My New…”old” Typewriter

Sorry I haven’t posted in a little while…I was consumed by my new addiction!

spending many, many hours and late nights on ebay of all places…

trying to find and get the best deal on a typewriter on ebay…finally… I found one!! I had bid on several different ones but finally I WON a bid yesterday and the seller has already shipped it so I will be awaiting the big brown truck tomorrow for delivery. I got a vintage Olympia DeLuxe typewriter from the 60′s. The coolest part about this particular one is it types in a cursive font AND has a green ribbon that can type in green ink!! 

 

Why you ask I would want a typewriter in this day in age with the technology of computers and printers…well for my Project Life 366 album there is alot of journaling involved and how cool would it be to just put whatever size journaling card/or paper in a typewriter and type right where you want to, instead of having to line it all up and test it out several times to get it all lined up to print out on my computer…such a hassle that is. I am so excited and can’t wait to get my new toy and start typing away. 

Here it is…

 

 

I’m also bidding on another really cool typewriter… a Smith Corona Corsair Deluxe made in the late 50′s in Aqua so far I am the highest bidder I hope to get that one too!! It types in regular font and will be match my decor sitting on my scrapbooking table.  WHO KNEW that I would be so fascinated with old typewriters, but they are really cool!!

Wish me luck I hope I win this auction too

Another Lost Tooth!

Photo Booth…just being silly :)

While at Swaders Arcade on Monday for Kaitlynn’s Birthday we decided to be silly and take over the photo booth…Too Funny!!

Happy 19th Birthday Kaitlynn

Its’s hard to believe that 19 years ago today {January 16th, 1993} my life change in the best way possible. My Daughter, Kaitlynn was born.

Here’s an OLD scrapbook page of mine that I did a LONG time ago with some shots from Kaitlynn’s First Year. {sorry for the line across the page I had to scanner stitch the best I could since I don’t have a 12×12 scanner}

Loving the new spot healing tool in Photoshop Elements 9

The new feature on the spot healing tool Content-Aware is so cool you can virtually remove any unwanted item from a photo.

Example: tree branches are gone by using the spot healing tool…it’s like they were never there! LOVE IT!!

This also happens to be my new favorite photo of Kaitlynn

Back to Photoshop

After a LONG over due wait I am now getting back to working with Photoshop again {Elements 9}. After I got my new computer and switched from Windows to Mac I haven’t done anything with Photoshop…until this week. I had bought the updated version Elements 9 back in May 2011 when I got my new Mac and it’s just been sitting in the box waiting and waiting for me to open and re-teach myself again. The time has come and just as I knew it, IT would happen…hours and hours up late playing with it. Little by little it’s coming back to me, plus I have learned a few new tricks and some cool features that Elements 9 has that 6 did not. So now I’ve added another addiction of mine to the plate…but loving every minute of it. 

Lack of Sleep

And here’s the reason I have been glued to my computer lately…a sneak peak of my Project Life 366…Almost caught up to date

Free Starbucks Sample

Visit your local Starbucks store Thursday, January 12th-Saturday, January 14th for a FREE tasting event and vote for your favorite coffee. After you vote, you will get a free sample to take home with you!!

Seven Day Forecast

Looks like Thursday will be our warmest day, but also looks like it will be a rainy/overcast day…Good day to stay indoors and catch up on my laundry and all caught up on my Project 366 {will post pictures soon of completed pages}

Finally…I can start my Project Life 366

Yeah…I was so EXCITED when the big brown UPS truck showed up today with my Amazon.com package. I had placed an order for the Becky Higgins Project Life Clementine Edition Core kit. I have been documenting each day so far this year so I could get started with my album as soon as my package arrived

http://www.amazon.com/Project-Life-Core-Kit-Clementine/dp/B005JZAH1I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326314688&sr=8-1

I opened it right away and the kit is even more beautiful in person…okay now I’m off to start creating & documenting.