back from the land-of-NO-computer

it is a weird place :) Our computer has been dead....for about a month.....now it is happy....its video card had a cracked weld! who would have thunk it?
so after I catch up on the business side of what I have been *not*doing I get to get back into the digi fun....
so


HAPPY NEW YEAR

more digi fun

I have put together a few pages for a mini book from last years Christmas. I always make a mini book of each Christmas Day ....so thought I would play with digi stuff this year....and I am ONLY a year behind
in this plan.....so here is last year and Bandit---I cant post any of the others as I have an agreement with the 13 yr. old in my life not to post HIS life........and
I am loving the little birds I am finding!!!!


I am on my way to get on the ferry in a couple of hours....heading to KTKN.....
Hopefully on Friday I will be getting some pain relief.....
I dont think the proceedure is going to be the funnest but the outcome should be worth it......
ta for now.....

a little birdie told me to

well right now my computer desk chair is the most comfortable....
so I am playing with the digi stuff.....
found this little bird. he was so cute I had to have him..
then I had to figure out what to do with him.
so here is what I have.....gonna think on the colors a bit...I am having so much fun trying ALL of the toys at once.....havent got the hang of masks but this one is using an overlay!!!!!

what do you do on vicadin?

actually.....I wasn't doing any pain meds when I took it apart...
this vaccum was plugged and there was no other way to get to the one
small part where it was at......so..............I took it all apart.....then.....a man suggested that I
should have used an air compressor instead.....like where was he BEFORE I tore into this....
but after taking two days to think about it and to unplug it and being on vicadin I put it back together....
(after baking two apple/pumpkin pies..... which are great by the way) and every part works.....and there were NO extra parts......so......I quickly used my new found digi skills and put two pics on one page and blogged them.........
well.....gotta go........ take another pill and hope something happens...so far they are not touching the pain......but Kim, bless his soul is worried I could become addicted to them.......like what part is addicting....I am hoping for ANY type of side effect......like less pain.....sleep.......a buzzzzzz..... so far.....I feel ripped off.......zippo on the side effects or main effects or whatever......I could be a part of a study...and these are just sugar pills........I will ask for chocolate ones next time.........
hmmmmmmmmmmmm after re-reading this.....there might be a bit of odd going on with me....
but....I dont think it has anything to do with the pain meds tee hee

this is Christmas Card lane

well....here they are.....all 70+ of them..wonder if that is all I am going to do or not.
cards for family and for Kim's business
while I was finishing up the family ones....loaded with glitter I might add....
Kim mentioned that it might just be Christina's fault that I had glitter
all over my face and the crib board and his face and .......
tee-hee..........

now I will let it rest

it is so easy to "un-glue" digi stuff....once one has figured it out
and the leftovers from the "set" are not taking up much space...and I
can use the originals......as many times as I want.......another digi hmmmmm moment!

Ok....this is fun

even if it is not messy!
I dont even know if I like this page...but this is how
it looks as I close it for tonight....
this one is totally from "scratch"...all Jessica Sprague items
but I figured out how to "cut and paste" digitally
I do know for sure I am going to move the top three flowers....
they WERE supposed to be up higher.......hmmmmmmmm and the sub title...
it keeps hiding :)

ta-da!!!! my first digi

well it is kinda pre done but I did have to figure out a few things...
thanks to Christina for sending me to Jessica Sprague....
I have had photo shop elements all along......used it to crop and fix photos
now....well now I am learning what I do have....
think I will stick to traditional scrapping......
this is too clean....
no mess to clean up
no stains anywhere
hmmmmmmm

another from summer trip

I have been so into knitting and cards and boxes that I
have not been doing my main love....so here are a couple of
pages I have finally finished. really sorta on a new road on these....
first...a two page layout with the main colors being different...but patterns the same
I like the digi of elements overlapping on eachother...so tried that on the second page....
thanks for looking......

a dorkus blogging.....

is dorkus even a word? well today it is in my world
first I have to say.....I love this picture....calm, neutral colors
this is my first "prayer shawl".....I have to make it end as this has
been such a wonderful project to do...and it is getting to

be the worlds longest prayer shaw

..while praying for the person who will
be getting it....to use while they are praying......
I dont usually "stage" photos....but I am glad I did this one.....
thanks for putting up with my meanderings....of the mind....

work in progress

I have figured out a 4"x4" magic box....
got this far.........
see ya all on Friday

another magic box

a little blingy!
but I had fun.....
what will this be when it grows up.....
possibly a prize at the class.....hmmmmm

the inside of my ocean

now its finished

I added a few more butterflies today.....
I am of course working on another......
with plans for another........
have a great day

update on the inside

this is the box that we will be doing for the class down at Memories-n-More

October 30, 2009

6:30 p.m.

class cost......... $10.00

have any questions call Deb at 874-2285

my new addiction.....

this is called a mini butterfly box
this is where I copied it from
www.magic-boxes.com
Thanks Katrina for sending this link to me
had to make one before anything else could happen.....
it is so so cool......
I have made boxes like this in the past but they lacked something.....
I know now what that was......
I am thinking that this will be the class for the 30th......
as soon as I turn the directions into standard measurements :)

this is the mini butterfly box open

I will add a bit more later but .......gosh I am sleepy......

I have to quit checking my email right before I head to bed.....

I have been inspired!!!

this is with a flash ...but I wanted to take the picture TONIGHT
and I wanted the SHIMMER to show.......
I am not sure if it will ever grow up to be
anything....but it was a fun place to go today when I got out of my box.
tfl

The Girls and the annual glamour shot

THINK PINK!!!!!
Just thought this blog would be a good way for me to do my part and pass on the message....
Yes, today the "girls" went in for their annual glamour shot.
and I would encourage all my friends...and even those who dont think they are my friends
to go in for theirs
so...........October is ......MAMMO MONTH!!!!
GO......NOW!!!!!
If you are in Wrangell, call Ann....
(she even has gifties)

autumn at Nettie's

the color that Katrina posted yesterday reminded me of the vibrant color that this tree turns each fall.
this Japanese Maple has special meaning for us. It was given to Matthew on his first birthday. And planted on that day. It does do a funny "sneeze" each fall. One day we look out and it is totally vibrant and then the next morning .....it is nekked..........Thanks for posting the great silk Kat......I almost missed a photo of this years "post sneeze"

yellowstone pics......

this was a fun place.....and part of the fun was watching Kim relax and enjoy himself

yellow roses

these are some samples of cards for a project I am
doing for a friend. If you cant guess yellow roses are the
theme. So if my traveling friend is checking the "net" while
she is out and about....these are for you.......
ta.....tfl

wiper card challange

this is just using up some leftovers....and practicing new techniques...
it is for a challange from a group I am in....
thanks for looking

bison are tough....to scrapbook

while we were totally impressed with the bison at Yellowstone...
and I love this picture that Kim took.......what does one do with a bison?
so once again I took an idea from a digi page......and advise from Loretta-in quilting if you dont like the fabric it just isn't cut small enough- I had paper from last months Making Memories Kit that I couldn't figure out what to do with it....so I cut .......and an idea from Christina----butterflies can go ANYWHERE!!! and....from Katrina----homemade glimmermist....used that on the title....and from Roxanna.......to get out of my box once in a while :)
THANKS everyone for being in my life......

Stampin Up with Laura

Roxanna, Here are the cards we did........
Saturday was such fun....we did a little halloween card and
a wonderful fall card. While the Halloween card is not my fav....I learned a couple
new ideas/techniques. The fall card.....I fell in love with .We even used the new shimmer paints......I so am getting into the shimmer/glitter thing........also I keep having close encounters with orange
this year and loving every encounter. I so enjoy learning new things and expanding and jumping out of my box!!!

thanks for looking....

Thanksgiving cards and scor pal

I have been having fun with folding-bending-creasing-scoring-punching-distressing
PAPER
these are thanksgiving cards to sell at the bazaar

I am into orange.....right now anyway