Time of your life....

So I heard this song the other day on the radio and it really struck a cord with me. Here is what it says to me:
1) Changes will come in life whether you want them or not
2) So you need to live in the moment and enjoy the season that the Lord has you right now
3) I know this song is not a Christian song, however it makes me think of this passage from Ecclesiastes 3

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
A Time for Everything
1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

So here's my advice (and the way that I want to live my life): Go out there today and live your life to the fullest. No one knows what might be right around the next corner...maybe good, maybe not so good... But make up your mind to learn the lessons that the Lord has for you through each experience!!


I'm off to live life now!! Have a blessed day!!

~Amy

Stampin' Days

Meredith, Abby and I had some time to stamp this weekend.  I know that you are probably shocked!  We had so much fun!!  I wanted to share some pictures of the girls' creations.  I didn't take any pics of mine.  I was continuing to convert all of those card fronts that I collected over 6 years into actual cards.  I did 75 cards on Saturday, but only 7 today.  Maybe I was having a little burnout today!  LOL

Here are Meredith and Abby's masterpieces:

Meredith's card #1

Close-up of card #1

Meredith's card #2

Meredith's card #3

Meredith's card #4

Meredith's card #5

Abby's card---outside

A close-up of Abby's card

Inside the card

Meredith's card #6

Okay, this is most of their cards.  I didn't get pics of Abby's 2nd card yet.  Didn't they do great on their own?  I was so busy with my card fronts that I didn't really help them with their creations.  They are very talented if I do say so myself!!

Have a great day!  I hope that you will have time to be creative!!
~Amy

What's new from SU!?

Check out the links I have posted on the right side of my blog to the new catalogs from SU!  It is an exciting time of year with all the new, fun stamping stuff available!

Also, I still have just 6 stamp sets left of the unmounted, retired sets that I advertised in the posts below.  Contact me if you are interested in purchasing any of the remaining sets.  (Sorry, sets with SOLD beside them are already gone.)

I hope that you are having a great summer!  We are keeping busy here at the Collins' household with camps, work, swimming with friends, a little crafting and even a little math!!  We are looking forward to a week at the beach (Fripp Island) coming up soon.  A little sun, a little sand....nothing is more relaxing or healing than that!!  I might even get to read a book all the way through!

Enjoy your summer fun!
~Amy

Retired Stamp Sets for Sale---$10 or $12 for the ones in this post

This last batch of sets are either $10 or $12 as noted.  These sets are new, unmounted, but I can assemble if you would like.  Shipping will need to be added if you are outside the Roanoke, VA, area.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by email or phone.

Happy shopping!!!
~Amy

Cause for Celebration (set of 9)---$10---SOLD

A is for Adorable (set of 8)---$10

Simply the Best (set of 10)---$10--SOLD

Both Way Blossoms (set of 4)---$12---SOLD

In the Spotlight (set of 12)---$12--SOLD

Retired Stamp Sets for Sale---$7 for the ones in this post

Here are more stamp sets for sale (see previous post with sets for only $5!).  The sets in this post are priced at just $7 each and are all new, unmounted (I can mount if you would like).  I will need to add shipping if you are outside of the Roanoke, VA, area.

If you have any questions, let me know.  Happy shopping!!
~Amy

Along the Same Lines (set of 4)

Event Full (set of 6)

For a Friend (set of 6)--SOLD

Friendship Blooms (set of 5)--SOLD

Word on Word (set of 5)--SOLD

Sweet Dreams (set of 6)

Sidekick Sayings (set of 3)

Retired Stamp Sets for Sale----$5 for the ones in this post!

SPRING CLEANING!!!

I have been trying to clean around my house and have discovered LOTS OF STAMP SETS that I am ready to sell.  So check out the list and e-mail or call me if you see something that you would like to purchase.  It will be first come, first serve for these items.  Also, if you are not local (in the Roanoke, VA, area), then I will have to charge you shipping as well.  (I think that the basic priority shipping is something like $4.95, but we can work out those details if needed.)

So here are the first set.  All of the stamp sets in this post are priced at just $5!!!  Happy shopping!! 

Additional info:  all of the stamp sets shown are new and unmounted (I can assemble them for you if you would like) and if you would like to see additional pictures let me know. 

~Amy 

Bitty Basics (set of 10)

Merci (set of 6)--SOLD

Lots of thoughts (set of 6)---SOLD

Polka Dot Punches (set of 4)---SOLD

Botanical Blooms (set of 7)--SOLD

Yummy (set of 3)--SOLD

Congrats (set of 7)---SOLD

Dear Friend (set of 4)--SOLD

So Many Scallops (set of 4)---SOLD

Christine came over again!

And when Christine comes over, it is usually to make some more beautiful frames!!  This time she made frames for her friend Anna and her friend's dog (or little boy...) Buster.  She used hydrangeas in the frames because those are a favorite of her friend.  And she stayed with greens and other earthy tones for the frames and copper embossing powder was used for the letters.  (I still had some even though it was retired by SU!)  I love how those turned out.  And I enjoyed spending some time stamping with a friend!!  Here are the pics:

A little close-up of the flowers!

Have a great day!!  Remember to get those orders to me!

~Amy