MME Challenge #12: I Remember

I have a layout started three weeks ago that I cannot bring myself to finish. I'm stuck in the decision making process. Currently, it is fairly clean and I am tempted to add a lot of dimension. I cannot decide if it will give it a WOW factor or make it overdone.

BUT, this layout took about an hour from conception to posting. Gotta love when that happens!! I used the current My Mind's Eye challenge and papers, with embellishments, from a kit that Tammy from The Scraproom put together.

Faithbooking

Faithbooking, using the My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary Collection. I walk this path with my friend, Serena, discussing our trails and tribulations, giving thanks, praises and lifting concerns in prayer. From Psalm 119:105

Sorry, we lost touch.....

Where in the world....have you been?
Looking for a way to use my arrows from the My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary Collection, I went with a globe stamp, and some papers from the same MME collection. I used WHAT IF? Wednesday – Sketch Challenge J210.

The Aftermath

It always looks like a tornado blew in and scattered out everything from under the tree once we are done with Christmas morning gift opening. It is a flurry of activity! And, no matter how much we try to spread it out so that we can savor the day, it still looks like it all happened in one fast swoop.

I do not, usually, scrap out of season. But, when Pagemaps posted a current sketch challenge featuring Webster's Pages, I just wanted to use this line, Home for the Holidays. Therefore, I went through my Christmas photographs and found the fun memory of Christmas morning disorder that I wanted to document !!

I hope that you will join this challenge!

More Crate Paper Lemongrass - Cards and Layout

Just a few more cards and some overuse of the "nut" theme.... ;)

I used the sketch that Jing-Jing posted here.

What I Love About Sketches and Challenges...

These reasons are probably true for many papercrafters. Generally, it's a starting point. Creativity can be overwhelming. There are so many ideas swirling through my mind, I rarely can make a choice about how to start. When there is a design assignment it helps tremendously. The focus then becomes how to feature the design items in fun and imaginative ways.

When I am not under the pressure to design with specific items, it is hard to narrow it down. Thus, challenges and sketches help organize the ideas and prioritize some of the projects.

Another awesome reason to love the sketches and challenges is that it brings in visitors. Even if they do not comment, chances are they are seeing a glimpse of me that might bring about a recollection in some future encounter. Eventually, we might find some commonality that brings us closer together,... and how cool that is when it happens!!

So, there you have it. At times when it makes me question my creativity, I remind myself of these facts,...and look to the next challenge!!

This card is entered in Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #42 - Genesis 1:26

Genesis 1:26, "And God said, 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.'"

Hopefully, it is okay to enter without an actual stamp on my project. I have, however, included the stated challenge requirement, "make a card/project that has some kind of animal on it; i.e., a fish, bird, land mammal, or a creeping bug."

I used a sketch by The Sweet Shop #56, (SSS56).

The inside reads, "I missed your day!" I would not like to tell you how many people would deserve this card and sentiments from me,...I'm hoping to change that soon!!

Putting an oh, so small, dent in my Crate Paper Lemongrass papers and die cuts!!

Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Creative Scrappers # 106

Crate Paper Lemongrass is a beautiful collection. But, I do not remember how I ended up with some doubles. And, it is hard to imagine how I will ever put a dent in all my scrapbooking supplies that I collected and love, when I can hardly put a dent into one line! This layout was created using the latest Creative Scrappers sketch.

Just popping in to say.....

I used a Scraptiv!ty February 2010 Kit stamp. I stamped once and rotated it about an 1/8 and stamped again to create this doily image. The inks are Close to My Heart's Sunny Yellow and Orchid Bouquet, outlined with a Creative Memories Plum Bold Tip marker and the chipboard is Little Yellow Bicycle.

Be blessed!