JUGS
Posted on | March 5, 2010 | 11 Comments |
Wuih! What a week! It’s been crazy busy here and I think in a little bit I will be able to relax… furniture-less but relaxing! The moving folks are coming to pick up our stuff mid-month (FINALLY!!). It’ll take about 55-60 days to get to the UK. Then early April they’re going to take everything else like extra clothes, pots and pans, crafty stuff, etc. This last part is called unaccompanied baggage and this shipment takes about 40-45 days to get to the UK. When will we leave? About April 21st. That’s more less what I am aiming for. M’s British school starts the 20th (last term) but I have a presentation on the 20th (and a breakfast the 19th). The headmaster said it’s ok for her to start a tad bit later so we’re going to try and have her go that following Monday… unless she’s got crazy jet lag.
Today I just want to share a card based on a sketch by Just Us Girls and sponsored by Wplus9. Great sketch and I loooove Wplus9’s stamps!! Oh, release #2 are coming up soon and I’ve gotten a sneaky peaky of them and they are FABULOUS!! Trust me! I cannot wait to get my hands on them and other goodies that Dawn of Wplus9 has in store!
So here’s my take on the sketch:
I used Funky Foliage for this card and some digi paper by Dysfunctional Design, Skwerm, at The DigiChick.
This is my first time playing at JUGS and it looks like they’re pretty busy there. If you haven’t come check them out and see what the DTs there create using Wplus9’s stamps!!
CAS
Posted on | March 4, 2010 | 9 Comments |
Good morning! It’s been a while since I’ve done a morning post! I woke up at 5:30 a.m. today. I was so tired last night that we all went to bed at 8:30p!!! That’s RARE! I made a couple projects, one for a challenge that Wplus9 will be sponsoring, and the above (using Funky Flowers by wplus9). I’ve been needing the relax me time!
Been MIA lately because of a lot of stuff: work, personal, and moving across the pond. I’ll give you details when it comes time but right now, I just want to say hello and share a project.
Okie dokie, got to go to work. Laters!
Dear Diary…
Posted on | February 28, 2010 | 13 Comments |
I FINALLY use my Bind-it-All. I got it over a year ago. M’s been wanting a diary — those fancy big girl ones — but they’re just too expensive for somebody who can’t write well yet. As you can see this book’s pretty simple. I used Kristin Cronin-Barrow, All About Him, paper for the base, Cosmo Cricket alpha (the apostrophe is American Craft), the birdie is Dear Lizzie, the flower is Prima and the crochet flower is one I made. This book is 3.5″ x 5″ and the BIA wires are the 3/4″ ones. I glued two pattern paper onto the front and back of a cereal box. It gives the front and back cover some weight. For the inserts you can use notecard paper or just regular printer paper like I did for mine. M likes to draw and write and she always takes a piece of my printer paper anyways so it wasn’t a hard decision. I think it took me 15-20 minutes to make this.
We’re hungry so I’ll make this sweet and short.
Oh, M want to write a message:
My Mom made this diree for Me
My Cutie-Pie
Posted on | February 27, 2010 | 11 Comments |
I went to WalMart today and goodness, everybody who saw Jovie had to stop, smile, and tell us how adorable she was. The little shrimp knew that she was the center of attention too because she gave everybody a little smile. It was so cute and of course I was oh so proud of her. M was with me and I told her that she’s cute too and that when she was a baby people did the same thing when we were out and about — except M got money. Yes, people would give me a buck or two cause she was so adorable. They said it’s for her college fund or treat or something. So far nobody’s given Jovie any cash yet he he he…
The other day I submitted Jovie’s picture to Parent’s magazine. There are already TONS of submissions so the chance of Jovie getting picked is slim to none but hey, why not right? You never know if you don’t try… kind of like getting published in a card/scrapbook magazine. I just want a free trip to NY ha ha ha… look at me, exploiting my kid at an early age, ha ha!
I made another card for Moxie Fab, a thank you card this time. Another simple one, just paper on top of each other.
I used more things than usual on one card. Let me see…. Digital paper by Kristin Cronin-Barrow, All About Him, from Sweet Shoppe Designs, PTI stamps, Hero Arts stamp, Melody Ross borders ribbon, button, Pink Paislee pixies, and pearls.
I hope the photo looks ok. I don’t have my computer yet. iMac at the Mac store and my work laptop is with the IS folks. So far I am surviving but it’s tough to be on a 5-yr-old laptop when you use apps that uses up a lot of power. Oh well, a few more days, a few more days!
Have a great one folks, till later!
Billy Joel
Posted on | February 26, 2010 | 11 Comments |
Aaah, that name always brings a smile to my face – and it’s not cause I’m a huge fan. There’s a story to this… back in the days when I was still married to my ex Billy Joel came to Boise, Idaho to do a little show. Him and our friends got really excited and bought tickets. Well since I was the wife they got me tickets too. I don’t go to concerts much and so it was exciting for me and even though I was not a huge fan I grew up listening to him so I was cool about going out to see him live. The day of the concert came. We all got there early. We weren’t far from the door I remember and did some random chit-chats. Somehow we got to talking about the concert and here was me in my little (too excited) voice saying more less: “Oh, my favorite song is Uptown Girl (and I did a little sing and dance move)”. Everybody stopped and looked at me. I did the left-right eye-balls move. I thought “What?” Then I saw a smile, then a big grin, and some laughs. I was still confused and started to feel that something was not right. I said, “What?” And somebody said something of this sort, “Uhm, Savitri, we’re not going to a Billy Joel concert. We’re going to a Billy Idol concert.” I think my jaw dropped. I was pretty embarressed. I wasn’t very quiet about loving Uptown Girl either. I wondered how many people heard. YIKES! I can’t remember what my ex did. I think he continued to laugh at me. URGH!!!!! I had a good time but I think I only one or two songs and none was Uptown Girl!!!
So I told my dear husband. He couldn’t believe it and like everybody else he laughed at me. He still does every time a Billy Joel/Idol song comes on. He’d go: “Want to see a Billy Joel concert?” or “Was that Billy Joel?” when he knew it was Billy Idol. URGH!!!!!
So that’s that.
Tonight I made a card. It’s thinking of you just because card. I’m doing another Moxie Fab challenge and came up with this:
Have you seen the movie Bedtime Stories with Adam Sandler? It’s M’s favorite now and I saw the above color combo in one of the hotel lobby scene: A splash of yellow on black and white. I really like this color combo, it’s bold but at the same time there’s some classic elegance to it.
So that’s it for tonight. I haven’t shared a crazy Savitri story in awhile. My husband sometimes wonder if I have a touch of blond underneath my hair (for sure now and then I got a touch of white hair! Funny thing is that my ex always wonder out loud about this blond thing too, maybe I do?). Now, this blond thing I don’t get either. I need to Google to see where the idea of dumb blonds came from. I know a lot of smart blonds. Laters!
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