I'm Making Art with Suzi Blu

It's been so long since I've used real art supplies to make a drawing or painting...but this gal is very inspiring and down-to-earth. I'm having fun. I feel like a beginner again. So much for that art degree, ey?

View my page on Mixed Media With Suzi Blu

Saturday Night Clips #4

With hurricane Gustav looming, and tropical storm Hannah gathering strength....it's definitely hurricane season again. My thoughts are with everyone in the path of the storm, please be as prepared as you can, don't underestimate the storms, and I hope they pass without causing tragedy...

Checking In.....

Yes, it's been slow going around this ol' blog....

I was pleasantly surprised to actually start getting e-mails from people I have never met, asking when the next post was coming!!!?? Ok...well there were only just 3 such e-mails, but hey, a fan base of 3 is better than none, right? :) So for ALL of YOU fans out there, here is a recent layout I did for the Olympic Challenges over at Tally.


The challenge was this:

• Use something Gold on your layout…
• 29 pieces of pattern paper (no more no less)
• Use something Silver on your layout…
• 34 stickers (no more, no less)
• Use something Bronze on your layout…
• 32 brads (no more, no less)
• 95 things about YOU on the layout, in your own handwriting.
• Everything else is up to you!

This was not easy. Counting, recounting...95 things about me? An exercise in stream-of-consciousness writing, for sure. Here's my take on the challenge:

Saturday Night Clip Fever

Yes, it is exactly what it implies. And yes, we actually watched this movie tonight. John Travolta is so freakin hot in this movie...and let's face it - he grooved.

Saturday Night Clips on Sunday

This post is a day late because I was partying this weekend with my friends Danielle and Sandee in true papercrafter's fashion...i.e.: lots of patterned paper, glue, stickers, ribbon, and embellishments, loads of yummy food, chic flics, gobs of diet coke, oodles of laughter and general craftapalooza. We had a blast, and got a lot of our pre-holiday stuff done, despite some forgotten jingle bells and a little doggie's sore bum. Let's not go there.

Instead, I'm going to venture out and post a clip that speaks to me. Those who know me likely know that I lean left politically. The more I learn, the farther left I go. I don't identify with any particular political party, but for the sake of discussion let's just say I would rather clean Osama Bin Laden's toilet than call myself a republican.

I have stayed on the fringe of the presidential race this time around, and in the last four years I have been significantly less vigilant about staying on top of politics than I was during the last election cycle. I was so depressed and disheartened when W was actually elected (unlike the first election), I nearly lost hope.

At this time I am not an ardent Obama supporter, but I have found a glimmer of hope and inspiration in the fact that we have at least made enough progress as a nation to entertain the idea that a Woman or a Black Man could actually be elected in this country. It is sure to be an historic election, either way.

I am sharing this clip not because I want to sway your vote, but because if you put party politics aside and really listen, this guy makes some great points. (and let's face it, aren't we all impressed, after listening to ol' dubya for 8 embarrassing years, that we have a candidate who can actually form a sentence without fumbling like a pig on rollerskates trying to tie a bow?)

Give him a try. We CAN disagree without being disagreeable. We CAN be a country the rest of the world looks up to again. We CAN do right by our fellow humans, our brave troops, and our hurting citizens. We CAN!

It's Tally Kit Goodness Time!

Oh yeah. It's the August TallyScrapper Kit. It's called "Outdoor Orchard" and it's full of great masculine and outdoor papers, rugged embellishments, travel themed, and less girly stuff. Have a look:

I'm enjoying playing with it! Here are two of my projects thus far...a mini book for some friends to document their hiking adventures/photos, and a layout about my dad.
The kits go on sale on August 15th, don't miss out - ALL of Tally's kits are sold out quickly so don't hesitate on this one.

US

Today Kirk and I are celebrating 13 years married and nearly 18 years together. 18 years! That is longer than I lived in Colorado growing up. It feels like so much less than that - and I'm still head over heels for this guy. Love him to pieces. He's the butter on my bread, the bees knees, the cat's pajamas, the best!13 years, 13 things i love about you:

1. When you're reading or tired, you twist your hair into impossible knots that nobody can get out but yourself.
2. You're one of the best active listeners I've ever met.
3. You are willing to be friends with anyone...and everyone.
4. You have the best, and most odd, sense of humor.
5. You still play as enthusiastically as any child.
6. Your curiosity about the world around you inspires me.
7. You are really intense and I love your passion and intellect.
8. You are a left-wing, progressive thinking, open-minded hippie liberal.
9. You support me in all of my endeavors, serious or silly.
10. Your sincerity is unmatched.
11. You "get" me.
12. You are absolutely ok with my independence and secure with yourself. You need no validation from others.
13. I love that I could make a list like this for as many DAYS as I've known you....and keep right on going.

Happy Anniversary my love. Here's to us.

Saturday Night Clips: #2

Yep. She pretty much sums it up. :)



Hope you are having a great weekend.

Next week: August Kit Goodness over at TallyScrapper. It's all about the boys.

Saturday Night Clips: #1

Introducing a weekly feature for those times when I have nothing better to do or say than upload a you-tube clip. Yes, it's a sad state of affairs and I promise I'll try to keep it to Saturdays...but you never know when the mood may strike. Besides, you can't have a pie without cool whip.

Stewie kills me.