Friday, March 9, 2012

So.....

Its a been a few weeks. Sorry about that. Real life work stepped in and stepped up again until the end of this month so I've been away for a bit. Lots to share though.

First up, exciting news! Out of the blue Darcy Baldwin asked me to be on her CT! Since I already use so many of her fonts for my pages it was a no-brainer that I would say YES! Doing the happy dance here.

Next up, I've been invited to take over the Monday Scrap Challenges at the Tell Your Story blog. Tell Your Story is a sister site of The Digichick. Its a big job and I just hope I can do it justice. I'm still in charge of the challenges for Digichick too but don't have to make/plan them all myself. I have a wonderful team in place that helps me out.

Speaking of Tell Your Story challenges, here is my first one. For the month of March our theme is Friendship. I've never made a page using a picture of myself and a friend. Its a rare thing to even have a picture, but I did find one of my dear friend Kerry and I. She is such a light in my world and I cherish her friendship!

credits: Someone Like You by TDC Designers
page template from Solos Part 3 by Busy Bee Designs
fonts used are DJB Liz from Best of the Best 2 and DJB The Librarian by Darcy Baldwin

But just this simple page did not feel like enough so I made a second page. This one is a letter to her telling her just how much I love her. I would love to invite you to make a page for your friend too here in the Dear Friend Challenge.

credits: Someone Like You by TDC Designers
page template is by Fiddle Dee Dee Desings
font is A Fresh Start by Darcy Baldwin
 
In completely unrelated chatter, I made this page for the February 2012 Artisan Notebook. Our assignment was to make a page about a particular fabric or pattern that we remember from our childhood. The only one that really stands out strongly in my memory is my mother's bright red furry bathrobe.

background and script papers, red and white flowers, bling, 
button tab and foliage from Sign of the Times (Scorpio) by ViVa Artistry
Memories tag from Retrospect Tags 365 by Quirky Twerp
Notecards from Comfort & Joy Notecards by Sugarplum Paperie
vintage envelope from Old Letters by ViVa Artistry
wire heart and kraft flower from So Grateful collaboration between Sugarplum Paperie and Sahlin Studios
Memories pressline stamp from Everyday Sentiments press lines no 2 by Paisless Press
template is from PreFAB Tagbook angul by Studio Dutchie
fonts are DJB So Very Susan and Arabella

I haven't been very prolific in making pages these past few weeks so I'll finish this up today with the last of my latest layouts. As always, if you're interested in reading the journaling on the pages it can be found in my Digichick gallery. This one's a little bit freaky, but its been inside me needing to get out for a looonnnnggg time now. Simple, but expressive.
 
 using Blue by ViVa Artistry

using Treasured Moments by Nicole & Krista
page template from Solos Part 8 by Busy Bee Designs
font is My Mood Ring Says Blah by Darcy Baldwin


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