuUTHXLgQCmNp0J1_e_h-7FlMix-ewADsAsBUI7dcyMMoy5eymJzjWtknt5sdcuvb5w/s1600-h/P1010157.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwi1ASFEmjXeivAV_9-3wxsNVbzfZ7TxhMRCYEPR_6z_QDZIOyILfbUK9RlY5ifdPcjKRmyD4AuUTHXLgQCmNp0J1_e_h-7FlMix-ewADsAsBUI7dcyMMoy5eymJzjWtknt5sdcuvb5w/s400/P1010157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360615011736003698" border="0" /></a>Sunflowers<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxXPwZlwu1TUkDY8VWTV4V51VN0n-0GVqhwASiizyy4JkGIC7XULxC_JgFXW33fAG_EFLJZwcELykOJwUDBFz7NS4Ro3ltXq47qWAfW5t2KlN6YqDPjWNsf7N4AUwV4pNQb1kBkW88Q/s1600-h/P1010151.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxXPwZlwu1TUkDY8VWTV4V51VN0n-0GVqhwASiizyy4JkGIC7XULxC_JgFXW33fAG_EFLJZwcELykOJwUDBFz7NS4Ro3ltXq47qWAfW5t2KlN6YqDPjWNsf7N4AUwV4pNQb1kBkW88Q/s400/P1010151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360614369935234370" border="0" /></a>Raspberries and Blackberries<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJC-bRFrGUWo00Ne92ANY09nYGRUbQya-tV6wExNch9b6Pp299cm9c0VJPYnQ9J_JC1yg_CWL3UFYq2VyuvvdpfTc4uJjYOcUX08wOOgX4-cTS06x-cVpWKBVDut43CfaPsFlghGpbaA/s1600-h/P1010155.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJC-bRFrGUWo00Ne92ANY09nYGRUbQya-tV6wExNch9b6Pp299cm9c0VJPYnQ9J_JC1yg_CWL3UFYq2VyuvvdpfTc4uJjYOcUX08wOOgX4-cTS06x-cVpWKBVDut43CfaPsFlghGpbaA/s400/P1010155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360614367944138370" border="0" /></a>Lambert Cherries... so sweet... yummy!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_mSOw9P9M13WE41KLQphIUYAFPWu3cMxhoQ3R_RSmgYbvstxlcj-7Dpek9013mpSFB-DW1_WwYtaSS4-MSDPpqmN6QL8kG0dBrz_byC9HEUH0gfpeDosGFGSuAhvQcO52-hgpjtnNA/s1600-h/P1010152.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_mSOw9P9M13WE41KLQphIUYAFPWu3cMxhoQ3R_RSmgYbvstxlcj-7Dpek9013mpSFB-DW1_WwYtaSS4-MSDPpqmN6QL8kG0dBrz_byC9HEUH0gfpeDosGFGSuAhvQcO52-hgpjtnNA/s400/P1010152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360614361740148130" border="0" /></a>Don't you want to bite in one of those tomatoes?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQH8N6x7qXHkFAHk6SRVnO22WiZ8PDEhVbQsdWOc326cUIUI05uij5XgWv9kybrt9zN0lYqdjCdClz0vbi1h_aNDgQCurqV0APzzYcIAEjCFHarHdjBQTvrqFvAo2RGNKYCosSAyFHA/s1600-h/P1010158.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQH8N6x7qXHkFAHk6SRVnO22WiZ8PDEhVbQsdWOc326cUIUI05uij5XgWv9kybrt9zN0lYqdjCdClz0vbi1h_aNDgQCurqV0APzzYcIAEjCFHarHdjBQTvrqFvAo2RGNKYCosSAyFHA/s400/P1010158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360614358976653106" border="0" /></a>and music with a Ragtime Band!<br />For a perfect day.<br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-45942668678921068782009-07-19T11:46:00.000-07:002009-07-19T12:16:03.726-07:00Flying Like a BirdLast Friday we took the day off and went Skydiving in Shelton located near the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/olym/">Olympic Rain Forest</a> in WA. The folks at<a href="http://www.skydivekapowsin.com/"> Skydive Kapowsin</a> were very nice. I jumped in tandem with Scott. Gorgeous location to jump. You get to see Mt Rainier from a way cool perspective! This was my first jump and I loved it!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigd7Oq316C5ue8a-cOO98bmAUemYahqaf3zqYwG8mG7JAcIqwOVp8kPXxbv2kIehqKuXror8NUda4DSrO6Ny-JMVXkXuyuk1bOvGunnBEh3P2rdOanOL1iGa1bU1d7kUt2onPzXz7dEQ/s1600-h/Out_of_the_plane.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigd7Oq316C5ue8a-cOO98bmAUemYahqaf3zqYwG8mG7JAcIqwOVp8kPXxbv2kIehqKuXror8NUda4DSrO6Ny-JMVXkXuyuk1bOvGunnBEh3P2rdOanOL1iGa1bU1d7kUt2onPzXz7dEQ/s400/Out_of_the_plane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360247917733854642" border="0" /></a><br />13,000 Ft... straight out of the plane!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiFrFXXqEdtskIAD1152T0jFnXCOcn4iALBp4zpwrJMVTHIHyrPcLws_xP4DVfSi3EJbHDI7WNyYdk_2qQ18MQArHXT3ayuOtYEmY6oshk9Rg-3aTEVnl0IJvMCLBrwngEq0qozFPFw/s1600-h/Freefall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiFrFXXqEdtskIAD1152T0jFnXCOcn4iALBp4zpwrJMVTHIHyrPcLws_xP4DVfSi3EJbHDI7WNyYdk_2qQ18MQArHXT3ayuOtYEmY6oshk9Rg-3aTEVnl0IJvMCLBrwngEq0qozFPFw/s400/Freefall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360247911536107922" border="0" /></a>8,000 ft freefall last about 60 seconds at 120 mph.<br />The "wind" is so strong... I feared my braces were going to come off while smiling. LOL.<br />Look at that view!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMe5Wmf78xLfJFM_Omyks41aE5BvaKMI2AiV9HJJzf5rApeUEjRGzC5qB_7wBvZqIQDaiW2TGYDPq_2YniAa5wW98WcGWl61t4VFO73v8FZ2zYgRG1AkjaJADd5naBTFPEdGW8kxzCdg/s1600-h/Freefall2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMe5Wmf78xLfJFM_Omyks41aE5BvaKMI2AiV9HJJzf5rApeUEjRGzC5qB_7wBvZqIQDaiW2TGYDPq_2YniAa5wW98WcGWl61t4VFO73v8FZ2zYgRG1AkjaJADd5naBTFPEdGW8kxzCdg/s400/Freefall2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360247909984290402" border="0" /></a>Parachute will open at about 5,000 ft... still freefalling in this shot! Once the parachute open all become quiet and peaceful and you get to enjoy it for about 6-8 mn.<br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-50450015572017681912009-07-04T16:20:00.001-07:002009-07-04T16:43:08.371-07:00Happy 4th of July!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNgNgS0VhFWVmVb7vMMooGAYDxce7P2-BggQdG2NTmPkwiVHfKoSDuuI1fzVM-1pTJhbjXnrssT202mkXZjHyo49Ttv3JleXE4kw29VE3OOQ8EiAHMXHOiww6yw745RHqomn7oC6Vow/s1600-h/Art3051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNgNgS0VhFWVmVb7vMMooGAYDxce7P2-BggQdG2NTmPkwiVHfKoSDuuI1fzVM-1pTJhbjXnrssT202mkXZjHyo49Ttv3JleXE4kw29VE3OOQ8EiAHMXHOiww6yw745RHqomn7oC6Vow/s400/Art3051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354749066755811282" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.stampfrancisco.com/ShowSingleGalleryItem.asp?Q=C222PRgkUrR7vN2uDM1RkY6PtkPN5xtbYDqRAR6jP2313kaRwUNNDNJPRDon22PKD0zDXe4ZYQPUPgSFhJN6GPPiPUXORq7ePDPErLvtJPkUPDBNoctF8x20ys2UqRit0Kc62Rl2fKsNt2J2fDKungDtNyyUxZJ4NNgQcjq2N2RRDdpChK7NRNPtIVpskqtNts">Art 3051</a><br />Courtesy of <a href="http://www.stampfrancisco.com/ShowGallery.asp?GalleryID=&GalleryName=Browse+By+Artist%3A+Wendy+Robinson&Q=2X2277wS6XPRViz6CURWN2BdDRPcVtjPNf5CtDRA7RdP2jaSiRUNNqSiKDN3IPRGDJn2BoF2PDD0dEuerPu0U6JPdNZCOP6XPlP4UReP4QGwDPtPjUPDNrt2s2URtG2RO2s1NtRSDPgLsHJMDKNk6PePKDPM3PR1ZnWfCDtPTWPNEH87Yt675N2z12fsuwDjcPP8Kzw5jwPtPFkga1quZNSYtGHqS2RjKDZXmScP2BfIhPeDyTPlsP5VDatA&Page=&SetLS=1&ListSize=All">Wendy Robinson</a><br /><br />Stamps used: Lady Liberty <a href="http://www.stampfrancisco.com/Product.asp?Sku=108-119&Desc=Liberty">108-119</a>, Happy <a href="http://www.stampfrancisco.com/Product.asp?Sku=64-005&Desc=Happy+Birthday">64-005</a>, Number 4 from alphabet <a href="http://www.stampfrancisco.com/Product.asp?Sku=IC-5&Desc=Black+Friars+Alphabet+UM+Set">IC-5</a>, th from <a href="http://www.stampfrancisco.com/Product.asp?Sku=106-1429&Desc=Key+to+Heart">106-1429</a>.<br /><br />"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Benjamin Franklin</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Quote available as a rubber stamp<a href="http://www.stampfrancisco.com/Product.asp?Sku=38-059&Desc=Liberty+vs+Safety"> 38-059<br /></a></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-15484618408025023572009-06-20T15:46:00.000-07:002009-06-20T16:14:40.918-07:00Last Minute Father's Day Inspiration<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJKeAC2gh0UjsYi_f8FmAypwhxLsk1jsomtjh6uQWnUkIWA8WYVKVaLxbE-_E2IvXE3JwGOCJHhyphenhyphenfNGllLbafGz_BpTvSLoTUSWCm48-1-69S6d5B19y6vuXyqyNMB9wxNmcN2r3Iag/s1600-h/Art3056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJKeAC2gh0UjsYi_f8FmAypwhxLsk1jsomtjh6uQWnUkIWA8WYVKVaLxbE-_E2IvXE3JwGOCJHhyphenhyphenfNGllLbafGz_BpTvSLoTUSWCm48-1-69S6d5B19y6vuXyqyNMB9wxNmcN2r3Iag/s400/Art3056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349550866844033890" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://tinyurl.com/mdykr7">Art 3056</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Courtesy of </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://tinyurl.com/kkyele">Wendy Robinson</a><br />Stamps used Boy <a href="http://tinyurl.com/n6cp88">23-108</a>, PS I Love You <a href="http://tinyurl.com/clhbo2">14-027</a>, Happy Father's Day <a href="http://tinyurl.com/llq7fo">65-032</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGisgzuCG-PMhH-zyXPA8Ed6UkN8bvREHn1KkGf90ayhvdMQwkJX0onJ-fP7Ei9HHLIN-EU2Dp-iZVOQcrBeCFvindKG37YVv0PPWISS7Hhx1i6Ix4SJgRwsfa5GelV9MPPclW7W2zA/s1600-h/Art3055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGisgzuCG-PMhH-zyXPA8Ed6UkN8bvREHn1KkGf90ayhvdMQwkJX0onJ-fP7Ei9HHLIN-EU2Dp-iZVOQcrBeCFvindKG37YVv0PPWISS7Hhx1i6Ix4SJgRwsfa5GelV9MPPclW7W2zA/s400/Art3055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349551691761114306" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://tinyurl.com/mnac8f">Art 3055</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Created by </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://tinyurl.com/kkyele">Wendy Robinson</a><br />Stamps used: Boy <a href="http://tinyurl.com/llq7fo">23-108</a>, Father's Day Greeting <a href="http://tinyurl.com/llq7fo">65-032</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-11618720349416699852009-06-15T21:33:00.000-07:002009-06-20T16:18:15.485-07:00Bad blogger!I know... writing has been quite a challenge and I'm a lousy blogger... but Sunday, I went to an antique books fair where I found some old German and French books and catalogs from which we will soon have new stamps for the Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper line.<br /><br />In the meantime, we received this lovely <span style="font-weight: bold;">Father's Day</span> card from <a href="http://tinyurl.com/n2yk4x">Wendy Robinson</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbMFqk5hpGOBdFNzJuGcWsHQVUh_QSmPxrBtDUBgvSUBIqHz8PImPdcJAOSkqEiWIEfyGRlp8nst1dSOzNUv8sRSgQ3pzo5-_x3-dKZxINBh-vqbSP5_n6gTW8n1glz0cTwJxpSwy9Q/s1600-h/Art3054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbMFqk5hpGOBdFNzJuGcWsHQVUh_QSmPxrBtDUBgvSUBIqHz8PImPdcJAOSkqEiWIEfyGRlp8nst1dSOzNUv8sRSgQ3pzo5-_x3-dKZxINBh-vqbSP5_n6gTW8n1glz0cTwJxpSwy9Q/s400/Art3054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349552796196268962" border="0" /></a><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ldshle">Art3054</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Rubber Stamps used: Young Boy <a href="http://tinyurl.com/n6cp88">23-108</a>, Happy Father's Day <a href="http://tinyurl.com/llq7fo">65-032</a>, Background Text <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mgzju9">49-353</a><br /><br />Also, if you are an animal advocate, the anti-chaining group Dog Deserve Better will be holding an annual Chain-Off from June 27 through July 12. Please help spread the word. To learn more about <a href="http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/ChainOff09/chainoff2009.html">DogDeserveBetter</a> click on the name of the organization.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/ChainOff09/chainoff2009.html"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVA1Kskf_n_EvaJITpvUlvi5D8kUfQDIpcrkHcoyeoDrP0hG7MEbn_o5DAAoS2K5qRhHHYdNiwVH8-SPfHer4YlpNwh5AeqILChycThsrr7n2pd1WxJUl6Ev7dhC1kgAcUB7YcOmWyLg/s1600-h/chainofflogo09-2lo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVA1Kskf_n_EvaJITpvUlvi5D8kUfQDIpcrkHcoyeoDrP0hG7MEbn_o5DAAoS2K5qRhHHYdNiwVH8-SPfHer4YlpNwh5AeqILChycThsrr7n2pd1WxJUl6Ev7dhC1kgAcUB7YcOmWyLg/s400/chainofflogo09-2lo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347781102489697362" border="0" /></a>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-86771514993660493972009-05-25T18:53:00.000-07:002009-05-25T19:16:54.605-07:00Memorial Day Thank You<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGHoZpCQ0aBBLTjbgASrzHI4uJRIJWd8sV_q_NFJ4n4MdoETcwFhSHS8FL_3Bi4DChBKEOD1N4NcAmr5iPjHYWr9h3cLJYLVdWpy-IL6Ja9iAWgiS-pnbsLnW_g5i4Crg0OMpkR8h-A/s1600-h/Freebie22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGHoZpCQ0aBBLTjbgASrzHI4uJRIJWd8sV_q_NFJ4n4MdoETcwFhSHS8FL_3Bi4DChBKEOD1N4NcAmr5iPjHYWr9h3cLJYLVdWpy-IL6Ja9iAWgiS-pnbsLnW_g5i4Crg0OMpkR8h-A/s400/Freebie22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339950705501272402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thank You to all of the Service men and woman who keep us safe on this beautiful Memorial Day. This day of remembrance used to be called Decoration Day.<br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-1786871531843770422009-05-09T10:29:00.001-07:002009-05-09T10:35:01.180-07:00Happy Mother's Day!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKlY-r-5qVpKwRUmUEQNDw9jio0ia9UiqwUa5pWUlmwKwTotDKG8Gd0lEKff_vUsW1fCuSgSlFCn_cwLuqGIbrsWywQOABTIvaTCxfi-GthLSlGoeIdW-WgOCe4b4VvWmYyVV0F82uQ/s1600-h/Art3063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKlY-r-5qVpKwRUmUEQNDw9jio0ia9UiqwUa5pWUlmwKwTotDKG8Gd0lEKff_vUsW1fCuSgSlFCn_cwLuqGIbrsWywQOABTIvaTCxfi-GthLSlGoeIdW-WgOCe4b4VvWmYyVV0F82uQ/s400/Art3063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333877747278769426" border="0" /></a>Collage Sheet <a href="http://tinyurl.com/cmzz3e">CS030</a><br />Mother rubber stamp <a href="http://tinyurl.com/chudjg">106-1393</a><br />It's not too late! Use <span style="font-weight: bold;">Digital Download collage sheets</span> to create a last minute card like this one!<br />Art courtesy of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/o9trdq">Wendy Robinson</a><br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-54657432715561171732009-05-06T20:11:00.000-07:002009-05-06T20:24:02.233-07:00A Mother's Baby<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZOUz3QUq9X9i6EISNIARszjV0J1zGv97zDIrKL4F0RVi-Z4fqjCwNOtTZzVl-lL5qrL_4HDskImt41nvfcYMIbgqptkJVwRY5p8Ep2k7NyoiWwvkMqLFb4I16VER537PQHO7xyfzEA/s1600-h/Art3028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZOUz3QUq9X9i6EISNIARszjV0J1zGv97zDIrKL4F0RVi-Z4fqjCwNOtTZzVl-lL5qrL_4HDskImt41nvfcYMIbgqptkJVwRY5p8Ep2k7NyoiWwvkMqLFb4I16VER537PQHO7xyfzEA/s400/Art3028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332915734270522946" border="0" /></a>Art courtesy of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/dkgotp">Audrey Hernandez</a><br />Check out<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="http://www.smallcreations.blogspot.com/">Audrey's blog</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Log Baby <a href="http://tinyurl.com/bgo6lu">12-328</a><br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-586175440192424432009-05-05T14:35:00.000-07:002009-05-05T14:42:28.625-07:00A Mother's Love<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeR2q0uq3t4p9AiHMmAx-wfp04sc9z1vumM3qKNWeJADGvILrZ9rsosXsCwcEjB3zGTGInm6gaWRcx0LbbGK87OxkYnlxqFWePJDF89YJmFTbHFXDvSZ4PPScUucYhK5yZM2dnlI6IA/s1600-h/Art3061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeR2q0uq3t4p9AiHMmAx-wfp04sc9z1vumM3qKNWeJADGvILrZ9rsosXsCwcEjB3zGTGInm6gaWRcx0LbbGK87OxkYnlxqFWePJDF89YJmFTbHFXDvSZ4PPScUucYhK5yZM2dnlI6IA/s400/Art3061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332457069458643682" border="0" /></a>Art by <a href="http://tinyurl.com/dllhu9">Wendy Robinson</a><br />Collage Sheet <a href="http://tinyurl.com/cmzz3e">CS030</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mother Word <a href="http://tinyurl.com/chudjg">106-1393</a><br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-76697715141205322732009-05-03T13:58:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:11:43.155-07:00Mother's Day Tag<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcZrBIdk8BKkSD1BwAXRUt9KZ99hQy5QGs8T11H5I5jaolotWid73vWBRqSPNMl61zrXXo0UxiBzFRFPDx8qX0a-5yJA_6hcKF5wAPeRshyphenhyphenkdU0bJNikI9OKaesTsn5YHHoVn5n_EWg/s1600-h/Art3060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcZrBIdk8BKkSD1BwAXRUt9KZ99hQy5QGs8T11H5I5jaolotWid73vWBRqSPNMl61zrXXo0UxiBzFRFPDx8qX0a-5yJA_6hcKF5wAPeRshyphenhyphenkdU0bJNikI9OKaesTsn5YHHoVn5n_EWg/s400/Art3060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331705411105988338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't this little tag so sweet?<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/cmzz3e">Collage Sheet CS030</a> from <a href="http://tinyurl.com/4zo58a">Art by Moonlight</a><br />ALL Collage Sheets are now <span style="font-weight: bold;">AVAILABLE </span>AS<span style="font-weight: bold;"> DIGITAL DOWNLOAD </span>PDF<br />To My Mother <a href="http://tinyurl.com/chudjg">106-1393</a> from <a href="http://tinyurl.com/cmsj33">Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers</a><br />P.S. I Love You <a href="http://tinyurl.com/clhbo2">14-027</a><br />Tag designed by <a href="http://tinyurl.com/czbgcz">Wendy Robinson</a><br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-58286850850965781062009-04-26T10:38:00.000-07:002009-04-26T11:52:53.219-07:00Mother's Day Around the WorldDid you know that you could celebrate Mother's Day all year round? Of course on May 10th... the US date then on May 25th pour la <i>Fête des Mères</i> in France and another 29 days that you can see by clicking on this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day">Mother's Day</a> link.<i><br /></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJ48pAhWX1oJ1YZJiT1csbPrLkTjUhrn2I6kOnCPBT4FRzlquhylSLAI6GmR9XiQiERUFLYQqFlX72h-ABkvt7VQyo5Zoy_Xwtg7bmmdBin3riELpqZZmrHvCclCYdgwQPb2b8XmlTg/s1600-h/Art3062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJ48pAhWX1oJ1YZJiT1csbPrLkTjUhrn2I6kOnCPBT4FRzlquhylSLAI6GmR9XiQiERUFLYQqFlX72h-ABkvt7VQyo5Zoy_Xwtg7bmmdBin3riELpqZZmrHvCclCYdgwQPb2b8XmlTg/s400/Art3062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329058119307912050" border="0" /></a><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ckczjq">Art3062</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stamps Used: Children <a href="http://tinyurl.com/dhqn6m">23-157</a>, To My Mother <a href="http://tinyurl.com/chudjg">106-1393</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8CeN-ZqE4G-GfRDjdoslShkujNt7MTA4CWTtkY88HnhEzDj3lwD7egH_CjFXgPaNW59OGiRnISmz6m1ONuKhPJsrqWSI8uvwvk_ukUeOn9XfvXSXd3YGfmqXib61mAQeRMmtRdcHGQ/s1600-h/Art3059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8CeN-ZqE4G-GfRDjdoslShkujNt7MTA4CWTtkY88HnhEzDj3lwD7egH_CjFXgPaNW59OGiRnISmz6m1ONuKhPJsrqWSI8uvwvk_ukUeOn9XfvXSXd3YGfmqXib61mAQeRMmtRdcHGQ/s400/Art3059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329058111552964018" border="0" /></a><a href="http://tinyurl.com/cs3l92">Art3059</a><br />Stamps used: Children <a href="http://tinyurl.com/dhqn6m">23-157</a>, Spring Bouquet <a href="http://tinyurl.com/cg8xkj">61-167</a>, Mother Word <a href="http://tinyurl.com/chudjg">106-1393</a><br /><br />Both cards courtesy of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/cr4gjt">Wendy Robinson</a><br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-18033913498901918822009-04-24T15:55:00.000-07:002009-04-24T22:58:19.063-07:00Why a long silence?Thought I would be uploading photos while in Europe but forgot the camera USB cable!! So that plan did not work out too well... Then between jet lag, trying to catch up with work, a death in the family and getting ready for<a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/jaw-surgery/video.html"> mandibular jaw surgery</a> to correct an overbite the days have just been too short to update the blog! The surgery is this Tuesday !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWkHsb_cghkcEi0ujV1GoUEGcbzK7b3X-7G0ifLrSxtjULah90uBflY2DcWimLSu73znPQC6-UTT5A__oMXzJwha03JWmE1dDjQwo4rM9alAkQMEwQupehEh_V14DcNLd4CxolcIYWQ/s1600-h/X-ray.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWkHsb_cghkcEi0ujV1GoUEGcbzK7b3X-7G0ifLrSxtjULah90uBflY2DcWimLSu73znPQC6-UTT5A__oMXzJwha03JWmE1dDjQwo4rM9alAkQMEwQupehEh_V14DcNLd4CxolcIYWQ/s400/X-ray.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328500498831365282" border="0" /></a><br />Jaws will be banded together via rubber bands for 8 weeks... On the positive side, since I will be on a liquid diet, I am looking forward to shedding a couple pounds... <br /><br /><lol> Concentrating on the positive! I kinda had a memory lapse... thought the braces would be coming off soon but unfortunately they will still be on for another 12 months... must have been wishful thinking <lol><br /><br />So the next updates will be random and the subjects from archived events but since we were in Paris few weeks ago, I hope you'll enjoy this fun card awaiting our return from <a href="http://tinyurl.com/d5pb5o">Anne Schuster</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7POBgVDMlJg0bAF0YiqP9m89g2rqCmvzJaYKkeTFELOF9DKxGIA3U8DfiZQrBQC7jrJdR_TF-GO-QQAR79T4DHuo4pyQ2QE3vGnNzMkbtXZBQGDa0WXrFaCKR8ZCBc3zjwkyVlIonvA/s1600-h/Art3050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7POBgVDMlJg0bAF0YiqP9m89g2rqCmvzJaYKkeTFELOF9DKxGIA3U8DfiZQrBQC7jrJdR_TF-GO-QQAR79T4DHuo4pyQ2QE3vGnNzMkbtXZBQGDa0WXrFaCKR8ZCBc3zjwkyVlIonvA/s400/Art3050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328499685132888162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Man with Birds (from <a href="http://tinyurl.com/cmqlek">Imagine</a>) <a href="http://tinyurl.com/djzb2k">104-528</a> and Bird Cage <a href="http://tinyurl.com/c3hpec">102-573</a> (from <a href="http://tinyurl.com/df9bdm">Bartholomew's Ink</a>). Others stamps unknown.<br /></lol></lol>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-88729689351089972992009-03-27T02:42:00.000-07:002009-03-28T13:41:47.147-07:00Time to Start Working in The Garden<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMhnE9aSUmnSqStNcvcfSvCHlgQ81QAgmLO5Gi1JFJ62QWVGqWe4GOX7z49n3BZXW5lwv3fje49O_uZrorIbFE4YlMH_ywb0t36N7FeN0zRQzxpRwLMkwTAHKx1-UUqeHgls3DjFhnQ/s1600-h/Art3043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMhnE9aSUmnSqStNcvcfSvCHlgQ81QAgmLO5Gi1JFJ62QWVGqWe4GOX7z49n3BZXW5lwv3fje49O_uZrorIbFE4YlMH_ywb0t36N7FeN0zRQzxpRwLMkwTAHKx1-UUqeHgls3DjFhnQ/s400/Art3043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316316551472621266" border="0" /></a>Garden Chair <a href="http://tinyurl.com/cmucrv">61-063</a>, "Happy" from Happy Thanksgiving <a href="http://tinyurl.com/djqw75">11-010</a>, Water Can <a href="http://tinyurl.com/d2tv4n">61-159</a>, Spring from Spring Quote <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ceono5">61-041</a>, Flower Pot and Trowel <a href="http://tinyurl.com/c676ep">61-009</a><br /><br />Artwork courtesy of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/dz4qpg">Wendy Robinson</a><br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-24412256136190707982009-03-26T02:49:00.000-07:002009-03-27T00:00:25.083-07:00Spring is in the Air<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0MzvCEWlqvZTLIs2Wg9yhPJbcp8bZK9dHmororXNR5r9OxUe-5r1WOdWzuIW8KWXixaprfb94DMKWBwWn779iJlDnCdSE8vADabQ8yCn0PN8RyaPWg0Q2ZmEl0w0LwCNC4wYekjlZw/s1600-h/Art3042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0MzvCEWlqvZTLIs2Wg9yhPJbcp8bZK9dHmororXNR5r9OxUe-5r1WOdWzuIW8KWXixaprfb94DMKWBwWn779iJlDnCdSE8vADabQ8yCn0PN8RyaPWg0Q2ZmEl0w0LwCNC4wYekjlZw/s400/Art3042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316318480318609282" border="0" /></a>Collage Sheet <a href="http://tinyurl.com/d2fdj8">CS133</a>, Angel <a href="http://tinyurl.com/dm5c3f">27-111</a> and Alphabet <a href="http://tinyurl.com/csu4k8">IC-103</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Art by <a href="http://tinyurl.com/d99f5j">Wendy Robinson</a><br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842886539952801974.post-29703554235739836352009-03-25T02:19:00.000-07:002009-03-26T00:17:53.993-07:00A Favorite Stamp<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTi8J-JDr4sAz3MV2gozX5rHZKlvJDp6D_M2ZSmtXtNxVQIXWkbLexBH9awBU1K3MN3AKeufks-v84zznsbE4jv8zSmw6gATEH6gnrCO0MH1-KHEyueEKxRcVWEaFz39ielbH-3gaaA/s1600-h/Art3049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTi8J-JDr4sAz3MV2gozX5rHZKlvJDp6D_M2ZSmtXtNxVQIXWkbLexBH9awBU1K3MN3AKeufks-v84zznsbE4jv8zSmw6gATEH6gnrCO0MH1-KHEyueEKxRcVWEaFz39ielbH-3gaaA/s400/Art3049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316311777060584610" border="0" /></a><br />I just LOVE this <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ccnwh6">Madan Blumers 106-8887</a> rubber stamp based on an old egg substitute envelope from the 1910's. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/djry37">Wendy Robinson</a> used it with the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/d2fdj8">Easter Scrap Collage Sheet CS133</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Watch out for many new <a href="http://www.stampfrancisco.com/CollageSheets.asp">Collage Sheets</a> to be introduced upon my return!<br /></div>Stamp Franciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16095583782998308822noreply@blogger.com0