starting Valentines

This card is my version of a card with x and o's from the cricut magazine. I am thinking this is for my son. That is why I am using more subdued colors. The papers are all from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found except the base that is Paper Trey Ink. ( I really love the 6 X 6 My Minds Eye paper pads for making cards )The letters are cut using the storybook cricut font. The ribbon is from my stash. I inked some of the papers with creamy brown color box inks.

Feeling Better

I just got home from AC (Atlantic City) from an overnight winter leadership conference that was informative.. ( Still on meds but improving every second I feel from earlier in the week) Got to room and spend time with a very special colleague that has become a good friend over the years.. Girl time last night and then shopping therapy at the outlets after before coming home late tonight. hehehehe everyone thinks we all hit the casinos... I rarely do and when I do it is not much. I love to see a product for my money.. Today's irony... I bought 1 thing for myself!! I kept texting the kids and sending pixs and everything I bought except 1 thing under 40 was for them and the are paying me back!!!! YEAH a good day...

nothing to post

I have been fighting an upper respiratory thing this week and just crashing in the evenings after work. Today I couldn't take it anymore and went to the doctor after work.. 4 scripts should fix me up right? Hope to be back crafting soon.

An observation. Why when bloggers get tired of blogging do they fill their blog with guest designers?

Also.... rumors are Provo craft had another shake up and restructuring. I hate when people lose their jobs.

smashbook

Okay my New Years resolution was to make sure I spend more time having fun! I tend to be a homebody and I get caught up in always making sure all my chores are done BEFORE I do anything fun. If my friends passing this last fall taught me nothing else is that everyday is a gift to be enjoyed and that the dust bunnies will be there tomorrow. So I am journaling my fun outings and what evers in a smash book for 2012. No fancy scrapbook pages just notes and pictures or programs to document. I got to use my photoshop elements to size down the pictures that I put in here. The other neat thing is I have an according file box of stickers from when I first started scrapping. I rarely use stickers anymore and this is a perfect way to use them and not let them go to waste!

more graduation pages

This really is the never ending book but my daughter will have it for a lifetime of memories. I actually have 3 more pages to do and its done. A two page layout of our luncheon after graduation and on the last page I am going to put a picture of her on her first day of work as a nurse. These pages still needs the journaling added.

I spent all day yesterday inside since we had some snow and ice. I worked hours playing with photoshop elements. I resized pictures to put in my smash book. I had ink issues so I couldn't print them until today. I am off soon to a local theatre to see Mame but hope to get some crafting in tonight after my daughter wakes up.. Yesterday and today I don't want to run my cricut machines. My craft room is near her bedroom.. She is working nights 7 PM to 7:30 AM and this was her weekend to work. We are all adjusting to her new schedule.

photshop elements is in the house

Okay we had mild snow over night with some icing .. plus my daughter is on nights this weekend so we have to keep the house quiet... so no vacuuming.. hehehe a good excuse. I spent hours today and I do mean hours learning to create pages of sized photos to print.... the good news I can do it. The bad news I need a new ink cart for the printer because it is printing orange because the blue part is empty. I thought no problem I'll print on my Epson and true to form after cleaning the heads one one of the individual color inks ran out!!! grrrrr I was so ready to put the photos in my smash book!!! Off to staples tomorrow. I do know I can create 8 X 10 templates to send out but I wanted instant gratification today that was not to be. Can't wait to learn more of the color editing and text box etc.

I did it!

I splurged and ordered photoshop elements. I used to use it many pc's ago. Then I became a mac person and have used ilife for taking out red/eye and such but I am looking for something more in my scrapbook pages. I really admire Creations with Christina and Kerri Bradford. I want to be more creative in the sizing of my pictures in my layouts and also use photo collages. Terri Bradford has some nice pre-made templates you can purchase in a PDF to use in Photoshop or elements. My software is due to arrive today so I can't wait!!!!! Then the learning curve happens LOL!

I have like 4 more graduation album pages to finish and then I am DONE!!! I have never taken this long to do an album. I had such a hard time going back to it after my friend Linda was killed that it sat for months while I grieved.

I have not done any of the chronological albums since the spring so it is time to catch up!!