High Tea and a cake stand

Motive. I have an ulterior motive for sharing this card. Never mind that I used Lettering Delights files to make it or that it was inspired by my own work (Just how narcissistic is that?!). Never mind that I thought of this when I was thinking of the high tea that I enjoyed at Palo while on board the Disney Wonder. 

I just wanted to show off my new cake stand. *blush*

Right after disembarking from the ship and going through the US Customs, Hubby drove us to my favorite coffee place, that is located right next to my favorite antique store. I have posted about Bountiful during our Southern California vacation and had drooled over the super pricey cake stands. This time around I simply could not leave the store without my milk glass treasures. 

So I bought two. *hanging head in shame*

I know, I know....I could probably have found them online and have them delivered to my doorstep insured, and it would probably still cost a lot less than what I paid. Instead, I lugged them around in the airport and hid them under my coat on board. My 9 year old thought it was ridiculous that her mother sat in her seat with that bulging bag on her feet. 

"Urmm....Mom. I think they can still see that." 

What was I to do? That bag just refused to stay under the seat in front and I really couldn't risk having the attendant insist that I put it in the overhead compartment. So I hid it and there I sat for 2.5 hours. A bag that reminds me of a pregnant lady shoved into her too tight jeans. On my feet and under my coat.

The good news is that the bag and its babies made it through the flight and I didn't need to chase down the UPS dude for my new cake stands that I paid too much for. They are right here in front of me. Yay! I'll show off my brand new 6" cake stand today and I'll show you the other another time. 

Promise. :-)

I flocked a 1" mouse! In 3 colors!

An actual teabag holder was used in the production of this card.

This print-and-cut card was made with my Silhouette Cameo using Silhouette Studio Designer Edition, and the following Lettering Delights SVGs:

Merci Bear Coup Cut It

J'Adore SVG

No Rhyme SVG

The font used is Riesling and you can find the free download here.

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New Nancy Kubo sets on the LD site!

They're out! They're out!! The new Nancy Kubo sets are finally out on the LD site! Thanks, Jaime Hurt for the heads up!

It looks like Lettering Delights has also added some other new sets on their site, and a sale on mini-collections. Here is a sample of what is on sale. CLICK HERE to see more.

More info on the latest PC-MTC lawsuit

Ann of MTC has mentioned on the forum that unlike the first time around, she will keep the forum readers informed about the new case. Deb of the krapikreate blog also has a link to the lawsuit documents. It is 42 pages long and you can click here to read it. Thanks, Deb!

Our Mexican Riviera Disney Cruise

We went on our first cruise last week to celebrate the twins' 9th birthday. Hubby and I planned for this trip last December and we totally surprised the kids with it. The cruise on the Disney Wonder was AMAZING and we loved every moment of it.

Here are some pictures that Hubby and I took and I'd love to share them with you.

LD Wild Wednesday: Big Mouth Stationary $1-$2 (reg $4-$5)

PC sues MTC again.

11 months ago, Make-the-Cut (MTC) settled with Provo Craft on a lawsuit. Since then, MTC has moved on. Andy has removed the Cricut plug-in so that any MTC software purchased after March 16, 2011 will not be compatible with the Cricut machines. Andy has also made MTC compatible with even more non-Provo Craft cutters, like the Silhouette, and the new KNK Zing.

Many MTC users have also moved on. They have sold their Cricut cutters and upgraded to a machine that works even better with MTC. Personally, I have moved on. I no longer use my Cricut Expression and am now using the Silhouette Cameo with MTC and Lettering Delights.

It seems that the only party that has not moved on is Provo Craft.

Provo Craft has filed a new lawsuit on MTC. I have been a supporter of MTC since Day 1 and I am puzzled, annoyed, and disgusted. The words that I want to hurl at Provo Craft right now would not be appropriate for this blog. See Deb's post about the lawsuit on the MTC forum and make a comment there to let Andy and Ann know that they have your support.

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