Challenge *me* will you?!?

Haha. An impromptu challenge from http://www.scrappingthemoments.com/ for a layout where the picture says it all, thus the layout needs no title. Nailed it *snort*

CS unknown; KI striped paper (I will be devastated when it' s all gone), MM noteworthy journaling dohickey (yes it's a word), 7g stamp, MM brads, some other brad, Queen&Co pearl thingies which I love; MM fabric tape and measuring tape as well.

Challenge DONE! in about 20 minutes 'cause I rock da house like that ;)

More later - I've got a canvas that is begging to be uploaded...when I decide whether it's actually finished or not! LOL

Wait just a minute!! WHAT IS THAT???

YES!!!! I'm now on a roll! and I LOVE it!!!

A "blast from the past" layout - courtesy of a box of pictures (huge huge box) that came from my grandma's house. Pics that I had originally sent to her, but now can bless my pages and I don't need to make copies of my own for scrapping purposes. Sad that Gram can't surround herself with all of the pictures she loves (who has that kind of room????)

Anyway - this is *smoooooches* Brendan and his pal Boomer :)

Oh LYYYNNNNN....

As I told you yesterday about my obscene amount of *A* letters in lots of shapes and sizes that are all over...I made an *L* for you!!!!

I'm more excited about it than you are right now...I know it.

This had to have red...so it could go with your scrappy space :)

paint, paper, flowers, ribbon, twine, Queen&Co pearls, ki alphabet soup "spicy taco", and gel medium.....oh my LOL

OBVIOUSLY the box of fun that I sent to you will NOT contain this fun piece -- but you'll have a blast with the box anyway!

Ah...scrappy fun!!!

Wednesday...I am not a slug.

I am not a slug. I just felt like telling that tidbit of VERY important info right from the start.

I worked my 7 hr shift...made 7 hours because of little miss GracieCitizenOfTheMonth's ceremony this morning. Then, tonight was studio night. I shared a bit of myself with a couple of families...saw some adorable babies that didn't cry at my face, or my voice which is still going kind of raspy when it darned well feels like it.

With all of that garbage laid out before me...I didn't have time to create diddly-doo otherwise. HOWEVER...do NOT be disappointed!! You will see my altered art today :) THis is a G that I got for miss GracieDoWellPants it had a metal hook already attached, but it was all white, and I felt that it needed something >:) This is what it got. I have an A for myself, dunno if I've got to give that a little something as well or not MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Just noticed the pic looks green....it's actually on a wood table, however, the wood table is covered by a cut resistant mat thing that I scrap on (my desk? unprotected usually...the table?? not such a good plan to leave that uncovered!) :)

6x12 is my fave :)

This is my fave size....my ultimate FAVE pic of bren as a baby (seriously...guess I'm a chronological scrapper....uh, NOT! lol)

I have been having the best time playing with my scrapbook supplies. Having ink and paint on my hands (and my clothes, and face...you get the point). Inspiration flowing...gotta love this!!

I am enjoying catching up with my tag-team-partner Lynn...projects flowing from both of us lately and it's spectacular! http://murphyslaw-lynn.blogspot.com/

And on today's agenda....

A CHALLENGE YOU SAY???? Thanks to Lynn, I had somewhere to go with some creativity today! :)

PROJECTS projects Everywhere...

and INK all over my hands ;) LOVE IT!
My very first altered canvas project. I wanna know something though (kind of throwing myself a curve ball right at the start of the post...nice)...WHY is it called an ALTERED canvas?? Essentially EVERY canvas is altered from its original blank state if it is painted on or sketched on...so why the word altered??? Okayyyy...nevermind. TO THE PICTURES batman!

The canvas was teeeeeeny -- only 2.5 x 2.5 (not the one in the photo) --- I wanted to start small just in case it turned out hideously (seriously, there is always the slight possibility of gross-happenings).


I used acrylic paints, alcohol inks and glimmer mist (chalkboard). I had gotten some clear stamps, used Tim Holtz ink for those. old Maisy Mo white rubons are tossed in there as well. Dictionary page clippings --- definition for LIKE. THEN - this is the most awesome part of it that had me excited and jazzed for DAYS - image transfer done with gel medium and a photocopied picture (printed "mirror image" so that the pic would turn "right side" when tranferred). That was the most awesome thing I've done in a while!! It turned out WAYYYY more cool than even I thought it would! I'll like out the site I found the directions for it...I don't have it right now lol

When all was said and done, gel medium put over top of it, placed on the black easel, ribbon with some charms on the ends and....I love it!!

This is where it will sit for now :) better pics in the daytime!