Sofa so good

Yesterday I finally covered the lower part of my couch with the new fabric I bought. It’s striped, so it took quite some time to get everything straight and stapled – but! It’s finished and it looks so cool! I’ve had my old sofa for… oh ages and the pattern was so “90s” (ugh!). Now I just need to figure out how my new / old sewing machine works, then I can finish sewing the upper cover and voilà – my couch will be as good as new! I’ll share a picture when everything’s done

Now lookit what I got in the mail today…

Say “awwwwwwwww”
These are from My Cute Stamps and I think they’re indeed irresistibly cute! Those were also what I had in mind when I made the following card:

The base is Basic Grey “Two Scoops – Very Berry Sundae”, the cherries are from SU!s Tart & Tangy Set. I inked them up with Real Red and Old Olive markers, stamped them in a random pattern and used glue and Dazzling Diamonds to make them sparkle. My SU! Scallop punch took a bite out of the top right corner (5 out of the top layer, 4 out of the bottom layer to give it some 3D effect). The chipboard letters are Basic Grey as well and the ribbon bow is Stampin’ Up!.

Notice the Hello Kitty popsicle stick? Yep, I had Hello Kitty ice cream that day, then decided that the stick was too cute to simply throw it away. So I thoroughly cleaned it, let it dry and in the meantime made the card Whaddya think?

Have a great, sunny day!

P.S. Just to give credit: Popsicle cards were around everywhere last summer, my source of inspiration was Lynn Larson. I stumbled upon the “Sweet Kawaii” set because of the hilarious Krystie Lee and her adorable samples using the set: for example this card, that card and the onesie. She’s super talented, no?

Secondary translation: you’re doin’ it wrong!

Of course there’s also a card to share, but first of all I have to tell you that I went to see “Milk” – a very good movie! Sean Penn was incredible, really. Great actor.
One thing though: I’d rather have seen it in English, which apparently had better voices and of course no bad translations.

Seriously, some mistranslations hurt me physically. I’m not saying I’m perfect, but these are mistakes that translators just shouldn’t make. Or of course, if the following examples weren’t translated by a professional, here are some good reasons to employ one:

In the movie, one guy says something like “Is it just me or is this guy incredibly cute” – the German version was “Bin das nur ich oder…”
-.-’

Or in one episode of the Gilmore Girls, Rory declares “I’m cool with that” and they translated it with “Ich bin cool damit”
…

Or look at this bad boy AKA a Ben & Jerry’s ad:

I’m sorry, but “in 2009″ is not German.
And yet it’s conquering the German language – help!!

Some of the worst translational mistakes can be seen in the German versions of Stampin’ Up!s catalogues though. For example this little ugly thing:

Just a little explanation: The English >>equivalent<< is "Kind people are the best kind of people." I don't think there's anything else to say but: WTF??!!!

I'm sorry, this might be what you'd call "Berufskrankheit" (occupational disease) but it makes my eyes bleed.
Seriously, people @ SU! Germany: You missed the point. Entirely. Please stop making all those gross mistakes. Produce something that we can use, for heavens sake! Thank you.

To finish, meet todays card:

Have a good night!

Today, I am happy

Hey peeps!

Yet another post, because I want you to leave a comment – not at this blog-o (although that would be nice as well) but over at Cosmo Cricket.

They are donating a dollar to the food bank for every comment to this post.
Their goal is to donate $ 1000 – at the moment they are at slightly over 500 comments, so COME ON!! LET’S DO IT!

Helping to feed poor children & other people who are not as lucky as we are is just a click away!
Thank you!

P.S. I chose this title because today is the first day of the holidays! Woot woot! What a great day to do something for a good cause, dontchya think?

UPDATE: We’re at 726 comments, getting closer and closer! C’mon ladies!!

Henrietta, we bought no flowers for you

I’m back
Yep, just as announced, I stuck to my plan of MIA until everything was over. And I made it. On Wednesday I had my presentation and it went very well and just some hours ago I finished my essay.
Yee-haw, people!!

So, what happened in the meantime?

First of all, Buck turned three!!
(He got a big birthday bone which for me resulted in waking up to choking noises and other horrible things the next day, I’ll spare you the details.) The last year was not the best one for you, first moving then being diagnosed with Leishmaniasis… So here’s to hoping that the new year in your life will be much calmer and happier! Look at this little birthday boy:

Love you, cutie!

Next up, I wanted to show you the earrings I made with the help of my friend Anastasia while I was in my hometown over the weekend.

I love them, they are so cool. Plus I made them. Which makes them even cooler. Whaddya think?

Last but not least a Thank You card I made for Kate & Steph over at the Passion for Papertrey blog and which – surprise – is made of items they sent me. I also made it with the new challenge in mind, which was to use buttons – easy peasy

If you have any questions, let me know.
Holidays start tomorrow, so I finally get around doing all the stuff that needs to be done (good intentions…) and creating some stuff as I’ve been yearning to craft for the last weeks…!!

See you soon!