So anyway, I loved creating the art in a very non-judgemental environment and the freedom of it all.
OKay, I am going to make a quick diversion from the Art Convention for one second, and then I’m off to bed…We borrowed the TinkerBell movie tonight for the girls (It came out today)…and we all loved it (Siri was in heaven!). Wondering if anybody else borrowed/bought it and what did you think? Love or hate?
Here’s the link to one of the trailers: http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1131347993/
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Okay, back to the storyline. We spent the following day (Sunday) in Santa Fe. I LOVED Santa Fe. We first went to the Spanish Colonial Museum and on to the gift shops at Museum Hill. Here’s a glance at what we did there.
Yes, this is me dressing up in the kids section (incorrectly according to the instructions).
This beautiful little historic house was next to the Spanish Colonial Museum and apparently was part of a series of houses that was once on the property (This was the parlor room).
This piece made me really miss my little girls! (This one was taken also on Museum Hill.) It’s a sweet piece.
There was a Native American ceremony on the hill. It was really cool. Check out the shadows (It must have been so hot for the dancers! I was certainly sweating!)
This was in the place we had lunch in Santa Fe (in the plaza). Now that we all know President Bush’s phone number, we should all make a little call, don’t you think, hehee! Seriously, I wonder who’s phone number they put up there and how many times the guy gets calls.
Here’s Pat and Linda. Pat is a gourd artist (She makes these really cool masks, maybe I can get her to send me some pics so I can show you guys). Linda was Amy Flowers Assistant for the trip. You’ll see some of her artwork later.
Also known as the “Road Warrior” and “Big Blue.” I like Big Blue myself (except when I was cramped on the back seat, lol). Seriously, this trip wouldn’t have even felt AUTHENTIC without this little baby!
Okay, this was the counter of a GAS STATION…Isn’t it SOOOO awesome? Most of you know my obsession for typography and old labels so you why I’m in HEAVEN. The guy at the counter suggested I get a picture of him too. Umm, decided not to take that one.
As any good, shopper-on-vacation would do, I got a lot of goodies along the way. Amy took us to some fantastic paper shops and I felt really inspired. Check out the upside down Wassliy chair (I love the way it is illustrated) and glittery Papaya Calendar (OBSESSED!). Seriously, don’t be surprised when I revisit this little company. Please go check out their website, it’s fantastic!
My favorite purchase of the trip…my little straw cowgirl hat! I wore it the whole time. Take a look at those fantastic clouds in the back! This was taken bright and early in Cimarron, New Mexico. We stayed at the Casa del Gavilan for most of the trip. Did a lot of studio work. I didn’t take any pictures that do this place justice so you’ll just have to go look at their site. Talk about quiet BEAUTIFUL get aways. It is near the Boyscout Ranch (Philmont). Beautiful country.
So I’m worn out just writing this tiny little bit about my trip, but I have to stop there for the night. I’ll be back to post more soon! I think you’d be interested in the artwork and the locals in Cimarron and anything else I can think of to tell you about.
Also, in digital scrapbooking news, I should have a new line up at the end of this week, beginning of next! I think you guys are going to like it. It’s completely different then anything else I’ve had up on the site and I think you’ll like it! Goodnight!
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So, I am finally back from my Art Convention (well, rested, but now freaking out at the mountain of stuff in front of me!) and I have SO much to tell you guys about!!! Because there is so much to tell, I’ve broken it into three parts (mostly so I can organize my pics for you and make sure I have all the website links that you need:)). I’ll put Part 1 up tonight!
The outside of the museum…yes, yes, I see your interested peaked, even rising.
What do you THINK of this sculpture, how do you FEEL when you look at it, what do you…(Okay, done pretending to be an art critic).
Josh, I took a photo of this one in honor of you.
This my still-life that I put together. I may become a painter after-all with such awesome skills. Or make a career of it…still-life-putter-together-er.
I really do in-fact love this one.
And that’s it. No giving away all my creative inventions as of yet! More to come…(don’t act so scared!)
I also got an email today from my friend Amy, who just started a new blog that is all about fun things to do with your kids. She has up A TON of things to do for october/halloweenish type stuff on the blog that I would totally recommend checking out. Here’s the link: http://amy-fun4kids.blogspot.com/
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Alright a bit about me—no blogging for me for a week. I’m off to an art convention for a week in Santa Fe. I’m so excited about it! I’ll let you all know how it goes. Apparently, there is barely any Internet service, cell phone service because we are staying at a mission in the middle of no where. Okay, so everyone have a great week!
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You can see them individually in the designer collection or general party categories.
More invitations being uploaded daily so keep checking back!
I’ll have sample cards for free download within the next week so everyone can see how easy it is!
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This is Nicole’s Essential Color Pop. Amazing, huh?
Take a look at her website for more! Her main site is here: http://www.nicholev.com/. Honestly, if you get a chance you ought to take a look at her photography. It is AMAZING! I’ve been checking out her weddings one…and the photos are very unique.
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SuiKim and Steven also visited this weekend…they went to the conference center for the first session of conference.
I also have been trying to get the top of our piano under control. Flylady says that we all have our hotspots. We have many but the worse is the top of the piano. It’s in the living room/entrance way into the house and we (Josh and I) dump everything (mail, keys, toys) on the top as we walk through the house. The hardest thing to keep under control for us is the paper “stuff.” You know, the mail, bills, coupons…they all make their way to the top of the piano. So I bought this little filing system almost in desperation (I maybe should have taken a before photo). It was $25 from TGIMax. Totally worth it! It cleans everything up pretty fast. I’m realistic enough to know that the piano is still going to be a hot spot (Yes, I still leave my hard drive and laptop up there!), but It will hopefully will be easier to clean up from time to time. 
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OKay you can see the brads in the photo. The string is just strung along the front through the brads.
Here you can see the backs (with the brads).
Wait, did I mention that Siri was helping me? It was fun although she ended up just cutting up the same piece of scrapbook paper into little tiny bits and trying very hard to follow the lines (because Ms Wendy says that cutting on the lines is a good thing to learn). So be warned, your kids room will be pretty, but your kitchen will be a mess when you are done with this project!
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I think this is the Univers font of silverware. The proportions are so beautiful and timeless. Modern, sleek, and classic! It’s from Crate and Barrel and called the Cirrus Set.
I found this doll on etsy. The link is:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=14182467. I think it is super darling.
This one’s from cb2.com. I’ve been in love with peekabo tables for a while. Other than budget, I have no idea how it would fare with my 1 and 4 year olds….I’m not sure it’s made to stand up to finger prints….but I love it anyway!
This one certainly is not for everyone. I LOVE Bertoia chairs though. I like the shape and design.
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I forgot to add that we found out that Josh passed the bar while we were in Los Cabos! CONGRATS, honey!
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If you want to see cute videos of the girls, SuiKim has some on her blog (she watched them). SuiKim and Steven’s Blog
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So when I’m not working on Digi Nirvana (and a new website coming soon:)), I have this thing called a day job, lol. I’m a Communications and Event Director for an association. So this coming week, my first big convention that I have been planning is in Los Cabos, Mexico (yes, a tough life, I know). Anyway, it’s the first real time that we have been away from both of the girls. And it’s not just some mini-trip. It’s a WHOLE WEEK! I’m a tiny bit freaked out and every time I think of it, I think of something new that needs to be taken care of before we leave. Wait, it just happened again…I had to stop writing this post and make another note in my planner! So I have been procrastinating writing up the itinerary for the girls (need for such a thing because of preschool, relative switching, etc). Plus, my sister will be watching them for part of the time (SuiKim) and she’s never watched them before (you’ll be great, hon! I’m just a nervous wreck!) And of course, YOU know all your kids routines, but other people don’t so it is all very crazy!
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Hi everyone! I just published an article for the Daily Scrapper on Autism and Scrapbooking. Take a look at http://www.thedailyscrapper.com. There is also a link to contribute to Walk for Autism. (and eventually a follow up article by Tammy, a person I interviewed for the article).
Okay…2 really. The first is for anyone who thinks they need website hosting. I had BIG problems with my previous hosting company. Whatever you do DO NOT use dot5hosting! They made everything a hassle and I sat on the phone for over an hour at a time (I think I left my phone on one time for an hour and a half!) just to speak to someone completely incompetent! Anyway, so I made the switch in June to this new hosting company (by the way, did I mention that the old hosting company LOST all my databases?, which is all of you had to create new logins at the store?). Thenew hosting company’s name is bluehost.com and I am doing another website (You guys will see it’s launch October 1st!) and the entire process to get the domain name, upload my shopping cart system, and do a redirect took 10 MINUTES! It rocked!!!!!! Thanks bluehost!!!!
Okay, the second service announcement is a bit personal, but I would feel like an absolute idiot to keep this information to myself. This is for all the mom’s out there! I first heard of the BioFit bra from my sister-in-law’s friend Lacy a couple of weeks ago. As it happens, I was looking for a bra and went to Victoria Secrets to find one. I just happened to try this one on…..OM Gosh!!!! It is heaven!!!!!!! I am telling you, if you have suffered what many of us breastfeeding moms have suffered, this bra is for you! It’s a bit expensive, but COMPLETELY worth it! Okay, done with all the talk that may make my husband blush when he reads this.
In other news, my daugher Siri has 4 new invisible friends….do any of you have kids with invisible friends? We’ve never experienced it before, but for the most part, it is hilarious! Two of the friends are brother and sister (Jack and Chelsea). They live in Minnesota and their mom drops them between Utah and MInnesota (we moved from Minnesota to Utah 3 months ago). She also has a BABY invisible friend named Caroline (same as her cousin Caroline who happens to be older than her). I think she likes invisible baby Caroline because she can tell her what to do (something that isn’t always the case with real life older cousin Caroline). Oh, and the last invisible friend is Sierre. Aparently invisible Caorline and Sierre are cousins. I didn’t think there was anything to analyze there, but now I’m looking at this and thinking is Sierre Siri’s alter ego?
If any of you have kids with invisible friends, I’d like to hear about it…I’m wondering how long this will last. I don’t think it’s a big deal (it’s actually pretty funny), but I’d just interested! Happy Friday everyone!
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A LITTLE NIRVANA FROM SIRI:
Siri: “The shortest times are the longest times of all.” (Don’t ask me! She usually says it when I say, “two more minutes.”)
New September MiniKit Freebie! Read More »
Right now, you’ll notice that Megan’s got a couple of new kits up. Enjoy! Alicia will have a new line out for the store for labor day. And a week after that, I’ll have all the new autumn and halloween kits and elements up. So tons of new products coming to the store! Keep checking back as the front page of the shop will be changing weekly!
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After changing the date once (from July to August…and yes, the invites were already sent out and I had to call everyone back. Josh failed to inform me of a class he was taking on Saturday) and changing the time once (August 2nd at 11:45am got rearranged to 12:45 pm when Josh told me the NIGHT BEFORE THE PARTY that he had an MPRE class until 1pm—man, I was stressed!), we had a really great party! Josh was COMPLETELY surprised. It made it worth it because he was SO confused and then just happy!
My sister-in-law Taylor feeding Fliss a lime.
View from the other side of the table…lol
Two cousins with lollipops!
A photograph by Taylor
Siri bathed in gopher-colored balloons!
Thanks to everyone who came! It was so fun!
As for the store, there’s a new challenge minikit freebie on the homepage of the shop. In the forum, you can win gift certificate money by using the challenge freebie for layouts! Here’s the link to the forum challenges to see how it works. It’s easy and fun. Here’s a peek at the freebie:
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Here are the quickpages!
Also, I WILL get the photos up of Josh’s surprise graduation party soon! A thank you to everyone for keeping it a secret! It was a big success!
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So tired of me rambling about it, and just want the link….lol. Here is it http://www.blurb.com/create/book/blogbook . Check it out and tell me what you think!
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water balloon toss with Liz and Caroline (me and Siri).
Felicity doing a lot of wandering around (and generally having a great time) at the bbq
My two angels! (Flissa has her bottle because she was almost ready for bed)
Siri’s obsession with Bob and Judy’s Sugar Plum Princess and fairy dolls (yes, she took these pictures)
Watching the fireworks
Making “snakes” (Siri’s favorite part!)
And because I have been a slacker (and didn’t post these ON Pioneer Day), I also have photos of Lola’s Birthday Party from last night. It was at Nate and Michelle’s house and was SO fun! The first part was outside…there was a huge wind storm that can in and blew away napkins, plates, chips…I even chased after a sack and got made fun of (I couldn’t really tell if I was going to really get it or not, so I kept stopping then chasing…you can imagine how ridiculous I looked).
I can’t believe Lola is 2! Happy Birthday Lola!
Felicity with flower in her hair and lay
The birthday girl!
Siri posing for the camera
Tim and Jack
I feel like this is the face I got from her every time I snapped a picture!
Baily and Lola
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It’s pretty awesome to look at on the Internet, but wait until you HOLD the stuff! It is awesome!
Hey all! Theresa is giving away parts of the swatches collection today at DigiShopTalk and Digi Nirvana’s Forum (in the Happy Place). You should take a look and give it a try when you get a chance! It’s free to sign up in the forum and there are giveaways every week.
Happy Scrapbooking! More of the SWATCHES COLLECTION to come!
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Hi everyone! Digi nirvana is having a 99 cent sale starting Monday July 14 and ending Wednesday July 16! Be sure to check it out! Tons of items will be included in this sale including kits, paper packs, elements, and alphas!
Hi ladies! For anyone I have talked to about starting a Digi Scrap Club, I have two new polls up for you guys to answer! Take a look and we will talk! If you have any other suggestions on the Digi Scrap Club, be sure to post them here! The first one will be at my house and I will give a tutorial on Adobe Photoshop Elements at the beginning for everyone just getting started! Bring your laptap!
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here’s some pics!
Flissa and her second cousin Austin getting in the pool clothing and all!
Siri, cold and wet.
Uncle Nate, cousin Lola, Siri and Flissa and fireworks!
Siri was insistent on taking a couple of pictures of me and Flissa. Not bad for 4-year-old with the light behind her subjects, eh?
Congrats on the winners in the Happy Place in the forum! Have fun with your free letters of love quickbooks!
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Take the Quiz here!
I am not the least surprised that I am Elizabeth Bennett!:)
In other wonderful news, the website is back in business! You’ll notice some of the descriptions are missing, but those will come back soon. There is also a brand new forum! Check out the happy place because the first 50 people to signup and make a comment in that column will get a gift certificate to sample something from the shop.
You’ll also notice Alica and Megan’s stuff up now too! Check out there stuff at: http://www.diginirvana.com/zen_cart.store
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It is the never-ending website saga. So, just to let everyone know what has been happening. My hosting company changed to a new platform 3 weeks ago. Long story short, the platform did not support my downloads. It took two weeks for them to figure this out, so I had to move to a NEW hosting company. Well, before all the files could be retrieved from the old hosting company, they deleted the account. So NOW they are uploading all of the databases again so they can be moved over to the new hosting company. The new website design has been finished for a long time and I have just been calling everyday to get the status and HOPE they are finished with this process. So I am REALLY sorry everyone, but the good part is there will be new stuff up and a new look when it goes online. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that it goes up by Wednesday! I am SO ready for this to be over with so I can just design again!
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So I am told that Digi Nirvana will be back up and running sometime on Monday. I am SO sorry for the inconvenience everyone! The website is coming back new and improved! There will even be a new forum (which probably won’t be up until Wednesday).
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