it was a kodachrome kind of sunset
sing it with me.....i've got a nikon camera
i love to take a photograph...
makes you think all the world's a sunny day
i miss my little blog, yes, i do!
i am just jumping in feet first to get it rolling again
already, i am wanting a redecorating of the sidebars...
(this facebook/twitter stuff has me all discombobulated
in the webisphere...so displaced, i am! lol!)
it's difficult to get things done lately. difficult, that is, unaccompanied....
this little critter has taken up residence here via olivia and her big heart full of love. the mommy cat was abandoned and a neighbor took it in while pregnant, housed the new kittens and mommy, and now needs to find good homes for the 6 little cuties. of course olivia was instantly in looooooove.
"but mom," she reasoned, "we just have this connection..."
i'm such a sucker.
well, at least he keeps me company while i'm prepping my kits for Creative Escape 2009 Singapore.
much to do, and so little time!!! i am really excited about this event, though. i've been putting my heart into these kits, and really enjoying working with the gorgeous varitey of Prima products i've packed into it. this is going to be a gorgeous, fun album!!!
here's some more sneaks of what is going on....more to come!!!
** layout copyright 2009 by tia bennett for www.twopeasinabucket.com
this new page in the garden at TwoPeas (translation: "this new scrapbook layout in the design gallery at a scrapbooking website") is totally how the sunshine is making me feel today! i am so happy spring is right around the corner.....march20.....because i am aching for blue skies!! :)
do you remember my affinity for russian dolls? i have been adoring them for awhile now, making mini-album classes, digital kits, even painting my own wooden dolls! well, i have to give a shout out to Hero Arts for these adorable matryoshka stamps! i used them for some fun cards this garden, too:
in other news...
happy birthday to my grammy!
we celebrated my grandmother's birthday this weekend with a nice afternoon tea with just "the girls". it was pretty fun! after our good eats, we rummaged through the complimentary basket of hats (i wonder now only too late how many heads they have been on?) and had a little fun with them...in that nerdy way that we do. :)
i've named these:
"Kara Goes MI6", "Glamour Shotz by Deb", and "London Barbie Bri"
it was a pretty awesome nerdfest.
and last but not least, a sad farewell to a Sister Missionary in our Ward who has been transferred to a new area today. we are so, so sad to have to say goodbye for now to Sister Neumann; she has been a firecracker in our area and an inspiration to our family. (my husband is the Ward Mission Leader at church, and so he spends a lot of time coordinating with our sister missionaries. they're at our house quite alot!) anyway....we wish her the best in her new area!!!
but i'm still so happy Sister Jang will still be here. she just rocks. she's from south korea. i try to bow to her, but it just makes her giggle. LOL. she has this totally adorable connection with baylor...it just makes my heart warm!! :)
i am using a REALLY basic ripple pattern that i found at Coats & Clark
and 100% pure cotton worsted weight yarn by Lion Brand
(i love it's rich colour-way and warm weight)
i strayed from the pattern with regards to a stripe/color pattern
(who says you have to follow all the rules, anyway?)
and have just been having fun using up the stash of colors i have in my bin
i'm only about 5/8ths of the way done
(i like a nice LONG lap blanket that will pillow around my sides!)
but it's proving to be a very nice companion to my DVR'd tv shows
with the family in the evenings :)
i love a good mail day. like this weekend. i had a good mail day this weekend.
you see, i've joined forces with Prima Marketing, Inc. to teach classes with their fabulous products, and now have a smattering of NEW products to mess around with!
doesn't that just look salivatingly spectacular? the texture in this tablefull of tempting tidbits is out of this world.
my first endeavour with this fun new project?
(you knew it wouldn't be baby steps....no, not this bungee jumping lady...)
it's time to dust off my passport, because it's in...
i am so excited!!! donna and kah-mei are just some of the most amazingly creative chicas out there...it should be an event to remember!
my class is called "Pieces of My Heart", and will be a "freestyle" type express album where we'll use lots of brand new Prima products full of texture, combined with a myriad of fun techniques to create mixed-media (yes, even hybrid!) layouts for a heart-felt album. it will even include an exclusive CD full of *new* digital printable designs made ONLY for the class!!
i'm in the process of sprucing up my blog with a little pre-spring cleaning!
please forgive the changes....thank you!
here is a lovely french quarter lantern in the meantime. :)
happy birthday to my dear sissy, kara!
she shares her birthday with a groundhog,
but overshadows him in awesomeness EVERY winter,
i assure you!
:)
but just to provide a little humble sisterly love...
(evil snicker)
i am going to share a recent "find" care of my dear darling little sister...
i found an old, OLD journal of mine
(i think i was about seven...which makes her about five!)
and was giggling through the entries...
when lo, and behold, i looked at the back cover page
and found an age-old message she'd left me there.....
at least she said it "with love", right?
hahahaha!!!!!
i love you, too, kara.
;-D
remember that fun wireless printer i am using by epson?
well i just spotted this deal when i was heading over there to buy more ink today...
it was too good a deal to not pass along!
