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A couple weeks ago, everyone still in the MM Idol contest was asked a couple questions that they were going to post on the blog. They did the "Most Cherished Project" this week, and since I'm no longer in it, I thought I'd post it here! I never posted any of my earliest pages on 2Peas. I started with the ones I did after I joined.
So, here it is, in all it's color-clashing glory!
This is what my response to the question was:
"My most cherished project is the 2nd layout I ever did. I made it a little over a year ago when I started scrapping. It's a layout of the night I met my now husband. Someone there was taking photos of everyone, so I ended up with photos of both of us, and we both kept the post-its that we exchanged numbers on. On the back, I have journaling about the night and the conversation we had. It's not the most beautiful layout ever, but what is on it is very special to me."
I still did some pretty funky stuff, even before I joined all the message boards and stuff. I'd like to think I've gotten better at putting papers together, though.
I just thought this would be fun to post. Have a great weekend, everyone! I'm going to a crop all day tomorrow, so there will definitely be new stuff to post later.
Well, I didn't get through on this round of MM Idol, but you know what? It's totally okay. I had a great time, and the other ladies were awesome. I do want to thank everyone who supported me week to week, and for all your wonderful comments. I have stuff to look forward to coming up, and now I can just SCRAP! Sara says the Story of My Life website will be up VERY soon, so keep an eye out! I'll be getting my kit this week.
I have been three weeks behind on my Deck of Me. I managed to get week 9 done Monday night, so here's my card for "Inspiration Found!":
For the journaling strips, I used some awesome vintage graph paper from zingBOOM. It was in my Street Team package. I have all kinds of zingBOOM and Poppy Ink goodies sitting on my desk, just waiting to be used! I'm going to a 14-hour crop on Saturday with my scrap group, so I'm sure to get lots done. And it's at a store, AND we get 20% off. I know I'll be coming home with all kinds of CHA goodies I just NEED.
I'm also thinking I might take apart the Lei I made for challenge 2 of MM Idol and make something else out of it, like brooches or a wreath for my scrap room or something. Right now it's just laying on the back of the chair, and I'd like to be able to USE it somehow.
Oh, and one more thing. I have my second layout in the BAM POP gallery! It's this birthday one I did a couple weeks ago with Sara's thought bubble stamps.
Man, I have alot of links in my post today! Anyways, I'm going to try to at least get another Deck of Me card done tonight. Have a great day, everyone, and happy first day of Spring!
It's Monday, so that means it's time again for my MM Idol project! This week we were challenged to create a layout or project (basically anything we wanted) using only scrapbooking basics, like paper, photos, eyelets, stickers, ribbon, and buttons. We were given a short-ish list on stuff we could use. So, this is what I came up with this time: a paper photo album.
I ended up doing the cover a little different than I had originally planned, but the whole thing came together really well. The album is about 10" x 10 3/4". I think there's about 10 pages...I can't remember how many I put in it. I mainly focused on the outside, but showed the first page so you can see how it can be used. For dimension, I made my own 'pop dots' out of layers of cardstock. That was probably the most time consuming part of the whole thing. Every other little photo is bumped up slightly with about 4 layers of CS to create a bit of a tiled look. The frame is bumped up with 16 layers of CS under each corner. I actually really like this look as opposed to using foam dots for something like this, because if you see them, they match and look better. You can also see this at 2Peas HERE for a supply list.
Voting is up now, so if you'd like to vote, you can do that HERE. Good luck to all the other ladies!
Edit: I just realized I somehow disabled comments on this post. Oops, sorry!
So, in case you haven't been by the MM Idol Blog since Tuesday, I DID make it to the next round! I'll be working on my project tonight....I think it has completely come together in my head now. I didn't want to rush it, then not like what I made.
A few days ago, I mentioned that my Mom sent me MORE crochet flowers. She sent me 20 or so more of the big ones like she made when she was here, and I'd venture to say about 75-100 of these cool new small ones (on the right!) They're made with embroidery thread, and range from about 1" to 2", and there are three different styles. She's so awesome.
I also made a new layout. I actually started it over the weekend, but just finished it last night. I busted out the paint for the raw chipboard letters on this one, and used staples. Stuff I haven't done in a LONG time. I've been doing more 8 1/2x11 lately, because my 12x12 album is full, and my 8 1/2 x 11 still has LOTS of room. And if I'm gonna spend money on scrapbooking stuff, it's no fun to buy albums! You can also see this layout HERE on 2Peas for the supply list.
In other news, I am SO behind on my Deck of Me cards. I have 2 to do, but I'll get to them soon. I'm still doing it, I just need to get to them. The contest is taking up alot of my spare time, but that's okay!
Everyone have a great weekend! Voting for MM Idol will be again on Monday at 9am MST, just like every other week. I'll post my project here on Monday as well!
So, here's project #2 for MM Idol. The assignment was called Kid's Corner. We had to make a project that a kid could join you in making. I don't have any kids, so I had to kind of think back to the kind of stuff I used to do with my Mom, combined with something I'd enjoy making with my child if I had one. So, this is what I came up with:
When I was in the 9-11 age range, my Mom used to do all kinds of crafts with silk flowers and ribbon. She had a HUGE stash of all this stuff and sold her crafts. I, of course, loved to make my own little creations, and she let me use her stuff. I even got my own pink glue gun for Christmas one year, which I still have. I call this a "Scrap Flower Lei". Kind of an updated version of what I used to do with my mom.
Just about every serious scrapper I know has a HUGE flower stash, so I knew this would be something that most people could do (I obviously had a little girl in mind!). Everything is held together with plain ol' white tacky glue, so it's kid-friendly there. I envisioned setting out all the different flowers, ribbons, scrap fabric, brads, buttons, etc., and letting the kid(s) help put their very own flower creations together. Layering flowers is one of my FAVORITE crafty things to do, so I know it's something I'd enjoy doing with a child! All the flowers are attached to a loop of fabric with tacky glue (again) to form the necklace/lei. I am totally making a more tropical one for the next Jimmy Buffett concert we go to.
I'm so happy with how it turned out! I did put a HUGE dent in my flower stash, but it was worth it. Luckily my Mom sent me literally about 100 more crocheted flowers in all sizes! I'll post a picture of those tomorrow.
So, voting is up now! You can go HERE to vote. Lots of cool and unique projects this week, check it out!
Okay, so I KNOW I should be working on my MM Idol project (and I DID come up with an idea!), but I've had this layout in my head since Sunday, and just had to get it on paper. I used those awesome Thought Bubble stamps designed by Sara Berry for her Story of My Life kit! They are going to be included as an add-on for the first kit. Used some BAM POP 1, and my obligatory Heidi Swapp and rhinestone accent. The thought bubbles and last journaling strip are popped up with foam squares.
This can also be seen in my 2Peas Gallery HERE.
I've also found another product to love: VersaMagic Dew Drops Chalk Ink. I got several packages of the Dew Drops last week when all the scrapping stuff was on sale a Jo-Ann. Awesome colors...definitely worth checking out if you haven't used them before!
Well, I got through to the next round of Making Memories Idol! I can hardly believe it, it's just so exciting! Here's the list of the 30 ladies moving on:
Angela Ploegman
Becky Heisler
Betsy Sammarco
Cami Bauman
Celeste Smith
Charlene Teo
Christine Millar
Chrys Sills
Jacqueline Yeo
Janet Ohlson
Joey Whittaker
Katie Squires
Kori Babb
Kylie Bailey
Laura Vegas
Leslie Webster
Lindsey Krauss
Lisa Andrews
Lori Carlson
Miley Johnson
Mou Saha
Penny Lach
Renee Lige
Roxanne Jegodtka
Sharie Burris
Stephanie Lim
Suzanne Torr
Tammy Mitchell
Tania Willis
Vanessa Reynoso
Thank you to anyone out there who may have voted for me. I hope I don't disappoint in the next round!
Emily's prompt for Week 8 for the Deck of Me was "Who (or what) do you miss?". Well, I miss alot of people, so I went for the WHAT part. That was easy for me....I miss Fernandina.
Even though I actually lived in Yulee (and that's where my parents and sister still are), Fernandina was where I went to High School, where I had my first job, where all my friends are, where I met Chad, where I was a reenactor, where I went to the big Shrimp Festival every year.....where I did everything! Although it's growing, and it's always been big summer tourist destination, it's still a small beach town with alot of history. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate Naples, and I'm not really homesick, but I would go back to Fernandina in a heartbeat. Funny, because in High School, we all couldn't wait to get out of that town. Now, everyone is moving back, or close by. It's just a great place....stinky paper mill and all!
Now, enough of my rambling! My bloggy friend Amber is having a birthday here soon! So, I made her a card. It can also be seen at 2Peas HERE.
I hope you like it, girl! I'll be getting in the mail in the next few days, along with a little something fun and scrappy!
Well, I'm off to actually SCRAP. I haven't done a layout since my All ABout Me one, and I have these cool stamps from Sara at Story of My Life to play with...so I'm gonna get to it!
Oh, and don't forget that voting for MM Idol starts up tomorrow at 9am MST. They wiped out all the original votes, so you have to vote again if you're still interested. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone!
Sara, the owner of Story of My Life (the kit I'll be on the Design Team for) has posted a peek of the very first kit! It's going to be super fun with all kinds of funky stuff and exclusive acrylic stamps! The website is not up yet, but it will be HERE in about a week or so. She is going to have a Design Team search after she can get the site up so people can get an idea of what the kit is all about. She's also told me about kits 2 and 3....they are going to be GOOD. Themes/ideas I haven't seen in any other kits! So, stay tuned and check it out!
We all got an email this morning from Gail at Making Memories letting us know that they are still having problems, and have disabled the gallery and voting until they can make sure everything is right. They're not sure of an exact time or date, but she did say hopefully soon! Making Memories has been totally cool to us through this whole thing. The good news is that all of us 50 ladies have been having a great time emailing back and forth, and getting to know each other.
EDIT: We just got word that all the changes have been made, and everything is fixed. They are going to hold off and open voting again on Monday, March 5 at 9am MST (8am Pacific, 10am Central, 11am Eastern). Voting will close on Tuesday, March 6 at 4pm MST (3pm Pacific, 5pm Central, 6pm Eastern). They ARE going to clear all of the votes and start fresh, so even if you have already voted, you will need to vote again.
We have also been told that it is okay to post our challenge layouts on our blogs, so here's mine:
I have to say, I'm so glad I did this, because it forced me to do something about myself. It's my new favorite layout.
Finally did my Deck of Me Week 7. This week, Emily's prompt was to do a card about Shoes. So, I chose my favorite shoes, my pink Chucks! I have also developed an obsession with Around the Block Shrinkee Stickers. They are so fun.
Also, check out the super cute Melt Warmer I got for my scrap room. I ordered it at the Party Lite party I had a couple weeks ago. If you know Party Lite, I have the new Nectarini scent in there. It makes me happy. :)
Voting for MM Idol starts tomorrow at 9am MST. So, that's 8am Pacific, 10am Central, and 11am Eastern (where I am!). It goes through sometime on Tuesday. I think they said voting will be open a total of 31 hours or something like that. I finished my project about 9pm last night. I planned ALOT for that page, but it was worth it.
Chad and I are taking it easy today after doing a 6 mile MS Walk followed by a fun day of boating yesterday. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone!
....to register to be able to vote in the MM Idol contest! Voting starts Monday and goes through Tuesday morning. You can register HERE. There is also a link to sign up for voting reminders on that same page. If you already get the Making Memories Newsletter, you're signed up to get the reminders.
Well, I've kinda known about this for a few days, but it was made official last night. Sara Berry is starting up a new kit club called Story of My Life, and she's ASKED me to be on her team! Wow, I was ASKED....I didn't have to try out and be chosen. That feels so great!
This kit is going to be super fun and funky. I can't divulge the details just yet, but it is right up my alley....so if you like the same kind of stuff I do, then you won't be disappointed. She's posted the add on stamps on her blog.
I'm especially excited about this one:
...mainly because I think I have something in mind for it. You can see the other add-on stamps on THIS post on Sara's blog.
I can't even tell you how excited I am about this. Man, when it rains, it pours, right?! Thank you, Sara!
I was just innocently responding to some emails a few minutes ago when an Email from Jenny Weston at Making Memories popped up. The subject was MM Idol. I didn't get my hopes up....I figured it was just a newsletter with the list of 50 finalists.....but no. It was a CONGRATULATIONS LETTER! I was chosen as one of the 50 for the Making Memories Idol Contest! Pretty good for a girl who's never been published or been on a full design team, eh?!
This is one of the layouts I submitted- the one they have up next to my name in the gallery. This makes me extra happy, because it also happens to be one of my favorite layouts of all time!
So, now I have to do an 'All About Me' layout by Midnight on Sunday, and then they will have public voting to see who goes to the next round. Wish me luck, and don't forget to vote! *wink, wink* Heehee.
