Okay people, I’ll lay it out for you – I didn’t complete the Popsugar 2015 Reading Challenge in its entirety. I just wasn’t strategic enough and chose 500 plus page books I ended up hated for slots that should have held fun page turners. I won’t make that mistake again with our brand new Popsugar…
Giorgio Armani spring 2015 rtw - behind the scenes
The Burning Question: We can't burn half the world's oil, coal and gas. So how do we quit? (affiliate)
Hidden Like Anne Frank by Marcel Prins and Peter Henk Steenhuis, translated by Laura Watkins Published by Arthur A Levine, March 2014 Reviewed from final copy Hidden Like Anne Frank is a collection of 14 stories collected by Prins and Steenhuis, translated by Laura Watkins. The chapters each read like memoirs; they’re all presented in […]
The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World by Steve Levine
What to read when you're done with (or in preparation for) MOBY-DICK!
A delightfully offbeat story that features an opinionated tortoise and her owner who find themselves in the middle of a life-changing mystery. Audrey (a.k.a. Oddly) Flowers is living quietly in Oregon with Winnifred, her tortoise, when she finds o...
The new German fantasy novel imagines the Führer returning to Berlin as the star of an alternative comedy show
Challenge complete! Late in 2014, I decided to take on PopSugar’s 2015 Book Challenge, requiring me to read 52 books in 50 different genres. The result? This is probably the most I’ve read in a single year, and by far the most diverse array of literature. I also made a secondary goal this year of reading […]
I used the sketch for August on the DCWV blog to design this card. The papers are all from the All About Girls Mat Stack by DCWV and the ice cream truck stamp is by Taylored Expressions. I used the stitched rectangle die by Lawn Fawn , which I colored with pale blue chalk. The banners are cut by hand and the truck is fussy cut and mounted on foam tape. Dies R Us challenge 30: Summertime Fun: diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/2015/08/challenge-30-summer... DL.Art Challenge 161: Summer: dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2015/07/dlart-thankful-thursday... Paper Crafters Corner Magazine Monday 112: I was inspired by the white background and Food Truck on the magazine inspiration piece. I even used a light colored grid design for my card base that echoes the magazine cover. papercrafterscorner.com/blog/papercrafting-challenge-maga... Pixies Snippet challenge 189: pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com/2015/08/pixies-snippets... Word Art Wednesday: www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2015/08/challenge-196-a... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: food or drink: my food is ice cream, of course! www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-... Connie Can Crop August challenge: Chalk it up. I have to say that Connie's challenge made me pull out my chalks and use them for a change! Thanks for the inspiration Connie! conniecancrop.blogspot.com/2015/08/monthly-challenge-37-c... Addicted to Stamps: Make Your Mark. I used both Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Stampin Up dye markers on my card. Although you can't really see it well, I drew the banner hangers by hand with a gray marker. addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2015/08/challenge... Verve Stamp August challenge: Celebrate: vervestamps.blogspot.com/p/inspiration-challenge.html Words 2 Scrap by August challenge: Book title inspiration. I was inspired by a childrens book, Dora and the Stuck Truck. Dora the explorer helps to pull an ice cream truck that is stuck in the mud free and back on its way! words2scrapby.blogspot.com/2015/08/w2sb-20-calling-all-bo... craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2015/08/crafty...
>>> Nº 17 on My 2015 Reading Challenge – A book a friend recommended <<< In the months after his father's suicide, it's been tough for 16-year-old Aaron Soto to find happiness again--but he's still gunning for it. With the support of his girlfriend Genevieve and his overworked mom, he's slowly remembering what that might feel like.…
E-books are helpful to many people because they are easily accessible and usually affordable! Writing an e-book can be a challenge, but it doesn't have to be. My first half of 2015 was spent gearing up for my first e-book launch, so I would love to share a few helpful hints for a mom who wants to write an e-book.
I am doing a HST challenge this year with Liz Katsuro of JellyRollFabric. I am using some 2 1/2 strips left from a Christmas jelly roll. It...
Day 112 of 365 - is "Earth Day" is a name used for 2 similar global observances. While some people celebrate Earth Day around the time of the March Equinox, others observe the occasion on April 22 each year. "Earth Day" aims to inspire awareness of and appreciation for earth's environment. Typical ways of observing "Earth Day" include planting trees, picking up roadside trash, conducting various programs for recycling and conservation, using recyclable containers for snacks and lunches. The April 22 "Earth Day", founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson, was first organized in 1970 to promote ecology and respect for life on the planet as well as to encourage awareness of the growing problems of air, water and soil pollution. This being said I try to do my part by saving discarded items (envelopes, stamps, pieces of cloth, old tags, etc.) to be used on my art cards, thus saving the items from being discarded! My "Earth Day" card is made from 100% recycled items, backer is from Mountain Dew box, front of card background is the inside of envelope I received and a page out of a book I no longer needed, stamps are from mail I have received and the bow is from a bathrobe that was discarded. Let's all do our part to make "Earth Day" everyday!
2015 Reading Challenge Stephen
We were planning to kick off our local TAS chapter's 2015 challenge last Saturday but the weather had other plans. Our challenge this year i...
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