Inside pages to Las Vegas Book

I have finished most of the pages of my Las Vegas Stamping Sisters mini accordian book. I haven't glued it into the cover at this point, but I wanted to post some pictures of what I've been doing so far.


This is the first page, I printed the title from Word onto cream colored cardstock. Then used TimHoltz's ink pad to soften up the color a bit. I drew the swirlies, then cut out of cardstock. And then punched the round dots with a round hole punch.

The papers on all the books might be a bit different, cause it depends on what I have left by the time I get to book 5. LOL I found the cool cherry paper from a store in Tracy that isn't there anymore. Love the pink theme to the book so far.

But then, I had to find something with a little blue in it because the photos at the nugget's fish tank were blue. So I found this poker chip paper, and thought it would be good. :) And the next set of photos are from the Las Vegas Experience on Fremont street.

The flip side has 2 double layouts. I'll post those tomorrow.

Las Vegas Books

So, with my time off I've started on my Las Vegas books for my friends. We took a trip to Las Vegas in October, and I haven't had the chance to do anything till now.

These books are from Petaloo. They are accordian books. The cover is made of cardboard that was covered in pink paper. Of course I couldn't just leave the paper pink. I found this really great patterned paper that is a photo of the strip. I cut the bottom portion off and used it for the flap.

I used one of Tim Holtz's ink pads to "antique the edges, then used clear glitter to edge the book, cause it just needed some glitz.

The book has a magnetic closure, so it just pops closed.

Before the trip I had found the Las Vegas Poker chips that I was going to alter for something else. But I thought they would make a great accent on the book. The dice are from Joleen's.

I'll post photos of the pages as I get them done.

It feels so good to create!

Mao

This is Mao our outside cat. I've talked about her before. She's a really cute cat that has been hanging around our house. Well, I guess it doesn't help that I feed her too. Although, for an outside cat she's been getting pretty spoiled.

I took this picture of her waiting near the birdseed bowl. She doesn't catch any of the birds or squirrels that come in the yard. But it's funny to see her waiting around the yard for something to come in.

And I've named her Mao because she talks a lot. And I've always wanted to call a cat Mao, and have it answer. "Mao!" "meow". lol

Ok, I must figure out what to do soon cause I'm talking to cats! LOL

Kua Energy Number & my future?

My kua energy number for my birthdate is:

Energy Number: 6
"The Technology Lover"

In Feng Shui, you are considered a "West" person.

"You love to use the newest technologies in your professional life and you are creative in finding solutions and new perspectives. Meditating and using yoga and relaxation exercises will stimulate your health. You are a romantic soul that connects with the divine feminine in your relationships. Advising others is your way of spiritual growth and you have a wide network that will bring you all the knowledge you need."

I just love the fact that I'm a technology lover. LOL That's me, the geek girl. I have always been interested in how things work. And my previous jobs have included creating air bearing slides and spindles, redesigning and helping on the designs of cyclometers and altimeter watches. And one of the air bearings we worked on actually went into space! So, yes, I've always loved technology. ;)

And it's interesting that my way to spiritual growth lies in advising others. A woman the other day said that I would make a great councilor for kids. Hmmm, that's an interesting idea. I think things in my life at the moment are leaning towards working with kids.

I'm helping out one of my friends with her project at a Community Day School. She's bringing art to their class in hopes that it will help their self-esteem. Many of them right now are destined for a world of trouble. Their parents have been in prison, and as Karan says, "they wear their time in this class or juvenile hall as a badge on their sleeve." So she's hoping that having a bit of art in their lives will bring about a change for them in their personalities, definitely bringing them hope of something better in their lives.

I did help her on her first class, and I thought that for a few of the kids, it made a difference. They really were interested in the projects she came up with, and had a great time making things for their moms.

I think this will be a really great project for all of us!!

New Banner!

Yup yup! I'm learning how to make banners! Woo hoo! And on blogger it's so easy peasy. OMG, how fun is this!

The photo is of the tree in our front yard. It blooms every spring, and I was able to take a picture of it for the first time a couple of months ago. I thought the blossoms were really cool. Then I just added the text, for a really simple banner.

Boy, now I'll want to do more! I just have to take some fun pictures now. I'm going to do a lot of playing now. :)

Indiana Jones

Phil and I went to see the new Indiana Jones movie today. It was good. A lot of things were predictable. I guessed a few things that were going to happen before they happened. LOL Things happened so fast during the movie, I think I'll need to see it again just to see if I missed anything. There were a couple of cool things that if you blinked you'd miss them.

I'm glad they brought Karen Allen's character back. I loved her in the first movie. And I liked Shia LaBeouf as Mutt. I think it's kinda funny that Indy took his nickname from a dog, and Mutt is a dog. Cate Blanchett was great! I love that she can pick up any accent and character and make it believable. And have I ever said that I loved Ray Winstone? He's been one of my favorite actors since the BBC version of Robin Hood all those many years ago. I wished that they would have had his character in the movie a bit more.

The alien thing was kinda weird. But I guess they had to incorporate that for the crystal skull thing to work.

All in all it was a good movie. If you like Indiana Jones, definitely go see it.

Mulder and Spender

So, we stopped by to see the horses again. They're just too dang cute! And I caught a photo of the both of them when they were out in the pasture. To me, it looks like they're talking. LOL

And the bottom is a picture of Spender not following his mom or Diane while going out to the field. He's so really cute! He likes to nibble on everything. Diane says it's a boy thing to do. And they're starting to lose their baby hair. I didn't realize that they had baby hair.

I'm learning so much from Diane. And the more time I spend out there, the more I realize I am SUCH a city girl, well a suburbs girl. LOL

Christian on gaia

How fun is this? Christian from Project Runway designed some Gaia outfits for the Gaia Online prom. Of course it's the only way I'd ever afford anything by Christian, so I bought the dress on Gaia. And I just HAD to get my "photo" taken with Christian.

It's cool that one of my favorite programs can take part in one of my favorite online games.ga

Hope you have a great weekend!

What is everyone doing for the Memorial Day weekend? I hope whatever you're doing, you'll have fun with people you enjoy being with, doing fun things!

I'm almost done cleaning. I cleaned the back window so well, one of the many doves that frequent Mel's Seed and Cat food Cafe flew into the back window! OMG, I didn't think they'd do that. Just like the Windex commercial. That stuff works!

Am just doing the final cleaning, just think, I won't have to do that much next week, and I can create!! YAY! LOL

I went to Joann's Fabrics today, and OMG, have you ever been to the one in Fremont? I think it's larger than the Michael's here in Union City. I haven't seen so much stuff, and it's clean! The store in Redwood City is ok, it's just not as new or clean. Come to think of it, the old location wasn't really great either. I'm glad they moved!
And a couple of doors down is a great bookshop that sells secondhand books. It's called Half-priced Books. And yes, the books are half priced! LOL I found some great computer books that I needed. Well, I didn't NEED them, but I wanted to learn more about web design and how to run photoshop. And the books were $3 to $6.99! And they had a 20% off your purchase! So it was even cheaper! I was very happy. I think I will have to venture down there again soon. They also buy books, so I might go and send some of my books there too.

Hope you all enjoy your weekend!

Still cleaning

OMG, ok, I am still cleaning. I finally put together the computer. Have the scanner and printer finally hooked up. Was waiting mainly because I had to go through papers and stuff on my desk. Desk is clean for me, but still needs work. LOL

I decided that I needed to purge things from my life. Ok, not EVERYTHING, but I am a packrat. And I have too many magazines, papers, etc that really need to be recycled. So, I decided I needed to let go. I'm still having a hard time letting go of stamping magazines and scrapbook ones, but I'm getting a little better.

Found a lot of craft supplies, and I'm thinking about putting some of them on Etsy.

And if you haven't gone to Etsy, omg, that is one of the coolest ecommerce sites yet. It's inspiring me to create things, cause I can really make some of those things too. Really I can!!

Will update you more when it's a bit cleaner!! LOL

Iron Man

I went to see Iron man today, and I really loved it! I do love Robert Downey Jr. and Gwenyth Paltrow. I wouldn't have cast them in the movie, but OMG, they did a wonderful job!

My favorite part was watching him design the Iron Man Suit back in his lab. OMG, I totally want his computer! He's got 3 screens that he can move stuff from here to there with a lightpen. Plus a holographic modeling space that you can actually edit your model! OMG, how cool would that be?

It's amazing to me to think that could possibly happen. I mean I started drawing with a pencil and vellum on a drafting table, and to go from that to AutoCAD was amazing to me back then. If you could edit things in 3D holographic space, that would be totally awesome! LOL

If you haven't seen it yet, go and see it!

the Tank

Philip is really into his paintball games. Well, really, both he and Phil are into the Paintball. LOL

Philip is playing in a scenario game this weekend, and with his friend Chris (pictured in the red shirt) has created a tank. Yes, you read right, a tank. LOL It's made out of one of those little vehicles that runs around your property, I think it's a snow type of vehicle, but who knows.

They built little holes in it so they can shoot their paintball guns. there's a mini cannon type thing that right now shoots out nerf darts. And not pictured is the turret that is on top. Another guy will be in there with him and he will shoot paintballs at people from the top.

Pretty inventive. LOL

Rockets Opening Day

Alex Pitching

Alex at bat

Saturday was the Rockets Opening Day Game. Phil helps to coach our friend's daughter's team, the Rockets. They are an 14 and Under girl's fast pitch team. He's been helping Rusty coach the team for about 5 or 6 years now. We're getting old so we really can't remember how long, but it's been since she was in the 8 and unders? LOL

What I noticed this year was that the girls are finally learning what they need to do, where the ball needs to go, they're looking like a softball team. One of the first plays, the home team hit what we thought was going to be a home run. Well, she hit it out between centerfield and right field. The girl out there caught the ball on the ground, threw it to the next girl who was near second, that girl threw it to I think the pitcher, who then threw it home, and they tagged her out!

And if you've seen the previous seasons, you'd know how excited we were about this! LOL

They are getting better at bat too. Lots of hits, Alex hit a triple and a home run too!! And there were girls on base both time! YAY!

We won 19 to 1. I hope this means that we have a great team this year! Although, it's just fun watching them play!

New Baby Horse

We went to the ranch today and we saw the new baby horse! Diane wasn't home, so I forgot to ask the important questions, like when the baby was born, what the baby's name is, etc. OMG, he's so cute!

He's got a way different personality than the first baby. She is so personable. She loves being petted, and runs to the fence to get petted. He's a little more timid, and shies away a bit.

I'll post more info when I find out more info!

Ngoc

I've known Ngoc since she was 15. We recruited her to work for the store cause OMG, she was just so happy and nice. And she has really great positive energy! And I've got to know her as part of the family all these years. She is like a little sister to me. We talk about everything together, and give each other advice.

And I'm glad that she stopped by the store on it's last day cause it just wouldn't have been the same without her there!

I'm glad that I've gotten to know her all these years, and that we still keep in touch with each other.