On to scrappier things ....

While Izzy is away, I have been busy over at Pick of the Patch ... I can't wait till she returns so I can free up some time for scrapping my own stuff! I did manage to pull off one very very quick layout while working at the last POTP all day crop ... don't judge, like I said, it was uber quick!



ON another note ... looking for a great photographer??? or just want to see some great pictures??? Check out Erin Gilmore Photography. Erin is the daughter of my friend Wendy ... I have been watching her photography for quite a while now and she is good!!! I already know that I want her to photograph my daughter's wedding ... well, if my daughter agrees, and if and when she sets a date, but that depends on actually getting engaged, and then there is that whole finding a serious boyfriend thing ... but I'm not rushing things ... am I?

Wendy Davidson

Beautiful, courageous, hysterically funny, supportive, loving, kind, caring, former bc lions cheerleader, synchronized swimmer, daughter, mother, wife, friend, the biggest Elvis fan ever, garage sale Diva, thrift store Queen, just so freakin clever in every way ... I can't believe I will never hear you laugh again ... there's just way to much to miss about you ... i keep wanting to say "remember when..." so I am telling you all of our funniest stories in my head. I miss you, we all miss you ... We celebrated your life yesterday ... You should be so proud, your daughter is so beautiful and strong and successful ... you raised her well ... you gave her love, and confidence and beauty and drive and will and determination and all of amazing qualities you possessed here on this earthly plain ... I hope Elvis is singing to you right now ... only in heaven ...

Things you cant do when you damage your rotator cuff ...

First, thanks to everyone who left me comments on my last blog pos :) ... you all made my day ...

okay, the rotator cuff ...I was running with buddy (8 lbs) and honey (4.5 lbs) when buddy snarled, scared honey, who sped up and ran in front of me for protection ... my landing foot started to touch honey and in that instant i remembered the last time we tripped on her it was a $400.00 vet bill so i raised my foot (yes, the one i was about to land on) and plumeted to the ground with both arms flailing about ... nothing broken, but it looked like i was trying to slide arms first into home plate ... i did manage to land on my left arm... which made a real creepy tearing sound ... and that's how i damaged my rotator cuff ...

So, I'm finding out there is a lot I cant do ... like hold my hands on the 10 and 2 position on the steering wheel ... its now more like 10 and 6:30 ... and i have to use my right hand to hit the turn signal which is on the left side of the steering wheel ... so driving is not so great right now

i can shower, i just cant clean my right upper body ... so i have one dirty armpit ... i just stand in the shower with my hand in the air hoping the water will clean it... and deoderant ... cant get any on the right side ... and my now short hair that needs to be blown dry and flat ironed ... now sticks out at all angles as i can blow dry parts of it but not much ... oh, pills ... those pain meds the doctor gave me, i cant get into them because it is impossible to twist and hold down the lid with one hand ... putting on my bra, well i can get it on but i have to get dd to do it up for me ...

SO... if you see me, and my hair is messy and one arm pit smells and my boobs are lopsided in my bra ... you know why :)

Sorry, no pics, but you have my dad's reassurance that it was a hilarious fall to watch and that he would have laughed out loud if i hadnt been writhing in pain on the floor :)

playing with ....

... grunge paper & distress stickles & melton wool felt & tim holtz stamps ... I love the way the grunge paper holds curls and folds ... and yet remains totally pliable ... i clearly have autumn on my mind.

Speaking of ... check out the Fall 09 edition of Canadian Scrapbooker ... it is stellar! and i do mean stellar! This is my fave issue so far ... the art is excellent, the articles, excellent, the cover shot, excellent ... I haven't read through the whole edition yet but I have looked through several times and read a bit ... my recommendation ... buy it!!! totally inspiring stuff inside!!!



WARNING: YOU ARE APPROACHING A SHAMELESS PLUG

okay and if you flip to page 61 of said issue ... you will see a layout by me ... and it's a weird one ... first it's very very simple, secondly it has a lot of journaling and third ... it is an 8 1/2 x 11 sized layout ... the one and only that i have done ... and there are no pictures of family ... how weird is that???



don't say you weren't warned! lolzy

Did I forget to show you ...

... the cards for the September card class at Pick of the Patch?? lolzy I'm sure I did ... but i didn't show you the little gift bag we will be decorating that goes along with them ... and I'm not going to ... cuz you will have to come into the store some time next week and see it (this of course is code for "it hasn't been made yet, but I have it all up in my head")

Thanks to all of the Scrapaholics who were out at the monthly crop yesterday at Kathy's place ... for once I had time to just chat and visit and laugh and actually do some scrapping ... I had great fun, I hope everyone else did as well!!!

And BIG GIANT THANKS to my friends for actually NOT touching my face .. luv you all and loved hearing more about you from that crazy 15 things tag.

thanks for visiting ...now get out your paper and go have fun!!!



yeah ... there is a red car in the background ... silly me ...

15 random things ...

I was tagged by Carrie and this one is easy ... just write 15 random things about me ... hmmmm this is going to be scary ... and time consuming ... and well scary ...

1. I live within walking distance of my family's first home ...
2. I love singing, i just can't sing
3. My favourite occupation was being a florist ... loved it!
4. I hate having my face touched
5. Sometimes I talk to dead people
6. I redid this tag 4 times (make that 5) before i decided to click "Publish Post"
7. I miss my bff from when I was a teen and think of him almost every day (wow i sound kinda pathetic)
9. Deep water terrifies me
10. I also fear fire
11. Took a brief 3 day forensic dental session, saw the pictures and developed the above two fears
12. I have a medal from the Canadian Government
13. ...and a plaque but it's not up on the wall .... yet
14 I deleted # 8.
15. My anxiety is through the roof now .... eeeeeks!

Now i am feeling totally uncomfortable about posting all of this .... but that's just me ... i'm not big on revealing a whole lot ...

I'm tagging Sue F, Lois, Rae & Sue D ... and Sue R ... consider yourself tagged, so start your blog and get posting your 15 girl!!!
Next time I want an easier tag game!

playtime!

Well, i have been busy lately but i have also had some play time so i made a few layouts!

Tank girl is one of my all time faves! i love the Collage Press Knave of Hearts line and I love love love that I could use it on a layout about my daughter. I used Carrie's technique of attaching my Tim Holtz sprockets with the uber cool tiny attacher. This lo also has a TH ticket and i used the ranger distressed ink and TH distressed stickers on the chipboard letters and dots on the scalloped die cut.


I whipped up this quick little lo of baby me using the Basic Grey Lemonade line. I gotta say i love border punches right now, and i used my "arrow" border punch to punch the ruffled border and to punch the edges of the photo mat. So easy and yet so cool!


Finally, a quick layout using MLYB Fresh Print Traveller line ... I love the leaves ... I think I will need a few more pieces of that pp ... just so i can cut out cool leaves for fall layouts and cards.

Kathy stopped by POTP yesterday ... I had so much fun talking to her ... I told her where the nearest fabric shop was and off she went ... she picked up soooo many cool goodies that I had to stop there today myself. When i was there I started to feel the need to quilt again ... and the fabrics .... oh wow, soooo gorgeous ... I had to cut my trip short before i went off the deep end. I totally can't afford both hobbies and for now I am sticking with my scrapbooking! It's way too much fun :)