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So glad you chose to stop by!
I hope to use this blog to share some of my handmade cards as well as some of my scrapbook pages and maybe a few pics here and there that may or may not make it to a scrapbook page.
Scrapping for me is simply a fun hobby that I don't do often enough. More often than not, I'm a collector of all things scrap... i.e. tools, paper, embellishments...
Now to become motivated... Maybe this blog is just the way to do it...
Enjoy and come back SOON!
This is a LO of just an ordinary day. Since I have a camera in my possession 95% of the time, ordinary days can easily turn into photo ops… On this day, my mother and grandmother were in town visiting and as with all visits, we ended up shopping… Pam (not shown) and her mother (far right), met us for a portion of our store hopping venture and later we had lunch together… This photo was taken outside one of my mother’s MUST VISIT shoe stores… Notice the back drop in the photo. How appropriate…
So this LO not only documents an ordinary day, but it also fulfills a challenge issued by my friend Julie… The challenge was to create a 12 X 12 LO using at least one circle as the background… We were to also include a famous quote. The quote that I used is located on the arc of the circle at the bottom and it reads, “If the shoe fits BUY it… in every color” Julie, don’t know if the quote is famous in your family, but it’s FAMOUS in mine…
Anyway, had loads of fun creating this LO… Couldn’t stop adding colors, flowers, or ribbon... (circles too for that matter) Yep, I was pretty obsessive with this one, but I enjoyed every moment of it…
Well another completed challenge… AND it’s a LO… That’s an accomplishment in itself…
Enjoy…
Well, it's no big secret that I don't do layouts nearly enough! I've got tons of photos just waiting to be "scrapped"... So, I'm grateful for the challenge issued by my friend Karen to create a layout based on a Valerie Salmon sketch.
I titled my layout "Master Life"... It's a play on words, because the photo of my cousin, my uncle and myself was taken when my uncle went BACK to school to get his Masters + 30 in Education... His favorite neices (self proclaimed) were there bright and early in the morning to witness the event...!
Well, that's one LO down, hundreds more to go!
Enjoy!!!
I'm such a procrastinator... Julie issued this challenge a couple of weeks ago, but it was due today... Guess when I got started...? You're 100% accurate if you guessed today... But that's not important... The important thing is that I met the deadline... There's got to be some kind of reward for being on time, right?
Anyway... Julie provided a sketch for the challenge, with an additional requirement... We had to use the clipboard from the Cricut Fabulous Finds cartridge.
This LO is of me w/ a couple of my friends. I chose to title the LO "FRIEND" and use word strips with a mnemonic for FRIEND --- Frank, Reliable, Inspiring, Emotional, Nurturing, Dependable...
My required clipboard contains my friend "to do" list: 1. Call to say "hi", 2. Share a Laugh & 3. Repeat 1 & 2 often.
Also got a chance to use some red crystal swirls... Must have bling...
Well, as for this challenge I'm present and accounted for!!! - NEXT!!!
Enjoy...
I love this photo of my friend and her daughter! It's a wonderful visual of the love that they share... I like the photo so much that I just had to use it in my latest challenge. The challenge was to create a 12 X 12 layout utilizing at least two patterned papers, a button, flower, ribbon, and the teddy bear from the Cricut DoodleCharms cartridge. Boy, it's been a long time since I created a layout... I'm a little rusty, but I met the challenge criteria and I've contributed a page for JuliAna's scrapbook... Two birds/one stone... On to the next challenge...
Enjoy...
Well, the challenges keep rolling in. I must admit, I'm really grateful for the challenges because they make me stretch creatively. And this one was definitely a stretch. We were to make a 5 X7 romantic or nostalgic card. That was it. Seems simple, but it was hard for me. Initially, I couldn't come up w/ anything, but thanks to my desire to play with my new Cricut Design Studio software, I was able to make a card that wasn't the regular square or rectangular shape. How awesome to be able to make a card in ANY shape!!! Not only that... I was able to use two different carts and weld shapes and fonts then cut as one piece. This could be so much fun... Anyway, to build on the romantic theme, I made a heart shaped card. The closed and open views of the card are pictured below...
Enjoy!
My girlfriend, Carol, got the bright idea to issue a New Year's card challenge. Ummm, this one was really a challenge because I've never bought, received, or even thought about sending a New Years card... The other requirement was the card dimensions. The card had to be 4 X 9.25 or 9.25 X 4 depending on the orientation. So here's my feeble attempt. I figured a New Year's card should be festive so I cut some party hats (that strangely resemble a dress) from my Cricut Celebrations cartridge. I added some bling in the form of pink rhinestones and a bit of glitter around the Happy New Year title... That's all I got... It's gonna have to do...
Enjoy...
My friends and I are loving our personal challenges to each other. We decided to do a card based on a predefined sketch. The sketch we used is CPS #38. You can find this and many more sketches on the Card Positioning System website... Here's my take... My girlfriends Carol, Karen, and Juliet also came up with some beautiful creations.
This challenge was fun... Loved playing with my Heidi Swap Bling and my Stickles...
The CPS sketch is below...
On to the next challenge... Oh yeah got to get to the rest of those bday cards too...
Enjoy...
Well, I was slow to join the Criss Cross Craze, but alas, I'm here! I didn't want to do a criss cross card, but I didn't want to pass on the challenge issued by my friend Karen. I'm sure this is the first challenge of many. Albeit, I got to this point kicking and screaming, I admit that I had a great time with this challenge. I will definitely do more cards like this...
So Karen, here it is... On to the next challenge...
Enjoy...
