Well, hello! Thanks for all the Scrapjacked congrads, lovely readers! :) You guys are so cute! I am slowly starting to feel better, it's tough to take it easy when I have class and stuff to go to 3 nights of the week, but I was feeling waaaay better. I slept horribly last night, though, and now Z is sick so I'm trying not to get it back! :) (sigh)...lol.
Anyhoo, here's a lil something to keep you guys occupied with reading material over my next few busy days:
(As seen here and here and here)
1. Show us the inside of something cute:
My "I Love Toast" Zine!
I made this zine for my Bookmaking class homework for last week (we all had to make 20, and then pass them around to everyone in the class...so fun! It felt like Valentine's Day in elementary school!). It's all about toast - kind of random, I know. Basically, for those who don't know what a zine is, it's an instant book that you photocopy and fold quickly.
My original version was very mixed-media - lots of vintage paper, labels, etc. and I illustrated the toasts/text on top. I photocopied it on a very cool kraft recycled paper, and then stitched up the spine with pink thread/added a colorful sticker because we had to incorporate color somehow. :) It was so fun! Here's a peek at the cute inside pages/the making of:
(Photos of the whole shebam, right here.)
2. the last home cooking you had?
I was going to say this lovely curry-squash soup I made the other day, but, despite being sick, Z and I tried our hand at a very yummy homemade pizza (or two) - we used my Italian grandpa's recipe, and put lotsa cheese, ham, fresh pineapple, etc. on top - soooo yummy! :)
3. What do you miss?
All of my lovely family (and best friends, for that matter) in Calgary...
(especially the boys, with their too-cute 'cheese' faces!)
We live too far away!
4. What makes you laugh often?
This husband guy is pretty funny!
5. What's your favorite word?
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! No, really - any word sounds funny enough if you repeat it over and over, and I like the funny words. :)
6. What are you trying to quit?
...staring at this pile of home decorating goodies I am accumulating to do the apartment!!
Must get on that, as soon as I have a moment! Agh! I'm dying to sew pillow cushions and embroider cheesy things to frame for the walls!
7. What's your favorite commercial right now?
This one makes me giggle every time - he's just so sad! What if he tried to eat some skittles? Would he get more skittles from the one skittle he picks up? hmm...
8. Whose style do you dig?
I have a crush on Zooey's style:
But I would love it more if it was mixed with a little Kat Von D's style:
Her style's a little scary on it's own..lol. Which I'll admit, I love, but would never want to pull off. But a mix of the vintage/prim & tattooed would be perfect. :)
As a matter of fact, I liken that combo to Silje, whose style I adore:
9. Links to a great blog you've discovered lately:
I discovered it a while ago, but lately I've recently re-found it - Helen Dardik's blog is just fabulous (and so is her work)!! And I am so psyched she's designing scrapbook goodies!! Eeek!
10. What's the last craft you made?
I think that would have to be that there Scrapjacked page - with being sick and crazy busy, I've had no time lately to craft. :( Instead of posting it again, I'm gonna share a picture of the sock monkey's mom and I made at a class back in July - didn't they turn out cute? :)
Can you tell it was super early? lol...I look sleeeeepy.
11. A photo of the last happy mail you got:
Some beyond rad t-shirts from Timber! were my last happy mail, oh...I love them so. :)
12. Something you've got lately?
I found this rad wooden frame and a few other old frames/prints at the thrift store & trading post on Mayne Island while we were camping. :) Camping and shopping in the same weekend? Cool, I know! The wooden guy looked pretty rad strapped onto the back of my backpack...lol. :)
And these lil cuties:
I got the mug in the mail for Z's birthday from Skeletal Dropkick (I got him a big ol mug and a cute skull bowl, and had to get a small mug to go with! he he...) The paper goodies are from my favorite, Paper-Ya - I love it there and was totally spoiled last time! I'm such a planner junkie. :)
13. What are you looking forward to?
My next bookmaking class (we get to share our accordian book with the class & learn how to stab stitch!), making said accordian book this weekend (yay!), the start of my Letterpress class (in a few weeks), finishing my portfolio website, having time to focus on the shop (I have soooo many cute ideas, but no time to draw them all!!) & other just-for-me stuff! Basically, just getting the list done so I can do the fun stuff on it!
14. Post a recent snapshot of yourself:
Me, on the ferry on the way to Victoria last month. :)
15. Recent favorite movie?
I think the most recent fave would still have to be "Let the Right One In". There have been good ones since then, but nothing favorite-worthy.
16. Something you're working on right now?
Oh, gosh...what am I not working on? lol...I'm drawing stamps, planning my ABC/art journal homework accordian book, working on my portfolio site, etc. I have no pictures of the recent on-the-go's, but here's a peek at what my desk looks like most of the time - a little chaotic:
17. If a movie were made about you, who would play you?
The only person that comes to mind is Emily Blunt, cuz she was so gloriously awkward in 'Sunshine Cleaning' - she'd have to play me like that, just maybe a tinch less awkward/klutzy and not the younger child.
18. What gives you goosebumps?
Those ghost-hunter shows, or psychic haunted-house investigation shows - though I love them, I just can't watch em alone. Or with someone. And creepy 'based-on-a-true-story' scary movies, like "The Strangers", really get me cuz it actually happened. Even if only in part, it's creepy.
19. Share a new obsession
I'm obsessed with t-shirts. It's not new, but there are ever more rad new t-shirts coming out with each season, and I want them all. Can't wait for this one:
(from Red Velvet Art)
I looove this one:
(from Timber!)
And, oh gosh...there are so many more! Too many to share em all!
20. What's the meaning of your life?
I think I'm here to share a little bit of my heart daily, make cute stuff, enjoy the beautiful place I live, explore the world a little, have lotsa fun, learn always. :)
What are the answers to your 20 Questions? :) Happy day, guys!