Headache & Picture

Amanda

My DH in the middle (1994)

Caitlin


I have such a headache today... but other than that the weather was wonderful today, the girls and I took a trip to the post office and to McDonalds for a refund due to an unfortunate finding the night before. Caitlin is hungry 24/7 which means a growth spurt is coming, she goes through the same thing everytime before she shoots up and her jeans look like she is waiting for a flood.

Weather

Last night I shut my computer off and the girls and I prepared for our electricity going out, which thankfully it did not.. We did lose some cable channels though..
We had a nice thunder and lightening storm last night, it was super close.. The girls were scared and jumping up at the loud thunder and cuddling under blankets when the lightening flashed..This went on maybe half an hour and then the storm finally started moving on..

Turns out we are in Tropical Storm watch (possible typhoon) so this morning I woke up to a gray day so bleak and blahhh.. then around 1100am it started drizzling and then pouring down buckets of rain luckily no lightening some thunder but not as loud as last night.. It looked like there was a big dust cloud outside so murky... ughghgh finally that too passed.. I am thankful for the rain as it has cooled outside down a bit.. being here in Japan with 94% humidity ughghgh

The Angel SIngs

I played with acrylic paints today.. The first time in a loooooooooonnnnngggggg time.. I had so many ideas for this angel but due to limited supply this is the best I could do.. I will purchase supplies and see if I can make the vision of her in my head come to be...

A Simple Tussie Mussie

Some Things I Made today

For my Sister N Law on her birthday.. A Tiara.. If the Tiara Fits.. Wear it..

Here we go.. An Awesome Chance to win Cold Hard Cash

Over at Ashwin’s blog, you will find one crazy blog owner!! You can win $2500!! To enter just copy this text and paste it in your blog!! But hurry, this competition will not last long! So get posting!

My Disorganized Scrap Area

Whew! I was in there for 10 minutes moving stuff around and started sweating as if I had been working out for an hour .... it's so hot in there.... yucky!.. Which is why I am ashamed to say that I just grab stuff and run, and have let my kids put things back for me.. The end result is this mess...

List of Things To Do

Photos on 7/24

Here are some photos I took while we were waiting for Caitlins agent to pick us up to take us to the location of the shoot (2 hour drive)

Photos from a 7 year olds eyes

While my daughter was at a photoshoot for a leaflet advertisement she wanted to take pictures.. Here are some pictures of the location that she took..

To My Dad

I hope your surgery goes well today and that you have a speedy recovery though I am not there in person I am there with you in spirit.

Big Hugs & Kisses from Amanda & Caitlin

Shibuya

It's 726am and I have been awake since 1045pm, I tried and tried and tried to go back to sleep but I couldn't.. so what did I do?

Laundry 3 Loads --- I then got sidetracked by hunger (because I skipped dinner) and I made for the first time ever.. chicken enchiladas, they were yummy... I skipped folding the laundry now it sits and waits and I am here on the computer blogging about me.. LOL

So after eating and mopping the floor and cleaning the dishes and counters I turned towards my scrapping area and decide to make something.. I made a party hat, and a cone for gifts.. There is a birthday coming up and I am going to fill the cone with goodies.. I might post a sneak peek later.. I really want to get to the store (although it is expensive) and look for some crafting elements to add to my party hat and cone.. Maybe I will do it today on the way back..

Oh yes, I forgot to mention in an hour I have to leave to take an hour and a half train ride to Shibuya then a bus to Chiba (I don't know how long that will take) my daughter Caitlin has a modeling job for a leaflet for a Mall today.. I am hoping it wraps up rather quickly... and that I can find the meeting place which is next to a statue of a Dog? easily.. LOL

You can read about Shibuya here not that we are doing any of that today..

Have a great day everyone!

Prayers

My Mom IM'd me the other day to tell me that my Father is having surgery again for his heart.
(They have been divorced for at least 25 years) My brothers and my sister will be going to visit him in the Hospital. He works in the Oilfields and has most of his life, so he is always working, even when he is suppose to be home he ends up going back out there. After this episode he says he is seriously considering being a Consultant for the company. I wish him the best of luck in that and a speedy recovery.. I am there with him in spirit.. This is one thing that is so tough with being a Military Spouse, when you are stationed away from family and issues arise it is difficult to be the one not to be there.. We are in Japan and my family is in California and Dh's family is in Louisiana.... Please say a little prayer that he'll be ok..

Thanks for listening

Ugghhh.. No Blade

Last week when I was using my Cricut to cut some shapes for a swap I am in, I realized my blade was not doing that great of a job.. After about 20 cuts, it became increasingly difficult to cut through Cardstock..I upped the blade depth and pressure to max and it still would not cut through a piece of CS all the way...

I went searching in my scrapcage which is in disarray, (because I just have been pulling stuff out of there...to hot to be in there crafting) and could not find an extra blade. Thankfully I placed an order for 3 blade packs with my last Creative Express order, now just to wait for the post to arrive. No creating with my Cricut until then, I am so sad.

Picture It - Challenge

Just Bex Challenge: Picture It

We are challenging you to alter a picture frame or a Mirror. Again no rules – Any picture frame, any Mirror, any shape or size!


Papers by Leaving Prints, Frame was a gift from my Secret Brother Lady Bugs were purchased from Joanns in the crafting isle with the wood and the corkboard is from a set of 4 larger squares I purchased at the Depot

Just Bex Jewelry Challenge

The Earrings (although only 1 pictured) is from a set I purchased from a friend who makes jewelry
The Layout: All Papers and embellishments are from Leaving Prints (a scrapbooking Company that closed)
The Earring on my Layout

The Challenge: Your challenge is to buy a piece of jewellery/badge/keyring etc and incorporate this into a scrapbook layout.

Blog Candy -- Here it is

• Here is the Blog Candy:


• Box - small box filled with surprise


• Ribbon- miscellaneous ribbon colors


• Doodle Genie - Breezy


• The 3 images have been stamped with CTMH Cranberry and it is an image of a fairy then I beaded them with clear microbeads.. I am sure you creative people can find a use for them on a card or somewhere else.. (my version of card candy)


• Itty Bitty Bag of Primas


• Cuttlebug Set of 4 Embossing Folders To/From


• Cuttlebug You're Invited Embossing Folder


• 8x8 Black Colorbok Scrapbook


• Tin Album Kit


• Paper by 3 bugs in a Rug - Holiday & Coco


• Misc. Patterned Paper


• Cricut (Baby Bug) Mat package (not pictured)


• CTMH Moments Stamp Set #D1210 (not pictured)

Here is how you win this Blog Candy: Theme is Fantasy with Wings

Create a card, a layout, anything that is Fantasy with wings and add a link to your picture by commenting to this blog entry.. 2 entries per person, this is open to everyone stateside and non stateside..I will randomly draw a name from all the people who join in and then contact you if you are the winner. The deadline will be August 9th (my daughters birthday), so I will be drawing a name sometime on the 10th... Check back... I will be adding an additional drawing before the Blog Candy drawing for something really sweet...

Leaving the Mad Mouse Ride

Fujikyu Album 1st LO

Amandas Many Faces - Digital LO

Blog Candy!

Well it looks like I wil be hitting the 1000 hits mark soon.. I want to thank everyone who has visited my site and left comments, so I will give away some BLOG CANDY!!
... Yeah its like Christmas in July...
So what will be in my blog candy? You will have to wait and see until I am closer to 1000...

Weather

3 days in a row we have had an Earthquake.. We were in storm watch until today.. Np typhoon for us! Yeah! 3 days of lots of wind and lots of rain, kind of depressing... I need to watch TV more, I did not even know we were in Storm Watch (yes I knew it was raining and windy) until I went to the mini mart and saw a sign... (mental note must watch TV when it is rainy and windy)..

Hopefully there will be no rain today.... Life in Japan

My First Digital Layout

This Digital Layout is by Rhonna Farrer I purchased the kit from 2 Peas

Asakusa - Sensoji Temple

This is the side view of the Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, I believe where I am standing (taking the picture) is known as the Demboin Garden, But I may be mistaken
Sensoji Temple -

Sensoji is Tokyo's oldest temple. Founded in the 7th century and therefore already well established long before Tokugawa settled in Edo, Sensoji Temple is dedicated to Kannon, the Buddhist goddess of mercy, and is therefore popularly called the Asakusa Kannon Temple. According to legend, the temple was founded after two fishermen pulled a golden statue of Kannon from the sea. The sacred statue is still housed in the temple, carefully preserved inside three boxes. Even though it's never on display, an estimated 20 million people flock to the temple annually to pay their respects.
Within the temple is a counter where you can buy your fortune by putting a 100-yen coin into a wooden box and shaking it until a long bamboo stick emerges from a small hole. The stick will have a Japanese number on it, which corresponds to one of the numbers on a set of drawers. Take the fortune, written in both English and Japanese, from the drawer that has your number. But don't expect the translation to clear things up; my fortune contained such cryptic messages as "Getting a beautiful lady at your home, you want to try all people know about this," and "Stop to start a trip." If you find that your fortune raises more questions than it answers or if you simply don't like what it has to say, you can conveniently negate it by tying it to one of the wires provided for this purpose just outside the main hall.

Grandmas Flowers

Picture of one of the flowers in my Grandmas back yard.. too bad I don't have a green thumb, only fake plants in my house I kill the live ones pretty quickly

Feels Like Home

A Different View

Picture of a Bee on a Flower

Original Picture and then the same picture digitally altered

More Cards

Card 1 Card 2 Card 3

Card 1 was in response to a sketch challenge that Regina had posted on the Cricut Board.. There is nothing Cricut on this card..Rub ons from Making Memories, Flower from Hewidi Swapp, Dragon Fly Brads from LP all papers LP and teh scallop was made by using fiskar shapecutter scissors

Card 2
Is another sketch Challenge given by regina on the Cricut MB.. WIMG for the lady Bug, paper from a mat stack rub ons from Making Memories Ribbon from my ribbon stash

Card 3
Is a card that I made during the Secret Chick Swap.. Paper from a stack, duck/chick (whatever you want to call it) cut from Doodlecharms cartridge inked and dotted with CTMH ink and pens.. Bling green jewel from Heidi swapp

Bella Inch Bag

This inch bag was made with TBB&M cut fit to page on the Expression
Papers are SU
Stamp is a Bella
Scallop was cut using Accent Essentials Cartridge
Ribbon is ?? left over ribbon
Colored stamp in with stamp markers a local japanese brand that says stamp markers

Birthday cards

Cards for my Husbands 39th Birthday

NA Monkey-- DCWV Old World Stack used for Monkey

Alphalicious - for the Number 39

Star Hand Punch by fiskars for the stars at the top and bottom, also put them inside the card as confetti so when he opened it there were stars everywhere...LOL

2nd Card

Mickey from Mickey Cartridges -- CS used was left over LP

and the stars came from an LP sticker sheet