Fun Sunday

Posted on | August 29, 2010 | 9 Comments

At least I hope it’ll be. The girls and I are planning on going to IKEA and a beach nearby it. Then on the way back we’re going to drive through the town where the summer 2012 Olympics will be. I dunno, just curious I guess. So, hopefully the weather will be decent and we can all have a nice shopping + outdoorsy time.

Here’s my day two of WPlus9’s Sept. release countdown project: A fun card AND I colored!!!! I used water pencil, Prismacolor, for the coloring and SU’s blending pen. I dunno about you pro colorers but I think it looks pretty dang good. If not, amuse me on this one and just tell me I did awesome, ha!

The background of the card was texturized using Tim Holtz’ embossing folder. I have four now since two comes in a package and love how crisp the textures are. Then I added some digital paper, both by Zoe Pearns at Sweet Shoppe Designs. See how vibrant the paper colors are? My cheap laser did it. LOVE that little thing!!! For the tag… well I found it. I have no idea where it came from but oh so perfect for my rose! Then I added some Martha Stewart’s double sided satin ribbon (I always try to go double sided if at all possible, just prettier), twine, button which was threaded with pink baker’s twine, and a little petal. Stamped the rose, colored, and added a sentiment. Oh, don’t forget the little extra petal on the bottom right. See? Oh, see some sewing too? Likey my sewing machine better now!

So that’s it. Wish us girls luck and if we don’t go, Ill tell you why. Do visit the other chick’s blogs if you haven’t done so. Lots of goodies to look at!!

Have a great one!!!

Want Consignment Store!

Posted on | August 11, 2010 | 6 Comments

One of my friend told me that I could afford new clothes. Why go to a consignment store she asked. It’s really not about whether I can afford it or not but it’s all about reusing and recycling. Plus, if you go to a nice store a lot of the stuff in there are not only brand names but also almost new (or new, with price tags and all)! I miiiiiiiissss going to one! When I did go I’d spend $50-$100 and leave with what it could have been a few hundred dollars of almost new brand name clothes. LOVED it!! I’ve heard that London has a few but so far I haven’t found any around here for me. There are charity shops or second hand stores but they’re not the same. Charity shops are similar to the Salvation Army/Goodwill and second hand stores sells used stuff – can be anything.

Just another thing that I miss about America. I have to say, as nice as the shops are here and there are tons of sales too, they can’t the capitalist country of the world. Even Singapore, which is suppose to have awesome sales, wasn’t as good as the U.S. in my opinion. No wonder folks who go back to the U.S. after being overseas shop, shop, shop, and shop some more.

So here’s a little card using Practicing Creativity’s stamp and some digital paper by Zoe Pearns at Sweet Shoppe Design: Alphabet Soup for boys. Isn’t the paper CUTE?!?!

Alright, I’ll make this short. I can’t type. My right index finger got eaten by the shed door. I’ve got a huge cut on the side and it HURTS when I type. I’m only typing using nine fingers.

Laters!!

Sweet Saturday

Posted on | July 31, 2010 | 4 Comments

I’m not sure if I’ll get sick of it after awhile but right now I am loving the UK rain. It’s not violent like in Missouri — I don’t have to ask hubby every other minute if it’s tornadic outside — but just the usual soft sound of rain. It’s lovely and it actually reminds me of the time in Indonesia. I’m not a fan of heat and the rain always bring coolness. Also it’s so dusty where I was from and the rain calms those dust down a bit. On weekends I’d just sit around and read and that activity was my favorite thing to do back in those days.

Today it was lounge around day for us. We had friend over last night for dinner, our first time since we’ve been here, we went straight to bed after they left and today, after cleaning up we just watched movies and while I worked on some projects.

Here’s one I did today. Hubby got a new color printer so I was able to print out some digital paper from Sweet Shoppe. This particular one was printed of a Zoe Pearns kit: Alphabet Soup for Boys. I know it says for boys but I think this thing is perfect for anybody. Love the cute cute images!! I printed in draft mode for the pattern paper while the swirl was in normal mode and gave the pattern paper a more soft feeling while saving some ink.

I hope you’re enjoying your weekend!! We know we are!

Materials:

Cardstock for card base: SU
Digital paper printed on card stock printer paper from WalMart
Ink: SU
Stamps: Waltzing Mouse Vintage Label and WPlus9 Hooked on You sentiment
Accessories: Pom-poms
Tools: Nestabilities and Sizzix

CSS

Posted on | March 29, 2010 | 13 Comments

Hi again! Today I have some news for you! Remember a few months ago I won some Clear and Simple Stamps from one of Embellish Magazine’s challenge? Well, I did get a box of goodies from CSS (wonderful!!) and also a sweet note congratulating me AND inviting me back to the team! After a few emails, getting all the details squared away, I said yes! Back in the days when CSS just opened I was one of their DT. I signed a three months contract and had a great time. Now, here I am again {::SMILE}. Thanks CSS for the opportunity!!

I can’t wait to show you what’s in store for April but for now, here’s a little card using Cute as a Bug with paper and ribbon also from CSS. The pattern paper are digital paper by Zoe Pearns: Note to Self and ScrapKitchen: Autobiography.

Before I go I want to share a photo of my kidlets (see the two teeth?). Jovie will be 10-months in a week. She is VERY cute — no kidding — and besides saying: mama, dada, oh oh, and clap on demand she can now kiss say and say + wave bye-bye. It’s so interesting. Emma was more into signing and didn’t babble at all. But one day at 14-months she decided to start talking. I swear she woke up talking clearly! Jovie, she did sign but now she’s not into it much. She likes to vocalize and use her gestures more. It was odd that she could say mama so early but she did. Her daycare lady asked me once: Do you know she can say mama? I said yes I did. I told her it’s so weird! She thought so too but oh well. Every kid’s different, right? These two have been so wonderful the last few months. Us parents have been under a lot of pressure – moving stuff – but so far, besides a few M meltdown, they’ve been great. Even now, with very little furniture and toys these two have been in wonderful spirit. I think M kind of think it’s a camping ordeal, ha! I told her that it’ll just be a few more weeks (3.5 more!) and we’ll be of to the UK. In the mean time, I still have a lot of crap to finish up here — not fun!!

Okie dokie, off to work, have a good one!!

Mom

Posted on | March 27, 2010 | 12 Comments

While Clouds was here I told her that I wish I can make cards like Melissa Phillips. She just has a way with layering paper and embellishments on a small area. I also have been liking how she does her double ribbons although I haven’t been able to do it as nice as hers. Coincidently I have some ribbons close to ones she used — but not as pretty. Oh well…

For this card I used some digital paper by ScrapKitchen at Sweet Shoppe: Autobiography. I think it’s got more of a masculine to it but I like how the card turned out — color wise — for a mom card. The sheet music came from and old music book. The folds are original.