Misc.

Happy Wednesday! It’s been three days since I last posted…did you miss me? ;)

Goodness, so much has happened since I last wrote to y’all. I have made lots of new cards (yay!) and have also been working on some fun projects for an upcoming craft fair. Yes, I’m doing my first fair! I got asked to be a part of one via Etsy (lots of opportunities can happen when you have an Etsy store!). She told me about the fair, I asked some questions and now I’m going to be a part of the fun! It sounds like it’s going to be super nice. It’s one block from the new, high-end stores in Bellevue. I’m so stoked, but I’m also really nervous. Hopefully people will like what I have! I’m going to be working on lots of fun little gift items along with my cards and also a few surprises. :) Don’t worry, I’ll post my creations to my blog….want all of you who can’t come to let me know your thoughts!

While we are talking about craft fairs….have you ever done one? I was looking at SCS to see what tends to sell and also get an idea of what to sell my items for. A lot of the cards sell for super cheap, which is making me a little nervous. I can’t justify selling a card that took at least an hour to make for $2.00. When I go to fairs I’m not really looking for a “cheap deal”- I usually look for nice, quality gifts and such. What do you look for? Any suggestions, tips and thoughts are most appreciated!

In closing, just want to let you all know that I’m going to have some fun blog candy soon! Let’s just say that it’s going to be rainin’ Making Memories items for some lucky person. :)

Stamps: Holiday Button Bits
Paper: White, Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink:Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Cream grosgrain, SU! scallop border punch, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Raspberry Fizz buttons

Hello sweet friends!

First of all, thank you to everyone who has left a comment on my Embellish the Cure post! I’m glad that you all liked the card! I was surprised to see how many “new” people left a comment…I love when I get comments from people who haven’t commented before!

Today I have a sweet, simple Fall card for you. This card was made in a matter of minutes- the best kind of card! I love these DeNami pumpkins- they’re so whimsical and fun! Oh yes, and did you see that yummy chocolate brown grosgrain ribbon? It’s utterly amazing to work with! Lately, grosgrain ribbon and I have been the best of buds….I just can’t get enough! I have over 20 different colors and widths- it’s quite ridiculous. :)

Since it’s Fall, I have been obsessed with my pumpkin items again. Let’s go back to the archives and see my first post mentioning pumpkin spice lattes, shall we? Now, I can’t have coffee anymore (makes me feel sick), but I CAN still have pumpkin goodies. My three favorites: pumpkin smoothies, pumpkin steamers and of course, pumpkin bread! I simply can’t get enough pumpkin. In fact, I recently bought pumpkin scented soap! Yes, I know, it’s a little overboard. :)

Well, that’s all for now. Have a fab day, girlies!

As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Medium Dot Circle Frame, Pumpkin Patch Border, Assorted Greetings stamp set
Paper: Brown Kraft, Cream, Golden Tangerine
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Versamark
Other: Chocolate Brown grosgrain, 2″ scallop circle punch, 2½” scallop circle punch

Now before you start to worry, no, I don’t have the flu. *knock on wood* I know lots of people who do though. I love the changing of the leaves, wearing scarves, boots and gloves and also drinking hot apple cider….However, I HATE that everyone comes down with the flu during this season. With the whole scary H1N1 epedemic, I’m terrified that I’m going to catch it. Yes, I can sometimes be extremely paranoid. But seriously, can you blame me? If anyone were to get sick, that person would be me. I was born with the worst immune system EVER. I wash my hands constantly, eat {fairly} healthy and have good hygiene- too bad that isn’t enough.

This weekend went by entirely too fast. The only thing I really got accomplished was a few hours of nap time. Oh yes, I did make a couple cards and I also went to a concert, but that was about it. Did you do anything fun?

Before I forget to tell you, I FINALLY opened my Big Shot machine! Since it had been a while since I learned how to use it, I watched a couple YouTube videos to get me familiar with it again. Seriously, what did we do before YouTube? They have so many useful videos on there (and yes, also some funny non-useful ones). All I had to do was type in “Big Shot Spellbinders” and a whole slew of videos came out. YouTube saved my machine AND myself a lot of heartache. ;)
Since we’re talking about dies, do you have any favorite Spellbinder dies? Any that are on your wish list? I have my eye on few….we’ll see if I can resist for a little while longer.

Okay, I need to wrap this up. I have a few cards waiting to be scanned for the blog- hopefully I can get around to that soon!

‘Night, girlies!

Stamps: Everyday Button Bits
Paper: Brown Kraft, White, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Bitty Box Basics, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia Versafine, Tea Dye Duo
Other: twine, olive buttons, SU! scallop border punch

Judging from the title, I’m sure you thought I strayed from my diet! Well, I sort of did….but not on cupcakes. I was running errands with my sister and I got struck with a horrible stomach pain. Reason: I got way too hungry. After bypassing the normal fast food joints, I decided that I really wanted Taco Time. I ended up getting a whole wheat beef soft taco. It’s not horrible for you, and it totally satisfied my hunger pains. I need to keep some granola bars or something in my car…can’t be making this a habit!

While running errands, we stopped at the grocery store and stocked up on some foods. I got yogurt {big surprise}, cheese, bananas and I got some yummy looking granola. As soon as I got home, one of my sisters opened it right away and tried out a bowl. She said it was delicious…can’t wait to give it a try!

These past few days it has been pouring down rain. I’m so scared for the place I work. There has been HUGE talk of a flood in the Kent valley, so I’m nervous about all this rain. I have never witnessed major flooding, so this is a little nerve wrenching.

Yet again I have loads of laundry to put away. I should probably get going.

Hope you all have a fun weekend! I’m getting low on cards to post….guess that means I need to start creating some more!

Stamps: Cupcake Collection
Paper: Brown Kraft, White, Dark Chocolate, Bitty Box Basics, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia Versafine, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Light yellow saddle stitch ribbon, extra fine glitter, Quickie glue pen, yellow & tan markers

Hello sweet blog friends!

Just got back from an intense session at the gym. I don’t think I have sweated that much ever. This morning I woke up with really sore calves. I felt like I was “waddling” everywhere…hopefully I didn’t look like too much of a dork. ;)

At work we are working on our Spring/ Summer 2010 collection. I think it’s going to take me months to get used to seeing the digits 2010. Is it weird to anyone else? Anyhow, moving back to the subject at hand….I am so excited about this new collection. When it gets closer to the time of release, I’ll be sure to have some fun samples and maybe even some sneak peeks!

Lately I have been trying to have some healthy snacks. I picked up these delicious Pomegranate Cranberry fruit & oat bars at Target the other day. Oh yes, and they are drizzled in yogurt! It’s not the healthiest snack in the world, but it’s better than a candy bar, cookies, cake, donuts, etc…. :) I was thinking about picking up some non-peanut trail mix (I’m allergic to anything peanut related), but none of them looked all that good. I’ve never really liked trail mix, except for the M&M’s! Maybe I should make my own….

Okay, well that’s a wrap for tonight. Have a fab night, and I’ll talk with you all soon!

Stamps: Small Solid Circle, Vintage Labels, Signature Christmas, Fancy Flourishes
Paper: Brown Kraft, Red, Dark Chocolate, New Leaf
Ink: Vintage Sepia Versafine, Satin Red Versafine, Spring Moss
Other: Martha Stewart double scallop border punch, brown grosgrain ribbon