Teaching Me To Be. And a Call to Share Your Passion!!!

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I finally managed to do a layout on time for Diana's way fun sketch challenge! I really loved the sketch this time around, but, as per usual when I work with sketches, I ended up really making it my own. Due to the position of The Hubbums in the photograph, I flipped the sketch and I placed my circles a bit differently. Instead of using the strips in the sketch for journaling, I decided to create glitter dots, a glitter stripe, and a twill that coordinated with my layout idea.

Here is my layout.

Now that I am looking at it, I can't decide if I like the fire embellishment on there or not. It is there because I feel like it has meaning that relates to the idea of the layout. Hmmm.....that's a tough one. I'll have to think on it.

BUT....even with that thinking going on and such, I still TOTALLY love this layout and I am so excited to have had the chance to participate in the Sketch Challenge this week! The sketch inspired such a wonderful outcome for me! I love it when that happens!!!!

No. Seriously, folks. That is just wicked crazy cool. You know...when something just JUMPSTARTS you and totally gets you going in a direction that only could have been led by that single catalyst?! Does that ever happen to you? I mean at all in life...not just in making stuff. I know lots of my readers aren't scrapbookers, but we all have a passion for something.

A passion for art, for cooking, for fashion, for teaching, for learning, for writing, for caring for others, for ANYTHING! NO matter what your passion is, it is just the COOLEST THING EVER when you are inspired. I mean really INSPIRED!

Tell me about it! Or...better yet...write a blog post about it and then come back and link to your post here so we can all read about your passion and what inspires you!!!!

Oooooo!!!! I am so stinking excited right now! I really hope you take the time to share your stories! Thanks, Diana, for inspiring me, not only to create this awesome layout, but also to encourage others to share their passion! This is GREAT STUFF, folks!!! Okay. I'm just happy now. I'm typing at like super sonic speed, so you totally better not let me down! I want to see your passion! Blog about it! If you don't have a blog, just leave a really long comment if you need to! LOL! I want to know!!!

All that Glitters

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It's time for this months Use your Stash Design Team reveal! The challenge this month is an easy one for lots of you, so I hope you will jump in and try to win the great prize! All you have to do is pull out your GLITTER! Glitter is a good thing! A very good thing! I love it! I even love when I finish a project and I'm covered with it! LOL! I'm kinda like a little girl in that respect!

Here is the layout that I created for this challenge and I hope that you are inspired enough to jump in this month! It's easy! Just create a layout using Glitter and post it to Mr. Linky over at This Post!



I apologize for the horrendous photograph. This one gave me fits! Lots of black with a big flash of candle light in the middle will do that to you! LOL! Oh, and the very lovely reflective glitter helped a lot, too! LOL!

To create the glittered line border beneath the photo I simply used a ruler with my Sakura Glue Pen and drew a few lines and sprinkled Pink Paislee Pixie Sticks glitter over them. Then I drew a few more glue lines and did the same in another color until I had three colors! I love the way it came out and it really wasn't hard at all! Then, I added a glitter border to my American Crafts Thickers by outlining them with the glue pen and sprinkling glitter on those, as well.

Here are some close up photos for you!









Here are the supplies I used for this layout:
Patterned Papers: BoBunny, Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye, American Crafts, Sassafrass Lass
Glitter: Pink Paislee
Glue Pen: Sakura
Thickers: American Crafts
Pen: Uniball Signo

From the Archives

I decided to dig into the archives to share a couple of older projects with you today. Just some stuff I loved then and turns out...I still love! LOL!

Enjoy!









And with this, I encourage you to glance at some stuff you've done in the past year or so. Isn't it fun to fall in love with it all over again? Link me up to some of your old faves! I'd love to see them! Just add a link in the comments section! (Which...if you want to see others comments, just highlight the area and they show up...I don't know how to make it so that they aren't black on black! LOL!)

20 January 2009, 12:00pm

YAY!!!! It is finally here! Happy Inauguration Day!!! I will have my headphones GLUED into my ears all day today! I'm pretty excited! Check out yesterdays post if you didn't see it already. LOL!

I have some more projects to share with you!

This is a little mini album that I made using ID badges from good 'ole Walmart! I plan to fill it with wonderful quotes that make me think, make me laugh, make me smile, make me consider, etc....



This is a special layout to me. This is a photo of me and my dear friend, Anne Marie. We met through All Moments Remembered and live miles and miles from one another, but still, she has provided such amazing support and encouragement for me just when I needed it! AM is one of the many reasons why I love blogging and being involved in message boards - without all that - I don't know how I would have got through some of the stuff I've had to work through! She has been at my "fingertips" so to speak! LOL! So, I really love this layout because it is a REAL LIFE picture of the two of us together. I don't know if we will get that opportunity again, so I am so excited to have this token!



And finally, I want to share with you this fun layout! You know I love cupcakes...you know I adore them....you know that they make me happy...well....did you know that my obsession goes as far as actually scrapbooking this love? LOL! This was inspired by an ad I saw online. I really love this layout! I love this photo - and yes, I did take it and yes, I did make that cupcake!



So, that's what I have for you today!!! Have a wonderful day! Enjoy the History! Embrace it!!!!