I LOVED my Genius!

So...I get to the Apple store on Friday...
and meet MY Genius...

he asks what I want/NEED to do with my computer...

He asks me to pull up my blog...see previous post...yikes..embarrassing...

"I GOT A DATE WITH A GENIUS"...

YEP...that's what he saw...
He about fainted laughing...

Oh well...it was pretty funny...

he was young, so he survived...ME!

I LOVED him...
he was VERY helpful...
NOT pushy in the least...

I have "it" picked out...
now we need to take our CPU there so the info/favorites/photos can be transferred to the new one...

but...LEAVE IT THERE FOR 48 hours!!!!
and the APPLE store is 80 miles away...

YIKES...
how would we survive with no computer for 2 days?????????

So here's my plan...

the iPad should be arriving this week...
YIPPEE...

we'll get that here...
get it going...

then take the old beast & get the new one set-up...

Some components have arrived...

APPLE teases lots more than I do...
what can I do with these & NOTHING ELSE???

GEEZ!



I've been working away on CHA stuff...
but as usual...I have nothing to share except this tiny peek...

I got to use the awesome Pink Paislee paper...
it's a 6 x 6 pad called Queen Bee...

the base is the "to die for cute" Maya Road mix it up Album...
perfect as a album...

or I like to use just 2 pages for a card...

or in this case...
I glued 2 together to make a hanging tag...
LOVE IT!

LOTS on the agenda for today...

CHA is NEXT MONTH!!!

YIKES!!

so I'm off to the studio...

to...

make art!

wendy

random weekend ...

blah...blah...blah...

Still NO email on the computer...

Thank God for the Blackberry...

I didn't have the 2 HOURS to spare to call HUGHESNET...

This ISSUE happens about twice a year...
they tell me that my firewall (Computer Associates) won't allow any mail to be received...

Computer Associates blames it on HUGHESNET.
INTERESTING...NOT!

This make me NUTS...

and after 2 hours on the phone...
I'm REALLY over the top nuts...
what a waste of time...

I know the routine...
first they tell me we don't have an account...

WHAT?
We've had their service for 10+ years...pay a monthly bill, but we have no account?
SERIOUSLY!

Then they tell me it's really NOT their problem...
There is NO WAY to fix it...

REALLY??? After I start my ranting...
and they figure out I'm NOT going away...

2 hours later...

they do something & magically, it gets fixed.
IMAGINE THAT!

My blood pressure is soaring just thinking about calling them.

TRUST ME...it's more fun to have the flu!

on to other things...

the TV's got delivered on Friday & installed...
yep...2...who knew that the bedroom & family room should be the same brand?

MUST be a guy thing???

new satellite dish installed too...

this necessitated a redo of the family room to accomodate the tv...
I LOVE home decor stuff!

and...

the shipping & receiving department was busy this weekend...

why...YES...

I REALLY DO LOVE FLOWERS...
LOTS of them...


look @ these Maya Road beauties...
just the PERFECT colors...



and we also received a restock of 90000 Maya Road mini alphas...well...almost...

we use LOTS of these guys in my workshops...
I like to mix 2 different fonts...
to make the words more interesting...

what is it about minis that attracts me?

YUMMY YUMMY colors of Maya Road felt flowers...



PERFECT for this Pink Paislee "mini" 6 x 6 paper pad...
it's called Queen Bee...

the pad has AWESOME designs & colors...
I fell in LOVE with it!



the base will be Maya Road's wavy layer book...
I think?

or maybe this cutie...

Maya Road's square canvas binder album???

Hmmm...decisions...decisions...
then the next decision...

to ink?? or to mist???
I'm thinking...BOTH would be good!

what else???

I exited the studio for 2 seconds yesterday and come back to this...

I leave you with Rick's version of art...




He works for Bud!

Have a GREAT Monday...

make art!

wendy

book update & this inspired this...

Book update...

I visited with Ted yesterday...make art, studio 490 style is @ the printers & is due to ship out on MONDAY!

So...if the PO guys hurry, I may have them here @ the end of next week.

YIPPEE!

Where will you find them??

They'll be available here on the blog...
if you want them signed/personalized...

or...
at eclecticPaperie

or...
at your LSS, if they ordered them...

or...
Ted will have them for sale @ the conventions...

or...
you can order them right from the Stampers Anonymous site.
Click on books/DVD's...

Rest assured...as soon as I have them in my hot little hands,
you'll be the first to know...

I'm thinking there will be a giveaway to celebrate!
Matter of fact...I KNOW there will be!
SOON!

And yes, book #2 is in the works & will be ready for CHA in January.

We're totally thrilled with the response we got...
Ted said yesterday that stores are reordering & they don't even have the first order in!

AWESOME!!!
THANKS soooooo much for your support!

Now...on to some art...

***WARNING***...coming up...

STREAM AND SPICED MARMALADE???
ME?

You read it right...I'm getting wild in my old age!

This paper is from Pink Paislee & I was in LOVE the minute it arrived.

I LOVE the dots and I LOVE the color combo.
I've been staring @ it and drooling...

& knew I HAD to make something...

So...this...yummy paper


inspired this...

the flower is a new design...
it had been on my mind for some time & I finally took some time to play...I was in such a hurry to see if it would work, that I didn't even use a background stamp over the flower...

NEXT TIME!

I really like the result...
the rock candy stickles are to die for awesome...

I painted the wood frame edges with the stream dabber & it's a perfect match to the paper.

I adhered the paper to the frame with Claudine's multi medium...
LOVE IT!


You've heard it before...

versatile...

but I'll say it again...

that's what I think about when I design my stamps...

So...here's the same flower...
with another look...



and a reminder...
alcohol inks can alter LOTS of things...

These pearls started out as white...
but after some alcohol ink, they're nice & vintage looking.

I used brushed corduroy distress ink over the fabric flower trim...to age that too.



The grid is stamped over the picket fence crackle paint with my fav coffee archival ink...

It's so easy to run the gold paint dabber around the edge, for just a hint of gold. I do that on cards & tags too. SIMPLE!

tim's corner is peeking out @ the top right.

So, the moral of the story?

Inspiration is EVERYWHERE...
just open your eyes..

Have a great Tuesday and...
may you be inspired to...

make art!
wendy