tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34223633004885879402024-03-12T23:49:19.699-05:00Debee's Flight to New HeightsDebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703534758682680785noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422363300488587940.post-67111903985895842272015-01-20T00:40:00.000-06:002015-01-21T16:29:42.592-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Played along with Tracy Weinzapfel during tonight's <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tracy-weinzapfel">Mixed Media Monday</a> episode on Ustream. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was my first time to ever play along while she does her thing. It was fun. I had to make a lot of substitutions, as I didn't have anything exactly like she was using. Plus Ustream, or my computer, not sure which, kept acting up and I missed huge chunks of the show, but after awhile, it didn't really matter, I was in motion so I just kept going. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really want to add more to this, but haven't found what yet...I know I want my white pen to do something to the letters and I think I want to stamp some texture in a few places, but haven't found what I want yet. I will. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She put the word GROW on her painting, but I wanted to use PLAY because it is my word for 2015, and since I was 'playing along' with her, it just seemed right to add that word to my painting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>UPDATE: 1-21-15</b><br />In the wee hours of the morning, I decided I wanted to add some ladybugs from a new stamp and die set I bought last weekend. Those ladybugs are a small part of a larger image from the <a href="https://www.heartfeltcreations.us/product.php?product=3286">Heartfelt Creations Classic Sunflower</a> stamp, to get the ladybugs you also have to stamp and die cut the flowers. Since I had the flowers right there, I added a few of those to the page, too. This is the finished piece...and yes, I realize now that I dated it wrong. This is how my brain works...I actually got the year correct, but my head is apparently still in December! LOL Whatever, it was already in the frame when I realized my mistake and I am just not going to remove it to amend the date. ;)<br /><br /><br /><br />Here it is framed and hanging on my wall where I will see it every day to remind myself to remember to PLAY.</span><br />
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I am so excited! I've been asked to be a Guest Designer for one of my favorite Zibbet shops -- <a href="http://www.zibbet.com/shabbyscraps">Shabby Scraps</a>! <br /><br />I'll be posting again as soon as I get my kit and finish my project. Just wanted to share my excitement! <br /><br />Debeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703534758682680785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422363300488587940.post-19078533456107716192010-09-03T08:00:00.011-05:002010-09-04T17:03:35.450-05:00Seasons of Change Blog Hop -- Pix Fixed! :D<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPgJbj1KscyP-33SbFuUuF5U0gNCJ5OCaf84Bd7Ca_zwtWosF9zZ_hWTNpXYHjOjIggKY0MERGkrBdIsjVuK0wn2oTlwEAZpWMrDVwkCfhdbH1IVZZsHNOzfiyhj4O1wame5aRLO8AEY/s1600/SClogobloghop.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPgJbj1KscyP-33SbFuUuF5U0gNCJ5OCaf84Bd7Ca_zwtWosF9zZ_hWTNpXYHjOjIggKY0MERGkrBdIsjVuK0wn2oTlwEAZpWMrDVwkCfhdbH1IVZZsHNOzfiyhj4O1wame5aRLO8AEY/s200/SClogobloghop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512911271063752882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://api.ning.com/files/noRuQkTlZzRGDZ4xLw99HtuSTBaOTWnw9bfVb2TI9NVUmIek3t-eRskxrhnGKkN-2nfn9C2PQxAu-OKhhuWJ4Xk2y5*5gmxw/SClogobloghop.jpg?width=721"><br /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;">Welcome to the <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/">Scrapbook Challenges</a> Seasons of Change Blog Hop! </span><div style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">If this is your first stop, you are going to want to go to <a href="http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/">Pamela's Blog</a> so you can start at the beginning of the hop. </div><div style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">As you hop along you will meet and be able to welcome the newest members of the Design Team and have a chance to say 'so long' to those who are 'retiring'.<br /><br />I am one of those who are retiring, after two terms on the team. I have loved being on the team, but life dictates that it is time for me to move on to other ventures for awhile. I want to thank Pamela for giving me the opportunity to be on the <a href="http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/">Scra</a><a href="http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/">pbook Challenges</a> Design Team -- I have enjoyed the experience and learned a lot from her and my fellow designers.<br /><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">While I will miss being a member of the design team, I will still be around <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/">Scrapbook Challenges</a>, so hop by my profile from time to time to say 'hi' and I'll do the same. :D</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pamela designed a sketch for this blog hop:</span><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvI1lfuKNqMi1D1qXHmAIzXZld6VBin-rmYd7zl6bdNqksPJmrOMa9XVYyNjHNNWbU_WjVuusmzqb-igYC8VGYKoiVNSqQQWPm_H9pdP7WHCcOrT-kxxAdZAyoWkcNtOaOxhwTlvKNRc/s1600/Sketch220BlogHopSketch.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvI1lfuKNqMi1D1qXHmAIzXZld6VBin-rmYd7zl6bdNqksPJmrOMa9XVYyNjHNNWbU_WjVuusmzqb-igYC8VGYKoiVNSqQQWPm_H9pdP7WHCcOrT-kxxAdZAyoWkcNtOaOxhwTlvKNRc/s200/Sketch220BlogHopSketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512911483603165666" border="0" /></a></div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here is my take on her sketch:</span><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Italic" border="0" class="gl_italic" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmMuxLsrrIxOrUWOkchyHcH8oBfatKqY9twj30c7VUR21jtPONmnPScvozoanOTxM_mdpj9i2FAt1z7rv9o40Mn0tPI4CdmyRBLeOD57ovZAGzaAGYJXzmEl_Q-mUJPxgGBlQ2oAJZeA/s1600/April-to-Aug-2010.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmMuxLsrrIxOrUWOkchyHcH8oBfatKqY9twj30c7VUR21jtPONmnPScvozoanOTxM_mdpj9i2FAt1z7rv9o40Mn0tPI4CdmyRBLeOD57ovZAGzaAGYJXzmEl_Q-mUJPxgGBlQ2oAJZeA/s320/April-to-Aug-2010.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512913010995845442" border="0" /></a></div>Journaling says: " *55*menopausal*not quite married*not yet single*mom to two young adults*Is it too late to be cute? hehehe</div><div><br /></div><div><i>I've been thinking I may change the title to reflect that last line in the journaling. What do you think?</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">I hope you will <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/forum/topics/seasons-of-change-hop-on">"Hop On"</a> this Seasons of Change Blog Hop and if </span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">you do, you will be entered in a drawing for an awesome prize! In fact, there are many ways to get entered into several drawings for awesome prizes! If you haven't made your way to </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" href="http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/">P</a><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" href="http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/">amela's blog</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> yet, then get yourself over there now so you can learn more about these prizes and how to win them!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;">After leaving a comment here on my blog, hop on over to </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://afewpacesfromhere.wordpress.com/">Amanda's blog</a></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;"> to learn more about her and to see her take on the sketch! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Just in case you get lost along the way...here is a list of the blog</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">s in the order you'll want to visit them. Have fun and I'll see you at Scrapbook Challenges! :D</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(67, 42, 35); line-height: 19px; text-align: left;font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Trebuchet,'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">1. Pamela: <a href="http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">2. Dani: <a href="http://alongcamedani.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://alongcamedani.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">3. Racquel: <a href="http://www.mouseyface.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://www.mouseyface.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">4. Sookie: <a href="http://totallydoodles.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://totallydoodles.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">5. Debi: <a href="http://bumblebeesflight.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://bumblebeesflight.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">6. Amanda: <a href="http://afewpacesfromhere.wordpress.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://afewpacesfromhere.wordpress.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">7. Jackie: <a href="http://mybasketofscraps.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://mybasketofscraps.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">8. Jolanda: <a href="http://jolandascrapsels.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://jolandascrapsels.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">9. Rene': <a href="http://www.stampinginsunnysa.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://www.stampinginsunnysa.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">10. Jowilna: <a href="http://www.jowilnanolte.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://www.jowilnanolte.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">11. Ana: <a href="http://anazelia-myscrapbookaddiction.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://anazelia-myscrapbookaddiction.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">12. Jenn: <a href="http://www.jennscreativechaos.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://www.jennscreativechaos.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">13. Amy: <a href="http://queen-of-the-crazies.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://queen-of-the-crazies.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">14. Sarah: <a href="http://www.scrapcetera.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://www.scrapcetera.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">15. Shannon: <a href="http://sdombkowski.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://sdombkowski.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">16. Jamie: <a href="http://paperheartproject.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://paperheartproject.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">17. Natalie: <a href="http://njmacs.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://njmacs.blogspot.com/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">18. Holli: <a href="http://holligurl01.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(153, 137, 138); font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">http://holligurl01.blogspot.com/</a> </div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 1em; position: static ! important;">19. 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Welcome! If this is your first stop on the Blog Hop then you will want to start at <a href="http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/">Pamela's World of Scrap</a> and visit the other blogs before mine -- I don't want you to miss a thing in this fun adventure! Especially the chance to meet the newest <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/">Scrapbook Challenges</a> Design Team members, as well as getting reacquainted with returning DT members. I am happy to be returning to the DT for my second term! :D</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">A little about me: I am a wife, a mom to two boys (well, okay, I guess technically they are 'men' now, but they will always be my 'boys' LOL). Scrapbooking is such a blessing in my life...it gives me the opportunity to express my love for my family and to share my perspective of the events of our lives. I LOVE knowing that I am documenting small and big moments in our lives to be enjoyed for years to come...even when I am no longer here to tell the stories, my scrapbooks will be here to tell them again and again. I LOVE that! And I thoroughly enjoy the creative aspect of scrapbooking! When I get going the hours just melt away...it has happened more than once that I'll be going like gangbusters and suddenly look at the clock and realize it is 4 in the morning! I am sure many of you can relate! :D</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >As you travel along this blog hop you will see each Design Team member's interpretation of this sketch, by Pamela!</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://api.ning.com/files/dxBI87HEKA56ByiYZSLtKYrEjUM5vhA-uO58Acpp9WGcoWq92s4RXTUvf1v9ZKPKHoBpPxWLyn1aCbWyJ-GfCTWiBDcHfJvB/Sketch197.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 397px;" src="http://api.ning.com/files/dxBI87HEKA56ByiYZSLtKYrEjUM5vhA-uO58Acpp9WGcoWq92s4RXTUvf1v9ZKPKHoBpPxWLyn1aCbWyJ-GfCTWiBDcHfJvB/Sketch197.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:verdana;" >Here is mine:</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUrpkok6DzlBaK7y4iQjvkHN_Eyu0ly6XbA7Eht4C42AS-m_wzAgQo1MPgapOYz5gNx-8GmrzV7l3WbKZ9eh_YNfWIWOMhTQeu9JrMlniQbshqnrH6moJGBeKbhp8B1T7OUssjhzDwHg/s1600/6-Flags-Over-Texas.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUrpkok6DzlBaK7y4iQjvkHN_Eyu0ly6XbA7Eht4C42AS-m_wzAgQo1MPgapOYz5gNx-8GmrzV7l3WbKZ9eh_YNfWIWOMhTQeu9JrMlniQbshqnrH6moJGBeKbhp8B1T7OUssjhzDwHg/s400/6-Flags-Over-Texas.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465802382062699954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Now what would a Blog Hop be without PRIZES? Pamela has rounded up some AWESOME prizes, too! </span> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-family:'Trebuchet MS',Trebuchet,'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;font-size:12px;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;font-family:'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Everyone who leaves a comment on ALL blogs, gets entered into a drawing for the April Scarlet Lime kit. Everyone who does a layout based on the sketch this weekend and posts it in the <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/forum/topics/nsd-hop-on">Hop On</a> section will get entered into a drawing for the "My Family" line from Fancy Pants Designs. :) There is also a Prima RAK up for joining SC and another Prima RAK for inviting to SC</span></span>.</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">All these prizes are gorgeous</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Thank you for visiting my blog today....Please remember to leave a comment so you can be entered in the drawing for that YUMMY Scarlet Lime kit!</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Then hop on over to Natalie's blog, </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" href="http://njmacs.blogspot.com/">"My Scrapping Habit"</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">!</span></span>Debeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703534758682680785noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422363300488587940.post-62338352064245700372010-01-14T17:01:00.003-06:002010-01-14T17:09:12.394-06:00What is a Scrapbook Diva?<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">In a blog contest (<a href="http://bumblebeesflight.blogspot.com/2010/01/want-chance-to-win-cool-scrappy-gadget.html">see post below this one</a>) we were asked to define "Scrapbook Diva". </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">This is my definition:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">A Scrap Diva is a modern day goddess! As such, she is a creator. She creates page after page preserving memories and life events for herself and her loved ones. She is successful at documenting big and small moments, good and bad times, and everything in between.<br /><br />No self-respecting Scrap Diva could call herself that without the occasional bit of glamor...which can always be found in sweet and unexpected ways on the pages of her Books of Life!<br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">I will be doing a layout based on this soon...so be watching. :)</span>Debeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703534758682680785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422363300488587940.post-61867864550043630152010-01-09T13:51:00.009-06:002010-01-09T17:25:40.269-06:002010 Scrappy Flight Plan<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >hehehehe -- well, really they are goals...bu</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >t sticking with the theme of my blog, thought I'd give the</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >m a fitting name, therefore, "flight plan". :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" >I just posted this in my friend </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://groups.myspace.com/ScrapbookwithIcing">Icing's myspace group</a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" > and thought it would be a good idea to post them here, too:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">My most basic goal is one layout a week. Anything above and beyond that will be gravy!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">However, I’d also like to have those layouts look more ’polished’....I’m not really sure that is the right word, but it’s the only one I can think of that co</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">mes close. What I want is for my layouts to look more finished, to have more depth and texture and...and whatever it is that I am seeing is lacking, but haven’t been able to name or even identify yet. Whatever it is, I know that it's something I have to reach inside and find...I've been practicing and playing with techniques for awhile now, but now it's time to reach inside and 'make it mi</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">ne'!<br /><br />I want to find and develop ’my style’ more fully.<br /><br />Such a difficult goal to articulate and possibly to accomplish, but that’s probably my biggest scrapping goal for the year.</span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><br /></span>Debeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703534758682680785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422363300488587940.post-58119298561950198662010-01-01T09:45:00.003-06:002010-01-01T11:44:57.904-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 154px;" src="http://api.ning.com/files/PktXhkcPRuuVE3JA5vmkbJGAqbuHFexZ0RTqrhfEUlxbeK98QTYgm-e4zFHQNVpKNK*iOlCrItuvth9t2H8Gb7VGZSb9lSMk/NewYearsbloghoptopper.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Welcome to my blog, which is stop #5 on the <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/">Scrapbook Challenges</a> New Year's Blog Hop!</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">If you just hopped in here you are going to want to start at the beginning, which is <a href="http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/">Pamela Young's blog</a>.</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Why start there? Well, if you visit each Design Team member's blog and leave a comment on each one you will be entered in a drawing for a FABULOUS prize -- a gorgeous collection of goodies from "My Little Shoebox"! </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwwHKgB03PdT2wI7eaNpwbkMFLKauMkJytYwsRQoR-vx9W3pJRP-qoBiAcWN0oe7aAgM56R3OCXp5O9Z3x5DD0owEO4CPi8Pl46IVy5YKdJvl22NwEY6m904EWJdBfh6EvBm8v5K-52Y/s1600-h/NewyearsBlogHopMLS.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwwHKgB03PdT2wI7eaNpwbkMFLKauMkJytYwsRQoR-vx9W3pJRP-qoBiAcWN0oe7aAgM56R3OCXp5O9Z3x5DD0owEO4CPi8Pl46IVy5YKdJvl22NwEY6m904EWJdBfh6EvBm8v5K-52Y/s200/NewyearsBlogHopMLS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421621367311588994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">My name is Debi Wallace, and I am one of the newest members of the <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/">Scrapbook Challenges</a> Design Team. I am excited about being selected and looking forward to the experience and to working with so many wonderfully talented women!<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">I was introduced to scrapping in the mid-90s. As my children got older and more active,</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"> I </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">drifted away from scrapping for a number of years. </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Now that my chil</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">dren are older, driving and able to get themselves to their activities, I once again have time to scrap! Whoot! </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">I've been back at it for about 3 years now and it is such an integral part of my life, I can't imagine ever NOT scrapping.<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">My style tends to be clean and simple, but I do enjoy exploring new techniques and playing with new products.<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Here is an example of my work -- a layout based on one of Pamela's awesome <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/forum/topics/hop-on">sketches</a>!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssSMB9pU9BotcX9QxeqLcGQKsncBYCCEjWm-lAukXcEWQiGZ1aZ1FJC02mBILsPhhOqwiRTPLDQp_CGC-m_Rvi_v0g5Wq2GsWlbo88dCeV_j5sYQx86eWXuBnnwX7TWjIeeXUCU8XhAU/s1600-h/Apple-Bobbing-93.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssSMB9pU9BotcX9QxeqLcGQKsncBYCCEjWm-lAukXcEWQiGZ1aZ1FJC02mBILsPhhOqwiRTPLDQp_CGC-m_Rvi_v0g5Wq2GsWlbo88dCeV_j5sYQx86eWXuBnnwX7TWjIeeXUCU8XhAU/s320/Apple-Bobbing-93.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421625800639669506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pamela's Sketch (</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/forum/topics/hop-on">#179</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">):</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/forum/categories/sketches-1/listForCategory"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 399px;" src="http://api.ning.com/files/hDHzmZB5u9LjHR7V62eVoXu5w7AQtlGCouwgmWWbw9GqC51tnuJHUAyDgpF32IvYLeXConsQMLIGpXYpoVgttk-*1QIUrT5l/Sketch179.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">I've been mentioning "<a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/">Scrapbook Challenges</a>" quite a bit in this post, but I'm thinking I need to take a moment to make sure you know what that is -- it is a fabulous sc</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">rapbooking co</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">mmunity on the Ning network. If you aren't already a member I encoura</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">ge you to jump over there (<a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/">here's a link for you</a>) and sign up right now! You will be glad that you did...and once you are a member, be sure and send me a friend request. :)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">In the mood for more chances to win awesome prizes? Well, guess what -- there are several INCREDIBLE prizes to be won and many different ways to win them:</span><br /></span></span></span><br /><ul><li><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">If you are a member of <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/">Scrapbook Challenges</a> and you do a layout based on the sketch and post in the "<a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/forum/topics/hop-on">Hop On</a>' thread you will be entered in a drawing to win the Basic Grey Origins Collection.</span></span></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">There are TWO beautiful Prima packs to be given away in two drawings. If you are a member of <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/">Scrapbook Challenges </a>and use the invite feature on the group to invite a friend your name will be entered in the drawing for one of the packs. The other pack is for someone who JOINS the group this weekend (as if you needed more incentive to join this fabulous group)! </span></span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">The last prize is a chipboard album and and a collection of Rusty Pickle trim! To be entered in this drawing you need to visit the "<a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/forum/topics/hop-on">Hop On</a>" topic at <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/">Scrapbook Challenges</a> and visit the member's blogs posted there. Be sure and leave a comment on each one of those blogs to be entered in the drawing! </span></li></ul><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">All right, time to hop on over to the next stop in the <a href="http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/">Scrapbook Challenges</a> New Year's Blog Hop, but remember to leave a comment here before you leave...now hop on over to <a href="http://www.melonscraps.blogspot.com/">Marilyn's Blog</a>! Happy New Year!</span></span></span>Debeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703534758682680785noreply@blogger.com109tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422363300488587940.post-30567764726025061632009-12-31T11:58:00.010-06:002009-12-31T12:39:19.603-06:00New Year's Day Blog Hop<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >What are you going to be doing on New Year's Day?</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >Here is what I'll be doing!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHc1MbcB1TuQ2W5oJ97JyRdpEs37HgtjiPwHd3atI_dEu631iHx9MNFDTyhXhEuNwtGxA25bjcQHkgjaMyMFszadTm8oSr0GKxwlPHheH8krERo4S7Y10BNnIdRUZp3b3FeTqPw0uMtuI/s1600-h/NewYearsbloghopannounce.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 428px; height: 570px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHc1MbcB1TuQ2W5oJ97JyRdpEs37HgtjiPwHd3atI_dEu631iHx9MNFDTyhXhEuNwtGxA25bjcQHkgjaMyMFszadTm8oSr0GKxwlPHheH8krERo4S7Y10BNnIdRUZp3b3FeTqPw0uMtuI/s320/NewYearsbloghopannounce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421464802043706626" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Here is a link to </span><a href="http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Pamela's blog</a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" > -- where all the fun begins!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">Now, a bit about my own blog! Back in April I decided I wanted to devote this blog to my creative pursuits, which at the moment primarily involves scrapbooking. In preparation for this, I deleted all other posts, so I'd have a nice, clean start. Then my MIL moved in with us in late April. While my attention turned to other things my poor little blog suffered from lack of attention.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">One of my goals for 2010 is to come back to blogging and to continue to improve my blogging skills as I share my scrappy and creative projects.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Happy 2010 and may <span style="font-style: italic;">all</span> of our personal goals be met!</span><br /></div>Debeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703534758682680785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422363300488587940.post-67922579958453314832009-04-10T13:59:00.002-05:002009-04-10T14:04:24.617-05:00Sweet ATC<div style="text-align: center;">I made this in January and I really like how it came out.<br /></div> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5T_4Ui2k2-qgWHk77_CWbGxShtXVQ-Pba3HmiFnP_bgaG9r6W1st-KkKYugd4t9NnbalJ5ZOtvxxUQBamEchuZr14mjy33elQSPIv4uBuhPHdzB5LNalC8A98REAcSBY0ZPAlpqZh8c/s1600-h/14-January-2009-001.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5T_4Ui2k2-qgWHk77_CWbGxShtXVQ-Pba3HmiFnP_bgaG9r6W1st-KkKYugd4t9NnbalJ5ZOtvxxUQBamEchuZr14mjy33elQSPIv4uBuhPHdzB5LNalC8A98REAcSBY0ZPAlpqZh8c/s320/14-January-2009-001.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323139993504472194" border="0" /></a>Debeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703534758682680785noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422363300488587940.post-74006043493611505972008-08-08T00:10:00.008-05:002009-04-05T15:32:10.705-05:00A Simple ATC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNyn7ScaRlxOB9WXsFuG6WVCNO5h0_CTcQNjjDFWhtSoUUp-Bw1bJQmQtVzzc9EeDlwWrDuvz8i9IQWs57iRlac0egphXSFuSPyG8pHK4k5lq0czMEEpiWqzVQHSuw0SrJfDp-pcPDws/s1600-h/ATC_star.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNyn7ScaRlxOB9WXsFuG6WVCNO5h0_CTcQNjjDFWhtSoUUp-Bw1bJQmQtVzzc9EeDlwWrDuvz8i9IQWs57iRlac0egphXSFuSPyG8pHK4k5lq0czMEEpiWqzVQHSuw0SrJfDp-pcPDws/s320/ATC_star.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232010710022289858" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Edited 4/5/09 -- This was originally created for a challenge in the "Big Blog Challenge" hosted on scrapbook.com This was an awesome challenge to help us learn the ropes of using Blogger and simply having a blog. I don't know if anyone is still hosting it, but if you've ever wanted a blog, but were afraid to begin then I recommend checking out the forums at scrapbook.com to see if you can find the challenge.<br /><br />I have since deleted all the other posts made during the challenge. They were fun, but kind of random and I really want to keep this blog about my creative pursuits, primarily scrapbookingl Now on with this post as it was originally written:</span><br /><br />Today's challenge is to make and post an ATC -- Artist Trading Card. Well, it isn't particularly 'artistic' and I have no idea what I'll do with it -- add it to my embellishments stash and use it on a card or layout at some point, I suppose.<br /><br />I'll probably make more ATC's as they go together pretty quickly and I'd really like to play with the idea a bit more and see how creative I can get using different materials and supplies. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thanks for visiting!</span><br /></span></div>Debeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07703534758682680785noreply@blogger.com10