Alice's Mad Tea Party

Over at Paper Traders, I'm participating in an ATC swap hosted by Wendy.  She picked a really fun theme: Alice's Mad Tea Party.  I had lined up all my images and planned a layout for my cards only to see that one of my fellow participants had come up with a very similar idea.  So, I scrapped what I was doing and started over.  Here's the result - a quirky take on Alice's wild adventures:

Beau"tea"ful Birthday Surprise!

My birthday is this weekend (well, Monday, actually) and I received a package from one of my dearest friends. She called today to tell me to open my package early. Inside was this gorgeous tea set! My dishes are a matching Blue Willow pattern and this set is such a beautiful edition. I am very excited to have this wonderful surprise - I LOVE IT!!!