Dreams…

Posted on | March 9, 2010 | 9 Comments

Well, I’ve been wanting (actually needing — part of being a DT is that you’ve got obligations and deadlines) to do some crafts but the moving thing and Jovie’s wonky (teething) schedule have been taking over. I want to unwind though… I am feeling quite overwhelmed… and figured writing might just do it…

So here I am, pooped from dragging all sorts of empty boxes upstairs from the basement, sipping some hot cocoa (while it’s still chilly out) and thinking about all the exciting stuff that’s going to happen soon. For the longest time I’ve always wanted to live in Europe and wow, it’s going to come true in just over a month! The best part is that I’ll be sharing this experience with a great husband and the two most adorable and sweet kids. I kind of feel like I need to run around our house and yell: whoohooo!!! But I won’t… it’s dark and rainy first of all and I think our neighbors would call the police thinking something is wrong with us here.

I really have no idea what’s in store for us there but I really look forward to each and every one of them. A few weeks ago I was wondering what I’ll be doing there and today I have more of an idea in that department. I can’t share yet but hopefully soon enough I’ll have the courage to tell you what they are. As much as I’ve learned about myself and have an idea of what I can and cannot do, I am hard on myself and I do feel self conscious about me and new things.I also envision a different kind of blog. I’ll still be sharing my paper crafting creations but I want something more. Right now it’s not all that clear but hopefully it’ll be better.

Ok, I guess I’m not that talkative today. Before I go I want to share a picture… or two… my friend said according to the Chinese culture big ears are a sign of wealth. What do you think? My baby’s 9-mo-old and weighing at just a tad bit over 14lbs. She’s petite! I’ve been continuously playing with my light kit. I definitely need another one to even out the light.

Blog Candy

Posted on | December 18, 2009 | 19 Comments

Literally! Has any of you had Chuao chocolates before? If you love chocolates and you haven’t tasted any you’re missing out. I found these at our local WalMart have buying 3-4 of them at a time… in case they run out ya know… ha! Today I’m giving some away but there’s a catch… only those living in north America/Europe can play. I don’t want the chocolates to melt in the mail.

I did some Googling because I was wondering why the price is so high (although very worth it) and found that Chuao is #8 in the Forbes list for most expensive chocolate. It’s expensive for many reasons, and one is that it’s made in the US, but totally worth it.

So, here’s my blog-o candy and whoever wins will get 3 bars mailed to you. Deadline: Dec. 21 by 11:59 p.m. CST and all you have to do is post a comment and tell me what you made for this coming holiday… baking, cooking, sewing, craft, etc.

Our news… We’ve just been swamped with moving and house selling. We had a very interested buyer stop by yesterday and even though there’s no contract they are still interested. We’re just waiting for a few things to fit into place. Prayers and fingers crossing, please {::SMILE}. The great news is that today’s my last day at work. I’ll have two weeks off!!! So excited! We’ll still be going through stuff and house work but I am hoping for a little bit of craft time for me too. The change of off days (the original last day of work is suppose to be next Wednesday), by our university president (last minute news) threw my gift giving schedule off a bit. The bad news is that I have nothing to give my co-workers as of today. The good news is that I’ll have more time over the break to finish making what I want to make for a few of them. Another bad thing… as of today I’ve only sent one Christmas card out. YIKES! Yeah, people’s going to get New Year’s cards from us this year. Oh well. Moving comes first this time around. It’s a once in a lifetime deal, right?

Have a great one!!

Messiest Room Winner

Posted on | November 17, 2009 | No Comments

Hey Ashely Nguyen Newell, congrats… or should I say: go and get cleaning young lady {::SMILES}. Email me and I’ll get your Amazon card out to you!

To everyone… thanks for playing and uhm, my room is better but then I messed it up again last night {::SMILES}.

Blog Candy Winner + Shopping Deals!

Posted on | October 17, 2009 | 1 Comment

Thank you to all who put their name in to the drawing!!! And now, the winner of the blog candy is…..

Carla posted the following on October 10, 2009 at 5:16 am.

I just happened by your blog via SoSketchy. It is so cute that she set up a make and take booth! My girls are 13 and 16 – they are my scrapping buddies…they really love the online crops that I occasionally do the challenges for. On hybrid, the closet thing I have done is print out my journaling (if that counts) for some reason…its kind of scary to me. Tutorials would be great – going to click follow you now :)

Yeah, Carla!!! Congrats on winning the candy! Email me your address and I’ll get your goodies to you. Please use the “Contact” form on the top left of my blog to send me a private message.

And on to the shopping deals… I just ordered a Big Shot for Miss M! She’ll be so so happy!!! She wanted a Cuttlekid but I think after she sees this pink Hello Kitty cutter she’ll forget about the Kid. The best part… I got this HK Big Shot for $30+shipping! The shipping about killed me ($15) but still cheaper than the store. I got it at the Sizzix clearance site and with a coupon code, 25% off, SUPER25-915. I’m definitely going to borrow her BS. My CB works well but with the huge Sizzix I feel like I’m going to break it. Yeah yeah, you’re probably thinking I have ulterior motives when I ordered the BS… ok I might… just a little… well maybe a tad bit more than a little {::SMILES}.

The momma also found a deal on dimensionals from StampInkTons. Check this out: $9.95 for 36 yards of 1/8″ foam tape or $7.50 for the 1/16″ (this is the same as SU’s dimensionals). I use the 1/8″ a lot. I know I can double the 1/16″ to make it 1/8″ but I don’t like doing it so I ordered both sizes. I think I might have dimensionals until I come back from the UK ha ha ha!!! There are also yards of sticky tapes and ATG refills. I might get some later on for both. Still have tons right now (I bought 12 ATG refills in January and I just started my 3rd roll – it’s cause I use A LOT of dimensionals). Shipping is charge per item but not too bad.

Both info were courtesy of Splitcoaststampers – thought I’d pass them along. That place is always great for finding deals! Have a great one and I’ll post a card and a very small freebie later on!!!

Blog Candy!!!!!

Posted on | October 9, 2009 | 35 Comments

Hey folks, I got some goodies for you!! I went to the Creating Keepsake scrapbook expo and found some yummy sale and I thought I’d share some of my finds with you (plus a few things from my stash). Tons of fun stuff and my favorite (besides the oh so many paper that I wish I could buy) is that Hambly chipboard owl. You know I’m a huge owl fan, right? I got three of them, one for one of you, M and me. It’s not much but I want to somehow show my appreciation to all you out there. I looked up my Feedburner stats and I have over 420 readers. This is just amazing!! Thank you so so much! I really appreciate your time and always enjoy every single comment you leave. Now I’m kind of curious… is it me you’re here for or the two brats who live with me? {::SMILES}.

I know I mentioned last post that after our UK move I’ll be wanting to write more about our life there but I’m also hoping that I’ll be able to stay home with Jovie (and M after school) and create more projects, produce more tuts (mostly digital stuff cause I’m too lazy to haul my camcorder to do a paper tut), and hopefully share some products — a little freebie stuff here and there (die-cut, digital element/paper, etc.). So yeah you might have to put up with more scenic/kids’ pictures or me complaining about my oh so burnt cake (I really suck at baking) but you’ll still get the usual share of crafty goodness.

Anyhoot, for the candy, just leave me a comment by October 16th 12 a.m. CST and you’ll be eligible to win the below PLUS $10 to Sweet Shoppe Designs (I guarantee you’ll have a hard time picking!!). In your comment let me know if you’ve tried hybrid and if you liked it or not. If you’ve never tried it, tell me if it’s something you’d like to try. This one is optional but what kind of tuts would you like to see in the future?

Next item… here’s my shopping/expo partner. M had a fun time and her eyes were wide open when she saw all the vendors and that she could buy more than one thing. She had a great time and it was such a nice feeling to be able to also share my birthday money with her. She LOVED the make and take and the ladies were impressed with her skills. After we came home she went upstairs and all us adults could hear downstairs were thump, thump, thump. When I went up to put things away, this was what I saw. She moved her craft stuff to the hallway. She said it’s her make and take booth. She had a sample, papers trimmed, and embellishments ready for her customers (me, myself, and I). Love this kid!!!!

I hope you all had a great week. This weekend is homecoming weekend for our hometown university. We’re going to the (very cold) parade tomorrow and who knows what else after that. We have lots of house cleaning to do — urgh — but that can wait {::SMILES}.