November 30, 2008
Sneaky Peeky....
A peek at my reveal over at Go. Be Creative.tomorrow. I just LOVE December's kit and am so sad it's my last month on the DT!!!!! :( Make sure you sign up for the AWESOME newsletter over at GBC for some really great info and ideas. Lainey (creator/owner of GBC) is even going to start a "Handmade for the Holidays" series on her blog to help those of us that want to make some really wonderful hand-made gifts for those we love this holiday season.
November 25, 2008
CBC05 Postponed....
So....I will get my card done and posted with the spotlight on one of you ASAP after Thanksgiving. What that means though, is that if you haven't gotten a chance to participate, you STILL HAVE TIME!!! So, check out the challenge HERE and have a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving. I have SO MUCH to be thankful for and I include each of you on my list. I am truly blessed and I just love this time of year when we really reflect on all that we have been given. I hope you get to spend time with those you love over Thanksgiving and get to eat all the yummy food you want!! Take care, and play in my challenge if you haven't!!!
November 24, 2008
Don't Forget!
November 22, 2008
One Down....
So, here's one of the posts for the 2 tags I was "given". This is my DD#2. We pulled over one day in this empty lot to pick dandelions and let the girls blow them. DD#2 will run the length of 3 football fields to pick a dandelion she spots and blow it so these GIANT ones were a special treat. After blowing a few and making some BIG wishes, we hopped back in the van and drove home.
In this tag, you post the 4th picture in the 4th folder of your picture files. I was tagged by Cori and I have to tag 4 other people. The 4 people I tag (gosh - who to choose?!?!?) may have already been tagged, I don't even know, but I'm going to name them in no particular order.
PS - I really hope you'll play in my latest Combat Boot Challenge - HERE.
Combat Boot Challenge 05
Hi there!! I hope that with the holidays approaching you'll be able to participate in this week's challenge. I will not be posting one next Saturday - I'll skip a week - just to take a little break over the weekend directly following Thanksgiving. I'm sure you all will be busy too :)
As you can see above, this is the inspiration photo for this week's challenge. I found it over at the Behr (paint) website under a section called "Designing a Dreamy Bedroom. Restful Color Schemes You'll Just Love Waking Up To." and I really liked this one. You can see the link HERE. Just make sure to click on the "Emotional" tab. I am trying to figure out exactly how I want to do our bedroom. I was thinking a light (not too light) greyish-blue color to go with our bedspread, but the bedspread does have chocolate in it and I really like this room. I don't know if it would get "too dark" though for me????.....
Anyway - here are the rules:
You will have through Monday evening (Nov 24) to comment with a link to your creation. Please post your link in a comment to THIS post. Additionally, please ensure that you leave a direct link to the actual post or specific picture in your gallery.
On Tuesday morning, November 26th, I will post my own creation along with a list of links to all of yours. I will use Random.org to select one of your entries as the "featured artist" in my own post. This means for your link to appear in the initial post or to be considered as the featured artist, I would need to have it by 8:00 pm on Monday evening.
If you upload your card to SCS, please use the keyword CBC05 with no spaces, so that we can find them easily.
November 21, 2008
Tag....I'm IT!!
So, I have two tags to post here, and as I am typing this my little one just woke up and is letting me know in his sweetest, screaming voice, that he wants out of his crib. So...it will have to wait. BUT - I promise to do it!!!!
Colors I {Heart}
As many of you know, Baja Breeze is one of my favorite colors EVER. Of course, I love Black and White cards a lot too - so the combo is just perfect. Granted - this Making Memories paper isn't "exactly" Baja Breeze - but it's close enough!!! I made this card a while ago and have been meaning to send it to a dear friend, and am a loser. I thought that by posting it, it might motivate me to get off my bum and get the darn thing in the mail before it gets lost, ruined or destroyed (or all three) by me or my children (or cat!)!!!
To make the little circles of Baja Breeze over some of the "blooms" I used the eraser on a pencil and "stamped it off" once on some scratch paper and then I "stamped" it on top of the image. I guess it's spotlighting, but whatever it is, it's a fun effect to add a pop of color to a black and white image. The scallops are made with the corner rounder punch with the guide removed. Mostly because I can't seem to locate my Scallop Edge punch in the mess commonly referred to as my stamping room.Stay tuned tomorrow for the Combat Boot Challenge (an inspiration challenge) - I hope that it can be more successful this week :)
Have a WONDERFUL weekend!!! My hubby comes back this next Tuesday, so I will be trying to clean the disaster we've made in the house while he has been gone. Maybe I'll get to squeeze some stamping in!
Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes
Paper: Making Memories patterned paper, Basic Black and Whisper White CS
Ink: Black StazOn, Baja Breeze classic ink
Accessories: Thickers (Roller Rink Glitter White), clear adhesive rhinestones, paper piercing tool and template, pencil eraser, Corner Rounder punch, dimensionals, silver brad, Basic Black 1/4" grosgrain ribbon

