happy happy april

:)

hello april. you are my happy month. you hold my little wedding day. my stress. my anxiousness. my lack of patience. and my moving forward with purchasing a condo. (we signed a contract just yesterday and I turned in the paperwork earlier today.
happy april fools day.)
i hope the bank isn't playing any tricks on us :(
because the condo we signed a contract for isn't even for the one I got all excited about in the previous post. nope. the bank backed out on that one. :( and we got all sad. and now we don't easily believe everything the bank says. boo.

but hey, everything is in His hands.
:)
awesome.

so as of late... I've been putting together pinstripe kraft boxes for my cupcakes. with cute little doilies inside :) My mom is making delicious favors for my little wedding. chocolate covered oreo cookies. awwwwwwww yyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaah!

we are going to gain weight and be happy.
yes yes.

i have not made any art. my brain is fried. my thoughts are all over the wedding right now. 24 days to go. and we are happy.

Handsome and I had our first bridal shower this past Saturday. I wore my cute yellow anthro dress. *sweet*
and we got lots of lovely gifts. I mean hello, you can never go wrong with gift cards!!! yay!

So transition...it's all about change and i'm ready but not really. you know? like, sure. yep. I'm getting married. dude. I'm ready to start my married life to the wonderful and amazing Mr. Handsome. We clearly know what we are getting into. After dating for over 4.5 years and being each other's first boy/girl friend. perfect. we've had out ups and downs. the reality is. he loves me. dangit. and i kinda like the guy ;P

but no art at the moment. just putting boxes together. and countless to-do lists.

praying. waiting. worrying. anticipating. and i know I will forget something. like forget to pack! ha.
watch that really happen.
bummer,
so anyway. here's something I did for last weeks creative therapy.
It's all about learning faith. i feel like i am just a baby in so many levels when it comes to growing my faith. living it is a challenge on the daily. and I am learning to strive to grow it moment by moment. little bits at a time. perfect? never. but every little bit helps.



ps: i trimmed my hair :) and i kinda like it. and my veil is coming in this week. from australia and from etsy :) double love.
AND it has scalloped edging. ack! srsly.
!!!!!
geez i can't wait.

-d

home and art...perfect

bringing you up to date with home stuffs:
So handsome and I put an offer in a couple of weeks ago on a condo we loved. We waited and heard nothing back. I finally checked the listing and it went pending (meaning the bank picked someone else) BOO. big time. But we kept praying. took time off from house hunting and chilled with our families.

SO last weekend (Saturday) handsome and I went house hunting again. We, along with our fabulous realtor and friend Liz, saw 6 condos. And we like all of them. BUT the last of the six was my fav. Newly remodeled kitchen (tons of white cabinets) granite counter tops, pretty tile, 3 beds 1.5 baths, microwave, fridge, washer & dryer included. bonus. But this time I didn't get my hopes up. Earlier that same day I read in my devotions this thought:
Any "NO" an earnestly seeking child of God receives from the throne is for the sake of a greater "YES."
Father, help me to remember in my impatience that the end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. Help me to remember and understand that sometimes You lead me on certain paths to humble me also, to see what is in my heart. Purify my heart, Lord, so that I will be patient in the waiting times, and so that You will take joy in what You find.

waiting. so not my thing. I'm more like, what can I do to move things along...kinda gal.

Well, this time I let go.

I was at H&M yesterday just looking around when Liz called and asked me if I had been praying really hard. I was like YES! And she asked for what? I said for the 6th condo we had seen. She then said, "Well your prayers were answered!!!! You got the house!"
I kid you not. My reaction: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes. I was the crazy girl in the store. That was me. No shame. Because dude. We are blessed. Completely. I haven't let it sink in. Not until I sign stuff. But I can tell you this, there is a HUGE sense of peace now. We are rockin' and rollin'. Wedding is coming up. And I am getting my dress tailored today. My bridal showers are in the next couple of weeks. And I bought this Anthro dress to show off my happiness.

Happy happy times indeed.

So let me share some art that makes me happy: (all Kenner Road Layouts)
My new prayer Journal cover


My drumming days keep me going


Here's a sneak peak into what our invitations look like: (the picture is a tag we made as our Save The Dates)


Mr. Handsome is much to calm for me. I think that's why I'm overdramatic? :)


A trip down memory lane to art school at UCSD. *happy days indeed*


and for the new prompt : Watercolours up over at TAIF


and a bad pic of me: pondering if i should cut my hair shorter or not.


I can't decide!!!
tell me tell me tell me...
what would you do?

sneak peaks for kR and a huuuuuge THANK YOU!

i heart me some kenner road lovin'.
here's a yummy peak at 3 of my layouts ;P







A huuuuuuuuuge thank you to you lovelies for all your wonderful comments and e-mails about the chipboard album I helped design! Cannot wait to play with everyone once we all get it in april! Handsome took me out to dinner to celebrate...so nice to relax and not think of house hunting (still no word if we got the house or not!), sofa shopping ( oh pottery barn *slobber* :P ),dining room set purchasing (picking it up this saturday woot woot!) and even rsvp tracking ( must call everyone on my list to make sure they're coming...why don't people RSVP?!?!? grr.).
that's life for me right now. I'll be back with a full reveal. promise.

and good news! my wedding dress came in! I might just sneak a peak for you girls !!!
xoxo
love love love that everything is coming together.
sending love back to you,
-d

FINALLY!!!! The Secret is out :)

Image by MAMBI at mambi.com


Image by MAMBI at mambi.com

Because hey-O it's some mighty fine big news I have to share!
*click * click* pretty please
< the coolness >
Last year I met one of the nicest most beautiful group of lovelies I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. The MAMBI crew (Stephanie, Dodo and Lauren) are awesome. Sweet and oh so cool. I love that they are family oriented and even more I thoroughly enjoyed making art with them!I designed this chipboard album along with yummy embellies! woot woot!
oh deliciousness. But, hey...now I have a new respect for paper/product designers. Oh my goodness it's WAY harder than i thought! I think my brain exploded.
twice.I can't believe that these are going to be hitting stores in APRIL! My wedding month.
*sigh*
I'm all flushed.
You wanna win this and some MAMBI goodness? Just leave a comment on Stephanie's blog and cross your fingers!
sweet hugs to you.

cheers and happy smiles
:)
-d

This little blog...

Just received a special honor. I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy :)
Thank you to you lovely ladies for coming back showing support and sending some cyber hugs my way. I really thought this little blog would just die out but somehow, it is still alive, the creativity keeps flowing so I keep on posting. And making new friends along the way is always a happy smile on my face see ---- > :)



So let's celebrate shall we? Here's a project I've been holding onto for a while. It was for a challenge blog but it never made it last year. So it's time to share and teach you how to make this clear layout pouch.

YES! Clear. Layout. AND pouch.
How you might ask?
Easy peasy sweetie. This project uses something you already throw out. Yep. The clear pouch is simply using the cellophane that most of our scrap supplies already come packaged in. I hope this doesn't sound too crazy LOL!



Here's pretty much how I put mine together:
- I printed my picture & journaling on transparency sheet. (follow instructions on your package)
- Add paint and rub-ons to the back side of the transparency. (Remember to print and cut your picture to fit inside the cellophane pouch.)
- Then add in a couple of things you love: chipboard heart, sequins & glitter. Close the package either using the adhesive on the cellophane pouch or double sided tape to close the contents safely inside.
- For added coolness I sewed the transparency sheet edges of the pouch.
-I added the little hanger with a brad to hang as decorative home decor in my studio.
And there you go. Have fun adding lots of things that make you happy. I love looking at mine. And it pretty much is something you can easily display anywhere or whip one up in no time to give as a gift.

xoxo
from me
:)



ps: Creative Therapy is rockin' this week with new design team members. Be sure to check the girls out. Here is my work for this week. I've been working on this shell stitch blanket for over 2 and a half weeks. 6 skeins later and it's done : ) It first started off as a scarf for my mom, but when I took it to my class to show my teacher, she said it would be best as a blanket (because of the stitch) so now my new project is a scarf for my mom. And now I have something to snuggle under *sigh*. It feels good to see this complete. cool cool. And the embroidery, well, just fiddling around. Still waiting to see if we have a house, waiting is SO not a thing I do patiently. LOL. Wedding plans continue, and so does the chaos. For now, enjoy your week one day at a time.
< love >
-d