Have you ever had one of those moments...days...weeks where you feel like you were kicked in the face? I had one of those moments delivered to me last Friday. Two-thirds of my section received pay cuts "to help the company through these hard economic times" while the third person was promoted. Yes, I'm glad I have a job. No, I'm not OK with how things were handled. There are only 3 of us... did they think we wouldn't notice?
I have to believe in Karma and see how things unfold in the coming months. Only time will tell...
04 November 2009
31 October 2009
Finally scrapping again
Well, after being on a scrapbooking hiatus since April, I've completed a couple of layouts. I finally signed up for a kit club (which is not yet all it's cracked up to be) and that sorta forced me to scrap. I had myself convinced it has been that I don't have a dedicated space and it's hard to scrapbook out of boxes. But then I remembered that I completed an album for a friend of mine. For some reason, that was easier for me than scrapbooking layouts for me.
But, anywho, here are the two layouts I've completed.
Color Time - Miss G was just so cute in this series of photos. And while I love how the title turned out, I have to admit it came about out of pure laziness. I ran out of adhesive and didn't want to go find more in my boxes. So they got stitched on.
Remember - This was done for the Label Tulip September challenge. We were supposed to scrap a note to 18-year-old self.
Happy Halloween!
But, anywho, here are the two layouts I've completed.
Color Time - Miss G was just so cute in this series of photos. And while I love how the title turned out, I have to admit it came about out of pure laziness. I ran out of adhesive and didn't want to go find more in my boxes. So they got stitched on.
Remember - This was done for the Label Tulip September challenge. We were supposed to scrap a note to 18-year-old self.
Happy Halloween!
28 October 2009
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They have great tutorials, too, so check it out :)
20 October 2009
Mumsy's having a Playful Week
Our Dear Mother Nature is being quite playful with the weather this past week. It went from freezing rain that bites you to the core to several beautiful days with amazing foliage. Then it snowed for a bit this weekend and temps have been freezing. Yesterday it was all sunshine, a calm breeze and in the 60's. Today is looking to be about the same.
And crazy as it has been, I have to admit it's a lot better then last year. I don't even remember an autumn last year. I think we had 1 week of temps in the 80's and then it snowed the following week.
All this cool weather is getting me back into the crafting mood. I was having a rough time with it for awhile. Pretty much since we started packing for our move in July. I don't have an established craft space yet. I have a corner in my bedroom where all the boxes of my stuff are living but I hate isolating myself from my family and by the time they're in bed, I'm ready for bed. But, I've slowly been taking crafty bits down to the living room to work on projects. It seems to be working for me, if not for my family :o) They're not too keen on me taking over the living room!
And crazy as it has been, I have to admit it's a lot better then last year. I don't even remember an autumn last year. I think we had 1 week of temps in the 80's and then it snowed the following week.
All this cool weather is getting me back into the crafting mood. I was having a rough time with it for awhile. Pretty much since we started packing for our move in July. I don't have an established craft space yet. I have a corner in my bedroom where all the boxes of my stuff are living but I hate isolating myself from my family and by the time they're in bed, I'm ready for bed. But, I've slowly been taking crafty bits down to the living room to work on projects. It seems to be working for me, if not for my family :o) They're not too keen on me taking over the living room!
04 March 2009
More layouts!
I know, I know. I really should post these more often. I don't even have a good excuse as to why I don't. Anyway, here are some of my latest layouts and a tag. I'm really starting to like making tags :o) Someday, I may even put as much effort into a layout!
My most recent tag. It only took me a full day to get this done but I enjoyed every second of it and tried some new things along the way :o) I used my fingers to apply most of the ink here. I first smudged the top and bottom with a bit of peeled paint. Then I stamped the branch, quote and bushes. I sprinkled the whole thing with some embossing powder and slowly applied the heat gun, hoping the force of the air wouldn't blow everything away! Then I used my fingers to smudge some broken china to the top and more peeled paint to the bottom. I stamped the butterfly to a piece of scrap paper, used some worn lipstick and spiced marmelade to color it it and then I cut it out. It's applied with a couple of 3-d dots but that's hard to see here. Before putting the butterfly on, I dragged my peeled paint over the whole base of the tag. Not sure why, it just happened that way :o)
After shopping, I gently dumped my bag of goodies out onto my table. These two papers happen to be next to each other and I instantly loved them together. So, I stitched them together and then started looking for some photos that would work with the paper :o) I normally work the other way around but this color combo just moved me. I am also trying to use up bits and baubles I've set aside as potentially useful so I used bits of grungeboard sprues for my trees and "L".
I love Regina Spektor's song Samson. Enchanting and great lyrics. My title here is from that song and it was the inspiration for this layout. I just wanted a simple layout to match the title, which describes, so well, my family.
Just a layout using my favorite family photo :o)
This is a series of pictures of my daughter opening her birthday gifts. This layout was also slightly driven by the color combo. I also tend to use so much pp that I wanted to try using only cardstock. I like the results :o)
I've used this photo of Alex and Gwen before but I just LOVE it!! She had so much fun that day and Alex was a big part of her happiness. She really bonded with him and he seemed to welcome her tagging along with him :o)
Thanks for looking!
My most recent tag. It only took me a full day to get this done but I enjoyed every second of it and tried some new things along the way :o) I used my fingers to apply most of the ink here. I first smudged the top and bottom with a bit of peeled paint. Then I stamped the branch, quote and bushes. I sprinkled the whole thing with some embossing powder and slowly applied the heat gun, hoping the force of the air wouldn't blow everything away! Then I used my fingers to smudge some broken china to the top and more peeled paint to the bottom. I stamped the butterfly to a piece of scrap paper, used some worn lipstick and spiced marmelade to color it it and then I cut it out. It's applied with a couple of 3-d dots but that's hard to see here. Before putting the butterfly on, I dragged my peeled paint over the whole base of the tag. Not sure why, it just happened that way :o)
After shopping, I gently dumped my bag of goodies out onto my table. These two papers happen to be next to each other and I instantly loved them together. So, I stitched them together and then started looking for some photos that would work with the paper :o) I normally work the other way around but this color combo just moved me. I am also trying to use up bits and baubles I've set aside as potentially useful so I used bits of grungeboard sprues for my trees and "L".
I love Regina Spektor's song Samson. Enchanting and great lyrics. My title here is from that song and it was the inspiration for this layout. I just wanted a simple layout to match the title, which describes, so well, my family.
Just a layout using my favorite family photo :o)
This is a series of pictures of my daughter opening her birthday gifts. This layout was also slightly driven by the color combo. I also tend to use so much pp that I wanted to try using only cardstock. I like the results :o)
I've used this photo of Alex and Gwen before but I just LOVE it!! She had so much fun that day and Alex was a big part of her happiness. She really bonded with him and he seemed to welcome her tagging along with him :o)
Thanks for looking!
28 February 2009
My Latest Page
I created the frame for this photo of Gwen years ago. It was shortly after I discovered Scrapperlicious's Blog and she had showcased how to make your own frames. The paper started out as a light minty green and this was what I came up with. I created it specifically for this photo and then took a really long time to get it into a layout. Gwen used to love dressing up as a Fairy Princess and this is just one of the days she was holding court. She was always so cute when she played fairies. She would call me the Queen since I was her mom and mom's of Princesses are Queens! Gwen helped me with the stickles on this layout and picking the flower to make her top from.
I used Pencil Lines sketch #122 and will enter it into Method Playgrounds Challenge #39. The 5+ paper companies I used are Bo Bunny for the background, Basic Grey for the pink lacy paper, My Minds Eye for the green/cream flowery paper, Fancy Pants for the greenish blue paper behind the photo, Cosmo Cricket for the large flower at the top and Die Cuts With a View for the circles along the left side.
I used Pencil Lines sketch #122 and will enter it into Method Playgrounds Challenge #39. The 5+ paper companies I used are Bo Bunny for the background, Basic Grey for the pink lacy paper, My Minds Eye for the green/cream flowery paper, Fancy Pants for the greenish blue paper behind the photo, Cosmo Cricket for the large flower at the top and Die Cuts With a View for the circles along the left side.
19 February 2009
What a Meh Day
I started this blog as a place to keep my thoughts but since starting it, my thoughts don't want to come out. Maybe it's a coincidence that life seems so busy lately that I hardly have time to think. Work is busy and bleh. I get home and am so exhausted I just want to veg out. My grandmother is ill and has been hospitalized. My car is dead and I'm having a hard time finding a new one. These are some of the things that seem to be consuming my life lately. I haven't felt very creative lately, either. Maybe I need to get offline for awhile and just breathe. Or maybe I need to visit someone who can help me reset my inner peace... cuz it's not so peaceful these days.
How do you recharge when you haven't the energy to do anything at all?
How do you recharge when you haven't the energy to do anything at all?
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