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Personality meme

2009-06-21T12:12:39Z

You Are An INFJ

The Protector

You live your life with integrity, originality, vision, and creativity.
Independent and stubborn, you rarely stray from your vision - no matter what it is.
You are an excellent listener with almost infinite patience.
You have complex feelings, and you take great care to express them.

In love, you see relationships as an opportunity to connect and grow.
You enjoy relationships when they are improving and changing. You can't stand stagnation.

At work, you stay motivated and happy... as long as you are working toward a dream you support.
You would make a great photographer, alternative medicine guru, or teacher.

How you see yourself: Hardworking, ethical, and helpful

When other people don't get you, they see you as: Manipulative, weak, and unstable

What's Your Personality Type?

What can I say? The first thing I wanted to do at uni was photography, but ended up teaching.

Cards for 2009 - part 1

2009-06-15T11:18:11Z

Various cards I've given so far this year.

Thistle plaid
Bazzil Fern card, purple card, white card, Sweetwater plaid paper, double sided tape, Versafine Onyx Black ink, Stampin' Up Stampin' Write markers (Lavender Lace, Sage Shadow), mounting foam.
Party boy
Blue card, green card, Bazzil Pomegranate card, Stampin' Up! watercolour card, Let's Party paper, Versafine Onyx Black ink pad, Adel Water colour pencils (yellow, dark red, dark green, light blue, mid blue), Faber-Castel water colour pencil (light flesh), Stampin' Up! All in the Family stamp set, Stampin' Up! Family Favourites stamp set (party hat), double sided tape.
Fish adventure
Blue card, EK Success Tiny Sea Adventure vellum, Stampin' Up vellum paper, JAC paper, white card, Brilliance Peacock stamp pad, vellum spray, sand, double sided tape, Stampin Up! Ocean Commotion stamp set (seaweed, fish stamps).

Blooming heart
White card, Prima flowers (red, black, white), silicon glue, Kindy Glitz (black, red, crystal/irredescent), Stickeez (3 small hearts) stickers, red superfine glitter.
First candle
White-blue metallic card, metallic blue check paper, white-blue metallic paper, chipboard square, Opals (Bluegum, Dove Lake, Lemonthyme), JAC paper, pale blue glitter, double sided tape, Stampin' Up Stampin' Dimensionals, Brilliance Peacock and Moonlight White stamp pads.
Glitter flowers
Bazzill Bling light green card, oatmeal plaid paper, black glitter, dark green glitter, pale yellow glitter, double sided tape, Stickeez Sunflower stickers.

Deer in thorns
Cream card, brown card, Brambles & Thorns paper Creative Imaginations, brown grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' Up! Antique Brass Hodgepodge Hardware, double sided tape, Stampin' Up! mini glue dots, Versafine Vintage Sepia ink pad.
Cake and confetti
Red card, white card, green card, yellow card, Hot Off The Press/Paper Pizzazz Confetti paper, Stampin' Up markers (Yo Yo Yellow, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Elegant Eggplant, Brilliant Blue, Garden Green), Stampin' Up! Birthday Wimsy set (cake), double sided tape, Stampin' Up! Stampin' dimensionals, Stampin' Up mini glue dots.
Celtic horses
Green card, Kare Foster Design Celtic Knots paper, orange/brown, pale yellow card, Stampin' Up! Antique Bronze Hodgepodge.

Pooh squares
Brown card, white card, Sandylion Pooh Tonal Squares, Sandylion Pooh Colourful Squares paper, double sided tape, Stampin' Up! Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Up! Scallop Edge punch.

Give meme a European city

2009-06-05T09:35:49Z

I'm getting on to this one while it's fresh! Snagged from nuit2005 and lunastormdancer

You Belong in Dublin

Friendly and down to earth, you want to enjoy Europe without snobbery or pretensions.
You're the perfect person to go wild on a pub crawl... or enjoy a quiet bike ride through the old part of town.

What European City Do You Belong In?

Woot, I did it!

2009-06-01T00:40:13Z

I added a header image!

Not sure how long I'll keep it as I'm not sure it's what I really want, but I dare say it will probably be a while through lack of opportunity to do another. At least I know how to put one in anyhow :D

For posterity's sake...

2008 Xmas cards

2009-05-11T11:01:59Z

About time I post the Xmas cards I made last year methinks! I made about 4-6 of each of these, all after the start of December, but most of the stamped images I'd done a few years ago borrowing my sister's stamps (hence, they didn't take so long to do). At that stage I wasn't keeping track of stuff I'd used, so had to try and work it out afterwards or ask my sis if she could remember. There's a couple of things I haven't worked out yet, but I want to get on with posting these.

Stampin' Up! Cranberry Crisp card, Stampin' Up! Handsome Hunter card, Stampin' Up! So Saffron card, Bo-Bunny Christmas Tree paper, Dress It Up Holiday Collection Seasonal Shapes, silicone glue, double sided tape.

White card, Stampin' Up! Lovely Lilac card, Paper Adventures Christmas Gifts paper, Stampin' Up! Gifts of Joy set (sentiment stamp), Stampin' Up! Whisper White ink pad, white leather thonging, Stampin' Up! Stampin' Dimensionals, double sided tape.

Stampin' Up! Cranberry Crisp card, tan card, Happy Holidays paper, Stampin' Up! Lovely As A Tree set (pine tree stamp), ? ink pad, double sided tape.

White card, mistletoe paper, Stampin' Up! Rose Red card, Stampin' Up! Peaceful Wishes set (mistletoe stamp), ? ink pad, double sided tape.

Stampin' Up! Rose Red card, gold card, white card, gold snowflake paper, Stampin' Up! Reindeer Print stamp, Adirondack Cranberry ink pad, double sided tape.

White card, Bo-Bunny Snowfall paper, white organza ribbon, snowflake, silicon glue, double sided tape.

Copper metallic card, holly paper, Stampin' Up! Always Artichoke card, Stampin' Up! True Thyme card, metallic tree brads, double sided tape.

They're all fairly simple in style since I did them so quickly, but I was fairly happy with them.

More catching up with cards

2009-04-19T10:55:59Z

Cards for various birthdays last year.

Rust card, printed fibre paper, yellow card, cream card, red rice paper, Jasart maple leaf brad, double sided tape.

Yellow card, printed fibre paper, yellow card, cream card, red rice paper, brown/red/orange feather wool, double sided tape.

Brown card, olive green card, cream card, antique brass brads, Versafine Vintage Sepia ink pad, double sided tape.

White card, black card, cow print fibre paper, grass 'paper', 2mm white satin ribbon, Adel water colour pencils- pale blue, blue, light green, green, pink, yellow, tan, Faber Castel watercolour pencil light flesh, Penny Black Grass Cake stamp, double sided tape.

White card, black card, metallic purple 'quilt' embossed paper, Pearl Ex #650 Micro Pearl powder, Versamark watermark ink pad, Colorböx square brad alphabet, adhesive stones- silver, double sided tape, mounting foam.

Pale pink card, pale blue card, pale purple card, white card, PSX Celebrate Pattern paper, Versafine Vintage Sepia ink pad, House Mouse 'Maxwell Dancing' HMD1015 stamp, Adel watercolour pencils- tan, brown, light pink, Faber Castel watercolour pencil- light flesh, Sailor glue pen, pale green glitter, gold organza ribbon, gold metallic thread, double sided tape.

Blue card, purple card, white card, flower paper, handmade bouquet sticker, double sided tape.

Card catch up

2009-04-15T10:20:57Z

Haven't got photos off the camera yet or I'd be posting about Supanova. Suffice for now to say that things got basically finished enough that things were wearable. Actually only got a couple of photos of Lachie's, so I'm intending to take more pics before posting about it all anyway.

For now, a few more cards from last year. These were all made rather quickly so are none too flash. Better stuff coming some time soon when I upload pics.

Dark grey card, white card, Making Memories Scroll Light Black paper, Brilliance Starlight Black stamp pad, metallic pencils- red, blue, purple, bronze, lime green, green, silver, colour pencil- yellow, double sided tape.

Red card, blue card, green card, Happy Birthday paper, wooden clown, double sided tape, silicon glue.

Yellow card, dark grey card, yellow paper, black stamp pad, bee 'buttons', double sided tape, silicon glue.

Hurrummm...

2009-03-16T13:21:18Z

This is mainly for the costumers, but I welcome the input of anyone!

I started today looking into what I'd need to do for my pregnant Morgaine costume, from how it's described in the book. Marion Zimmer Bradley doesn't give a lot of description to clothes throughout the book, and all I've got to go on for pregnant Morgaine is from just before she gives birth.
- dark blue kirtle that is too long (borrowed from her aunt), faded and threadbare
- her shoes were below the ankles
- her hair was tangled and in a loose braid, but then redone by her aunt
There are a few other things I can suppose and infer from what's written elsewhere in the book, but basically that's it.

My main problem is with the kirtle, but I've accepted the fact that it won't be 'period' accurate. I've got a dark blue linen/cotton blend, instead of wool or straight linen. From my little knowledge of historical clothing, kirtles were quite some time after the Arthurian period (roughly 500 A.D.) although I've just come across a description of Saxon women's clothing that mentions kirtles "full-length tunic with long sleeves" here. The problem with the pattern they give is basically a t-tunic, and doesn't have the shaping of the fitted bodice of the later kirtles... What to do!?! The term 'kirtle' is obviously used by some as a very general name for a piece of clothing. I could just make a somewhat generic kirtle, but it needs to have front lacing (for feeding purposes in July at Abbey Tournament). I'm not liking the idea of handsewing the eyelets for the lacing either- it's going to take so much time when I have other costumes to finish as well. I guess I'll also have to make a shift of some sort too, although the book mentions when she does go into labour that she was changed into a loose shift, so she wasn't wearing one under the kirtle?

At this stage I guess I have these questions
- what pattern should I use for the kirtle? With/without a waist seam?
- should I line the bodice/skirt/both?
- what to do about sleeves? Long/short?
- what to use for the lacing?

Last year's cards- babies and parents

2009-03-15T12:37:22Z

Gosh, it was over a year since I posted any cards! Will have to do this in stages as there is just so many.

I wasn't the only one to have a baby last year of course, and made these for my fellow pregnant friends.
Stampin' Up Orchid Opulence card, Stampin' Up Lovely Lilac card, Stampin' Up Pale Plum card, Stampin' Up watercolour paper, Stampin' Up Pale Plum marker, Stampin' Up watercolour crayons (Blush Blossom, Pale Plum, Lovely Lilac, Orchid Opulence), Versa Mark ink pad, Staz On Jet Black ink pad, Stampin' Up All In The Family stamp set, Stampin' Up Riveting stamp set, double sided tape.

Stampin' Up Gable Green card, Stampin' Up Green Galore card, Stampin' Up YoYo Yellow card, Stampin' Up watercolour paper, Stampin' Up Green Galore & Gable Green markers, Stampin' Up watercolour crayons (Blush Blossom, Gable Green, Green Galore, YoYo Yellow), Versa Mark ink pad, Staz On Jet Black pad, Stampin' Up All In The Family stamp set, Stampin' Up Riveting stamp set, double sided tape.

Mother's Day cards
Stampin' Up Rose Red card, Stampin' Up Always Artichoke card, white card, Versa Mark ink pad, Stampin' Up Rose Red ink pad, Stampin' Up Always Artichoke ink pad, double sided tape, Stampin' Up Blossoms Abound set, Penny Black ...charming gardeners stamp.

Father's Day cards
Cream card, brown card, white card, Chatter Box small great plaid paper, brown velvet ribbon, Stamp It Wispy Fern stamp, double sided tape, mounting foam. (forget what ink pad I used, maybe Adirondack Lettuce?)

Time marches on

2009-03-04T00:44:43Z

Have been busy as might have been gathered, and while I'm pretty much keeping up with reading OL (sans fanfic, not sure when I'll get back to that), ACG and LJ I just don't get to comment or post as often as I'd like.

Anyhoo, I'm here today as part of my cleaning up my computer desk :p So I've started updating my lj, beginning with a new layout, just need to add userpics and a header now! But I have a pile of stuff here to deal with before I can clear it away...

Thanks for the Xmas cards-
gemelliragazza of course I love that it's handmade, and thanks for the gemstone too <3
ki_kiwigirl alas, the edge of the envelope was torn open, and instead of your wonderful creation I only had a few stones and silver bits left in the tissuepaper. Can't tell for sure if it might have been deliberate or accidental, but I'm sorry I didn't get to see what you'd made for me. Thanks for the thought and effort *hugs*
nuit2005 Love the cute chipmunk card, and the soap of course, though haven't yet got to use it *hugs*
lunastormdancer the bookmark is surprisingly in use, only get to read a couple of pages at a time though (re-reading Mist Of Avalon for the umpteenth time, but this time for costume-research purposes) Love it *hugs*
krazymoonkat Leggy's legs suffered a bit of water damage unfortunately, but another 'crafted' card, thanks so much *hugs*
and lambchop33 *careful squishy hugs*

Thanks again to Gem and Ki for the birthday card too. I'm pretty certain I will only ever have to use the Express Checkout!
Want to also direct folks to the card my sister made for me, FOTR Arwen inspired, which can be seen here

New Graphics

2008-08-06T08:28:42Z

I had intended doing an update of cards or on the boy, but we'll start with this since it's most recent...

I managed to scrape up just enough time to make some graphics for the Orlando Love July graphics challenge. The challenge was to make a signature set featuring Orlando (as himself or in character) with his shirt off. Was a tough assignment ;) and I was blown away with the result.

I thought this picture of Shy from Haven was a bit postcard-esque, so left it fairly plain and found a picture from the same scene of Shy and Andrea for the avatar. Credit to Brylyn for the screen cap.

Of course I was thinking of lunastormdancer while doing this set ;D The pics were a bit grainy to start with unfortunately. Actually, all the pics I used for this challenge were on the grainy side.

I had actually made a third set (was second actually, but yeah), but had the Shy set idea so completed both. In the end I preferred Shy as my second entry.

Don't shoot me lambchop33 , but Eric/Hector in sunnies didn't look right so I had to do away with him. He's under the water if you want to dive in and rescue him :)

Ack!

2008-06-10T12:24:17Z

A belated Happy Birthday to Gem. Hope you had a very special day, and hope to see you again soon *hugs*

Ever had a chocolate hot cross bun in liquid form?

2008-06-06T21:09:32Z

I haven't yet caught up with things at OL, but next week is looking good as I pretty much have cards out of the way. Will have to post about them next week though as a we're going away to my parents for the weekend. Hopefully the boy won't mind the 3 hour car ride too much.

Glad I was able to make it to the monthly QLD ACG meet up, was good to catch up with the ladies a bit after so long. Was thinking through the day that I wouldn't make it as the boy was a bit grizzly but thankfully he got over it. He just cried all the way home. Must have been missing Donna and Kerry :)

Didn't have a Lost ep to download yesterday, was almost a bit lost myself. Still have lots of things mulling around about it all after the finale. I have a theory about Ben and the Brontë sisters, well more of an Easter egg. What with Emily being his mum's name, then Annie/Anne his Dharma friend's name, and now with Charlotte there. I'm wondering if she's actually his daughter, seems she was born on the island. But big YAY for Desmond and Penny *bounces* Now to just keep her out of Ben's grasp!

Haven't found anything suitable for Elizabeth's end vest yet. Am debating if I should try and make the whole thing for the ACG Talk Like A Pirate Day dinner, but am thinking I'll probably only get time to make the shirt at least, so will have to make more of an effort to sort out a pattern for it. And decide what to use- linen, cotton, something else? Though I'd love to make something for the Regency do, I'm thinking I probably won't have time this year, so will just have to aim for Liz's shirt since it's part of a plan for Brisnova, and something for the Wild West Poker do since it's the Xmas party.

Best get having breakfast and finish the packing so we can toddle off. Hope the ACG ladies have a good day at History Alive.

Ooh, that reminded me! I happened to come across some medieval patterns while trying to find out if there was any news about the Redcliffe Medieval Fair thing being on this year. Didn't find anything about it, but found that Blue Draco are suppliers of Medieval Miscellanea period patterns. Hmm, might have to check that out. Am debating what to actually do for Abbey.

Elizabeth Swan's end costume

2008-05-27T04:26:37Z

This is something I've wanted to do since seeing the movie, and now having a sewing machine (which hasn't made it out of the box as yet!) and Spotlight starting their stocktake sale tomorrow, I figure I should try getting some things sorted out, even though I'm intending this for Brisnova next year.

Some reference pics

I've had a bit of a look around for patterns on-line, but of course haven't found anything that's a perfect match. The closest I've seen has a curved neck, but don't come down low enough, have the right collar, or the double row of buttons. I figure it shouldn't be too hard to alter the shape of the neckline from curved to straight, but I'm thinking adjust collars will be more difficult. Haven't really seen a shirt pattern that I think will suffice, but I've been looking more at vest patterns so far. The detail on the upper sleeve reminds me of Aragorn's shirts. You see so little of the skirt it's difficult to say anything more than it's long and reasonably full.

As to materials, upon looking at the vest closer I immediately thought 'tapestry', but I've read brocade mentioned a couple of times. I know tapestry stuff is likely to be quite thicker/sturdy, I think it's more likely I'll find a similar pattern in tapestry fabrics rather than brocade. The back of the vest is darker, and does also have some different colours in it, but I can't really tell much more than that. I'm guessing linen or cotton for the shirt. The skirt is a reddish brown colour, but I didn't upload a pic where you can see it better. Not sure what sort of material it would be, but something with a bit of weight to it.

Does anybody have any suggestions for patterns or fabrics?

New layout

2008-05-16T22:01:10Z

The other one wouldn't show some things properly on my friends page which was really bugging me. I'm also wanting to do my own header, so need to look in to how to do that a bit more. Thinking I may go to a paid account for the extra icons ;)

I has a new Brother!

2008-05-12T08:40:38Z

No, my parents in their late 60s haven't decided to give me another sibling- I finally bought a sewing machine! Bit strange to see sewing machines popping up in K-Mart, Big W and Target all of a sudden, but I'm not complaining! I got the XL-2620 for about $160 from Target, so almost half price! And while I was all for doing the medieval clobber for my family with the more authentic hand stitching, for the sake of speed I think I'll use the machine. If I can navigate my way around it. Haven't had a chance to get it out of the box and test it out as yet. But I've now got thoughts of getting other costumes made a lot sooner than I expected- yayness!

In other 'news' I haven't been on the computer much in the past couple of weeks because my partner decided he'd download the client for the new Age of Conan game rather than wait the extra couple of weeks when he'd have the discs. That was a whole 13 gig, and our limit is 12 gig. So within the first week of May our speed has been dropped down to 64 kps. Not happy Jan, not happy at all. I was staying away from the net while he was downloading it cos it was going so slow, but now that it's finished and I've started catching up with a few things it doesn't seem to be as slow as I expected. Though when I make it back to OL I'm sure the weight of pictures will slow things up.

And thanks to The Special K Breakfast Club for the card (oh, and the picture message). It cracked me up no end, and did bring a tear to my eye as well. Glad to hear you all had a marvellous time in Melbourne (without me). Aside from the Kelly country tour (ack! Forgot to ask someone to say hello to Avenel and Euroa for me!), I would have loved the Tramcar restaurant. Indeed, next time. And I'll make sure there's a Leggy or two!

Brisnova 08

2008-04-17T21:52:12Z

I had hoped to put more about Supanova here earlier, but alas it has taken me until now to get a chance, and so I've probably forgotten a lot of things I want to mention.

Firstly, to continue with Teryl Rothery, she was an awesome guest. Highly entertaining, lots of character and personality. And lovely to boot of course! I have come a part of her talk on Saturday on YouTube. Absolutely hilarious!

It was also great to see so many of the ACG people and catch up with them a bit, though it certainly wasn't enough. I had hoped to make something for my son to wear, but just didn't have time. Despite that, after having to change his clothes because of him being a boy and taking advantage of a nappy change, he was just wearing a Bonds Wondersuit when a guy walking past said he was a future cosplayer! My partner whacked together some sort of pirate get up (similar to what he wore for AWE screening) and I wore yet again my Mirkwood variation of Arwen's style of dress (forest green and leafy), with elf ears of course. Due to my camera battery issues I only got one photo of some ACG folks

I will say again that fire_elfweb's Parade Amidala was totally awesome! I'm also thinking, aside from one day making the Leia (ewok village) and Padme (funeral) costumes I've contemplated in the past, I would like some Jedi robes. One day. A way down the track methinks! There's the Abbey Tournament first, let alone I should use the material I've got first before buying more.

Couldn't help thinking that it was a year ago that I met Karl Urban, and the beginnings of my partner and I getting together. Ahhhhh, memories :D

Dr Fraiser loves my baby!

2008-04-06T08:53:02Z

After her talk yesterday, Teryl Rothery walked past me holding my son on my chest, put her hand on her own chest and said "Awww, beautiful". Later I lined up to get her to sign a SG1 dvd for my sister (the season 5 disc with Rite of Passage on it, for those Dan and Jan moments), with my friend Ange looking after my boy in the pram. Teryl motioned to Ange to turn the pram around so she could have a better look at him, and Ange indicated to her that I (his mum) was in line. I turned around just to see how the sleeping boy was going, and saw some of this exchange so I walked back (missed a few places in line, but not a big drama at that late hour of the day). Teryl then crawled under the table to come and have a closer look at him! She talked about him being so small (I don't quite think so, but then I know he's grown), and cute with his hand up beside his face, so I told her about how he was born that way (didn't mention the tearing and stitches though). She started to call him beautiful, but then said how it wasn't quite appropriate for boys and amended it to handsome. Teryl asked what his name was, and thanked me for allowing her a closer look at him. She then walked back around to her seat behind the table (the shortness of her shorts I think made her refrain from crawling under again). When she got to her seat she motioned for Joe Ferrigno (the original Hulk) and Michael Winslow to have a look at him too!

Alas, I hadn't the time to make a costume of some sort for my little boy. My bf and I were talking last night and we realised that we had something already that he could have worn, that could have served a few purposes (though it would be too big and baggy). We'd gotten a lot of hand-me-down clothes from my nephews, one of which is like a white rabbit outfit, hood with ears and all. BF said he could have been the Evil King Rabbit from Dream of Mirror Online (that he's been playing recently), and I suggested the evil bunny from Monty Python's Holy Grail.

To the stars

2008-04-03T08:34:55Z

Looking forward to Saturday as we'll be going to Supanova. Although there isn't the drawcard for me this year like last year (Karl Urban) it will still be good to see Dr Janet from SG1 and Ando from Heroes. But more so, seeing folks from the Australian Costumers Guild as I've been out of the loop for a while. Alas no costume for me this year (but then, how could I top the entwife of last year? :p), though I did contemplate it of course. It will also be special as last year it was where I met again my best friend's brother, and the start of where I am now. Funny what dressing up like a tree can do for your love life!

Enough rambling, time for a meme.

You are The Star

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Star is one of the great cards of faith, dreams realised

The Star is a card that looks to the future. It does not predict any immediate or powerful change, but it does predict hope and healing. This card suggests clarity of vision, spiritual insight. And, most importantly, that unexpected help will be coming, with water to quench your thirst, with a guiding light to the future. They might say you're a dreamer, but you're not the only one.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Yikes!

2008-02-29T08:37:03Z

It has been just far too long...

Gradually catching up with things after the busy Xmas and start of the year, and hopefully before bub pops (due date was Wed 27th, so we're overdue now). I hope to catch up with people's own journals before things get hectic here with a new addition!

A bunch of cards first of all, birthdays and a Valentine.

I made a similar card as well last year, this one just has an added layer of paper (shimmer rainbow) and the stamped images are embossed with satin pearl embossing powder. All other materials the same, although one less pinkish Fastenator.

Stampin' Up! Perfect Plum card, Imaginisce Über the Top Go For Baroque paper, cream card, Stampin' Up! Elegant Eggplant card, yellow card, Adirondack Eggplant stamp pad, Brilliance Galaxy Gold stamp pad, Eclectic Images Venetian Mask stamp 200F, Amazing Creations (harlequin diamonds) U-D 1301, Technique Tuesday BoHo Buzz flourishes, purple velvet ribbon, Gütterman gold embroidery thread, gold seed beeds (Ribtex), double sided tape.

Black card, white card, Sandylion Night Sky paper, Real Black Tsukineko emboss pen, ultra fine embossing powder, stickers (Craftworks, from the Warehouse), double sided tape, polysparkle embossing powder, mounting foam, All Night Media Buzz Lightyear stamp, Stampin' Up water colour crayons (Going Grey, Charcoal, Blush Blossom, Brocade Blue, Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue, Summer Sun, Real Red, Glorious Green, Green Galore, Lovely Lilac).

Stampin' Up! Night of Navy card, Stampin' Up! Bordering Blue card, old gold metallic card, dusty blue card, Sandylion Dusk Scroll paper, Making Memories Fleur d'Lis Light Navy paper, Adirondack Denim stamp pad, double sided tape, mounting foam, Stylish Images Australia G2420 dragon stamp.

Black card, red paper with black and gold marbling, gold card, red card, red glitter, gold microbeads, glue pen, double sided tape, mounting foam, Versamark stamp pad, Versafine Onyx Black stamp pad, EK medium corner rounder.

Orlando character Xmas cards

2008-01-03T09:52:04Z

The last of the Xmas cards I did for last year, for some of my OL friends.

Legolas card- lightish blue metallic card, Leggy pic printed on regular white photocopy paper, plastic snowflake, punched snowflakes from foil paper, seed beads, glitter, clear acetate, silver foil snowflake embossed card, snow (white) Felt Fusion by Queen & Co.
Joe Byrne card- flesh/tan-toned card, cream grosgrain ribbon, swirl paper clips, white fibre paper, sepia ink pad, Multi Cezanne alphabet stamps by My Sentiments Exactly, Joe pic printed on regular white photocopy paper.

I still don't like blood tests

2007-12-31T11:00:36Z

but at least I didn't get light-headed and get the sweats this time.

Haven't managed to get a decent nap this afternoon on account of an appointment with the ante-natal clinic, so have started yawning quite prodigiously. If I'm to make it to midnight I will need some coffee assistance methinks!

Most of the Xmas cards.

The first few are really quick and basic ones I used mainly for Uncles and Aunties. No great shakes, but I was well and truly pushed for time by then. I missed scanning/photographing quite a few as I had them sealed in their envelopes before I realised I hadn't done that. Wasn't too annoyed since they were just the quick & simple ones.

The first and second card used white card, background tree paper (by I can't remember who!), and adhesive stockings. The third one used red card, College Press' Cabana Stripes Elf paper, and adhesive present tag.

Red metallic card, charcoal metallic paper, silver metallic paper, Brilliance Starlight Black ink pad, holly sprig stamp by Penny Black and green velvet ribbon.

Green metallic card, white fiber paper, gold metallic embroidery thread, red metallic beads, gold embossed Fastenator, square of chipboard coated with Waratah Opals and stamped with one of the images from the Stampendous Holiday Quad Cube in Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink. The chipboard square was mounted with Stampin' Up dimensionals (adhesive foam), and the gold ink was heat set to stop it from rubbing off.

Two more cards to come, and while I know one set of them has reached all of their destinations I'll leave it a few days yet before posting their images. Hopefully the others will have arrived by then.

Oh my sides hurt!

2007-12-29T11:34:17Z

In my quest to catch up with things online I have spent a fair portion of this morning and tonight going through Lol Cats. At times
I could hardly keep my eyes open I was laughing so hard. Has made me think of the last cat we had and some of the pictures I have of her. What captions could I come up with I wonder?...

Am intending to go to the Woodford Folk Festival tomorrow. The weather report is much more favourable than it was even this morning. i just hope I don't get too tired to stay for the last thing on my list of things/people to see. In any event, it will be good to be there after having to miss out last year because I was moving. Might as well get bub used to going to these sort of things now ;)

I should head to bed soon, though surprisingly I am not feeling particularly tired. Have finished the last piece of Toblerone cheesecake I made on Boxing Day, so have achieved all I really could for the day. Cleaning and ironing don't count!

Bumped into fellow OLer canterburyb in Borders today, and consequently ended up with the 3 disc edition of POTC: AWE, which I didn't realise was available in Aus *bounces*

Have also finally caught up with the flist posts, now just need to make it to the ACG forum. Another day though...

Long time, no post

2007-12-27T21:45:53Z

It has been far too, too long! I've gradually been catching up with online things for a month or so perhaps, but still have a few things to do- mainly catch up with the ACG people and happenings, and posting some cards I managed to make. I've been reading peoples entries, just haven't been leaving comments as yet.

I did manage to make about 20 Xmas cards, but will post first the birthday cards I'd made over the past few months.

Lion Rampant- navy card, gold paper/card, antique gold foil blue paper by Penny Black, lion stamp (can't remember who it's by, got the unmounted rubber image off Ebay), VersaMark stamp pad, brilliant gold PearlEx, and on the last one gold organza ribbon. The colours were the same but look different because the first is scanned and I took a photo of the second one.

Swirly butterfly- lilac/purple metallic card, antique silver foil lavender paper by Penny Black, various ribbons, silver metallic paper, butterfly stamp from the Boho Buzz set by Technique Tuesday, Brilliance twilight stamp pad, iridescent embossing powder, corner rounder (small, by EK Success) on the first card, adhesive jewels on the second.

3 goddesses- turquoisey card, dusty blue grosgrain ribbon, pink/purple Fastenators (EK Success), white card, Judikins stamps (autumn princess, snow princess & neuvo godess), Splendor pastel stamp pad.

Meme

2007-10-18T08:43:25Z

Stolen from mirkwoodelfchic

These are the top one-hundred-six books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing’s users. As usual, bold what you have read, italicize what you started but couldn’t finish, and strike through what you couldn’t stand. Add an asterisk to those you’ve read more than once. Underline those on your to-read list.

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Anna Karenina
Crime and Punishment
Catch-22
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Wuthering Heights
The Silmarillion
Life of Pi : A Novel
The Name of the Rose
Don Quixote
Moby Dick
Ulysses
Madame Bovary
The Odyssey
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Eyre
A Tale of Two Cities
The Brothers Karamazov
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
War and Peace
Vanity Fair
The Time Traveler’s Wife
The Iliad
Emma
The Blind Assassin
The Kite Runner
Mrs. Dalloway
Great Expectations
American Gods
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Atlas Shrugged
Reading Lolita in Tehran : a memoir in books
Memoirs of a Geisha
Middlesex
Quicksilver
Wicked : the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
The Canterbury Tales
The Historian : A Novel
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Love in the Time of Cholera
Brave New World
The Fountainhead
Foucault’s Pendulum
Middlemarch
Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus
The Count of Monte Cristo
Dracula
A Clockwork Orange
Anansi Boys
The Once and Future King
The Grapes of Wrath
The Poisonwood Bible : A Novel
1984
Angels & Demons
The Inferno
The Satanic Verses
Sense and Sensibility
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Mansfield Park
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
To the Lighthouse
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Oliver Twist
Gulliver’s Travels
Les Misérables
The Corrections
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Dune
The Prince
The Sound and the Fury
Angela’s Ashes : a Memoir
The God of Small Things
A People’s History of the United States : 1492-present
Cryptonomicon
Neverwhere
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Dubliners
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Beloved
Slaughterhouse Five
The Scarlet Letter
Eats, Shoots & Leaves
The Mists of Avalon* (oh I know, this surprised you all!)
Oryx and Crake : A Novel
Collapse : How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Cloud Atlas
The Confusion
Lolita
Persuasion
Northanger Abbey
The Catcher in the Rye
On the Road
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : An Inquiry into Values
The Aeneid
Watership Down
Gravity’s Rainbow
The Hobbit
In Cold Blood : A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
White Teeth
~~Treasure Island~~ (only because I was checking if it would be suitable for my students age-wise, and then too busy to finish it myself)
David Copperfield
The Three Musketeers

I don't get much time for reading, so have a pile of books on my shelves waiting, as well as many others I haven't yet got a hold of that are on my 'to read' list. Don't know if I'd exactly say all the ones I've italicised would be on the 'to read' list, but I would like to read them one day.