Have you heard? Elzybells has a new release and is giving away every single set and stamp as part of a blog candy celebration. All you have to do is advertise the new release and blog candy on your own blog, then post to Elzybells Blog that you have done so. Make sure you tell her which set(s) is(are) your favorite!
As for me, it goes without saying that I like any stamps to do with tea and I always love those little Elzybells girls. Today however, I am eyeballing that egg decorating set and of course "SAVE THE EARTH - It's the only planet with chocolate!" Tee hee...cracks me up!!
What are you waiting for?!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Fat Sunday
I admit it. This morning I let Princess A have birthday cake for breakfast. (We had leftover cakes from two different parties - what was I to do?) For a mid-morning snack she had Cheetos Puffs, while I had chips and dip. (Yeah, I know. No excuse for this.) Though Main Squeeze acted disgusted, I notice he also partook of the junk food diet day. There is no more junk to be had on the 24th (Mardi Gras) so I have dubbed today "Fat Sunday".
Ironically, I spent a good portion of the day working on my Mardi Gras cards for the Sisterhood. (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Cards is a group on SCS that swaps a different set of cards each month. A different hostess from the Sisterhood chooses her theme, collects the cards and trades them out to the other sisters.) Mary's theme was such a challenge for me. I had come up with an idea right away, but just could not make it work. Nor could I get that idea out of my head to make room for a new. (The space in there is clearly quite limited)
I have to give a big shoutout to Jan R, for had I not run into her the other day at NESC, I expect I would still be stumped. Fortunately for me, Jan was carrying some dp that was purple, green and gold. (On the back side, was the same print, but smaller and shaped as the #3. It occurs to me I may have inadvertently grabbed Dale Earnhardt paper. But am stumped as to how I know that he was #3...) But hey, it was the right colors AND it was from the sale bin! Not having any idea what I would do with it, but knowing it would very likely come in handy, I bought three sheets. Thanks Jan for showing me the way!
All stamps are the Voila set from SU. The dp is from Scrappin Sports & More (looks like I was right about that Dale Earnhardt hunch). Both the chef's tie and the covered dish are paper pieced onto a cut out of the chef from the same dp. (The silver card stock is from SU, however) His face and hand is colored with Prismacolor markers (light peach to be exact). All of these are popped up from the card with SU's stampin dimensionals. Finally, on his coat, I added self adhesive gemstones from Crafts Etc.
The final card may look simple at first glance, but it sure was a lot of work. And with a little help from Priority Mail service from the USPS, will arrive in MD on time!
Bon Appetit!!
Ironically, I spent a good portion of the day working on my Mardi Gras cards for the Sisterhood. (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Cards is a group on SCS that swaps a different set of cards each month. A different hostess from the Sisterhood chooses her theme, collects the cards and trades them out to the other sisters.) Mary's theme was such a challenge for me. I had come up with an idea right away, but just could not make it work. Nor could I get that idea out of my head to make room for a new. (The space in there is clearly quite limited)
I have to give a big shoutout to Jan R, for had I not run into her the other day at NESC, I expect I would still be stumped. Fortunately for me, Jan was carrying some dp that was purple, green and gold. (On the back side, was the same print, but smaller and shaped as the #3. It occurs to me I may have inadvertently grabbed Dale Earnhardt paper. But am stumped as to how I know that he was #3...) But hey, it was the right colors AND it was from the sale bin! Not having any idea what I would do with it, but knowing it would very likely come in handy, I bought three sheets. Thanks Jan for showing me the way!
All stamps are the Voila set from SU. The dp is from Scrappin Sports & More (looks like I was right about that Dale Earnhardt hunch). Both the chef's tie and the covered dish are paper pieced onto a cut out of the chef from the same dp. (The silver card stock is from SU, however) His face and hand is colored with Prismacolor markers (light peach to be exact). All of these are popped up from the card with SU's stampin dimensionals. Finally, on his coat, I added self adhesive gemstones from Crafts Etc.The final card may look simple at first glance, but it sure was a lot of work. And with a little help from Priority Mail service from the USPS, will arrive in MD on time!
Bon Appetit!!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Birthday Card from Mel
Mel is Princess A's very special stuffed rabbit. He goes everywhere with her and does everything. My camera tends to look much like Calvin and Hobbes with photos of this bunny doing all sorts of things. His favorite story is, of course, The Velveteen Rabbit.
Today Mel asked if he could be the one to make the birthday card for Princess A - her birthday is tomorrow. As you can see in the photo, he modeled it after himself. He is planning on buying out the entire supply of MFT's Flopsey Bunny line because of its remarkable similarity to him. (Yes he is a bit egocentric, but what else can you expect from a stuffed bunny?)
The bunny's overalls are paper pieced with the backside of the designer paper (from Imaginisce). All other coloring is with Prismacolor Markers. The bunny is MFT (as mentioned above) and the sentiment, hearts and flowers are all from the Loads of Love set by SU, as is the cardstock.
Today Mel asked if he could be the one to make the birthday card for Princess A - her birthday is tomorrow. As you can see in the photo, he modeled it after himself. He is planning on buying out the entire supply of MFT's Flopsey Bunny line because of its remarkable similarity to him. (Yes he is a bit egocentric, but what else can you expect from a stuffed bunny?)
The bunny's overalls are paper pieced with the backside of the designer paper (from Imaginisce). All other coloring is with Prismacolor Markers. The bunny is MFT (as mentioned above) and the sentiment, hearts and flowers are all from the Loads of Love set by SU, as is the cardstock.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Facebook Status
Oftentimes I realize I am narrating my life in the third person so it will fit within my Facebook status. Today for example:
Gael is reading.
Gael is wondering if there is any more chicken soup
Gael could not find any chicken soup, so I had brownies instead. (shhh don't tell my mother)
Gael just saw the mailman on the other side of the street.
Gael feels kinda badly for the mailman having me for a customer cuz I get lots of heavy mail and it is a walking route.
Gael has calculated that it takes one song by Van Halen, another by Prince, half a song by Fine Young Cannibals, and a Beach Boys tune for the Mailman to get to my house from when I last saw him.
Gael thinks the mailman is kinda cute, but not as cute as the Fed Ex guy. I cannot remember where the UPS guy fits in; I am still kinda angry at him for leaving a package on my back step in the pouring rain and not even knocking on the door.
Gael kinda overuses the word 'kinda'
Gael is going to take a shower now
Gael is mailing lots of Birthday cards and some swap cards today
Gael is annoyed by the constant complaining of the mothers at Parent pickup regarding the traffic problems (why don't they just put their kid on the bus?!) but I am not above rolling down the window a little bit to hear them better.
Gael is waiting for Princess A to try on her new blouse and skirt
Gael has finished reading the book from Roberta, the one from Mom and is ready to start on the two from Laura Lee.
It is fortunate I do not have a Blackberry or my Facebook friends would be subject to second by second updates on what I am doing.
Gael is reading.
Gael is wondering if there is any more chicken soup
Gael could not find any chicken soup, so I had brownies instead. (shhh don't tell my mother)
Gael just saw the mailman on the other side of the street.
Gael feels kinda badly for the mailman having me for a customer cuz I get lots of heavy mail and it is a walking route.
Gael has calculated that it takes one song by Van Halen, another by Prince, half a song by Fine Young Cannibals, and a Beach Boys tune for the Mailman to get to my house from when I last saw him.
Gael thinks the mailman is kinda cute, but not as cute as the Fed Ex guy. I cannot remember where the UPS guy fits in; I am still kinda angry at him for leaving a package on my back step in the pouring rain and not even knocking on the door.
Gael kinda overuses the word 'kinda'
Gael is going to take a shower now
Gael is mailing lots of Birthday cards and some swap cards today
Gael is annoyed by the constant complaining of the mothers at Parent pickup regarding the traffic problems (why don't they just put their kid on the bus?!) but I am not above rolling down the window a little bit to hear them better.
Gael is waiting for Princess A to try on her new blouse and skirt
Gael has finished reading the book from Roberta, the one from Mom and is ready to start on the two from Laura Lee.
It is fortunate I do not have a Blackberry or my Facebook friends would be subject to second by second updates on what I am doing.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
America, Kookaburra and the Nutcracker March
America (My Country Tis of Thee)
Kookaburra (played in a round)
Nutcracker March
These are Princess A's three favorite tunes from her evening Orchestra Concert on January 29th. Just hearing the title of the second tune gets it stuck in my head for days on end. Don't you hate when you get a tune stuck in your head and you don't know the words? Should this happen to you, I want you to be prepared. Here are the lyrics:
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh kookaburra, laugh
Kookaburra, gay your life must be
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gumdrops that he can see
Stop, kookaburra, stop
Kookaburra, leave some there for me
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Chasing all the monkeys he can see
Stop, kookaburra, stop
Kookaburra, that's not a monkey, that's me!
An old friend of mine from High School recently got married and moved to Australia. Here is what Jen had to say about kookaburras:
"Actually, they like to sit in dead tree branches about 3 feet above where you are, turn their heads and stare at you with one eye. We have several who visit us on our property in Warburton....."
Thursday, February 5, 2009
A Star is Born
Princess A performed for her school with the Fourth Grade Chorus. This is the first song on their program. Throughout the rest of the performance I scouted out which songs I liked best and later asked Princess A her choices. As we had chosen the same ones, the plan was for me to tape the other two songs during the evening performance. Sadly, during this song on the evening performance, Princess A had to be removed from the risers.
During the day, one of the boys had thrown up just before the final song and Princess A was so worried that she would get faint or vomit that she started to feel ill. And if you have ever fainted, you know that once you start obsessing about it, it is just about inevitable. I saw this process on her face, mouthed, "are you okay?" to her and watched her nod her head yes, then shake her head no and look around alarmed. Someone came up behind me and said, "Do you think she needs help to get off the risers?" At which point I jumped up and entered stage right, took her hand, caught her as she stumbled off and brought her out to the hall. There we were met by the Strings teacher and a Kindergarten teacher. I am pretty sure the latter was the voice over my shoulder. Her son is also in the chorus.
This video and the few photos I took are the only record of her first Chorus Concert at WD School.
While you are here, look at this photo and see if you can tell which child has a mother who is an opera singer. No it is not Princess A, that would be too easy. Besides I sing Barbershop, not Opera.
This morning was her first Chorus rehearsal since that night. I wonder how she fared, I know she was very nervous...
During the day, one of the boys had thrown up just before the final song and Princess A was so worried that she would get faint or vomit that she started to feel ill. And if you have ever fainted, you know that once you start obsessing about it, it is just about inevitable. I saw this process on her face, mouthed, "are you okay?" to her and watched her nod her head yes, then shake her head no and look around alarmed. Someone came up behind me and said, "Do you think she needs help to get off the risers?" At which point I jumped up and entered stage right, took her hand, caught her as she stumbled off and brought her out to the hall. There we were met by the Strings teacher and a Kindergarten teacher. I am pretty sure the latter was the voice over my shoulder. Her son is also in the chorus.
This video and the few photos I took are the only record of her first Chorus Concert at WD School.
While you are here, look at this photo and see if you can tell which child has a mother who is an opera singer. No it is not Princess A, that would be too easy. Besides I sing Barbershop, not Opera.This morning was her first Chorus rehearsal since that night. I wonder how she fared, I know she was very nervous...
Monday, February 2, 2009
TAG... I'm it!
I received a comment from Karen the other day that I was tagged. Not knowing this meant anything other than a fancy way of saying hello, I did not do anything. Fortuantely I came upon this tagging thing in another blog and realized there were instructions that went along with being tagged. Sorry it took me so long, but I have been ill and spending as much time in my bed as Princess A will allow. In the meantime I was tagged again! This time by Lorie. I feel so loved. Today I came across this blog that says if you read this consider yourself tagged, so I must remember to post a link back to her.
Here are the ultra simple directions... go into your 6th folder in My Pictures and post the 6th photo in that folder. Tell the story behind the photo. Oh yes, and when you are all done, you get to tag 6 more people.
Here goes...
Because most of my photos are stored on jump drives, the ones on my computer tend to be rather recent. Except for the ones in this folder. I could not fit all of the Strings Camp photos onto the jump drive that held July 2008, so they are still on my computer.
This is Princess A dressed in her Princess Jasmine costume and wearing a headdress we bought for her back in 2005 when we visited Story Land in NH. I made her wear a tank top underneath because she was going out in public.
Every Wednesday at Strings Camp is a different theme. One was Hat Day and the year before I remember a Backwards Day. This particular day was Costume Day. Pretty much her only chance of wearing a "Hallowe'en" costume without a coat underneath. They did not have trick or treating per se, but she did get a candy at the end of each class.
I got a kick out of her pose and took this photo for my sister cuz I thought she would too. It is now Feb 09 and have I sent it to her yet? Of course not. I wonder if she reads my blog...
Now it is my turn...
Cheryl
LJ
Linda
Su
Yvonne
Joni
Consider yourself tagged!
Here are the ultra simple directions... go into your 6th folder in My Pictures and post the 6th photo in that folder. Tell the story behind the photo. Oh yes, and when you are all done, you get to tag 6 more people.
Here goes...
Because most of my photos are stored on jump drives, the ones on my computer tend to be rather recent. Except for the ones in this folder. I could not fit all of the Strings Camp photos onto the jump drive that held July 2008, so they are still on my computer.This is Princess A dressed in her Princess Jasmine costume and wearing a headdress we bought for her back in 2005 when we visited Story Land in NH. I made her wear a tank top underneath because she was going out in public.
Every Wednesday at Strings Camp is a different theme. One was Hat Day and the year before I remember a Backwards Day. This particular day was Costume Day. Pretty much her only chance of wearing a "Hallowe'en" costume without a coat underneath. They did not have trick or treating per se, but she did get a candy at the end of each class.
I got a kick out of her pose and took this photo for my sister cuz I thought she would too. It is now Feb 09 and have I sent it to her yet? Of course not. I wonder if she reads my blog...
Now it is my turn...
Cheryl
LJ
Linda
Su
Yvonne
Joni
Consider yourself tagged!
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