altered alphas over at
THe CrEatiVe TyPe

yup that's what its all about this time! how fun is that? here is my page. i totally cut apart one of my sticker packs and pulled out some paint. been awhile since i did that!

hop on over to the blog and check out the rest of the fabulous ladies' work. lots of yummy pages, per usual! :)

i'm a blog designer... its true.

and i'm lovin it!! :)
here is another one i finished up today.
check out amy's full blog HERE.

thanks again amy for approaching me and asking me to design your blog. i had a LOT of fun with this one. <3


this was for my dear friend marta!
hope you like it girl! you're worth it.
luv ya girl!

i hope you all have a great weekend.
i'm busy creating and designing and scrapping!
luv*luv

{things i love} thursday

its been a couple weeks since i've done one of these... been a busy month
here are my recent Flickr faves. *swoon*


1. fairy light, 2. Untitled, 3. Untitled, 4. Summer is knocking at the door, 5. Lilacs Through The Viewfinder Photo Print, 6. Senior - Brandi, 7. Failed opportunities, 8. sunshine (329/365), 9. Untitled, 10. Untitled, 11. Senior - Brandi, 12. polaroids<3, 13. another fake., 14. Senior - Brandi, 15. Imaginary, 16. I swear by now I'm playing time against my troubles.

okay...so i've decided i really should be making lists of the things i find during the week so that i have something i can pull from when it comes times to do these posts...
cuz i'm totally drawing a blank. :(
i'm having a bad day.

something happened last night that made me furious!!! kinda ruined my mood today still...
so how bout we turn this into a {things i HATE} thursday! LOL.

so yesterday the copier here at work went out finally...just meaning it needs new toner. no biggie! i just drive a half hour to moses lake and go get some at Staples. so chris and i went after i closed the shop. picked out the toner i needed and went to the counter to purchase it. i had brought a check from the business account to pay for it. filled it out and gave it to the guy... who after running it through the machine, gave it back to me asking for a different form of payment. i was like "what? i don't have another form of payment. its a business account and we have checks." to which he told me i could not purchase said toner because their computer had rejected my check! wtf?? i'm like, "the only resource we have to purchase things for the business is checks! i need this toner to do my job tomorrow!"

i was obviously irritated, so he called over his supervisor Veronica. she was a snobby witch of a woman, who ran the check again for herself and told me the same thing. to which i ask the most obvious and rational question: "why?" she passes me this piece of paper with a number on it and tells me i have to call this number and it will tell me, cuz she 'didn't know.' (retard) so i call the number... turns out whatever bank Staples uses has an insurance company that monitors check purchases to prevent fraud. the automated voice proceeds to tell me there is nothing wrong with my account (duh!) or check (double-duh!) and then the call ends.

so helpful!

am i alone here.... or does this make any sence to anyone??!! they are willing to just give up $275 worth of business because their computer randomly selected my check to reject?? the geeky teenage boy with braces and glasses seemed to agree with me, but kept saying there was nothing he could do.

so i called my boss. who asked if i could use my paycheck that i had cashed earlier to make the purchase. that turned out to be the only solution for the problem. so i bought the toner and left the store fuming!!!

living in a small town, its not even like i have an option of taking my business elsewhere. that's the only place around that carries the toner i needed for our copier. dude....i was pissed! i don't think i've been that mad in awhile.

rediculous.
totally ruined my mood and still has me fuming today!
so...this is all i have to say about that:

its a new week...

and i can share my secret blog design!
my cool scrapping blogging friend ally e-mailed me awhile back and asked me to design the blog and logo for her new inspiration blog she and her friend started. i was so honored! (i guess she liked the design i did for her blog!)


so head on over and check out their cool ideas. and they've got a design team call going on now too!! :) the pink ninjas

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in other news....

so there is going to be this big party on the 6th up in penticton (my old stomping grounds before i got married) with all my peeps and new friends i met at nate and abi's wedding and I CAN'T GO!!! i'm so bummed. :( turns out that my permanent resident card has expired. that's the card that lets me live in the US... (i'm a canadian citizen for those that don't know). i totally thought that i had till september, but it turns out i was wrong. in big letters on the card is says: expires 4-30-09. maybe it was the "09" part i had stuck in my head that made me think september. oh well. so i can't go to the party... and i can't go to my cousin's engagement party either. :(
i miss canada! and i miss my family too. its been a really long time since i have been to see them, and i was looking forward to it. gonna get on that really soon so i can cross the border!

so my hubby has got a summer job! he's going to be driving combine for a company called Quincy Foods. he's going to be working 12 hour days (at least) 7 days a week. yikes! its gonna be hard on me not having him around all the time, but the money is good. we've got a plan! and we're hoping to work everything right so we can get our house. eekk!! so excited.
i was talking to my mum about not having chris around and she's like: "quit whining shaina... nobody ever sees their husbands." :( but the thing is... i do. we spend every day (minus the 5 hours while chris is driving school bus) together. and we like it! we get along.... we like each other's company. anyway.... i'm just gonna miss him.

speaking of chris.... its our 2 year anniversary soon!!! i can't beleive its been 2 years already. :D its been the best 2 years of my life.

my 503 photography workshop is starting on the 3rd of june!! i'm getting sooooo excited for it. i'm hoping to learn a lot and take some good pictures.
i will probably be sharing them on here!

be back tomorrow with this weeks edition of {things i love} thursday. :)

my girl Jamie is also having a big giveaway on her blog right now! check it out HERE. she is such a generous spirit. luv ya girl~!!!

scrapbook love and a blog re-design

hi all!
and a special hello to the members of my family who read my blog. i'm glad you like to stop by. say hello sometime! i'd love to hear from you. (you can always comment anonymously and just leave your name with your note!)

its been a busy week!
but i've managed to squeeze in some scrapping time!
wanna see?

this page is all about the house that chris and i are hoping to buy this year. eeek! so exciting.

i've also been busy doing some blog designs. having tons of fun too! a couple things are still secrets.... shhhh!!! but i can share one with you!
this was done for Kent a member of the design team over at THe CrEatiVe TyPe.
hop on over and take a peek at her etsy shops. she's got a lot of fun goodies!!

that's all for today!
now i've got to head home and take care of my sick boy.
i'm hoping he'll get to feeling better before his summer job starts. he' s going to be driving combine over the summer. he'll be doing about 14 hour days, but making decent money. that will definitely help us get into our house. :)

have a wonderful weekend everyone!!