I’m always looking for more ideas and inspiration of things I can incorporate on one of my own pages. Fortunately, the www is so full of inspiration that there never seems to be an end to it. Today, I’d like to introduce you to another quite inspiring blog: Scrapbook & Cards Today. Over there, they’ve got tons of fun layouts, cards, and other projects for your scrapping needs, and you’re sure to find something to make your day happy and bright.
Credits: Super Mom by Heather Roselli Color Spectrum Alpha by Julie Billingsley Leaf (recolored) by Kristin Aagard Font: DJB I Love Me Some Brook by Darcy Baldwin
Did you see that? Yes, I mean the slightly amusing attempt of our foreign faculty housing staff to keep the water leaks in the roof of the lobby under control. (I’ve been giving you updates on the number of buckets and other measurements needed to hunt down all the leaks – see my posts “Rain Proof” & “Spot the Buckets” if you’re new to mistyhilltops.com and are looking for something to amuse you.) But it seems to me that there’s always something new to report when it rains. Like the – what I’d like to call – battle between David and Goliath. Except that this time, contrary to the historical facts, I’m afraid I’d have to say Goliath won this clash! And I haven’t even told you about the waterfall coming down that very spot just the other day as well. (And I mean waterfall when I say waterfall, because there was no way to get through the curtain of water without getting drenched.) Let’s hope for better days for our poor poor lobby!
It’s raining again. And that is always good news. Why? Because when it rains, I can actually open my window and keep it open for a while. Not that I couldn’t do that on sunny days as well. But you see, with all the dust and pollution in the air, opening your windows usually comes with a risk. Yes, you may actually be able to get some of the bad smells coming from the bathroom under control, but at the same time you’re opening the flood gates for a dust invasion. And with the poor air quality we’ve been having around here, others might consider opening a window flat out dangerous. And in any case it’s a rather sketchy exchange, switching one for the other, I mean. And that’s why rainy days come in handy. Because on rainy days the rain gives the air a bath so to speak, washing it clean (that’s my theory) and what actually will come in through your window is, in fact, fresh air. Sounds like a deal, right? Off …
For many of us the end of the school year is at hand (for some sooner, for others later). For me, I’m almost done with this year, so I think it’s the perfect time to do some recap of what has mattered more or less in school this past year. Here are today’s prompts: And of course, I can’t let you go without showing you one of the pages I’ve come up with to journal about friendships that I love to remember:
Credits: Ready for Summer by Kristin Cronin-Barrow Font: DJB Sir Scraps A Lot by Darcy Baldwin Scraplift of Christmas Wish List
Credits: He’s Rad by Traci Reed Font: DJB Sir Scraps A Lot by Darcy Baldwin
I got inspired again. This time by a page which (admittedly) isn’t a traditional paper layout, but it still inspired to do a scraplift. (Of course not without my own modifications to give it my own style and stamp.) Here’s the page that I found: And here’s my own page I did, using Lliella Designs’ Asian themed “Oishii” kit: As you can see, I added a few more clusters, switched out the positions for journaling and titles, and thus made this page my very own. Why don’t you go and find yourself a layout (from the paper scrapping world) and turn it into a beautiful digi-page of your own making?
One of the highlights of the year for the foreign faculty is supposed to be the end-of-the-year-banquet to thank all teachers for their hard work. I guess this year’s highlight was that the food only lasted for the first half of those who lined up. (Talking about “banquet” here.) Unfortunately, I was one of the latter half of those lined up, in other words, I was one who didn’t get much food except a bit of leftovers (no more than I would get for a normal dinner). But then, I got to be one of those who were allowed to line up early for the dessert. It’s a small comfort, isn’t it?
