hip hop and the big reveal....

can you believe it is almost christmas?!  i have never been so far behind.  we JUST got our (imfamous) family christmas card photo taken...i am not even close to being done with shopping, let alone wrapping!!  we have a huge winter storm starting right about now...

dang!  i can't keep up.  so please enjoy a little unity eye candy now:

and finally...drum roll please...this year's ERICKSON FAMILY CHRIsTMAS CARD...

the card this year was inspired by the AWESOME website awkward family photos.  if you have never been, check it out.  i spent two hours on there one night while waiting for the kids at basketball pratices.  i laughed my ass offand the time flew!  :)

 

(to see old ERICKSON christmas cards, scroll down)

 

AFTER MY BLOG, HEAD OVER TO SEE JIMMI! 

 

all stamps used: UNITY StAMP COMPANY
patterned paper used:  THE PAPER LOFT
adhesive used:  HELMAR USA

hip hop and ippity.

sooo...in case you have not heard, unity came out with some new ippity stamps yesterday.  see here:

be sure to check the unity blog today for some uh-mazing sales. :)

 

 

 

 last but not least, today is my oldest child's birthday!  she is 15!! happy birthday to my little peanut, megan erickson!! :)

 

omg.  i could cry. time really does fly.

 

GO CHECK OUT JIMMI's BLOG! ;)

 

unity and ribbon carousel!

check it!  we've gt some stamps and ribbon hookin' up over here!  if you want a complete list of the blogs to check out, pop over to the unity blog and let the magic begin! :)

testimonial:  the ribbon from the ribbon carousel is solid.  it is good quality and they have cool designs and types.  it's a shame you can't feel this blue and white ribbon on my layout because it is fresh and  smooth! :)

check out this information i copied to share...  ;)

So glad you're hopping with us! Prizes will be selected randomly from comments left on the DT blogs! The more you comment, the better your chances of winning! Hop will run through Friday, August 17th at 11:59pm EST. Blog Hop winners announced Saturday at 8:00 PM EST!

1.	Ribbon Carousel Blog	8.	Jimmi	15.	Stephanie Muzzulin
2.	Carisa	9.	Katie Skiff	16.	Suzanne Dahlberg
3.	Danielle Daws	10.	Laurel Seabrook	17.	Thienly
4.	Debbie Carriere	11.	Lisa A.	18.	Tracy Valure
5.	Eryn	12.	Peggy Toole	19.	Unity Stamps Blog
6.	Jen E.	13.	Shellye
7.	Jessica Dietrich	14.	Shemaine

hurry up and hip hop!

well hey there!  our power is flickering and i am in a race to get this post up!  soooo....no time to talk! :)  just enjoy the eye candy and move on your way.

nothing more to see here.  move along.  go to jimmi's blog next!


oh yeah...

i used susan weckesser stamps today and they are on a BIG, FAT SALE!!

and if you are wondering how i go all that amazing stuff to stick to my pages, wonder no more!  it is helmar's quickfix adhesive.

hip hop...don't stop!

to the blog readers in my world:

I APPRECIATE YOU!!!

more. than. you. know.

seriously, thanks for all the nice comments.

ya make my heart warm. ;)

my turn to thank you:

i will be randomly pulling a name from the comments.  that lucky winner will recieve some goodies from me...including, but not limited to some smokin' hot UNTIY STAMPS!

woot woot and raise the roof! :)

so i was only going to post two layouts this week, but i am thinking i should not leave my third kid, megan, out...so here's another:

after my blog, head over to karen's:

stamps used

distressed background

"he said"

zig zags

heart stamp, heart word

"she said"

happy, no,. grid

tags and button/flair

chic tags

adhesive

helmar