I know a lot of people who say they never suffered from allergies until they lived in California for about two years. I was always skeptical, but no more. I’ve been here about 21 months, and suddenly last week I was hit with the worst stuffy nose/watery eyes/sore throat/sneezing I’ve ever experienced. I slept sitting up for 2 nights. Ask …
New Toy Tuesday: Sizzix Letterpress Plates
Last week I was sitting at MLO, having one of those days when creativity completely escaped me, trying to come up with a fun, quick project to use for a make-and-take. Lucky for me, about halfway through the day we got a shipment of brand new letterpress plates from Sizzix. I love doing make-and-takes with new products (because I love …
Last Chance
My Birth-Month Giveaway ends tomorrow at Midnight (PST). You have until then to: 1. Leave a comment on this post. 2. Become a follower through Google Friend Connect. 3. Like my Facebook page. On June 1, I will announce one winner, who will receive ALL of these fantastic products: 3 Adirondack Paint Dabbers 6 Spica Pens 6 Copic Markers 5 …
Variation on a Theme
What can I say, when I find a design I like, I stick with it. I love the simplicity of this, with the simple colored image in a prettily-shaped frame, and a soft textured background. I used Flowers 1 from The Stamping Boutique for this one. Copics are R81, 85 and 89. Paper is Bazzill, Ribbon is May Arts. Sorry …
Happy Birthday, Mom!
Today is my mother’s birthday. I’m pretty sure I gave her the best gift she’s ever received, but I’m not telling what it is. Of course, I also made her a card. The stacked gifts are an awesome new digi from The Stamping Boutique. Tracey has been coming out with so many great new images lately I can’t keep up. …
Baking
This afternoon I got it in my head to make my own butter. And of course, the only thing to do with the leftover buttermilk is to make biscuits. But first I had to go to the grocery store, and then I had to pick Herbert up from daycare, and get dinner (Tuesday night is Pho night). So that’s how …