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HAPPY FAT Tuesday

First off...
HAPPY FAT TUESDAY!!!!
this was my SIN for today:

My co-worker brought Paczkis to work from
Central Continental Bakery
where they have a "Paczki Fest" running the 19-24th
and It's the only time of the year that they make them :)

{YUM}

OK now on to my "Issue"

I NEED a magazine RACK......ASAP!



I didn't even notice how fast they piled up
until I couldn't Jam one more thing in my book shelf!
As you guys know my bedroom is damask themed so I went to search for a
Damasks magazine rack
I found the coolest most perfect rack
Its made by Krooom
they have the BEST concept ever:
"Krooom’s products are strong and sturdy but also lightweight and can be folded flat. Advanced patented technology ensures that no corrugated edges are visible, the items are completely printable, meet the standards of moisture resistance, and are of course environmentally friendly"

I also LOVE these



so I did more damasks browsing and found this
at ETSY 3zart store



I was INSPIRED to make a quick LO

detail:
{LOVE} this button from Scarlet Lime :)


and a card

thank you stamp is also from scarlet lime

OK NOW on to my other problem...

I've also been in search for a new scraproom chair
mines so sad its like a "cargo chair"
and I've had it forever and its abused
BUT I want a really want a COMFY one
anyone have any suggestions?
what kind of chairs do you have in your scraproom?
I also always sit Indian style & I like to sit OVER my desk cuz I'm a shorty :)
so I need something that doesnt have arms & that can be adjusted  LOL

so far I've found these

This PB Teen swivel chair looks kinda comfy



and THIS

now THIS Ergonomic chair looks really comfy BUT sheesh 239?!
(and it has arms)

NOW this looks super cute & Cushioned ...I guess it BETTER be for 299 right?!



UGH Im never gonna find a chair :(
It doesnt have to be PINK I'd settle for white
BUT
I kinda wanted it to be PINK... :( {sniff}

I better stop surfing the web...
good night!

just sharing

Happy BIRTHDAY
to this GIRL:

My youngest cousin Abigail is 15 today!!! OMG I feel so old :)
I got her that hoodie shes wearing & a new Vampire book
shes in LOVE with TWILIGHT & is need of a new series the B&N girl suggested
The Vampire Diaries :)

I wanted to share something I bought from Trader Joes that I LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!

The CHOCOLATE Croissants
OMG its so YUMMY & the flaky goodness I need to buy more
I baked them Sunday & we ate it for breakfast :)
for ONLY 3.99 for 4
I have purchased this Williams sonoma one as well
& its also VERY delicious but its a set of 15 for 39.95
I'm so Happy I found the TJ one :)

Also I thought that this new curly hair business would be low maintenance
Eh HEM! its not :(
I've seriously bought enough curly hair products to last me the next year possibly

I must say though that Cat Walk hair products smell so GOOD!!!

We had Girls night out Saturday my friend jonnies sorority reunion :)
we went to Rizzos downtown Naperville
So Fun :)


and
I'm FINALLLLLYYYYY done with my freakin V-day MOBILE
from Scarlet Lime January kit
holy macaroni
I don't know what my problem was BUT it took me forever to make
I'm really HAPPY how it turned though :)
This is gonna be my new decor @ work :)
Its all the people {& pets} I LOVE!

Great Weekend

Happy Chinese New Year!
Its the year of the OX
(Which is my moms zodiac)


This weekend was so much fun :)
I went to my friend Karens crop at Eaglewood resorts
It was a Fri, Sat & Sun event but I only attended Saturday



Darlene, Jen, Denise, Krista & me :)
I didn't get much accomplished
I was working on cards for Stampologys Hero Arts class


Heres a sneak peak

2 of the cards used the Four Dolls set
I LOVE this set they are so cute!!!




{Check out what my friend AMY also created with this set}

This class will also be using the Skys the limit set


The class information is: Tues., January 27 – Hero Arts I / All Occasion - 7p.m.- 9 p.m.
Stampologys number: 773.631.0352


Also Saturday morning my mom & I
both got our hair done :)

LOL I know.... I look like medusa :)
she got a perm & I got a wave

Heres a pic of the after math:
my hairs curly now


{Like my Xyron shirt? LOL}

Im also ALMOST done with my January scarlet lime Project kit
HOLY MOLY
this was a LOT of work
{pardon my scrap room i know it looks like a tornado ran through it}



I just have to print the picture part & I'm done
I'll keep you guys posted  :)

Amy also sent me a link for this hedgie stamp
& she has some super CUTE sets like this one

Im thinking of putting a decal in my bathroom
I thought THIS was cute or THIS
what do you think?

anyway...I hope
everyone had a good weekend :)
Back to work tomorrow :(
BOOOooo!

Boo!

Hi guys :)
I'm here trying to get back on track.
I went back to work this week
Its almost start week for my students sooo work is BUSY
It keeps my mind off things though.

My moms asked me to make some special thank you cards last week...
I attempted but I just stared blankly like I've never made cards before
we actually had to go BUY cards which I havent done in I dont even know how long to be honest :(
Sooooo I thought I lost my MOJO....

BUT leave to Scarlet Limes  OCT project KIT to INSPIRE me.
Halloween is my FAVORITE holiday
and this banner idea is too cute.
So this weekend I worked on a banner of my own

heres some pics:





I was DYING to use that spider web rhinestone fr MAMBI
that I bought last year I thought this was the perfect opportunity :)
This months kit also included this super fun silver glass glitter I just covered the  Star chipboard
with adhesive and sprinkled it on I LOVE how it turned out :)
I used the Threading water punch for the borders of the triangles



SERIOUSLY Crackle Paint is my new best friend



and THIS is awesome!
I LOVE this whole line :)


and the HOLIDAYS are coming up...
Have you thought about christmas card ideas yet?
THIS Book HAS a TON of great ideas



I just got my designer copy last week
(check out my tag on page 78)

Speaking of cards my friend took me to the rubberstamp expo earlier today
He said I needed to do something fun & he hoped I would find some inspiration
 WELL...
the one and only thing I wanted was SOLD OUT...
I need this "Berry Branch" stamp in my life!!!

Penny Blacks Christmas Line is AWESOME!
(I want em all) hahaha


Anyway...
Before I go I wanted to share a really cool flower spray
that we got for Sams wake
My friends & Sams friend Nick collaborated
to make this AMAZING collage
of some of Sams art work
Its my favorite :)



OK thats all for now...
I hope everyone had a great weekend.

SC JULY Kit fun :)

Guess who got her Janome working again?
Me!
heehee
which inspired me to make a layout & a card :)
I finally got around to using goodies from SC's July KIT
It's so fun :)
I Loved the SEI POPPY stuff in the kit.

Heres my Layout :)
My silly tongue picture



I also used papers from KI isn't this FLY AWAY paper so FUN????
I think I need more :)



I LOVE the Hello tag from EVERY JOT & TITLE etsy shop too!

Now heres my card :)



I used this stamp


I stamped it with
ALL Night Media Blue Topaz metallic Ink
cut it out and then I used Versa mark to stamp on
the reverse side of POPPY Rattan
Cut that out and mounted in the center of the stamped image :)
I also outlined with Signo white pen
and then outlined that again with a .05 millenium
The thank you so much stamp is by Inkadinkado

thats all FOLKS
Happy FRIDAY
Ill be at STAMPOLOGY all day long

I also heard I get to work on Jenni Bowlin stuff next week
stay tuned for sneak Peeks :)

tootles.

JULY

Is totally flying by.
I'm Back from South Carolina & West Virginia.
This trip was the last one planned for the year. *phew*
I finally met the newest baby in the family.
His Name is Kai :)
We went to the beach & he was soooo excited he LOVES water.

We went to South Carolina for our Grandma & Grandpa's 50th Wedding Anniversary
All the guys were dressed in the traditional filipino "Barong"
Including baby Kai :)

What a CUTIE.

My Cousin, the one holding baby Kais hand in that pic is
wearing a dress my grandmother sewed. She altered it from my OLD Sweet 16 dress!
It didn't look anything like my dress by the time she was through with it.

Heres a pic of my Brother Sam & I.

and a pic of the bride & groom
The priests face was PRICELESS it made me laugh. LOL
 


Now some sharing.

Last month Christy @ Scarlet Lime had the easiest Project Kit ever.
You can view it here: at JUNE Project Kit
Heres the one I made :)


Also before I left for vaca I visited the new LOCAL scrap store that opened up by my work
CRAFT FANCY.
Boy did that store have a LOT of goodies :)
This was one of my favorite purchases.

and THIS


AHHHH! as of July 12th
The 'BREAKIN DAWN' quote of the day started...
I'm so excited for this book its not even funny.
You can view all of the Daily quotes HERE

You can also view it at Stephanies Site.

I have to get ready for work.
I apologize for not posting for so long.

It's CHA this weekend so you know there will be a LOT of picz coming.

HAPPY MONDAY!

Good Stuff

Finally...a SUNDAY off.
I haven't had a day off for 13 straight days.
I was so exhausted.
I got lots of things accomplished today...
I made a new banner...{heehee}
I wish I knew how to do it digitally but I'm computer challenged
I was lucky to even figure out how to work this BLOG.LOL
I also went to my grandmas sisters 70th B-Day.
Since American Airlines is having this huge debacle my aunt from Texas was not able to make it in and she was the one who was throwing the party! :(

I also went to dinner with my friend Katrina for some sushi @ Sushi Bar in Bloomingdale. It's my favorite sushi place near home :) They have a lot of house specials.

I FINALLY got my Scarlet Lime April Kit
Woo hoo!
I'm totally LOVIN the SEI Dill Blossom Line!
I got a sample in this months kit I think I need the whole LINE! heehee
Here's a LO I made:
I pleated the backside of the Saffron paper and I used a LOT of BLING.
Can't go wrong with Bling.
I also love the little labels we got in the kit from Tattered Tags

Also...I was inspired to make this ATC card by Jason Castro's performance from American Idol...I've LOVED this song (Over the Rainbow) from the very beginning BUT I loved how he added his own little touch to it.

You can view the performace {HERE}

Anyway here's the ATC:

The Acetate is from the Scarlet Limes April stamp I was about to toss it, and I was like... wait a minute... This is the prefect ATC size... so I used some of the left over paper from the back side of the grid paper called Frenzy Glee. and I colored the acetate with Copics and wrote over it with a slick writer.

I hope everyones weekend went well and I hope Y'all have a WONDERFUL week.

{FELT} Happy.

I'm LOVIN these Fancy Pants FELT Shapes.
I have them in ALL the colors!
It's on SALE for 50% OFF at Two Peas.
I made a LO using some of my American Crafts papers (I need to make a dent in this stash) and
I made the card using some stuff from my March Scarlet Lime Mini kit.

K Tootles.

Enabler

LOL...so I've been called an enabler a FEW {several} times this week :)
BUT man I love good deals. who doesn't right?
I went to TARGET this week & I got some goodies.
I bought all of this but i literally only liked ONE specific thing from each package! Its so bad.
I loved the little birdie in the MOD chipboard pack.
The GRATITUDE stamp is too cute. PLUS I saw this same stamp set on the internet for $18.99 so for $2.37 it was the best deal ever. I've wanted the little teeny tiny MM alphabet's and I saw it inside the wedding pack so thats why I got that.
I fell in LOVE a little bit with the cupcake V day cards :)
and MY Fav. of all is the MM Label stickers. It was only $.74 I wish I found more. It came with 3 sheets inside and i always use labels!
                                                                                                       
I also bought a GABAJILLION more clothespins from the dollar store. :) If i use all of this I will officially have to be admitted to the Addiction 2 ribbons anonymous group :)

Thanks to Christy for linking my blog on the Scarlet Lime Newsletter :)
I got a few email questions on how I store the Stamps...
You can see on the left hand side
I have a couple clear CD cases.
I store the clear stamps in those.
It's really convenient
when I need a stamp
I can see all of them at once.
I use clear CD cases to store all my rubber cling and clear stamps. I got a bunch of those little $1.00 Michaels & Joanne stamps and I separated them by theme and about 3 or 4 sets fit in one CD case. I still have to print out some labels for the side. {thats my next mission}

                                                                        
Oh and I'm finished with ECLIPSE I tried to read SUPER slow but I couldn't help myself.
Now I have to wait ever so patiently for Breaking Dawn available in...AUGUST!!!
They have a countdown on Stephenie's website: 132 days 23 hours 43 minutes and 35 seconds.
Goodness Gracious.

I'm sure i'm behind on the band wagon for this BUT I'm loving this new Music Playlist site I found
Playlist.com heres mine so far...Ivys Playlist you can add up to 100 songs...and its FREE.

I have work tomorrow unfortunately.
I made this really quick LO today.
Papers from the March Scarlet Lime kit.                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                        

           LOL...Happy Easter

Scarlet Lime Goodness

WOWEEEEEE!
I was so glad when my Scarlet Lime KIT came in the mail today.
I just LOVE everything in it.
I bought the March Main Kit and the March Fresh & Funky mini kit

I couldn't wait to get home to play with it.
I organize all my Scarlet lime kits in THIS

Its starting to overflow though. LOL
so I wrapped the ribbons up for some organization.
*sigh* it looks better. {heehee}

So I created a page right away.
I found this picture while cleaning out some stuff this weekend.
Its a pic of the OLD Bloomingdale ARCHIVERS crew.
HI Angie! {she lives in Seattle now} and we don't get to see Michele much.
Julie moved to Wisconsin and  I just happened to see Linda at my  Stampin Up party but other wise  I didn't see her for over a year before then. Chrissy I see all the time. BUT I miss the ladies so much.
So heres a LO of the good ole times in Julie's "BUNKER"
xoxo
ivy.