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Ok, other than being lazy, I have no excuses for not blogging in a long time. I can also blame Facebook for hogging up my internet use. *lol* I also haven't scrapped in long, long time. But I thought I'd share some recent work I did for The Inspired Scrapper.
May 2009
Thank you Scrapbooking Fanatics and The Bookers Club for the wonderful scrapping goodies :)
April 2009
February 2009
Thanks for peeking!
Hellooooo!! Wow, it's definitely been a long time since I touched my blog. Thanks to everyone who checked in on me. Things are ok here, just really really busy. In a nutshell:
- In February, my parents were in town for 3 weeks, so we spent a lot of time with them.
- Work and Claire's schedules have kept me busier than ever. It's all good though. Now that we live a bit farther away from downtown, the commutes to and from work are la bit longer now. I think once we have a set routine, I'd have more personal time (yeah right!)
Here are some pics I'd like to share:
My "peeps" at a scrapbook retreat at Loon Lake Resarch & Education Centre. We were there March 6 to 8. We had an amazing time! This was by far, the best crop I attended. It was so relaxing, no stress, just a great time with my wonderful friends I met through scrapbooking. I even completed 2 mini-albums and a layout
My adorable little niece and goddaughter Sophie. She was baptized on Feb. 21. I love her "wild" hair..hehehe.
Vince and Claire at 8 Rinks on Feb.21. We were invited to a skating birthday party and Claire tried her hand at playing a bit of hockey. She had a blast. She was able to shoot the puck a few times.
My family at our deck. This was taken last Feb. 15. It was like a mini-reunion. My brother, his wife and my parents are all out-of-towners so it was so nice to see them all.
Daddy and the fairy princess at home on Valentine's Day.
More updates to follow...
Mini albums are so much fun to create. They make great keepsakes and gifts. Here's a little 4x4 album I made last weekend for The Inspired Scrapper blog. The Bookers Club was the sponsor for this project - thanks Sonja! :)
Supplies Used: "Home For the Holidays" mini-album kit sponsored by The Bookers Club; Making Memories red acrylic paint; DeSerres white gesso; Kroma acrylic matte gel; Prima blue flowers: 7Gypsies rub-ons; Making Memories stickpin; Technique Tuesday stamps; Old Island Company stamps
Thanks for peeking!
From the lack of posts this month, it's pretty obvious I haven't been around much in the blogging world, and I've fallen behind with my blog-hopping too :( Sorry! You see, I've been distracted by 2 things the past few weeks.
Ipod Touch...especially all the podcasts. More on that on another post.
And this...
Guitar is my favourite, although I haven't played the drums all that much. I'm stuck medium in all songs. Can't get past medium. Grrr. Vince loves to play the drums (on hard!!), so we make a good band...no fighting on who gets to play which instrument. Claire has even started to sing along. She's even memorized the lyrics to the following songs...yes, we played these songs over and over *lol* :
Here she is, singing her heart out. hehehehe.
On another note, I am slowly getting back into scrapbooking. My scrap area is all organized now. Woohoo! A few weeks ago, we headed to Ikea and purchased a few more desks. My neglected Wishblade (which used to be stored away on a shelf) now sits happily beside my notebook. Then last Sunday, I bought a metal paper rack from my friend Felicia, and it is sweet! Everything is all neat and organized now, just the way I like it! :)
Before I forget, I have a funny story to share. This happened the week of Christmas when my SIL Marivic came to visit.
Marivic, Vince, Claire (who was supposed to be asleep) and I were watching Mamma Mia! Somewhere in the movie, Meryl Streep's character laments some of the mistakes she made in the past. In the movie, she called herself "a stupid little slut".
Claire (completely shocked) yells, "Mommy, she said a BAD word!!!"
Vince and I looked at each other a little puzzled. What??? She knew that word!
"Mommy, she said 'stupid'!"
All the grown-ups in the room started laughing. And secretly, I was a little relieved. *lol*
Hello! Yesterday, I posted that I had more scrapbooking news to come. I'm happy to announce that I've been asked to join the team of a new and wonderful challenge blog, led by my amazing friend, Sonja McLean! The blog is called The Inspired Scrapper. Go check it out here. :)
Sonja asked me to join back in November, and I saw it as a great opportunity to work with some of the most talented scrapbookers in Canada. It's also different from some of the design team commitments that I've had in the past. My only commitment is to create 1 project a month, which is great for me given my extremely busy schedule. Less deadlines = less stress = happier scrapbooker, right? Also, it's not exclusive to any store or manufacturer, which I also like because it allows us flexibility and reach a wider audience.
Challenges will be posted every Friday, and I hope you can play along. If you leave blog comments, you are also eligible for giveaways drawn at the end of the month. The first challenge was posted on January 2, so take a peek, be inspired and have fun!
Hi everyone! Like most of you, December was an extremely busy and hectic month for me. So I didn't get to do much scrapbooking. I managed to squeak out some projects for Pick of the Patch's December kit. The kit features gorgeous papers by Melissa Frances.
Also last month, POTP ran a 12 Days of Christmas event where I created 2 different projects. The first one, a set of clear acrylic Christmas cards, was posted here. The other project was a Christmas carols book I made for Vince and Claire. They both love to sing, so I thought it would be a great little book for them as they sing their favourite carols together.
Thanks for peeking!
Last but not least, I also wanted to mention that my time with the Pick of the Patch design team has come to an end. It was a difficult decision for me to resign, as I love the Patch and everyone there, especially Sandra and all the designers. Many of the ladies I met there have become my lifelong friends. And I'll still be around the POTP community, of course; and I will continue to scrapbook, but in a much more relaxed pace. :)
I have another announcement to make on the scrapbook front... will post more on that later. :)
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had or is still having a great holiday season. I'm still on vacation mode (yippee!) and won't head back to work until the 6th. We haven't travelled anywhere far from Coquitlam, but we've been having a blast just relaxing at home.
It's been a snow-filled holiday season so far. Snow, snow and more snow. And sub-zero temperatures. This type of weather is unusual for the Lower Mainland. It's fun for a while, but when you're not able to leave the house because the street hasn't been plowed for days, or the snow turns to black ice, well it's not fun anymore. My family and I used to live in Ontario from 1988 to 1995, so I'm sort of used to all this harsh winter weather. But at least there, the streets, alleys AND sidewalks get plowed, salted and taken care of by the municipalities. Unfortunately, that really doesn't happen here. I've had to call the City of Coquitlam Engineering department a couple of times and beg them to get a snow plow through our hilly street.
Anyway, all this bad weather had us staying in and enjoying our Christmas gifts. I am addicted to Rockband 2, and I am definitely loving my new Ipod Touch. Thank you, Vince! I resisted the urge on getting an Ipod the past 2-3 years, but now that I have it, I just wonder why I waited so long. I'm especially hooked on the wi-fi capabilities and podcasting. Who needs to watch Martha Stewart on tv, when you can just stream or download her podcast on your Ipod? *lol* (As you could tell from this post, that despite of me being a geek, I have been living under a rock the past couple of years. hahahaha.)
In the next few days, I'll be slowly taking down our Christmas decorations and cleaning up. The new year also means rummaging through boxes and getting rid of old and unused stuff. I already started purging old stuff like Claire's old toys and clothes. Once that's all done, then I can slowly get back to scrapbooking. And speaking of scrapbooking, my husband mentioned I haven't posted a layout or project in the blog for a while. I'll do that soon, plus I've got some scrapbooking news to announce. More later!
To all my blog friends and family ~ may all of you have a wonderful holiday season and a safe and prosperous new year!
Merry Christmas!
These videos were taken on Sunday, Dec. 21 in front of our house.
Check out our hilly street which has not been plowed since the first snowfall last week.
And my little angel making her snow angel..
At least another foot of fresh new snow fell on our area today, and more is expected tomorrow. So it's gonna be white Christmas here in the Lower Mainland. :) Unfortunately, due to unsafe driving conditions on our street, I've had to postpone a planned Christmas Day lunch I was hosting for extended family to Saturday, when the weather calls for rain and warmer temperatures.
In the meantime, we had a lot of fun indoors, keeping warm and having fun with my SIL Marivic who's in town visiting from the Okanagan.
Only one more sleep before Christmas!
