Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Spring is in the air!

Well, the clocks went forward and the weather man is predicting temps above 10 degrees Celsius this week. A friend of mine saw a robin last week, but I've only heard the chickadees and cardinals. It must be around the corner. Here's hoping.

I decided to keep the Gypsy and have been playing with it. I think it will be a handy tool to have, especially on crop nights. I'll be able to carry all of my cartridges with me in one little machine.

And with spring comes a few 4-year-old birthday parties and more picture taking. I'm hoping that bug bites me again soon!

Until next time...
D.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

New "toy"

Well, I bought the Gypsy for my Cricut Expression the other day. I'm trying to figure it out without making a commitment (no registration, no linking just yet)--in case I decide to return it. I've only talked to 2 people that have one and they both love theirs, although a co-worker today told me she didn't have the time to sit down and "play" with it. I printed off the 47-page online manual and it seems to have helped in going through it page by page. I actually cut something tonight as a test using the 2 cartridges that come with it. Things seems to be looking up! Maybe I'll keep it after all. It will certainly make for less stuff to take to crop nights! Any comments from users would be appreciated. :)

Until next time,
D.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Weekend Scrapbooking

After going to Toronto last Friday on the train (6:49am) and returning around 6:30pm...YAWN...I went to a midnight crop with my gal pal Sharon. I decided to take a break from doing my little sweetheart and started an 8x8 from my NYC trip. I had pre-printed my photos before I decided to do an 8x8 album which was a mistake, but I'm making it work. The crop was another 12 hours on Saturday and I was able to get 11 pages done (some embellishments needed). I hope I'm able to make it to a local crop soon!

Until next time...
D.