It feels good to have my computer back again! My wonderful hubby got my new hard drive installed and I spent the majority of yesterday cleaning off all the useless junk they automatically install on the restore disks and am almost 100% back to normal! I’m so thankful I have an external hard drive that I have been saving my files on and made backup disks of all my pictures and music!

Be sure to check out my new cards posted on my etsy shop last week!

Friday Favorites

  1. Simply Handmade Blog

    I recently fell in love with the Simply Handmade magazines produced by the same company that does Scrapbook Trends and Cards magazines. I’m a big supporter of DIY (Do It Yourself) handmade projects and the projects I have seen showcased in the Simply Handmade magazine are beautiful, easy to do and well designed. Their blog features even more projects with clear, easy instructions and beautiful pictures. They also do drawings for free products frequently – including an amazing giveaway going on right now for a die cut machine! Go to simplyhandmademag.blogspot.com or details!

  2. The LOTR (Lord of The Rings) soundtracks

    Music is a big part of my creative inspiration … at least helps fuel my energy and brain into focusing on my creativity. I have a wide variety of likes and dislikes in music, but I can always come back to the Lord of the Rings soundtracks. They are beautifully scored and I believe Howard Stone did a fantastic job. I have listened to all three soundtracks (and watched the movies) so often that when I’m listening to the scores I know exactly what scene is being played in the movie. I listen to them at my office day job while working and at home while creating. Yes, I admit it, I am a LOTR geek.

  3. Nana’s Kids Chipboard Shapes from Die Cuts With a View

    I’m working on a custom BABY word album (will post pictures when I get it finished!) right now for a baby boy and went to my local scrapbooking store to find some cute chipboard embellishments for this book and came across these adorable chipboard shapes. They’re perfect for boys or girls – decorated with soft neutral colors, patterns and shapes.

  4. Cinder Wine

    A few weeks ago my husband and I went to the Urban Wine Makers Cooperative here in Boise, ID for a wine tasting with one of the cooperatives, Cinder Wine. They featured a Viognier, Rose’ and Syrah. The Viognier and Syrah were my favorites, so my husband and I brought a couple bottles home with us (as well as a cool t-shirt from the Wine Makers Co-op for me!). I do not know if they are licensed to ship or sell out of the state of Idaho yet, but those local to Boise, ID, I encourage you to try their delicious wine! Their grapes are from around Idaho and Oregon, but the wine is made here in Boise by fantastic wine makers, Melanie Krause and Joe Schnerr. Check out Cinderwines.com for more information!

  5. Joy of Cardmaking book

    My husband bought this book for me for Valentine’s Day this year and I absolutely love it. It’s put out by Creating Keepsakes under their PaperCrafts Magazine production and contains TONS of pages of beautiful layouts and ideas – and includes templates and sketches for each design. It’s a definite MUST-HAVE for card makers and creatives!

Thanks so much for creating with me!