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More cards

I'm really loving the challenges from 365 Cards, especially because they're pushing me outside of my comfort zone. I generally don't do a ton of stamping nor do I use lots of glitter, but Monday's Day 239 challenge was to use glitter on a stamped image and I did it:-) I even used 3 different colors!




This is my entry for 365 Cards: Day 238 sketch
I found the fun pom-pom ribbon on clearance the other day and had to do something with it ASAP! I used black flocking on the handwritten "Boo!" and the stamped spiderweb.

I can't wait for tomorrow's challenge!

Halloween stuff

Just wanted to share some of the things that I've been working on this fall. I got the idea for this centerpiece from Craft Warehouse. It's a papier-mache witch's hat with Halloween paper layered around it. I finished it off with some self-adhesive pumpkin trim and a little orange tinsel ribbon around the base and on the tippy top.


This card is for Challenge #240 here on 365 Cards.
The challenge was to use patterned paper on the outside AND inside of a card. I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

That's all for now. I've been working on Christmas presents, but I can't post those here just yet;-)

Trying this again:-)

I've been really bad about blogging lately. This was a pretty rough school year for me and I've been enjoying my summer. But, it's getting close to September and time to get back to the grind. I've switched schools and will be returning to the classroom. After being out for 4 years, I'm ready to get back into the thick of things. I'm also looking forward to a fresh start in a new building:-)

I have done some scrapping this summer and I FINALLY finished all of my albums from our 7000mile roadtrip from 2008. There are 8(!) of them, but each is quite different and 1 is actually for my parents;-)










All of them :-)










Route 66 album









Parents' paper bag album









Inside paper bag album












Box o' board books album










One of the board books -- 12 total, one for each state we visited












Artsy acrylic album










Inside -- envelopes hold copies of the emails I sent out along the trip

It was very nice to get these albums done and to be able to clear out all of the 'stuff' I had been holding onto for these;-) Now, on to the next project(s)!

Getting back to (ab)normal;-)

I had surgery last week to get rid of a 5mm kidney stone. How can something so teeny cause SO much pain?! I've been home for almost 2 weeks and I (hopefully) will return to school tomorrow! I have been able to use this time to get some scrappin' projects done, so pics will be coming shortly. Off to the dr in a bit to make sure I get the all clear for tomorrow:-)

Ugh!

Kidney stones suck! This is my 26th stone and I'm kinda done. Hopefully this is it and I can get back to my regularly scheduled life;-)

Make a list Monday

I'm back! It's been a bit and I've been sick:-(

Today's topic: Places I've lived
1. Tampa, FL
2. Gretna, LA
3. Harvey, LA
4. Lafayette, LA
5. Portland, OR
6. Beaverton, OR
7. Hillsboro, OR