I LOOOOVE Mondays!

Yes, uh-huh. You read that right. And I am not being sarcastic. I love Mondays because it's a fresh start. It's like the first quarter of a football game. It's like the season premiere of your favorite tv show, a reset button. And it's a chance to redeem yourself after a blah weekend.
With that said, I apologize for my crappy card posting this weekend. I was part of Paper Makeup Stamps blog hop yesterday and felt like I didn't do my best job with my card sample even though I had an awesome sketch to follow! It was a tough weekend with 3 of our kiddos under the weather. :( So I apologize to Katie although I know the other 20+ blogs all did awesome cards!
Since I felt so unusually grumpy yesterday, I reached for what relaxes and calms me. For some it's a cigarette or a glass of wine. For me, my scissors, glue and a bare magazine holder.
And sure enough this cheered me up! First off, look at this adorable Easter Anya from The Greeting Farm! She is available right now in digi format. Instant gratification, Marie truly understands us. Why the crazy DP? Well, when I was young I used to wonder how our neighborhood would look if we could have designs on our houses. haha! Wouldn't that be a fun street to hang out at? And so I made my daydream come true since I fell in love with this paper.
Here is the angled side view of the magazine holder. Of course the Spring flag was a must! So many of our houses have theirs up already, despite our ongoing 30* weather. Ugh.


Here is a close-up of Anya. I flocked her ears just because it told me to. haha!


And here's Mr. Owl from TGF's Forest Friends set. He even stayed up to watch the egg hunt. :D
And on the other side of the magazine holder is a window with a mini little Easter Anya being sneaky and trying to peek. teehee! There's also a mailbox and tufts of grass with not so subtle hidden eggs.

As you can tell, I am in a much better mood now. So good, in fact, that you MUST come back on Wednesday for some very exciting stuff. ;)
You want some hints? There's a true story and a little bit about me that you'll find out about.

Here's another hint: It has something to do with today's post.

And one final hint: I know that whenever you feel blah or in a rut, the best thing you can do is to give to others. See? I am already smiling from ear to ear! Hope to see you then!

My question of the day: What color and patterned prints would your house have? Mine would be a light shade of orange with flowers and polka dots.

Have a wonderful Monday (and that's an order)!

*Love and Aloha*