A Little CSS
Posted on | April 12, 2010 | 4 Comments
It’s Monday… almost Tuesday! Yes, I can feel it, this week will just zoom on by very quickly. In one hand it’ll be wonderful, a day closer to us leaving for the UK, on the other hand, I feel like we still have a lot to do! This weekend we plan on moving into base lodging. That way we can get every little thing mailed over and just worry about what we’ll be wearing. So we’ll see, so far it looks like we’re on target.
Card wise… I have here a little Clear and Simple card using the April’s stamp: Rock-a-Bye. Do you like the die-cut shape? I do! I’d like to use the shape for tags and clouds. I think it’ll make pretty clouds! This is a simple baby card. Something neutral for a girl or boy. It was pretty quick to make too and quick cards are always nice when you’re in jam — like 5 minutes before a baby shower, ha!
Ok, short and sweet. If you like the cardstock color, get it at CSS, it’s called Orange You Fabulous and the button is CSS also: Dare to Be Diva Red or in the Designer Mix.
Laters!
My First Homemade Bread
Posted on | January 10, 2010 | 11 Comments
First a card:
I used PTI stamps and the pattern paper is a little bit of leftover from one of my digital papers from Shabby Pickle Designs. The colors came from Dawn McVey. I could have made all sorts of cards/scrapbook pages all day today but I wasn’t motivated. Instead I just lounged around with the girls.
As for the bread… Check this baby out:
I am doing really good with my 2010 goal to make more food from scratch. The above wheat bread is really delicious. I got this one from AllRecipes and the 500+ people who gave this five stars were right!! M and hubby loves it. It is a tad bit sweeter than the store bread but I think you can easily adjust by removing the 2nd cup of sugar. I did follow one of the tip; I divided the dough up into two instead of three to make it more sandwich size. Another tip said to put the dough in the dryer to speed up the growth and so I did – it’s not like I have a lot of warm places options to let my dough sit and rise anyways. I didn’t have any laundry to dry and so I just turned it on for a few minutes before I placed the dough in there. Did it help? I dunno but it grew well. Lovely bread and next time I’m going to try adding sunflower and more wheat and reduce the regular flour.
I hope you had a great weekend. My spring class starts up tomorrow and I have a full class so I’ll be sporadic with the crafting as I get more papers to grade. So until next time!!!
Whatcha Doin’ for New Year?
Posted on | December 30, 2009 | 10 Comments
The hubby is trying to get me to go out but I’m not sure. We have the MIL and SIL but Jovie gets extra anxious at night and a lot of times even hubby couldn’t get her to calm down. So I’m not sure. He REALLY wants to go out though, especially since we’ll be apart for a little bit during our move. Even if I do go out I’m not sure if I’ll have a good time. M was less anxious when she was this age. Yes she’d be upset but she’ll eventually calm down. Jovie is stubborn and she can go on and on and on. My MIL loves holding Jovie when Jovie lets her but she also gets flustered when Jovie screams her head off. Decisions decisions!
Here’s a little card that I did based on Laura’s sketch #42. I used Dani Mogstad’s kit again: All You Need is Love.
Well, I’m going to go to the city to do some shopping. I’m wanting to hit the outlet malls!
Hi Baby!
Posted on | April 17, 2009 | 11 Comments
No I’m not at the hospital posting AND having a baby. Baby’s kicking the crap out of me now but no, she’s still cozy inside. I’m 33 weeks tho… oh counting down!!! In the meantime, my friends are having babies. WOW, you can’t believe how many friends I have that are having babies between March and July! I can’t keep up who’s having a boy and a girl either so until I get the announcements I don’t usually send the card {:SMILES}.
This is an almost exclusive hybrid card (kit from Matahati Design, currently April guest at the DigiChick, called Spring Medley). This kit has AWESOME papers!!! Actually Matahati has great papers in general for paper crafting. You can see her store at Scrap Orchard. Now, can I love my own work or is that just too snobbish? But I think this is the cutest card I’ve ever made. I just love the Damask and color on the pattern paper! The none hybrid items are the PTI BABY stamp, ribbon, button, twine, and cardstock. I did some Scor-It-ing on the brown paper too, see? Amy’s been scoring like crazy so I thought I’d join the fun he he…
While I was kit browsing, I saw this lovely:
I just downloaded a few this week so got to wait and I need to find some pics or take some that will fit the kit but oooh, isn’t that just so so lovely?
Have a great Friday! More later!!!
We’re Having a Baby…
Posted on | January 12, 2009 | 15 Comments
Ok.. first the story… and if you haven’t seen the card for THE occasion and a bit of a background, it’s here and oh, don’t forget to peak in the inside.
The appointment was at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and everything went smoothly. We have a DVD of the whole thing but I won’t post that. Later I’ll do a scrapbook page and I’ll share that instead. After the appointment we went to Bo Ling’s for some Dim Sum. I chose Bo Ling’s because we haven’t gone in a loooong time and it’s everybody’s favorite. If it was our first child we’d probably go for the Skies Restaurant or this place I’ve been wanting to go: Blue Bird Bistro (although Le Fou Frog is another yummy option. Hmm, if it was our first kid we’re probably restaurant hop before opening the card, ha!!!) but Bo Ling’s it was. After everything, but our tea, was cleared we did the following:
Me: (Looking at Drew) We’re going to have M open the card
Drew: Ok, that’s fine
M: Give me the card, daddy
Me: Are your hands clean? Let me see them?
M showing us her hands, front and back
Drew dipped a napkin in one of the drinking cups and wiped.
Drew then opened the card, took the ultrasound picture out, placed it upside down, and stuck the card back in the envelope.
Drew: Here’s the card
Drumrolls…. M, slowly (to us at least) opening.
M: I know what it is… (sing songy – ala M)
Me: Ok, read it
M: It’s a boy
Drew and Me: What, really?
Both of us slapped (literally) the card down on the table.
Checked: NOT a boy.
Drew grabbed the ultrasound picture and sure enough, on it: LABIA and the picture (the kid wasn’t shy).
So for five seconds (maybe less) the child was a boy. But in reality, and the picture clearly told us too, that it’s a girl. Drew was disappointed (for a good minute or two). He got his hopes up the first few seconds. He’s fine either way but the few seconds of boy news made his stomach turn when he read that it’s a girl. I think my disappointment would last longer if she’s a he, oh, a good five minutes longer {::SMILES}.
Due date: still somewhere around June 3rd.
Lesson learned: When working with a child who cannot read make sure you get into all the details such as “the checked word IS the one.”
Conclusion: We’re all happy. M can’t wait to see her. She really thought that we were going to “see” the baby Saturday. The idea of an ultrasound just went over her head. I could have had another order of siu mai. I am going to buy me some girlie looking gDiaper covers, ha!
Everything that this palm and face reader friend said of me have came true (some quite accurate). The last prediction I’ll have to wait until I’m old. She said I’ll live a long and comfortable life and on my last day I’ll have my family around me. Man, I wish I remember her name… she was my college friend.
My psychic mom… for once she’s wrong {::SMILES}.
Today, I don’t show much still. Yesterday I had five bowls of soup and two sandwiches and I looked pregnant but today, they’ve all digested (I think I pee’d most of it out) and so I’m back to looking like I had a bit too much at the buffet. Maybe tomorrow? Hoping {::SMILES}.
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