still monday

Finished another LO - this one for an issue challenge at Club CK, using the colors brown, teal, and purple. I used two pics from a visit to the Missouri Botanical Garden in the Spring of 2010. This LO only used what I had in my stash yet again!

The paper is from M.M.E., the jewels are Martha Stewart, the flower is Bazzill and the stamps are S.E.I. The rest is misc. from way back when!

start of the week

just rockin' to some kick *** music while I scrap the day away!!! Just finished a LO for a challenge at Frosted Designs - Fabulous Friday - To use 3 patterned paper, 2 buttons and a 1 word title. On this page I am still using only what I have in my stash! I'm super excited about this "spending freeze challenge!"

For some crazy reason, I'm really into hand stitching on my LOs these days! I really am just enjoying the creative process and not worrying about time and outside distractions. For example I love caller id so I can decide whether or not to answer the phone or just ignore it altogether! No worries! Of course I will answer when it's important...

Hope everyone is having a fabulous start to the week - it being Monday and all!

                                                    

so sunday

Had a busy weekend and was on the move quite a bit! Real stiff today as a result but had a great time! Finished a LO for a challenge over at ScrapFit which is Workout #60 "It's The Simple Things" and I used a photo Mike took a couple years ago of one of my favorite flowers - the Gerber Daisy. I'm real big into stitching on LOs recently and flowers. Guess I'm wishful thinking about the upcoming Spring season! Had a blast with scrapping today - listening to my "Pride and Prejudice" CD and just enjoying the creative process!

fd #33 etc.

     I just finished a LO for Frosted Designs Sketch Along Tuesdays #33! It usually takes me longer to come up with a plan but when I saw Ashley's sketch - BAM! - it hit me and I knew what I wanted to do! I love Ashley's sketches! You can check her out at http://thepaperdoll.blogspot.com. Once again this LO uses only what I have in my stash like patterned paper from the Recollections line @ Michael's, Bazzill cardstock and borders, ribbon from who knows where (and when!) and a few other misc. items. I had fun with this! Well, off to the next challenge!

moody monday...

I have several LOs started and finished 1 today! I hope to do some more after I post this!
 This LO has me trying a new technique which is one of my scrappy goals this new year! I wanted to learn how to make a "chevron" strip to put on a LO or a card...I was on Studio Calico's blog a few weeks back and saw a tutorial by Jennifer McGuire (love her work!) on how to make one. So I tried it and I love it! It did take me two tries to really get the hang of it 'cos I used really patterned paper and got confused a couple of times piecing the papers together to make a strip. All the papers I used are from Basic Grey's Indian Summer line and this whole LO is from my "stash!" I still have not broken down and bought anything scrappy this year! It's killing me! But I'm holding out 'til (hopefully) the start of April or CKC here in June...

This was fun! I hope to be back later with another LO!

So scrappy!

Not feeling scrappy today! Have some LOs started...just need to finish them but having trouble feeling scrappy! Anyway...

Blog Hop @ Frosted Designs today!

yay! check out the blog hop over @ http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com Lots of great ideas and cool techniques to learn and be inspired by! I am going to scrap at a friends today so I'm gonna hop tonight! Have a great day! Blessings!