I am being bad!

I am at work but was taking a quick break to check what all my fav bloggers were up to before we head out of town for the long weekend. I stumbled across this on CKMBM Joscie's blog that she got from CKMBM Jingles blog and I took the quick quiz and about fell out of my chair laughing because it was so appropriate! Who knew I would be so easy to define? a few quick multiple choice questions and BAM!

You Are Comic Sans

You are a nothing but a big goofball. You're quite playful and fun! You're widely known for your zany personality and your vivacious attitude. To say that you stand out in a crowd would be a definite understatement. Remember that you are overwhelming at times and that people appreciate you best in small doses.

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Change is Good

When the girls got out of school for the summer and we got to relax a little, enjoy the summer sun and play it was a time to celebrate. Now school has started up again and nothing could be sweeter than sending their smiling little baby faces back into the doors of learning. It's all about change, a little bit 'o this and a little bit 'o that.

exhibit #1
I picked up this little essential back to school supply. I have been wanting one and since I am going to have to send my poor Rebel off to Canon for repairs I couldn't see any reason why I couldn't get some new goodies right along with the girls.
My first homework assignment is to study the guide. Even if I don't get an 'A' knowing how to use some of the functions will be it's own reward. 'Change is good. . . Change is good. . . '

Exhibit #2


This little sweet cheeks is actually on her way to her second week back at dance and happy as we were when last season was finally over we are even more pleased to have our new schedules (No Saturday classes!!! yea!!) new shoes, new tights, new suits, new bags and most especially we are so happy Becca's hair is too short to have to put a bun on her over sensitive head!! Change is sooo good.


Exhibit #3

Bed time is back on! Mama now has some happy scrappy time or bed time, either will do!! As fun as it was working on projects with this adorable trio, it is a lot of work to keep the paint going on the projects and not the already seriously damaged craft room carpet, crayons in the box, fighting over who has priority use of the 'good' scissors and who the last person to use the glue stick was. I am happy to be able to create and have elbow room, sweet silence is just a bonus.

I rest my case.

CKU explained (without a camera:o()

Loved making this cover for the Ali Edwards Evolution class. Most people painted the entire cover including the lace card stock black, which of course was very chic.

That night as I was starring at this beautiful thing I decided to push it a little farther and add some glorious Glimmer Mist and if you knew how proud I was of it before i took this daring step you could not believe that I love it more now, but I do.

I plan to coat the cover with modge podge to keep the lace cs from peeling up and ripping. We used some extremely sticky spray glue that worked wonderfully to hold it down for most people but I went lightly and carefully with it since some people including my room mate Kathryn had extremely sticky spray glue on their hands and even arms that, being extremely sticky spray glue, would not come off!

This is the -in Ali's words- 'Hello, I am making an album' page the Heidi S. transparency is it's own page so when you turn it the picture below has nothing on it. So freakin' cool!!!

There are many pages made from transparencies in this album, little 6x8 pages with just pictures of the same size on each side, such a neat element. Another little page she had us do was with pictures we had that did not necessarily fit into her specific guideline, was to take two pictures of the same size put them back to back, punch holes in them and voila you have cute little page! This book is so fun with all the different size pages and elements. Another favorite page in this album is on the back of three full size chipboard pages we added these page protector thingies for the journaling - New To Me! Love it!!

I did go to about 20 other classes too. We all made slide books with Piggie Tales ( their new line looks so fantastic including these super cute springs for page elements), we made a mini book for CKU memories with a page by each of the designers that were each fun in their own way, Lisa B's page was so her and she used the cutest brads that I still don't know the manufacturer of :( the making memories page turned out really cute as well. We also all made a full sized 2 page lo with Scenic Route using my new favorite thing Glossy Accents which is so fun to use. We used it in the Tim Holtz class as well but we used it as a glue on the back of some 'fragments' (clear acrylic shapes) that we put on patterned paper and then cut out to use as elements on our mirrors.

I was originally thinking 'I don't want to make a mirror' I am so glad I did! Not that I totally love the mirror itself but the techniques we used were jaw dropping cool, for me. Crackle paint is so much easier to use than I thought it would be! if you haven't tried it, try it! We used ink in ways I would never have thought of! AmaZing! And holy cow did you know you can run grunge board thru your die cut machine using an embossing folder and change the pattern on it as many times as you want? WOW definitely on my want list.

I took classes using the quick cuts revolution and a rusty pickle class that I made this fun album with tons of flips, folds and funky pockets! Lance is a blast, he was constantly saying 'okay this is how you do it NOW, GO'! LOL!

What an incredible experience! a 5 day party with 500 scrap'n freaks like me from all over the world, inspiration by the truck load from all the people I have been admiring from a distance all these years who are so down to earth and friendly, even Lisa B. who had her picture taken with practically every woman and one guy there was much more charming than I could ever have been. All this AND yea AND!! I took five bags full of give-a-ways home! Seriously, and I was one who bought hardly nothing and only won a few drawings for small items. People were winning literally buckets, arm loads and handy shoulder bags full of scrap goodness! by Saturday night people were hoping they would NOT get anything else! sound impossible? believe me, I was there and although I did not take notes as suggested, I did hear this repeated often enough to remember it! CKU if you have not gone, GO! If you have been you know what I am talking about!

CKU

i have no pictures to share. My Rebel quit on me the very first day i had taken 2 pictures then it was gone. big time suck!! :( i had such a wonderful time and all i have to remember is my feeble mind of already slackening memories. It may be time to break out my very serious journaling hat.

i am now a very devoted fan of Ali E. she has buckets of inspiration that she slops on every single person in her vicinity, AMAZING.
i can now understand why people are crazy stalking style fans of tim holtz too, he had some fantastic ideas for technique. i bought the scissors.

Had an incredible time and maybe later in the week when i am not so bummed about my loss i might feel up to scanning a few projects to share.

TTFN

Flat Amigos

Midnight release of Breaking dawn, the last installment of a series that I haven't even read. Somehow I was out past my bedtime Friday night to pick up this hot item with a freak... um... I mean a friend and 500 other fans! I had to bring the flat chicks since they felt they needed a night out too.

We got out of there just before 1am (I look pretty good for that time of day, don't cha think ;o) and then headed down the street to a little pool hall and got some great shots of the flat chicks livin' it up in Vegas, but I can't share 'cause this is Vegas Baby!