Saturday ramblings

So... I'm looking for these baskets....

I saw this on Liz Eaton's blog and thought that was just so cool!!! Taking the suctions off and hanging them off the wall of my scrapbook room... or even by the computer and using them to sort mail... whatever... I could think of a TON of uses for them! And anyway... IKEA has them for $3 or $4 so I thought done deal!! Well, we don't have an IKEA here... or nearby for that matter... so I decided to look around town here.
Walmart.
Canadian Tire.
Rona.
dollar store.
... nothing...
and then I found them at the Superstore! Super excited... until I looked at the price tag!!! $14!! Seriously!!
Totally bummed me out.
Guess I'll have to keep looking.

Worked today. 10-5. Feet are killing me!
Put out some new stuff (see the MSS blog).

And... some stuff to share...

No funny stories here. Just sampling the baked goods (pre-oven).

Max is fascinated by the fact that under your eyelids it's red. To him that's blood. So he'll go around all day, pulling his eyelid down at random and tell you he has "bud" in his eye.

And... same kid... 2 years earlier...

Everytime we'd play Hey Ya in the truck he'd start bouncing around! Everytime. We'd play it just to see him do that! I had always known that I wanted to use this sheet of music paper from Daisy D's on this page, but the picutre weren't that great so I kept putting it off and putting it off. Finally did it this last week.

Post #2...

Two posts in one day! It's all Ali's fault!! LOL!

Really wanted to complete Ali's minibook challenge... haven't done a mini book in over a year! I really have a hard time 1. picking topics. I feel all my "special" thoughts and topics should be on scrapbook pages... I have a hard time feeling that my mini books are special too.... and 2. using products in mini books. Again... my mini books aren't special enough to warrant using all the product I'm hording.
I'm aware that this makes no sense. I'm working on it.

So here it is.

Live from the farm

Okay... saw this on Kristina's blog and had to share it here... so funny... seriously!
I don't know which is funnier... the artist and the experiment ... or if you actually came across this in real life! Really!!

Tried to take fall pics yesterday. Too windy at our first location, and the second location had bad lighting... but this is what we got...



And then Jack got these...





He was telling us where to pose and everything! He LOVES being behind the camera! (And yah... we'll retake those fall pictures!)

Updated the MSS Blog with a sneek peek of the October kit. Check out the link in the sidebar.

Wanting to do Ali's Mini Book challenge. Hopefully today.

Happy humpday all!

Designing with Color

And so... I climb out from under a pile of laundry to share this...
a new Autumn Leaves Designing with Blog... the Color Blog.
Challenge one is up. (As if there aren't enough challenges out there already!)
But of course... the best ones are found on MSS!!!

Back to work.

Playing catch-up

Still getting over a cold. Bleech. Knocked me out all week. Hard being a mommy and sick at the same time. Still sluggish, but getting better.

Lots to share... most from the online crop last weekend...

Challenge for this one... journal on a photo.

Challenge for this one... try something you've always wanted to try, but haven't. For me that was the wings. Also painted them with the Lil' Davis Glitter Glaze.

Made with the MSS September kit. Challenge for this... use pink on a boy page.

Answered Leigh's challenge - use only patterned paper.

Challenge for this one... use bling on your page!

Challenge for this one... bring back the dry-embossing.

Fun challenge here. Inspired by The Anywhere Studio... I had a jar filled with words. I randomly drew names for participants and they created a layout with those words. Great for jump-starting creativity. I drew "wonder".

Challenge for this one (a KI reject)... use stars on your page.

And... then... just for fun...



So in reality, I did the last two during the crop... the other's were done prior, in preparation for the crop. (Not as impressive now!!)

Of course...

Why did I even kid myself into thinking I'd get any scrapbooking done today!!!

Big Day #2

Jack had his first day of Kindergarten on Tuesday.
Wasn't sure what to expect (from him)... but we got his shoes on and he went right to sit down and read books.
He couldn't stop talking about his afternoon when we got home. Quite a change from Molly, who you have to press for details. Loving the cars, the house center (cause there's cowboy boots in there!), and the sand table. His second day is today... wonder what he'll pick today. He is also the helper today (bringing snack) and he has show and tell. I'll be so happy if he stands up there and actually talks!!

Started my circle journal for a local group here. Letting myself PLAY in it.

Taught a class on tuesday (fun!).

Got October project kits assembled and pics taken.

Other than that, not much here. Work. Waking up so early (Molly's on the bus at 7:50am) my evenings are so short. Not much scrapping time anymore. Sad.

But tomorrow's the online crop at MSS!!! So hopefully that'll change this weekend.

Come for scrapping, chatting, challenges, make and takes, RAKS, games and more!

And, if you haven't checked out the MSS post....
Super Scrap Day is November 18th!!!

Big Day #1

Grade 2. We've waited for it all summer, and now it's here.
Woke up early (bus comes at 8:00am)... didn't know if we could do it, but we did.
Her she was this morning...

That girl's going to spend a total of 2 hours on the bus today! Yikes. Packed a coloring book, Barbie and some licorice.
Good luck sweetie!

And, since we're sharing our spaces on the MSS boards, here's mine.

(one day I will have window trim... not that you can even SEE my window....)

(... oh and a finished ceiling and closet trim...) Trimmer, photos and basket of scraps are in the closet. Embellishments in baskets in the cabinet. Sewing machine on the counter (the basement stairs are under the bump-out beneath, so it's wasted space). One paper rack for patterned paper. "Larger" brands (KI, Chatterbox, Basic Grey) are in the baskets on the bench beside. Old table sticks out from the ledge. Usually that white tray on the island is on there to give me more room. Molly likes to work here.

What my perspective looks like. Piece of glass for a cutting board. I also keep a piece of chipboard under that's 12x12 with a 8.5x11 box drawn on it. I plan my layouts on here... see what size I'm going to do. On the far wall... wood shelf from Superstore, wood "tool chest" from Costco (drawers for alterable items, embellishements (in jars), chipboard, buttons/brads, more embellishments, stamps, etc.), wood shelf with slots (for stickers/rub-ons divided into manufacturer), and another wood shelf from Superstore with baskets for 7 gypsies, lil' davis, envelopes, and ribbon ribbon ribbon. Off to the right (off the picture) is my 14" TV on a swiveling plate-thing from IKEA and an old milk carrying with jars for brushes, pens, scissors, etc. Below this island is plastic drawer units for adhesive, small scraps, note pads, etc.

Now, chances are this will change in a month.... and these pictures were taken in mid-August, so it's definately not this clean now.

Happy Birthday Max!

First of all... most importantly... my baby's 3 today!
My little Max! I can't believe it! I love that he still is a mama's boy... loves to stroke my hair and pull my ponytail... but when will that end. Hopefully not quite yet. I'm not ready for that! He's is such a joy! The kid toys were made for. So content and willing (just a slight temper peeking through at this point). I don't know what I'd do without him.



Other than that, I'm was in a "mad-at-the-industry" mood this weekend, so I've got lots to share...

This (Party Girls) is the second page of a two-page spread, but I couldn't figure out how to blur the faces of the people on the first page, so I left it off.

My answer to the MSML challenge #4 on the MSS site (sorry, too lazy for links today).


Love layering those Heidi Swapp journaling blocks.

A record of my day back in July 2006.


My lovely sister.
And, now I should get to planning a birthday party and getting some stuff priced.

Rejection... gotta love it.

KI Memories top 25 were announced today.
It's not that I thought I even had a chance, but the day came and I thought... you know... why not? It could happen. I imagine no one thinks it will be them.

But alas, no call. My phone never ran so much during the day! Drove me nuts... minor heartattacks throughout the day. And then the phone call in the evening...
"Hello... Marcia Penner?".
"Yes."
"This is Capital One..."
Crap.

Therefore solidifying my theory that I am unpublishable. (I had one published on a Scrapbook Answers disc and another was "supposed" to be in the February Paperkuts... which I still haven't had returned to me either!). I try to take it as a compliment. That I'm a little different. Not what the general public wants to see... but it still sucks. It sucks when you have such a passion for something and then the world tells you to stop doing it.

(I know I'm exagerating and that there are some of you out there who think I rock...)

I had a great theme.... at least I thought. An open-ended album entitled "Just be...". Each page was a quality I wanted my kids to attain. Curious, adventurous, silly, affectionate, etc. And it's no secret I love the KI.
And the wacky thing is they didn't pick Jen either! What a bizarre world! ;)
So here's one of my favs...



I'll post some more later (right now my scanner's not hooked up).