My Journey from Happy...Happier....Happiest

This is a bit long post...pls. scroll down for the card.

My lovely friends....today I want to share my journey from being happy to happiest in the stamping world. So I started stamping with close to none supplies and some colors from my art kit. Without thinking much about how my cards look became member of HA flickr group. Making stamped cards made me happy....then I started participating in the challenges...I was discovering my creativity all over again...it made me happier...
Then without thinking what all was involved, started a Blog...of coarse felt little ashamed, when I would see all beautiful Blogs but making all those lovely friends was more important...how my Blog looks, didn't matter much.
Now I feel like the happiest person as I have friends, whom I can count on...who motivate me with their kind n sweet words...make me work n think harder in a positive way...helped me with choosing and buying the supplies and also some RAKs and some Tips....because of those things I finally took another step towards my dream.....
So I want to share with you all that I have one card being published in Nov./ Dec. issue of Paper Crafts Magazine. Maybe it wont interest some of you...all this talk but I really want to share this with you all personally....YAY!!!
Some wins to share:

My this card was picked here by Lisa.
My card was featured on Die-Cut-Divas blog...lovely blog and sweet sweet ladies.
I was in the Honorable mentions at Lawnscaping challenge#9.

Its becoming a long post, so I would just share a card before I leave, which I made. Here is the inspirational picture from CR84FN blog. Love those colors and I made this card within 90 minutes cos that was a challenge by Claire at Hero Arts.

 (Supplies: White cardstock, stamps all Hero Arts, Ranger distress inks, Pearls from HA, Lace and Ribbon from stash)

I used distress inks to create the background, stamped my new favorite fabric background stamp . I then colored the flowers using distress inks and then assembled all together, adhered some pearls n lace n ribbon.. Love the effect and colors. TFL