Scraps of Time

My Latest Crafts!!!

2010-06-05T09:10:00.000-07:00

and a rambling post! It's funny cause since going back to work full time, I've prob gotten more creative stuff done. My house is an absolute disgusting wreck but hey, priorities right? I had a wonderful Etsy seller ask me if I was a quilter. And will respond here too cause I dont think my rambling response went thru to her.

First I LOVE Etsy and didnt really discover it/use it til recently. After I get the kids to bed, I often stay up late either doing something creative, reading quilting books/mags (now beading mags) and/or if no energy for any of that, I LOVE to look at what others are creating. I'm on a quilting board but love to look at a wide variety and many on the quilting board are creating year long masterpieces (that are GORGEOUS) but not super inspiring to me. My motto has always been: fast and easy. The ADHD mind of a busy mom - right? Plus stuff has to be super durable. Another reason I've also been on Etsy is that I've wanted to replace some of my quilts now that I have some income. We literally had worn out large twin size quilts I've used for years protecting the couches from kids/animals and just with heavy duty cuddle time. Of course I just keep patching them together but wanted a few new things. I went thru a big pink phase and almost all my early stuff is Rachel Ashwell based (whites/pinks): not the sturdiest of fabrics, altho suspect I will always love it. Now have a huge desire to work with pinks/oranges etc. Into Bright. On kind of a funny note since this is a blog about different types of scraps (incl paper).. finding it so interesting that many of the paper companies for paper scrapping are now getting into fabric (Basic Grey, Cosmo Cricket), etc.

I have purchased two quilts from Etsy and love both. One has much applique in it and some gorgeous quilting. I asked the seller and she doesnt use a longarm. I can only BEGIN to imagine how long it takes to do the tedious quilting she did in this quilt. The other is very basic but just loved her pattern. Anyway, I hope it's ok with Etsy sellers to heart their stuff if we dont always buy. I suspect it is. It's inspirational and I do buy some. I still consider myself a beginner quilter.. maybe a bit more than beginner. My greatest barriers in going forward are time and patience. Even if I had the time, not sure I'd have the patience. I have pieces cut out for a Moda Blush quilt and it's been sitting for three weeks. Hopefully soon!!

In meantime I did finish a few beading projects. Another reason I love Etsy : lampwork beads. And probably will end up buying more beads from Etsy if I keep beading. Pics of two projects. One which is an anklet and one which is a bracelet but too long.. need to re-string! Want to do a bracelet as an end of year gift for one of my kids' teachers and a bday gift for friends' bday coming up. Will post those when done. The "too long" bracelet was to be a prototype of teachers' gift so it will prob be similar....

Super FAST and EASY, but pretty, Strip Quilt

2010-05-16T13:21:00.000-07:00

using Moda's Verna. Love the Springy colors. Pics arent that great and dont show quilting. Had a harder time with the quilting on this and not sure why, maybe cause of the longer strips... who knows? Hopefully working on another quilt this afternoon.. A larger quilt using Moda's Blush! :)

Beads, Beads and More Beads

2010-04-24T10:46:00.000-07:00

Like I needed a new hobby right? WRONG!!! I was given the most beautiful bracelet for xmas by a friend and after doing some research learned that the bracelet contained "lampwork" beads, or Murano glass beads. I decided to try and make my own after looking at prices on Etsy (granted many of these folks have purchased hand made, beautiful beads). I have no clue what this endeavor may hold but will share when complete~!

Oilcloth Bag

2010-04-24T10:44:00.000-07:00

I should have done something different with the straps - still may pull off and fix....

Feeling Creative Lately!!

2010-04-24T10:32:00.000-07:00

I havent posted/updated here in forever, so thought I'd load a few pics if nothing else, for my own tracking. I've gone back to work and surprisingly enough, have wanted to spend the evenings/weekends doing crafty projects. We wont discuss how neglected the house is tho!!

A gal I work with was talking about sewing and I remembered an almost complete quilt I had done years ago for my daughter. It was just taking up space when it should be sitting nice and fresh on her bed. So I pulled the sewing machine out of it's typical cramped space and moved it to the dining room table where it's lived since. Amazing how much easier it is to play when equipment is easily accessible. So in addition to her quilt, I finished an oilcloth bag I also started years ago and did a quilt in colors I've not used in past (more reds/modern looking vs. the more subtle shabby chic stuff().. I've fallen in love with Moda's line of pre-cut fabrics: charm packs, jelly rolls and turnovers. I have purchased a bunch of these and have several quilts in mind including a baby quilt for a friend. But next up, I will start working on a nautical theme (sailboat quilt) for my oldest and maybe a table runner or two (or wallhanging).. I love the fast/quick (satisfaction now) type projects!! So here are a few pics of recent projects!

Latest card

2009-04-26T15:53:00.000-07:00

OK so I've been soo out of scrapping - digi or otherwise forever now. Sad cause I can't even prob tell you what I used on this silly card. Actually I can so email me if you really want to know, but not gonna list cause I dont think anyone follows this - more for me. Hopefully will be helping out on a few yearbook pages soon (for kids' school) which will force me to find my digi groove. Did this card very quickly but given how fast I did it, was fairly happy how it came out. I love my Copics altho didnt layer much color here. I also love that I can quickly make a bday card when I'm out! :) Biggest prob is just pulling all the junk out. I soooo can't wait for the day I have more space!

a Thank You Card, Guy Colors :)

2009-01-19T16:55:00.001-08:00

Sooo for me, doing a card with more muted/toned down colors is sometimes of a challenge. I wanted to do a special card for a special friend who spoiled our kids rotten for the Holidays. I'm still on a huge learning curve with these Copic markers but having a lot of fun. I just keep playing! Of course I am addicted and wanting more. This is the thing about the paper crafting world. You ALWAYS want more... the latest and greatest. I swear it has to be right up there with video games in terms of being recession proof. I struggled with my Cricut for a bit today attempting to do something to soften up the hard lines (too many straight/rectangular things going on for me), and got really frustrated. I've had my Cricut (original ) for several years and mostly have appreciated for kids' projects. I'm truly thinking of selling it. My new love: nestabilities with my Big Shot (another piece of equipment I've had for years but with a "universal platform" which was inexpensive, it's taken on a new life... being able to run other company's dies thru). I'll prob ultimately keep my Cricut, cause I'd probably get all of $20 for it or something like that, and I do enjoy using once in awhile to cut numerous shapes for the kids (thinking forward to V. Day).

ANYWAY, the thank you card. Used one of my fav' papers from awhile ago: We R Memory's Boho Chic.. rest is Bazzill. Got the buttons thru a scrap club I was in a few years back. Image is Stampendous Changito Monkey - so cute! OHHH.. and discovered Gina K's pure Luxury paper and it's truly Pure Luxury.... the stamped image is on 120 wt paper which isnt necessary for stamping but what I've been using as I play of late. That with Brilliance or Memento Ink, seems to prevent bleeding.

There are many things I wished I could have done differently here, but given we're nearly a month out from the Holidays, just wanted to finish up and get to him!

Welcome Baby Card!

2009-01-15T16:20:00.000-08:00

So it's been nearly a month since I posted and not great about posting here anyway, but had to post this as I'm fairly happy with the way it turned out. I 've learned in the past few weeks, Copics are awesome, but there's a learning curve. Of course you need to have some basic understanding of "coloring, shadowing, etc " (all of which I still need to really learn,) BUT there are some basics you need to deal with in using these alcohol based markers. Paper and ink can make a huge difference and it took much experimenting and research to determine what was gonna work best. The card posted here uses Brilliance Ink on SU Whisper white cardstock. I got a tiny bit of bleed, but not much. The SU ink didnt seem to work well for me at all. I just got some Gina K Luxury, 120 wt paper which is supposed to be great (altho Walmarts generic -Georgia Pacific, 110 wt paper, is supposed to be good too). The inks (in my research thusfar) that seem to be recommended are Brilliance and Memento (as well as a handful of others). On the Copic website you can download a booklet which outlines which inks they feel work best.

AND then there's the incredible Marianne's blog "I like Markers" where I've learned so much. She works for Copics, gives classes, etc. Here's her address:

http://ilikemarkers.blogspot.com

Anyway, the card is a Welcome Baby card for a friend. The stamp is from Pink Cat Studio, Cardstock is Bazill, patterned is K and Co. Used Nesties for embossing (in Big Shot - that was fun) and the new Storybook Cricut cartridge for die cutting.

And just got the SU set Happy Heart Day - sooo adorable and versatile. Can be used for V. Day but also for bdays, thank yous! Given my two older kiddos have to make 50 home made V. Day cards I thought this would be a great set! Hoping to see the new Stampin up catalog soon - hear it's great!

Copics: My LATEST obsession!!

2008-12-22T14:32:00.000-08:00

Incredible Markers BUT HUGE price!! I'm wondering if they're available in Korea? They're imported from Japan and wonder if some of my friends traveling might be able to find? Anyway, just got a basic set as my xmas gift and soooo excited to try... yee-haw!! :)

Some great websites on the markers:

www.copicmarker.com
www.copicmarkers.com
http://www.oozak.com/

and this person's blog is AMAZING for everything Copic:

http://ilikemarkers.blogspot.com/

Paper Doll Set - TOOO FUN!!

2008-12-22T14:26:00.000-08:00

Ok so my next venture of late was to do a Paper doll set with another MFT set. I love this set and so do my kids! They've had more fun coloring in the images and cutting out and playing with them. I stamped the images, colored and then laminated with my Xyron. Unfortunately the Basic Grey magnets aren't sticking real well as the magnets are so strong they slide off the laminate. I'll have to play with some of my different glues. All and all tho a super fun project.. but like doing anything with kids around.. already missing one of the pieces - oh well!! Will tackle next time we've got the stamps out.

Here they are:

Inside the tin.. extra dolls and their dress-up clothes! The missing piece which will hopefully show up is a super cute green tu-tu!

With Mermaid and bear outfit on

Outside of tin... doll is magnetized so can be removed.

Back into Paper Crafting!

2008-12-22T14:20:00.000-08:00

And having a lot of fun! I go thru spurts and every year about this time, I jump back into paper crafting. I'm loving the MFT - My Favorite things stamps as it allows we adults to act like kids again and *color*!! :) Sooo much fun. I did my Flopsey bunny card with my Prismacolor pencils but I didnt have a smooth white cardstock so it didnt come out great. But all in all, was fun and will file and def use in future. I want to build up my stash of homemade cards so I dont have to do them at the last moment. So here's Flopsey:

2008-12-03T18:22:00.000-08:00

Just catching up:

and yes.. lots to catch up on!

Only a few LO's... I'm pathetically behind! Have spent Fall doing some un-eventful invites to bdays and other get-togethers...In other words not a lot of interesting stuff to post:

Ok so here they are:

Artemia Quick page (page by artist Colleen)
"after5designs"
http://www.afterfivedesigns.com/
A Benefit Digi pack for a family hit with a tragedy!

Asian Artistry Kit from Jen Andersen (After Five Designs)
Japanese foliage stamp: Design fruit

A Little Journal I made for Ellie!

2008-09-28T07:35:00.000-07:00

for school...

used a Hambley overlay, basic grey papers (Blush), a 7 gypsies "tied" kit and the 7 Gypsies gaffer tape, KI Memories Icicles (letters.. which seem to get harder and harder to find), Tiim Holtz distressing ink...fun. fun!

I continue to be sooo behind!

2008-09-15T19:08:00.000-07:00

We learned about 10 days ago that Andrew's foster mother will be visiting the US. We're so thrilled for her and actually contemplated going as we so regret not travelling to bring him home. But for so many reasons feel it's not a good idea, and that's been hard. So I've spent this time, doing a photo montage DVD for her as well as a Shutterfly album of his second year. It was hard doing a pre-planned album (when you digi-scrap) in many ways but worked beautifully and got it done fairly quickly. I so hope we can meet her soon. The first LO is Anderews 21st month LO.. And yes, for anyone who follows I'm missing month 20.. have the pic and just need to do. The "Reflect" LO of my dd was also done (as was Andrew's LO) with a pic from our recent trip to Lake Tahoe. I used Randi Oh's beautiful "Flora " mini kit. It's available at Gotta pixel and eventually will be available at "A Cherry on top (ACOT)"... So that's the scoop .. For anyone wanting to see Andrew's photo montage will post that link too!

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

2008-07-28T17:23:00.000-07:00

Thought I'd try to Catch up!!

Bad blogger that I am!! I have a few LO's I havent had a chance to post and some new ones I've recently done. Summer has just flown by and can't believe that school will be starting in several weeks. Of course our drama continues as we still have no clue where the kids will attend - major grhhhh!

The pics with Ellie vaulting/riding... Have to say - major mama brag! She hadnt vaulted in so long and yet didnt care - cause... it meant riding an extra day - of course that supercedes all else! She was amazing. She rides at Giant Steps - a therapeutic Equestrian program and it's been awesome for her.. for tone issues, receptive language issues and just general self-confidence! She and her riding partner rode in front of several hundred folks, for an Arts and Equestrian Festival, and I had no clue how she'd do! She was a HOOT!! She saw her regular classmates in the stands and waved every time they passed and after it was all done, she had to bow! I asked her "who told her to do that"? And she said "no one mom, you're just supposed to!"... OK.. should have known - LOL!!

Anyway, here are a few of my latest LO's

With Aggie our cat!

The Equestrian Fest.. first pic was during rehearsal!

2008-06-13T11:44:00.000-07:00

I havent vanished :)!!

Just super busy with end of school. So finally as things seem to be calming down, I got a LO done. It was fun. It's kind of funky but was fun to play with some new things... This is Andrew's 18 month LO.. The type is way too small for you to read, but it should be ok once printed.. Just goes over his milestones...Most everything from Jofia Devoes' new Artist workshop kit altho some On Designs kit 15 in there, Holliewood designs and C. Renee for type, and boxes by Maya...

Happy NSD - Natl scrappin' Day

2008-05-04T18:05:00.000-07:00

Well I think most are considering at a full-blown weekend with tons of sales. I've been so busy creating I havent had time to shop.. hopefully before midnight :)

Soooo.. the gal I (and many others design for) Randi Oh had this great template challenge on ACOT ( a cherry on top) so I did two layouts with the template.. Sooo fun. Think I'm def. addicted and can see now why folks love templates.. So here they are.. (dinner time here so sorry for the short post :))

Few more LO's - yay!!

2008-05-01T11:18:00.000-07:00

Having fun with some new kits! Randi Oh has been cranking out the stuff over at A Cherry on Top and tomorrow a great collab kit will be released called: Cherry Bits... Very fun, whimsical! Love it.. the other LO was a continuation of scrapping some of last weekend's beach pics of Ellie, using Jofia Devoe's Sea oh Sea kit and Beautiful Day. VERY fun kits! :)

A new LO, Andrew's 17 months

2008-04-29T07:58:00.001-07:00

and I'm so excited as I'm getting way more smiley pics again. Seemed he really went thru a phase and boycotted smiling! His hair, yet again, seems sooo long. You wouldnt know I trimmed his bangs last week for his court date! He's just got the most beautiful, fast growing hair!

This LO was done with ON designs kit 16. I'm toying with the idea of throwing my hat in the ring for their latest CT call altho I'm sure everyone and their brother will be applying. They've got an incredibly talented design team! I LOVE their stuff tho, so may try anyway!

2008-04-28T15:21:00.000-07:00

Some Catching Up to do!

Well I havent updated in a bit! Just so much going on, not to mention some gorgeous weather that necessitates being outside. Andrew is sooo enjoying his new found freedom in the backyard and loves, LOVES the slide (hopefully new LO in a day or so on that!).

Anyway, did a few paper scrap cards I wanted to post and a LO I did of Ellie from pics of this past weekend. She and I did a long overdue, girls only day out and she chose the beach as the destination of choice. It was a great choice too as it was our annual Castles and Kites weekend. She's so much fun to photograph, altho still have so much to learn about my camera! Sooo here are the latest projects.. Trying to be quick so I can scrap a new page while Andrew sleeps! :)

A New LO with that cutie pie pic!

2008-04-13T11:43:00.000-07:00

Spring has Def Sprung!

2008-04-12T07:56:00.000-07:00

And we're loving it.. Great weather (for me) means better pics. I love the light this time of year.. Altho this next LO, my pics weren't the best but I still wanted to scrap! And some pics of Andrew.. we're in trouble, he can now easily get up the slide but then can't get down!

New pics....

2008-04-03T17:22:00.000-07:00

Some New Pics..

will post for those who can't access other blog! Seems it's getting way too big!

beautiful day yesterday and a smiley pic from my baby boy!~

Andrew has the most incredible fine hair! I love it but I HATE that it needs to be cut so often. Last time at the hairdresser... well, it worked but he hated it. I will try to trim his bangs if I can get George to hold him still... I've done it once before myself, and it's better than taking him in. He's still so traumatized by any woman who seems to be "doing" anything to him... Sooo.. if you're a woman don't look lovingly at him and he'll do just fine (i.e. ignore him!)

The Jennufer Beal's Flashdance apparel - ok I'm dating myself!

Playing Soccer!

What a Gorgeous Day Yesterday!

2008-04-03T14:09:00.000-07:00

and I got some great shots of the kids. And then this AM after thinking I'd use something with scallops or brackets with one photo, I saw this LO by Elizabeth Kartchner at Creating Keepsakes in their Products Guide Catalog, and decided to attempt to "lift" it. She's an incredibly talented artist (last year's Scrapbooker of the Year) and I didnt quite have the digital elements i wished for, but all in all, happy with how it came out.

This is another of Andrew. Mr Pouty face of late. He's so smart and he wants to figure everything out, but often it's all the dangerous things he wants to play with. He gets so frustated. So this shot yesterday was of him trying desperately to figure out the manual nozzle sprayer on the hose. He probably spent a good 30 minutes messing with that hose! And yep, in the end he had it all figured out! :)

I'm on a Roll!

2008-04-01T12:30:00.000-07:00

Another LO, using another of Lorie Davisons' oh so cute kits. I'm not so sure I like this either but it's been super fun trying some new things! These were pics taken in 05, So Alex was 5 !

New LO, Andrew's 15 16 month update

2008-03-31T07:06:00.000-07:00

Well I've been playing with some new techniques...not sure I like the finished result, but it was fun to do! Used the Lorie Davison kit again (used in Sam's LO below). It's called: "Bouncing Bunnies and Brownies" Kit. It's super cute and whimsical.

I thought of this LO because my son is at that age where he gets frustrated easily. He's super smart and knows what he wants and gets ticked when he can't have it! Of course he's often going for something dangerous! Toys that mimic the real thing just dont cut it. And having an older brother and sister, he's always wanting to do what they are.

My photos of him of late have been lousy as well as he's always wanting to walk or crawl toward me when taking pics. Need to just do a photo day and take a ton of pics! But when I saw this less than great photo, it so reminded me of how he is right now! Always wanting something just a bit out of reach and not super thrilled with it! :)

I ended up adding some text so it looks a bit more crowded than the one I posted on DST, DSM and CKMB, but I wanted to add a few other things that I want noted, so I'll remember that he was doing those things now!

Tub Time Fun!~

2008-03-29T18:09:00.000-07:00

I'm sooo BEHIND, scrapping my baby boy,

but I did get another LO done today :) Def need to catch up on Andrew's monthly updates.

This is a LO featuring Elle in the Hot tub and loved the lighting, altho maybe the only one.. here it is:

I Lost My Best Friend Last Weekend

2008-03-27T18:24:00.000-07:00

and a LO in his honor.. My best friend was a special boy named Sam, Sammy, Samson. He was a 9 year old Maine Coon Cat. I still can't believe he's gone. I have two other sweeties and they're awesome. But for whatever reason, Sam and I had this connection. He read me.. He knew when I was down (and I can't always say that about me for him :(....) He was just incredible. I have been so thinking back and my recollection is that this guy picked me - I didnt pick him, when he was just a kitten. He chose me out of a huge litter of kittens and therefore I chose him! :) We've always been super close, but he's always had little weird stuff going on.

We've spent the past many months struggling. Now that he's gone I realize the amt. of time I was attempting to feed him (at one point with a syringe).. how sick he truly was :(

Anyway, this is a LO I did.. I didnt start out thinking in this direction but in the end, when thinking about what the other side of the "rainbow bridge " might look like, I liked this.. Hoaky as it may seem... I do plan to do several separate LO's with poems etc for his scrapbook! Oh, how I miss him... If you're an animal lover, don't take this time for granted. It's so precious and I never in a million years thought I'd lose my huge love this early (he was just barely 9)..

Lois' Card Complete and in the Mail!

2008-03-18T07:11:00.000-07:00

Inside of Lois' card
and a new thx you card

I did this for a friend and regret using the butterfly...gonna add some black brads (and removed the heart) and hopefully that will liven things up a bit!

Card for Lois

2008-03-08T06:58:00.001-08:00

Well I've finished the majority of this. Will post pics of inside when done. Wanted to do something bright - came out VERY bright :) Oh well! I hope she'll like it!

Well I've finished the majority of this. Will post pics of inside when done. Wanted to do something bright - came out VERY bright :) Oh well! I hope she'll like it!

New LO!

2008-03-04T12:49:00.000-08:00

Well I'm in the middle of several LO's so hopefully I'll have more to share soon. Andrew has been sick with the flu, and things have been super busy with school activities etc. I def need to take the camera to riding. Ellie started riding in an English saddle last week. I keep forgetting my camera. NOT that you know who will probably let me go and get pics (i.e. step outside the car for a moment :))... Still very clingy every since our V day date and now being sick VERY clingy and grumpy!

Pic of Alex I shot when I got pics of Ellie way below (Hints of Spring) .. such a beautiful day. I adjusted the color and settings in Lightroom, altho you can still see the "hint" of choc milk he had for lunch :)

Adobe Lightroom

2008-02-27T09:36:00.000-08:00

Adobe Lightroom:

Well I'm so excited I finally got Adobe Lightroom. An awesome program that helps you edit photos. It's actually software for professionals. NOT that that's me, but I've had a lot of fun playing with the trial. I was very frustrated with Adobe tho and they lost the sale from me. I was attempting to get the educational discount and I understand that they need documentation BUT since we homeschool and didnt have what the wanted, I had to request stuff from the school and wait. In the meantime, I found this great online software discount distributor and ended up purchasing from them . They needed the name of the kids' school but that was it! Sooo yay.., Can't wait to play! Here's link to store (great CS)

https://www.softwareforless.com

Newest LO, Chef Alex :)

2008-02-27T09:31:00.000-08:00

Well this is a super busy week and I HATE it cause it means scrapping takes a back seat. Hopefully this weekend, I'll get in a few new LO's. This is a LO of Alex cooking. He loves to cook and of late, his fav TV shows are Emeril and Rachel Ray! Love it. He comes to me and recommends recipes for us to fix :) Kit is from On Designs and is kit 14.. just a few other elements in there besides the main kit..

2008-02-20T16:02:00.001-08:00

This is the Logo for the Cards for Lois campaign.. it's unfortunately not working for me to add permanently to my blog... Anyway, please email the gal below (message below) if you can!

2008-02-20T15:47:00.001-08:00

Cards for a Cause! (PLEASE READ)

I was linked to a wonderful blog today of a great lady who is hoping to get cards made for her good friend who is battling Cancer. Something NOONE should have to deal with! The sick young woman is just 40 and has 4 children! I can only imagine! Even if you dont make your card, any card with your thoughts, hopes, uplifting message, will certainly be appreciated! PLEASE help if you can.....

Here's the link to the blog where this is discussed:
http://wilnaf.blogspot.com/

a Few NEW LO'S

2008-02-20T11:57:00.000-08:00

Finally able to post those Baby Announcements I did for a friend! Isnt he just a total DOLL!!! :)?

Also finished a new LO using some new techniques for me... using all those blending tools I've never quite known what to do with :) I'm not sure I like how it came out, and sure wish I had Lightroom so I could have adjusted the color on smaller photos better but all in all it was fun to try some new stuff! Also some new products (Ephemerals) from Jofia Devoe! Love her stuff!

NOTE TO SELF: Learn thy Camera!!

2008-02-18T16:34:00.000-08:00

UGHHHHH!! I'm such a dork! The Tour de CA bike race goes right past our house. Mondays are therapy days but thought we'd be home in plenty of time and knew we were ok based on the folks camped out to get pics once we were on our way home. I told the kids I'd run in get my camera and we'd go somewhere to watch. I can't begin to imagine the money that goes into one of these things cause they close the road (we're on CA coastal Hwy 1 and this race was from Sausolito to Santa Rosa) and there were no fewer than 50 CHP's, 2 Paramedic/ambulances, and about 50 media motorcycles. Sooo we hear the cheering and I'm all ready - NOT that big a deal - not like we had friends racing but I love any opportunity to take cool photos. The first rider comes around and he's by himeself (what?.. yep.. we're at about the 60th mile and somehow this muscle man (they're all soooo built - am I allowed to say that here ).....pulled ahead of the pack by 11 minutes.. I shoot a ton of photos. I have the Canon Rebel and wanted to play with my action setting. Soo i get a ton of photos of Mr. built guy (have no clue who he is... yep I'm pathetic, probably should at least know the name of the guy I'm photographing.. I'll find out in papers tomorrow!).. AND then I get the message "CF card full".. UGH.. why does this always happen at the most important of moments? Soooo since I have 10 minutes between leader and pack (announced on loud speaker of CHP as he passed volunteer at intersection check point we were at), I delete a ton of photos.. I probably should have run home for another camera! In meantime I somehow hit timer sooo when the pack came around (the pics I wanted).. my timer paused for 10 seconds and I got great shots of the support crew following the riders! UGH, UGH, AND DOUBLE UGH!!.... Share just to say, be prepared.. If it's an event you need great shots of.. bring back up cards, read your manual, delete before you go! AGAIN, no big deal for me picture wise but once I was committed to getting some good pics I was sooo ticked it didnt work. I will say my action setting worked quite well (I think)..So one nice accomplishment!

2008-02-17T11:27:00.000-08:00

New Name and Header

I asked the gals over at CKMB to help me re-name my blog! Offered a small prize for the person who came up with the name I ultimately used! I'm terrible at coming up with names! They all had such great suggestions..! A special thanks to Jingle for the name I ended up using: "Scraps of Time." I liked this for several reasons: its simplicity but also because my other hobby when not scrapping is sewing and mostly quilting. So I felt it fit in many ways :) Jingle will get your RAK out early this week - THANK you sooooo much! :)

The Header NEEDS major work, but hey, I'd rather be spending my time scrapping so I havent fixed.. just wanted to get the new name up and running.

I've been working on announcement LO's for my friend and have done 4. I'm fairly pleased but soo wish I had more skills in PSE! There are other things I had high hopes of trying and still may.. Gotta get over to one of the message boards and see if I can get some help. The designs were somewhat of a challenge cause my friends' camera was set to a very low resolution for many of her first pics of her son. Of course want to make sure this prints well, so have been playing with different design options that will do just that!

Since I can't post pics of the LO's just yet....thought I'd post some quilt pics.... I did an "I Spy" for Andrew (my first time attempting to strip in flannel which was a def challenge) and did a set of quilts for a brother/sister recently. The little boy has had some health challenges (which fortunately seem to be under control now).. and this was a quilt where many folks contributed fabric - kind of like a "Good Wishes quilt".....Hopefully more LO's soon! :)

2008-02-11T06:42:00.000-08:00

Latest Quickie Layout!

Well I'm def in minimizing mode (from my normal, layering with a ton of embellis one)... We had some beautiful weather the last few days and got some great shots of the kids. I probably should have run this photo thru Adobe Lightroom and done some adjusting, but didnt take the time. Maybe I'll go back later...What do you think?

2008-02-10T14:47:00.001-08:00

Wanted to post the pics to my Acrylic Album again here:

This is the cover.. sorry it's not organized better here.. desperate to delete some files but wanted to post these first.. this is the first page...

2008-02-09T17:00:00.000-08:00

My Latest LO:

Sorry it's been so long.. My favorite Kitty (is it ok to have Favs where animals are concerned?) has been super sick and has lost a bunch of weight. He's a Maine Coon and is down to just 12 lbs ... literally skin and bones so the latter portion of this week, I've been kind of stressed and doing everything to get him to eat. Long story, but lab tests back today indicate that at least it doesnt look like he's dealing with diabetes or renal failure (def good news).. a tumor is still a possibility but saying major prayers that's not it. BUT attempting to get him fed small portions every hour or so has been taking a ton of time.....He's just my animal soul mate and I love him sooo much, thus... the absence of late....

Sooo today, with a little lift with some good news.. AND after surfing around as I was actually looking at some of his kitten pics, I found a very old digi pic of my dd (around 10 mo... pathetic cause I'm not exactly sure how old she was but pretty sure I'm right within a month or so).. Anyway, I had fun today, doing this layout. Ultimately I need to scan a hard copy as the photo is just a couple hundred kb but it worked well for placement!

Was honored to be asked to do a baby announcement by a great cyber friend who returned a few days ago from Guatemala with her son. Sooo, working on that as well right now! This baby boy is to die for gorgeous! I sure hope the announcement is as gorgeous as he! (probably not, but ... :) )

2008-02-05T16:56:00.000-08:00

My Good Friend Randi Oh is now at "Gotta Pixel"!

Yay Randi! Great to hear the news! And what an incredible team!! :) I'm looking forward to your new products and can't wait to scrap with them as part of your creative team! :)

Check it out if you're into Digi Scrapping:

http://www.gottapixel.net/

Saving the rest of some of my pics (you can prob figure what) for that latest kit of yours!! :) Can't wait!!

New Blog!

2008-02-05T16:43:00.001-08:00

New Blog, for Creative Outlet!

Well I decided to move my scrapping stuff to a new blog! Wanted to keep our family stuff on one but post my scrap-booking antics over here! Of course there will be some pics of the kiddos with the layouts!

I'll re-post some of my most recent digi layouts! I had kind of lost my digi groove but seemed to find it thanks to Jofia Devoe (LOVE her new kit) and did a few quickie layouts - one for Ellie and one for Andrew - two very different looks/one kit! LOVE that diversity!

And yesterday purchased Christina Renee's Kit Lil' Fan Fair and did a layout of my oldest - yep... discussing how time has just gone by WAY too quickly~!! The First Bday, Korean kit is from Helena Jole who spent many years in Korea and has put together an awesome first bday kit!

OK so here they are!