It's mostly just for me becasue I'm forever finding recipes that I like and then I can't ever find them again, so I started a blog so all my favs are in one place :)
SO here's the address if you'd like to take a peek :)
ckmommy-recipes.blogspot.com
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Latest CX projects
I thought some of you might want to take a peek at what I've been doing at CX lately.
My assignment for this month was to create a layout applying “Harmony in general and as it applies specifically to solids and patterns.”
Defined by Colormatters.com:
“Harmony can be defined as a pleasing arrangement of parts, whether it be music, poetry, color, or even an ice cream sundae.
In visual experiences, harmony is something that is pleasing to the eye. It engages the viewer and it creates an inner sense of order, a balance in the visual experience. When something is not harmonious, it's either boring or chaotic. At one extreme is a visual experience that is so bland that the viewer is not engaged. The human brain will reject under-stimulating information. At the other extreme is a visual experience that is so overdone, so chaotic that the viewer can't stand to look at it. The human brain rejects what it can not organize, what it can not understand. The visual task requires that we present a logical structure. Color harmony delivers visual interest and a sense of order.
In summary, extreme unity leads to under-stimulation, extreme complexity leads to over-stimulation. Harmony is a dynamic equilibrium.”
This has to be one of my favorite elements of design. I love to mix different patterns and solids. Basically creating harmony in your projects means to create a project that is pleasing to the eye. You don’t want to use too many bold-big-colorful patterns. If you choose to use a bold or larger pattern make sure to balance it out with a solid or a smaller, less distinct pattern. In both of my layouts I chose 2 papers that were very bold but I only used a small portion of the paper and balanced them out with using smaller patterns and matting portions of my layout with solids.
What do you think? :)
My assignment for this month was to create a layout applying “Harmony in general and as it applies specifically to solids and patterns.”
Defined by Colormatters.com:
“Harmony can be defined as a pleasing arrangement of parts, whether it be music, poetry, color, or even an ice cream sundae.
In visual experiences, harmony is something that is pleasing to the eye. It engages the viewer and it creates an inner sense of order, a balance in the visual experience. When something is not harmonious, it's either boring or chaotic. At one extreme is a visual experience that is so bland that the viewer is not engaged. The human brain will reject under-stimulating information. At the other extreme is a visual experience that is so overdone, so chaotic that the viewer can't stand to look at it. The human brain rejects what it can not organize, what it can not understand. The visual task requires that we present a logical structure. Color harmony delivers visual interest and a sense of order.
In summary, extreme unity leads to under-stimulation, extreme complexity leads to over-stimulation. Harmony is a dynamic equilibrium.”
This has to be one of my favorite elements of design. I love to mix different patterns and solids. Basically creating harmony in your projects means to create a project that is pleasing to the eye. You don’t want to use too many bold-big-colorful patterns. If you choose to use a bold or larger pattern make sure to balance it out with a solid or a smaller, less distinct pattern. In both of my layouts I chose 2 papers that were very bold but I only used a small portion of the paper and balanced them out with using smaller patterns and matting portions of my layout with solids.
What do you think? :)
Friday, February 27, 2009
Waking up this sleepy old blog
Well it't been a while (to say the least) since my last post. I'll explain for those of you who don't know. :)
THe day after my last post (Nov 3rd) we found out that our family is going to grow a bit. Yup...we're expecting a baby at our house. We were excited to welcome a new little one in to our family...BUT we soon found out that it wasn't going to be easy. I've spent the last few months with terrible "morning" sickness (BTW...whoever coined the phrase morning sickness is an idiot, it's more like all-day-complete-misery). It's only been the last 2 or 3 weeks that I realized that I was going to live through this.
Anyway...enough of that!!! Last week we went to the Dr. for the Ultrasound. I think everyone was expecting a girl. (I was really sick with Kay but not too bad with Cole). BUT to our surprise...IT's A BOY!!!
I think Kayleigh took the news the hardest. After the Dr told her the news she got very quiet. In fact she said very little for 2-3 hours. She wouldn't even talk on the phone to tell everyone the exciting news. While we were shopping at the mall a couple of hours later she finally wanted to talk about it. She stopped me in the middle of the mall and said, "mommy, at first I was a little disturbed that the baby is a boy, but now, I think it's going to be okay." I giggled quietly and told her that it was going to be okay. She wanted buy a new shirt for her baby brother so we went to Kohls and she picked out some onsies for him.
Kay has since become very excited and can't wait for the baby to get here. She will be a great big sister!
Cole couldn't be happier with the news of a brother. He's a little out numbered with girls. I have a feeling Cole, Marcus, and the baby will get into all sorts of trouble.
So....in a nutshell that's what's been happening. We're slowly getting things back to "normal" at our house. Hopefully that will mean more blog posts.
HUGS to all of you!
THe day after my last post (Nov 3rd) we found out that our family is going to grow a bit. Yup...we're expecting a baby at our house. We were excited to welcome a new little one in to our family...BUT we soon found out that it wasn't going to be easy. I've spent the last few months with terrible "morning" sickness (BTW...whoever coined the phrase morning sickness is an idiot, it's more like all-day-complete-misery). It's only been the last 2 or 3 weeks that I realized that I was going to live through this.
Anyway...enough of that!!! Last week we went to the Dr. for the Ultrasound. I think everyone was expecting a girl. (I was really sick with Kay but not too bad with Cole). BUT to our surprise...IT's A BOY!!!
I think Kayleigh took the news the hardest. After the Dr told her the news she got very quiet. In fact she said very little for 2-3 hours. She wouldn't even talk on the phone to tell everyone the exciting news. While we were shopping at the mall a couple of hours later she finally wanted to talk about it. She stopped me in the middle of the mall and said, "mommy, at first I was a little disturbed that the baby is a boy, but now, I think it's going to be okay." I giggled quietly and told her that it was going to be okay. She wanted buy a new shirt for her baby brother so we went to Kohls and she picked out some onsies for him.
Kay has since become very excited and can't wait for the baby to get here. She will be a great big sister!
Cole couldn't be happier with the news of a brother. He's a little out numbered with girls. I have a feeling Cole, Marcus, and the baby will get into all sorts of trouble.
So....in a nutshell that's what's been happening. We're slowly getting things back to "normal" at our house. Hopefully that will mean more blog posts.
HUGS to all of you!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Sunday, November 2, 2008
WHat sesame character are you?
You Are Bert |
 Extremely serious and a little eccentric, people find you lovable - even if you don't love them! You are usually feeling: Logical - you rarely let your emotions rule you You are famous for: Being smart, a total neat freak, and maybe just a little evil How you life your life: With passion, even if your odd passions (like bottle caps and pigeons) are baffling to others |
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