Another Michaels Crop Night

No, that is not my husband.

Perfection is  overrated.

 I wrote awhile back about Micheal's Crop Night, and I went back last Friday for my second crop night and it was much more crowded but still pretty fun.  I got 5 layouts done in 6 hours and that is pretty darn productive.  I'm not much of a chatter and I happened to sit next to a chatty seventh grader who wanted to show me lots of photos of her dogs, so, in self preservation mode, I delved deep into that dark and creative place that tunes things out (while still being polite, of course) and got to work.  There is only so much of "This is my dog with hair, and here she is without hair and look, here she is wet!" (while, I would like to add, arguing with her sister across the table) that I can take.  And that amount is very little.  So I did answer all her questions (Favorite Movie: The Big Lebowski.  I don't have cable so I don't really watch much TV.  I have a cat.  My husband is an engineer and yes he likes to work a lot.  I don't use glue sticks, I prefer a tape runner) and told her a little about Israel since I had my photos from my last trip with me but after the initial questioning got busy with my SERIOUS CONCENTRATION FACE and my scissors and got down to business.  SERIOUS BUSINESS.

And, as anyone familiar with SERIOUS BUSINESS knows, the first stop on the SERIOUS TRAIN is a page about smootching a camel.  This SERIOUS PAGE included:

1. Glitter
2. Twine
3. Heart Paper
4. Gemstones
5. A paperclip
6. A View-Master Reel

As you can tell,  the chatty seventh grader must have thought I was the height of maturity and sophistication with my sensible and mature design choices.  Look at those repeated circles creating a visual triangle!  Enjoy the texture telling a visual story with a feel of ephemera without actually including a lock of the camel's hair.  (I mean, what could you possibly include from kissing a camel?  I have no idea.) Also, GLITTER AND TAPE AND BAUBLES WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*!

*I did not say that out loud as I made this page, but I am certain I thought it and maybe even fist pumped once or twice when I got the placement just right.  Moral of this story:  Never go to a crop that I am at.  I am crazy.

Project Life: April 16 - 22

Whoo-hoo!  Another week another spread!

Here we have my April 16 - 22nd left hand side.  My big adventure for the week was locating the sometimes elusive folk artist Ernest "The Chicken Man" Lee -- which I did accomplish.  6 Chicken Man originals for $120; Not too bad if I do say so myself.  I took a photo of his chicken-booth (hidden under the postcard Andy sent me from his work trip to North Carolina) and stashed his business cards he gave me in the smaller pocket above.  Tuesday's photo was taken by Andy in Dudley, NC -- Ram in the Bush Church, which makes me giggle just a little because it is dirty.  Yes, I know its from the bible, but still.  And its all psychedelic -- I wonder what kind of folks go to that church?  Maybe it's pretty exciting like a hippie revival all the time!

The second half of the week are scenes from home (How did Meow get under a lightpost? She's too crafty!) and around town.  Used more of Amy Tangerine Sketchbook paper and glitter ribbon -- what a great combo.

Sunday is a photo of me kissing a camel.  I have a full layout in mind for that photo, but it had to be documented in this week's spread too.

In between the 12x12 pages is a 8.5x11 insert of the program for my Synagogue's food festival.  I thought it was pretty neat, so I tucked it in the week's spread.  Today I printed up Monday - Friday of this week and put them in.  I'll post it next weekend once Saturday and Sunday get added!  I'm loving Project Life -- it's such a pleasure to flip back and remember all the little things that have happened so far during the course of the year.  Are you doing project life?  How is it coming along?

My Lovely Camel Humps

Tomorrow I'm going to my Synagogue's annual food festival, and I'm really excited about petting the camel that is going to be there (I'm told her name is Rivka), so I thought I would share this page about riding camels. The blue background still throws me off (I like a clean white background usually, but I also like to experiment, so there you go) but I think its pretty cute and it went together super fast. And, HELLO, riding a camel! That is the important part! My camel riding partner was awesome -- a natural. I, on the other hand, was awkward and often afraid for my life. The camel behind me in the camel caravan kept eying my tush and wanting to give it a little nibble, I swear.  Next time I ride I camel, I'm in front!

As you can see, though, I'm L-O-V-I-N-G loving the Sketchbook collection by Amy Tangerine.  If I could just use one collection for the rest of my life my pick at this moment (and not saying that this would never change, because, you know, things change) would hands down be Sketchbook. I want to hold its hand and run through fields with it.  I want to invite it over for dinner and giggle over bad puns with it.  And we'll invite our friend Tape, too.  And glitter.  Glitter is always invited.