Theme Thursday challenge

the theme this week on Theme Thursday (link is on the sidebar) was "people with wings." here's my little love fairy. cardstock is stampin up and something else (don't remember what), and the paper is BG Euphoria. and some acrylic stamps, but i don't know who makes them.

midnight croppin' last night

last night i went a-croppin' with some friends at CNP. we had a wonderful time. very therapeutic; i know a couple of us left in much better spirits than we arrived in. so thank-you, pam, for hosting yet another delightful, escapeful, scraptacular evening.

anyway... i seem to have put scrapbooking itself on "pause" lately, and am instead focussing on smaller projects. i like the artistry involved in paper crafting, not necessarily the whole "chronicling my family" thing. so, i'm really enjoying tags, ATCs and skinnies. these are my favourites (although i really enjoyed the gothic arch i did a while back. it's nice working with a more unconventional format like that).

above are the 2 projects i got done last night. that's right, in 4.5 hours, i only completed 2 small projects. that's ok, though. i take my time, and i don't mind. the whole process is enjoyable for me, and i'm a little over-zealous, perhaps, when it comes to design and detail. anyway, i hope you like them, because i sure do.

i'm going to see if the tag fulfills a challenge from another blog, and the skinny was inspired by pam's "Treat of the Week" sketch, so i got a lovely silver gel pen. i really enjoy her TOTW sketches/challenges. if you're in the St Thomas area, you should check it out. so much fun, and a wee prize to boot! :)

the poem on the boy skinny says:

Nobody knows what a boy is worth,

And the world must wait and see;

For every man in honoured place,

Is a boy that used to be.

- Phillips Brooks

Theme Thursday - done!

the theme this week on Theme Thursday is "cherish." so, here's my ATC. i used Stampin' Up! ink (Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Basic Black and Rose Red), and 3 stamp sets (Doodle This, Time Well Spent and Expressive Flexible Phrases). top it off with a pretty vanilla flower and a bitter looking fairy, and there you have it: a reminder to cherish every moment, even the not-so-ideal ones. :) hope you like it!

Theme Thursday

the theme this week on Theme Thursday is "orange and black." i knew exactly what i wanted to do with it, too - i just bought this stamp yesterday and needed to use it! i'm thrilled with how it turned out.

Theme Thursday

success! my first ATC! and look - it's the Theme Thursday challenge. this week was Pink & Brown. i had a lot of fun with this. and i think i'm liking it. it's definitely a keeper. pulled out some stickers from my stash, as well as some old buttons. that's an SU stamp in the background, and some random stamps (i think they're Inkadinkado, but don't quote me for the woman). totally fun doing this - i could really get hooked!

i know it's not a perfect collage piece, but hey, i'm still learning. but i had SO much fun with the verse - a total departure from my usual linear style. and look! even the stickers aren't lined up perfectly! are you proud, pam? lol