Festive

Spring Wreath 

I never thought I would be such a festive person! : )

Too Many Projects

All the blogs and magazines i've been reading have my head reeling! There are so many projects I would like to try, but I haven't had any time (or money)! So, I decided to do a quick digital layout to satisfy my creative craving:

I used Amanda as my muse. Hope she doesn't get embarrassed. ; )

The projects swirling around in my mind are: my basket liner, chalkboard with vintage frame, knitted headband, new sofa cushions, and painting our end table in the living room. I have started the headband which is coming along nicely. I'll post pictures upon completion. The rest I have not yet started. I attempted to gather supplies for the chalkboard, but Michael's only had green chalkboard paint. I bought the green accidentally and it made me so mad! When ranting to Ralph about it I threatened to spray the staff in the eye with the chalkboard spray paint. : / Not one of my best moments...

Anyway, spring break is pretty much here! That should give me some time for my projects. I'll keep you updated.

p.s. I would never actually spray someone in the eye with spray paint. 

Finally, a Centerpiece

I finally have a centerpiece! yay! I got some ideas from http://blog.addicted2decorating.com/. I might change the centerpiece at some point, but this will work for now. 

The cup was really easy to cover. I just added some adhesive and wrapped! Easy peasy! If anyone would like one i'd be happy to make one. Just provide a jar. I'm going to start refinishing furniture also. If anyone would like to donate old furniture to me I would greatly appreciate it!

Practice

I wanted to practice doing some layouts inspired by Creative Scrappers Sketches, but the only pictures I had were of myself. I ended up with this:

The journaling says, "I am beautiful for the one that loves me." Women often feel insecure in how they look, and i'm no exception. But, Ralph loves me and finds me beautiful. God created me, loves, and finds me beautiful. That should be all that matters, right?

Going Digital

Just a quick post: I digitally scrapped for the first time today! Woohoo! It is so frustrating fun! I have photoshop on my computer so I thought that I might as well give it a shot. I like how it is going so far. I think that I will mostly use it as a tool for mapping out my "real" layouts. Here is a sneak peek of my unfinished first try:

If you're wondering why the picture on it looks weird, it is because I textured it. It doesn't look too weird when it is blown up. This is just a practice layout that I am working on. It isn't going to be printed or anything. So, anyone who has photoshop or editing software should try it. It's fun! Anyway, goodnight all. 

Not an art project, but a project

Today was a little exhausting. I took a french test, worked with my french group, came home and cooked, then bathed and groomed Sparky. Whew! Very exhausting. Grooming Sparky was a total mess. Can you believe I showered BEFORE this task?!

This is what my bathroom ended up looking like! How could there be any of Sparky left with all that on the floor? hehe I was in the bathroom with him for at least an hour and a half. He groaned threw out the whole ordeal, but he started to get real annoyed towards the end...and I didn't get to finish. So here is what he looks like:

So, yeah. Here he is in all his glory. He kinda ended up with the "lion" cut because he wouldn't sit still. Oh well, at least he smells better.

Le Weekend

This weekend was one of those unexpectedly joyous ones. I got to spend a lot of time with Ralph (which usually doesn't happen because he plays shows) and got some quality time in with friends. I also discovered a new place to shop! (uh oh) I have driven by, "The Nest" numerous times, but I have never been inside. SO, So, so, many cute things in there that I need  want! I was so inspired by everything. I tried to behave as best I could. I did buy a couple things, but one I plan on selling:

This is a super cute little basket that I just couldn't pass up. I'm sewing a liner for it (pictured, unfinished, above) which looks pretty funky at this stage in the process.

 I got some pretty fabric that is beige with little light brown roses on it and some ribbon to tie it  to the basket. I'm going to try and sell it, maybe on etsy along with other things, i'm not sure.

Aaaaand...I got this cute little thing for myself. ; ) I think it will look adorable in my scraproom. I also watched a youtube video this weekend on how to knit headbands. I will probably give that a try soon! So, that was basically my weekend. I hope everyone else had a good one!

Mother

Sometimes it easy, with our busy lives, to forget our moms and how wonderful they are. My mom is friggin' awesome and helps me out ALL THE TIME! So, I decided to make her a card:

I thought that tying that ribbon across the front would be easy...but it wasn't. I ended using my ATG to put a line of glue on the card where I wanted the ribbon to lay. So, there is my card. I thought it looked pretty cute for being so black. Whaddya think?

Here is the inside. I posted a topic on the scrapbook.com forum for tips on making the inside as cute as the inside. I haven't checked back for responses yet. Any tips for making the inside of cards cute?

Late night projects...

I wanted to post real quick tonight because I won't have time tomorrow. Today I worked on a project and completed it, but it is a surprise for someone. It will have to wait until another day. BUT I did finish a scrap-lift from twopeasinabucket.com.

This simple layout is dedicated to our two "girls" in the backyard. They lay faithfully for us everyday. They are so cute and lay big brown eggs. I used some adhesive dots that are thick so whatever I adhere is raised off the page. I used those on one of the clouds and on the bees. So...that's it for tonight!

Nerd

For those of you who do not know...i'm a total nerd. I am a nerd in general and a scrapbook nerd. Yes, a double whammy. I am very excited about my latest and greatest scrapbooking tool, the ATG. I had read posts about it on scrapbook.com where these woman were raving about it. I decided to check it out. When I priced compared it ended up looking like a money saver in the long run. I bought it day before yesterday and it is awesome!

So...I posed with it, (My nerdiness is exposed) and here it is. It kinda reminds me of a gun, so I went all Charlie's Angels style. Any thoughts?