Outfit of the week.

As I promised I am going to start doing an outfit of the week, and I decided to start with something simple and classy, especially to hit the shops in. I love wearing a great pair of jeans with a fantastic top and love to flash it up a little with accessories. 

This outfit includes...

Jeans are Forina by, =DeLa*=

Shirt is grey in the open style by, DUTCH TOUCH.

Shoes are change color bow ballet shoes, by, *OC* (The best thing about these shoes are they were only $10L and they have heaps of color options)

Handbag is from *Muism*, it is chaine leather in black. (This bag comes with animations so is fantastic to wear and you can wear it on either left or right side, oh and hand option as well).

Hair is by ETD and is in the style Sofia, color is strawberry blond. ETD hair is sensational! 

Earrings are a fantastic bargain I picked up for $25L and there are three sets, from *G&S*. I am wearing the black pearl option.

Happy Shopping XoXo

Sweet & Simple Bake #2 - Vanilla Apple Cake.... Errr, I mean Vanilla Blueberry Cake :)

Alright folks, here it is - my attempt at this month's truly scrumtious Sweet & Simple Bake. This recipe is generally a simple recipe, but the end product is worth it's weight in gold! I am telling you, one bite of this thing and you are not going to want to share. I made some alterations to the recipe, some intentional, some not so much, but I will get to that later. Thanks ladies for another worthwhile experiment and I look forward to the next :)

Ingredients:

250g/9oz unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing

250g/9oz golden caster sugar (or normal caster sugar)

4 eggs, beaten

250g/9oz self-raising flour

1 vanilla pod, split, seeds removed and reserved (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)

3 small Bramley apples, peeled, cored and cut into wedges (or any other type of cooking apple, if not apple of your choice)

2 tbsp Demerara sugar

¼ tsp ground cinnamon

*My ingredients:

1 cup + 2 tbsp butter

1 1/3 cup sugar

4 eggs, beaten

1 tbsp vanilla

2 1/3 cup flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 cup milk

1 cup fresh blueberries

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

...Reasons for changes:

more vanilla - just because I love vanilla and always add more than the recipe calls fore :)

extra flour - when I done my conversions I wrote down 2 full cups instead of just the 1 needed

milk - to offset the extra flour

blueberries - I didn't have any apples on hand, but had a load of fresh berries

more cinnamon - same as vanilla

Sorry for all the changes SSB, but desperate times call for desperate measure LOL

Steps:

-Heat the oven to 350°F.

-Spray 8-inch springform pan, then line the base with baking paper.

-Beat the sugar and butter together until the mixture turns pale and fluffy.

-Beat eggs with vanilla.

-To butter mixture add eggs, flour, baking powder, and milk. Beat together quickly to make a smooth batter.

-Pour into the prepared pan. (I had enougb batter left over to make 6 muffins as well).

-Sprinkle the berries on top of the batter, pressing in with the bottom of a measuring cup.

-Sprinkle with the brown sugar and cinnamon over top.

-Bake for 1 hour 5 mins, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean and the sponge is risen and golden.

-Leave to cool for a few mins, then release the tin and cool the cake completely on a wire rack.

mami disko

Kmrn gw nginep ma temen di cempaka putih,,
gw gx pernah nginep di rumah temen. dulu klo gw minta nginep di rumah temen sd gw yg namanya keli, cuman diblg "Punya rumah gx?". gitu. hhe. kmrn ni dikasi.. nyokap gw malem2 nelp pas gw lagi asik2nya bermain. gw pikir percakapannya bakal kya gini:
mama : "Halo? ce, kamu udah makan?
gw : udah, ma..
mama : udah mandi blm..? gx ada apa2 kn disana..?
gw : ia ma aq aman. hha
mama : yaudah.. jangan begadang ya..
bgitulah impian gw. taunya nyokap gw gx ngom halo gx ngom apa lgsng teriak:

"Jangan ke diskotik kmu yah!"
syok bgt deh ah. basa basi dulu kek.. haduu.. nyokap gw menggila.kya gw prnh dugem ajah c..scara gw anak super duper rumahan bgini.. plg pergi ntn duan..haduuuhh. gw merasa terhina..

pas pulang besoknya gw critain ke SELURUH keluarga besar gw ttg nyokap yg main triak jangan ke diskotik aje.. yg lain pada senyum2 dgrnya.. plg bokap gw ktawa sndiri ngakak2..
nyokap gw membela diri katanya dy kawatir, dulu pas jamannya dy sma temen2nya pada demen k tempat bgituan. hha. waduh? jangan2 nyokap gw mami disko..? arrrrg. tidaxx..

growing technology

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restoran plg unik di dunia

ni resto namanya cannibal resto di shanghai. jadi masakannya kya mayat cewe beneran, pilih mau mam bgan tubuh yg mna. hiiy.. klo lo tusuk dikit, kluar saos kya darah. hha.
klo yg di atas nama restonya kanji2 gitu gw gx ngerti apaan. temanya : TOILET. tempat makannya di : TOILET. dikelilingi oleh : Toilet. lucu yah..hha

klo yg ini.. temanya condom. jadi ni resto dibuat untuk menyadarkan masyarakat ttg safe sex. smua yg makan disini dpt kondom gratis. ktanya smua wallpaper dinding, motif piring dll gbr kondom. hhe.

Create Joy

Creat Joy...............that says it all! This was the final sketch and card for the big Anni-Verve-sary that was back in August. This card came together very quickly for me, I had the image left over from a class I taught awhile back and it was already cut to the right size for the sketch. I started with a green card (Bazzill) and then layered a piece of light and dark pink Bazzill Bling cardstocks. I embossed the darker pink with the Divine Swirls Cuttlebug folder. I colored the Penny Black image with Prismacolor pencils and then added the "create joy" words from Hero Arts to a small circle that was cut with my scalloped nesties from the same green cardstock as the base card. The image was kicked up a notch with some Diamond Stickles glitter glue. The card was finished off with several sizes of green rhinestones that were also from Hero Arts.

I hope you have enjoyed the 12 Anni-Verve-sary cards as much as I enjoyed making them.

Hugs,

Library to the rescue...

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My computer is going to the computer doctor today! I'm hoping for it to come home again tonight and be all better! With only a little spent on my credit card. ;)
I have to admit these days without my internet connection have been freeing. I've actually had some time to do some (very beginner) watercolor. Something I haven't done in 15 years!!!
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Thinking of You

This was for another member of the forum I belong to.

I wish I could get white to show up white in my photo's, no matter how many photo's I take the colours never come out right.

I used an A4 pearlized white card and did a funny fold, I don't know what the fold is called though. The Poppy Flower Faerie, was free in a craft magazine last year year she was decoupaged and highlighted using a Clear Sakura Stardust Pen, matted her onto red card and used the Sakura Pen to outline the mat, then popped a little gem in the center of the poppy. The poppies along the bottom and down the edge were decoupaged using a Duflex sheet, which I cut up so I could get some to use along the edge of the fold. I printed the sentiment and the insert directly to the card using my new toy, Greetings Card Factory, took a bit of playing around to get it lined up but I got there in the end.

I would love you to leave some comments if you have time...

More blog candy

Jeanette is celebrating 10,000 hits on her blog, Happy Thoughts & Inkspots by giving away some blog candy. She's giving away some cute stamped images and a new release Magnolia stamp. See the details here.

*** Congratulations to Lilly ***

I just have to make a post and congratulate my friend Lillyanna Rose Ohl on her fantastic achievment of graduating from EFA Modeling School!!

I am so so proud and happy for her, she is amazing model, who I just know is going to take the Second Life modeling world by storm!

If you would like to see more of Lilly she has a blog as well as a wonderful Flickr site..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lillyannaohl/

http://lillyannaohl.blogspot.com

Here are some snapshots taken by Ghost of her doing her graduation show.

WAY TO GO LILLY!!!

 

Graduation Week!

Well school is out, and I want my summer holidays! Oh wait we don't get any that stinks, I had my order of long island ice tea's ready at the bar! I officially graduated from Instyle Fashion Agency Modeling School this week and loved every moment of it. 

Our Graduation was on the 27th of September from 12pm - 2pm. We had a fantastic show and we were wore outfits from Samsara Nishi from Sam's Secret Boutique. Sam's Secret Boutique is situated in Rue D'Antibes (201, 187, 28)

Everyone wore something different and we all had red hair, which is a first for me! It was great fun!! Every single person did an amazing job, and there were only a few little tiny mistakes, but we all had a great time. It was fantastic experience and was a completely different feel to the Second Life Miss Universe walks I had done.

We all so received our photos from the photo shoot we did and here in mine, well the finished product, which is a heap heap better than the snapshot I took. But then again what do you expect. I really can not put into words how fantastic the school was and how much I have learnt. It has been amazing, and I can not wait to continue on to new and amazing things. 

If you are wondering about the outfit, even though you can not see the fantastic cowboy boots I had on *damn* the dress is from 

Mimikri and is called Paris Nude. The hair is from ETD and it is called Willis in the shade of Strawberry. The pears are from ~Muse~, which I have to say is in my top 2 jewellery shops on SL. I love, love their items! I all so added a flower to my hair, for a little more detail. The other girls from the agency received their photos as well and they were just amazing. The chosen winner was Juliette Pashinin, with her gorgeous photo.

 So congratulations to her as she really did deserve it, she looked amazing!

So with Graduation over, no more classes and more time to shop haha, ooo and attend as many fashion shows as possible. I have decided to start a weekly idea of putting together an outfit a week and talking about it on here. Lets face it we all get the magazines and don't you just hate it when they don't tell you were the items are from! 

This week a good friend started up his photography business on Second Life, praise the SL gods, finally Lilly was able to talk some sense into him. He is one of the most creative, intelligent, insightful people I have met on Second Life. The art community will now know what hit them! He named his business Idle Minds Photography, which I think is quiet fitting.  His work is amazing, you can have a look for yourself. This one is of me, even though this is brilliant you should see his others! Go Ghost!!

Even though this week has been filled with fantastic things, including a fantastic photo shoot with Elysium Eilde, which you can see in the slide show at the top. Oh my god, you have no idea how much I adore this amazing person art. Her work is like no other in Second Life. She is simply, simply amazing! I can not thank her enough for the amazing photos and the chance to meet such a beautiful creative soul. Second Life is lucky to have her. You must check out her Flickr site, be prepared to pick up your jaw up from the floor and no I am not talking about my photos even though they do kick butt. *giggles*

http://flickr.com/photos/ely_eilde

I have had a bit of trouble this week, trying to get my head around a Second Life relationship I had, and hopefully do have to some extent. I could write a heap of stuff here about how I am so confused about where Second Life and Real Life stops. But I think that could be a whole post in itself. I will say though that even though they are just pixels on the screen when you meet someone on there you are meeting a real person. Once you get to know them you see their personality and their true self, and that is what I loved about this person. I just hope I have not stuffed up a fantastic friendship. 

Etsy!

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I'm at the local library to snatch a little time on the web...hee hee. I never knew how addicted I was to my Internet connection. Well, as soon as I get my computer up and running again I'll be adding things to my new etsy shop.
Look for it soon!!
My shop name is Ultravioletwind, of course. ;)
Ciao
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kc : cocacola bagaikan racun

barusan di msn ada yosse.. melaksanakan tugas utama seorang IPA. GOSIP.hha
y : sher sher
y : gw ada cerita lagi nih

y: tentang si ib.. huahuahua
s : yo yo apa yoo
y : mau dgr ga?
s : ahahaha.. maulah!
s : bahan penghasilan bgitu
s :  wakakakakakaak
y : wkakakak
y : tadi kan di rmh gw makan2. nah selse makan2
     jadi ceritanya kan kece dateng dari atas (dia dari lt3)
y :trus tiba2 heboh sendiri. "woi2 kita cup winning yoo"
y : lu tau winning kan?
s : apaan noh cup winning? winning eleven?
y : iaia
s : hha. c monyet heboh2 norak gitu keknya.wakaka. trus?

y:  trus dy blg "yg kalah minum coca cola segelas"
y : coca cola segelas??????????
y:  plis deh ce..wakakakakakak..

*ya ampun tuhan. kalo mnurut gw c yah.. mestinya gini c kc ngomnya : "yg kalah tuker otak ma gw!!" takada yg mau main dijamin! wakakakak. 

s : dipikir cocacola racun tikus apah ya...hahahahaha
y : hukumannya ga ada sadis2nya.hahahaha
s : ampun.
s : AH gw lgngsg msukin blog deh ah
s : judulnya kc: coca cola bagaikan racun.hahahahaha

ps: yg punya crita lucu, lapor ke gw untuk disebarluaskan. hahahaha. peace yoo.

#15) Blueberry Cheese Coffee Cake

I know, I know.... You are all getting tired of my blueberry concoctions, but the berries are almost all used up, I promise. HaHa. This recipe came from The Complete Canadian Living Cookbook. The book was was a b-day gift from bf, and seeing as he is coming to visit tonight, I thought I would make a sweet treat from it. I chose this one because bf's two faves, besides me of course LOL, are cheesecake and blueberries. This coffee cake has a subtle layer of cream cheese infused with loads of blueberries in the middle, so I figured it was a safe bet. It was a little more labour-intensive than my lastest posts, but I figured he was worth the extra effort :).

The cake is made in three sepearate steps:

1. Crumb Topping

1 cup flour

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon (I used 3/4 tbsp)

1/3 cup butter, melted

-In a small bowl, stir together dry ingredients. Drizzle with butter and stir until moistened. Set aside.

2. Cream Cheese Filling

1 pkg (light) cream cheese (250 g)

1/4 sugar

1 egg

1tsp lemon rind (I used lemon juice)

-Beat together cream cheese and sugar. Beat in egg and lemon until smooth. Set aside.

3. Cake

1/3 cup butter

2/3 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup (fat-free) sour cream

1 1/2 cups blueberries (I used a little more than 2 cups)

-Beat butter with sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla.

-In seperate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

-Add flour and sour cream to butter mixture alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture. (flour, sour cream, flour, sour cream, flour) Mixture will be thick.

-Spread into greased 9-inch springform pan (I used 10-inch, hence the extra berries).

-Sprinkle half of berries on top. Cover gently with cream cheese mixture. Spinkle with remaining berries. Sprinkle evenly with crumb topping.

-Bake for 1 1/4 hours at 350°F. Let cool in pan on rack for 30 minutes.

hun mah aneeeh ah..hha

biasa gw pgl c krisna hun. artinya Haji Untuk duNia. ya ga lah.. pkonya adalah artinya. hhe. c krisna nih kdg2 klakuannya suka lucu2. sjak dy d tg apalagi, dy jd suka kna virus mae.. ktanya klo di tg tuh gx ada kerjaan, jdi kdg suka main tbak2an sm temen2nya. tmennya kyanya pd gx beres smua deh.. tbakannya kya mae. jayus mbak.  c krisna biasanya klo ada tbakan bru lgsng lapor k gw. tapi gw harus berusaha ktawa riang. klo gx ktawa dy mau ngambek katanya.hhe. barusan dy ngambek gr2 gw gx ktawa. tadi kan gw msn tuh.. nah... chatnya brg krisna. here it is:
s : hun. main tbak2an gbr aq yuk. mw gx?
k : ada hadiahnya gx? gx asik klo gratisan.
s : ada. ntar aq print gbrnya bwt knang2an. gbr aq bgus lho dlu wktu sd aq suka ikut lomba d rt. hahaha
k : haduuOoh. males bgt hadiahnya itu mah.. yg lain donk.
s : hun maunya apah?
k : gx tau.. apah yah.. qmu deh yg pikir. kn qmu yg ngasi..hhe
s : yaudah gbr. ampun ye. muter2 c hun mah, bawel tau gx. hhe. mulai yah hun
s : nih hun. bsa tbak hebat. (gbr 1)
(urutan penggambaran ada di samping)
s : eh salah deh mxd aq ini (gbr 2). tau gx itu apah..?
k : wakakakakakaka. apaaan noooh.
k : qmu ngegemesin yah.. hahahahaha. geli sndiri liat gbr qmu mah.. hahahaha
s :  heh smbrgn..hhe
s : (gbr 3) tau gx?
k : taUuUuUuUuUuUuUUu!
s : apah hayOooo?
k : wall-e! ya kan??? bner kaaaaaaaan?
s : ih hun pintaaaaaaaar!
k : ia dun. hha
s : ei gx jadi deh. hun gx pinter. mank gbr aqnya ajah yg bgus makanya gampank ditebak. hhe.
k : tailah. bun mah byk gaya. hahaha.
k : eh bun. msnan sm kmu heboh ya.drtd aq ktawaaaa mulu. jadi malu diliatin org di warnet. hha.
s : ah masa c?
k : ia. abis bun nya bgitu. mank qmu gx?
s : aq c senyum2 ajah. hhe
k : ah bun payaaah nih... masa gx ktawa. aq ngambek ah.
s : ei. jangaaaan. kan udah senyum. hhe.
**krisna is offline**

ya bgitulah.. gx persis gtu c.. byk yg gw sensor.. klo gx mah kepanjangan ntar postnya.. hha. kdg2 ngambeknya keterlaluan. tapi g tdi cuman bcanda c... abis itu dy lgsng sms gw. hhe. taunya dy diajakin pulang sm temennya. ampun deh. mau pulang ajah sok2 ngambek sgala. hahahaha. 

Card with a purpose

Here are two cards I made last night for the Heart to Heart Challenge over on Cammie's Blog. The purpose of her challenge is to be an encouragement to those who are caregivers for Alzheimer's patients. She is giving away a blog candy prize that is absolutely amazing. Be sure to check out her blog for all the details.

The design for my card came from the September 2008 SheetLoad from SheetLoad of Cards. Each month they give you the cutting plans and sketch to make a set of cards from just a few sheets of paper. It was so fun & easy. Be sure to check them out for some inspiration.

uam.indahnya ipa. hha

1. Kabel itu tidak koTor
    Praktek kimia elektrolisis.. dr namanya ajah uda tau pake listrik2an. jadi intinya qta nyambungin elektrode ke sumber listrik pake 2 kabel yg dicapit2 gitu... hhe. nah,, kalo kimia tuh mainnya jorok... muncrat sana sini lah, bleber2 lah... karat dimana2, mana elektrode klompok gw putus gr2 kekikis.. asik2 gitu y. hha. org warna fe (NO3)3 campur air ajah jijay kaya apaan.. pokonya kim tuh jorok lah.. makanya abis itu alat2 yg dipake dicuci dun yg KOTOR... dAri gelas beker, pipet, pokonya yg bekas bahan2 kimia tuh dicuci.. c kc c idola lho. idiot hiperbola, hiperbola bersihnya... masa KABEL bkas listrik dicuci.., disrem, dikucek2, dan dibilas... ooh. betapa indahnya kehidupan di IPA. kabel ajah dicuci. mau nyetrum? mau korslet? dasar IB. wakakakak.

2. Cukong?
Lagi pelajaran agama ya biasalah ya boseeeen. yauda yg lain pada kerja kelompok. kita (gw, ariel, dan kc) berkhianat malah ngobrol n gx bantuin. hhe. Qta ngegosipin ephek. itu lho. nak ips yg pake kacamata dgn nama asli fx kevin suryawidjaja. ktanya dy kuliah mau ngambil 3d animation. ariel kan juga pengen ngambil animation tuh.. jadi dy crita k kc klo c fx pengen animation juga (sdikit bangga ada temen)..
kc : ah? masa c..? gx ada tampang gitu y c epek ngambil bgituan
gw : ie.. dy mah tampang bisniss kaleeee. muka cukong gitu... mana cocok animasi. hha
kc : ahhahahaha. ie. ie... cukong abis dy mah.. gx cocok animasi. jadi cukong aje. hhe
(hening sejenak)
gw : ei.. cukong apaan c? (ariel sm kc ktawa)
kc : goblok lu ye. lo yg ngom masa gx tau artinya apaan. wakakaka. idiot.
gw : ya emank artinya apaan coba?
kc : ya gw juga kaga tau lah.. 
tertawa bersama : HAHAHA. indahnya dunia. indahnya ipa.
btw yg tau cukong tuh paan comment dun. hha.

3. kurungan burung
Kita belajar matrix. itu lho. angka2 yg dimasukin ke dalam kurung gitu. gw juga gx ngerti. apah c gunanya angka diklompokin gitu? bisa diterapin di kehidupan sehari2 gx c ? (bwt yg tau comment plis.hhe). nah c pak aloy sang pengjayus maut bilang:
pm : kalian klo matriks harus pake kurung yg kaya gini (, gx boleh pake kurung kurawal {, kurung siku [, pokonya gx usah gaya2an variasiin tanda kurung matrix. salah soalnya. pasti bapak salahkan. jangan pake yg aneh2. jng sampe bapak bawa kurungan burung bwt matrix kamu.
krik..krik.. jangkrik pun mengerik. indahnya suasana ipa. tanpa tawa, tanpa raga. hahahah.

4. Mae c jayus
Pak aloy (di hari yg sama dgn kjadian di atas) nanya apaaaah gitu. trus gx ada yg bisa jawab di kelas gw.
pm : haduh. masa kyak gini ajah gx ada yg bisa jwb c? bisa spot jantung saya ngajar kalian.
c mae lgsng nengok ke arah toni dgn extreme... (biasa dy kalo ktemu bahan penjayus lgsng nengok toni atw gx kc).. jegrekk (bunyi leher mae yg kurang olahraga, alisnya naik turun smbil senyum miris) dy blg : spOoOoOoOt.. spot club!!!!! huahahaahahaha
ei mae lo gw tabok ye. jayus tau gx. lo tau tuh bebek2an uli yg bisa bunyi? tar sekelas bli itu bwt lo. tiap lo ktawa jayus kita serempak bunyiin itu! ampun y. c mae c srg  bgt lho jayusnya. kdg2 gw sampe gx tahan smua org gx tahan kayanya. org yg jadi  tujuan jayus dy ajah sok cuek2 ajah. c toni, kc, nico, smuanya ngacangin dy. hhe. indahnya anak2 ipa.

New Look - LYoungStudio's Banner

While all of the entries in the team banner/avatar contest were beautiful, creative and really captured the spirit of our team, the winner by popular vote was LYoungStudio. Congratulations and thank you! The new banner looks great up there, doesn't it?

Thank you to all who submitted designs to the contest, and thank you to all who voted!

Computer failure

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My computer died a couple of days ago...and with it my newest art pieces.
Hopefully, it will be an easy fix.
If not...I shudder to think.
What was that about pinning my heart to the wall?
It's starting to sound like a soap opera around here...
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Sketch Site

A friend of mine, Jessica (aka Scrapiopath), has set up a sketch site called Scrapbook Sketches for all the sketches she's been doing for us over at Scraps-n-Such. She's developed quite a talent for them and if you like sketches as much as I do, I know you'll not want to miss her site. Be sure to stop by and check out her work here

Baking and Stalking, as you do!

No! not Baking for my stalkees!

My youngest daughter has her 5th birthday tomorrow, along with her great nan's 92nd birthday! so we have all been a cup cake a making! 5 (genuine kids) and an overgrown kid (ie Other Half!) and I, knocked up some cupcakes for the class tomorrow. nowt too exciting but trust me, hectic enough! As for me! Today I have mostly been stalking blogs and adding them to my list, I am in awe! each one has taken away my hours, looking agasp and enjoying!

One Hundred Twenty-Two

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Thanks to our membership comittee's hard work in getting word out about LArtisans Team, we have doubled our membership in a single week! Thanks so much, WorkingtheStash (Merry), tu2cute (Nicole), Tiffanyc (Tiffany) and soulkat (Kat) for your hard work - your enthusiasm shows!

To our newest members - all 60+ of you - welcome to our Etsy Team. It may take me a while to personally welcome you in a blog post, but I did add you to our member shop list on the right sidebar.

We hope to see you tonight at 8:30 in our Etsy Chat Room.

Recent projects

Over the weekend I participated in an online crop over at AC Bailey Designs. We had lots of fun and I got several layouts done. The crop was school-themed to go along with their current Head of the Class contest. I was thrilled to find out Monday evening that I'd won the title of Valedictorian of the Crop. Yay!


I decided to concentrate on finally scrapping Kendra's grad party. Here are my projects {click on the pics to make them larger}:


For the School Supplies Challenge we were to use school supplies on our layout. I used notebook/grid background paper, a paperclip, staples, three brass fasteners, a gold star, a post-it note and an A+. Kendra said that Sam & Darius were sharing her party because Sam was graduating from K-5 and Darius was graduating from pre-school. I'm not too sure the cats appreciated wearing the grad cap but she had fun!




Supplies: K & Co. Wild Saffron paper & Misc. school supplies


For the Cheat Sheet Challenge we were to use a sketch and try to do a LO as close to it as possible. I chose these pics of Kendra have a pre-party chat with Daniel via SKYPE.




Supplies: Papers, buttons & rub-on: Foof-a-la's Red, Black & Cream


The Favorite Subject Challenge had 2-3 parts. Part one was to create a recipe card. Since all my cookbooks & recipes are still boxed up somewhere, I had to do one I have memorized: Mom's biscuits.




Supplies: K & Company Wild Saffron


Part Two: Do a LO showing food and it had to have at least 2 pictures. I used pics of the food we had at Kendra's party.





Supplies: Papers, ribbon: Paper Studio Memories Page Kit; small red flowers: Prima, Large red flower & brad: MM, black brads: Paper Studio, Colorbox fluid chalk in charcoal & misc off-white flower.


Part Three was for extra credit. We had to make something to hold our recipes. I altered a small chipboard binder to hold 6 x 6 recipe cards of family favorites. I kept the front pretty simple so that it could stay clean while being used.




Supplies: K & Co. Wild Saffron, Modge Podge, Glossy Accents, Letter Stickers: Paper Studio


My project for the Summer Vacation Challenge had to be something we'd done this summer. I chose to do a LO of when Daniel came to visit. It was certainly something that Kendra had looked forward to all summer. :)




Supplies: Paper, tag & title letters: BG Scarlet's Letter, red flowers: Prima, Gems: Paper Studio, photo corners: EK Success, remaining flowers, brads, fiber: misc.


I have one more LO to show you that wasn't part of the projects I did for the ACB crop. It has a bit of a story behind it. As you know, Dad's funeral was the week before I had surgery this past Feb. I wasn't afraid something bad would happen during the surgery but Dad's fall and subsequent death had reminded me again how quickly things can happen when you least expect it. So, I just felt a need to write something for Tim, Ian & Kendra just in case. The night before my surgery I wrote a couple short notes and stuck them in my Bible. A couple months later I told Kendra about them and asked what I should do with them. As any well-trained scrapbooker's daughter would say, she said, "Scrap them." So this weekend I did. I attached an envelope to the back of the LO and put my original notes in there. Here's Just In Case:




















Journaling:

Timmer -
You’re the love of my life and I’ve been so blessed to be your wife. Thanks for being such a man of integrity. You’ve treated me like a princess.


Ian - Always remember that God is always good. He has a plan & purpose for You. Please keep following Him. Stay close to Dad; he loves you more than you know. So do I.


Kendra - Precious girl. I am so thankful we’re friends. I love hearing your hopes & dreams. Stay close to Dad; he loves you so much. God has a wonderful plan for you. Keep trusting Him & never lower your standards. I love you!


The last couple weeks have taught me again how quickly life can change - esp. when you least expect it. Stay close to each other, protect each other, & always love each other. God’s way is always the best way. I love you!


Ian & Kendra - only marry someone who loves & serves the Lord, someone who’ll love you & you love as much as Dad and I love each other. Never settle for less.


Feb. 27, 2008 - Night before elbow surgery - 12 days after my dad’s death.


Supplies: Pink Paislee Spring Fling line, Colorbox Fluid Chalk, American Crafts Thickers, Hero Arts Pearls

Blog Candy

What is blog candy you say? It is when someone who owns a blog decides to give some goodies away as a gift or as an RAK (random act of kindness). It is always fun to get scrap goodies in the mail.

Elina has some Christmas goodies she's giving away on her blog Be Creative. Elina's blog is about several of her hobbies.

Hannah is giving away papers, ribbons, stamped images and lots more on her blog Han's Crafty Creations. She is celebrating getting 20,000 hits on her blog!

Carole is giving away an adorable stamp, papers, embellishments and STICKLES!! I love stickles. Carole's blog is Stardust Gems & Ribbons.

Be sure to check out all three blogs for a chance to win some great blog candy and for some beautiful projects.

Thinking of You

This was made for a member of a forum I belong to, she has recently undergone a serious operation, she never fails to make me smile when I read her postings... I hope this made her smile when she received it.

I used a green gold two tone paper for the top half of the card which was embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Folder. The flowers petals were made from the same green paper and a dark gold paper using the Majestic Keepsake Board, popped a gold gem in the centre of each flower. The The paper used for the lower half of the card was from Paper Pizazz Heritage, although it doesn't show in the photo I highlighted the leaves with Stickles Icicle. Added a ribbon along each side and two layers of ribbon across the centre, a couple of little daisies with a gem in the middle to finish and a peel off for the sentiment.


Hope you like it

I would love you to leave some comments if you have time...

Clapped out cars and Crochet!

I am off to a start, not necessarily a good start but a start all the same!

I have managed to fix my Camera, all by myself with no expense spared.

Albeit in a "Clapped out second hand car" knack type way. ie to make it work you have to have the right knack to it and pull out the lens by hand at exactly the right time!

My little "pop up" tent has arrived and I have managed to get in an hour of experimenting with taking pictures. The natural light today was too "grey" so I tried a lamp which is a tad too "Orange" Ah well, guess I will have to add a "White lamp" of sorts, to my list of things i need / Want to buy. All necessary items of course! Such as Crochet needles, Yarn, Wire, sewing machine and Fabrics.

Not sure if wanting to "Have a Go" at everything is a good thing or bad! It is so hard not to dabble when surrounded by so many creative souls!

Art Deco themed Swarvoski Wine Glass Charm.

And the Winner is.....

Team Chat: Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m.

Thanks to all of you who took the time to vote.

monyet ebOla : selotip terberat di dunia

lagi2 kc, lagi2 kc.. bosen gx c? hhe. abis dy mulu yg melakukan kebodohan berarti..harap maklum. hhe. smua tau selotip kan? yg ringan melayang2 ituu. nah, knapa ada hubnya kc sama selotip...? here it is:

KC duduk menyendiri di lantai pojok a2. merenungkan indahnya dunia, keajaiban alam, dan senyapnya hati... Ariel yg ngeliat gitu pengen jail, dy ngambil sisir didi yg terbuat dari kayu eboni. hha....apa yg bang afgan lakukaaaan? Oh tidak! dia melempar sesuatu! apa ituuu? oh oh.. sisir didi dilempar ke arah pak monyet ebola. eboni dan ebola pun bertubrukan. jedaaaar... " auwww!" kata kc. "ahahaha" kata ariel. he. 

tu sisir kena jidat monyet. pletak, trus jatoh ke pinggir. kc y kaget dun, dy nyari2 apa c benda yg menghajarnya...? dy kan duduk bersila serabutan gitu... nah, di antara lipetan kaki (haduoh gw binun jlasin posisinya secara precise.hha), ada selotip. SEHELAI. ingat. SEHELAI bukan SEGULUNG. monyet ngambil tuh selotip sambil memperhatikan dengan sesama..... 

" Kok bisa y dilempar selotip sakit gini????" gumamnya terdengar!

dy pikir dy dilempar pake tu selotip barusan. dy pikir jidatnya sakit gara2 SELOTIP.

aaaaaaaarg. idiot. lo bego hah? lo keterbelakangan mental hah? mana ada selotip sehelai melambai dilempar bunyinya pletak? sakit lagi. lo tuli? syaraflo putus? gilaaaaaaaa. arrrrg. gilaaaa. gw gx tahaaaaan! tuhan. kasihanilah monyet satu itu. smua orang pun iba padanya. ia tidak logis, Tuhan. Ia binal. Otaknya kacau balau!

haduoh. parah kan tu anak? lo pikirlah, bukannya selotip dilempar malah nempel di jari? kalo udah gx nempel juga, pasti kan hanyut2 gitu mbak di angin? ya kan..? ada gx c pengapus bunyi bletak jedaar kena jidat? apa tu bunyi otaknya yg rapuh menuju kehancuran ya..? hahahahah.

cari kek benda lain yg beratan dikit. selotip segulung juga gx segitunya kaleeeeeeee. padahal suspect sebenarnya yaitu sisir ada di deket dy, tpi dy lgsung nuduh selotip.. hwah.... AJAIB. bener ya kata pelm2. "o..anak ajaib.. slalu jadi idola.." tau gx? yg joshua2 itu lho di sctv. 

iyah..monyet mank idola kita smua.. IDiOT yg hiperboLA. selotipnya terberat di dunia. sungguh memalukan. oOOoOoH. 

pesan yang dapat diambil: cari benda terberat untuk dituduh apabila anda tertimpuk sesuatu. jangan SELOTIP SEHELAI!

Some Days...

...I feel like my heart has been ripped from my chest and pinned to the wall to bleed dry.
That's how I felt while working on this.
...And it came together so easy. When it was finished, I felt cleansed. I really love this piece.
Funny huh?


Title: Some Days
Medium: Digital Painting
Full Size: 8" x 10"

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#14) Birthday Brownies

Even students have to take a break for their friends' birthdays, right? And you can't celebrate a birthday without mouth-watering sweet treats, right?

Well if you answered yes to these two questions, you are officially in my good books. :)

It is my new roomie's birthday tomorrow, so I decided to whip up a nice batch of dense, chocolately brownies.... What women doesn't appreciate a chewy brownie? *Be honest ladies! :)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

1/3 cup cocoa

1/2 cup flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp salt

Steps:

-Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 8x8 inch pan.

-Place butter in microwave-safe bowl. Melt in microwave (about 1.5 minutes).

-Stir in sugar and vanilla.

-Add eggs, one at a time. Beat well after each addition.

-Add cocoa. Beat until blended.

-Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat well.

-Pour into greased pan and bake for 20-25 minutes, until brownies begin to pull away from sides.

-Cool completely then cut into squares.

*Makes about 16 brownies.

*This recipe is easily doubled, but be sure to use a 9x13 pan.

Fairies

It seems some types of fairies love color.

Title: Mustard Fairy
Medium: Digital Photograph
Full Size: 8" x 10"

The Blogging Begins!

(Halloween Pumpkin from last year, it's nearly here again!)

I am a stay at home mum to five lovely (most of the time!) children.

I like to spend my spare time making Arts and Crafts. Card Making, Knitting, Scrap booking, Painting, Drawing, Modeling with Recycling materials, Fimo, Wirework, Beading and Jewellery making are all the things I have dabbled in so far. My latest goals are to try Crochet, Aplique and wire crochet / Knitting.

I am always trying new methods and "Giving things a go!"

I hope to keep this blog to show my journey through crafting and hopefully my improvements!

Unfortunatley my Camera is in need of repair! So for now I will just upload some of my previous work.

Wirework Bag charm and the Startings of a Bridal Tiara.

First Fimo Beads and My English Rose and some Letter Canes.

k UPH brg hajah kelle..hhe

kel.maaph foto lo gw edit asal2an. hhe. peace yoo.

kmrn hari jumat, qta2 nak yakob kls 3 k uph open house gitu critanya.. nak ipa di satu bus n qta main game plg hot di a2 saat ini : pancasila 5 dasar. Hhe. Yg ikutan ada c monyet ebola, gw, kele, ariel, felix, sm nte... nah.. yg kalah dibacok.. hhe. gx lah, ditampar lemes duan. 

Pertamanya c nama2 barang alias benda mati. misalnya n tuh nampan, gitu2 deh.. hhe. pas qta huruf e kan pada bilang misalnya mm... empang gitu.. nah c kele tiba2 bilang entong. buset deh mami. benda apakah itu entong? kata kele buat nyedok2in aer. gentoong x yee.. entong mah itu tuh.. yg film eneng versi cowok. namanya entong pake peci2 gitu. hii kele ih demennya film bgituan. ih kele fedofil demennya sama nak kecil cowok berpeci. hhi.

keanehan kele c mami pun trus berlanjut, karna sudah muak dgn nama2 benda, qta pake nama binatang.. rulesnya di pancasila 5 dasar a2, yg dihukum  bukan yg gx bisa jawab, tapi yg jawab plg akhir biar byk hukumannya. hhe. jadi qta heboh2 mencari jawaban dengan sigap dan gugup hati. hhe. suatu saat tibalah kita di huruf h.. dgn lantang gw menjawab pertama kali :  "Harimauuuu!!!!". yey. hukuman pun bebas sudah. kele yg gugup blg: "Hajah!"

hahahaha. tawa pun merebak. binatang apaan hajah neng? mungkin maksudnya gajah, tapi apa daya kebodohan sudah tersiar. qta ketawa ngakak2 manggil kele bu hajah. hhe, perut gw c sakit lho...

ampun mamiiii. hajah lah blgny, mending gx usah jawab skln drpd mempermalukan diri. hhe. kele udah jadi bu hajah. kele c pengkhianat tuhan. hahahaha. peace kel ^^