4/20/2008

Anniversary {flowers} Card

Happy anniversary, Mom & Charles! :) Hope you two have a wonderful day.


Supplies: SEI patterned paper; Doodlebug Designs & Making Memories rub-ons.

4/19/2008

Weighing In & Rub-ons in Cute Tins

This morning I took Cali to the vet for her weigh-in. During her check-up in January, she was down to 9.1 lbs. The vet had agreed to try my idea of monitoring her food more (Chester is our little resident piglet & food stealer) to see if we could get her weight back in a healthy range. I was very happy to see 10.5 lbs on the scale. :) Now to maintain it with both cats officially spoiled and expecting canned food twice a day will be the tricky part.

I spent a bit of time afterwards cleaning up in my scrap room and putting away some new supplies. I went to Big Lots yesterday in search of American Crafts products. They had a good assortment of rub-ons & ribbons. I also found some cute Making Memories products.

I've been storing small rub-on packs from Making Memories & Doodlebug Designs in my PB Kids art caddy. It's right beside my desk making them easy to grab. I wanted to keep the new AC ones out as well. Thankfully I picked up a couple metal tins from the $ spot at Target earlier this month. They fit perfectly in one on the corner of my desk.

4/18/2008

Mini

When a pet dies, that special place in our hearts feels so empty... But we realize, as time passes, that animals have a way of teaching us about loving, about loyalty, joy, and friendship... And whatever we've shared in their presence can never really be lost. -unknown

Mini

It is with a heavy heart that I share the loss of our family cat, Mini. I can't recall the exact year she came home, but I do remember that it was on Valentine's Day. We kids (my younger sister & brother and I) could hear her cries as my mother & stepfather brought her in the house. She was a gift for my sister. I got a curling iron. Yes, a curling iron. I don't remember what Christopher got, but Mary got Mini. And, yes, Mom did hear about that from me from time to time.

Regardless, she was loved by us all. And, as the three of us slowly left home for college, Mini was still there. The last "kid" at home. Always ready to curl up in a waiting lap to be petted. She especially loved Trent's lap when he and I came to visit. And Trent would be covered in her fur afterward.

Her health hadn't been the best the past couple of years. When Mom called this afternoon she said the last few days weren't great so they took her to the vet this morning. X-rays showed a mass in her lungs and she was hurting so they made the very difficult decision.

It's slowly sunk in as the evening has gone by. Especially as I looked through photos. The hardest part will be not having her there to jump in our laps during visits. But I am grateful she is not hurting and is happily playing in Heaven. She was the sweetest, most precious little cat. And very loved by us all. She will be greatly missed.

4/17/2008

Spring Flowers

A few of the lovely flowers blooming in our yard right now. :)

Spring Flowers


4/16/2008

Expedition Everest

The newest roller coaster at Disney - Animal Kingdom's Expedition Everest. Trent & I couldn't wait to ride this one. So much fun. I wasn't aware that it switched directions twice. That caught my be surprise on our first ride. But I loved every minute of it.


The main photo is one I took. I found the Yeti photo online at WDWmagic.com. I had my camera safely tucked away during the ride - crazy or not, I always fear it flying out of my hand especially on roller coasters! So no Yeti shots by me.

For a personalized embellishment, I created this cancellation stamp in Photoshop using the Everest logo downloaded from Wikipedia. I've made a template of the cancellation without the logo. If you'd like to try it on a project, simply download the psd file HERE and edit the text. :)


Supplies/Credits: Graph paper from After Midnight kit at Peppermint Creative; paper clip & label from Craft Jar kit at Peppermint Creative; curled photo frame by Katie Pertiet; polaroid frame from It's About Mom kit at Two Peas; fonts: Tall Paul, Chelsea Studio, 2Peas Crate and BankGothic. Inspired by Feb 9/10 of dw2008.

Dino-Mite Birthday

Happy 30th to my brother-in-law, Zac! Hope you have a dino-mite day. :D


Supplies: Basic Grey Rock, Dino and Bunny Hill patterned papers; misc. tan & light green cardstock; fonts: Garamond & 2Peas Crate

4/14/2008

Color of Mind

I'm working on a new Disney layout, but it's just not quite there. Missing something. Think I'll sleep on it. In the meantime, I decided to play around with a quiz from Blogthings. Not sure how much I agree with it, but the last sentence is dead on (well, minus the science part). Kind of creepy...

Your Mind is Yellow


Of all the mind types, yours is the most intellectual.

You crave mental stimulation, and your thoughts tend to very complex.

Your thoughts tend to be innovative and cutting edge, though many people don't understand them.

You tend to spend a lot of time thinking about science, architecture, and communication.

2ps blog challenge:
With the economy is today. Have you started to cut back on your scrap shopping? If so how?
I have cut back on my scrap shopping, but not because of the economy. I'm trying to use up some of the supplies I already have.

4/13/2008

DinoLand usa

Yesterday I went shopping with my sister which included a trip to Archiver's. On my list were the new Archaic line of patterned papers by Basic Grey for a layout of DinoLand USA at Animal Kingdom.


I wanted the journaling to mimic exhaust from the "car" I was driving into DinoLand. I used the same steps I shared in my Shaped Text post last November. Unlike creating the Mickey head text, I didn't have a photo of what I wanted. Instead I sketched out the lines on a blank piece of white paper, scanned them into Photoshop and then "traced" with the pen tool.

Supplies: Basic Grey Rock, Dino and Bunny Hill patterned papers; QuicKutz dinosaur and Studio & metro fonts; Making Memories leather frame cut into photo corners; Die Cuts with a View adhesive backed cardstock; misc. tan cardstock; fonts: Garamond, Matisse, 2Peas Crate, 2Peas Silly, and Akbar. Inspired by Apr 14 of dw2008.

4/12/2008

Anniversary {hearts} Card

Hybrid card I created for my in-laws. I used a free digital frame by Cherie Mask from the Two Peas Pink October kit. Added my text, printed and then embellished with heart buttons.







Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card; misc. cream cardstock; Frame 1 by Cherie Mask from Two Peas Pink October kit; Two Peas fonts "happy" & "dragonfly"; Making Memories heart buttons & stitches. Inspired by Apr 2 of dw2008.

4/11/2008

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Tonight we went over to Durham for the Bulls season opener.
Absolutely perfect baseball weather as the temperature dropped into the 70s. We had an enjoyable evening with friends in spite of the disappointing loss.

For those wondering where Mickey was on the Tink layout I shared yesterday, here's a close-up shot. I punched a couple of small holes on either side of an existing hole from the {note}worthy paper's spiral bounding. :)