Sunday, October 26, 2008

On A Scrappy Note....

A few days ago Jenni Bowlin put up some sneak peaks for next month's kit....the papers are wonderful!  I love her style, and November's kit promises to be one of my favorites.  And I cannot wait to see if she releases some kits of her classes from Silver Bella, they would be a great addition to our stockpile of Christmas decorations!

As a fan of Tim Holtz, I'm thrilled Distress Stickles are hitting the market! Personally, I have a lot of fun with glitter, and Stickles have been made using glitter much easier, because using glitter can otherwise be so messy; with Stickles I don't find glitter on the kids once I'm done with a project. With Distress Stickles it will finally be easier to get the glass glitter look, without having to risk getting glass shards in your hands. 

Ali Edwards has put some more examples from blog readers for her "Week in the Life" project, and they are all so beautiful! The project is such a great idea, and it fabulous to see what people are doing with it. And Ali's Halloween mini book is really cool, definitely worth checking out; I definitely need to get some more of the Hambly web rub-ons after seeing what she's done with it!

Saturday, October 25, 2008

The Golden Gate


As usual, having Andy here makes for a fun weekend. This time we spent the afternoon crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, and having dinner on Fisherman's Wharf, typical touristy stuff John and I have done many times before, but are always fun to do again.



Today was the perfect day for being on the bridge, clear skies and wonderful breeze (and not just from the passing cars), and there were seemed like hundreds of sailboats in the bay. 

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Once again it's become an incredibly hectic week, a recurring theme around here. I did get some time to work on the newest Jenni Bowlin project kit, otherwise it's been doctors appointments, meetings and a field trip!
Here's what I got to do to make myself happy in the midst of crazines...I'll post pictures of the finished products later (or you can visit Jenni's site, since it'll be exactly the same :) )

Monday, October 13, 2008

SFAC Monday Challenge - That's me?!?

I love this idea, scrapbooking a picture of yourself from childhood. It's so easy to focus on preserving our children's antics, but frankly my kids are just as interested in what me and my husband did as children. I've had a great time this afternoon digging through my baby pictures, reminiscing about things like this swing set; in my mind this was the coolest thing I'd ever had! 

To add to my crafting pleasure, I've finished six layouts in the last two days, and I can still see the top of my desk and the floor in my office!! It's truly a scrapbooking miracle. Furthermore, my mom sent me "Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day", and I can't wait to watch it tomorrow while I work on the SFAC challenge. Tomorrow promises to be a great day :) 

Saturday, October 11, 2008

I saw this bumper sticker when we were in San Francisco last week, and I love it!!  And it reminded me how much I love some forms of Danish food....I'm craving frikadeller!!  So bad!! 

Between this, and the most recent post on Pink Latte, I want to job on a plane right now for an extended stay in DK. It's been way too long!!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

A Day at the Museum

We spent an adventurous afternoon at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Matty wanting to see dinosaurs, and the rest of us wanting something fun and interesting to do. I've been there several times growing up, but hadn't been back in about 20 years. A major renovation has just been finished, and though we saw most of the museum, there a few things we need to go back and check out.

One of the coolest things they had was a rainforest exhibit, at the top there were hundreds of butterflies, or according to Sofie, "butterbies"; she was chased by a butterfly across the atrium, much to the delight of about 40 people!  After that she enjoyed the "butterbies" from a safe distance.

Today was my last day for Ali Edwards "Week in a Life" challenge, and now I have to start figuring out how I want to put everything together. She has some great formatting ideas, including templates for creating separation for each day. Her finished project looks great, and she uses baseball card pages for hers! I love that idea, and plan to "scraplift" it. 

I also want to send a shout out to the Scrap for a Cure girls for the success with their October kits. They have only two of the main kit left, and I highly recommend it; they are serious that there is 25% more product...I've never had this much stuff come in a kit! Check it soon, last I checked there are only 2 left.

Monday, October 6, 2008

New adventures...


Finally the weather started to be more autumnal, and we could go for a walk without suffering heat stroke!  And Sof was able to start utilizing her birthday gifts...she looks fabulous her new sunglasses; the stroller also got quite a workout.  She actually made it almost all the way home pushing the stroller herself, for which John was very grateful.

The other remarkable event of the day was that I was out of bed at 4:45 am on a Sunday!  I spent the morning at the Alameda Antique Fair with friends, and found some great items, including a typesetter drawer I've been lusting for ever since I saw what Ali Edwards did with hers.  It's in great condition, and just needs some minor repairs, then I can start filling it with goodies!

Speaking of Ali Edwards, I've had a wonderful time working on the Week in a Life challenge, it's really jump started my enthusiasm for scrapbooking. Things have been so hectic lately it's been difficult to focus on one project long enough to complete it; but Week in a Life has refocused my attention, and it's been so much fun focusing on the everyday things that are usually so mundane, and distract from other things I'd rather be doing. I'll try to have photos up later this week of some finished products.