Read Faster!!

Happy TGIFriday and a BRRRR cold one at that oy!!  Snowed yesterday & supposed to snow again today with temps hovering in the low 20's...winter has arrived and I am SAD LOL!  If we get flurries in VA people freak, wreck their cars and basically act like idiots so I try not to go out but I have to run errands today...pray for me!  We have a low key weekend planned, nothing big other than Alexa's chorus/broadway play tomorrow night...they call it Desserts on Broadway and they sing and do skits while those in the audience have access to all kinds of yummy desserts while watching.  Not a bad trade off huh?  Of course Alexa's bit is at the very end so no leaving early heehee!

Do any of you like to read?  Next to coloring and being with my family it IS my #1 thing to do in my spare time.  I don't have much spare time during the day...oh wait...I have NO spare time during the day ahahahaha.  BUT I read late at night...when everyone is asleep, no one needs anything & the house is blissfully quiet.  I am part vampire I do believe...growing up EVERYONE in my family was a morning person UGH EXCEPT ME LOL...do you know what that's like?  Now my family including the 2 teens are all night owls...we keep crazy hours in this house but I refuse to explain or apologize for it.  People tend to look at you weird or think that you are lazy when in essence I spend MORE time awake then most people with a "normal" schedule LOL.  Whatever, you gotta do what works best for you and that's just what we do!  And I do my best AFTER 10 am, I don't move fast in the morning and I like to stay up late..usually till 2-3 am every morning.  And from 11:30 pm till 2 or 3 am I read in bed..its MY time, my time unwind and enjoy a good book and just relax a bit.  My earliest memories are of my mom toting me to our local library while she picked out books & I got some too.  Now get this..if my dad caught me with a book he'd yell "get your nose out of a book and do something worthwhile"..can you imagine saying that today? LOL, I NEVER have an issue with my kids reading a book ya know.  I love to devour books...I read about 3-4 books a week and usually have 2-3 going on at the same time.  I read just about everything although historical fiction, memoirs and thriller/mysteries rate tops in my book.  There truly is nothing better than a book that grabs you from page 1, keeps you turning the page...so into the book you will give up sleep for it, spend all day rushing thru chores because you can't wait to get the book out again.  I like to say its like a "great movie in your head"..better than a movie actually!  My daughter likes to read but sadly Riley has never been a reader, he will read some but not like we do.  My husband likes to say this "I read for work"...ummm NOT the same thing I tell him LOL..he reads for work, he reads magazines & newspapers but he does not read for pleasure.  To me if you don't read some for pleasure you are missing out...so many great authors and books...and so little time to read them all but I'm trying LOL! 

So if you have book you'd like to recommend I'm all ears...if you are a member of Goodreads online site then look me up, I haven't listed all the books I've ever read but I've got about 400 up and I try to add to it regularly when I remember.  You can click the Goodreads blinkie on my sidebar as well...that tells you what books I'm reading or just read if you need a recommendation.  And we have a cyber book club called BookEndz at CMC Classroom that is open to everyone to join...we have a new book every month and a cyber chat to discuss it at the end.  I try to pick books that will appeal to everyone...what pressure LOL..but so far I think its been pretty successful and we are going on year 2 with it.  Ok enough blibber blabber from me---onward to the project which is ABOUT READING, great segue huh? ;)  Right now I'm reading a book that may be my next book club pick so I can't spill the beans...sorry LOL!

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Read Faster!!

So today I'm using a new artist digi image from Alicia's Little Shop and this cutie is called "Alicia Loves Reading"...I love her cuz she reminds me of me AND my blog logo a bit LOL.  Although I'm usually in bed reading.  Go check out some of her cuties, I have the one with the kitty too & plan on using that next...yes cuz I now have 6 cats I know ;)   I made this card for myself..not really..but I made it to appeal to my tendencies LOL.  I love this color combo of black, apple green & aquas...modern & fresh.    

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

 Make It Monday (anything goes)

Moving Along With the Times (bling)

Digi Stamps 4 Joy (anything goes)

Nutcrafters (girly & cute)

The Paper Shelter (anything goes)

Stampin Royalty (polka dots)

The papers are by "Kaisercraft--Chapter 1"  and I distressed the edges with my Zutter Distress It machine.  The round elements are from a Spellbinders die...it cuts with a solid center however I put it back thru with a circle die so the center was open..then cut it in half to add to each side of my project.  I love cutting my die cuts to make new & different uses of them.  The white scrolly is a Memory Box die "Amira Flourish".  I punched small circles from my green pp and then added a black pearl on top for a different embellie..I wanted to funk it up a bit.  The sentiment is from PTI called "All Booked Up", a must have set if you are a reader or book lover!

She got colored in a mix of Copics & TouchTwins (I will have to note touchtwins tomorrow, I forgot to jot them down & memory is poor tonight lol).  Copics were BG75,BG72,BG11,BG10 / C9,C5,C3,C1 / E11,E00,R20/ YG03.  Then I added Diamond Glaze(15% off) to her eyes and band on the chair..I also added polka dots to her headband & sofa band with my Sharpie Poster Paint pen in white. Stickles were added to her shirt & headband cuz the girl has GOT to have some blingety-bling!!

That's all from me!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend, stay safe & WARM!