sky pilot: noun

clergyman; specifically : chaplain

pronunciation
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Page Maps - boy-girl challenge with Stephanie Perdue + Fancy Pants prize! 

 "Create a layout, based on the sketch above, in a boy or girl theme. We'll be looking for something creative in place of the flowery embellishment on the sketch." 

So here is my LO, with acorns and leaves replacing the flowery element. I also added a button instead of more flowers alongside the journaling.

 and a close up for your viewing pleasure:

I altered the colors of the orange dots on the polka dot paper by coloring them in with a lighter pink so that they would match the colors of the flowers better and used pink letters and numbers to further tie in the colors together.

I loosely glued the acorns and leaves down so that they have dimension, without using any pop dots 

also entering this in:

Anything but a Card - #20 Dust off your old supplies

Fancy Pants - button ( the only FP product I had )

Little Yellow Bicycle - brown woodgrain and polka dot paper, journal card

 ( Used really old papers from my stash for  the background and an old piece of hoarded vellum )

Cricut - Stretch Your Imagination, p. 46  ( acorns )

Simply Scarecrow - ( leaves )

Ranger - Distress Marker, Distress Ink

ZIG - marker

Signo - white pen

Heidi Grace - pink sticker letters

Sandy Lion - expoxy numbers

filial: adjective

of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter

 having or assuming the relation of a child or offspring

pronunciation

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♥ WOYWW ♥
Have you missed me? I certainly have missed you!! I have been sooooooooo very busy since joining 3 DT's and business is picking up again at the Art MoB now that winter is over. On my desk today is a mini album that I tried to sell last fall, but maybe it will get a better reception earlier in the summer. Plus, revamping it it with some prettier ribbon might help...crossing fingers!

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I made it to the top 3 finalists for designing a wooden book for Genuinely Jane Studios, would be honored if you would go visit there and cast your vote for me...( I designed the camera. ) I REALLY , really need your vote!! ♥

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Little Yellow Bicycle 

Now for more fun stuff I entered the sketch challenge for NSB day:

And a close up of my lay out:

Little Yellow Bicycle:

cork background - Making the Grade

dark brown woodgrain paper - Acorn Hollow

light brown striped paper, chipboard shapes, sentiment words, Fresh Verse - Fern & Forest Boy

canvas butterfly sticker, cork sticker letters - Naturals ( colored with distress stain )

Clear cut - Saturdays

I love how 5 different paper groups merged so well together, mixing them up is the best way to get the most use out of your stash!

I love that the canvas stickers can be colored in but since I needed both orange and white to balance out the lay out, I only added a tiny bit of color.

Here, I did darken the cork letters with distress stain so they would show up better against the light colored backgrounds.

I mixed in some chipboard banner pieces that I wrote on with a permanent marker along with the Fresh Verse so I could make a sentiment.

other:

Ranger - Vintage Photo distress stain
American Crafts - Slick Writer
Faber Castell - PITT pens
Really Reasonable Ribbon - twine

Looking at Words: a photo contest

 Submit a photo you've taken that illustrates a Merriam-Webster definition in an interesting way
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How do you scrapbook? I am a chronological scrapper, everything in order. 

If you are a chronological scrapbooker, how do you begin the album? Mine have been elvolving but still consistent with how I go about it. I always list the year on it but the first page establishes a feeling/theme that I feel is relevant for that year.

Here is last year:

2012 - which focuses on my photography, I took a class that year learning on how to take better pictures and how my camera works. ( Also trying to learn new things including new scrapbooking styles...look at all that white space! That was a big leap for me! ) I also included my word of the year..focus. Love seeing that little detail.

2013 - seems to be reflective on how far I have come. It's about the achievements and the fact that I keep evolving! 

Thanks to Tracy Weinzapfel and the
May 2013 Creative Dare - DEAR ME...

This was truly a mind bender...I thought and thought and thought....I even had the all the elements, just not the words.

Tracy says this:

" Take a break every now and then and pat yourself on the back.  Applaud yourself for doing what needs to be done.  And be careful not to spend so much time looking at how far you still have to go, that you forget to appreciate how far you've already come."

And I thought and thought and thought some more...and finally I came up with this. It's not a letter but I think it's perfect in it's own way. 

I had to include my business card.

And I loved adding in a real paintbrush dripping some paint off it onto dreams.

Faber Castell - black gelato, Pitt Pen

Crafters Workshop - brick stencil

Golden - Molding Paste

LiquiTex - colbalt teal paint

ColorBok - butterfly

Prima - bling

business card, paintbrush - my own :)

and entering this lay out in:
Anything but a Card - #19 Color Inspiration

Down: noun

A rolling grassy upland
or
a sheep of any breed originating in the downs of southern England

pronunciation

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PageMaps - Make your own stamp challenge + sketch

OMG you say, another lay out?

 I am getting all caught up, are you happy for me or just stunned?

:)

AND another Gelli print sheet used ( very proud of myself to be using these prints! ) The butterfly is also from one of my prints, that was used as a mask.

I made a banner stamp out of foam sheet, used my VersaMark pad and embossing powder to give them some texture and shine

I only added some doodling around the letters of the chipboard as the natural grey matched so perfectly with the color of the Grotesques.

VersaMark - ink
Ranger - embossing powder
Sakura - Glaze pens
Really Reasonable Ribbon - twine
Helmar - LSD
Maya Road - journal block, overlay, chipboard letters

sesquipedalian: adjective

having many syllables : long

 using long words

pronunciation

( I do love sesquipedalian words like Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, just some are too hard to say and to spell! )

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It's time for the Monday Inspiration girls over at Frosted Designs!

 We would like to see your cards, layouts and off the page projects using only 3 colors.... black, white, and one other color of your choice!

I did another lay out!! Don't faint....lol 

After checking, I see that my last one was made back in November so I had better get caught up!

 Now what do you do when you don't really have anything to journal about? I used a poem from e.e.cummings and wrote fun facts about tulips around the edge of the LO. .

I also like that I got to use a small piece of ephemera, the top of the Biltmore ticket stub is used as my title. And my subliminal sub title which is God - everything - yes, because God is everything!

 entering this in:

 PageMaps 7th Anniversary sketch contest

Cut out the banner from the Cricut and adhered it to some twine.

 

 Used a French knot to secure the large overlay to the base. .

 Sprayed some mister on the overlay and let dry before placing the bling down. Because I sprayed onto a slick surface you really have to be careful and make sure it's completely dry. You can see where I added a little extra glue to the bling because it re-activated the spray, although in my book, that wasn't such a bad thing.

And attached the small journaling circle that I cut out with a stick pin which I outlined with a pen so it pop. I had to paint my date on top of the journaling sticker so that it would show up.

Cricut - Country Life cartridge

Prima - bling

Hambly - overlays

Colorbok - black felt butterfly

Maya Road - hat pin butterfly

Faber Castell - PITT pen

American Crafts - Slick Writers

Higgins - waterproof ink

DCWV - white paper

I hope you play along with us, I am looking forward to seeing what you create!

Word Trend Watch

When: Lookups spiked on May 8, 2013.

Why: An unlikely way to learn Latin: people watching the Jodi Arias murder trial on TV looked up this phrase after seeing it on the Arizona state seal in the courtroom.

Ditat Deus is Latin for "God enriches."

Many U.S. states have Latin mottos on their official seals, also known as "great seals." A "great seal" is "a large seal that constitutes an emblem of sovereignty and is used especially for the authentication of important documents."

( On my blog header you will see the translation for North Carolina's motto in latin: " Esse quam videri"
 Do you know yours? If not, you can look it up here.  If you live in Maryland....all I can say is Bless your heart...lol )

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PageMaps - 7th Anniversary contest

Everything came from my scrap bin to create this LO. Which suits me to a tee since it's a LO about hiking and somehow in my head, being outdoors and enjoying nature,  correlates to re-cycling....well, at least using up what I have in my stash!

No, Jamie wears flip flops when hiking!

When I don't have a lot of journaling to write, I use poems and quotes. I love hunting down something that fits the moment and essence of my LO. This one was perfect for me and Jamie, because we both love to read and be outdoors, and she is my best friend. :)

There is a lot of subtle dimension and lift to the page.

also entering this in:

Scrap it with a song - Soak up the Sun by Sheryl Crow

Inspired by the first line in the chorus "I'm gonna soak up the sun" as we had a lot of rain this year and it felt so good to go for a hike and feel the sun shining down on us.

12 step program: noun



is a set of guiding principles (accepted by members as 'spiritual principles,' based on the approved literature) outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems

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I hear there is a 12 step program for just about everything these days and I am beginning to wonder if I need one because I am clearly on my way to becoming a stack-a-holic! lol

 For the DCWV September Template Challenge.

 I used the following DCWV stacks:

A Type of Art Cardstock stack

Stardust stack

Animal Crackers stack

Glitter Stack

and

 Really Reasonable Ribbon

Creative Imaginations chipboard letters

Making Memories velvet brad

 

Here is the sketch for the challenge which I rotated to the right and inverted the flags and journaling space since I couldn't write on the Stardust paper.

 

 

My favorite thing to do is to make embellishments, so I used some of my twigs from the backyard to make these adorable little flags, doodling and stitching around the green one.

The big solid brown ribbon is up cycled from something but for the life of me I cannot remember where I got it. I just re-discovered it recently during a "can't find anything, have to clean my craft room moment"..ever have those? lol All I can say is it had velcro on each end, but haven't a clue as to why.
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Don't forget it's time to link up those ideas for Project Pinterest!

 

bucket list: noun

a list of things a person wants to do before they "kick the bucket" (i.e. die.)

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Today was a great day, and if you come back tomorrow, after I get to take some pictures, and I'll tell you all about it ;) It's something I get to cross off my bucket list! yay!!

 I've taken a big creative leap...any guesses?

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And I got my prize from DCWV, and wowzers, they blew me away! I thought I had only won a single stack of papers but I won 3, and 2 of them are my favorites...... solid colors!! I am happier than a June bug! I would highly recommend going over there to their site and leaving a comment every day, that's how they pick their winners!

 

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Please don't forget to link up your Project Pinterest here and have a wonderful day!

 

in for a penny, in for a pound: idiom

If something is worth doing then it is a case of in for a penny, in for a pound, which means that when gambling or taking a chance, you might as well go the whole way and take all the risks, not just some

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In for a penny, in for a pound, I decided to do the other side of my picture-less lay out. I have also come to the conclusion that I don't need to leave a lot of room for journaling since my pictures that get taken at the beach usually end up being shells, birds, sunsets and beaches. So I opted out for a saying I saw on Pinterest:

I added some micro beads and Ranger's stickles to the seahorse.

Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge #123, Cool Off

Here are both pages together:

Also, I had a couple people asking me about the "surf / seafoam" on the paper. It's by Paper House.

Now let's hope that I'll find some pictures to fit the spaces I provided!

demise: noun

the end of existence or activity; termination

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It looks like a simple lay out but there is a lot going on actually, but it's all in the little details. :) First off, I am following this sketch by Becky Fleck. I absolutely love her sketches and have been following her blog for 4 years? I think that's right, but then I have a habit of losing track of time, so who really knows?

So you can see I followed the basic design of the sketch. I was really focused on the paper itself which shows the ocean washing up on the beach. But I think you can see that the large hand torn sand castle replaces the paper layering on the right and the flag is the date element on the top right edge. The only layering I didn't incorporate is on the left side. The flower embellishments are replaced with the 2 clouds and the sand dollar.

 I'm not the best at making lay outs ahead of time as my pictures usually dictate my creative process but I will have to keep in mind the lay out and work in reverse. Taking pictures to go with the design, harder to do than it sounds!

I was really inspired by the jar, and built a beach scene within a beach scene. This is one of those details. If you look inside the jar, you can see the same elements repeated, sand, seashell, sand castle, seagull and clouds. Now look at the general lay out and you will see the same embellishments. It's my beach washing up on the beach. ..( welcome to my world, lol )

Sizzix Jar Die, and Sand Dollar

Really Reasonable Ribbon Hemp Cord
Cricut - Everyday Paper Dolls, clouds

I also had a lot of fun with the sand dollar and the castle itself. I did shading, added gold beads and stickles to both. The sand dollar on the other hand became way more involved, I added LuminArte' Twinkling H20's, paint, and a thick layer of Ranger's Candy Crackle. It actually wasn't this color, but when I added the crackle it changed! lol That was a "breathe and let go" moment!

As I have discussed before, I don't add a lot of dimension to my lay outs, I prefer to use doodling, shading, bead work and sinking. But the jar began my demise into dimension, with the cloud following suit, lol It's not too bad, just a little height.

For my "sinking", I used the water paper tearing for the sand dollar and the jar, and my exacto knife for the sand castle. You can see the differences in the edges of the 2 techniques.

 Here is what the back of my lay out looks like ;) I was a little sloppy with my glue and you see where I had too much glue around the edges, be careful and don't glue your lay out to your craft table!! I can say that I've never done that, but I have come close ;)

Becky Fleck - Fancy Pants Sketch Contest

Just Add Water Silly - Artist Playroom - Turquoise and Lime

Paper playtime - Challenge #81 - Hot and Spicey + a Die Cut or Punch

faux-naïf: adjective

artfully simple

new word alert for me...was looking up the definition for faux and discovered faux-naïf and discovered that it's meaning was a perfect description for my lay out. I love learning a new word! Anyone else ever use this word before? Did I use it correctly?

Here is the link to the pronunciation for it!

:)

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My desk is a mess! I am currently working on sooooooooooooo many things at one time. I have my 31 days of ribbon, which I try to use ribbon every single day for the month of July, and am working on some Easter submissions for the Cricut Magazine. What you're seeing on my desk is one of the Easter submissions, to the left, you can see sketches I make, ( really late at night when I am trying to sleep, I have to get out of bed to jot them down or I forget them by morning, kinda like a dream! ) and I think I have every single drawer open! lol What a mess!

I know a lot of us discuss how we go about commenting during WOYWW, and usually I do everyone that is before my name, then go through the list picking out friends, and if I have any energy left over, I start at the bottom of the list and work backwards as I feel this group doesn't get as many comments. Last week for the very first time I visited every single blog!! If I didn't leave a comment it might be blogger wasn't cooperating or worse, you still have word verification on! I'll try once, but if I didn't read those wobbly letters correct and it refuses me then I move on to the next blog.

 Have mercy on my eyes, and please ...

:)

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Since my discovery of neglect with my photo album, I have been trying to correct that issue. This was Jamie's last visit in February when we celebrated our dual birthdays and Christmas.

Cricut - font cartridge - Letter Envy

Frosted Designs - Fabulous Friday Challenge, Pattern Paper only!

I love this embellishment I added to a banner by laying down Scor-Pal tape, and covering it with Really Reasonable Ribbon hemp cord and adding a brad. You can see I don't wrap all the way around as it would leave my banner a little wonky and I want it to be as flat as possible. I try to keep my album embellies on the flat side and not add too much bulk.

American Craft - Marvy markers

 

You can also see that I love to doodle on my pages to provide interest vrs. bulk. So I dotted the edge of the banner, even adding a matching dot to the center of the brad, and added some shadowing to the brad for some faux-naïf dimension. Yes, I love my pens and markers. :)

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