Playing with my Blog Header

Well, it's been a while since I've posted - I'm going to try to keep up better :). I've been playing a bit with my blog header - still not sure if I like it, but it will do for now. The template is from Amy Belser. You may see a few more changes - I'm trying some new things. Thanks for looking!

Sale on Nestabilites at ISC!!!

Betsy is having a SALE!!!

Innovative Stamp Creations
15-16% OFF Spellbinders Nestabilities diecuts!
Discount has been applied on the shopping cart!
OFFER ends Sunday 6/22/08
Some nesties are in stock others will arrive next week!
Have fun shopping!

Please mention my name in the comments section when you order!!!

Art Journal

Well, I've decided to start an art journal. I can't really find a clear definition on what an art journal is, so I am going with what I want to do LOL. I started with a spread about my favorite things. I still have room to add to this, but I like the way it is turning out so far. I'm not much of an artist, but I decided that I am ok with that.

The second spread is just some color combinations that I found that I like, so I was trying out colored pencils and markers to see what looked good. I really need to learn how to color and shade - I have discovered that I'm not good at it at ALL! I guess I have to whole book to practice though LOL.

I am not sure what I will be doing in the rest of the journal, but I'm sure I will have fun doing it!

We have a little trip coming up soon, so Sierra and I decided we are going to make travel journals while we are gone. I am really good at taking pics, but never seem to get anything scrapbooked, so I thought it might be fun for us to work on it while we are gone. I am taking the laptop and the little photo printer, so that will help a lot.

On the 4th we are leaving town to go to St. George with Mike's family until the 8th, and then we are leaving there on the 8th and driving to Disneyland until the 12th. We bought season passes, so we are really excited that we get to go to Disneyland a couple of times this year! Then on the 12th we are driving back to Las Vegas and staying the night, then driving home on the 13th. It will be a long 10 days, but lots of fun I am sure! I'll make sure to post pics of the journals too.

ISC Challenge 2

I created this card for the Innovative Stamp Creations Challenge 2 over at the ISC Blog http://innovativestampcreations.blogspot.com/

For some reason, the ink on the flowers looks dark, but it's not really. Must be the crappy lighting in my room. Anyway, I thought it turned out decent. Papers are Basic Grey and cardstock is Bazzill. I used ISC's Oriental Nature Elements plate, and markers from CTMH to color the image - then I spritzed with water and stamped on watercolor paper. Super easy and it gives you a cool watercolor look!

Next week's challenge is from a sketch, and I've already started working on it. I'll post it when I'm finished.

We had a fairly uneventful Memorial Weekend here - we were hoping for a quiet relaxing weekend, and instead, we wound up running the entire time. Isn't that how it always goes?

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

A Big Mess

My friend Jeanne and I were talking today about who's craft room is a bigger mess - so I told her we both needed to post before and after pictures. Here are my before pics - this is how my craft room looks right now - HUGE mess - stuff everywhere! I need to clean it so I can start doing something again! I will post my after pics once I am done cleaning.

How does your crafting area look right now????

Oh and YES, these were taken with my new Rebel :) I LOVE it!!!

Lookie How Pretty!!!

See what the UPS man brought me today? I am SO excited! Mike bought this for me the other day - now today he's saying it's my Mother's Day present. Fine by me!!! Isn't it pretty!!! I can't wait to figure out how to use it LOL. The manual is very intimidating, and it's been a really LLLLOOONNNGGGG time since I've used this type of camera! I had a really nice Pentax in high school (35 mm), but I cannot for the life of me remember anything I learned about cameras in high school LOL. I think I'll be buy a book (or two, or five), and possibly taking some classes online. I really want to learn how to use it and learn about all the different settings and lenses and everything. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know!

Off to play with my new toy! Night!

An Update

Well I was going to be better about updating this blog, but it looks like I haven't updated since Easter weekend LOL. Not much has been happening around here, and I don't even have any pics to share this time! We had a nice weekend - Saturday I went to yoga and Mike took Sierra to karate in the morning. Then we did a bit of shopping - bought new storm doors for our front and back doors (we currently don't have storm doors, so I am really excited to have them!), and then went and got new tires for my car. So, it was an expensive day LOL.

Sunday we went to Lagoon for the first time this season - and I forgot my camera! Sierra was very brave and tried a bunch of the "grownup" rides this year - last year all she would ride was the kiddie rides. We got her on the roller coaster, the Spider (which is a roller coaster that the car spins around as you are going on the track), the Wild Mouse (another coaster type ride), and the Scrambler. She had a great time and she can't wait to go back again next weekend. They also have a really cute new ride for the kids called Odysea - they say it's just like "One Fish Two Fish" from Dr. Seuess land at Universal Studios in Orlando. Really cute ride, and the kids loved it. It will be even funner when it's hot outside, since it's a water ride.

Then we came home and I spent 2 hours making lasagna for my parents, Mike's parents and his brothers and their families. It was a nice evening - we ate and then the kids (and the boys) played Rock Band. I do have some pics of that, but didn't want to post them since I don't have everyone's permission to do so.

Today I worked and then I went to yoga - there was a teacher there that I haven't taken a class from before, and it kicked my butt, which is a good thing! She is teaching again on Wednesday, so that will be good for me. I was getting used to the same teacher every time. I also signed up for a workshop on May 17th, so that will be good too. I can't remember who is coming, but it's someone good!

Not much else going on this week - yoga again Wednesday, then Thursday is my 2nd of 3 diabetes classes at the hospital. Then probably yard work and Lagoon again for the weekend, as long as the weather holds out - wish us luck - it's supposed to be in the 70's!!!! Ya!!!

Ok, well, have a great week, and I'll try to get some pics posted later in the week of my Library of Memories stuff and some stamping I've been working on for Betsy at Innovative Stamp Creations - if you haven't been to her site - check it out! www.innovativestampcreations.com.