Play with food!

My DD loves decorating cupcakes and what better theme than Halloween. Very scary, and tasty!

On a Rainy Day.

On such a rainy and grey day, one can only wish for a summer holiday in the coutryside.

ATCs.

The first two are available for trade via flickr, I'm keeping the last one for my private collection, I kinda like it!

I can't believe I didn't take a photo of...

my DD's brand new pair of skates when they were in the oven for five minutes. Yes, in the oven. The things you do to help your kids... Oh, and the reason was that when you gently heat the shoe for five minutes, it moulds to your foot easier. Maybe I should stick the skates into a cold oven and snap a photo??

Uninspired.

Nothing seems to get done here. Oh well... At least I got some swaps finished! The top row is for a "time"-themed one, the next one is for "my favourite colour" and the last one is "kids".

Reorganising. Again.

My supplies have taken over our bedroom. DH built new desks and shelves in a room downstairs and has kindly (but firmly) requested I move my stuff there. Gladly!
In the process, stuff will be evaluated and some will be sold. See what is available on my flickr.

(muuttomyynti...kts. flickr-sivuni, linkki oikealla alhaalla.

Goodies.

I forgot to post a pic of my new goodies. I placed an order with Speckled Egg -- need I say more?

Doctor's orders and Too much pressure.

Just what the doctor ordered.


And the daily dosage of George for Kaya-Papaya! Come and get it!



Math can put too much pressure on a little girl.

Higher and higher.

Just an ATC I made this morning.

And I scrapped.

Finally :) I don't do chronological scrapping, I take whatever photos I find and work my way from there on. Some times it's hard work, scrapping I mean, the memories can be really overwhelming. That's why I'm happy I did two photos from my childhood today, I did a brush-thing on the journalling, because it is pretty personal. Also did my wedding day photos, well, two of them :) All pages are 6 x 6, with Bazzill and Basic Grey.

Busy days and nights.

Being a parent to a first grader is a lot busier than I thought! Tomorrow I got some time to myself, so once I've done all the grocery shopping for the weekend... :)

Little bit of this and that.

Just a little bit of this and that on this piece I did yesterday. A pretty napkin, decoupage medium, mag cut-outs and inks.

Swaps.

Finished a bunch of ATCs for a swap. Feeling uninspired (maybe due to lack of sleep and the constant rain...).

Day off -- results.

Or a result, to be honest. I did some smaller stuff, but this is what I want to share. It's a 6 x 6 with Bazzill, Basic Grey and some ribbon. Journalling tells about my DD's sleeping habits, we had a family bed when she was a baby and she assumed that she could always sleep in the "big bed": in theory yes, but in practise not doable because she really takes her space. Now she is allowed in the big bed on Fridays :)

Rainy Monday.

On a rainy Monday like today there's nothing better than to be able to stay at home -- a well-deserved day off awaits for me! DD just left to school, accompanied by DH, so the house is mine. Coffee first, crafts next. Got some swaps to finalise, stuff to sort out for selling, and two fun photos that I want to scrap today. And if there is time, I want to plan some stuff to make for selling, gift tags etc.

Silly art doll.

There are some things I'm clearly not meant to do, like art dolls. I even got the legs wrong, lol!! But maybe this will encourage others to try new things, you know, as long as you can laugh at yourself...

Oh and this is an ATC.

Fun shopping, bad bad photo.

Look what I bought, that is if you dare to look. What a horrible photo!!

Dailies.

14.8. Starting school has set my DD on an emotional rollercoaster. There is some journallling on the card, a bit diff. to see.



15.8. And wow, true stories from the office already at this hour? I saw this cartoon on a paper I was reading last night and since working with computers is sometimes very frustrating, I thought this will most likely reflect my feelings today :)

Stuff for Tuesday.

Here are the two matchboxes I did for Kaisuliina's swap.



These little parcels are the prizes I sent to some of my readers, one is still waiting for its address!


And this is my mess. Very nice.


I will now go to my mess and do my daily something :)

First and last.

First day of school for DD -- all went well. Last day of vacation for me -- all is going well. The temperatures topped + 29 degrees Celcius and I am about to take DD skating as her figure skating practises begin!

And here's my daily something: "vacations and their use. The last day of vacation -- enjoy it"

Busy.

I've been busy today, busy blogging and preparing for tomorrow -- a big day for us as DD starts school. She's a nervous wreck at the moment...

This is what I did to calm myself down. Surprisingly colorful for me! This is a 6x6" page in case you wonder.


PS. And I finished all the things on my to-do list (see below), the nap was short but sweet.

Today.

I realised that whenever I do a to-do list, it has only boring things like laundry or hoovering. Well today I spiced it up a little :) And yes, this is my "daily something".

Why? (Mainly in Finnish)

I haven't done one of these memes before, but when Omuli posted one about scrapbooking I had to do it :) One of the questions is why do I scrap and I think it deserves to be addressed in English, too. I scrap because all my life I've been told that I can't do anything creative, like draw or paint. But I can! I can combine paper and cardstock and feel good about it! Also, I don't want my DD to end up with a bunch of photos that have no stories to go with them. And I don't want to forget the stories either.

1. Kopioi alla olevat kysymykset omaan blogiisi ja vastaa niihin.
2. Jätä viesti kommenttilootaan niin käyn lukemassa vastauksesi.

Okei? Okei.

1. Kuinka kauan olet skräpännyt? Vuodesta 2002 (mitä on vaikea uskoa, kun näkee kuinka vähän valmista saan aikaan…) Mie en muuten skräppää, vaan skrappaan tai teen sivuja.
2. Mistä sait innostuksen skräppäämiseen? Olin yhdellä jenkkien kotiäitilistalla ja sieltä se lähti.
3. Miksi skräppäät? Ensinnäkin siksi, että mulle on aina sanottu, että en osaa tehdä mitään luovaa käsilläni, en piirtää, en maalata, en ommella. Ähäkutti, osaan kiinnittää paperia kartonkiin! Toiseksi siksi, että en halua että lapseni pyörittelee käsissään valokuvia tuntemattomista ihmisistä kun selvittelee kuolinpesääni. Ja kolmanneksi siksi, etten halua unohtaa tiettyjä tarinoita.
4. Paperi vai digi? Paperi. Vain paperi.
5. Onko sinulla skräppäysidolia? Ei varsinaista, enemmän ehkä sellaisia joiden töitä katselen ja ihailen, mutta en halua jäljitellä. Ali Edwards menee tuolle listalle.
6. Luettele viisi ehdotonta suosikkityökaluasi tai -tarvikettasi? Bazzil Basics -kartongit, Basic Grey-paperit, musta ohut tussi, nauhat ja haaraniitit.
7. Mikä on suosikkipaperimerkkisi/-valmistaja/-suunnittelija? Basic Grey.
8. Mistä lähdet liikkeelle sivun teossa? Tarinasta. Mulle tää koko juttu on tarinasta, ja kuvat joko osuu siihen tai ei, olen tehnyt myös sivuja ilman kuvia.
9. Kuvaile tyyliäsi: Yksinkertainen. Joskus joillekin liian yksinkertainen (löysin kerran netistä kommentin jossa sivuani ei oikein arvostettu, kun siinä oli vain kolme elementtiä :) ).
10. Tunnetko “livenä” ketään toista skräppääjää? Tunnen! Terveisiä Näprääjille!

Daily something with Ali E.

Finally something easy enough for me! Read about Ali Edwards' "daily something" and play along!

I'm doing this in ATC-size, using the stash of magazines and brochures I've collected over the years. Should be fun :) The journalling is on the back of the card saying: "sometimes someone else's ideas come at a perfect time for me. this is such a time."

Thank you.

Wow, thanks Lehtipollo!

I'd like to pass this on to Vasilisa the Fair.


Guess what I just did...I held a crop for two 6-year-old girls. Tons of flowers and butterflies and sparklies. Good fun! I will post photos later.

Myynnissä (In Finnish only).

Kesälomalla tuntuisi olevan aikaa penkoa laatikoita, ja löysin kasan minialbumeja, joita voit käydä katsomassa täältä:

(kun menet return to product, näet kirjasen kannen)

Tiedot: 12,5 cm x 12,5 cm kokoinen minialbumi (sisäsivut n. 11 x 11 cm), johon voit tallentaa rakkaimmat muistosi vaikkapa synttärilahjaksi. 10 aukeamaa vasemmalla sivulla on englannin kielinen teksti ja oikeanpuoleiselle sivulle voit lisätä valokuvan tai muun elementin. Voit tietysti myös peittää vasemman sivun omilla koristeluillasi, jolloin albumia voi käyttää vaikka vauvalahjana.

Kanteen voit pujottaa valokuvan, ja sisätakakannessa on kirjekuori, johon voit sujauttaa muistoja tai vaikka setelin.

Albumin ympärille on pujotettu paperinen vyöte, jonka voit irrottaa. Mukana on myös sopiva kirjekuori sekä pieni vinkkivihkonen, jossa kerrotaan miten voit albumia koristella.

Tarjolla on seuraavia malleja:

• ten things I love about my mother (oranssi)
• ten things I love about my dad (lilansininen)
• ten things I love about my daughter (vaaleanpunainen)
• ten things I love about my husband (ruskea)
• ten things I love about my son (vihreä)

Hinta: 3 euroa kappale, sis. postikulut. Joitain on useampia, joten kysy ihmeessä! Yhteydet s-postilla moonunit36 (at) gmail.com

Blogilista (in Finnish only).

Hei hei hei, Blogilista sanoo, että minulla on 28 tilaajaa...ketä te olette, olkaa ystävällisiä ja jättäkää kommentti niin pidetään arpajaiset! Jookojookojooko?

Edit: Arvottu on ja Tristesse, Zanape ja Katja saavat atc-aiheisen kirjeet ensi viikolla! Kiitos kaikille kommentin jättäneille, oli vanhoja tuttuja ja uusia, mikä on aina kivaa!

Swaps.

Working on swaps.

I got two ATC-swaps to finish, and some matchboxes to decorate and fill, so off to work I am! Hopefully there will be photos tomorrow, so pls come back :)

Wow.

Thanks Sari!

I will pass this compliment on to:

Kirsi
Hemmamamma
Lea
-C- [Tant C]
Sari

Wings.

Just some ATCs. If you want to trade, contact me via Flickr, see the link on the right-hand side.

Angels.

For a friend's journal. This is an "then and now" thing: when I was a kid I had the image of the guardian angel hanging on my wall, and now I'm more fascinated with other types of images of angels. This was a fun one to do, because I could use images I love and I didn't have to get all soppy because I don't really believe in angels. Sometimes I get really carried away with journalling, you see!

Bad blogger.

Sorry, I've been out of here for a bit. Had a lot to do at work because as of Monday....I'm on annual leave. I took out some supplies already, need to finish two swaps next week and some other stuff, so do come back!

Canvas.

This is a canvas I made yesterday. Acrylic paints, microbeads, watch parts, inks and two photos cut in strips. I blurred the photos for this post :)

More ATCs.

Play time!

Got some new goodies from Hannah Grey (btw, I highly recommend this place, Shosh is a wonderful lady and the service is great) so had to play a little. This stamp could be the one I've been looking for for years!!

More pages from the baby album and my baby!

Just a couple of pages from the baby album that I finished as a gift for friends. And my baby, who spent 12 days on interrail and is now back at home safe and sound!

Baby album.

I'm making a baby album for friends, here are some sample pages. I ran out of adhesive, of all things, so I will finalise this tomorrow. It's a 6 x 6, btw, and supersimple! Bazzill and Basic Grey, ah, bliss!




The 2-page layout didn't quite fit on my scanner so there's a bit missing on the pic.

Holding on to things.

Clearing my desk, I found all sorts of goodies I've been saving up for ... for what really? For the masterpiece I may never create, for the really fabulous idea I may never get, for scrapping the one amazing photo I may never take. Silly me. I will start using those precious supplies today. And I'm challenging you to do the same, hey, stuff comes and goes, but memories, they are forever, right?

If you want to use up something you've been holding onto, a pretty sheet of paper, a charm you love, stickers that make you giggle, post a photo of the finised word in your blog or site, leave a comment with a link and you may receive a little pressie from my stash :) I will draw the winner next Friday!

I wanna RAK you!

Been sorting out stuff again, and need to something with my overflooding box of fibers. I'm offering three baggies of fibers as RAKs so come and get them by leaving a comment!

Cleaning.

Cleaning has got to be one of my least favourite things but now our house has reached a point where action needs to be taken so I've been cleaning and sorting out stuff and doing laundry and worrying about my kid who has taken ill on the road. I still have a few things I want to do tonight, so back to the cleaning I go!

Home alone.

It's really quiet here, and a little lonely at times, too. DH and DD have been gone since Thursday, they flew off to Switzerland and are making their way back by train, my 6-year-old has gone interrailing! They are having a blast and hopefully taking tons of photos and doing a bit of journalling in a book I gave them. Thank god for mobile phones!!

It's very quiet in here.
Nice but quiet.

Just cards.

Look again.

Just feeling a little silly here :)

Secrets revealed!

My secret friend, SAY, was Maikki. I can't believe it's you girl, I know you from a yahoo-group! Too funny! I thought it was someone I knew because the presents were so right and so "me"! Thank you, kiitos, merci, tack, danke!

This is what I got today from Maikki:




And I got to spoil Reeta :)

Swaps.

I did a swap with a group of wonderfully talented ladies over at Tiina's. Here's what I sent in: