On the Road

The car is packed (and I mean *packed*). I've had my breakfast. I just have to get dressed, grab the dog and hit the road for Minnesota. I hope the snowstorm will be over before I get there (and that it's not headed in my direction!)

ATC Spinner pt 32

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From top to bottom:

-Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Rhonna Farrer rub-on

- " Sex on television can't hurt you unless you fall off." 7 Gypsies printed ATC, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, 7 Gypsies game tile

- "If you hear a voice within you say, 'you can not paint,' then by all means PAINT, and that voice will be silenced." Vincent Van Gogh; Russia Journey stamp by Dove of the East, Judikins weathered patina embossing powder

- "What is necessary for the baby and child is not always what is easiest or most convenient for teh parents." Bonnie Bedford; Krylon webbing spray

- October Afternoon patterned paper, Paper Trunk patterned paper, Fancy Pants rub-on

Job News

The good news is that I am soon to join the ranks of the gainfully
employed. The downside is that I got a one year contract to do some
computer programming for the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

I'm excited about the opportunity - the work looks interesting - but
sad to leave my guys. I'm taking Dumbledore with me for company and
I'm working on a furnished apartment near the clinic.

We got web cams so I can chat with my guys every night, and it's pretty
cheap to fly so I'll be visiting. (I've got to come back in April for
a mammogram). I'm driving out, so I'll take lots of scrapbooking
supplies with me (I'm betting that the ratio of clothes to scrapbook
suppplies will lean heavily towards supplies :-) ).

ATC Spinner pt 31

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From top to bottom:

- 7 Gypsies printed ATC, Hambly transparency, Tim Holtz Distress Inks

- 7 Gypsies ATC tab, brass paperclip, Renaissance Art Stamps metal charm

- Hambly transparency

- "The cruelest lies are often told in silence" Robert Louis Stevenson; Tim Holtz Distress Inks, metal and embossing tools by Ten Seconds Studio

- "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeve; 7 Gypsies printed ATC, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, October Afternoon patterned paper, Tim Holtz Distressables Elements digital image

ATC Spinner pt 30

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From top to bottom:

-"You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." Mark Twain; woven ribbon remnant

- "We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse." Tim Holtz Distress Inks

- "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Abraham Lincoln; Tim Holtz Distress Inks, metal and embossing tools by Ten Seconds Studio

- "Puritanism - the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy." H L Mencken. 7 Gypsies printed ATC, Tim Holtz Distress Inks

- 7 Gypsies printed ATC, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Rhonna Farrer rub-on

ATC Spinner pt 29

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-Paper Trunk patterned paper , Rhonna Farrer rub-ons

- 7 Gypsies printed ATC, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Hambly transparency, twine, staple

- Paper Trunk patterned paper, Tim Holtz Distressables Elements digital image, Fancy Pants rub-ons

- 7 Gypsies ATC tab, brass paperclip, Renaissance Art Stamps metal charm

- "Art and works of art do not make an artist; sense and enthusiasm and instinct do." Friedrich Von Schlegel; 7 Gypsies printed ATC, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Tim Holtz Distressables Elements digital image

ATC Spinner pt 28

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- " Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine." Robert C. Gallagher; Hero Arts shadow stamp, Hero Arts shadow ink

- Hambly Transparency

- "For a small child there is no division between playing and learning" Penelope Leach; 7 Gypsies printed ATC, tiny seashells

- "Prediction is very difficult, especially of the future." Niels Bohr; Tim Holtz Distress Inks, metal and embossing template from Ten Seconds Studio

- "Always rmember you're unique, just like everyone else" Tim Holtz Distress Inks, 7 Gypsies printed ATC, Tim Holtz Distressables Elements digital image

ATC Spinner pt 27

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From top to bottom:

- "All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography." Federico Fellini; 7 Gypsies printed ATC, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Tim Holtz Distressables Elements digital image

- Paper Trunk patterned paper, Rhonna Farrer rub-ons

- Paper Trunk patterned paper, Tim Holtz Distressables Elements digital image, 7 Gypsies Texture Rub-on

- 7 Gypsies ATC tab, K&Co Life's Journey Stickpin

- "Things are beautiful if you love them." Jean Anouilh;
7 Gypsies printed ATC, mica, Krylon Gold Leafing Pen, vintage lens

Little Red Riding Hood

My brother gave me this tea set when we were kids. He got it at a church rummage sale and spent more than he'd intended to rather than not get the whole set. I was thrilled with it then, and now it is one of my most precious treasures.

Inauguration Day

My little one was home sick from school, so we watched the inauguration together. Not the way I would have wanted to have his company, but it was nice to watch together.

I looove my 7 Gypsies stamps, so I knew I needed something special to keep them handy in. A search of eBay turned up this antique rotating stamp holder. It's jus tthe thing!

Handmade Oak Shelf

My sweetie built this shelf for me. He took into account the size of my desk at the time, the fact that I needed to fit a computer monitor next to it, and the size of the bins I wanted to keep beneath it, and constructed the shelf using a piece of solid oak and brass screws. He countersunk the screws, carefully sanded the shelf and coated wit with several coats of polyurethane. The finishing touch was felt pads so it wouldn't scratch my desk. He's a very thorough guy, my sweetie.