Sunday, February 12, 2012

Dog Memorial Album

A friend at work had her pet pass away and it hit her husband very hard. I volunteered to make her an album to give to her husband in memorial of MacArthur. I wanted it to be inexpensive as well as fast to make. This is what I came up with. It only took me about 2 hours to create. And around 30 bucks I found the album for just 3.00 at Michaels on clearance and then all the papers and supplies I got for 60 percent off at the LSS that were having a sale of all things that had pink or red on them! YAY! I snapped some pictures of each page, sorry their not the bestest (hee hee I know this is not a word but I like it). Anywho, some of them aren't the best but I wanted to get them posted before the Monday so here they be. This was my first attempt at an album as a pet as the subject so I was sorta excited about it. I felt good about it considering it's very outside of my normal style trying to find a more neutral scrap style for someone so that some of me shows through but its likeable to the masses. LOL If that makes sense.

Little note, the "A" in the name below I created. I had no capital A's in those vinyl thickers so I created one with 2 L's and a cut piece of another letter. Use what you have!


















Friday, February 10, 2012

OT For A Good Laugh!

So, I just had to share this with everyone. If your having a bad day or need a laugh or whatever it may be. This morning I didn't want to move from bed. We got a dusting of snow last night and it just felt like one of those sleep in mornings! But, I got up and made it work. Just to give you my mindset.

I stopped by Walgreens on the way to work to grab some sinus stuff, because I've been a little stuffy. I spent a bit in the store talking to a girl I know there. I come out gandering at my receipt and some survey they want you to take. I open a car door, get in, put on seat belt, put my stuff down in passenger seat, and go to look for me keys. I then smell smoke, I look around trying to see if there's someone near by smoking or what the deal is, I look in the floorboard of the passenger seat and see about 12 packs of cig. sitting down there, and first I'm thinking what the heck.................then............................ PANIC MODE SETS IN, I look around more, noticing so much in there isn't mine........................


I'M IN THE WRONG DAMN CAR!!!!!

Looks like mine, dodge stratus in silver. BUT ITS NOT MINE> NOT AT ALL

I fight the seat belt to get out as fast as I can, grab my bag and bolt to MY REAL CAR. Hoping the owner doesn't come out and say WTF who is in my car, or hoping no one sees me getting out of the car and getting into another car thinking I'm robbing them or something!!!

This my friends is the things nightmares are made from. I felt like that commercial where the lady is walking around to cars and her clicker isn't working to unlock it, she looks at her husband and says why isn't this working and he informs her they drive a station wagon!

Anyways, throught this might serve as a nice Friday laugh for you all. lol

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Tutorial Thursday: Paper tapes + video

Here's tonight's video. Thanks to all who joined in. It was a short one, next week we'll do a bit longer! Tonight I made some ubber ubber cheap and simple paper tapes and showcased a bit how to make your own patterened washi/masking tapes and so forth.  Below is a picture of those I made in the video. I know I'll be using two of those for sure this weekend in my art journal! Video isn't the best quality, I need to work on my lighting a bit more.




Thursday Tutorial

I'll be on Ustream tonight at 8:00pm Central standard time doing a tutorial tonight. Not sure just yet which I settled on. But it'll be fun.

I'll record and upload it when I am done.

I'll also be on chat to chat with anyone who would like to chit chat while playing. You can go directly to my channel with the link below, I'll be on about 30 minutes early if anyone wants to chit chat then live at 8.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sayitsbyu13

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Update Videos and chit chat

Video part 1 (darn ustream kicked me off mid-way through.)

Video part 2