tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88052216201963472892023-11-16T05:38:26.890-05:00I am my favorite scrapbookerLeslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-51370436065582475712012-01-02T13:02:00.002-05:002012-01-22T09:30:16.819-05:00Smash Dancing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHo0uLr8VIZWNQLVvqOsZLvuhMVZ4V0UVbur1foPYdbPrQg6g9O58zt80l6eBXYbaImIgMdwr9a_9VJGw2SO1uze12meiMekr1FRcPj4MyMdtzRZHlvspnJqTbnZwy2Q8w36zW32b9YTc/s1600/_MG_7551%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHo0uLr8VIZWNQLVvqOsZLvuhMVZ4V0UVbur1foPYdbPrQg6g9O58zt80l6eBXYbaImIgMdwr9a_9VJGw2SO1uze12meiMekr1FRcPj4MyMdtzRZHlvspnJqTbnZwy2Q8w36zW32b9YTc/s400/_MG_7551%25281%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I had lots of stickers left over from a layout I did using Basic Grey's Oxford line, so I used some here. This page is about my mad writin' skillz I honed at UT. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDvkZlnEaxx3_eNgiJJ2IZR7nsLBmZbe96NvL6lG1yGj2j_M1kpbdzsc2L2_UDoQ09txviAtmDOf3X85uwopFfXS07_moTdqC_CODTgR_7_iBPfo-MWkNp3jTeLPee0xz2HkriFb6I4s/s1600/_MG_7552%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDvkZlnEaxx3_eNgiJJ2IZR7nsLBmZbe96NvL6lG1yGj2j_M1kpbdzsc2L2_UDoQ09txviAtmDOf3X85uwopFfXS07_moTdqC_CODTgR_7_iBPfo-MWkNp3jTeLPee0xz2HkriFb6I4s/s400/_MG_7552%25281%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a fun (and traumatizing!) story about MJ, a little boy I used to babysit. I filled in the prompts on the right side and added some fun stickers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiio25Tm5qMtXDwXI0n4BnTSaU2Nvr1M-lGPAOfTsBxoZ5Hh8cV6uyHpHDNWMbWbXwEXVeTJNG6bRTtzTHkdj1Sn0wavyik7DBUnA4yDOv9lbG7ekwE8KZ3oCpdMP1U8Lyzr7Bm-CppsLQ/s1600/_MG_7557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiio25Tm5qMtXDwXI0n4BnTSaU2Nvr1M-lGPAOfTsBxoZ5Hh8cV6uyHpHDNWMbWbXwEXVeTJNG6bRTtzTHkdj1Sn0wavyik7DBUnA4yDOv9lbG7ekwE8KZ3oCpdMP1U8Lyzr7Bm-CppsLQ/s400/_MG_7557.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This last one is completely honest and raw. It's about my journey to mental health. I think this is my favorite Smash page so far. </div>Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-79352923997643734982012-01-02T03:51:00.004-05:002012-01-22T09:33:52.772-05:00Smashy Smashy!"Smashy smashy!" is what my sister always says before she cuddles someone... Since arriving home from Texas 2 days ago, I've been missing my family. But if you tell them I told you that, I will hunt you down and throw acid on your scrapbooks.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This Smashbook page is special to me because of the journaling. It's all about learning to be happy by myself and being confident enough to go places alone. It's very "real." I sort of hate that word when it's used as a synonym for "genuine," but after this page, I can see the value in using it. I think the photo I included reflects the feeling I was trying to communicate perfectly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xnoYSwwFsWvALmYjqymyKNKYAnQdcWQf6BMFiy-tE7H5GWWxyzTWl01aBzjg_qGLxnnXKwLWQc2tPPakJmda38n00DDK7oubu3s1mZ8DIiycGue9ZeVhDsvKFQmY3fs221dpRlrRpb8/s1600/_MG_7537%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xnoYSwwFsWvALmYjqymyKNKYAnQdcWQf6BMFiy-tE7H5GWWxyzTWl01aBzjg_qGLxnnXKwLWQc2tPPakJmda38n00DDK7oubu3s1mZ8DIiycGue9ZeVhDsvKFQmY3fs221dpRlrRpb8/s400/_MG_7537%25281%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> This spread is all over the place. It includes the first photo I took using the Instax camera I got on ebay for $50! I discuss my love of my friend, Old Paul and my favorite Philly eateries. My favorite part of this page is the koala sketch done by New Paul. He included the caption, "Hi Leslie!! My toots smell like eucalyptus!" HA! Koala + Fart Joke = Ridiculously Cool. It's been proven by mathematicians at Princeton. Lots of fun memorabillia on this one. Speaking of memorabilia, I need to do a layout about the funny way my mother says "memrabeeeya" and other words. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I had tons of memorabillia from my trip to Niagra Falls, so this page was a good place for all of it. I used a Smash pocket for all of the post cards I picked up. I used some Smash Pad pages for prompts, too.Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-80221004217146652052012-01-01T15:50:00.002-05:002012-01-22T09:37:13.380-05:00Smash Bookin' up in hereAlthough I haven't been blogging lately, it seems I've been quite the productive scrapbooker these days! In fact, I've been smashbooking like crazy. I really like this form of memory keeping. Unlike scrapbooking, I don't really worry about telling a complete story. If I don't have pictures, it doesn't matter. If my pages don't have proper balance or my elements aren't grounded, well, I don't really care. It's fun. <br />
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</div>This first page is simply about all kinds of stuff I like. You see a pic of Caroline, a koala a friend cut for me with her cricut, a sale tag from H&M, and all kind of other stuf. Just for fun, I colored the little doodled bird and the "I like this" bubbles with prisma pencils. I also used an Amy Tangerine clip. I love her clips; they're perfect for smashing. I like how I am able to include all sorts of scrapbooking supplies on my Smash layouts that I like but would not ordinarily put on a regular layout. I would have a hard time using that vintage cherry card from October Afternoon on a page. I also love the Smash Pads with their fun prompts and cute icons!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>This one is all about my Ikea love. Yep, Ikea makes cheap crap, but I love it! You may be picking splinters of wood from your butt for weeks after your dining room chair collapses from underneath you, but at least your room looks cute! I added pictures from their catalog, labels, and tags. Besides my love of Ikea design, I also journaled about my love of their instituional, cafeteria-style food. I don't know why I like their food so much. I think it reminds me of the food I ate at school as a kid. Seeing as I was a participant in government provided free lunch programs throughout my childhood, I am perhaps mentally transported to the days when I gorged myself on mashed potatoes that had been not-so-lovingly slopped onto a tray by a beast of a woman donning a hairnet. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>This one is just a page full of black and white stuff that I had fun sticking together. I used stuff torn from design books and clipped from Studio Calico coupons. My pages are always colorful, so this was an adventurous departure from my typical style. I was inspired by the fun animal doodles gracing the page.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QSt7VY26XRo/TwDEXYg9v0I/AAAAAAAAA-M/yZPjrGHwVc4/s1600/_MG_7531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QSt7VY26XRo/TwDEXYg9v0I/AAAAAAAAA-M/yZPjrGHwVc4/s400/_MG_7531.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I had fun using all sorts of stickers and die-cuts that I would have a difficult time using on my scrapbook layouts here. I added some labels and tags torn from Christmas gifts this year. I journaled about gift-giving in my family and documented my lists this year. I love how this looks like just random crap jumbled on a page. <br />
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Smashbooks remind me of the first scrapbook I got when I was in the 6th grade. I thoughtlessly plastered its pages with anything I fancied, saving every little note that was passed to me in class and every receipt from every punk rock band tee I bought during the "I'm a bad girl" phase of my life. Kind of funny that as hard as I wanted to rebel, I still scrapbooked... I laugh thinking about my 13 year-old self begging my mama to let me get piercings and dye my hair blue pasting the handmade valentines my grandma made me into a scrapbook.Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-24730468208580096822011-10-05T12:23:00.000-04:002011-10-05T12:23:35.006-04:00Holy Cheap Crap, Batman! Studio G stuff at Wal-MartLet me begin by saying that I love Wal-Mart. And I love it in a completely unironic way. Everyone I know would rather have potato chip crumbs sprinkled in their eyes than step foot in one either because they take issue with Wal-Mart's business practices or because they just don't like cheap crap. I, on the other hand, love the fact that I can stop in a Wal-Mart and pick up a brand new pair of jeans for $9.97, which is exactly what I did yesterday. I also love the sterile feeling and florescent lighting in Wal-marts. I like the antiseptic, institutional ambiance. It's like they know that I'm there for the cheap crap, so they don't have to try fanangle me by playing good music or covering their walls with mosaics made of sea kelp and dog hair. By doing so, I feel like they respect my intelligence. So all the cool kids can have their over-priced Anthropologies or their high-end department stores.<br />
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That being said, I have NEVER found anything in the crafting sections of Wal-Mart worth spending my pennies on until yesterday. I mean, my Philadelphia Wal-Mart's scrapbooking section typically consists of Sticko branded foiled beach stickers and gluesticks. So it turns out that they are now selling Studio G stuff. You may know Studio G from AC Moore and Michael's. They're the people who make those (sometimes) cute $1 acrylic stamp sets and blocks and glitter glue, along with an occasional ink pad. Walmart was selling 2 lines of their stuff. First, they had a florally, multi-purpose sort of line that I wasn't that crazy about. It wasn't bad, it just looked a bit old-fashioned and cheap to me, but I'm a supply snob. Then they had an adorable Halloween line! Here's what I got:<br />
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And all of this stuff was just 97 cents each, even the paper pack. And I think those little characters are really cute! Did you see the trick or treat chipboard banner? Very trendy! They also had tons of those acrylic stamps you can get at AC Moore, inks, bling, stickers, chipboard letters, and little punches. Has anyone else seen this stuff in their Wal-Mart? I wonder if any other lines will be coming out.Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-91338452318231196322011-06-30T20:25:00.003-04:002011-07-01T08:44:30.216-04:00My Smash Book is off to a SMASHING start<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XBsenzOXwy1S31FbdGZfpI1LecwHo3agOSH1zjPmeIXJczxevRMDW02WrmveDIkADBdRVd_IVq550Ix6vNTwaUb8xAnoArc6e_IQ0vEmKmjP4Iig87dgQx6wUv2rXCuZSRp6UL9jxD8/s1600/page+1+smash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XBsenzOXwy1S31FbdGZfpI1LecwHo3agOSH1zjPmeIXJczxevRMDW02WrmveDIkADBdRVd_IVq550Ix6vNTwaUb8xAnoArc6e_IQ0vEmKmjP4Iig87dgQx6wUv2rXCuZSRp6UL9jxD8/s400/page+1+smash.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Wow, that title is so cheesy it's almost funny. ALMOST. <br />
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I know the picture is kind of crummy. I had to take it around 7:30 tonight so I could make the deadline for the Smash Book challenge at <a href="http://yourscrapbookstash.blogspot.com/2011/06/smash-book-challenge.html">Your Scrapbook Stash</a>. I'm grateful for the challenge because it motivated me to start. I put this together pretty fast. I tried not to "think" too much. Something tells me my Smash Book will have more journaling than my layouts, and I didn't think that was possible!<br />
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So I added a train ticket from when I was riding home from scrapbooking with Stephanie, and I really wanted to start an entry, but I was kind of paralyzed by fear. Which was stupid. I also added a picture, some stickers, alphas, and a journaling block. And ALOT of journling.Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-4490045822099954242011-06-30T19:58:00.002-04:002011-06-30T20:01:29.027-04:00My pirate's booty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOkidmpYIZ_n3Yontn2CMtF7dAnatEn-UXQIXPaEnRqOC2vlovRY61aFwoAFtmy3_w7ehi-9MKtHkUESOAksjKBFcF0C56X9t3auKYKsRQS8Q_U3yKqBZdH0rD560IeETL1olSxy5s2U/s1600/lifes++a+beach+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOkidmpYIZ_n3Yontn2CMtF7dAnatEn-UXQIXPaEnRqOC2vlovRY61aFwoAFtmy3_w7ehi-9MKtHkUESOAksjKBFcF0C56X9t3auKYKsRQS8Q_U3yKqBZdH0rD560IeETL1olSxy5s2U/s400/lifes++a+beach+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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So anyway, I wanted to share some pictures of the book I bought (the red, "doodle"-themed one). I know alot of people are trying to decide which book to get (or whether they even want a book to begin with)without seeing them in person, so I hope this helps. <br />
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First, here is me with my new Smashfolio. Notice it's upside down in the picture because I was trying to hurry and take all of these photos in Rittenhouse Park, and I didn't want people to think I was unbalaced, like a very small but significant portion of the people who loiter there. It's also a mirror-image because I used my camera's front-facing camera. So basically, if you turn this picture upside down and then stand in front of a mirror, you will see what a Smash book looks like!<br />
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Here are pictures of the Smash pads. I didn't photograph all the pages this time!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6IZ6D90C9-91mwE0U8pPwen9pg18kPX8c0doK9xOrBwCnyaXwul-edXm78hJpgtzGXIK-hnsXsODm2hvc_YNOyhkKaInqR0DTGjTZOGbUkOPsNRUJJ8ldQKQKhyphenhyphenksWg87RQzLldGDnE/s1600/NYU+closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6IZ6D90C9-91mwE0U8pPwen9pg18kPX8c0doK9xOrBwCnyaXwul-edXm78hJpgtzGXIK-hnsXsODm2hvc_YNOyhkKaInqR0DTGjTZOGbUkOPsNRUJJ8ldQKQKhyphenhyphenksWg87RQzLldGDnE/s320/NYU+closeup.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Except for the mini letter stickers, all of the supplies I used on this one are from the kit. I made the yellow flower by snipping 2 different sizes of punched circles and then layering them using popdots. I used a sketch from <a href="http://scraptasticclub.blogspot.com/2011/06/2nd-june-challenge.html">Scraptastic Club</a>.<br />
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First up is this layout I made using sketches from <a href="http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/2011/06/sketches-in-thyme-thursday-takes-49.html">Sketches in Thyme</a> and <a href="http://thescrappiest.blogspot.com/2011/05/once-again-im-late-posting-sketch.html">the Scrappiest</a>. I also used a blue, orange, white, and yellow color scheme for the challenge at <a href="http://designdollies.blogspot.com/2011/06/some-colours-for-summer.html">Design Dollies</a>. Except for the little paper drink umbrella, all of the supplies I used were from my Sweet Peach kit! I fussy cut the butterflies out of a sheet of American Crafts paper, and I added pieces of ribbon to make a big sun. I'm also entering this into the challenge at <a href="http://scraptasticclub.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer-fun-challenge.html">Scraptasic Club</a> to make a summer-themed layout with an altered item (my fussy-cut butterflies).<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzie_6fTn6Ng99OAxwCbcK98WyPqhwRaXkF2eihfB5Yr5dHzJk8lkVuP0yFp8A5ikmnNo2hRMbbyOzNF8We6KgPbFaUFg9I5vpJq1pTBVUNW5g44pDVpa_Q4Q-NT3QZW9iN-449WZSfM/s1600/Cards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzie_6fTn6Ng99OAxwCbcK98WyPqhwRaXkF2eihfB5Yr5dHzJk8lkVuP0yFp8A5ikmnNo2hRMbbyOzNF8We6KgPbFaUFg9I5vpJq1pTBVUNW5g44pDVpa_Q4Q-NT3QZW9iN-449WZSfM/s400/Cards.jpg" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div>Besides the letter stickers and the brads, all of the supplies I used for these cards are also from the kit. I'm entering these into the challenge at the <a href="http://thepapervariety.blogspot.com/2011/06/for-guys.html">Paper Variety</a> to make a guy-themed project. One of these cards is for my Daddy for Father's Day. I know it's sort of girlie, but my dad is very much in touch with him feminine side!Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-8844621277632857872011-06-07T23:16:00.001-04:002011-06-08T23:37:22.191-04:00My scraps got TalentMy Scraps and More is hosting <a href="http://myscrapsandmore.blogspot.com/2011/06/want-to-win-something-fabulous.html">My Scraps Got Talent</a>, a 2 month-long scrapbooking competition with games and challenges! Head over to check out the details. It looks like lots of fun prizes are up for grabs!Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-87447460202456580242011-06-02T21:34:00.001-04:002011-06-02T21:36:05.459-04:00Lucky Girl Crafts and the Effects of Watching Too Much "Law and Order: SVU"I'm a Guest DT at <a href="http://www.luckygirlcraftkits.blogspot.com/">Lucky Girl Crafts</a> this month, and if you've never checked them out, you really should! And no, I'm not just saying that because I got a free kit this month! They are having a huge sale; their kits are 5 for $100! That's a savings of around 45 smackaroos! Just use discount code LUCKYBDAY at checkout.<br />
I really like their kits because the papers you get papers that aren't too "matchy matchy." You could create several layouts from one kit and have each of them look completely different from the others. They also include product from lots of different companies like Echo Park, Prima, MME, Pink Paislee, American Crafts, Making Memories, Imaginise, Jenni Bowlin, and Cosmo Cricket. As a fan or variety, I like that!<br />
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Also, the Lucky Girls are making final preparations for this weekend's blog party, which will run June 3-5 and feature lots of inspiration and scrappy gifts for readers. It all stars tomorrow at <a href="http://www.luckygirlcraftkits.blogspot.com/">http://www.luckygirlcraftkits.blogspot.com/</a>. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRWkFMqSaaSOFDqjyzrOwolPz1C4MVWfc3gQPpeps_SzFK6WLJK" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRWkFMqSaaSOFDqjyzrOwolPz1C4MVWfc3gQPpeps_SzFK6WLJK" t8="true" width="200" /></a></div>In other (not particularly noteworthy) news, I've been watching lots and lots of SVU on my phone because the Internet that I steal from my neighbors has been craptastic lately. They need to pay their bills on time so I can watch my shows, damn it! Anyway, there is not much that my mother and I agree about. In fact, we argue constantly about whether it's acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition. I say it is, and she says it isn't, but she doesn't know what she's talking about. Did you get that? Talking ABOUT! Take that, Mama! But we both agree that Christopher Meloni is H-O-T-T. She's calls him "Testosteroni." She's so punny! I don't understand how a middle-aged man with such a bad receding hair line can be so... pultritudinous. <br />
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Also, I want to be friends with Mariska Hargitay. Hell, I want to BE Mariska Hargitay.<br />
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Well, my recent binge of SVU viewing (or as I call it, SVUing) has had the unfortunate effect of making me look for dead people wherever I go. I was at the park today with Gidget, and there was a homeless person wrapped in a Sesame Street blanket on a bench. Although it's quite common to see homeless people doing homeless things like sleeping on benches while wrapped in Sesame Street blankets, my first thought was, "OH CRAP! DEAD BODY!" And I can't cross railroad tracks or walk by shallow bodies of water without inspecting the premises for corpses. Hell, I haven't let Gidget play with a ball in the grass since watching that episode where that kit throws a frisbee that lands feet away from a cold one. And by "cold one" I mean "dead person" not "beer."Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-24234874854841216482011-05-30T19:02:00.005-04:002011-05-31T18:03:31.221-04:00these ain't my kids, but I love 'em, damn itI don't know why, but deep down inside, there is a part of me that feels weird for scrapbooking the kids I nanny. I guess I'm okay with it, but I feel like others think it's strange, and I feel like they are judging me. Other scrapbookers always ask me, "Do you give those pages to their parents?" and I'm like, "No...They're for me..." I need to get over this negative feeling, because the truth is, I spend 35 hours a week with Caroline and about 10 with M.J. They are a large part of my life, and I love them both so much. In fact, I should be proud of the fact that I love these kids and my job so much that I want to remember them.<br />
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So without further ado, here's a page about Caroline, who I have taken to calling "Gidget" in recent weeks. It suits her. I combined sketches at <a href="http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/2011/05/sketch-155.html">Creative Scrappers</a> (155) and <a href="http://thescrappiest.blogspot.com/2011/05/sketch-119.html">The Scrappiest</a> (119). It's also for the challenge at <a href="http://www.cropaddict.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9213">Crop Addict</a> to include memorabilia. I added one of Caroline's little hair clips to the corner of one of my photos. I buy her about a pack of these every 2 weeks because unless you sneak attack her when you put them in, she will pull them out. Last, this is for the open challenge at <a href="http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/">Sketches in Thyme</a>. <br />
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This ones about M.J. and his crystal meth-like energy level. I combined 2 sketches for this one (<a href="http://punkyscraps.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-16-sketchy-time.html">Punky Scraps</a> Sketch 119, and <a href="http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/2011/05/sketch-154.html">Creative Scrappers</a> Sketch 154). This was inspired by Wendi's favorite layout for the scraplift challenge at <a href="http://designdollies.blogspot.com/">Design Dollies</a>. I lifted the striped stars, scallops, fun mix of patterns, and overall page layout. This is also for the challenge to "show us the boys" at <a href="http://paperissues.blogspot.com/">Paper Issues</a>.Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-22589530725859387972011-05-30T15:47:00.000-04:002011-05-30T15:47:45.008-04:00I can't believe I scrapped FOR-MAN MILLS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs62HOM_uOFAe6vwjcxVqRSGjGhj_l1PnVeblm4-Bbogxos_Ay3Cs4PMma9L4fRuR0GNi03Jd_UVdSdYJgqpTAEDOoH-F8Lpp0mhu-85SADTCpR2IMGrmWaKJM3nrXD_FKaMQWJ8Vv_wI/s1600/Bills+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs62HOM_uOFAe6vwjcxVqRSGjGhj_l1PnVeblm4-Bbogxos_Ay3Cs4PMma9L4fRuR0GNi03Jd_UVdSdYJgqpTAEDOoH-F8Lpp0mhu-85SADTCpR2IMGrmWaKJM3nrXD_FKaMQWJ8Vv_wI/s400/Bills+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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This first layout is about a trip I took to FOR-MAN MILLS with my friends. If you've never been to a FOR-MAN MILLS, I suggest you don't worry over that fact. But do click on <a href="http://www.formanmills.com/">this link</a> so you can hear the funny song. FOR-MAN MILLS!<br />
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Anyway, this is for the <a href="http://ourbrightstarsandus.typepad.com/123challenge/">May 123 challenge</a> to use fire engine red, a stitched title, and the word "fun." It's also for the challenge at <a href="http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/2011/05/mays-challenge-and-blog-changes.html">Scrapbookers Annoymous</a> to create a patterend paper and 3 embellishments with stamps. I stamped my yellow Bo Bunny paper with a Studio Calico Stamp and my three brown labels were made with a Stampin' Up! stamp. I also used yellow, pop dotted alphas, and paint splatters for Mission 41 at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8805221620196347289">Mission to Create</a>. I used sketch 118 from <a href="http://thescrappiest.blogspot.com/2011/05/sketch-118.html">The Scrappiest</a>. Last, this is for the challenge at <a href="http://punkyscraps.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-15-can-you-use-all-5.html">Punky Scraps</a> to use twine, a stamp, stitching, paint, and no cardstock. <br />
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I doodled the hell out of this one, and I really love how it turned out! I doodled borders, my title, and around the circle accents. This is for the challenge to scrap an important female in your life and include at least 20 words of journaling at <a href="http://scrap-the-girls.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-challenge.html">Scrap the Girls</a>. Ha! That was an easy one for me! My color combo was inspired by the picture at Lollipop Ladies. My "5 things I love abot you" theme was inspired by the challenge at <a href="http://myscrapsandmore.blogspot.com/2011/05/scrapplay-challenge-and-contest.html">My Scraps and More</a>. I did this for two other challenges, but I didn't finish on time. MOTHER FRITTER!Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-20778491178582119092011-05-15T17:43:00.000-04:002011-05-15T17:43:46.009-04:00Not your Best angle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSl5X7TwpNaWJHusKxzSTaSJgSTlB92hTLzFMXl88LKTqNhlMdXczTerhyphenhyphenp8pwwhXNkaCdITRXLzxEj6QC6wxg-2Lpx_uWFHVJKMDvdW-FK3_-B1jHT-vrwd11m-0uHEXqoFzg1icj9Q/s1600/not+your+best+angle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSl5X7TwpNaWJHusKxzSTaSJgSTlB92hTLzFMXl88LKTqNhlMdXczTerhyphenhyphenp8pwwhXNkaCdITRXLzxEj6QC6wxg-2Lpx_uWFHVJKMDvdW-FK3_-B1jHT-vrwd11m-0uHEXqoFzg1icj9Q/s400/not+your+best+angle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Heh heh... I love these pictures of my friend, Paul. I discovered these while uploading pictures from my camera. This is for the ACOT-sponsored contest at <a href="http://pagemaps.blogspot.com/">Page Maps</a>. It's also for the challenge at <a href="http://whatisyourfavething.blogspot.com/2011/05/these-are-few-of-my-favorite-photos.html">These are a Few of My Favorite Things</a> to scrapbook some favorite photos and the challenge at <a href="http://scrapfit.blogspot.com/2011/05/scrapfit-workout-44-stand-by-your-man.html">ScrapFit</a> to scrap a guy in your life. It's also for the <a href="http://www.sweetpeachcropshop.com/blog/?p=928">Sweet Peach Blog Shoppe</a> "SPRING" challenge. I used scallops, patterned paper, red, ink, numbers, and green. Last, this is for the <a href="http://cosmocricket.typepad.com/cosmo_cricket/2011/05/a-challange-and-a-winner.html">Cosmo Cricket</a> blog challenge to use mini deck papers. Besides the kraft cardstock, all of the papers that I used are from the Social Club mini deck. In fact, to make the longer strips of paper, I adhered two mini deck sheets together. I also used Cosmo cardstock stickers and mini letter stickers. Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-76996331444839220042011-05-04T20:34:00.001-04:002011-05-04T20:48:20.005-04:00Top 10 signs it's time to clean your apartment<strong>10</strong>. The fire alarm in your building goes off at 3am, and instead of thinking, "OH CRAP! I have to save my scrapbooks and koalas!" you think, "OH CRAP! If the fire department sees my apartment, it will be labeled a fire hazzard and condemned!"<br />
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<strong>9</strong>. You no longer refer to your apartment as "your apartment." You now call it, "the apartment I share with some roaches and a couple of mice."<br />
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<strong>8</strong>. You sleep on 1/3 of your bed because the other 2/3 is covered in scrapbooking supplies. And it's not really a bed anymore. It's more of a crumb buffet.<br />
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<strong>7</strong>. You get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, and you slip on pizza box and land with your arm in an empty picture frame, your foot in a gift bag full of green tissue paper from Christmas, and your head on one of those Entertainment coupon books that you've been looking for for a year. You curse your luck because you wish your head landed on the gift bag full of tissue paper because it's softer than the coupon book.<br />
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<strong>6</strong>. You fear that if you brought the children you nanny over to your place, they would be lost and floundering in the junk. You consider taking them to the ball pit at Chuck E. Cheese's for training but decide the balls wouldn't be deep enough.<br />
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<strong>5</strong>. Not only can you not find your TV remote, you can't find your TV.<br />
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<strong>4</strong>. A TV crew from Hoarders comes by, and they ran away after you open your door.<br />
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<strong>3</strong>. Scientists from America's top universities are vying for access to your kitchen sink to study the new species that has evolved from the crud in the drain. Researchers hypothesize that if current rate of evolution that they have observed continutes, the creatures in said sink will be able to talk in 3 weeks. <br />
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<strong>2</strong>. There are enough empty diet coke cans lining your window sill that at a rate of about 2 cents a can, a homeless man could cash them in and eat 3 square meals a day for a month. <br />
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<strong>1</strong>. Your apartment smells like tires.Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-40452472951350403372011-05-01T19:32:00.004-04:002011-05-01T20:39:02.473-04:00Layout dump<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal7nObbw9QDhyphenhyphencAMlrHbZccB7xV8_GMPl-5l-IBf8aIaikYgK8ovgYdeSPVM_1RNiOhhkR4Oz2v7baztqVJWDs__LksU5Ane8YRd6aa_EUC1NujyeQqI4z4qZ3jn1P87fiubPlAHqJJ4/s1600/Dododo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal7nObbw9QDhyphenhyphencAMlrHbZccB7xV8_GMPl-5l-IBf8aIaikYgK8ovgYdeSPVM_1RNiOhhkR4Oz2v7baztqVJWDs__LksU5Ane8YRd6aa_EUC1NujyeQqI4z4qZ3jn1P87fiubPlAHqJJ4/s400/Dododo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This first layout is for the Friday Fun Day challenge at <a href="http://luckygirlcraftkits.blogspot.com/2011/04/friday-fun-day-mini-note-holder.html">Lucky Girl Crafts</a>. I was inspired by Natalie's note holder. Basically, her cute project inspired me to use a scalloped kraft envelope on my page, which I think looks alot like her note holder. I like how she embellished the actual closure of her enevelope, so I replaced the white string that came with the envelope with green twine and added little heart stickers at the ends to mimic to her stars.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6P9gNXjjhzzO8GlNzex-lW_3mgruwAQE_wpfnjwp4LTfMaUvS35ZXWxsxOdZ9oqbBwa76ESEYFqxYI-zHfiycTjWOhyphenhyphenvTEJ8LxzvUDpNF2fIUQTqDMFJMRQvm3KKXCURj4pJNrDLRH9A/s1600/eggs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6P9gNXjjhzzO8GlNzex-lW_3mgruwAQE_wpfnjwp4LTfMaUvS35ZXWxsxOdZ9oqbBwa76ESEYFqxYI-zHfiycTjWOhyphenhyphenvTEJ8LxzvUDpNF2fIUQTqDMFJMRQvm3KKXCURj4pJNrDLRH9A/s400/eggs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This one is also for the Friday Fun Day challenge at <a href="http://luckygirlcraftkits.blogspot.com/2011/04/friday-fun-day-challenge-getting-your.html">Lucky Girl Crafts</a>. This time, I was inspired by Jessica's use of paint on her page background. I actually think her painting is much better than mine, but oh well... This is also for the polka dot challenge at <a href="http://thepapervariety.blogspot.com/">The Paper Variety</a> and the challenge to scrap your favorite thing about spring at <a href="http://whatisyourfavething.blogspot.com/">These Are a Few of My Favorite Things</a>. I fussy cut those cute little rabbits from some K & Company paper. So vintagey cute! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfjH8QyLTSuUAVwMOEw-bcG0h4S-geB5gh_x51GZYIFFX8qwoehFn_SoRQdKogz-AEvvx60hul0kx17M082blePjvzMp2BuikJs459Rdwnc8PIRFpfqcmFPQyssiip1SbPTo_P7Ro1cM/s1600/Hibachi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfjH8QyLTSuUAVwMOEw-bcG0h4S-geB5gh_x51GZYIFFX8qwoehFn_SoRQdKogz-AEvvx60hul0kx17M082blePjvzMp2BuikJs459Rdwnc8PIRFpfqcmFPQyssiip1SbPTo_P7Ro1cM/s400/Hibachi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This last page is for the <a href="http://missiontocreate.blogspot.com/2011/04/mission-40.html">Mission to Create</a> challenge. I used primary colors, journaling blocks, and the "What a Beautiful Mess" picture inspired the way I lined up the letters in my title. This is also for March's <a href="http://scrapbookandcardstodaymag.typepad.com/scrapbook_cards_today_blo/2011/03/project-12-january-reveal-and-new-march-sketch/comments/page/2/#comments">Project 12</a>.Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-47172835396800423452011-04-20T21:32:00.005-04:002011-04-26T20:52:30.146-04:00Evidence that farts are naturally funny<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIgrPEUcEuxf_HqVTgAhr-CxhBfIrQ3YVWtAv0SuDzJsNOYo5ZVk-Kf8v0C0RsHQ2VMziBZEVaO_rgj9XFdNsp0lMyHxyqBfyD7lOfS7d2t18MRtVDcZKNxyhMMQ6ZSd5MKnw8CpXGqo/s1600/Maiden+Voyage+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIgrPEUcEuxf_HqVTgAhr-CxhBfIrQ3YVWtAv0SuDzJsNOYo5ZVk-Kf8v0C0RsHQ2VMziBZEVaO_rgj9XFdNsp0lMyHxyqBfyD7lOfS7d2t18MRtVDcZKNxyhMMQ6ZSd5MKnw8CpXGqo/s400/Maiden+Voyage+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Anyway, I was inspired by Nicole Brenna's layout at <a href="http://truexoxogirls.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-18-sponsored-by-candy-shoppe.html">XOXO Girls</a>. I liked how she clustered here flowers. It's not a close lift, but I think you can see the inspiration. This is also for the April challenges at <a href="http://getpicky.blogspot.com/2011/04/april-sketch-challenge-7.html">Get Picky</a>, <a href="http://stucksketches.blogspot.com/">Stuck</a>!, <a href="http://www.pencillines.com/2011/04/sketch-233.html">Pencil Lines</a>, and <a href="http://sketchinspiration.ning.com/">Sketch Inspiration</a>. It's also for the challenge at 2 Peas to use a die-cut. Last, it was inspired by the sketch at <a href="http://www.sweetpeachcropshop.com/blog/?p=827">Sweet Peach Crop Shop</a>, also. I'm not a big fan of circles, so I replaced the circle in the sketch with a square. <br />
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Please excuse my numerous, self-aggrandizing layout closeup pictures. But hey, you could learn ALOT by examining EVERY. SINGLE. DETAIL. of my projects. Like how to creatively mask pet hair and pink-colored Froot Loop milk spills on your pages!<br />
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Anyway, so more about my blog post title. The other day, the adorable, 16 month-old child that I nanny (is nanny a verb?) tooted on my head while we were cuddling in bed together. You may ask how her butt came to be positioned on the back of my head, but that's a story for another day. Well, she started laughing hysterically, her little fists hitting the bed in a state of utter giddiness. I ask you, how did this sweet little creature come to think that passing gas is funny? It's not like I laughed or showed any type of reaction. And no, that's not a rhetorical question. I have an answer. She laughed because farts are naturally funny. It's human nature to laugh at farts. Even a toddler, who has been sheltered from all cultural sources of potty humor, thinks farts are funny. It's NATURE not nurtureLeslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-84176675979058508072011-04-13T11:47:00.001-04:002011-04-13T11:52:14.318-04:00Little Circus Monkey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLaTlaG6V5zOwMuhZz2LXQMaF6g02MBCC88jUFKxwz_EyEEyaARXBJ_8OY5GwPgpQYD4qntuhiBF5wjm5S3EVavg7HrMTQlc2YL_D5nYBNmI-0GzidMewpOsuAuRgRyhmFPReWf3rgBo/s1600/Monkey+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLaTlaG6V5zOwMuhZz2LXQMaF6g02MBCC88jUFKxwz_EyEEyaARXBJ_8OY5GwPgpQYD4qntuhiBF5wjm5S3EVavg7HrMTQlc2YL_D5nYBNmI-0GzidMewpOsuAuRgRyhmFPReWf3rgBo/s400/Monkey+1.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxitFLl3zdIDMPzUqV2wYeYX28HcbFOOvymIl9XRHKCw_aRUlFLjL5TzQAFtU69L04YJotiAQzrOTI7F0d3Kr21ZNq1cw0iYPGVgtkRPiIgefmlvEQMe5GPJ2Ftmk33MlMcn1_h1zTXuE/s1600/Monkey+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxitFLl3zdIDMPzUqV2wYeYX28HcbFOOvymIl9XRHKCw_aRUlFLjL5TzQAFtU69L04YJotiAQzrOTI7F0d3Kr21ZNq1cw0iYPGVgtkRPiIgefmlvEQMe5GPJ2Ftmk33MlMcn1_h1zTXuE/s320/Monkey+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I love this kid. The journaling says, " This kid is such a performer. Whether she's being "bossy," kissing her reflection in the mirror, or wearing her bowl on her face, she loves to make us laugh! In fact, as soon as she does something silly, she'll look up at me to see if I'm laughing! And boy, do people ever laugh! Of course, I think sometimes SHE laughs more at her antics than we do. Caroline, this is one of the many reasons I love spending my days with you. I truly have the best job in the world! And she's laughing at the dog as I write this!"<br />
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This is for three challenges. First, it's for the <a href="http://www.imaginisceblog.com/2011/04/piece-it-together-april-challenge.html">Imaginisce</a> challenge to create a paper piecing. I made a cute little banner out of pop dotted triangles and stars. I also doodled and added a bit of twine. I also used a sketch from<a href="http://sketchythursdays.blogspot.com/2011/04/47-sketch-challenge-and-new-team-reveal.html"> Sketchy Thursdays</a> and used the color comination from the collage given at <a href="http://scrap-the-girls.blogspot.com/2011/04/april-challenge.html">Scrap the Girls</a>. I love this layout because the colors, embellishments, and design all help tell my story! I'm totally patting myself on the back right now. Heh heh...<br />
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And yeah, to everyone one complaining that I don't post enough, thanks for inadvertantly telling me you like and read my blog. Well, I guess that you don't necessarily have to like my blog to read it... I'll try to post more "funny" stuff soon.Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-70188331281799669162011-03-29T21:01:00.000-04:002011-03-29T21:01:35.743-04:00Aloe Vera plants and I'm a moronApparenly my blog has been broken for a month, and I only figured it out until now! People have been getting error messages when they try to leave me comments, and this is most likely due to the fact that I'm using a third-party template. I suppose I should have figured out that something was amiss when I went from having like eight comments on each of my posts to zero. But, well, I did have to repeat first grade. Thanks to Dawn over at Sketches in Thyme for letting me know via email. And all the rest of my loyal readers who did not infrom me of this issue (all two of you) are bad people. The kind of bad people who go to hell. <br />
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Did you know that you don't have to water aloe vera plants? Well, I haven't watered mine in six months, and it's still a lean, green, sunburn-fightin' machine! <br />
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I can't believe people trust me with their children.Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-56331820676499126232011-03-28T22:25:00.001-04:002011-03-30T20:00:17.501-04:00Another ugly layout... And a cool one<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-abBDQfKeVPA/TY-Niz3SaUI/AAAAAAAAAgY/rNfTuVZNhlc/s1600/apron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" r6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-abBDQfKeVPA/TY-Niz3SaUI/AAAAAAAAAgY/rNfTuVZNhlc/s400/apron.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here's a layout that I made that I kind of hate. I made it for the challenge to use a monochromatic pink color scheme with splashes of yellow. But I missed another deadline... Anyway, I made it using a sketch from <a href="http://thescrappiest.blogspot.com/2011/03/sketch-110.html">The Scrappiest</a>. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZJRaC5VyWbPNUZxB6MzRG0889KrJHjffHT3UN-NTiNhc389Bs6sRNaflBGXZMX4gRqUyJi1maGdLEan4xPjoHc2d5PPOc18Y3iqCskYMue67Ga00benbxojQDOK1cOlyrPta-IIGyoY/s1600/MARCH-SKETCH_3-300x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZJRaC5VyWbPNUZxB6MzRG0889KrJHjffHT3UN-NTiNhc389Bs6sRNaflBGXZMX4gRqUyJi1maGdLEan4xPjoHc2d5PPOc18Y3iqCskYMue67Ga00benbxojQDOK1cOlyrPta-IIGyoY/s200/MARCH-SKETCH_3-300x300.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>And I kind of like this one even though I made it using realllly old product! I used this sketch from <a href="http://www.handmadebysuzanne.com.au/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=607&cat=522">Handmade by Suzanne</a>. I'm also entering this page in the open contest at <a href="http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/2011/03/thursday-sketch-layout-takes-41-open.html">Sketches in Thyme</a> and the one word challenge at Challenge Masters ("lucky"). I was inspired to do this layout after seeing Natalie's layout at <a href="http://luckygirlcraftkits.blogspot.com/">Lucky Girl Crafts</a>. She used a black, red, and cream color scheme and decorative tabs, and the topic of her layout is a date night! I duplicated all of those things on my page. The limited color scheme was a challenge for me, but as I said, I'm quite fond of this page for some reason. Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805221620196347289.post-12055846279606137132011-03-28T21:42:00.001-04:002011-03-29T20:43:43.042-04:00Clumsily ripped blue jeans = Scrapbook embellishment!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mykYEJPe35A/TY-NhYulzRI/AAAAAAAAAgA/fNSrlKcQOJU/s1600/what%2527s+for+dinner+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" r6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mykYEJPe35A/TY-NhYulzRI/AAAAAAAAAgA/fNSrlKcQOJU/s400/what%2527s+for+dinner+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5LlKIaIHMU/TY-NiU8nS7I/AAAAAAAAAgI/UkC8ilH-XLk/s1600/What%2527s+for+dinner+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5LlKIaIHMU/TY-NiU8nS7I/AAAAAAAAAgI/UkC8ilH-XLk/s320/What%2527s+for+dinner+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>About a year ago, I went to a crop with my friend, Christy, and we were some of the first people to arrive. Christy is very picky about where she sits when we crop at this store, and there are two other women who crop at MLPA that are just as willing to fight to the death for goods seats as she is. On this particular day, urged by Christy, I ran for the door, my scrapbook totes swinging in the wind, as fast as I could. Well, the next thing I know, I'm flying through the air like a skinny-assed version of the Goodyear blimp, and my stash of My Little Shoebox mini letter stickers are fanned out on the concrete like a deck of playing cards held by a drunk frat boy in Las Vegas. My jeans ripped. My favorite pair, no less, and I was bleeding from knees and palms. But as Christy remembers, "She just got back up and kept on running!" And guess what? We got the good seats. <br />
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So, that was the end of that pair of pants. Or so I thought! Inspired by the challenge at <a href="http://letsgetshabby.blogspot.com/">Let's Get Shabby</a> to embellish a page with denim and lace (I used lace transparencies), I made a flower of them! And then I realized 5 minutes ago that I missed the deadline. Damn. Anyway, this was inspired by Lisa Harrolle's cute doggie layout at <a href="http://truexoxogirls.blogspot.com/2011/03/challenge-17-sponsored-by-candy-shoppe.html">XOXO</a>. It's also for this month's challenge at <a href="http://kraftitup.blogspot.com/2011/03/kraft-it-up-march-challenge.html">Kraft it Up</a>, Mission 38 at <a href="http://missiontocreate.blogspot.com/2011/03/mission-38.html">Mission to Create</a>, and I used the March sketch at <a href="http://craftysketches.blogspot.com/2011/03/sketch-for-march.html">Crafty Sketches</a>. Leslie - lilkoala3http://www.blogger.com/profile/05782150851651830593noreply@blogger.com9