Scarlet Lime Winner

Posted on | October 11, 2010 | 9 Comments

And the winner is….

Comment #14 Lisa in Texas! Lisa, email me your address and I’ll forward it to Christy at Scarlet Lime.

I hope, those who gets an extra day off, are having a great Columbus day long weekend. Hubby got today off and it’s been nice hanging out with him + Jovie and then M after she got off school. I have been trying to do some big time cleaning but so far I’ve only hit the kitchen and the living room. I did though get paint: Apple green for the kitchen, lemon yellow for the hallway and pink for the girl’s bedroom although I might do an exchange for a light yellow since that’s what M said this afternoon. They’re not custom paint so I can still exchange.

Page details…

A page of the girls. This was taken 16 months ago. Jovie was just born and although I might just be partial, she was the most beautiful newborn I’ve ever seen. Remember this photo? Jovie after we got to our room soon after birth. She had the most perfect round head and the sweetest face.

The photo bigger photo on this page if my favorite of the two. M’s just lovin’ here little sister and Jovie sleeping peacefully on her big sis. Life couldn’t have been anymore perfect that day!!

Scarlet Lime Frugal Fab Oct'10

The last few days… or late nights… I’ve been scrapping and this is one of them. This is my first Scarlet Lime page as their design team member using the Frugal Fab kit. I LOVE this kit!! I’ve never purchase the Frugal Fab and now I wish I had because for $20 you do get a load of stuff!! I wouldn’t be able to go to Archivers, with $20, and get as much as what came in the kit. I’m not sure how Christy does it but the kit’s awesome! I thought I’d share this layout first since it’s this kit that’s being given away. If your name is not Lisa, you still have a chance to grab this kit at the Scarlet Lime store. Hurry up though because supplies are limited!!

I loved playing with the rub-ons that came with this kit. Usually I’m not a big fan of rub-ons but after this, I kind of regret not ordering some from American Craft a few weeks ago – I made a big order since the Pebbles team were given a generous discount by American Craft, which is the big sister company of Pebbles. But I’m loving the rub-ons because they’re kind of like stamps. I can rub them on directly to the base or I can rub them onto a white/tan paper and trim around it. Love it!!

See the little outfits hanging from mini clothespins? Rub-ons! I rubbed them onto white cardstock and just trimmed. In case your wondering the clothes are not adhered to anything. It’s just hanging loose on the pins. On the pins there are holes where the twine went through. Then I thread the twine onto the buttons and adhere these buttons.

Like those yellow tape looking frame? They’re not tapes. It’s just an American Craft ribbon, one of Dear Lizzy’s cardboard tape pack, and adhered it was two sided tape.

More rub-ons. Cute birdie, huh? The word “sister” was created using my so rarely used electric die-cut machine. I was chit-chatting with Clouds the other day and she showed me a page where there was a piece of embellishment created by her Slice machine. After that I thought: Need to use my machine! Hubby was there when I used my machine and he was surprised at how loud it was. I told him that the eCraft/Silhouette is not loud at all. I told him he can get one of those for me for Christmas. Ok, what I said is a lie, they all make noises (even if they claim to not) but I thought I’d give it a go in case he wants to buy me something big {::SMILES}. I just really want the print and cut feature.

Alrighty, it’s late here. The kids went to bed a bit ago and I’m now going to go and see what kind of mess I can make in my craft room. Laters!!

Sweet Oreos

Posted on | July 30, 2010 | 5 Comments

HAPPY FRIDAY!!! Kind of weird, even though I don’t work now I still look forward to Fridays. I think it’s because I know we’ll all be home the next day and also that it’s just another day until market day!! Granted there’s market day everyday around us the big more fun ones are always on Saturdays.

I can’t wait until next week either. There are a lot of things to share, new projects using Clear and Simple Stamps and WPlus9 (AWESOME sets you’ll want to have!!) and some personal news – no we’re not having another one!!

Page details:

I got this color combo from the Color Combo Challenge on Ning, #153. At first I wanted to do a card but after digging around I found some perfect matching colors. I’ve been into simple, scattered, kind of fun layouts lately and this is just another one. I am into the ink spots too. They just add more visual to a simple page.The star of the page is Jovie and she loves the dirtiest cookies ever created. When it’s warm I’d remove her clothing before I give her and Oreo but on colder days it’d be laundry soon after. I don’t do laundry all in a day so there’s always something to start. So it’s no big deal. I love her smiles when she’s enjoying her cookie. I only give her one, a half at a time.

For the ink I used a Stampin’ Up! ink blowing tool. I’ve had it for a looooong time now but rarely use it. You stick an SU marker through it and push hard on the blower. The butterflies were recycled from a K&Co packaging, a Serendipity Embossed Sticker package, that the blue sticker came in. The yellow’s so rich and really, who’s going to look at my page from the side? Who cares what it looks like under the butterfly… if it’s got a bit of text here and there. The packaging is nice and firm, thick card stock, and makes the butterfly wings bend so nicely.

The rest of the stuff I used are American Craft alpha and vinyl stickers, Making Memory strip of paper from their travel line two years ago. Then a tiny bit of October Afternoon pattern paper with a flower from Prima and a rhinestone adhered to it. The small alpha’s from KaiserCraft. Oh, and some pom-poms. You can’t see it on the picture but the page was sprayed with some Marshmallow Tattered Angels mist. I think I finally figured out a good way to not get blotches on my work. I’ll have to try a color mist to confirm though.

Then there’s the little tear. This was actually an accident. I was scrapbooking on the floor and the foot of my chair got on top of this part and tore the paper. So I had to make it a bit more attractive and feel like it’s part of the page. Under the tear I adhered another piece of the October Afternoon paper.

I’ve been using a lot of old products lately. I have tons of new stuff but I really want to use up my old stash. I’ll probably never be able to catch up because I continue to shamelessly hoard but I also want to remind myself that just cause I’m using old stuff it doesn’t mean my page will look outdated in terms of design or what’s in right now in paper crafting. I can still use old material and combine it with new techniques or even old ones, and make it look like it’s a layout from 2010. If you’re new to this hobby or don’t have a lot of money to buy all sorts of things keep in mind that you can use just a little bit of this and that, they don’t have to be new either, and place them properly and you’ll have a page you’ll love to keep for a long time. I love this page I did, oldies but goodies for sure!!

Ok, have a great Friday!! We’ll see if I’ll show up tomorrow but for sure Sunday to share a super cute Clear and Simple card. Tata!!

I Hate the Dogs

Posted on | July 12, 2010 | 10 Comments

Especially when they poop on the carpet/rug. In Missouri it was my sea grass rug that they always go on when they got to go (it’s not often but it does happen). The house was all hardwood. Hubby HATED that thing but I insisted on moving it here and it’s now back under the dining table. So far hubby hasn’t said anything about it and the dogs haven’t poo/pee on it either.

Today I found doo but not on my rug. It was right next to the front door’s rug. I glared at them and none admitted.Both ran away though. They know not to mess with me when I’ve got my scary look.

So I got rid of the poo and started playing with Jovie on the bay window. We learned how to be gentle to the roses that are up there and to look out the window without smacking the glass. Then I felt the need to pinch Jovie’s butt. That was when I realized that it wasn’t dog poo on the front door rug. It was a Jovie poo. Somehow she managed to take her diaper off. When I asked her about it and scolded her she just looked at me and giggled. My scary look did not effect her one bit!!

Coincidentally I scrapped this page last night. There’s here at the edge of the window. Yes she might be a little poop machine but she is as sweet as can be. It’s really hard to discipline her. She’s a manipulative little thing. She even has a fake cry/sad look which I still hope to capture one day soon.

Page details:

I used the Color Room’s sketch and colors for this page, palette #14, and old pieces from my two old Scarlet Lime kits. The base of this page is Pink Paislee. I’ve added some stamping too, for example that little bee from WPlus9′s the Birds and the Bees set.

On the top right corner of the photo I just layered a few small pieces of embellishments. Luxe paper, Prima tape, American Craft ribbon, PTI button and baker’s twine from Annie42.

I did some fun journaling. Just little bits and pieces of Jovie’s sweetness. A few swirls and more writing. This is suppose to be a fun page so I didn’t want anything too serious.

This page started with the Dream Big stamp. This is the nice part about clear stamps: You can put it on top of the photo to see how it’ll look like layered. Plus you can use your eyes to make sure you’re stamping straight. I trimmed a few paper to make the right bottom corner of the picture interesting: American Craft paper, Luxe that’s been punched (Stampin’ Up!) and inked, and then I trimmed out the leaf from a Tinkering Ink 12×12 piece. The Embellishments are mostly stickers from Basic Grey and a little Cosmo Cricket rabbit. The blue flower an the orange tag came from Etsy.

I figured I didn’t have enough so I used more of WPlus9′s stamps above the long strip of more Basic Grey stickers. Last but not least were the title, American Craft with Cosmo Cricket, and Martha Stewart punch with Hero Arts rhinestones.

I hope your Monday’s fabulous. Don’t cook rice and blog at the same time or you’ll have a house smelling like smoke. It’s been about five hours now… Yes, it took me that long from the first line to the time I push submit. I blog in spurts!!

Home

Posted on | July 9, 2010 | 8 Comments

I was about M’s age when my family moved from Indonesia to the U.S. By the time hubby’s UK tour ends in 2014 M would have been my age when my family went back to Indonesia. I was young and I should have adapted but I never really felt like I was back “home” after our return. I’ve always wanted to go back to the U.S. and when the opportunity arise, I jumped on it. Then I got restless again. It’s not that I didn’t feel at home but it was more of me wanting to experience more. Somehow my wish was granted and here we are.

Emma loves it here. It’s quite surprising that she’s able to adapt so well. We had parents day at school the other evening and her teachers said they felt like M’s always been there. I asked M if she wants to go back to the U.S. and she said no. She wants to go to school here she said. I wonder if she’ll feel the same in a few years. Or, when we go back she’d feel the way I felt.

It hasn’t been a full three months for the whole family to be here but we feel very comfortable in our new environment. Of all of us I thought that hubby would be the one feeling a bit homesick but he’s not. He’s quite enjoying life in our new village. Ha ha, yes, we’re the village people now!

I was reading Tina’s blog the other day and she mentioned how America just didn’t feel like home anymore despite all the goodness it has to offer. I wonder if we’ll feel the same when we go back? The good part of all this is that we have the opportunity to live outside the U.S. after the military. I’d like that… actually I’d love that! I know Miss M would too and Jovie… well, she’s too little to have a say. Hubby… another surprise… he’s now open to the idea.

I don’t think you have to move to another country to feel this way. For example hubby doesn’t think Mississippi is home anymore. He still claims it as the place he grew up and came from but not where he’d want to go back to. It just doesn’t feel the same anymore each time he visits. This is great for me. I don’t mind visiting now and then but I’m a tad bit too liberal to live there. I don’t think this comes across in my blog but if you really know me I can have a big (sarcastic) mouth.

Have you been in my situation? Where do you feel like “home”?

We have a few years to decide what we want to do next and hubby still has at least 8 more years in the Air Force. If we can have it our way we’d love it if we’re overseas until he’s done. Germany, Italy, Japan, Turkey, or extend our stay here. In the meantime we’re going to enjoy every minute of our time in the UK and we hope the next place will be as exciting!!

The card…

I’ve been making boy cards! URGH! Decided that Savitri doesn’t like doing boy cards. Just not as fun. Very little frills, limited on the ribbon and embellishment usage, etc. I told hubby I’m not taking anymore boy/man card orders. He said I couldn’t just tell people I only do girl cards. Well, I think I can. If I don’t enjoy the process there’s no point for me doing it. I do have to thank Sarah Martina for helping me “fix” my sewing machine. It was bunching up all the time and she told me to clean it. I don’t know if blowing = cleaning but that’s all I did. I blew on the bottom where the little bobbin’s at and it works again. Whoohoo!!! Thanks, Sarah!!

Materials:

Cardstock: Stampin’ Up!
Pattern paper: American Craft
Stamps: Practicing Creativity, Clear and Simple Alpha Block II, and WPlus9 Hooked on You
Accessories: American Craft chipboard, Annie42 (Etsy) twine, sewing machine

Is This THE Night?

Posted on | June 16, 2010 | 17 Comments

For Jovie to sleep through the night? She cried twice but very short and she put herself back to sleep. Crossing fingers!!! M was, and still not, one who can put herself back to sleep. Now and then she’d calm herself down but most of the time I’d have to come in and tuck her back in. Or chase her around the house first and then tuck her in. She sleep walks and pee in random places. Last time was the waste basket which was, still is and always have been, right next to the toilet. Good thing it’s a plastic basket!!

I got some short blog hopping done and Sarah made me want to do a SCS CAS challenge. I thought I’d combine it with a 2S4Y sketch and I came up with this:

I liked how I layered the houses in this scrapbook page and thought I’d do it again on a card.

I think after all’s done it’s borderline not CAS but I think, looking at it, it’s still pretty clean. What do you think?

I put my light kit together. Now I can take night time craft pics. I love my bay window natural light but sometimes I just want to post my stuff right after I make it… or a deadline, ha!

Ok, short and sweet. Laters!

Materials:

Cardstock: SU
Pattern Paper: American Craft
Digital Paper: Kellie Mize Iced Latte from The DigiChick
Stamps: Practicing Creativity
Embellishments: Buttons and baker’s twine from Etsy