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has this ever happened to you? been doing tons of 8.5x11 lately. and LOVE them. even doing odd sizes . . . a tag and a 6x12 at the crop friday night. LOVE them too. but the 12x12's are bombing. or really just stalling. MUST find my 12x12 mojo! HELP! :P
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the friday night crop los . . . :D
g loves it. loves spending time with his friends. playing play-doh. yesterday he was so excited when i dropped him off that he spontaneously busted out with some of his wiggly dance moves. :D we're starting to settle into a routine. he actually napped yesterday, we got to visit our friends at scrap it! (my lss), and he went to bed at a decent hour (9 is decent for us). and i finally got my school agenda. look for a doris is finally organized blog entry coming soon. :D
and i get to go to the crop tonight. got talked into calling the babysitter at the last minute and she was available! yipppeeee! maybe it'll be another four lo weekend. only got one done during the week. the ac was out the first part of the week. totally sapped my energy. couldn't do housework, much less scrap. anyway. and this lo stalled for a couple days. wouldn't work on 8.5x11. wouldn't work on 12x12. finally worked on 8.5x11 on day 2. whew. :D
summer vacation is officially over for us. not really too sad about it. g was ready to go back. mommy gets a little boring after a while. and i was ready to go back. g's being bored at home really wears me out sometimes. and we're on a modified year round calendar, so we'll be getting a nice two week break in october just in time for g's birthday. :)
ok. so you know me. i HAD to take pics. and g cooperated. yay! can't wait to scrap these:
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and totally can't believe i got 4, yes FOUR los done this week. that's quite a lot for me. i already posted the two from friday. here's saturday's and sunday's efforts plus one more back to school pic that i call "stop with the papparazzi MOM!" :D
8.5x11 may be the size for me. out of my last 10 los, the four i've LOVED have all been 8.5x11. the jury's still out. i'm still liking the idea of 12x12 for multi-photo los. and of course my class los have to be that size.
another observation for you . . . there are NOT enough red patterned papers in this world. if any pp designers/manufacturers happen to be reading this, well, make more RED please!
actually got to go crop last night for the first time in a LONG time. it felt so good to have some uninterrupted creative time, good pizza, and a little socializing! woohoo!
got these two done:
all they hype over the new harry potter release has really gotten me thinking about books again. i haven't read a single novel since g was born. that was 21 months ago yesterday. i used to be one of those total nerds who would rather read than chat. books taught me about life. lol. guess that's why i'm the odd bird i am today. but really. a truly great book can give you a glimpse into the heart and soul of humanity. i'm a firm believer that all young people should read to kill a mockingbird. i try to reread it every couple years. it's about that time again. i have to start reading again. not just for myself, but for g. i want him to see how important it is.
some other favorites . . . a prayer for owen meany, all quiet on the western front, one flew over the cuckoo's nest, 100 years of solitude, the grapes of wrath, the sound and the fury, return of the king, the geisha, the bonedigger's daughter, cannery row, i know why the caged bird sings, when my name was keoko, the giver, all things bright and beautiful, the last lion alone . . .
i could keep going on and on. but what are some of your favorites? :D
are already done! and the class isn't till august 11th! thanks bill for encouraging us to be more prepared!
i'm really pleased with both of these layouts too. i think this is my best class ever! :D
i guess i didn't realize how serious it was until today. you see, i've been reorganizing my ribbon for several days now and i just finished. it's absolutely gorgeous and a little embarrassing. i saw the jar storage method on ali's blog a while back. and then the ribbon jar banner started appearing on twopeas. well, i just had to do that too. i waited till i went to visit my parents in florida because i knew my mom had several old gallon jars and i knew she'd give them to me as my dad is making her get rid of some of her "junk". she had five and i eagerly brought them home and began the transformation. i quickly realized 5 jars would not be enough. and i had a trip scheduled to visit my sister, so the new ribbon storage system was put on hold for a week. i got back the day before yesterday and couldn't wait to get back to it, but i had to go to target and buy four more jars. not enough. i had to go back to target and buy 3 more jars and a shelf to put them all on. i have been merrily reveling in my ribbon all afternoon and behold the finished product. i can't stop glancing at it admiringly . . .
i know it's enough to start a small business. and i should really never ever buy more. but what's a girl to do. cha summer is this weekend and have you seen the sneak peek from scrapworks? fabulous! and rumor has it that american crafts is releasing 100 new double-sided ribbons. i'm in ribbon lust!
some storage tips in case you're inclined to do the ribbon jar thing too. if the ribbon was longer than a yard, i cut off that much for the jar and put the extra in ziplocs to use in my classes or to give to friends. this was to prevent tangling. and i cut off a snippet of each style and put it in tiny ziplocs by the manufacturer's name in case i couldn't remember later. doubtful that i'd forget any of my lovelies though.
oh! and i finally got my very own pea title. i'm "ribbon hapPea". thanks to gluestickgirl for coming up with my clever new name. it really fits.
ok. enough rambling. here it is . . . my own personal rainbow . . . :D
we had a good one. g's finally feeling better. whew. and hallelujah! he actually looked at the camera and smiled for me. i was in the middle of a serious good photo drought. i'm thrilled with this one! love those eyes. we're visiting my sister in texas this week. yesterday we went to the dallas world aquarium in the afternoon and to see fireworks at night. fun! fun! fun!
