Confessions of a Scrapbook Shopaholic

Today my friend Nati and I started our morning off with a movie (Something Borrowed). When we got to the theater the movie was no longer being played, as they just updated the movies times this morning. Thank goodness for iphones because I found the movie at the Manteca theater (about 20 min away) and it was going to be starting in 30 min. We hurried to the theater and there was no way I was going to let Nati out of our date. She just started driving again after all of her recent medical set backs, and she needed to get out of the house and have some fun friend time ;-)

After the movie we headed over to Joann's since this store is bigger than the one we have. I must say it never fails that every time I am with her and we go to a scrapbook store I always end up leaving with some new tool that I do not have, or wouldn't have known about if it wasn't for her. I'm totally not complaining because I love all of my things, but that is just our little inside joke that every time I am with her I spend money LOL ( i know i am the one in control of my spending).Today I left the store with an embossing gun and some powders that I have been wanting to get for some time now because they were all 40% off. I may spend a lot of money on scrapbooking supplies, but all of my friends know that I am so frugal when it comes to shopping. I am all for getting hand-me-downs, discounts, and anything that is free. I will return something and then re-buy it if it saves me money in the long run. I used to be a cashier, so I know I must be one of their annoying customers at times.

My mom had asked me to make a birthday card for a family friend who is celebrating her 90th birthday on Monday, so using my new tools, supplies, and a couple of Nati's ideas I made my first birthday card. It took me a couple tries to figure out the embossing thing, but eventually I got the powder to stick LOL silly me. I think it turned out really cute for my first card, but I am also so darn picky I always manage to  find things that I could have or should have done better/differently.

Our family friend loves humming birds, so I thought this card would be perfect for her. I never thought I would use my flowers as much as my friend, but now I can see why she absolutely loves them. They add so much more to whatever project you are working on.