Saturday, January 25, 2014

*WAVE*

*WAVE*
Hey everyone! 
Thank you fro stopping by... it's been a crazy 2 weeks... so I had the flu for like almost 7 days (YUCK) half that was on our trip down state for the funeral, training and some good times with friends. Then sick with a bad cold on the way home -.-
 
Detroit
So, I didnt even go tot eh funeral I feel really bad about that but I just didnt feel well so I stayed at Aunt Mary's house laying on the couch trying not to die. While her youngest Andrew (14 years old) was off school on Friday played the computer and I ordered pizza for lunch from Hungry Howies and let him pick he's the youngest of three I am sure he doesnt get to pick often lol. It was a nice day besides feeling bad about missing the funeral and being sick. The time in Detroit was good tho, got to see family and spend a ton of time with the in-laws whom I love and miss a bunch I hate that they live in Florida still and we moved to Northern Michigan but I love living here.

Grand Rapids 
It was fun I wasnt feeling 100% and i hit my head on Steve's car door to the point I cut my head open nothing serious just hurt like heck and had a starch. But we went to a few game shops and you guys may not know I am a gamer, World of Warcraft (Me, boyfriend and our two friends Steve and Tam {they are married <3 } in Grand Rapids play) we have over the last year gotten into playing card games when we are in town in Grand Rapids called Munchkins well this game has multiple versions, booster packs, fun accessories that have fun/funny rules for the game and things like that. So, we played some versions of that game (MY FAVORITE IS ZOMBIE VERSION, I'm not really into zombies but there is something about this version that just it all works together the drawing on the cards are funny the puns are funny it just all works for me) but we went to like 4 game shops in town, one we all have been to before and like alot and the others we havent been to. It was a nice time I wish my head didnt hurt so bad that one night but the door attacked me lol

Training
Was ok I had been to worse trainings. I got 100% on my test IDK if that factored in the two bonus questions or not but I do know that I got those two right I forgot to ask if that 100% before or after the bonus questions. I was just glad I got my 100% and we got out at 2:30 instead of 4:30 so I was over the moon about that too bc it was about a 4 hour drive home. Got Mc Donald's (which is my favorite restaurant I know i ain't right but I love some sweet tea and french fries) when we got on to I-75 to head home I fell asleep like I was out for like 3 hours. Got home before let me stay in the warm warm car while he shoveled the drive way then just had me bring stuff into the house. Then we both took some Nyquil and went to bed bc by this time he's sick now too. We took the rest of the days off in bed and taking Nyquil. I still have some small symptoms but I was able to work last night so I'm ok with that. 

Today
I want to craft but I'm still sick a little and have to shovel the walk after getting like 5-6 inches at the least worth of snow last night. Ordering boyfriend's Valentines present. I have to do some dishes and then walk to and from work today also fit in a nap bc I have been up since like 7am bc boyfriend got called in early :(  *note* dont like your other half take a manager position the pay is good but the hours suck. boyfriend is a great person and doesnt like to drop the ball on anything which is great for a manager and great for the employees but sucks to be the family of that amazing manager. So, hopefully tomorrow I will get some crafting done or at least post some pictures of some ATC's I did a few weeks back.

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Monday, January 13, 2014

updates 1-13-14

Hey guys. I am sick so my goal to get the landscaping challenge done before I leave on my tip to Detroit, Grand Rapids and Reed City then home. Worked all weekend, boyfriend worked doubles all weekend and still so he's working like 3pm-11pm his schedule this week and then 11pm to 7am bc a midnighter called off. I am not complaining he's the assistant manager and he has to do it but going on our trip he now will be using NO VACATION TIME. Come October when he gets paid out for his unused vacation time will be nice but right now. I'm sick and want to be held lol. Miss Pablo doesn't wanna cuddle... tho the kitty has been by my side most of the day. Also I wanted to do some more in a word CAS-ual Friday card challenge. I have some Sketched out... I usually don't do such things but made a goal to do some.

Also if you don't know I'm a mega fan of Lawn Fawn. Their CHA posts of sneak peeks and their pix on Facebook. I'm so excited for 2014 releases. Their booth at CHA OMG SO DARN CUTE! I told Ashley that I wanted to live in it bc it was so cute. I love the images, cards, products and such.


OH also I got my adapter kit for my Fiskars Fuse Creativity System ( my fancy die cutter/letter press machine) I needed it to be able to use other systems products like dies from Lawn Fawn :) So here's my amazing story... Got some coupons in the mail from Joann's had a 50% off one and I made a deal with Boyfriend to buy the kit this month using my coupon and I wont spend any unnecessary spending while outta town. Which we usually do :) so the kit is originally $89.99 with the coupon it would be like 45ish dollars plus tax so like 50ish dollars. So, I get the kit I also get a washi tape from the dollar bin boyfriend took my dollar bastard and as we get to the register I hand the lady my coupons to scan bc if you don't you don't get any coupons... DUMB. She says to me, "You cannot use your coupon." I was like, "WHAT?!" She's like, "the kit is on sale." I was like,"how much?" She smiled and said, "$35.99, you will be saving $54 dollars." Only one word came out, "WOW!"



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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Ashley's Gifts

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLEY!

Ok! Guys as promised here are the fotos I took and one that Ashley took of the gift I made for her. A Smash book. I made it... took some cardboard from a 24 pack sprite box cut it to size took some paper cut it and folded it then sewed it in. On the front I took some cute paper. I had and glued in on the front and back then some black ducktape and added it to the side that was like the binding side I feel like it made it look more like a book it's not to thick like 6 pages nothing to fancy but Ashley will do amazing things with it. I am sure. Then I took some cute paper I had cut and glued it to the front and back. On the front I added some die cut things I had bought from Walmart's Studio G area then added 3 rhinestones. I have really been into this green and blue themes lately. On the back as usual I made my mark with my name and a little birthday wish to a dear friend. Whom I wish I lived closer to.

front of the handmade smashed book

back of the handmade smashed book

bag of stickers, paper, die cuts and 3 ATC's made for Ashely. I thought this would be funner for her to really make it her own instead of me adding things in the paper she can really make it and use it the way she wants <3!

The back of the bag of stickers, ATC's and paper. Also added a note and the sticky note of the cloudy pig was something i drew to show her how to draw cloudy animals she wanted to do her "let's pretend" ATC's like when you look in the clouds and see animals and shapes so I decided to draw one and take a picture and send it to her and she loved it so I thought i'd keep the sticky note and send it to her also lol <3 Yes we are dorks like that!

All packed up and ready to go this is the back I didnt want to show her address

photo taken by Ashley
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Card two-CAS-ual friday challenge (CFC 125: in a word)

Hello! So yesterday I also did another Fabulous card so this is using the cute out letters from the first card. This is card doesn't seem as clean as the other but still cute.

Card two



This card is a little smaller than card one bc the silvery-glitter paper wasnt that big to start with I would say roughly a 5x7ish size before I made the first card.
So what I did was take white card stock as a base I used the rest of the fancy glittery paper from my dear friends Sara, Miguel and Roy like I did with card one. Then took some white computer paper  letters from the cut out from card one (I had the intent to use them this way) glued it all down. On the inside of the card I put some white computer paper to one give more stability and if someone writes in sharpie or something it doesn't bleed through so I just took a silver sharpie and a ruler and made some lines. I wanted to keep the inside really simple but I could not leave it blank I hate blank cards on the inside. On the back I did kinda the same thing on white computer paper and just put my mark on it and I could not get that one side to stay down but it's ok it's hand made and after 5 minutes of trying I gave up lol
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

CAS-ual friday challenge (CFC 125: in a word)

Hey guys! Ok so I mailed out Ashley's birthday gift. When it arrives to her I will post some pictures (EXCITEMENT!)

As we all know I'm a HUGE fan for Lawn Fawn, if I had more money I wold fo'seriousness own every stamp set. I look forward to buying some dies for some sets I already own now that I have my fancy letterpress/die cutting machine. But I am OVER THE MOON for the images they have posted the over the last week of their upcoming paper set (Hello Sunshine) and the like 3-4 stamp sets they showed. OH MY GOSH guys I am so excited it's not even funny.

Other than you guys should see the sneak peeks that Lawn Fawn has posted I will continue with the CAS-ual Friday Challenge's. I skipped on of the CAS-ual Friday Challenge's the new year one bc I was just uninspired but there were some super cute cards posted.  This next challenge is like the last one a two week challenge more than likely bc everyone is still trying to get back into a routine after the holiday season. I really feel inspired by this challenge and I am sure over the next two weeks I will be doing a few more.

The current challenge is...
 
  Here is my first card



 This card is really cute and I am in love with it. I could not find my Tombow Mono glue I'm so upset about that it's in my bedroom somewhere I was laying in bed and crafting one night last month and lost it *SAD* So, I used my Elmer's No Wrinkle glue, which here in the picture is still a little wet so it looks wrinkly to me but as it drys it straightens out and looks AMAZING!

My card is inspired by a card I seen on the Lawn Fawn YouTube channel


I have also seen a few other's doing this negative dies lately I was going to link them all but of course the only one  I could find is the Lawn Fawn video. Unfortunately, for me I don't have any letter dies yet to do this. So what I did was take white card stock as a base I used some fancy glittery paper from my dear friends Sara, Miguel and Roy. Then took some white computer paper (as we all know I love super lots) I measured it all out on the reverse side drew some letters backwards and then took my x-acto knife and carefully cut them out then glued it all down. If I do say so my self, it looks very well done and I love it. On the inside of the card I put some white computer paper to one give more stability and if someone writes in sharpie or something it doesnt bleed through so I just took a silver sharpie and a ruler and made some lines. I wanted to keep the inside really simple but I could not leave it blank I hate blank cards on the inside. On the back I did kinda the same thing on white computer paper and just put my mark on it and I could not get that one side to stay down but it's ok it's hand made and after 5 minutes of trying I gave up lol

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Monday, January 6, 2014

first week of 2014

Hey guys! I have some pictures of something I made for Ashley for her birthday that is in 2 days and still has not been mailed from Michigan to her in Florida. Our small town post office has had horrible holiday hours so for the last week I've been trying to catch them open when I can but no luck. :( So, when she gets that I will post some pictures :)

Hopefully I will be able to do some crafting or art this week I need some time in the studio... before we go downstate next week to Detroit for grandma-in-laws funeral, she passed away last week. So, trying to get travel plans finalized and also on that trip we are going to Grand Rapids to stay with some dear friends before I have to go to Reed City for training for the new job. So like next week is going to be really crazy.

So, nothing else to new with me working all weekend and got my new fancy phone on Friday so been playing with that. It's a touch screen. I'm hip with the times... ok not really. But thought I would at least post a picture of how it came from the mother-in-law... everyone should take note this is how to ship things to people lol esp to me lol! I just literally opened it dumped it and took a picture!

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