(Late) Autumn Blessings...

HI!! It has been so long since I have posted anything crafty that I am PSYCHED to be writing, today!! I still don't have my craft room in any sort of functional order, but I couldn't wait another minute to make SOMETHING to share! So I carefully chose supplies and hauled them to the dining room table for a little crafting session. I'm going to a scrapbooking weekend beginning next Friday, so I figured I had better spend a little time honing some skills.

I am NOT psyched by the quality of the picture below. My digital camera recently pooped out on me...(that's what happens when it floats in a purse where you put a bottle of juice with a loose top. Heartbreaking, I know...) So anyway, I haven't been able to replace it yet and so I took this pic with my cell phone camera.I adjusted the colors a bit, but it still doesn't look as bright as the real thing. Argh, but I was anxious to post.

The BG paper is PaperTrey Ink's Lemon Tart, as is the mat behind the sentiment.
For my bday this past August, Dana, my BFF over at Kismet, Art, and Life, gave me some Tim Holtz Mini Masks. (LOVE them!) The designs you see around the sides are from the Floret collection. I placed the mask on PTI's Orange Zest, and then used Inkssentials' Blending Tool to sponge Close To My Heart's Autumn Terracotta all over the card. The sentiment is from Stampin Up!'s Stem Silhouette set, stamped in the Autumn Terracotta and then darkened with a brown colored pencil. I finished it off with some dark copper brads, and VOILA! (PS...I know the brads are crooked...you shush.)

Doo doo doo lookin' out my back door...

Just a real quick post...I stepped out my back door to break down some cardboard for recycling, and lookie what I saw! Definitely brought a smile to my face on a rainy, gloomy day!!

What made you smile today?

'May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly
where
you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that
are
born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you
have
received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be
content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle
into
your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and
love.
It is there for each and every one of us.'

I love pie...

My BFF, Dana, came to visit this past weekend, as I mentioned in my last post, and we made this SUPER AMAZING sweet potato pie. My gosh, it was delicious, and I still have one in my freezer!! I believe she cased the recipe from her MIL, and it can be found on her site, Kismet, Art and Life. She posted this pic on there, too, and I hoped she wouldn't mind my borrowing it to share.  

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

So much to do...

Hey there!
Just thought I'd pop on and write a few lines. I have moved into a new place and it's sloooooooowly coming together. I've been here (well, here about half the time...) for a few weeks now, and TODAY I got internet. And a couch. This is all very exciting, and you should have seen my amusement when the furniture delivery and the internet hookup was all going on at the same time.

One of the best things about this new apartment is this little room off the kitchen that is going to be my...can you guess? Can you guess?? Oh yes, my friends, it's going to be my craft room. I may never move. But I must be honest...
THIS is the current condition of the room:

As I've been unpacking and sorting, everything has gone in there. I MUST get to work on that room!! I'll post another pic when it's all set up and you can be proud of me.

It won't happen this weekend, though. I'm going to NYC with Eric, so he can work his magic at the NY Anime Festival. Have I told you how talented he is? I think I have, but I'll tell you again...check his personal blog at www.pepperink.com. It's also cool to search for him...just google his name (Eric Maruscak) and see all the chalk art, illustrations, and digital art that comes up.

I am hoping to bring back lots of pics, but since my camera took a poop...(well, it happened to be in my bag when I put a bottle of juice in there that wasn't capped tightly...I was able to salvage the memory card but not the camera. It was floating...very sad, indeed.) Maybe I'll have to invest in something temporary for the weekend.

Had a wonderful visit with Dana over the weekend...still enjoying what's left of the goodies we created and trying to finish them up since I won't be here for a few days! Going to be so happy when I come home and find a sweet potato pie in the freezer!!
And hopefully hopefully HOPEFULLY will be posting something crafty very soon!!

HAPPY FALL, EVERYONE!