Shades of Red Challenge for Artistic Outpost!

I thought I'd take advantage of the "Shades of Red" theme over at Artistic Outpost, so I set out to make a card that uses one of their great images. I used a variety of products from other manufacturers, but my favorite part of the piece is the image itself. Check out Artistic Outpost here.

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Still Working on Scrapbook *Life" Journal

Here is a little bit more of the work I've done with my journal class:

Scrapbook Life Continued

The next exercise in the Scrapbook Life class was to cut some random words out of magazines and use them in our journals. No stress, no pre-thought, no "plan". Mine were interestingly split into two categories. The first page pictured below is the page with the positive words and the characteristics that I aspire to. The second is a reflection of some past negative emotions and experiences that are better left in the past.

Scrapbook *Life* Journal Class

I enrolled in Stephanie Ackerman's Scrapbook *Life* Journal class and have begun to do some of the artwork as suggested. I'm having a pretty good time so far, and here are my projects to date:

Yellow Owl Workshop Swap Cards

Two of my stamping friends and I decided to use our recently acquired Yellow Owl Workshop stamps for a small swap. Each of us made one card and one ATC for each of the other two participants. Here are my results:

Alphabet Discovery Letter C:

I've always been fond of clock parts and clock images, so I used a clock theme for my alphabet journal's letter "C" page. I had a clock transparency in my very large pile of unused scrapbooking stuff, so I layered that on top of the background I made using various paints, inks and stamped images. I added an actual clock hand to the piece using a brad, then affixed a few little ephemera items and ribbons. Hope you like it. :)Debbie

I am trying to use things that are on hand...

...since I have soooo much "stuff" that I've accumulated over time! I'm past the stage where I say to myself "If I use this item now, I'll never have it to use again." and I'm REALLY trying to do things that are a bit out of the ordinary for me. This is the latest thing I've come up with! Credits to follow within 24 hours since I still haven't gotten to the point where I remember to write them down while I'm making something (darnit!). Enjoy, and have a wonderful weekend everyone.