Creative Challenge

I've been reading all these blogs that offer challenges, so I want to offer my own challenge. Create a card using using Black, Green, Purple and Orange...and even though I'm choosing Halloween colors, the card may or may not be Halloween related. Add a demensional element, and most importantly, have fun...

Leave me a comment here with a link to a picture of your card! The winning entry will win a CTMH booking stamp set (includes 4 small images) Deadline for entries: October 10th

Car Update

Have you shopped for a car battery lately? over $70 for a decent one....if you need it, which luckily we did not. However, after having having it tested we needed a new starter. Bummer..battery was cheaper, but I did end up getting a decent price on a rebuilt starter and paid $113 instead of $140. And apparently there was a wire going to nowhere, that was hot...and most likely part of the reason the battery was discharging...other than the starter. So anyway, thanks to having a friend who is a weekend mechanic, and paying for the part, the installation cost me a 12 pack of beer.

Oh yeah..and the exciting, but scary part of the day, a few houses down from where my friend lives, a house fire started. Apparently it was electrical and started in the attic...and luckily no one was hurt. The house has a few holes in the roof, and I bet a lot of water damage.

Tonight was GNO....we went to Macaroni Grill for dinner. I ordered the shrimp scampi...and it was very good. Then we went to see "The Women" with Meg Ryan and Annette Benning. Movie was very good, although when Annette's charactor said that she and Meg's charactor had been best friends since college, I thought that was stretching it...A LOT...Annette looks great for her age, but she does not look anywhere close to Meg's age. It was an interesting movie with a fairly good sound track.

OK...fixed it again

ok...switched back to a standard template and regained my blog...I was trying to customize and having no luck...but will try again another day.

Or have my teenage daughter figure it out for me!

9/19 uh oh...I messed up my blog??

Ok...was trying to add a new template, and I think I messed things up! I can't see my recent posts like I used to!

Any advice??

Ramblings 9/17

2 weeks ago my son got his license. Part of me is happy, but part of me is sad, worried and anxious. My firstborn is now a driver. He has his own car....when it runs. So far, it's been insured for 13 days, and it has had a dead battery 4 or 5 times. The first and second times were his fault...but the other times were not. I'm hoping it's a no longer good battery, and not the alternator...I just don't have the money for big repairs, and as he's only been working for 2 weeks, neither does he! So, keep your fingers crossed that when my co-worker who is a weekend mechanic comes over tomorrow, he determines that it's a battery issue! If it's a battery issue, it will be less than $50 to fix...if it's not it could be a few hundred dollars...

This week, I started a new eating plan...trying to make a lifestyle change and eat healthy and lose the extra 60 or so pounds that I should lose to be healthy. I'm on my 4th day...and feeling good so far. But then again the first week or two is always the time when people try their hardest...so if I'm still feeling good and sticking with it at week 4 and 5....then I will know I can stick with it long term. So wish me luck!

9/10 Perfect Day LO

this layout is made with Perfect day level 2 papers from CTMH. The letters are Rub-ons, the larger set is American Crafts, but I forgot who made the smaller letters. The chipboard elements are also CTMH.

The layout design is from Becky Fleck's Page Maps...adjusted a bit for my pictures.

9/9 Final day of Scrap Challenge

OK..you saw 2 of the 4 steps. Here is the final page. Day 3 we had to add the title using 3 diff papers and some other special element (I used liquid glass) Day 4 we had to add journaling and any other finishing touches we wanted.

9/7 OCC Challenge

This weeks challenge was to make a funny birthday card for Amy Sheffer one of the designer's at that site. Well, I've got the funny saying....so here goes...Happy Birthday Amy, hope you like your card!

9/7 Day two of layout challenge.

today we had to add fibers or ribbons to at least 3 places, mat and add photos of at least 2 different sizes and add an embellishment of some type to the focal point photo. I also added my title, but I think that is part of tomorrows challenge...but not sure.
close up page 1

page 2

9/6 projects and challenges

On the consultant boards, a woman has been posting a challenge each week, this is the 3rd week, but the first time I've participated. The challenge has 4 steps and she lists a step each day...so I thought I would share here what I am doing. Todays challenge was to create the base pages with 3 or more patterned papers and 2 cardstock colors. Then we had to put a file folder decorated with Ribbons and a picture somewhere on the page. So here is what I have done so far:















I used Evensong Paper from the level 2 paper pack, Cranberry ribbon and topiary fibers.

She also posted a card challenge: Create a Christmas card, using a line from a favorite carol and you can't use Green or Red as your colors. Well, I colored a bit with Red, but I used Outdoor demin and White Daisy as my colors. The card also had to contain 3 embellishments, I used Ribbon, photo hanger and mini white daisy brads. Here is my card for that challenge:















The Stamp set used was Magical Season. All products used on both challenges above are CTMH.

Now tomorrow I'm going to start on the funny birthday card challenge posted on Our Creative Corner's Blog as well as work on Day two part of the Layout challenge.

9/5 - Another day, another Card

I was looking through Cards, gifts and more magazine (new publication by papercrafts) and found a card submitted by Michele Boyer and duplicated using CTMH products. I used: Paper Garden Floral patterned paper and Purple, Purple Pansy and White Daisy Cardstock, both distressed with chocolate ink to tone them down a bit. The stamp set is Treasure Life, the September Stamp of the Month.

Labor Day - End of Summer Sorta....

funny how labor day always feels like the end of summer even though technically we have a couple more weeks. My kids went back to school last week. 8th and 11th grade. They both had pretty good first weeks.

So yesterday we went to York Beach ME for the day. Was a great day to be there, so thought me and my friends and a few thousand other people...We got there at high tide, and it was very crowded. There was a great sea breeze, the water was frigid cold, but the sun was bright and everyone was in a good mood, so it was a great day. Today we spent the day at a friends house for a BBQ. It was another beautiful day...with lots of sun.

The card above, is for another OCC challenge...which was to create a birthday card. So here is my entry. I scraplifted the design, but forgot from which site...I'm sorry to whomever that I haven't included you name here...but I'll edit this with the name when I find it!

Again, all supplies are Close to My Heart. Paper was from the Sonata Level 2 paper pack: Chocolate, Lilac Mist and Buttercup cardstocks and the pink andsmall flower patterned papers. The stamp sets are Birthday Bash for the present and the Card Sentiments set. Lilac Mist Ink, Blush and Hollyhock inks.

Hope you enjoy!