Pay it Forward

One of the members of the group I moderate (Copic Buzz) on Paper Craft Planet http://www.papercraftplanet.com/group/copicbuzz had this cool thing going. Her name is Stef and you can find her here! http://glitterbabegreetings.blogspot.com/ -
It is called "pay it forward". I have never seen this and thought how wonderful! So of course I signed up... now I'm passing it on!

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me, especially for you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make but I hope you will.

2- What I create will be just for you. I’ll be lurking around your blog to see what you might like

3- this will run until the end of July.

4- You have no clue what it's going to be and neither do I so it'll be a big surprise to both of us!

The catch? Oh yeah. There's a catch.... You must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog.

So the first five people who post, and are willing to pass it along, will get a handmade gift in the mail from me.

Once you receive the gift, please be sure to post a pic on your blog.

Now doesn't this sound like fun? I'm singing here...... make someone happy!

Please leave a comment with a link to your post!

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Birthday Card for my daughter

Today I made a birthday card for my daughter. I also entered this card as my project for the Copic Buzz Challenge for the Copic Buzz Group. http://www.papercraftplanet.com/group/copicbuzz
The challenge was skin tones. I did pretty well, but if you look closely at the legs you can see I saturated the page a little to much when I was blending and it caused it to seep out of my stamped line. Oops!

Welcome Dexter!

Challenges and I never seem to click. I never...ever..get my project completed by the deadline! I have to be the slowest scrapper and card maker on the planet!

Why...you ask, do I keep participating in them...for the inspiration of course!

This was intended for the Stampin' Out Alzheimers - Template Challenge found here: http://stampinoutalzheimers.ning.com/forum/topics/template-challenge

The deadline was Sunday, yep...4 days ago!

I used Basic Grey paper, and my Silhouette SD of course!

Simple Thank You Card

I bought the Thank You stamp at Michael's in their $1.00 stamp bin. It's amazing what you can do with a $1.00 stamp!

Way to long......

It's been so long since I've posted. Almost 2 years. Wow..How time flies! I haven't stopped creating, just stopped blogging about it. I have made a promise to myself that I will now keep this blog up with all my creations!

Here is a layout I created for my daughter's wedding. I got the page idea from the BoBunny blog. I am in awe of the BoBunny papers. You'll see a lot of them on this blog because I've purchased about every line they've put out this spring!

Altered Journal

I haven't posted in awhile. I have been in the bed and resting. I have surgery scheduled for Wednesday and will be back in bed for 8 weeks. So I thought I'd show you my collage effort. I decided to try a little journal I bought at Michaels in their dollar bin before I attempted the box.

It turned out so fantastic! I just played around with it until I was happy with the look. One thing I would change is the hand, I think it should have been tinted an orange or brown to match the other papers. It would have made everything more blended. As it is, it kind of stands out from the others and collage is meant to all blend together.

But that is why I tried it on something cheap first! So I could learn. Anyway it really is neat. I love it!

New Experiment - Will I pass?

I have been admiring the look of collage for quite awhile. But, I have never tried it. Being the adventurer that I am I decided to try my luck. It's only paper right! If it doesn't turn out oh well I have wasted a cheap 2.00 box and about 3.00 on paper. If it's ugly I can always use the box to hold scrap stuff and it will give me something to smile about and ask myself what was I thinking! If it is a success, I will put it at the top of my craft table to admire and say wow! You did great! Either way..It will not be wasted.
I thought since I was experimenting I would go all out and try a style I have never done before. Chinese. I ordered some cool Chinese theme paper and some really cool collage sheets. Stay tuned to see if I pass or fail in my experiment!

Happy Birthday Card

I made a birthday card for a friend at the ScrapGalaxy web site. We have a Birthday Club and when it's your birthday you receive cards from all over the world! It's pretty cool.

You can find the ScrapGalaxy link in my favorite places.

For this card I used pink and teal cardstock, an embellishment from colorbok (Dena's Closet Retro Collection) Basic Grey (Romani - Patchouli), some little flowers that I do not remember who made or where I got! :o), and I added the Bohemia Light Blue Gems to the middle of the flowers. I also inked the edges of all the cardstock I used.

Good Enough For Me

I was reading my February issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine and I read an article by Ali Edwards I just had to share. I will not go through the whole article but I did want to share a part of it. The name of the article was “the busy scrapper’s survival quide” and in it she wrote, “Adopt a philosophy of “good enough” for me. This means keeping the focus on the story. “Good Enough” means you’ve told your story to your own personal satisfaction. Maybe the design isn’t exactly what you first envisioned. Maybe your handwriting isn’t perfect. “Good Enough” is about adopting the perspective that, years from now, people will care most about the photos and the words. The rest is window dressing. “
This really hits the mark with me. For so long I was trying to make my style into a style that wasn’t me. I wanted the artisy look that I adore but found it impossible to create. I wanted the “wow” factor! It got to a point where I was avoiding scrapping because scrapping had become frustrating. It wasn’t the fun it used to be. I finally went back to scrapping my way and with it came back my passion for scrapping.
I hear or really read so many people saying how their layout isn’t “good enough” or “I wish I could make mine look like the DT’s do. I may never be chosen to be on a Design Team. But I am doing what I love, the way I love and that…. “Is Good Enough For Me!”

Scrapbooking Tags

I have been working on tags for a tag class. I have had so much fun! They are quick, fun, and most of all easy! You can find the class at scrapfriends. The link is posted in my favorite links section. The best part of the class? It's free! I have learned so many techniques. They have awesome classess beginning every month. Be sure to check them out at the first of the month to see what class they are hosting. You may start the classes at any time.