What are you doing this weekend?

HI dear dear friends! What are you doing this weekend? I am going to get my stuff ready for Tues when I meet my good friend at As to crop. I am quite excited. We go every week or 2 or 3 depending on her health & schedule but we have not gone for 2 months.
Anyone else working on stuff? Crafty? or not? I have to work a bit too.
Raquel, I promise to remember your name.. lol
I wonder if Steph is sick?

Hello. I am starting off my weekend with a long deserved sister day. my sister and i will have lunch, Hobby Lobby and a movie. i plan on getting Mod Podge to make some picture frames and some chipboard albums to make recipe books. so as you have guessed, that will be my saturday and sunday.

Friday afternoon I'm scrapping with some friends, hope to get some scrapping/room organizing done Sat., Sat. evening a hockey game and then on Sunday afternoon my great-neice is getting baptized. More pics to scrap, lol!

• mars2005 Said:

Your weekend sounds amazing! I know you & your sis will have fun. I love HL! I used to make things back in the day with that stuff. It is fun.
Are you making these for gifts?

• SandraB. Said:

You have a very busy week end too Sandra. Have fun with your friends. I sure hope you do get your organization stuff done. Enjoy watching your great niece.

• mars2005 Said:

I saw your recipe post. I made one. I have most of mine in my gallery. I replied to your thread answering some questions. Feel free to check it out

Well...in my house it will be football...it is the playoffs....but I plan on starting some cards. I am very new to cards and haven't got the hang of it yet, but I am going to try.

• deedee49 Said:

Be careful because once you start making them you will be addicted! You will not want to stop making them. : ) I love making them too! Have you checked out the card gallery here? so many incredible ideas in all styles & types. Have fun!

Hmm, let's see...

* composition books
* Alice in Wonderland layouts
* prepping last minute mail & packages
* Bible Study for Monday morning (James)

I think that's it.

Picking up a new fridge and dishwasher Sat. morning. Office paperwork for our business Sat. afternoon.
Maybe I'll get some scrapping in on Sunday after church....I'm working on setting up a travel journal for our trip to New Zealand.
Alison

• KellyCali Said:

Hi again Kelly! What is a compo book? Is it one that you recover & decorate the pages like a old book or journal? Maybe you mean those books that have the covers that look like books from back in the day. I think I know now. I know you will have fun doing this.

• kiyawinn Said:

OH Alison, How exciting to be getting new fridge & dishwasher! I hope you will have time to work on your journal. That sounds like fun. I have seen some cool travel journals. I hope you post yours.

• anda11 Said:

Yep, you got it Linda. I'm making a couple into journals (for a current swap/as well as myself/and a couple of friends = 9 total).

Usually, the book are a basic black, though I've seen them in all sorts of other colors (for a higher price). Last night while shopping, I was lucky enough to find the ones below, which already include a pretty pattern. So hopefully, decorating the fronts will be pretty easy & or minimal.

Decorative compostion books By KellyCali

Linda, your crop sounds wonderful!

I especially miss weekend cropping & keep telling myself that I will start a group of my own.

Just need to go reserve a spot at our local community center & haven't really gotten around to it!

• KellyCali Said:

Those books look great! I bet they will be easy. You do need to call & crop. I used to crop 2 or 3 times a week. I was in a club that met at 2 different lss every week. They let us crop free. It was great fun for yrs. We had so many stores here. (maybe 15 or more) but most closed. Our finanacial picture changed for awhile so I wasn't able to crop or do much so I left. Now I am able to crop with my friend weekly or monthly depending on her health.

Hello newbie here!

I did some pretty hardcore scrapping last weekend and ended up with a sprained neck! Strange but true. I plan to do some more this weekend but will watch my posture and make sure I move around often.

Wish I was scrapping but this weekend, we are leaving for the 3600 kilometer drive to Florida with our 3 cats (one of them is 19 years old).

It will take 3 or 4 days and it will be stressful but we are going for 2 1/2 months. We come back to Canada on the 21 st of March so leaving Florida on the 17 th of March.

Don't worry ladies, I have a pink cricut expression that is coming with me and an ATG gun but they might not get used as they are staying there for good. I have to go furniture shopping for the condo as all it has now is a couch set, a bed and table. It needs everything including to be painted. It needs everything else. It's going to be crazy but I can't wait.

Decopauging some awesome newspaper articles from last week's Giants game. I did one of them but have three more to do. Also hoping to finish My dd's 1st Love lo. I have until Sunday at 1:00 when the Giants play their first, but hopefully not last post season game of 2011

Barbara

Linda - I always look forward to your weekend posts.

I have the last of the holiday parties tonight and a birthday party tomorrow night. In between, I need to take my tree down and clean my house. I also need to find time to finish my swap items - three more groups to do and they have to be mailed out early next week.

No scrapping on Saturday - I have my 7 year old DGS for the day! Not sure about Sunday - could possibly get a little scrapping in.

I'm at that point where I don't really have anything scrappy to do - I'm caught up with 2011, and nothing's happened in 2012 yet. (This is NOT a complaint and NOT a request for suggestions of what to do.) Need to take down the Christmas stuff and put away gift bags and boxes, take pictures of the layouts I did last weekend, finish updating my inventory book (did the stamps this week but forgot about my new Spellbinders, was going to add them last night but got wrapped up putting stuff away). Need to find a better way to organize my scraps, or a better way to store my 9 Sizzix storage cases, or both.

I have a lot of stuff I want to buy, some scrapping-related, some not, and while affording it isn't a problem I feel like I should exercise discipline.

Right. Exercise. I hate pants-shopping so the alternative is that I have got to lose some weight, 15 or 20 pounds.

Today is my day off... yippeee!!! I'm headed out to get a couple of fillings - yuck!! Then right over to 3 stores with scrapbook suppies - Ms, Js, and LSS (yes, I'm very lucky they are in the same strip mall). After that I hope to scrap for about 3 hours before I have to pick up my son from school. Happy Friday everyone!

I am back! I just came out here to scrap something. I am kinda thinking I will get a new layout started for my crop bag.

• Maria Featon Said:

WELCOME Maria! You will love it here! Everyone is so nice! There are so many wonderful layouts, cards, projects in the gallery here. You can save them to your favs here. You can categorize them too. They are saved here not your computer.
IF you are strange, then I am too cause I have been fighting with neck shoulder issues too. Here are some things I do. When I am doing everything but detail work, I try to keep holding my head up straight & look down with your eyes. I also do lots of fussy cutting, paper piecing etc so I try to work on that for maybe 10-15 mins & stop. Go back to working on the rest of the layout. I have put a box on my table before & stood up to scrap. I wasn't looking down as far or bending my neck as far. After you work on other parts -go back to detail work. A good thing for me is too get on here. My monitor is straight ahead, not down.
Glad you are here!

• PhotobearSam Said:

HI Samantha, Your cat is 19?? WOW I am so happy you are going to be going to FLA. I have always loved car trips. I do hope your cats are able to travel with no problems. It sure will be much warmer than where you are. lol Are you having a condo there for you to stay or are you going to be with relatives? Either one is wonderful. Shopping for stuff for your place can certainly be more fun! Maybe you will have time to use your expression before you come back. I hope you have a very safe trip!

• Lunie2nz Said:

Hello Barbara, I am glad you will be doing stuff too! I have to say that I never thought to use newspaper articles for sports items other than on the page but it is a fabulous idea. I want to do something too. What are you making?

• Lunie2nz Said:

I'm with you ...Hoping the Giants make it further..and ultimately to the Super Bowl! It would make my husband very happy..(and me too). Diehard Giants fans in this house.

• pugs223 Said:

Thanks Peg! Parties are always great! I cooked beef stew in crock pot yesterday so I I only did dishes today. 3 more groups? Wasn't it you that had 10? YEAH. Good news I got my brakes fixed.

• anda11 Said:

Uh oh...that's what happened when I started to scrap. I was so against it and then decided to do a book for my daughter's college graduation...from birth to college. Then I was hooked!
I don't know how the card thing will go. I'm not really fussy, so they might look boring, we will see. I just finished a wine card. I'll take a pic of it, but it isn't very intricate or anything.
When you put ribbons and stuff on a card, can they be mailed? How do they do in an envelope? Do they travel well?

• prittb Said:

Hey Betty! Grandchildren trump scrapping! lol I hope you enjoy your time with him.

• aquabunny Said:

Congrats on getting caught up. Enjoy this time getting all of these other things done. YEAH on the new Spellbinders. I love those. I haven't even gotten mine in my book yet. I did get my bigz in my book. You make me want to keep working on my stamps too. I don't blame you for having a list of stuff you want. I am starting to work out again because I need it. I sold all of my exercise equipment because I was tired of it. I tried a kettlebell & I love it. I got it at Wal Mart for 12 bucks. It is pink & came with a dvd. I love it. IT is a quick but very good workout. It does not hurt my back at all. I know I am late to the party but I don't care. Good luck on your losing weight!

• Mama2Thomas Said:

Hi Hope, I am sorry you had to get 3 fillings. But I think you deserved to buy lots of scrap stuff as a reward! I sure hope you were able to scrap some before you picked up Thomas.

• deedee49 Said:

Most of my cards are not fussy at all. I don't usually fussy cut for my cards. Sometimes I might cut out a stamped image but mostly not. I usually just use a stamped image or a die cut or punchie. I like using ribbon. I like using punched or purchased flowers or stickers. (mostly flat) I have not had a problem with ribbon. Sometimes I put a piece of cardstock in the envie over the front of the card. (as protection) I always put my card fronts as they are facing the back of the envie. The machine marks on the fronts. I have been known to make more elaborate or fussy cards for my family. They are not mailed. There is no such thing as a boring card. Any card you make with love is great.

I am back. I was trying to find a Christmas layout last night. I also was thinking about making another scrappy gift but for my son. I have been perusing all the golf & sports items in the gallery.

• anda11 Said:

Yup 19, we lost his littermate/sister in October at 19 years and 2 months. We have him, and 2 more who are 3 and 5. The 3 year old almost drove us crazy today but besides that it was ok.

At a marriot right now that takes cats. Very few places do take them.

Stopped at the Walmart down the street and found a cricut cart I have been wanting forever ( Feeling Groovy!!! )

We are going to be gone for 73 days so lots of furniture shopping for the condo we bought last winter but only had for 1 week before we came home so this will be very new to us.

Anyone on here in the port Charlotte area of Florida?

• anda11 Said:

I only had five groups...4 are done, will do other group tomorrow night.

Yay for new brakes. DH replaced my rear brakes and rotors this weekend, front ones weren't done too long ago. Cost $100 compared to the $700 the tire place quoted for front, back, rotors and calipers...ugh.