25 Saturday Feb 2012
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24 Friday Feb 2012
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Oh yes, it’s Friday….
Thank goodness!
I’m sleepy today, up until about 2am working on a little something:
Then M had kinderstart this morning. And when I say she’s like cold molasses in the morning, I mean she’s like it’s frozen – she ain’t movin’!
Then lunch took forever, so it was late…
Should I continue?
Here’s hoping this evening is less…. Just less.
Sunday is the first 2012 Yearlong Class! The paper is a.maz.ing. Really. And the kit is chock full. And it has a great surprise! I left a hint about what it is somewhere today, can anyone guess? 😉
S.
23 Thursday Feb 2012
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365project, Cats, College of the North Atlantic, Kiddies, kids, Kiwanis, Photography, Year Long Album
1. D was just approved to teach a course at College of the North Atlantic in Studio Photography Techniques Level 1 – very excited with and for him, especially since he developed the class himself! If you’re in and around St. John’s, it runs Monday nights from May 7 – June 18, with a break May 21 for the long weekend, and it will be in a full photography studio. If I knew anything about f-stops and apertures, I’d probably be doing it myself… 🙂
2. It’s finally a nice winter’s day! No wind, fairly warm (for winter!), enough snow but not too much… Perfect! Which means cabin fever has been relieved and the kiddies enjoyed a good time in the backyard going down the slide (yeah, never got around to putting it away in the fall!), shovelling with the sand shovels (ditto), and throwing snow in each others faces.
3. My nephew placed third in his Kiwanis Music Competition for piano! Way to go N! We’re so proud of you!
4. Is there any need? I know we don’t let them outdoors, but you’d swear they were mistreated prisoners willing to do anything to escape.
Rosie - escape artist wannabe
5. I’ve decided to do Project 365 (well, that would be Project 366 this year!) I know you’re thinking, “Little late to the game, sister!” but, although I have pics for almost every day so far this year, I’m going to start on my birthday at the end of the month. I figured that since I take all these pics anyway, I might as well look organized and committed to a project, right?
6. I have one more set of instructions to write for the new Yearlong Album Class on Sunday – and I have to head into The Paperie tonight to get them all kitted up. We were worried that a special addition to the kit was going to be late, but it arrived just in time – yay!
Hope you’re all enjoying your day, wherever that may be! And if it’s a warm place, please invite me to visit – I’ll beg if necessary! 🙂
S.
22 Wednesday Feb 2012
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Last night, M broke the tail on one of her dress up costumes. We told her the elastic had snapped and it couldn’t be fixed.
She’s nothing if not stubborn so she tied a knot in it and said, “Look! I fixed it! I have mad skills!”
My Funny Valentine
19 Sunday Feb 2012
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Overheard this morning in bed:
M: G, do you know why cats are interesting?
G: Why-eeee?
M: Because they have claws, and teeth, and fur.
G: Oh.
M: And they’re a little bit strange.
Stickering during quiet time
Hope you’re all having a strange and entertaining weekend!
S.
17 Friday Feb 2012
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…I’m trying to do a little planning for The Paperie crop tonight – and now anyone who knows me has just passed out in shock!
I am not a scrapbooking planner, it just doesn’t work for me. If I plan, my mojo runs away and laughs at me so I’ve learned to just bring it all and go with the flow.
The problem with that? I can’t bring it all. And now that the Cave is semi-organized, I don’t want to mess it up, cart it all out in the cold, and then have to put everything away again when I get home. But I prefer to scrap with friends, especially when laughing and food is guaranteed!
Sigh.
Catch 22 I know, especially since I don’t have enough room for anyone to come down to the Cave with me.
Of course, I don’t share space very well (all those same people who passed out a few sentences ago are now laughing and nodding in agreement). I spread out and take over. All of it. Even if it’s your space. Trust me, I will own that too. I’ve noticed that most people try to sit across or away from me – funny that!
However, tonight, I’m trying to plan because: 1. I know I want to get those sympathy cards done, 2. I’d like a few more birthday cards, and 3. a friend who likes notecards has a birthday coming up – and I want to make a gift set for her (bet when she reads this she’ll know who she is!).
On top of all that, I want to break out my kits and do some playing and scrapping for me.
That’s not too ambitious for one evening, is it? 🙂
Wish me luck!
To end on a funny note – what is it with two-year-old boys? As I was writing this, they were fighting with each because they both wanted to put their fingers in the hole in the knee of my jeans. Silly beans!
hole in my knee!
S.
16 Thursday Feb 2012
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…but know you shouldn’t was today.
Miss Marker Face
The face says it all, “I know I’m in trouble after this picture.”
Lori, I’m sure, will appreciate the lightning bolt on her forehead!
Cropped out is P, they decorated each other. And not all the markers were washable. Big sigh.
S.
16 Thursday Feb 2012
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Distress Ink, Embossing, Family, Hero Arts, kids, Paperie, Papertrey Ink, Ranger, Scor Bug, Scor Pal, Simple Stories, Stamps, Year Long Album
1. We have a bunch of tired kiddies here this morning. P & C, the two I take care of, are having a sleepover for “3 sleeps” while their parents are in New Brunswick house hunting. That boils down to mean M & G are losing their buddies mid-March – we’re sad. 😦 Last night was the first “sleep” night here and we’re all dragging a little today!
2. I’m looking forward to Crop Night at The Paperie tomorrow – it’s fun to be with friends and there’s always a midnight snack afterwards! Call and sign up by this afternoon if you want in on the fun too – come on, you know you want to! 🙂
3. I started on the March LO for the 2012 Yearlong Album last night using the amazing Year-o-graphy line…
March sneak peek
4. And that leads me into… I love having my Scrap Cave (which it will now be officially know as) almost cleaned and organized! I’m actually getting work done and not messing up the kitchen! And that means I don’t have to pack everything up and drag it back to the Cave all the time! Yay! When I get the bags of donations out of there and the final bits tidied away, I’ll post an updated picture. Oh, and it really is a cave as I share it with the storage room and the freezer, but it has a door. A real door! That keeps little children out! Can you tell how exciting that is to me?!?!
5. I made this quick card the other day – super simple but I love how it turned out. More clear embossed resist (told you it was a good and effective one!) but without the trapped stamping underneath. Of all the types of the cards there are, I really hate making sympathy ones at the time I need them. Those, I like to have a stockpile of and I’m all out. This one was a prototype that I liked so I think I’ll churn out a few this evening, or tomorrow at the crop night.
With Heartfelt Sympathy
Scor Bug Detail
I used Papertrey Ink stamps, Hero Arts embossing powder and heat gun, Ranger Distress Inks, and a Scor-Bug.
6. As I was typing this up just now, my computer rebooted for “necessary updates.” Really computer? In the middle of my blog post before I saved it? Hmmmm…
Hope you all have an interesting thing-filled day – tell me some of your good things!
S.
09 Thursday Feb 2012
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Alcohol ink, Cats, cork paper, Distress Stain, Embossing, Family, kids, Kraft Glassine, Paperie, pencils, Perfect Pearls, Pinterest, Ranger, Sticky Back Canvas
1. Said good-bye to a friend yesterday. St. Thomas Church (it’s a big one) was standing room only. I think that says it all. You’re already missed, Dan.
2. So I pinned these the other day on Pinterest, wishing I could have them in my life again and, lo and behold, as I was at the dollar store the other night, guess what I found? Score! I them have in my hands again, though not the sparkly barreled ones I remember having as a kid. Oh well, I guess these will do! 🙂
80's Pencils
3. We have royalty in the house today!
Princess Rapunzel
P, M’s bestie, brought all her princess gear to share today. M insisted that red sparkly shoes were needed to complete the look (along with her PJ bottoms!) The patch, as you can see, is still on and (knock wood) going better than expected.
4. This cat is my favourite today…
my favourite - today, anyway!
The other one (who is not as innocent as she looks) has escaped into the snow 3 times and forced me to go get her, in the cold and the snow, 3 times. Not her biggest fan right now.
5. My baby, who is also not as innocent as he looks (even my dad said he was evil!), loves his cars right now. And not napping. Sigh.
G and the little cars
Look at the tongue poking out – love that! ❤
6. Going to the Paperie to kit up the Groovy Glassine class tonight. I think there might be a spot or two still available, if you’re interested. This class is jam packed with technique, focusing on Kraft Glassine but also using acetate, Sticky Back Canvas, Cork paper, dry embossing, Perfect Pearls, Distress Stains, alcohol inks, AccuCut Dies, and more! And at the end, you’ll have a seasonal mini album to fill. If you’re going to be around St. John’s, NL on February 12, it’s worth going to – I promise!
winter - Groovy Glassine Album
7. EDIT: One more thing – I finally redid the header; no more generic hallway thing!
Have a great afternoon!
S.
06 Monday Feb 2012
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Mom popped by today and spent some time with M during naptime. She told Nana, “This eye is working really, really hard and this eye is on vacation in Noba Cotia (Nova Scotia) – that’s why I need a patch.”
M and her "happy face"
Always entertaining to see what their minds come up with!
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