Another one

I started this one last night, it took forever. I already had the paper and couldn't decide on what I wanted to do for an embellishment. I played with many different colors and styles of ribbon. I finally settled on this brown gingham. I cut circles out of coordinating paper to make the tag. I also have two smaller circle tags on the inside made out of paper that matches the pattern on the bird.

My newest creation

I made this card with left over scraps from Malorie's birthday card. I am probably going to send it to my mother in law as a thank you for the money she gave me for my birthday and to show her what I did with the money. I already had the square buttons, green ribbon, and the butterfly embellishment. The paper and small circle buttons were purchased a Roberts with my birthday money.

What I am listening to right now

5 songs I keep playing over and over:

1. Michelle Branch "Crazy Life"
2. Rhianna w/ Young Jeezy "So Hard"
3. The Script "Brake even"
4. Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
5. Ke$ha "Tik Tok"

Valentines Card

This is the card I made Scott for Valentines day.
It was the first card I have made in a while and has kind of put me in the mood to make more cards. I bought the Valentine rub-ons over a year ago with intent on making a card for Scott. Everything I used I already had. I am trying to use scraps of paper and embellishments I already have before buying more. The inside also had some love theme rub-ons. I should of taken a picture of it before I wrote in it. The hearts on the ribbon are rub-ons and took forever to do, but I thought the effect was worth it.

A just because card

This is a card I made to send to Jaclyn as a just because card. I bought the glass stickers a year or so ago to make Cara a card because they reminded me of her style, but last night when I was going through a jar of embellishments and found them, they seemed more fitting to make a card for Jaclyn. I bought the paper last week at Roberts and out of all my paper this fit the best. It is kind of sad to cut up a 12x12 piece of paper just for two inch strips, but I figure I could use the scraps to make a couple of springtime cards. I bought the buttons the same time I bought the paper because they matched. I am trying to send just because and thinking of you cards more often.

Malorie's birthday card

I have been in a card making mood lately. This is the card I made for Malorie's upcoming birthday in March. I decided to use ribbon I already had and then I found this celebrate embellishment in my stash. I just bought the paper at Roberts, after going through all the paper I had I thought these two match the ribbon the best. I also just bought the buttons recently at Roberts. After I finish the card I thought it needed just a little bit more, so I added the buttons. Also on the inside I used a Happy Birthday Rub on I already had. I think it is cute, hopefully she will too. I need to run to Roberts to get another piece of matching paper to make the envelope, then I will be all the way done.

Bathroom Update

I just bought the soap dish, which I will be using to hold bobbie pins, not soap. I also the toothbrush holder. I wasn't sure about the soap holder, but now having the first two pieces I have decided I need another. I only bought one towel and two hand towels, I think I am going to by a couple of more towels. Everything is half off at Bed Bath and Beyond, so I am afraid it is being discontinued. I still haven't decided on the shower curtain yet. They didn't have anything I thought was perfect. I am still going to check out JC Penny's and Target. I think I am going to get an aqua blue bath rug and maybe pink and beige towels but I am not sure yet. So far everything looks good.

The 2010 Olympic winter games started in Vancouver Canada last Friday night. We have had the games on most nights. So far we have watched Apollo Anton Ohno win silver in short track. We watched Hannah Kearney win gold and Shannon Bahrke win silver in women's freestyle moguls. We watched some of Bode Millers qualifying runs, he ended up winning the bronze in men's Alpine downhill. We watched some luge events, it is not really a sport I am into. We watched men's Snowboard Cross last night, one of my favorite events, Seth Wescott from the USA won gold, in his second Olympics in a row. Tonight we watched Women's Snowboard Cross, it wasn't in our cards to get a medal. Lindsey Jacobellis who won Silver four years ago was slated to win but she lost control and went off track during the semi's. So sad I really wanted her to win. Saturday we watched some Ski Jumping, the normal hill, the large hill is my favorite. I am excited to watch the men's and women's snowboarding half pipe. I don't want to jinx anything but I am hoping Shaun White will win again. We watched men's figure skating tonight and will probably watch the finals on Thursday night, the were wearing some very interesting costumes. My predictions are Evan Lysace (USA), Gold, Yevgeny Plushenko (Russia), Silver and Johnny Weir (USA), bronze. I will probably watch some of the women's figure skating even though I am not too familiar with either of the two skaters from the United States.

Redecorating my bathroom

I found this bathroom set at Bed Bath and Beyond and thought it was cute. I kind of have to pick something that has blue in it since the counter tops are blue. I just really like the toothbrush holder. I like the rug but I don't know if I would get a bigger one in a solid blue color that matches. For solid towels I think I would get a mix of matching blue and sand. I don't like the shower curtains that match. They have one that has lots of surfboards in little squares, it is just too busy, then they have a grass skirt curtain, which i think is a little much and probably messy. I found this one on their website. I would have to see it all next to each other to know for sure. Target also had a few shower curtains that looked like they might match. I will probably buy the toothbrush holder first and then go from there.

Five goals for February

Ok so looking back on January's goal I didn't do so well. I don't think I even worked out a handful of times. I have been trying hard on the breakfast thing, so far this week I have had breakfast 4 out of 6 days. Still struggling on the sleep thing. I think I have been doing better on the cleaning up after myself, or at least trying to do better. Still probably a little too lazy, little too much computer, only 2 blogs in January, but 4 so far today.
But I have been thinking that New Years Resolutions are pretty much meant to be broken, so I am starting to see the start of my year as my birthday which was Monday. So my goals for February will be:
1. Breakfast every morning
2. Going to the gym more
3. A better sleep schedule
4. Getting my bedroom together and organized (It is kind of on the messy side right now)
5. Eat more fruits and vegetables
Check back with you in March!

Random Fact #2

My favorite NBA basketball team is the Denver Nuggets. If you would have asked me last year I would have said the Suns or the Celtics, but I didn't really watch many games until the playoffs. That is when I discovered the Denver Nuggets and there awesomeness and I have never looked back. Most of this is due to Chris Anderson. He is amazing to watch, he is known for is blocks and how he swats the ball away from the hoop. Looks like in this picture he is swatting the ball away from one of the LA Lakers. So far this season they are #2 in the western conference (the Lakers are #1), and #1 in the Northwest. So far they have won 35 and lost 18 games. They almost swept the Jazz in their 4 game series. I watched them play the Jazz at Iggy's the Saturday before my birthday. They lost, it was really sad. In there defence, Carmelo Anthony the current leading scorer in the NBA was out injured as was Chauncey Billups, the team leader. I think if they can all stay uninjured they can take the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. Go Denver!

Random Fact #1

I have worn the same shade of Lip gloss since high school, Lipslicks from Cover Girl in Starlet. Since High school, I have tried several dozen different lipsticks and lip glosses, but always go back to the original. When I first started wearing it, it was called Princess and then at some point in my early twenties the name changed to Starlet be more current. I preferred the name Princess. There is now a different shade named Princess, apparently Princess is back in fashion. It is the Lip gloss on the left, the perfect shade of pink in my opinion.

Life Unexpected

My favorite new TV show is Life Unexpected on the CW. It is about a almost 16 year old Luxe, who has been in the foster care system her whole life trying to get emancipated. She meets her birth parents Cate a radio dj and Base a bar owner. They put her up for adoption when they were 15, but since she had a heart problem she never was and landed in the foster care system. The judge decides not to grant her wishes and puts her back in the care of her birth parents. I have seen the 1st and 2cd episodes at least 3 times and I still cry every time. I listened to episode 1 while running on the treadmill today and made it a little less boring, (I am not a fan of the treadmill and would rather run outside). I even bought the first 3 episodes on Itunes and now needs a new a Itunes card. I saw the 2cd episode first and the song Crazy Ride by Michelle Branch really got to me. I listened to it over and over that night and will buy the CD as soon as it comes out.