Challenges

Challenges!! A rather new concept to me. Oh I've seen them all over, but really haven't done that many. That has changed a little. I think it started with the challenges I did for Scrap.Laugh.Love. and these tags. I decided to do a bunch of new and different things to make the tags. A personal challenge of sorts. I had an idea in my head about what they should look like when I was finished and started pulling out supplies.

I started with manila tags. Then I used my sizzix embosser and embossed them. Next I glimmer misted them. I started with candy apple, and then added some gold and some hula hoop green. I thought they looked ok. So then I went on line to find the images I wanted to use. Of course I visited the Graphics Fairy and also googled to come some of them. I also got a little help from a friend to find a couple specific images. I printed them and then embellished them a touch. Now I was ready to put them all together. I added a bit of cream colored lace, the image, some pearls and a flower. Added the ribbon to the top and wa-la....Tags!! It was a challenge for me to do so much to get them to look like I wanted them too, but I was truly happy with the result and will probably try it again!!

So....after challenging myself to make something new, I decided to do a couple challenges on some blogs I check into every so often. Give myself something new to do.

This card is for the challenge over at JUGS ( http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ ) We are suppose to make a gate fold card. This one was fun!! You should check them out!! They have some cool stuff on their site!!

The front:

The inside:

This was a challenge. If you've been over to Scrap.Laugh.Love lately, you know they're currently running a Design Team Call. If you haven't been to visit them, be sure to check them out here: http://scraplovelaugh.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-idea-and-new-team.html and consider trying out for the DT. I'm not sure I'm applying yet....so many ladies who do such great work is intimidating!! But I decided to do the challenge involved with the DT call. You were suppose to make a LO, Card or tag using one of the following things: Yarn, Masking Tape, Old CD, Bubble Wrap or Cupcake Wrappers

So....I wanted to see how many of those things I could use to make a card. (You only have to use one of them for the DT challenge) So....I used an old CD for the base of the card, made a flower out of cupcake wrappers, and used yarn to make the center of the flower!! WOW!! I'm really stretching myself!! *LOL* But it was fun!!

Last but not least is another personal challenge: To make a LO of Gracelynn as great as the other one I did. I fell a little short with this one!! The pictures are just so awesome, but I don't think I did them justice. Oh well...It will do!!

And so that's it!!

Only 6 days until the Arts and Crafts Fair. Fingers crossed it's a great success!! I have faith!! I'll tell you how it went next Sunday!! Next Sunday is also the last Nascar Race. Who's gonna win?? I don't know!! Hoping for someone new this year!! None of the top 3 are on my 'good' list, but it will be nice to have it over!! Next year will be even better!! :)

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I hope each of you have a FABULOUS week!! Let it snow, let it snow!!

Until Next Time...........Tootles!!