Confession Time… February 8, 2010

I did not watch the Super Bowl. Fanless and I had plans to hang out at Tere’s for the game, but he was doing a job for a client that was going to take most of the day, so we decided to stay put. But, thanks to the creators of Spike.com, I did get to see the Super Bowl commercials (and really, isn’t that the actual reason to watch?). So let me share my faves here.

 

1. Intel Robot – I want one! He’s so cute!

 

2. E-Trade Hustler – “Milka-whaaaa??”

 

3. Betty White Football – My favorite Golden Girl.

 

4. Shamu Bachelor Party – I can only imagine what they are going to tell the bride!

 

5. Doritos Kid – “Keep your hands off my momma!” LOL!

 

6. Parisian Love a la Google – *sigh* So sweet (Fanless brought this one to my attention)!

 

If you want to see all the commercials, go here: http://www.spike.com/superbowl

Scrappiness February 7, 2010

I got together with some of the Scrappy Girls at Barb’s house yesterday for our monthly scrap date. We were all having a “no mojo” day, but we still managed to get some stuff done. I’m pretty proud of myself because I totally pushed myself and managed to get 7 layouts done. (So that’s 19 done, 81 to go!)

 

13-100: Hollywood

Products – Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg paper; AC Thickers alpha; kraft cardstock; misc embellies from my stash )

14-100: Good Times

Products – All items are from a Noel Mignon kit except the yellow Thickers

15-100: Us, Est. ‘08

Products – All are from a Noel Mignon kit except the pink Thickers

16-100: Li’l Helper

Products – All are from either Making Memories Que Sera Sera or Making Memories Serendipity

17-100: Cousins

Products – All are from a Noel Mignon kit except the the green Thickers

18-100: Uncle Christian

Products – All are from Marcella by K Victoria

19-100: Girls’ Night (and yes, I know the apostrophe is in the wrong place; I didn’t notice until after the adhesive had set)

Products – All are from Making Memories Sabrina

Happy Super Bowl Sunday, y’all! Peace out!

This Month… February 3, 2010

I am looking forward to:

• My monthly Scrap Day with the girls. (Pretty paper, pizza, gossip, laughter, too much caffeine, and hours of fun being creative together.)
• Watching “Man v. Food”’s live show from Shula’s Steakhouse at the Alexander Hotel on SoBe (tonight!) with my favorite boy.
• A Super Bowl party at my most awesomest friend’s place.
• An “out-of-the-norm,” completely unromantic, yet totally US, Valentine’s Day outing.
• Maybe, tentatively, a New Found Glory show in Ft. Lauderdale.
• A Miami Heat game with the best. seats. EVER!! (Thanx, babe!!)
• A semi-medical appointment I’ve been putting off forever out of sheer laziness, and finally got around to scheduling.
• Receiving my order from Joann.com (I finally purchased some tools that I’ve been holding off on getting for a LOOOONG time; with their 40% off sale and free shipping promo, I saved $51.80. Pretty sweet deal!)
• Reserving our hotel and getting our tickets for either the Daytona or Jacksonville Supercross next month.

What about you? What are you looking forward to this month?

Scrappiness February 2, 2010

Happy February, everyone! (No, seriously, where did January go???) Nothing exciting to share. Just four more layouts for my 100 Layouts Challenge. Twelve down, 88 to go!!! (Sorry the pictures are crappy. It was raining all day here so no natural lighting available.)

 

9-100: Fair Fun – All products are from KI Memories Juicy Summer collection. I really love how this one turned out. I kept the layout pretty simple since there are so many photos in the collage.

 

10-100: Making Bubbles – All products (except paper flowers) are from Sassafras. (Paper flowers made by me using vintage paper and buttons from my stash; video tutorial HERE, if you’re interested.)

 

11-100: Pony Ride – All products are BasicGrey Indian Summer.

 

12-100: California PCH – All products are Me & My Big Idea Travel collection, except fabric “flower” (made by me using fabric and buttons from my stash).

 

Oh, and in case you’re wondering how I made my photo collages, I used Mosaic Maker from BigHugeLabs.com (http://bighugelabs.com/mosaic.php).  It’s super easy to use, and you have the option of either ordering the prints from them, or downloading the image to your computer and printing them yourself. Just a tip!

 

That’s all for now. Peace out, yo!

Fun at the fair January 26, 2010

WARNING: VERY photo-heavy post!

Just some pictures of the South Florida Fair (Fanless and I drove up to Lake Worth on Sunday to attend the fair with our friends, Kim and Brandon, and their family).

 

We walked in through the Yesteryear Village entrance, and were transported back in time. Yesteryear Village is this cool, year-round, history park located on the fairgrounds, and features actual buildings and artifacts from the 1850s through the 1950s. It includes a general store, a schoolhouse, a church, fire department, jailhouse, and several houses that have been transformed into museum buildings.

 

There’s also an area for kids to play in that features old-fashioned games, like ring toss and a bubble-making station.

 

And, of course, there were the requisite wooden cutout photos.

   

We spent a little time in Yesteryear Village checking out some of the buildings, like the backwoods “Deliverance” shack (complete with outhouse and wooden pony).

   

Eventually we made our way to the actual fair, where we got to check out the animals.

 

 

Mia took her first pony ride…

  

And her first ferris wheel ride, with Daddy and Uncle Fanless.

 

And, naturally, we had to stuff our faces with fair food.

 

 

But none of us were brave enough to try this.

Mia was the big winner at the Balloon Popping Game, where she scored an “Hola Gato” (Hello Kitty’s distant Mexican cousin).

 

And she loved the cowboy hat Uncle Fanless got her.

 

This little angel was so good. She slept through much of the day.

 

And, finally, my absolute favorite photos of the day.

 

The End.

Scrappiness January 22, 2010

Two more (for my 100 Layouts Challenge)! 

 

#9 – Sweet Baby Girl

All products used are from K&Company’s Simply Sweet collection (except the journaling tag and epoxy stickers).

 

#10 – Beightol, Est. 2005

All products used (except the black alpha) are from the Christmas kit I got from Vanessa.  I kept this one pretty simple because it’s a gift for our friends, Kim & Brandon, so it’ll be framed before I give it to them.

 

That’s 10 down, 90 to go… (oy, vey).  Anyway – peace out, yo!!

Scrappiness January 19, 2010

Over the last week, I’ve completed six more layouts for my 100 Layouts Challenge. Products used are listed below the photos.

 

#3 – This Is True Love

Products used: DCWV brown and red cardstock; K&Company Serendipity flower paper, border strip and die cut tag; Thickers alpha

 

#4 – Baby Pictures

All products used are from my Christmas swap kit from Vanessa.

 

#5 – Happiness…

(Journaling reads: “Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.” – John Barrymore)

All products from a Noel Mignon kit, except LOVE dimensional sticker (Fiskars).

 

#6 – So In Love

Design scraplifted from Miss Morgan.

Products used: Making Memories Flea Market paper, chipboard clocks and brads; Thickers alpha; K&Company epoxy hearts.

 

#7 – She’s 4

Design scraplifted from Jaime Pate of the WIP Kits design team.

All products from a Noel Mignon kit.

 

#8 – Making Silly Faces

Design from a sketch by Jana Eubank

All products from a Noel Mignon kit.

Bag lady January 18, 2010

I already did one of these posts a long, looong time ago. But this morning, as I was cleaning out my purse, I was amazed at the amount of stuff I had packed in there, so I just decided to take a picture and share the scary, scary insides of my big bag.

 

First, the bag. It’s a $30 Hollywood Intuition bag from Target. I LOOOOVE this bag. It’s super roomy and has tons of pockets.

And just to prove how roomy it is, here’s everything that was in there as of 7am today (list below photo):

1. My wallet (by Fossil. I love all the little hearts!)

2. Makeup bag from Ulta

3. Baby wipes (I’m notoriously clumsy and I’m always spilling stuff, so these are great for cleaning up)

4. Angel sunglass case (which is empty because I forgot my glasses at my niece’s dad’s house on Saturday night)

5. A million receipts from Publix, Target, CVS…

6. A stack of napkins from Five Guys Burgers

7. Hello Kitty mini-notepad

8. Tape measure

9. My winter gloves (it was cold last week!)

10. Gum

11. Allergy pills

12. Book club selection for January

13. Notebook and pens

14. Nail file

15. Brush

16. Keys

17. Nasal spray (I’m always congested, because of my allergies)

18. Aveeno lotion

19. Facial blotting tissues from the Body Shop

20. Rewetting drops for my contact lenses

21. Peppermint lip balm and Rosebud Strawberry lip salve

22. Assorted hair clips and ties

23. Camera case (for the camera I used to take the picture)

24. Mini digital video camera

25. Mini tripod (gift from Fanless)

26. Directions to the Aveda Institute in Davie (my friend, Agi, did my hair last week)

27. Pickup notice from the post office

28. Calculator

29. Spare batteries for my camera

30. Spare car key

31. Tide-To-Go pen

32. Coin purse (with no coins in it; just bandaids, tylenol and safety pins)

 

So that’s it. I told you it was scary!

 

Peace out, yo!

Why I Scrapbook… January 13, 2010

This video from Shimelle Laine is great at explaining why we do what we do. Enjoy!

Scrappiness January 11, 2010

I’ve completed two layouts so far for my 100 Layouts challenge.

 

#1 – Family Christmas 2009

(Products used: black cardstock, Making Memories Tinsel collection patterned paper, felt embellishment and blue alpha; Making Memories Scrapbook Basics red glitter alpha; K&Company Deck the Halls collection dimensional sticker; snowflake brads from my stash. Tools: Fiskars Apron Lace border punch.)

 

#2 – The 2 of Us  (This one is actually a gift for Tere, and will probably be framed.)

(Products used: My Mind’s Eye patterned cardstock and acrylic title; Webster’s Pages Nature’s Storybook patterned paper (the cutout flowers); Heidi Swapp red flower; red ribbon; Making Memories brad. Tools: Fiskars Apron Lace border punch; Marvy flower punch.)

 

These layouts are not part of the challenge. I actually made these last week when I got together with the girls at Barb’s house.

Products used: Webster’s Pages Postcards from Paris patterned paper, journal card, alphas, and velvet and chiffon ribbon trim; flower from Barb’s stash. =)

Products used: Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg patterned paper and chipboard embellishments; AC Thickers foam alphas; Making Memories chipboard flower; Target $1 Spot journal card and brad.

Products used: Making Memories Tinsel collection paper and chipboard embellies; Pink Paislee blue alphas; AC Thickers gray foam alphas; mini brads from my stash. Tools used: Vanessa’s Martha Stewart snowflake punch.

All products used are from the Noel Mignon Mill Street kit.

Products used: Webster’s Pages Nature’s Storybook paper, journal card, photo corner, alphas, brown and green ribbon; felt scroll ribbon from a Noel Mignon kit (can’t remember which one); flowers from Barb’s stash (thank you, Barb!); Making Memories mini brads; brown embroidery thread.

Products used: Making Memories Tinsel collection papers, embellies and blue alphas; Ki Memories white alphas; K&Company dimensional sticker; Elle’s Studio journaling card (A Moment in Time); Scenic Route lined paper; green stickles. Tools used: Martha Stewart border punch.

 

That’s all for now. Peace out, yo!