01.14.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 1:12 pm by PaperDesigns
Once you get one – it becomes work! I’ve had some jobs that ‘ate my soul’ – that’s what I consider a job I shouldn’t be doing – not that it was a ‘bad job’ – it was just for someone who didn’t care. I’ve had jobs where the admin staff was so wrong and out there, that I couldn’t cope with that much stupidity in my chain of command. So, sometimes, “dream jobs” have more to do with those you work with, rather than what you’re doing.
So, now, I get to create with paper and get paid. I love it, I created the company, I should say that I have my dream job. Except, 2 things – 1) it doesn’t pay the bills, in fact, I’m quite sure I spend more than I make on supplies alone! and 2) it isn’t enough to keep me busy. I did just start being a Stampin Up demonstrator, and I’m teaching a lot more classes this year – so we’ll see if I can ‘up the ante’ a little here in ’08. Certainly, I can get more items in the Etsy Store, and just up my productivity in general. So my “dream job” would be my current job – if it were just more successful!
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01.13.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:01 pm by PaperDesigns
I admit it…. I see the papers and embellishments come out at the CHA and I wait…. and then I start scouring the stores…… and then I get frustrated that I can’t find them anywhere!
The blog challenge question asks: what item do I wish I could find at my Local Scrapbook Store?
Well, there were quite a few items I was looking for from the summer CHA, that I never found. EK Success came out with Christmas Staples for the Fascinator – nope, never found them anywhere. All the new Cuttlebug dies – I guess I’ll keep waiting. Hot Off the Press decided to start making clear stamps – they are really cute – nope, no where…. had to get them off EBay. The newest papers. Now, I realize that the LSSs cannot carry every new item. The minimum purchase order for some retailers is enormous and unreasonable – so they just can’t buy that much. I get that, and truly, I’m not complaining. But I was a little frustrated that I couldn’t ever find these things.
I guess, too, that I wish more LSS carried the Green Sneakers templates – and then I would be happy to teach classes using those templates. I’m always finding new projects to make from them.
Another blog post I’d love to write about though would be….. What items are you thrilled that your LSS carries? That would be a longer list than the few items I couldn’t find!
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01.10.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:43 pm by PaperDesigns
Okay, dear Linda had “tagged” me once, and being quite ‘out of the loop’ – I didn’t know what it was and didn’t do it. Sorry, Linda!!! So, now I think I get it, and…..All of the questions have 2 answers. After answering all the questions here, add one question of your own (this tag started with 4 questions) and then tag 2 people. Simple enough? I am tagging Kimmie and Heather!
1. Name your 2 favorite scrapbooking topics:
a. my children
b. nature/scenery
2. What are the 2 best places you’ve been to?
a. Munich
b. Salzburg
3. Name 2 things you do every day:
a. breathe (of which I’m grateful)!
b. cook
4. Tell us 2 things that pretty much everyone knows about you.
a. I love my children
b. I love to make cards
5. 2 places you wish to visit:
a. Scotland
b. Mayan Ruins – South America
6. 2 things you may not know about me are:
a. I home schooled our autistic son through the 6th grade. He’ll be graduating at the top of his Senior class in HS this May. Yes, I’m buying the Kleenex now!
b. I’m an absolute FANatic for all New England Sports teams (Red Sox, Patriots, and all UConn Sports)!
7. 2 nicknames you’ve had at some time in your life:
a. Baba – there are still family members who call me this – I try not to see them!
b. Babs – not a favorite of mine.
8. Name 2 of your favorite drinks:
a. Before 5pm – Water
b. After 5pm - Corona or White Zinfadel
9. What are 2 interesting (in a good or bad way) jobs you have had in your life?
a. I bar tended my way through college. Not a good thing, I ‘d drive home at 3am alone, dead tired, and smelling completely like cigarette smoke – and I didn’t smoke!
b. I work for Nick Romer (Green Sneakers - Kreate-A-Lope.com and ScrapWow) – it’s a fantastic job, he’s a great boss, and I get to play with paper all day!!
10. What are your top 2 fun things to do after work?
a. Wrap up in a blanket on the couch and watch a great sports game. I cheer so loudly that everyone else just clears out and leaves me alone! Including the pets!
b. After a full day of crafting for professional reasons, I like to make crafts for myself and my family.
11. What are 2 things I would like to learn:
a. Farsi – My husband speaks it, and the kids are catching on when we speak German.
b. Web Site Promoting
12. What are the last 2 songs you downloaded or last 2 CD’s you bought?
a. Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir – best ever Christmas CD
b. Soundtrack to “Enchanted”
13. Name 2 movies you could watch or you have watched 100 times in your life and still watch again, no problem:
a. A Muppet Christmas Carol
b. Spies Like Us
14. What’s your favorite 2 lines from the movies?
a. Make My Day – Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry
b. I want to thank you for making me a part of this - Rizzo the Rat, A Muppet Christmas Carol
Have fun! I went back and read the answers other people put on their blogs. This is a great idea.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 4:03 am by PaperDesigns
Yahoo had said it was their fault that you couldn’t see anything on the right hand side (all of the “archives”, “categories”, etc) everything was gone – and now it’s back - YEAH!!!!!!!
Okay, the blog challenge is to post my oldest layout. I don’t even know if I could find it, let alone scan it. So let’s see if I can upload my first layout that I did put on my hard drive….
Simple – okay, it’s too simple. I hate going back – really. I don’t dislike this layout – it’s just that I like the stuff I’m working on now. Of course, in 2 years I will probably feel about today’s layout the same way I feel about this layout! I guess it’s just the nature of things. It is probably similar to when you see yourself with dated hair, and wonder “what was I thinking?” I saw a photo of my mother in law (a very petite woman) with a beehive twice the size of her head. It must have weighed more than she did! But, you know, that was the style, and she looked great, it’s just that hair would stand out today.
And, for my sake, I hope I quickly post so often that this post falls to the next page!
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01.08.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 1:18 pm by PaperDesigns
This is the latest addition to my Etsy Store- a set of 6 Monogrammed Notecards.
The blog challenge question asks if there are times and events in my childhood that I wish I could relive in order to take more pictures of them. My original response was “No, I don’t want to go back”, but then I remembered all of the wonderful people who have passed and I wish I had more photos of them. My mom used Elmers glue on all of our old photos to glue them into the photo albums – well, yes, as you know, they all have huge burn marks where the glue ate through the photos and they are all ruined beyond repair. So my answer is “Yes”, not to any specific time or event, but to see those beautiful people again, the ones who meant so much to me, and to take some great photos – and then I would preserve those photos with care!
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01.07.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 1:21 am by PaperDesigns
These are the cards I made for an upcoming class I’m teaching.
The blog questions asks if other people take the photos of me, or do I do a self-photo shoot. This question came up over the holidays, as I sent my family and friends a link to my online scrapbook album (ScrapWow.com) – and they wrote back saying they love the layouts, but asked where were the photos of me….. Well, I’m the one taking the photos! I will try to get in front of the camera more this year – it should be one of my resolutions. Maybe I could tie it in with the annual resolution of “lose weight” – that way I’d feel better about being in front of the camera.
But, also, photography, for me, isn’t just about pointing and clicking and having photos – I really enjoy the art. I’ve taken classes, seminars, professional trips and just generally have been a student of the art for over 3 decades. So, it is hard for me to hand over the camera. I will give more thought and planning to somehow getting more photos of me into my scrapbooking – that self photo shoot may just be the thing!
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