Happy Holidays!

I know! It's so late and the only holiday left [I think] is the New Year!! I haven't updated much because I've been so busy with the holidays! I had a great Christmas week! I spent a lot of time with my family and my boyfriend's family. I did plenty of shopping. This year I didn't expect much because of the rough economy, but my parents surprised my brother and I! I got a new Purple Cows trimmer, and I absolutely love it! It's a guillotine/rotary. It cuts beautifully! I still have a bit of getting used to, But I'm very glad. I think I'll keep my really old Fiskars one to cut chipboard though.

Today, my boyfriend, Robert, and I did a little personal shopping, and ended up getting a new PS3 game [for him to play at my house, until he gets his PS3] and ....

A CAMCORDER!

I'm so excited. Robert has been recording videos with the "Cycorder" program on his jailbroken iPhone, and I've been wanting a camcorder to record scrapbook videos ... and my dogs! So we decided to cave in and get one. The one we got is compact with very high quality! For me at least. It's a Sony Handycam, I'm not exactly sure what version. So you can expect plenty more videos in the year(s) to come!

As some of you may know, Kim Davis and Dawn Edwards, have teamed up to create their own blog showcasing their super cute crafts and their awesome friendship! You should definitely check out their blog, not only for what I'm about to tell you, but also to check out their really cute projects! Recently Dawn has featured a mini-album that I absolutely adore! And Kim hosted a fiber/ribbon swap on The Scrap Beach, which was amazing of her!

To promote their blog, and celebrate the reaching of 100 subscribers, they are having the most amazing giveaway! One particular item I absolutely LOVE in their giveaway is the Tim Holtz Tonic Scissors. I currently don't own them, but I would love to! Hahah. I purchased some "non stick" scissors from the Japanese Dollar store previously, and I was ... very unhappy with them. To say the least! They stick more than regular scissors! Hahah, how terrible!

Please visit their blog at http://wwscrapdivas.blogspot.com/, enter their blog candy, look through their projects & previous posts, friend them on The Beach!! :)

For now, that's all! Hopefully I'll have some great scrap videos in the future! I'm way too excited to start using my new camcorder at Sea World tomorrow with my boyfriend! I'll probably come back in the new year with some great videos!

I have a lot more in store than just videos for the new year, including my own personal scrapbook paper collection, free SVG files for Sure Cuts a Lot & Make the Cut, and my work for classes, haha which isn't exciting!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you all have a GREAT end of the year. We're coming really close to the end, and I'm just way too excited for the new year!
2009 for me was absolutely AMAZING! I have no complaints, I'm so surprised that nothing terrible has happened, and so thankful.

How was your year?!

A new year is on the rise ...

I'm so excited for this new year!
This past semester [which officially ends tomorrow] I was taking all the wrong classes, I was completely unfocused, and unfortunately, I failed most of my classes. :(
This upcoming semester, I will be taking classes that focus on what I want to be "when I grow up." My dream is to become a graphic designer, I'm not sure what exactly I want to do in graphic design, but I hope to work for a company that will appreciate my work.
Lately, I've been working on my own little scrapbook collection that'll be packed with beautiful, elegant papers and embellishments ...
What I'd love to do one day is design my own scrapbook line professionally printed, and everything. A true inspiration is Melody Ross, she started her own scrapbook company, which is so amazing! And even though she doesn't own it anymore [Chatterbox], she's still doing great things with "Brave Girls Club" and she even came out with another line for Michaels! How awesome is that!!

So here's a sneak peak of something I designed today, from scratch. I'm hoping to finish sometime in January ...
I'm proud of this specific paper because I designed the damask shape! I was truly inspired today by so many things. I hope to keep this streak of inspiration going!!



I'm terrible at making new posts! I get so worked up with school, I suck at school, by the way.

So I'm off to spend the night studying for my History final!

Christmas Wishlist!

Before I started scrapbooking, I haven't had a wishlist since I was in middle school, I think. But now, there's a plethora of things I would LOVE to have! Hahah.

So I decided to create a wishlist [for myself, and whoever which family members visit my blog, maybe. Hahah.]

Starting with the EZ Cutting Board. This is a self-healing mat, I currently have a Fiskars one, but it's years old used by my mother from a long time ago, it's been moved and warped to the point where it's difficult to continue using it. The EZ Cutting Board, it appears, has 1/4 inch grid marks which is great for measuring, cutting, and aligning things while crafting!

http://theoriginalscrapbox.com/catalog/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36&Itemid=80

Second, Tim Holtz is so inspiring to me. His art style allows people to feel as if there are no rules! With that said, Tim Holtz products are amazing [so I've seen!] From his stamps to his stamp pads to his idea-o-logy line! A lot of these products can be found cheap at RitzCamera [or ScrapbookingAlley].


7 Gypsies is also an amazing company with such fun products that I'd love to add to my scrap-stuff!
Especially the Journal stamp set! It seems like a Journal stamp set is a staple in craft supplies that I don't have! Hahah.

Of course, I've been wanting a Bind-It-All for a loong time now.
It would make great use for making cute gifts, notebooks, home decor items, etc.


Tattered Angels also makes some beautiful products! I love their stamps, and although I love their Glimmer Mist that is one thing that's actually not on my wishlist. I've found my own way to make some of my own glimmery mists! But their stamps are definitely on my list! They're too beautiful.

The Big Shot is also on my list! I'd love to cut thick chipboard for mini-albums, and for chipboard embellishments. That's a costly thing though, but it is at the top of my list.

Oh there are so many things I would love to have!