Vanessa Explains It All

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I have been following her video blogs for 2 years now as she made this album and I am SO EXCITED for it to FINALLY come out August 25th.  It will be one of the highlights of my summer.  Next after the new album...seeing her live again.  Oh IMOGEN HEAP  you will always be my fav lady : )

Oh golly, I got goosebumps watching that for the 100th time!

SISiversary and some Layouts

Hi y'all!  So I'll do a short recap of my scrappy weekend in TN!  I had the best time! So many laughs, scrapping, and drinks with so many amazing women.

Next year I will know how to use my own camera and quit mooching off Mandi.  All of these pictures are hers and I haven't edited them cos I lost Photoshop when my laptop died a few weeks ago...not to mention I forgot everything Mandi taught me how to do.

This love was a fabulous surprise...oh the magic of twitter! I wouldn't have known her without it!

These ladies (Sandy, Jen, Danielle, Patty) are amazing!

and this was always around and delicious:

I wish the weekend was longer! There are so many fabulous women I didnt get to talk to but look forward to seeing next year!  And for sure I will see some of them before then cos I love road trips and have no problem inviting myself haha.

AND I made four layouts this year! DOUBLING what I did last year.  Part was due to the fact that I  had more space and so much inspiration around me! Michelle, Mandi, Beth, and I all jacked each others layouts which you can see right now over on ScrapJacked.

Here are two of the layouts I did.  Mandi jacked the first one and the second is a jack of one of hers.  You can see details here

PHEW!!!  So inspired! Maybe I will go make something! I loved the jack cos it made me try something new : )

What new things have you tried lately?

Video Blog #2!

The question is will there ever be a true reason for these random videos?  Who knows!!  But they are hilariously amusing when you have awesome, fabulous, crazy, scrapbooking loves to make them with you!

Don't say I didn't warn you!

Cards

I love making cards.  And sending them.  And giving people a little reason to smile.  And the good thing is, it doesn't cost me anything cos you know I have more supplies than I know what to do with!  So spending a few dollars on stamps to send a handful of cards out is something I am happy to do.  And I have gotten into making my own envelopes so I always have what I need.  They don't take long and I have been doing it for YEARS!  I wish I had pictures of cards I made a few years ago before I got into scrapbooking, those are totally different!  Anyway, here are some cards I have neglected to post over the last few months:

The last one is my fav!  I channeled my inner Mandi and Dina 

And it seems I love to use Hambly scraps for cards : ) makes it look extra fancy!  There are more that I sent out recently but I will wait to post those til I know people got them.

Are you a card maker?

New Love

Hi blog friends!!! I'm back!  And I am completely inspired by this new love I have found (Sorry if you have heard of him and this is really old news to you.  Maybe you are Canadian)

So you know I love you and I love wine and I love music.  So this post is the equal sign to all those things.

AND I am sure you all loathe when I post videos that I love, cos who has time to watch them? And not everyone has the same taste as me.  And who the hell am I for you to listen to.  Whatever.  I feel you.  But this is amazing. And it's MY blog, so I do what I want!  Here's the video.  And below is a list of reasons why I possibly need alone time with the video/ really really love it, and really really love Patrick Watson.....

(ok i'll admit this might end up being a detailed list of why I find Patrick Waston so attractive)...

.the song is amazing

.cuuuuute boy

.a little butt crack. sexy.

.skinny boy

.sexy pants.  literally.  i didn't just add "pants" at the end of a word (you know who you are *wink*)

.that tricycle is amazing!

.long, dark hair + a hat.  mmmmm

.or long, dark hair alone

.but not just a hat alone....I don't find solitary hats sexy, sorry hats.

.the video is totally weird and mystical and creepy (men dressed as (mermaid?!) ladies)

.button down shirts.  rawr.

.lyrics

.crooked smile and teeth *SWOON* ...more noticeable in his other videos

.nature

.he's from canada (le sigh...he speaks french!!)

THAT'S why I love this video and Patrick Watson.  And apparently my announcement to the www about what I like in a guy.

Sooo if anyone tolerated me this long I hope you don't regret it.  Cos I really love every song this guy has.  And people are always asking me what I am listening to.  Of course I have my favs but I like to keep you updated with my new finds, you know, keep it fresh!!

Insert a random question I ask every blog but only 2 of you answer (aka, I have no question)

Yikes :(

My computer is sick. It did this same thing last year but it was under warrenty so I sent it away and the fixing was covered. This time... No such luck. So I am trying to fix it myself HA. Or else it will be fun trying to find a cheap way to fix it. I have a feeling I will lose everything. I really need to learn how to back things up. Any pictures I really love are online, and I buy hard copies of all my music. So it's really just a pain more than a loss. Fingers crossed!! At least I have my phone as a second life line (love you FiFi the iPhone!) hopefully I will be back soon

Quotes

So my life is incredibly up in the air right now.  And to be honest, I don't like it one bit.  But lately I have come across some quotes and things that are making me smile and I thought I would share them with you.

"The Decision of Your Lifetime: Everything depends on this. There is a right and wrong choice. It's NOT 6 of one and half a dozen of another. This is it. Choose using your animal instincts.  Don't make an intellectual decision, it'll be wrong.  Just go." - Miranda July (that's her down there)

and a 50 second clip that I adore from her movie Me and You and Everyone We Know

Paul Burgesslove the colors and feel of this one

This one for three reasons. 1. The quote 2. I'm really loving Andrew Bird lately and 3. Chris Piascik and his daily drawings are awesome and random

so romantic by FreyaArt

I don't know where this came from...sorry person who made this!

And some other quotes...

"Whatever you are, be a good one." -Abraham Lincoln

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else" -Elizabethtown

"Live what you love." - Anonymous

What gets you through rough times?  (please share!)

Brilliant

I just tweeted this but it deserves its own post.  I love this song (if you didnt already know) and who doesnt love the Brat Pack!?  I've lost count how many times I have watched it.  It makes me so happy!

OHPA

From Ohio to Pennsylvania. (OHPA) From Pennsylvania to Ohio.  So sad to see her go, but wonderful knowing I will see her in less than a month for SISiversary.  We drank LOTS of wine, vlogged, scrapped a bit, talked about every.thing, walked around York, took pictures, went into random shops, stopped in the cafe, and had the best time!  It's never long enough but I am so blessed that I have her as a friend cos I feel so close to her : )

Here are some lovely shots we took, just a few, you can never have too many.

I love learning and growing with her! I already have so many new ideas in my mind for our next adventure!

Where are your favorite places to take pictures?

Wine + Blogging = Wlogging

Mandi and I made a VLOG! I know none of my blog readers have asked for a vlog from me.  BUT you are getting one! I know you will love it!

So...what would you like to hear from us tomorrow night!?!?!