back to the books

I have to go to Temple today to pick up my VERY expensive Social Policy book. The bookstore cancelled my order by accident this morning and since I am a marginalized weekend student, the book store does not recognize that this Saturday is my first day of the semester. So I am off to Ambler today because it is MLK day and I am off from work. Gabrielle is going with me. Maybe I'll post a photo of her at the campus.

scrapbook pages

I have some scrapbook pages done and the Splitcoast Stampers VSN flirtation challenge. Head on over at noon to play along with the Crush Challenge. It really helps to get back into the groove when you don't have inspiration.

The challenge was "Castaway Love" and you had to use "scraplings". I used some leftover going gray cardstock, afternoon tea DP, some very old diecuts from a 2006 winter mini. And I finally used my owl set. Oh and wiggly eyes. I was so bummed when Unfrogettable and Crab and Co. were discontinued because I loved using them with wiggly eyes for kid cards. (Of course I still have those sets and won't be parting with them anytime soon.) So I was pleased to see that the owls take to the wiggly eye treatment.

The scrap pages are what I worked on at Mel's house. I have a few more to finish so that this will finally be a stamping blog. I am scrapping Gabrielle these days. I am going to start to incorporate pictures of Bob and I when we were kids. I have first pet pictures, first day of school, favorite stuffed animal, bathtime. I hope to have enough to make it cohesive.

scrapbook challenges

I have decided since my business is on life support because I am in college, that I need to use up my hoarded stash of paper. I have decided to commit to scapping at least one page a week using the Splitcoast Stamper challenges as inspiration.

I hope to upload some cool stuff that I worked on with Melanie really soon before I start back at school in two weeks

I'm experiencing techno fear

Does anyone remember The Young Ones? Well, Neil the hippie used to say "Techno Fear" when he was feeling overwhelmed by appliances. I am overwhelmed by trying to put a counter in my blog. I just want to see if I'm the only one reading me.

I did find a way to put a Jewish calendar and a countdown to graduation on my blog.

Merry Christmas

So I did indeed get my Stampin Up order before Christmas. Yay I have yet to really use anything because Christmas really snuck up on me. We are hosting a Christmas get together with the family on Saturday and well my house needs a good cleaning. I hope to post some pics in a couple of days.

I love a Deal

Stampin Up has posted the retirement list and is offering 10% until 12/23/08. Not only that but there is free shipping for orders over $70. How cool is that? Now, I am a hobby demo and I do keep my sets that I love so I am taking advantage of the discount to get a couple of sets that I was on the fence about. I am getting Merry & Bright for Gabrielle's stocking and Warm Words which was on the dormant list. I think that Warm Words might be Kristina Werner's handwriting and I just love her. Check out her blog kwernerdesign I have a link over to the side. She posts challenges and youtube tutorials and she is a Stampin Up graphic artist. Her warm personality is very evident when you see her videos.

So today is the cutoff for ordering stuff that will get here before Christmas. Well so they say, I always get stuff late because I live on the East Coast but it would be a nice surprise if it does come in time.

I ordered the Holiday Trinkets from the Holiday Mini so that I could have a craft going for my family Christmas gathering. We are holding it the Saturday after Christmas this year. I was too frazzled with school this semester to even have my decorating done. I am slowly getting it done.

I also forgot that there is another promotion as well. The catalog sampler spec1al for December 1 - January 18 is spend $20 and get 20% off any stamp set in the sampler. I should have looked at that before I sent out my order oh well!

Semester end

I had a tough time adjusting to college. I learned that I have to be more organized and that I really have to set boundaries in order for this to be the positive experience that I had been looking forward to. So one down seven more to go, (if you count this summer as one).

I will finally get to start stampin again.