Well... Woopity Doo to you!

Holy cow.

It's been since JUNE since I've blogged.

Wowee.

You know how people always say that "time flies"... ? Well that statement has never been more true for me than in the past couple of months. It feels like JUST yesterday that I was swimming in the sun and going to summer concerts and enjoying sunlight until 9:30 pm.

*example*

(random wednesday afternoon at Manhattan Harbor)

I really miss the Summer. And what makes it worse is that I absolutely dread the winter here in Kentucky. Let's just say I'm not looking forward to it.

What I AM looking forward to however is:

*getting back into the creative state of mind
*making time for new/old hobbies
*coming up with fun/brand new things to put in the etsy
*letting go of all inhibitions that are holding me back from blogging again (did I use that big word correctly?)
*blogging about everyday things and not worrying about if people will enjoy the topics or not
*getting my camera back and taking a lot bajillions of pictures
*buying cute christmas gifts like this for my family and friends
*finding more and more and more amazing blogs/websites like Celine Navarro's
*and more...

Speaking of amazing blogs and websites, here are a few that I've come across lately (I'm like a kid in a candy store when it comes to surfing the web. I jump from blog to blog so fast and excitedly that I forget how I got there and what the website was...)

*These prompts are awesome (especially #14)
*This makes me excited to be in school for graphic design right now ... logodesignlove.com
*This is for when I get back to the creative state of mind
*Some pretty cool eye candy here

Well. That's all for now, but I hope with all my heart that I will have enough motivation and inspiration to come back and blog again in the very near future.

p.s. encouraging comments always help in the blogging venture. So if anyone is out there... get to it... :) tankie. out. :)

Make Believe...

heyyyyyyyyy there... I've been tagged! eeek! Here goes nothin...

*What is your current obsession?

Parties. Gradutation, birthday, baby showers, and even random last minute parties for absolutely no reason. It's all about the parties this month. I'm in the process of planning a Hawaiian Luau baby shower for this Sunday... yay! It's going to be great... And for those of you who don't know, the dollar store has amazing summer themed stuff if you are in need :)

*What's for dinner?

More than likely... and hopefully... A few of these:

photo credit: houstonfoodie

*What's the last thing you bought?

Besides the cute little paper umbrellas I bought for the baby shower on Sunday... My most recent purchase was a few t shirts for Eric and I from ebay. Funny t shirts. Those are Erics favorite. :) OH! and at the same time I bought these adorable art prints from vol25.

*What are you listening to right now?

This is actually the reason that I started this little survey right now... because I wanted to wait until I was listening to something totally rad. I am currently hearing the sounds of:

Fo real... Check him out...

*If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?

to see Eric.



*What is your favorite quote (for right now)?

“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all
your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your
consciousness expands in everydirection, and you find yourself in a new, great,
and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you
discover yourself to be a greater person by far than youever dreamed yourself to
be.”~ Patanjali – the author of Yoga Sutra

*What is your dream job?

Honestly, I just want to do something that I love doing. Whether it's designing my own scrapbook supplies or being the president of the United States. I just wish I could fall into something that makes me happy every day. I'll let ya know how that goes... lol

*What's your worst habit?

Biting my fingernails... ekkkkg. And procrastinating.

*Do you admire anyone's style?

I admire this gal... both creative style and attire. Her personality shines thru regardless of the mood she's in and I think it's something I can really connect to sometimes. Shout out Amy!

That's all for now... The inspiration has hit... Gotta act on it before it fades away... :)

Hello Loves...

Boy oh Boy it feels so nice to have a few days off in a row from work :) I've been catching up on all of my shows online. So needless to say, I've had plenty of time to sit here and be creative while meeting thirty new gorgeous guys on The Bachlorette, seeing Ugly Betty get promoted to special features editor, all while trying to figure out who Mike Delfino is going to marry on Desperate Housewives. And create, I did!

It feels so nice to be scrapbooking again. I got so caught up in The Jelly Bean Joint for a while that I kind of forgot all about it. But now that the shop is going strong, I can relax and come back to what I love the most about paper and scissors :)

Along with being able to scrap again... I have also fallen back in love with a little place called SIS. Everyone on the site is super nice and the coolest scrapbookers ever! Soooo much talent floating around that place, for real. If you are on SIS, hit me up and let me know so I can mark you as a fave and check out your gallery :) Otay?

That's all for now... Goodbye Loves :)

Just Paintin'...

SOOoooo... I'm sitting at work right now. Listening to the lovely beep-beep-beep of the cash registers, the crying of the babies, and the repetition of the wonderful grocery store music station.

For those of you who don't know, I work at a bank that is inside of a Kroger grocery store. It gets old sometimes, but I swear I hardly even hear the beeping cash registers anymore. George Michaels is singing Faith right now. I'm so bored I almost want to get up and dance like I'm singing karaoke. I'll tell you how bored I am. No... I'll show you. We don't have much on our computers here so Paint has become one of my favorites. Here are a few of my recent masterpieces...

Brilliant, I know, right?

Well, I guess I'll try to do something that's actually productive although I may be back with the Mona Lisa of Microsoft Paint. :)

Cute ness...

How cute are the designs in this shop?? Pixel by Pixel makes all things promotional for your shop and the designs that I see here are super cute. Even if you aren't looking for business cards or anything like that now, you should def. mark it as a fave and check it out later when you DO need em. Anyways, I'll quit talking and show you some cuteness...
Plus, there's this really cool giveaway on this really humorous blog, Keeping Up With Mom for 1,000 deluxe business cards! And you get an extra entry if you blog about it, so what the hey :) Check it out :)

Layouts? What?

Wowee... I can't beleive it's already been two weeks since I was in Washington D.C. visiting Eric! It's nuts I tell you.

So, Eric has been home for the past two weeks. Amazing. I love the feeling of normalcy. I haven't felt normal for a long time. When Eric is home it just feels like everything is falling into it's right place. But now he's gone again. As soon as things are getting back into the same old groove that I love and that I am so used to, I have to drop him off at the airport and just drive away. I hate that part.

So I've been moping around the house all day long. The most productive things I've done all day are:

1. Unloading my scrapbook crop stuff from the car. (It would have stayed in there for weeks if I hadn't)
2. Scanned and uploaded layouts! Woop woop!

Speaking of scrapbook crop... I went to the Scraptacular crop yesterday (benefiting Oppurtunities Without Limits) and it was so fun! I had to drive to Louisville, but it wasn't too bad. I made new friends, who are awesome... And I actually got some scrapping done, which is a huge deal because I haven't been able to finish a layout for months now. Look!
So yea, while I was at the crop, I sat with a couple of lovely ladies who were super nice and so much fun to talk to! Sammy Jo (who was there with HER etsy shop too, 62 cards) and her sister Dana were pretty much my best friends yesterday. We shared stories about our families and friends and talked about Etsy and scrapbook stuff and blogging allll day. Since I don't have friends that scrapbook and I've never been to a crop before, you can only imagine how relaxing and enjoyable it was for me! Plus, it got me motivated to scan and upload my layouts from the last couple of months. woo! Here are some of those:

That's all for now :) Be back soon :)

*Oh Happy Day!

For those of you who do not follow me on Twitter... You probably don't know that I've been in Washington D.C. visiting Eric for the past couple of days! yay!  We've been staying @ the Hilton for the past few days... Going out to eat and watching movies and all that lovely, fun, nonsense! (By the way... We ate at a restaurant called Red Rock Canyon Grill last night and oh my lordy... It was amazing!)  
*Noodles and Company has also stolen my heart. (and their website is super cute to boot!)


We went and saw Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (starring my other boyfriend, Matthew) and I must say that it was rather cute... And I think Lacey Chabert is just so adorable!  We also saw Fast and Furious 2... Or whatever it's called.  All I have to say is... "eh."


Anyway, we both fly back home tomorrow and Eric will be home for two weeks!  His birthday is next weekend and were having a big bash... Can't wait!

More updates to come!  I just got done taking a 5 day tutorial by Tim Adams (check out his awesome site, Handemadeology for sooooooo many awesome tips and tricks!) and part of the tutorial was about setting deadlines and committing to posting on your blog... So I'm totally pumped and inspired now, and I have lots of fun ideas floating around in this little brain of mine!  See you soon!


p.s. Eric has a Mac in his room and I'm totally obsessed.  I want Photobooth... I want a Mac.

woop woop!

I am pretty darn excited about this workshop that Elise Blaha is starting! :) For the following reasons:

1. I haven't made anything other than stuff for the JBJ in a looong time.

2. I can't wait to make things out of THINGS... and not traditional scrapbook supplies.

3. Elise is awesome and she probably thinks I'm creepy for blog stalking so much, but she's seems so cool. lol

4. I can't wait to get inspired again and get my mojo back.

5. It's only 20 buck a roo's! I'm so there.

Soooo, if you haven't noticed, I'm basically obsessed with making lists lately. I'm not sure why but it seems to get the point across so it's cool.

I wish I had more interesting things to talk about, but like I said, I haven't had a lot of time to create for personal amusement lately so I don't have any fun pictures to post! Sorry guys... On a brighter note, I'm going to visit my love, my boyfriend, my Eric... later this month and I can't wait a second longer. I am trying so hard to think of something cute and creative and sweet to do for him but being so far away makes it a difficult task. If you have any ideas, let me know :)

Until next time... :)

In the works...

Hello lovlies!

Today is a good day... I'm off work, I managed to get some laundry and cleaning done, and packaged two new orders from the shop! Plus, it's sunny and pleasant outside and I've had a little time to sit on the porch and enjoy it... :)

Fun things in the works:

1. A new alphabet design for The Jelly Bean Joint
2. Trying to get back into the groove of creating a actual scrapook layout
3. Sponsoring over at Gettin Sketchy for the month of April (I got a sneak peak at the sketch... it's awesome!)
4. Planning to create some kind of tutorials, that include items from The JBJ, for the next video blog post!
5. Re-organizing and putting some destash items in the shop... Can't wait to have the extra room in my scrap space!

I am an active twitter-er now! It's a lot more interesting than I ever thought it would be! If you haven't already, you should def. try it out... It's addicting. Follow me on Twitter!

Here's an up close picture of the Pieces of Me album from my video post earlier this month... I forgot to add it then, so I figured, better late than never, right?

Toodles!

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