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...oh so sad

Well, not really.  But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed to not be moving on in the SF Funk it Up! contest.  I really liked my layout, but there were some other really great ones (check them out here).   Funny - I didn't want to enter the contest in the first place, but did it anyway at the urging of one of the designers I work with.  I learned a valuable lesson - I won't enter another one in the future...lol.  I do not have the personality to weather this specific type of rejection well.  You know when you work on something for awhile and put alot of your time, effort and soul into it and then this group of people determines that it isn't as "good" as the other ones.  I sound bitter here, but really (and I mean *really*) I am not.  This whole digiscrapping world is relatively new to me (6 months now) and I love what it has brought to my life - the people, the creativity, the expression, the technology, etc.  So, I will stick with what I like about this craft and forget about the rest.   

Anyway, here is my layout.....

...scraplift :-( but i still love it

So I scraplifted this layout from the Scrapbooks Etc. Design Secrets book.  This book is awesome.  I can see it becoming my "design" bible, just like my Ali Edwards Designer Eye for Scrapbooking that I also love.  Oh, I love Ali Edwards.  In terms of celebscrappers, Ali is just the best.  Anyway, here is my layout.  I used my favorite kit Signature by Jessica Bolton.  See other credits layout gallery link on the right.

...great present

So after a bit of prompting (like me sending him the link to the item I like), I finally got a birthday present that I love.  DH loves that is wasn't expensive and since I am "waiting" for my new digital SLR this was right in his price range.  I found the place on Cathy Zielske's blog.  I love these celebscrappers.  Seriously, they have such great taste and know of all these great places to buy things.  I can do all my shopping by reading people's blogs...lol.

Anyway, here is what DH got at eLisaLou and boy was she fast in getting it here in time for my b-day yesterday.  Oh, I just checked and it says this item is now sold out....  Really this bracelet looks great in the picture, but it is EVEN BETTER in real life.  By far my most favorite piece of jewelry lately and less than $60 - how can you beat that.

...me=lazy

I finished my latest layout for the Funk It Up competition at scrapforums.  This is the first that I've done and sent in a whole 24 hours before it is due, but since it is my b-day today I knew I probably wouldn't have any time to finish it later.  I think this might be my favorite layout and will share once all becomes public.

So, Rhonna's challenge.  I did my layout for day one and am working on a cover page for the album and day 2.  One of the reasons I'm in total love with this 21 day challenge idea is that I can "play" with using different stamps, textures, etc in my layouts that I normally shy away from AND I can start developing a "good" habit, instead of all the usual "bad" ones I develop.

So here is my day one layout.  Since you don't have the benefit of my cover page, I will let you know the habit I intend to develop or my goal is to walk 12000 steps a day.  Love my trusty pedometer - now if I could just find a place to get a PINK one!!!!

credits:  rhonna farrer's quote (made it into a brush and stamped on some paper), staple and circle stitching from dani mogstad, papers from Nancy rowe Janitz, white zigzag from dana zarling, glass stone from sara carling, inked edges by atomic cupcake, fonts are lucida sans and ld remington portable and miss.

...let's try again

I was all set to do Rhonna's 21 day challenge (with an art journal) that she started back in February.  Didn't do it.  Of course, I kick myself because I could've been running my 3 miles every morning at 6am by now....lol.  Seriously, I want to get healthy and want to start doing some form of exercise every morning before the boys get up.  So, she is starting again on Monday, March 27th (2 days before my dreaded birthday).  This time I am doing it!!!  Check it out at her blog - as of this minute she has 167 people signed up for it.  WOW!! 

I will admit that I love reading people's blogs.  The topics range from the hilariously mudane to serious make-me-cry entries.  I love it.  It's like getting a glimpse of people's real and unedited lives--the kind of stuff you would write in your diary.  The scary thing is that I feel like I know some of these people now by lurking on their blogs for a couple months now.  So, I've gradually started to say "hi" to some of these people.  I still feel a little stupid, but they must expect comments, after all why else would they have a blog.  Whenever I talk about this with DH or my mother, they look at me like I'm crazy, so......i'm sitting here writing this down in my little typepad diary.

Here is another layout I did last night....not to happy with the title - I think it needs more "chunk".  Hmmmm...

 

The kit is Kim Hill's Blastoff kit (see DSD link on right for other credits).

...didn't realize how easy it was

I really didn't realize how easy it was when I only had one child.  So, I know I don't have 3 or 4 like a lot of my scrapping buddies, but my 2 boys SEEM like 4 children.  My oldest has been acting out lately, so we decided to reward him with a day alone with mom....lol.  My idea sounds ridiculous now that I actually "write" it here.  He is just sometimes so jealous of his 20 month baby brother, we thought we'd take the baby to our back-up daycare (that I have through my part-time job) and I would spend the day with my oldest ALONE.  We've had a REALLY good day and I see signs of my sweet, fun boy that disappeared along with the leaves this Fall.  Of course, we went to Target and I got a mini-mouse to use with my laptop.  I figured it would be easier for his little hands and then he can play with his computer games while I am here....i know I said we were going to spend time together (but we are here sitting together in the same room....lol).

   

DH will attest to the fact that I can never leave Target without spending more than $100.  Just slightly over $100 this time, but I also got the book Perfect Madness and a Miss Spider tent for Alex to play in along with some bread, excedrin, lip gloss and sippy cups (I can't figure out how or where they go?).  I am psyched to read Perfect Madness as it has gotten a lot of press - both positive and negative.  It has to do with motherhood in the age of anxiety....hmmm.

I am trying to participate in Gina's sketch challenge at SBB and Kim Lund's scraplift challenge at her blog.  I'm sort of in a rut, so any inspiration is working for me right now.

....no justice

So this layout I did with Jess' new Signature kit doesn't even do the designs justice.  Seriously, I could easily do 10 more layouts with this kit for so many different looks.  I don't know how she keeps designing such beautiful things.  I think I will wait until the morning to post at SBB, as I'm just too tired to deal with my SLOW cable modem tonite.

....yeah again

I did a layout I really like for the Scrapforums Funk It Up.  The good news is that I am continuing on in the competition.  There was a little drama on the boards from a woman who didn't move on.  But all in all it has been a great competition with fabulous challenges and the people there are SO NICE!!!

...need to work on "altering"

So I did the altered art challenge at Scrapartist (for last week).  Here is my layout....not really altered, but I will try to do better next time.  This is Holly's fabulous Memory kit - other credits are at my scrapartist gallery - see link on the right.

....seriously gorgeous

okay, I feel lucky that this designer even answers my emails.  This is truly the most beautiful design I have ever seen.  Jessica Bolton is so talented.... 

It's posted here on her blog and will be coming to her store soon.  Elements are on the way as well.