Hoppy Easter!

I am thankful for today. Thankful for family and blessings and a Savior that lives.

Things in scrapworld have been rather depressing lately. I'm afraid all of my creativity is being saved for this interview I have coming up on the 31st of this month. I have to teach a 5-minute lesson, and I plan on incorporating some of my scrap-talent in my project. That's going to keep me pretty busy this week, so hopefully, I will be back to a more regular schedule once I am over that hump.

I did check out an incredible new used bookstore this weekend. It's called McKay Used Bookstore, and if you're anywhere near the Nashville area, you should definitely go check it out because they have a lot o' stuff, and great prices.

Monday, Monday

The previous post was one that I wrote yesterday but realized that I didn't link to the website properly, so I just edited it and now it dates the entry as today. I guess I am still trying to figure out this whole blogging thing.

Today was a Monday in every sense. I hate Mondays, especially after long weekends. I couldn't focus on my work, and I was slugglish. Fortunately, I have some nice things later this week to cheer me up - one being a movie night tomorrow! A few of my friends and I started a movie club about a year ago and from time to time, we get together and eat potluck style and enjoy a film together. I'm not sure what movie we're watching, but I know that dinner is Pad Thai, which is SUPER exciting.

Also, SUPER exciting are new episodes of How I Met Your Mother. I watched the Saint Patrick's eppy tonight and was not disappointed. According to reports, Britney Spears is guest starring on next week's episode. That should be...interesting, to say the least.

I stopped by the library this afternoon to pick up a couple of books that were put on hold for me there. I finished reading Pride and Prejudice for the first time ever tonight, so I am glad to have something to start reading next. P&P was really good but I am especially looking forward to reading the next thing I have picked out because it's part of the BPP's new book club!

It's called In the Country of Men by Hisham Mater. I can't wait to get into it. In fact, I think that's what I'll do next.

Have a good evening!

Updates, Updates, Updates...

So, it's been a really long time since I wrote a new post, and that's my fault for being so busy. I've neglected my paper projects lately, but I think I've decided that this blog should be a little broader than paper. So, while I'm not paper crafting, I'll be throwing in a few things that I find interesting, funny, or just plain cool. I'll still showcase my work, but I will share more of the things that inspire me as well.

First example:

This is just so darn cool, I had to post about it. It's called Dialtones (A Telesymphony). The video explains it pretty well, so I'll let you take a look.





For more information, visit:
http://www.flong.com/projects/telesymphony/

I am a blog delinquent...

So, I've been a little busy lately...and thus neglected this space. It's amazing how time flies when you're having too much fun. The real reason I guess is because I haven't created anything new lately to show you. But, I will be busy this week finishing up a present for a friend, which I will have to post next week for you. And, I am going to NYC over the MLK holiday which means I should be coming home with lots of inspiration!! And some new photos to scrap. :)

Stay tuned folks, cause I'm still here.

Out with 07, in with the new year...and the ick...

So, I really have been meaning to post something, anything since last weekend. The trouble is that I came down with a terrible cold just after the new year. This is the stay in bed and feel worthless kind of cold. Yeah, you know the one I am talking about.

Anyhow, I do apologize for not updating the site. I should be all better very soon, I hope. But in the meantime, I wanted to share this lovely card I made as a birthday card for a friend. I used the online class of the lovely miss Anso over at Glitter Adventure. I altered it a bit by adding some lapels and a top knot to the tie. If you look at her class, you will see what I am talking about. Once of the things I loved best about this project was the effect of stacking foam stickers on top of each other. It's kind of hard to tell from the photos, but the collar really pops because it is stacked on top of the lapel piece of the black.

This card was really easy to make, and what I like best about the design is that I could easily alter the look with different papers. I really want to try a Willy Wonka look. Purple suit with red velet tie? Yeah, it could be good.

Christmas Recap...

Ok, so I know that today is December 29th, which means that Christmas is in fact over, but I wanted to share some nuggets of Christmas cheer that I enjoyed this holiday season. First, I'll show you a couple of videos that I particularly enjoyed. Thanks to Carolee Wells and Rebecca Campbell for showing me these two.

Butterfly Boucher's version of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."

"The 12 Days of Christmas" sung by Straight No Chaser - a former Acapella group from Indiana University


Ah, doesn't get any better than that!

Ok, now for projects. This year I tried to make several of my Christmas gifts. I think it's always a gamble to do this because I know I've gotten hommade gifts before and I think, "Oh great, what am I going to do with this?" So, I tried to make things that I thought my friends would use. Hopefully, they liked them. Even if they didn't they're still fun to look at. :)

The first pictures are of a series of clipboards I made for various people.

This was actually a set of office supplies for an office Christmas party I attended. I started with the pencils and notepad and tried to find papers, stamps and ribbons to match the colors in the other items. I stamped a set of 6 folders, each one with a different pattern. Also, I found notepads that came with clear labels. I stamped on these labels and attached them to the top of the notepad so that it would match the clipboard and file folders.

The next set I made were for a couple of dear friends that I've known since high school. I added a monogram sticker to these since I knew exactly who the recipients were going to be.

The "A" is for Amy and the "B" is for Brandi. Love these girls!

I have a couple more that I made for birthday gifts. I'll post those as soon as I give them to their future owners. These little clipboards are so easy to make and they turn out to be really cute gifts. I used scrapbooking paper to cover the boards (Since I've been doing a few, I made myself a pattern). I adhered the paper with Sobo glue and then sealed it with Mod Podge. The ribbon on the clip makes a nice little finishing touch.

Finally, I made this candle for a college friend of mine. It's actually a really neat technique I found of the internet. You stamp you art onto tissue paper, and then using an embossing heat tool, you heat up the wax on the suface and it absorbs the tissue paper so it looks like you have stamped on the candle. This project was a little more challenging as I had a hard time keeping the melting wax even. But the finished product had a nice texture to it that was unexpected.

I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas! I know I did.