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PLEASE GO HERE

2008-12-03T10:23:00.001-05:00

My blog has moved to www.samanthastar.com

However sometimes when I comment on blogs I'm forced to give a blogger account - so you may find yourself back here - but please remember to visit me at www.samanthastar.com

:)

The Obvious

2007-06-25T22:01:00.000-04:00

Another great photo by Allison Cordner, didn't know what to call this one, so Vickie suggested "I *heart* Pink" which is very true... and since it's for my All About Me album, I couldn't leave an important fact like that out! Thanks for the help V, and for showing me how to write nicely ;)

How To: Altered Prima Jewelry Box

2007-06-24T14:23:00.000-04:00

Required Products:
Empty Box from a Prima Embellie Box
Patterned Paper
Adhesive
Co-coordinating acrylic paints
Skewer sticks
Foam (I used the foam from an Imaginisce brad package)

Step 1:
Cut your patterned paper and foam down to size, to fit into the divided areas.
For the foam I used a strong liquid adhesive.

Step 2:
Cut your skewers to size, paint desired color.
Once the paint is dry glue into place (I used Lepage's No More Nails)

Step 3:
Cut slits into foam for rings, if desired.
Earrings can be poked right into the foam

Step 4:
I distressed the edges of the box with sandpaper, then finger-painted on some blue paint that matched my patterned paper.

Thursday is MY night!

2007-06-22T01:12:00.000-04:00

Did it ever feel good to finish work early today and rush home. I had time to pick up shampoo and conditioner, and swiffers... now that I have a cat again, I remember how much I love swiffer products!

Then I watched Wednesday night's "So You Think You Can Dance" then I scrapbooked. Yes... I... as in myself, Samantha Star, scrapbooked a page for myself... then I watched the result show for So You Think You Can Dance, and ate a cupcake... or two... (I WAS NOT happy about the guy who got kicked off by the way, let me know what you think!)

Then... it happened again, I scrapbooked another page! Awesome! I uploaded them along with a page I did yesterday... yes... 3 pages in 2 days! Here they are:
http://www.scrapbookstar.ca/gallery/index.php?cat=10002

I was toying with the idea of somehow putting my blog on scrapbookstar.ca... then I couldn't figure out how... then I asked why I was doing it again... then I thought it was less of a good idea... then I ate a cupcake...

I've been so busy lately, so tonight was nice, to slow down... Brendan actually went to bed before me, and I went in to say goodnight and he said "I missed you" and at first I was like "What is this guy talking about, we see each other all the time" but then I realized... us rushing around is not good time spent together... us eating cupcakes and talking about our day is great... wish I had a photo of that!

With that I say goodnight, I hope your Friday is as great as my Thursday was... (in fact I hope my Friday is that good too!) ;)

My first segment is up!

2007-06-19T10:35:00.000-04:00

http://www.watchmojo.com/lifestyle/how_to/128_scrapbook.php

Part 2 is going up later today, with more to come!

Can't hide my feelings tonight...

2007-06-08T19:17:00.000-04:00

After tomorrow, my family will no longer own the house I lived in, from the time I was 11 until the time I moved out. It's the longest we've ever lived in one place, and this house, was supposed to be the house my parents were going to grow old in.

One of the last memories I have of my grandmother, is her sitting on the sofa next to me on Christmas morning, in that house, the one where our last real Christmas was celebrated years ago, before people started growing up, and moving on... I guess my fear of losing the house is losing the good memories I had there, the precious ones I've been able to cling on to, with time.

Life is what it is. When it gives you lemons, you make lemonade... It's been a year of ups and lemonade for me, but I can't dwell, I have to be happy for what I do have:
A succesful business
Amazing friends
Ambition, inspiration, motivation
my health, and the health of those I love
It's been a year of reconnecting with people I had lost touch with
and creating stronger bonds with those who are important to me

Oh BasicGrey, how do I love thee...

2007-06-07T22:34:00.001-04:00

I am going to plaster my walls with this stuff...
Infuse

One down...

2007-06-06T13:36:00.000-04:00

On Monday the crew from WatchMojo came to the store to shoot our first clip, on very basic scrapbooking. I talked a lot about different trimmers, adhesives and all that jazz. I'm curious to see what the finished product will look like, it should be up in about a week. We have two more segments scheduled and then she said "We'll see how it goes" which I interpreted as "If you're horrible on camera, three segments is enough"

I think I did well, I don't really get freaked out by cameras in general... It takes a lot to make me REALLY nervous. I will share it with everyone when I'm done. I also hope to have the rest of my scrapbook room pieced together in the next few weeks, I'm just waiting on a Clip-it-up... the one I had saved for myself is currently being used in the store for liquidation purposes... so once I have that in place, I'll be ready to take photos!

Other awesome news - my cat Cosgrove is coming home! My chubby baby (who is now 8) will certainly keep life interesting (and maybe even stressful) for Brendan and I who has never lived with an animal that wasn't caged (like my hammy) She should be coming home on Father's day... I'll take LOADS of photos!!!!

What's new with you!?!

2007-05-29T23:22:00.001-04:00

I was doing so well at this blogging thing... and then it stopped!
I'm trying to lose a bad habit, procrastination. I put things off like a pro, but with a store to run, a website to maintain, and contracts to work on... I don't have time to procrastinate. My new moto is "I don't have time to waste!" (nor do I have patience)

Something new on my plate is that I've teamed up with a website called WatchMojo which is a Web TV site, I will be hosting segments on scrapbooking (of course!) and other hobbies, I'm very excited to be working with them!

It's getting late and I must be off! Leave me a note so I know who is stopping by!

This is SO me!

2007-05-24T00:08:00.000-04:00

I saw that Victoria had made one... here's ME

7 Random Facts

2007-05-15T12:22:00.000-04:00

I kinda dragged myself into this one... Thanks to Jan ;)
My original argument was that I'm not that interesting... here it goes...

1) My first word was "ditto" (which yes I know isn't really a word) My parents say that no matter what they'd ask me, I'd always answer ditto...

2) I have a younger sister who's 4 years younger then me. I have brown hair, brown eyes - she has red curly hair, blue eyes. People used to always ask us questions that I found rude such as "Is one of you adopted" or "Do you have the same parents?" So for a long time I told people she was a test tube baby, they stopped asking questions

3) From the time I was about 5 - 9 I wanted to be a paleontologist. Then I wanted to be a teacher, then a lawyer, then an archeologist, then an interior designer... I own a scrapbook store

4) I was always convinced that I couldn't do art, because I couldn't draw.

5) When I was a kid, other kids used to tease me about being so small, so even in the heat of the summer I refused to wear short sleeved shirts to school

6) I don't have any birth marks

7) I don't have a best friend. I have a few great friends who've been around for quite some time, but it's not fair to say one of them is my best, they are all wonderful.

Sunday's Sketch... On Monday

2007-05-14T22:37:00.000-04:00

AGAIN!
I'm a day late for the second week running. Remember upload your page into the gallery at Scrapbook Star and then link into this thread to have your name entered into a draw for a gift from me! Deadline is midnight on Sunday (the 20th)
Here's the sketch:

Here's a bad photo of my page:

Teaching

2007-05-10T10:03:00.000-04:00

Ever since I could remember, I wanted to be a teacher. I had really awesome elementary teachers in grade 3 and grade 4, and that was it, I was inspired. As I grew older and saw how some of my fellow classmates treated our high school teachers, I think I lost the love for it.

I'm so lucky, that now that I have a store I can teach. I can teach subjects I chose and group sizes that I chose. Don't get me wrong it hasn't been smooth sailing. Every group you teach has a different dynamic. Every student moves at their own pace. You can't just assume that if students don't have questions, that they understand the instructions.

Sometimes I get students who seem tired, frustrated and confused before they even sit down. What do you do then? What do you do when a student has given up before starting? What do you do when neither the student, nor the teacher enjoy the class?

I'm definitely not an experienced teacher, having taught for a little over a year, but I think I've learned some important lessons along the way, and I can only hope my students would say the same...

Book Binding!

2007-05-08T22:50:00.000-04:00

I finally got to take a class with Elizabeth, who has taught two classes at Scrapbook Star. It was a lot of fun, and interesting for me to be the student again - here's what we made:

This first book has a simple binding - but can you tell what the paper is made with?!? MONEY! How cool is that?

Here's a book I made for my MIL for mother's day, I hope she likes it, it's shiny so it didn't photograph well... but you get the point.

The third one is pink of course... very close to the color of my walls, and with a more difficult style binding... Had to think long and hard about this one... and the second one actually... I goofed once or twice!

Sam's Sunday Sketches

2007-05-07T22:21:00.000-04:00

Yes - I'm well aware it's Monday - but I've been off the sketch boat for a while and figured it was time to get back on! Maybe today isn't the best day to use the term boat though - but that's another story...

Here is the sketch for you to work with - upload your page into the Scrapbook Star Gallery - by Sunday the 13th at Midnight (Please post it in this thread) to have your name entered into a drawing for a little RAK from me (I'm thinking I like Doodlebug a lot lately ;) )

Here's the page I created with the sketch, I know it's not stellar, but I'm still rusty, and I'm breaking in my new office, so give me some time ;)

Thanks for looking, leave comments, I love knowing I'm not talking to myself! ;)

MMM

2007-05-06T22:33:00.000-04:00

For those of you not up on your scrapbook jazz, MMM stands for Memory Makers Masters - a big annual contest that Memory Makers magazine holds. I've never entered, but I figure now that I have a new scrap space, I don't think I have an excuse not to.

You have to enter 5 pages - 4 of them copies of unshared pages, and one actual page and this year's theme is: "I wish"

What do I wish for?!?
What do you wish for?

Painting is done....

2007-05-01T00:13:00.000-04:00

So the painting here is done... but the office assembly might take a while soon to see where everything will fit. At the moment the ferret is taking up some prime storage real estate, but what can you do? Everyone has wanted to see what it looks like, but it's not done yet, so here's a picture of the corner, to give you an idea of the color!

Here's a picture of my cutie Cara too, just cause she's so darned cute and what not...

Hopefully by mid-May my home office space will be complete and I can start creating again!!! I'll post new stuff then... I hope! I've been hoarding all these awesome photos!

What I've been up to

2007-04-16T23:19:00.000-04:00

Someone told me yesterday "You don't write on your blog anymore"
It's true, I don't. I'm addicted to facebook and figure that anyone who wants to know what I'm up to can facebook stalk me.

I've been up to A LOT lately! Working hard as per usual, took apart my entire home office in hopes of improving it and creating a super wonderful, pink studio. We're going to paint most of the condo as well, very exciting.

I've been doing a lot of contracts lately too, albums, wedding invitations... it's that time of the year!

The store is open Mondays now too, and I got a gym membership, so put that all together and you get why I haven't been blogging...

I have a bunch of work I need to upload, so perhaps tomorrow I'll share it with you.

I've also been toying with an idea that has to do with sketches... but that's just a thought at the moment....

Part Deux

2007-02-11T23:37:00.000-05:00

I don't know - I mean in theory I like Beyoncé. She's pretty, she can sing... but hearing her sing the song from Dreamgirls, made me pity her. Jennifer Hudson stole all her thunder, and here she is up here trying to be great, and it just wasn't anything special... so I pitied her more after the performance.

Look at this trio - Nelly Furtado, Natasha Beddingfield and 1/15 of the Pussy Cat Dolls. I guess they couldn't fit all those girls on stage... or probably no one even noticed they were missing...

Last up... I had said earlier this evening, before this performance that Christina Aguilera was "Super talented, an artist with a great tool who knows how to use it. As good as Whitney before she was cracked out" and then she gets up and sings a song that I couldn't understand a SINGLE word to, cause she's too busy belting it out. I am to understand it was tribute to James Brown… I don’t think it’s a tribute if no one knows what you’re singing. Enunciation... look it up.

MY Grammy review...

2007-02-11T23:09:00.000-05:00

Ok so I don't know if you are watching the Grammy's right now, but I think this year's show is pretty interesting... or odd... not sure which one wins. Here are some observations I've made:

The Police: Who CARES? I don't know if anyone missed them when they were gone, but here they are, opening the show. I would think they would have opened with something BIG like JT... but what do I know?

In the car Brendan and I were talking. I said I started to appreciated John Mayer... he said that he didn't really like him, and compared him to James Blunt... I can't stand James Blunt, I don't think he can sing and his song "Beautiful" is like NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD for me... So for the record, the guy on the left is TALENTED the guy on the right has as much talent as any drunken guy with a fake accent performing in your local pub.

Next up I'd like to say HA! to my Dad who said the Dixie Chicks wouldn't win anything... they're up to 2 awards (including record of the year) as I'm typing this. The lead singer Natalie Maines dyed her hair brown... not really digging it, but whatever, she's golden in my eyes... and she's married to Nathan Petrelli from Heroes. I wish I was married to a man that could fly.

more coming soon...

TGIF

2007-02-09T12:57:00.000-05:00

I like weekends, even though I work - it's a different atmosphere, and my assistant is here, so I can chill a bit.

Tonight is Finegan Friday - be there or don't... whatever, not my bar, I don't care! Max had been bugging me to go, Dan and my sister haven't been yet so off we go. Not going to be a late night though, I'm teaching a stamping and embossing class tomorrow at 1pm and have to open the store at 10am...

My friend Allie finally got her kick butt website up and running: www.allisoncordner.com
If you browse through you see me a couple of times, but more importantly you see her amazing work!

My little Hammy...

2007-01-19T00:16:00.000-05:00

She's so small.. yet she stuffs a whole kleenex into her face... it's really quite amazing! ;)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6KLL2vOHY6Y

One from today...

2007-01-15T22:21:00.000-05:00

Here's a picture from today...

Me on the CBC

2007-01-10T13:57:00.000-05:00

The store (and myself) will be on the CBC on January 26th @ 1pm.
For those who don't get the show (I think it's a local thing) I'll try to find some way to upload it for you!

Facebook...

2007-01-09T16:05:00.000-05:00

After a couple of other people claiming that I "needed" to join Facebook - Melissa was finally the one I have to blame ;)
Facebook me!

Pink is the new Hammy

2007-01-02T21:49:00.000-05:00

Ok - I have time to burn for once in my life... I had a super busy day... so now I'm just relaxing.

While I was reading Pink is the New Blog, Brendan walked by and suggested I take a picture of my dear hammy Cara and send it in... so here it is... (yes you can laugh at me all you like)

It's been a while...

2006-12-21T22:40:00.000-05:00

Things have been so busy. Not a bad thing. I'm tired though. Super tired.

Lets start with the good news. CBC came by the store yesterday and spent 2 hours shooting a piece on scrapbooking and interviewed me, they'll probably show some of my work... great news for the store, and I'm pretty proud of myself :)

I don't really like the holidays much, too much running around... lots of craziness... not much meaning to it all.

The end of the year is approaching, that makes me a little blue too... Guess 2006 isn't the year I'm going to get engaged like I thought... no worries though, it'll happen next year... hopefully.

More ME!!!

2006-11-29T20:35:00.000-05:00

Ok, who's sick of seeing me... here are some more photos, from a different shoot, with a different photog... it went well but I wasn't as comfortable as I was with Allie... here's a couple of my favs... I'm SUPER photoshopped, although I guess I'm not supposed to share that secret. I bet some of you are wondering why I'm taking time out of my life to "model" .... I just find it fun, I like being the center of attention, what can I say ;)

A few more...

2006-11-24T18:04:00.000-05:00

Some pics to share!

2006-11-23T12:19:00.000-05:00

I had some photos taken by a very talented friend of mine.
So if you're in or around Montreal, and looking to get some awesome photos done, contact
www.allisoncordner.com

A few cool things...

2006-11-19T14:18:00.000-05:00

1) Scrapbook Star is pleased to announce it's presence at the Montreal Mom2Be show for new and expecting mothers, on December 3rd, 2006 from 1pm to 5pm at the Quality Hotel, located at 6445 boul. Décarie.
We will be there to showcase some great products for scrapbooking your family photos and to discuss our new classes beginning in January. Swing by our booth and see some great products and examples, and even take our mini-workshop! Hope you to see you there!

2) The Craft ROBO will soon be landing at Scrapbook Star. We have ordered a small quantity of these, so if you want to be among the first to get one... click here to pre-order

So I don't forget...

2006-11-08T23:39:00.000-05:00

I love music. A song with great lyrics is a wonderful thing. A song that speaks to you should not be forgotten. I have the perfect picture for these lyrics, what I don't have is time to create a page... so I don't forget:

Back when we started

We didn't know how hard it was

Living on nothing

But what the wind would bring to us

Now we've got something

I can imagine fighting for

So why is fighting all that we're good at anymore

And sometimes I don't have the energy

To prove everybody wrong

And I try my best to be strong

But you know it's so hard

It's so hard

It's so hard when it doesn't come easy

It's so hard when it doesn't come fast

It's so hard when it doesn't come easy

It's so hard

If you're ever in the store, ask me to play the song for you... Dixie Chicks of course ;)

Sam's Sunday Sketches

2006-11-05T15:46:00.000-05:00

Each week on the site I post a sketch. If you complete a page with it, you get StarBucks
Here is this week's sketch and the link to the thread

My poor neglected blog...

2006-10-31T22:50:00.000-05:00

I have been SO busy. Not a complaint, I just have a lot up my sleeve. For starters in October I scrapped over 64 pages... and here's the only one I can share with you!

it's a THICK page so it didn't scan so great, click it to see the full size, and be sure to stop by www.scrapbookstar.ca to see all the great monthly challenges!

Maybe Tonight...

2006-09-17T15:49:00.000-04:00

It's Brendan's birthday. For once I got him a decent gift. He's really hard to shop for so I always panic and buy the stupidest thing. This year his mom and I split the cost of a new Cuisinart for him, because his was literally in pieces, cracked, broken... dead. I'm sure it was at least 20 years old, so in the garbage it went last night... I took pics of course!

Tonight we're going out for supper and then staying in the old port. I thought it would be nice, romantic... relaxing... It's just for one night, but it's pretty much impossible for me to get away from here any longer then that at the moment.

The shower was last night and I think it went well, with the exception of a couple of guests acting like children. So I acted like an adult and scolded them... I'm sure they loved that ;)

1h15 minutes until our little get-away... see you when I get back!

Ready, Set, Shop!

2006-08-26T15:16:00.000-04:00

Ok, I got A LOT of new yesterday and it's now all priced and ready to go!

Heidi Swapp (everything but the rub-ons are in)
Making Memories - Cheeky Line
Queen & Co - Bits and pieces of their stuff, the chipboard alphas are not in yet
MME - Bohemia and Signature Suite, a nice sampling of both
Scenic Route - Hampton and Cape Town
Memories Complete - Super Tall stickers, circle stickers etc...

Look out for our 20% off coupon in Saturday's Gazette!

I tried, I swear

2006-08-24T19:59:00.000-04:00

Ever since I opened the store I hauled all my personal scrap stuff here and put it in the back room and then ignored it. On Wednesday I decided this would no longer suffice and I started pulling stuff out and starting to sort it.... Jewels can vouch for me, I tried... it just never ends, I have stuff hidden everywhere. My issue isn't all the paper but everything else that's in tupperwares, and all kinds of embellishments all lumped together, ribbon all tangled up... it's insanity! So much stuff and I'll never get around to using it myself... it's nutty... really nutty...

Anonymous Blog...

2006-08-20T23:42:00.000-04:00

Sometimes if my name, face, and business name weren't all of this blog I'd just "say it as I see it" hahahaa... oy.
What a week. I'm tired. Oh so tired. I started telling B about what I thought was going to happen at the concert. As you can imagine I got the "I told you it wasn't going to happen that weekend" and he's right, he did... but when he said "It's not going to happen this weekend" I heard "I'm trying to keep it a surprise... I wouldn't tell you if it were going to happen this weekend"

Tomorrow is my one day of peace and I'll probaby end up at the store.... Ugh....

You might think I'm crazy...

2006-08-19T12:25:00.000-04:00

So Jewels started a blog... and now I've been bitten by the blogging bug again. Anywho lets discuss some things on my mind these days, grap a cup of coffee and pull up a chair...

1) A lot of you thought that I was going to get engaged last weekend. Yeah, well so did I. Join the club. Hope no one had money on it. Part of me pictured us at the concert and during my fav balad "Cowboy take me away" Brendan getting down on bended knee... it would have been perfect. Well the song started and finished and nothing... So part of me is just like "WHATEVER" all excitment that I had built up was lost and now I'm just numb to the whole idea.

2) One of our good friends is a designer, GORGEOUS dresses... he wants to design one for my wedding and it looks like it's going to happen. How dumb is it that I've got my dress designer all pumped up and I'm not even engaged. He's a great guy, if you're ever looking for custom stuff look for Gary Mak! Next big thing, I promise you that.

3) Ugh. Can you hear me rolling my eyes. Still over the same thing as a few days ago. Someone was offended I didn't ask them if they wanted to help with the shower. Like SUPER offended. So I spoke to them today and asked if they wanted to help and they were kind of like "Maybe before I did, but not so much now" Can you hear me rolling my eyes? I don't have time for this shizz! That's why I work solo, thank you very much ;)

Well lots of scrapping contracts for me to finish up today, wish me luck, i'm going to be here très late!

Maybe I should elaborate.....

2006-08-18T13:27:00.000-04:00

OK... well I wrote this long post about what was bothering me and then decided to delete it... no point in upsetting anyone really... don't even know if these people read my blog... but whatever... if you want to know the story bug me on MSN one day...

Aside from that I'm tired. Did I mention that yet. I'm looking for a part-time, bilingual employee, so if you know anyone with an interest in paper crafts and looking for work, send their CV my way

Victoria is at the hospital right now... maybe baby Carter is here :) I can't wait to finally meet the little peanut!

Wow...

2006-08-17T20:13:00.000-04:00

it's been a while again.
I'm exhausted
The moral for today is "No good deed goes unpunished"
You can never just do a nice thing in life without offending someone it would seem.
I'm tired... back to work.

It's been a while

2006-07-17T22:08:00.000-04:00

Hi Blog... my poor, poor neglected blog!
Today was my day off. I didn't get much done really... cooked a big meal though... it was yummy and B appreciated it. Made delicious dairy free chocolate mousse... YUM!!!

Managed to decide on colors for our non-planned fake wedding... LMAO but I'm not telling cause I'm sure we'll change our mind before then... but it wasn't my first choice of lime green and chocolate brown considering he made a gagging sound when I suggested it!

Starting to think about making Non-denominational holiday greeting cards HAAHHHAAA!! I'm so afraid to offend anyone that everyone is getting blue and white snowflake cards again!!!!

That's about it, lots of planning left to do for Ava's shower... soon I'll have a little nephew to teach to scrap ;)

Ciao!

No Surprise to Anyone...

2006-06-17T11:23:00.000-04:00

I got Dixie Chicks tickets!
They added a date... August 12... the day before my birthday!!!
We bought pre-sale tickets yesterday, floor seats, I'm SO EXCITED!!!
I'm going to save my pennies to buy a concert shirt! It's all so exciting... i'm so excited... etc. etc. etc.

What else is new... working on a new project... not sure if anything will come of it... but as always I like to give things a try before I give up!! Hahaaa... haa.. ha... oy.

Tomorrow is father's day... and I want to make the PERFECT cards for my FIL and my Dad... That's where Elisabeth comes in... she's been busy scanning a template for me... I'll show you the cards if I ever finish them... this might be a LONG process... Thanks Elisabeth!

So as my plate gets fuller and fuller, and I get busier and busier, I leave you with these words:

"Well I never seem to do it like anybody else, maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down. If you ever want to find me, I can still be found... taking the long way, taking the long way around"

Scrapbook Star Design Team Call: Canadian Artists

2006-06-16T13:28:00.000-04:00

Scrapbook Star is looking for Canadian artists to be part of our Design Team. These artists will need to show skill in scrapbooking, as well as paper crafts, stamping and altering. Being strong in all fields is not necessary; we are looking for people with certain areas of expertise as well.

Here is what is expected from a Design Team Member:
*You must be active on our boards as well as in our gallery. (Minimum 70 posts per week)
*You must post your work in our gallery. This includes the project you will make with your monthly kit, as well as at least 2 other items (altered, cards, LO’s etc)
*Participate in our monthly online crops by posting challenges
*Promote the site to friends and family.

The position will be for a 6 month trial at which point both parties may chose to terminate. Afterwards, there will be an evaluation at 6 months, then every year following. We ask that our artists be exclusive to Scrapbook Star, and members of other communities or store Desing Teams will not be considered for the position.

Please email me with specific questions on compensation, as I don't like to make that information public.

To Apply: Please send up to 5 pieces of your work that you feel most represent your style and strengths to dtcontest@scrapbookstar.ca Please make sure your name is in your file name to easily identify your work ex: janedoe_page1.jpg

If you have an online gallery, blog or resumé you can send us the link to that as well.

Also, please answer the following questions:
*How long have you been scrapbooking/paper crafting?
*Are you a member of any other Design Teams (if so please name)
*What do you feel you can bring to Scrapbook Star?

Call deadline is June 30th, 2006 at midnight EST.

Email obsession...

2006-06-15T16:46:00.000-04:00

Ok. I know. I've been neglecting my blog. But really... let's be honest. Who's reading it anymore? Do I really have time for this? (Old Blog title)
Lets see what's exciting with me:
1) I check my email about a zillion times a day, in hope of receiving a request for a page. My only layout to ever get picked up, for Legacy, was via email...
2) Dixie Chicks added a tour date... Montreal... the DAY BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY!!!! Brendan is going to try to get me tickets as a gift... if not, I'll just sit at home and cry... it's fine ;)
3) Started working on my nephew's baby book... only have one page semi-done, not sure where to go from there (and now I have "where do we go from here" from the Buffy musical "Once more with Feeling" stuck in my head)
4) Took some nostalgic pictures of where I sort of grew up... near my grandmother's old apartment... hope to do a BH sketch with it... Maybe January's... seems manageable.
5) Nothing else very exciting. Just taking a coffee break... I deserve one... Right? RIGHT??? (Yes I'm a little anxious today)
Hope the sun is shinning where ever you are! Enjoy your Thursday evening my desserted blog readers!

Sometimes it just hits you.

2006-06-08T20:01:00.000-04:00

In the mornings I'm often in a bad bood. I hate waking up, I hate being rushed, I hate the fact that I always sleep in... I hate the fact there's only one sink in the bathroom and that I'm always in the way... or Brendan's in my way.

I get to work, at 10 sharp... a bad habit, open up shop and in walks this woman "My page needs help" so she pulls out a 2 page layout with colors and shapes galour. After about an hour of pullings things off and covering things up she said "You saved my page" She went on her way happy, I sat around sipping my cofffee feeling like I had accomplished something.

When people ask how the store is doing I say "Can't complain" and really I can't. Things are going well, I enjoy teaching and helping customers, entering inventory, working on the displays... I am really, really lucky to be doing what I'm doing. Once in a while it just hits me. I have my own business, I'm madly in love, I have a roof over my head and good friends... I can't complain.

Not so bright eyed today

2006-06-07T10:28:00.000-04:00

Ok, i'm exhausted. I feel like i didn't sleep last night, like my eyes are still half shut. Maybe I should make a coffee... my problem is if I have one, i'll have the whole pot. I'm thinking that might be a good idea.
I have to go make some thank you cards now... that should keep me entertained and hopefully awake...

The Wobble Board

2006-06-06T23:20:00.000-04:00

Tired, in a good way.

2006-06-06T11:36:00.000-04:00

Yesterday was a good day...

I went to Canadian Tire to get earth, flowers and my wobble board
I got fruits & veggies... didn't make it to the store for tofu ice cream though :(
I did get to the pharmacy (not the bank or post office... that'll be for today....)
DID MY TAXES
Didn't clean the office mind you....

Found this great fruit and veggie store, lots of really fresh, great priced stuff there.... def. my new fav. Also saw "Over the Hedge" with Ava. Cute movie... I think my favorite character was Verne, the turtle. I can't resist cute turtles! What else... what else... oh yes, for those of you wondering what a wobble board is, here is a picture: (Ok well blogger wont upload it... so here's a link

What does Monday mean to you?

2006-06-05T10:02:00.000-04:00

Ah Monday. I'm probably the only person in the world who wakes up on Monday and feels refreshed. It's my one day off, the entire week. No really a complaint though, I like what I got ;)
It's a beautiful day out, and I'm very thankful for that. I have lots of errands to run and things to get done, and the sun will hopefully keep me motivated. I'll probably take a nice walk around, pick up some fruits and veggies, head to the natural food store to pick up some tofu ice cream (Look... I wouldn't eat it, if I didn't have to!!!)

I'm glad I didn't sleep too late, I think I also want to plant some flowers on our balcony... here's my list of things I'd like to do today:

1) Go to Canadian Tire, get flowers & earth (and my wobble board)
2) Buy fruits & veggies for the week, get some healthy dairy alternatives
3) Go to the bank, pharmacy, & post office
4) tackle my taxes
5) Cleaning my office would be a "bonus"

What's on your plate for today?

For a change

2006-06-04T12:43:00.000-04:00

People often say "You don't scrapbook Brendan very often" I reported this "complaint" to him and he said it's because he doesn't like to have his picture taken. When I got my new camera he was my main "target" and he kept saying "Don't take my picture" over and over... i got quite a few "bad" shots of him. Thank goodness for the Effers and this week's dare, to scrapbook your bad pages. So here it is, the best recent picture I have of B

Lots to share

2006-06-03T10:29:00.000-04:00

Friday again... and the new smoking law...

2006-06-02T10:16:00.000-04:00

It seems like the weeks are just flying by.
It's already June... infact June 2nd! I honestly don't know where the past 5 months have gone.
The new smoking law has taking into effect in Quebec. I think it's great on one hand, but on the other... my store is right next to a tiny-little- hole-in-the-wall restaurant that has it's group of nothing-better-to-do-with-all-of-our-free-time patrons. They all smoke, and now they smoke outside. So this morning when I got to the store I got out my broom and swept all of the cig butts infront of the resto's door. I think this isn't going to be an isolated case, people are going to be forced to gather outside and smoke and I think we're going to see an increase in littering... which is not very impressive. Hopefully if I continue to sweep everyone morning, I'll get my point across... the sidewalk isn't one big ash tray!!!

Today is Abby's Bat Mitzvah... remember that beautiful card I made with the matching beautiful envie? Well turns out I measured something wrong and the beautiful card doesn't fit in the beautiful envie! Smooth huh ;)

That's all for now, hope everyone has a super weekend!!!

Clean and Quick

2006-06-01T15:37:00.000-04:00

Well this page was "clean" until I dropped a stamp on the white cardstock and had to make do...

Zzzzz....

2006-06-01T10:06:00.000-04:00

Last night I wanted to be in bed by 11 pm. Didn't happen. Finally turned off the TV around 12:30 am then the alarm went off at 7am. I then realized Brendan never came to bed last night. He was up late working a project due today at work... but still...
We went out for breakfast with my MIL and her husband this morning. I was in a bad mood. Tired, hungry (this resto makes bad breakfast and bad coffee) It was bundles of fun, and I'm sure I was just a joy to be with (NOT) A rainy day here... hopefully the sun will come up and make me smile!

Another Day... Another Card

2006-05-31T14:42:00.000-04:00

Here's the card I've been working on for my SIL... yesterday was the card, today I made the envie. I made a double of this card to submit... you never know!

I got my Scrapbook Star T-shirt today, too cool! I also FINALLY got my circle journal back. The last person had it for MONTHS and she didn't even do an entry. I was pretty disappointed, not to mention the cover is now cracked... guess that's the postal service for ya! I will def. think twice before embarking on a new CJ project. The concept is great... but when it goes bad... it sucks!

AC & DC

2006-05-30T10:25:00.000-04:00

I'm so glad the AC at the store is finally working. Today is super humid so opening the door would have done more harm then good!

Last night we went to see the opera, Aida... it was good, but LONG. It was almost midnight by the time we got out of there! There's was a CD store next to the hall, so I got to buy my Dixie Chicks CD, and I got The Wreckers too, so I'm pleased as pie.

Here's a page I managed to do on Sunday, love doing 8x8 pages things just get done so much faster! (crooked scan!)

Today was just one of those days...

2006-05-28T22:43:00.000-04:00

1) Fought all morning with Brendan
2) Poured astringent on my contacts insteads of solution...
3) Wore pants to work that had a huge hole in the crotch... tried to tape it shut... didn't really work! (LOL)
4) Dumped my whole bag of chips upside down on the floor
5) Knocked my iced cappuccino into the planter next to my desk

Thank goodness tomorrow is another day :)

Waking up on the wrong side of the bed

2006-05-28T13:02:00.000-04:00

Man. This morning I was in a FOUL mood. I can't find my new sweatpants. I have to be honest, i'm not the neatest person in the world. Most of my clean clothes is either in a small basket on the floor or in the dryer. Well the other day Brendan decided to put all my clean clothes from on top of the dryer in my TINY basket on the floor. It obviously overflowed and now there's "clean" clothes everywhere... which will have to be washed again cause they're on the floor. In this mountain of clothes is my new pair of sweatpants, that I was going to wear to take a walk this morning. Well I can't find them for the life of me. I'm looking and looking, and moving clothes (and a bed spread that for some reason apparently belongs on the floor on my side of the bed) and they can't be found. So I start slamming doors and huffing and puffing, B and I have a huge fight and I storm out.

I go for a walk, shorter then I had intended because I'm in a mood now... go back home, we argue some more and this continues for the next hour... then it's off to work. I hate feeling mad, but I know if the situation had been reversed and I had dumped two loads of laundry in a basket not big enough for 1 load that he would have been PISSED and all hell would have broken loose... ANYWAYS...
Last night was his concert, the last of the season. I was messing around with my camera all night, not keeping it on automatic, playing with the settings and in the end I screwed up most of the photos... good for me.
Here's one that I like, people's heads kept getting in the way and I was too far back (yes I'm making excuses)

For the love of...

2006-05-28T00:38:00.000-04:00

Ugh. So tonight I decided to take on the task of fixing up my blog
Well i'm still not happy with it
I got a great font and digi stamps from The Shabby Shoppe (give credit where credit is due y'all!)
I'll keep "fixing" it tomorrow... UGH

Friday, Friday...

2006-05-26T16:04:00.001-04:00

Ah Friday. It's a relief. Although the store is busier over the weekend, there's no deliveries (I've got my share of surprises this week... such as the UPS guy "I have 10 boxes for you)
Having a nice crop tonight, i hope to maybe hide in the back and work ;)
My Mind's Eye has a DT call out, I think I want to try, these calls always get me working on pages, and then I never send them in ;)
The windows at the store were washed today. For some reason that makes me happy. Nice and clean, it's pretty cheap too, only 5$ to do the 3 HUGE windows. I hope everyone has a great weekend, sorry for the boring posts, I keep forgetting my camera (gasp!)

pS - I have a friend in the hospital who could really use thoughts, prayers and whatever other good vibe sending methods you believe in! So please think of her and her family for me!

As preachy as I will get...

2006-05-23T13:41:00.000-04:00

"God will never give you more than you can handle"
Don't ask me what religion am I, for that I don't have a straight answer. But ask me if I believe in God and without hesitation I will say yes. I think over my short life to date, I have made up my own faith, a combination of all the holidays and celebrations we took part in while growing up. My kids will be good and confused. That quote above has so much more meaning to me lately. Even if you don't believe in God, you have to accept that no matter what life throws at you, there are ways to deal... lean on a friend, lean on family, but giving up is never the answer.

Taking the Long Way

2006-05-22T18:50:00.000-04:00

Another Monday come and almost gone. Brendan was around most of the day which is nice. Our groceries are done for the week, etc.
Tomorrow is Tuesday... not just any Tuesday, but the 23rd... the day the new Dixie Chicks album is released. I am so excited, I've been waiting for years for this... literally. I keep all their other CDs at work, and have been listening to a preview of the album all day. I really, really suggest you listen to the title track, Taking the Long Way, it's a great song. They're going to be in Canada in the fall, and I would just LOVE to go see them. Nothing could top last time when we had floor seats, 7 rows from the stage... I would settle for nosebleed seats this time, just to get to go!

Cards, Cards, Cards

2006-05-19T16:01:00.000-04:00

Lately, I've been addicted to making cards. I don't know why... maybe because they're quick and fun... and pretty... here's one I made today, I *heart* chatterbox papers for cards (not so much for pages!) I used the "Thanks" stamp from the "You're the Best" set by Hero Arts and Dusty Concord ink by Tim Holtz. Thanks for looking!

Rain and other complaints

2006-05-18T13:55:00.000-04:00

I think it's been raining for a week. Seriously... a week... which sucks. Last week I was so motivated to start jogging, and then it rains. Maybe it's a sign!

So who watched American Idol last night? Those votes where close. I read somewhere that someone thought they weren't the real amounts and that the producers are just trying to create drama (if that's the case boy did it work, I thought I was going to have a heart attack)

So Elliot went home... which is sad, cause they really set it up so that everyone felt sorry for him. Don't get me wrong,he's got an awesome voice but the whole deaf in one ear/diabetic/mama's boy thing really had a few people in tears

It's supposed to rain for a few more days... so expect more complaing from me ;)

:D

2006-05-17T13:33:00.000-04:00

Super happy about this!
Haven't seen it in print yet though, can't wait to get my hands on a copy, very, very cool!

Ouch!

2006-05-16T13:31:00.000-04:00

Yesterday I had an appointment with a dermatologist... and I had a certain feature of mine removed.
Lets see if you notice what it is next time you see me ;)

Warning: Depressing Stuff Below

2006-05-14T15:35:00.000-04:00

Mother's day... should be a happy day surrounded by family.
My mom chose to spend it on the other side of the country...
My grandma is so out of it she doesn't even know it's Mother's Day...
My father's mom, has been dead over 11 years now, I went to the cemetary today to "talk" to her. It makes me sad to think all she'll miss. I miss her so much. I wish she could have met Brendan, seen my store, be there for my wedding... Guess that's why I'm in such a rush, I want to make sure as many of my loved ones are there as possible... My dad has heart problems, my grandmother... well see above.
If it's going to happen eventually, why not sooner then later?
Why can't you let me have this one?
Bet you're not even reading this, LOL...

Rainy Friday

2006-05-12T17:23:00.000-04:00

I don't really mind the rain, when it's on days that I'm working.
On Mondays though... no rain please!
I've got a head ache, have since I woke up this morning... ugh.
Made a few blog changes, added a "Quote of the Day" thingie down the side there, and links to blogs I read all the time. If I forgot you let me know... OMG the sound of my typing is hurting my HEAD...
Aside from that can't complain ;) This week has gone by fast, which is fun... lots of new and some familiar faces in the store, which is also good!

Tomorrow is V's baby shower! Very fun!
The tomorrow night we're going to Milsa for my Dad's birthday. Hope he likes it... 10 kinds of all you can eat meat, they walk around and serve it to you! Giant skewers of all you can eat meat... not a resto for veggies.

My article wasn't in the Chronicle (west-end edition) this week, supposed to be next Wednesday. Please keep your eye out for that!
Have yourself a good weekend!

Join Team Scrapbook Star

2006-05-11T14:34:00.000-04:00

It's me again... I wont go away!
I'm looking for people interested in doing the CIBC Run for the Cure on October 1st
There are many locations across Canada that you can run (or walk) stollers and wheelchairs ARE permitted
You can do 1km or 5km
Please join the team, send me an email if you're interested or you can sponsor my 5km run by clicking here

One quick thing...

2006-05-11T01:17:00.000-04:00

As I head to bed
http://www.cafepress.com/scrapbookstar

So what's new?

2006-05-09T13:17:00.000-04:00

Well it's been a while since I blogged... lets see...

I finally did last week's dare... but don't have the time or inspiration for this week's...
NSD was a blast, lots of fun was had by all
My day off was rocking, I did lots of walking, and shopping... and went to the salon
I dyed my hair back to dark brown although no one has really noticed... but I guess that's a good thing
It's Tuesday so I'm back at the store, thinking about my next day off!
My mom is out of town again, shocking huh?
I'm going to the Run for the Cure, a 5km run to raise $$ for Breast Cancer... the Run is in October, we'll be doing lots of fundraising before then though!

That's a summary of my boring life...

Being bad is sometimes... bad...

2006-05-01T22:11:00.000-04:00

I'm not supposed to eat dairy... especially when i'm stressed out... and today seemed pretty stressful, especially for my day off!! I had to get out of the house tonight so I took a walk and got myself some Ben and Jerry's... a Core Sundae... so that's 2 flavors of ice cream (in this case heath bar crunch and chocolate mint chuck) with a pool of hot fudge in the middle, topped with whipped cream and sprinkles :)

Scrapped.... 5 pages today :)

2006-04-30T20:39:00.000-04:00

I actually did some scrapping today. After the store closed, I locked myself in and worked... made a heck of a mess though ;)
Here's a link to my gallery at Scrapbook Star
Only 4 pages are up there so far... but have a look, I had fun :)

Finally!!!

2006-04-30T16:04:00.000-04:00

At last... my own, brand new camera... I know it's not the fanciest thing out there.... but so far I am in LOVE... I LOVE the zoom... love that it takes video clips... love how it feels in my hands :) Now I just need to bring Pixie (that's what I call my canon pixma 4000) to the store so I can shoot and print all day long ;)

May's Contest Sponsor....

2006-04-28T23:30:00.000-04:00

I'm VERY please to announce that Three Bugs in a Rug will be sponsoring our May contest at Scrapbook Star
Stay tuned for the topic.... ;)

The Restless Artist....

2006-04-28T17:03:00.000-04:00

The sun is setting... sorta.... well it's shinning in my eyes on it's way down anyways...
So I'm reading some blogs, get to The Effers... This week's dare "I Never..."
I'm inspired, so I jot down some ideas... but now I want to work on a page... but I have a wedding album to finish and customers in the store...
Restless.

Sunny Thursday

2006-04-27T15:47:00.000-04:00

Sunny... but COLD... it's supposed to go down to 0 tonight... that's right... freezing....
I need to get a new camera... and bring my photo printer to the store, so I can sit here taking and printing photos an then I could use this new Urban Lily paper I received.... I feel the need to use it on EVERYTHING!!! (oh and maybe submit for the DT contest... ha ha ha ya right!) ;)

Virtual Tidying Up!

2006-04-22T14:31:00.000-04:00

At the store today, I avoided most the work I had to do and update the gallery and message boards. I posted over 25 magazine calls and contests in the Get Published! forum... also went through and re-organized the gallery....

Typed up the info for May's contest, fun topic and a 10$ gift certificate to be won! I'm thinking about posting it at scrapsubmit.com but then I'd get emails of pages, and I want the user to upload them... so we'll see about that.

It feels like a lazy day today... or maybe I'm just feeling lazy.... It was hard to get out of bed this morning, especially when Brendan has the day off, I just want to stay home with him!

Well enough procrastinating, off for now!

I heart BG

2006-04-18T13:03:00.000-04:00

Ok, well it's no secret that Basic Grey is one of my all time fav. companies. Check out this page of my little Oscar using the Oh Baby! Boy line and their Flourishes rub-ons!

Thanks Mel!

2006-04-17T16:33:00.000-04:00

I've been tagged ... picture me rolling my eyes ;)

5 things:
in my fridge
1. strawberries
2. bottles upon bottles of water (b's)
3. Cans upon cans of coke (mine)
4. Yogurt
5. ketchup

in my closet
1. my new bring pink shirt
2. new sandals!
3. all of last years stuff
4. boxes of comic books (I share a closet)
5. B's perfectly placed clothing

in my purse
1. cell phone
2. wallet
3. lip gloss
4. crumpled up receipts
5. keys

in my car
1.that's easy, I dont have a car

on my TiVo (assuming i had TiVo)
1. CSI - Las Vegas (who watches those other ones anyways!!)
2. American Idol - both nights
3. Dr Phil
4. House
5. Family Guy

People I tag.... Zahra, May... Dan...

Friday, Friday

2006-04-14T10:32:00.000-04:00

Happy Easter to those who celebrate... I personally don't, but love the more commercial version of it, with bunnies and chicks.
For those of you who don't know, tomorrow we're having an egg hunt at the store... eggs will be hidden, with discounts inside.... should be fun. I wish I could find my bunny ears!!!!

I've been thinking a lot lately about getting some guest DT members, there are so many talented ladies out there, who deserve a chance in the spotlight.

So if you're interested or know anyone who is, visit Scrapbook Star and send me an email andwe'll see what we can do :)

The sun is shinning and there's albums to organize, so I'll be on my way..... Hope everyone has a super long weekend!

Happy Easter

2006-04-11T22:38:00.000-04:00

Ok, well it's not really Easter yet, but I bought these cute eggs for the store's egg hunt and had to use them in a photo shoot... with everyone's favorite Hammy... Cara!!!!

Today is fun...

2006-04-11T11:41:00.000-04:00

Ok so my new racks arrived :) Two were damaged though so those'll have to go back... They were on a truck with stuff for Canadian tire and on my pallet was a bulb for a daffodil... or at least what I think is a daffodil... I love flowers... especially free ones! ;) So I'm going to plant it and see what happens...

Also my BasicGrey order is finally arriving today.... any time now....

And they finally moved that planter that was blocking my store front! Love it, all gone :)

My mom comes back into town tonight too, she hasn't seen the store since it opened, so I'm sure she'll be suprised by how much it's grown since then (like a baby!)

I think i'm getting the hang of this...

2006-04-10T17:21:00.000-04:00

Blogging that is ;) Here's some pics I took today:
My eye.... nothing too interesting, but an ok shot with a crappy camera ;) Also an earring I made, pretty huh?

And without further a do... my new bike!!! It's not pink, but that can be fixed ;)

Today... I scrapped

2006-04-08T11:18:00.000-04:00

The colors on this seem off, i'm sure... i'm not used to the scanner at the store... but you get the point ;)

I took 30 minutes out of my day, or morning rather and made a cute little 8x8 of my beloved hammy, Cara.
Soon Cara will have a buddy, my sister's ferret, which I'll be taking care of for a little bit... something else for me to spoil and take zillions of pics of!!

Someone was listening!

2006-04-07T15:55:00.000-04:00

So on Wednesday I declared my hatred for boxes.... and since... no deliveries... I know next week I'm expecting at least 3 but probably more.... Which is ok... that's what I do, I get boxes, I open them, I adore everything in them and then I make room ;)

Not loving boxes....

2006-04-05T18:46:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I know last week I was digging getting all these boxes... now i'm sort of regretting that announcement... it seems this week, an attack... by the delivery guys, all bringing me boxes full of stuff.... the store is getting SO full.... more racks will be arriving soon, thank goodness, and we put up more pegboard too... I'll take a pic soon, maybe with a new camera if I ever find one i like....

I love boxes!

2006-03-30T21:51:00.000-05:00

I'm such a stalker. I know when all the delivery guys come to the store and I wait. Today I had 3 boxes full of Crafty Secrets stickers and books, and 2 boxes of Sakura pens, outline stickers, scissors and watercolor brushes. The fun things about the glaze pens are you can use them on transparencies to create a stained glass look. the Soufflé pens you use with the watercolor brush to create gradations... I have examples at the store... Had fun playing with these, and I don't think I'll be the only one!

The Waiting Game...

2006-03-26T16:14:00.000-05:00

Brendan has been out of town for almost 2 weeks and he returns today. I must say at first I was missing him pretty bad but then the days just flew by! I'm so tired today though, too tired to be excited! LOL

It's also my sister's birthday, she's depressed cause she's turning 20 ;) I got her the most super awesome gift... but no hints! She'll have to wait until tonight.

I've actually been doing scrapping lately. Using manufacturer's DT calls as inspiration, probably wont send my work in, but it gets me motivated and gets me moving!

Back to work for me, hope everyone is having a great Sunday in this beautiful weather!

Thanks Melissa.....

2006-03-15T10:08:00.000-05:00

I've been tagged... so while I sit with my coffee I'll play along....

Three Names you go by:
1. Sam
2. Sammy (only my sister can call me that)
3. Some people call me Samantha I suppose, but I don't really answer to it ;)

Three Parts of Your Heritage:
1. Italian
2. Russian
3. Oh I dunno... Brittish...

Three things that scare you:
1. Flying
2. Driving to new places
3. large ugly bugs

Three of Your Everyday Essentials
1. a hot bath at the end of the day
2. my lip gloss
3. at least 1 coffee

Three Things You Are Wearing Right Now
1. black sweater Kristy got me for Xmas
2. my black comfy aldo shoes
3. My necklace ... the same i wear everyday

Three Things You Need in a Relationship (other than Real Love)
1. Commitment
2. Friendship
3. Communication

Two Truths and a Lie
1. I'm tired
2. I *heart* Starbucks
3. I don't shop enough

Three PHYSICAL Things about the Opposite Sex that Appeal to You
1. Great smile (nice straight teeth!)
2. Happy eyes
3. Nice arms

Three of Your Favorite Hobbies
1. Scrapbooking
2. Shopping
3. Reading

Three Things You want to do really badly right now
1. Go home to bed
2. Have another Marble Mocha Macchiato
3. Unpack boxes

Three Places You Want to go
1. Back to Florence
2. To Cali with B
3. Hawaii

Three Things You Want to Do Before You Die
1. Shave my head (Shave to save)
2. be a bone marrow donor
3. Have kids

Three Ways that you are stereotypically a Girl/Guy
1. I wear too much pink even for a girl
2. I like sparkly things
3. Sad movies make me cry (and sad TV shows, and books....)

Three Things that annoy you:
1. Filling out these quizes
2. Answering the phone
3. Forgetting something at home/work that i NEED

Three bloggers I would like to see fill this out
1. Dan
2. Zahra
3. Caro

Wanted!

2006-01-18T10:09:00.000-05:00

Wanted: Scrapbook Star is looking for teachers for it's upcoming retail location! We are looking for scrapbooking, stamping and paper crafts teachers for all ages and levels. If you have a passion for paper and teaching, and have a course outline ready to go please contact me at sam@scrapbookstar.ca to make an appointment to pitch your idea.
Recherché : Scrapbook Star recherche des professeurs pour l’ouverture prochaine de sa boutique Nous recherchons des professeurs de scrapbooking, d'étampes et d'art créatif autour du papier, pour tous les âges et tous les niveaux. Si vous avez la passion du papier et de l’enseignement et avez une idée de cours prêt à être enseigné, contactez-moi au sam@scrapbookstar.ca pour prendre rendez-vous et me présenter vos idées.

Dan!

2005-12-23T19:15:00.000-05:00

Who's the dork now!?! ;)

Another day of wallowing...

2005-12-01T22:59:00.000-05:00

I haven't been sleeping much lately. I don't feel stressed. Just have a lot on my mind. My stomach is starting to bother me again too. At this point, I'm just a grinch and anyone who annoys me is an easy target for me to explode at.

My mother left town again on Wednesday. When I called her Tuesday night to wish her a nice trip she basically yelled at me for 6 minutes, because I wouldn't agree to something she obviously felt strongly about (which I felt equally strongly against I suppose)

Thankfully I have one week left of school... I just need to make it through this week and then I'll be able to have clearer thoughts.

I'm just unhappy with the way things are. I want a house, and I want my cats, and I want my boyfriend to want to settle down with me. I didn't think I was asking too much, until I wrote it all down there. I just feel as though school is getting in the way of my personal ambitions. I would really like to have something that I could call a family. I really wish I were inspired, and challenged

I also wish that traditions and family meant more to some people. I truly believe that actions speak louder then words. This year I must start a new tradition, being the adult, because other people clearly are not. I honestly don't know where I got my values from, they definetly were not learned by example. I am usually a forgiving person, but this... I will, never ever forget, the year my mother chose to go "on vacation" over being with her family.

Finally Wednesday....

2005-11-30T20:38:00.000-05:00

Well the "big" project is handed in... which still leaves me with... 7 small projects... and a couple of tests... why did I think I was almost done!?! Thankfully I took tomorrow off work and will sit around rendering and drafting, and painting... because everything needs to be done for the 9th...

My computer has been acting funny lately, Brendan updated everything last night and then my sound drivers weren't working so I did this "roll back" technique to revert to the old ones and everything was fine until Windows Explorer had to shut down... I restarted, made a back up of my photos and went to sleep on the couch for 4 hours... so now naturally I'm grumpy as hell and have a newsletter to write... maybe I'll just pretend my computer is broken ;)

Got a large box of new stuff for the store, that I carried home even though it had a sticker on it saying it weighed over 50 pounds... which I doubt! So I have to find room for all of that too, wish me luck over the next few days, December 9th may just get here faster then I hoped!

Where did my mind go?

2005-11-27T12:32:00.000-05:00

Maybe now I know how it feels to age. Lately I feel like I have spent so much time rendering, drafting and working on perspectives that my mind seems to be going to mush. I don't feel challenged mentally; only half of my brain is being used.

My English skills are lacking, French is getting even worse and I should just wave goodbye to my Italian. Only 2 weeks left until winter break and since I wont be working my ass off like I do in the semester I have high hopes about re-educating myself in 6 weeks or less.

I need to find some books in Italian, get a perspective tutor, and read a few English books I've had piling up, do a few watercolors just for myself, and start and finish a wedding album for some very patient friends.

Between you and me (because I think only one person reads my blog) ;) I’m pretty lonely. I feel like all I do is school work and I rarely see friends. I’ve been busy planning my imaginary wedding and realized that aside from my sister who would my bridesmaids be? Brendan is insisting that his sister would be one, but I don’t really feel that bond with her. I may use it as a bargaining tool though, because I would like Dan to be a groomsman.
I have plenty of long distance friends, but who do I have here to go eat sushi with, to talk about guys with, to go to bars with (because I do that so often… not!) and do all those things those crazy ladies on Sex in the City would do. If I’m Carie who is my Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte?

Maybe it's thinking about my non-existant wedding in such great detail which is rotting my brain... a girl can dream right?

Online Crop!

2005-11-18T13:13:00.000-05:00

I love online crops at Star Mosaics. We put a lot of TLC into each game and challenge and love seeing the great creations the members come up with, it's truly inspirational!

We have some great challenges this month, and we're so close to 200 members... lucky number 200 wins a 12x12 BasicGrey album!

Hope to see you there!

Pink!

2005-11-16T19:40:00.000-05:00

Ok, it's no secret that I LOVE PINK... great color :) My printer is low on ink, only one cartridge though... the magenta one :) Too funny!

I've been feeling really motivated the past couple of days despite my cold, tonight I unloaded and loaded the dishwasher, cleaned the bathroom, did a load of laundry, put away two loads of laundry and baked some cookies :) Just call me Martha ;)

The one thing I can't scrap...

2005-11-12T22:52:00.000-05:00

I've scrapped a few pages about my grandmother. All of them were OLD pics of her, black and white... she looked some different.

For the longest time I've been trying to scrap a page with a picture of her and I as a baby, or her at her last birthday... and I just can't. I freeze up, I'm too afraid. My inspiration is lost

Jeeze Louise!

2005-11-11T21:46:00.000-05:00

It's been soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long since I've updated my blog.... poor blog ;)

What's new?

* Only 4 weeks of school left
* Got an email from Legacy asking for a page!
* Working on my first Digi Kit
* Working on and updating the store and message board, having a blast chatting with everyone on there!

In a nutshell, that's it. Working hard, sleeping a little... ;) It's almost winter break!!!!