Monday, December 7, 2009

I have some news!!

I got an exciting piece of information the other day!! I have been chosen to be on the Design Team at Scrapbooks Made Simple. For any of you who don't know what that is, it is a new scrapbook store in town behind the Prairie Mall. I am very excited about this and can't wait to see what I create for the store. I have had most of my recent pages at the store, kind of like my resume. So, now that I have it back, I will DEFINATELY be posting some layouts. Really trying to get a few things done. I am almost finished sewing my nephews' Christmas presents, so I now I will be one step closer to sending out their parcel. Still in the process of decorating the tree. I seem to be the only one around here that is interested in this activity. Maybe I will just have to do it by myself. Adam is too interested in playing with his (TIC TACS) Tech Decks and playing his new games for the Wii. The tree is started, but I will have to push to get it done. Will post some pics of the tree as well. So, I should get gong. I decided to take a little break from sewing, I gotta get back at it.
Take care all.
Adrienne

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Not so good.






I know it's been a while. With my last few posts, I was talking about losing weight, getting organized, etc. Well, neither are going very well. I am pretty sure I have heel spurs, so I haven't been able to get on the treadmill. My foot hurts so much, that the thought of walking on it anymore than I have to is dreadful. I have also been busy with some other things so I haven't been on my organizing kick. I have 4 more weeks until Chris is done school and until my parents come for Christmas. I know I can get a lot accomplished if I set my mind to it. I MUST get something done.

Chris came home for the weekend from school and we got together with Nadia at the City Centre Park and she took some family pictures for us. The weather was pretty good, except for a bit of wind. I am SO please with the pictures she took. She is truly an amazing friend and I am so lucky to have her.
Nadia and I have also started a new obsession. I made a tote bag to give to Nadia for her birthday and she loved it so much that she has made a bunch as well. She has been experimenting with other patterns as well. If it's not one thing it's another with the two of us. It is so great having a friend who enjoys all the things you do.

Well, wish me luck on my next 4 weeks, and we'll see what it has in store.
Take care,

Adrienne

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

3 days in a row!!!

I have been on my treadmill for 3 days in a row!! I really hope I can keep this up!! I have walked an average of 1.43 km a day and and average of 20 minutes a day. I almost gave in to not doing it tonight, but Adam and I got watching this program on TV about a guy who was over 600 pounds and now weighs just over 200. He did it through eating right and working out. I told my self if he can do it so can I. Thankfully I don't have THAT much to lose, but I have at least 100 pounds to lose. I gotta get this body moving and eating better. I have even gotten Adam interested in getting on the treadmill. I think we should give ourselves a treat every week and go swimming or rock climbing or something fun, but also exercise!! I can't wait for someone to see me and tell me they think I have lost weight. That is the best motivation ever!! It is one thing to know you have lost a few pounds, but so amazing when other people start noticing it!! Well, here's to the next 3 days on the treadmill.
I will take some pictures this weekend of my latest pages and get them posted, I promise!!!

Sunday, October 25, 2009

What will the next 8 weeks hold?

Chris has just driven away to attend his second year of his parts apprenticeship in Fairview. I have so many plans of what I would like to accomplish in the next 8 weeks. I remember from the last time he went to school I hoped to get so many things done. Cleaning, organizing, scrapbooking, etc. I didn't get much done at all. I am hoping that maybe because of the time of year, we will be inside more and that will help me get more done. We'll see. Some of the things I would like to accomplish are:

1. Organizing (always something I hope for)
2. Cleaning and keeping things clean
3. Scrapbooking/cardmaking
4. Christmas gifts (hoping to make most of them)
5. Try to use my treadmill everyday after school. (Gotta get my body moving)
6. Eat healthier (more time to focus on what I should be eating)
7. Beginning a new routine. If I can do these things, I should hopefully have a good start keeping up a better routine in my day to day life.

That doesn't sound like much does it? Ha, who am I kidding?! I am going to need some divine intervention to pull this off. So, if you have read this post, PLEASE, shoot me a comment and ask how I am doing with my list and keep me honest. I am hoping to be posting some weight loss, and some changes to my daily life.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Halloween is coming!







I don't think I have ever been this excited about Halloween since I was a kid. I have been madly making Halloween cards and do-dads, and have a tonne of stuff to make favors for Adam's class. I got a great idea from Papertrey Ink. I was going to add the link, but do you think I can find the original project? So, they are sugar cookies, with icing or white chocolate on half and then dipped in Halloween sprinkles. They look so nice. I thought I would include some of the projects I have been working on as well in this post.

I spent this weekend at a crop in town put on by one of the local scrapbooking stores. I had a great time (of course, given the girls I was with) and got 14 pages completed. I don't think I have ever gotten that much done. I was just hummin' along. I was amazed that I ONLY scrapbooked. No cards, and no frames. Once I photgraph them I will start adding them on upcoming posts, so stop by often as I should have a bunch of new posts coming in the near future.

Chris is leaving for school in a week, so things are going to be pretty busy around here for the next few days. It is also his birthday this Friday, so I need to make a card, a cake and go shopping for his birthday. Lots going on here lately, so, I will try to post again this week, but expect more the week after for sure!!!

Take care, keep creating!
Adrienne

Monday, October 12, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

No pictures to go along with my post today. We had our turkey dinner yesterday, just the three of us. It was great to have a nice dinner together without having to be a good hostess. Don't get me wrong, I love having company. It was nice to not have to worry about everything being just so. I spent the day getting the turkey ready for the oven, working on a halloween craft in my room, and then getting everything else ready when the bird was almost done. What a great day! Super relaxing. I should finish the Halloween craft today, so I will post again either later or tomorrow. Hope you are all enjoying your Turkey Day!!!

Take care,
Adrienne

Thursday, October 8, 2009

There's something in the air!







Living in Northern Alberta, you come to expect a few things. A bustling oil industry, strong winds blowing across the prairies, and snow in October. We got our first snow yesterday. Yikes, not cool. It didn't last long, it was all melted by the afternoon. Today, we got hit a little harder. It was, to say the least, chilly and windy. Touque and gloves weather. Not too happy, but what can you do? So, I have been in the mood for some Halloween crafts. I made the 'bats on wire' do-dad last week and the card yesterday. After looking on the blogs of the Papertrey design team, I decided I needed to glitz things up a little. I had so much fun making it and putting on the glitter. Need to go make some more. The other day, when Nadia was leaving after our WCMD festivities, the air smelled so wonderful. I remember saying that it smelled like fall, and more specifically, if smelled like Halloweem. I was possitive that I could smell Jack-o-lanterns out on people's steps with candles burning inside of them. I guess that's where the whole Halloween crafting started for me. It got me thinking of Halloween and wanting to make a few things for it. So, I hope you enjoy these latest projects.

Don't forget to keep creating!
Adrienne

Sunday, October 4, 2009

More World Card Making Day!





Here are some pictures of the cards I made yesterday! And the yummy pizza. The pizza, by the way, Teri said is even better than the one you get from Earl's!! Yay me!

It was a success!!







World Cardmaking Day has come and gone, and we had a great time! I had Nadia and Teri over to celebrate this wonderful day with me! We spend the day making cards, eating homemade California Shrimp Pizza, laughing and having tons of fun!! I hope all of you out there had a great day as well!
Don't forget to create everyday!
Adrienne

Friday, October 2, 2009

World Card Making Day!!

It's world Cardmaking Day!!! (tomorrow) I have been making cards for about the last
7 or 8 years. I started out with my friend, Nadia. We shared a lot of supplies and wow, those cards were something else. Just like anything you do, your taste, style and ability changes with time. We were so proud of our cards. We used to make each one of our Christmas cards different. So, we were coming up with 20+ designs! YIKES. Needless to say, we now come up with a few designs we love and then mass produce them. Much easier! In celebration of this day, I have invited
Nadia, along with another amazing friend, Teri to join me and we can spend the day doing cards. Hopefully all you other bloggers and cardmakers out there are doing something with your friends who also share this passion!! Hopefully, we will get the chance to take some pictures while we are doing what we love tomorrow, and I will post them!

Happy Crafting!!
Adrienne

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

It's been a while, I know!!




With the first month of school gone, we are pretty much in our usual routine. We are walking to school close to everyday, but it sure is starting to get cold. Had to break out my new VV Boutique find. I found a great winter coat there a while ago. So, what else has been going on here? Well, we kind of had a new member of the family, but we don't think it is going to work. We got a dog almost a week ago, but he is a HORSE!! We don't have a ton of room in or out and Adam is a little scared of him. So, we think it is better to take him back and move on. What else. Let's see. I have been crafting A LOT! I went to a crop last Friday and got my Christmas cards started. I've been playing with my Cricut and Cuttlebug as well, making some Halloween stuff. I have also been redo-ing my craft room. Once I have it all as I want, I will take some pictures and post them. Well, that is all I can think of right now. Don't want to bore you. Hope you enjoy some of my latest creations.

Take care, keep creating!!

Adrienne

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

I survived...barely!!!

OK, so maybe it's not that bad. I survived the first week of school fairly unscathed! I did however have a run in with a boy in grade 3. YIKES, so thankful Adam is SOOOO awesome!! The first day went very smoothly, except for the blisters on my ankles from my new shoes. But damn, did I ever look good!! :) I had blisters before I even got to school. Ouch! Not much else new. I really need to get on here more and start posting some more pictures. If you would like, you can check out my profile and portfolio on
Scrap in Style at www.scrapinstyletv.com/portfolio/
and my user name is charliegirl.

Hope you all have a happy week! Keep creating!

Adrienne

Sunday, August 30, 2009

School starts tomorrow :(

Even though Summer isn't technically over until Sept. 21st, it is SOOOO over for me! School starts tomorrow and I am serverely bummed. This was the first summer I have had off since I was in school and I have to tell you it was great! Even though I feel like we didn't do a ton of fun stuff,{which we really did} it was great to just chill and go with the flow. I am just sad that it is over. Back to the grind, the schedules, the busyness and all that goes along with Back to School. I don't have a picture to go along with this post, but just imagine me with a VERY sad look on my face. Hope any of you out there going BACK to school or have kids back to school are looking forward to it more than me!
Take care, don't forget to create!

Adrienne

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

House work




Well, I made myself a deal. After yesterday where I did pretty much nothing else than watch TV, go on the computer or go in my craft room, I knew something needed to be done. I decided this morning that I had to earn my time on the computer or in my craft room. I started with the laundry room/recycling. Cleaned everything and got the recycling ready to go. So, I earned my first access to the computer. So proud of myself. Then, the dreaded bedroom. Worst room in my house. Tons of laundry, old computer, dirty floor. ALL done. Laundry is all folded, computer is out and ready to be returned to friend and floor has been vacuumed. This may seem all way too HUM-DRUM to blog, but I feel really good about what I have accomplished today. I really thought about taking a picture of the clean laundry room and all the folded laundry but I decided that might be a bit weird, even for me. But then I decided while writing the post...why not. I want this blog to be about me and my life. So, I am going to grab my camera and add a couple of shots in! So, thanks for reading and don't forget to keep creating!!

Adrienne

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Trying to create everyday!!











Well, at least I am doing ONE of the things I keep trying to do. So, my house is a mess, and I can't even get to my treadmill, and the yard needs some attention, but, I AM CREATING EVERYDAY!!! One of these cards I made last night and the other this afternoon. Using my new purple onion stamps. I absolutely love them. I got a birthday one like this and a tree. I will post them as I get to using them. Hope you enjoy them.
Have fun creating!

Adrienne

Monday, August 10, 2009

Off we go!















Well, my blog is still 'under construction', but I thought I would add this little tidbit today. This is something I made in the last couple of days. I bought this frame at the dollar store a few days ago and I just had to do something with it. (went back and bought more today!) I am really trying to CREATE every day. Even if it means creating less mess in my craft room(aka: cleaning up my mess). It feels good. I am also starting the process of redo'ing my room so I will be taking some pics throughout and will share when it is all done. I have a lot more pictures and projects to share, so I think August will be a busy bloggin' time for me. Gotta get it all done before school starts again.

Take care, have fun, and don't forget to CREATE!!
Adrienne

Monday, July 6, 2009

Well, I did it!!!

I finally did it! I am now a BLOGGER! We just got this new computer yesterday, and I (we) can't pull ourselves away from it. I will be playing around with it for the next little while until it looks the way I want. I am also waiting to download pictures of me and my family and projects, cards and layouts. I can't wait to see who leaves my first comments! Take care for now!
Adrienne
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