Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Happy Hallowe'en
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Training
Training is going well. The material is very similar to what I was doing for my last job. I'm really glad that I already have a good grasp starting out because my brain just does not function that early in the morning. It is very hard for me to get up in the morning. I’m so used to being up late. When I first knew I’d be going back to work I worried about how I would get up for 9am but then found that training started at 7:30 am. It’s been hard but I’ve made it so far and the first few days are always the worst to adjust. Halfway through the training we'll be switching to night training. That is more my style; however, by then I'll be used to mornings. I’m started to get excited about working again. I think it’s going to be fun. I think I’m going to do something fun the first week of every month. I did a little crafting tonight but have no pic to post. I think I’ll just save it for the beginning of the month. It will be a little treat after Hallowe’en. It’s storming here and the power is flickering so I’d better shut down.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Conflicted
This morning I woke up before everyone and decided to use the time to create some cards. I used the light green from Basic Grey’s Urban Couture’s pack and the bottom paper was from Stampin’ Ups Holiday mini last year. The image is from Home for the Holidays stamped in Old Olive and the sentiment is from Cute Converse (retired) stamped in Whisper White.
I met with my new employers today and I think I’m going to enjoy working there. Jason actually worked for them when we lived in Charlottetown so I know they are a good company. When I got home Lavinia and I made brownies. I’m really going to miss doing things like this with her at the spur of the moment, without any planning required.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Penny Pinching and Temper Tantrums
Lavinia has been feeling sick lately and so I’m cutting her a little slack. Even so, what makes this turn to this on a dime? Needless to say after tearing up the living room in 5 minutes, she didn’t get her sticker for picking up her toys tonight. She saw it as too big a job and didn’t even want to try.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Great scrappin' weekend
This layout was done for the Antarctica challenge which was to show winter pics with sparkles. I doubled up on the bonus challenge which was to stamp on acetate using Staze On. It was supposed to be something big but I thought it would be perfect for my corner stamps. I barely use them because they are angled strangly so it can not be symetrical. Acetate and Staze on Solves that problem. I found acetate really hard to stamp on without smearing. You don't want to know how many photo corners I scrapped because they were smudged. I also don't have any clear glue so I used a mini glue dot and covered it with a rhinestone. I did use more acetate for a shaker box around the journaling but did not stamp on it.
Journaling reads:Winter is Lavinia's favorite season. She loves to play outside in the snow. She makes snow angels and tracks in the snow. If it were up to her she would spend all day outside. Unfortunately for her, I get cold very easily. Lavinia Jan 2006
Another of my favorite pages was this one. This was done for the Netherlands challenge. The challenge was to make pinwheels and use flowers (extra points for tulips) and have a hidden element on your layout. I based the page around tulip stickers but once the page devoloped, the tulips didn't quite work. I scrapped it and changed for the metal flower.
Journaling on the tag reads:
Lavinia loves to just hang in the living room with Nan. She is very helpful and brings her water but sometimes drinks it first. Nan still appreciates the help. Spring 2005
I used the Spring Flowers double sided papers and Mellow Moss and Cameo Coral Cardstock. I used Barely Banana ink for the title but is not showing so well in the picture.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Getting ready for the BIG weekend.
I was actually trying to post this yesterday but my computer would not cooperate. The other day we saw ducks on the lawn. That's right wild ducks. I live right in town so I don't see ducks too often. I grabbed my camera and went outside. Lavinia was so excited but minutes before decided she needed to shed all her clothes so she had to watch from the window. Do you see them? I know. Believe me, that's the best shot I got. When I checked later I couldn't figure out what happened with the camera. I put it aside until Friday. Then I started to fiddle with the setting so that I could get a good shot. It had to work because this weekend is Virtual Scrapbook weekend on Splitcoast Stampers. Every 2 hours a new challenge is posted. We have to complete the challenge in 2 hrs and post it in the gallery before the deadline. Challenges run noon to midnight Atlantic Standard Time. Because most of my layouts are 12x12 and my scanner scans 81/2 x 11, pics are the way to go. I tried every setting and could not even come close to fixing the problem. I then called Tasha for her camera expertise. What a lifesaver. There was a smudge on the lens. I would never have thought of that. I thought Lavinia, who sometimes gets her hands on the camera changed the settings. Note to self: take better care of that camera. Now it's just after midnight and we are halfway through our weekend. I will share my favorite layouts in my next post.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
My neglected plants
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Television
With all this useless talk I thought I would show the results of my television watching last Saturday.
The first group of cards were made with Stampin' Up's Summer by the Sea stamp set. I used generic Costco cardstock and other scraps that I had collected over the years. I am very new to coloring so I have not invested in supplies until I can learn more about shading at the very least. I used my daughter's generic pencil crayons. All images were stamped on Stampin' Up's Whisper White paper. I was very impressed with the results of the pencil crayons on the ultrasmooth paper. I framed most images by doodling with my Zig Millennium Black marker and did faux stitching with my white Souffle pen. I didn't like the Souffle pen at first because it goes on almost clear. I was miffed and tossed my card aside. A few minutes later I was amazed. The pen dries opaque so it just takes a little patience for a great result.
The next group of cards I made because I was trying to use some suede papers that were cut in shapes. I stamped on them with Stampin' Up's Fun Filled stamp set using Whisper White craft ink. Again I really liked the results. All of these cards are pretty simple. I love using ribbons and charms but I was really trying to keep things simple. The middle card is a birthday card for Wade so Darlene, if you are reading, don't tell.
To venture into the unknown
I've been a long-time scrapbooker (about 6 years) and recently ventured into rubber-stamping a little over a year ago. It is my new obsession - and I mean obsession. I really did not realize people could get so nutty over paper and ribbon until it happened to me.
My intentions for this blog are to showcase papercrafting projects I have made, share various tips and favorite products, and share things I find interesting other than papercrafts. I do not intend to blog every day, but if I have the ability and something to share I shall do so.
I am not a writer. In fact blogging rather intimidates me. Oh the pressure of trying to come up with something interesting that people will want to read. Something meaningful. Something special. No. I'm setting my inhibitions aside and daring to create something I've never dared to create before. Here I come to cyber land.