Tres Jolie

Posted on | March 31, 2009 | 7 Comments

First of all: I’ll get the blog candy winner announced on my next post!

I have a little digi page to share today. I use the same kit from yesterday’s card, the Matahati Design Vintage Charm from Scrap Orchard. The flower on the top left and bottom right I extracted from a pattern paper. I like to digi scrap like paper scrapping so I’d “cut” out images from different pattern papers. It’s tons easier in digi than traditional sometimes. I actually have a video tut for it if you’re interested – and other extracting methods in my digi tut video stash.

My in-laws left this morning which means I have the craft/guest room back. M had a great time with them. We’re also cat sitting for a few months. Cute cute thing but she’s still hissing now and then. She let me pet her last night and this morning but she still hates the dogs. I’ll take some shots of her when she’s more comfortable with the family and house. I think I’ll clean first before I get to crafting tho and oh, cut the dogs’ hair. Yes, I am the dog groomer too. Made the $150-ish Andis dog hair trimmer purchase so so worthwhile (bought it in the spring of 2007 and it’s still awesome — more less this model — I got mine at Petco with a coupon or it was on sale cause a new model was coming out… didn’t pay the full price for sure). Two dogs at $35/trim, paid this thing off in two grooming sessions!! If you want to save some $$ and cut your own dog’s hair don’t be stingy. We did the stingy route and so not worth it. Took a few hours instead of an hour for both dogs. Cough up the $$$ and you’ll have a “smooth” cutting time. Now, if your dog can’t stay still, it might just be worth the $35/trim at the groomer {::SMILES}. But try putting him/her on a table first to see if s/he will stay put.

Hybrid 2S4Y

Posted on | March 30, 2009 | 18 Comments

It’s Monday!!! Here’s another 2Sketches4You card based on Kazan’s sketch #23. Fun fun sketch! It’s got a lot of possibilities!! This week’s sponsor is Sakura America. I love their embossing pen. So cool. You write, it’ll be on clear, and when it dries the ink will puff up and give your card a wet emboss effect. LOVE it!!! The sweet and hi were written using my personal Sakura pens. You can’t see the raised text but they’re there.

This card was created using digital items. I downloaded this from Scrap Orchard, a kit by Matahati Design: Vintage Charm. Lately I’ve only been downloading digi kits that have a lot of elements that I can layer on one page or kits with awesome printing possibilities. This is one… cute fairy, a tag, and the flower. The papers are great too, just like those you’d find at a scrapbook store. For these, I just opened the pattern paper (in .jpg format) and print. For the elements, I plopped them in Microsoft Word, resized, and print on one page (I always print more than I need… I share with M). So no, to play hybrid, you don’t need anything fancy like Photoshop although if you want a free image editor you can always download and installed Gimp.

For You

Posted on | March 29, 2009 | 20 Comments

Ahhh, it’s nice again outside!!! The weather in the Midwest is always crazy in the spring time it seems. Here’s a card I created today using Kristina’s colors for this week: Chocolate chip, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, and Whisper White.

Today my sciatic nerve is killing me. It’s so nice when hubby rubs on it but of course he can’t do it 24/7. I really wish I can have a personal right side hip/bum masseuse ha ha ha. My vitamins (the B12 is what usually soothes it) isn’t doing me good.

Material: Biggest round Nestabilities for the card shape. Michael’s ribbon; American Craft felt flower; G Studio Owl stamp; SU For You stamp set (April mini); JoAnn’s ribbon, pompoms, and lace,; Su cardstock.

Hybrid Weekend

Posted on | March 28, 2009 | 4 Comments

How’s your weekend? It’s wet and cold here! I just came back from Kansas City. I had high hopes of doing some shopping but the weather just wouldn’t let me. I went there for a surprised shower, that was really fun, at PF Chang’s and besides Whole Foods before lunch, that’s all I did. Oh well… Archivers, I miss you! {::SMILES}.

Here’s my card that’s published in Bella Scraps Magazine. My friend, Lydia, made the kit: Symphony of Spring. Check out the mag. It’s $4.95 and you get all sorts of tips and also free downloads (part of your magazine purchase). I love the kit. It’s great for digital pages but it’s so so cute for hybrid projects too. It’s vintagy! Everything above is from the kit except for the ribbon and the card stock.

Hope you have a nice one. I’ll post again later with a Kristina color challenge card. The colors look awesome… I just need to find the time since the in-laws are here and staying in the guest room. Laters!

Sens de Temp

Posted on | March 26, 2009 | 13 Comments

If you haven’t signed up, I have a blog candy!

Have you seen the April Mini Catalog yet? If not, you should!! I’ve only created a few things from the stamps I’ve purchased from the mini catty (I love this part of the SU demo perk — buy early and sometimes with a special discount) and I think this is one of my favorite set… especially since it’s in French he he he… (you can buy the English too… and I think Spanish). The English version would have the stamp name of Sense of Time and the sentiment would be: An unhurried sense of time is in itself a form of wealth.

Sometimes I feel like life is a rush. The appointments, that deadlines, this chores, etc. So this is just a little reminder to take it easy, esp. for me, with baby #2 on the way (which btw is doing well — she is at least — momma’s having growing big issues, e.g. hard time breathing, lower pelvic pain, cramps). For those who asked, I am 30-weeks along. My due date is June 4th. Yeah! Getting there!!!

This card is based on a Caardvarks challenge. I just gave it my own twist. It’s got all the elements on the sketch, right right right?

Ok, ’nuff from me. I’ll post more later!