Day 4 ...
Since I have been wanting to use Tim Holtz new paper rosette Alterations die, I dug into my scrap box again and waa-laa!! Let me tell ya people, that die is easier than sliced bread! I also used one of Tim's embossing folders on the black card stock and then some Graphic 45 bits and pieces. Trying to take a photo in my dark studio was tough, this was the best one out of almost 20 pic's -yikes!!
When I went into work today, one of my co-workers (and sweet friend) brought in the 21 day art journal she made! (I didn't even know she was going to do it) We were so excited to tell each other about our first 3 days, it was great. We both shared about how we wanted our art journal to be perfect....HA! I used a long stamp on yesterday's page, and part of the image didn't stamp because of texture on the back side of the paper. I immediately thought "great, I've ruined it already". Then I reminded myself that this was about playing & having fun!!!! So I filled it in and you can't even tell that the stamp didn't stamp :)
I was also worried as today went on that I wasn't going to feel like craftin' when I got home. I got home late because I am covering for someone, traffic was nasty and I had to stop to put gas in my car....ya know, then dinner, pick up, put away....blah blah blah. I started thinking that it is a choice, it's something that I really wanted to do -so just get up, and go DO IT!!! I was exhausted when I got home and now I feel great. I completed something I said I would do. I did it!! So bring it on day 5, bring it on!!

ART JOURNAL

Here is the cover of my 21 day Challenge Art Journal :)
I'll show you some of the inside pages later....gotta keep ya comin' back ;)

Another card from my scrap paper box, i'm thinking that this will be a great way to use up some of my scraps! I painted and glittered my Tim Holtz birdcage die (i used grungeboard), some rolled glue dots to get the dimension and Bo Bunny dot paper for the background. The quotes is one of my favorites and it is Quotopia #50347 stamp... i have no clue what company, there is nothing else on the packaging. It was nice to use some spring like colors, it's been gray outside :( Is it too early to complain about winter??? ha! I am off to go journal in my art journal, i already decorated the page :)

My mom stopped by today to finish up a Teresa Collins travel album (I tought it for a class at Scrapbook Nook in Kent, WA) she couldn't make the class, so she needed some of the stamps i used and also my Bind-it-All. Maybe my goal for the next 21 day Challenge should be to clean my studio so we could each have a chair to sit on!!!
We are going to Josie's (my sister-n-law) house for dinner tonight, yummy! I'm looking forward to seeing her, it's been a while!! Sooooo, gotta go!! Have a great night and remember to: Honor Your Creative Soul!! (that's my business tag line-love it!!)

Okay day two of the 21 day Challenge....Here is my project today! I made a card using Hero Arts clear stamps, Tim Holtz flowers dies, and Bo Bunny Dot paper. I love this quote, it's so true! I just need to work on my dreams :) To take action steps....no matter how big or small, daily. I am going to go finish my art journal and get journaling!! I'll post pictures when I'm done :)

So here I go...Rhonna's 21 day challenge!! It started yesterday, and i didn't get my card done like i wanted to. AND i am not going to let it mess me up so i did it today :) I have a bag of scraps from past class kits that i've been wanting to use...it was like shopping and i didn't have to buy anything!! My goal is to get committed to my blog, to share my creative projects and also share my daily journey in my Pink world!! So please leave comments if you've stopped by to visit. Thanks for peeking :)

hello!! i know it's been a loooong time since i've posted and i have some great new things coming :) make sure you keep coming back to see......

michael and i at the bar-b-que
bri lighting off fireworks on our street
here is my niece helen and briana on their decorated bikes for the 4th of july parade in our neighbor hood. we went to the community park and bar-b-qued, had our face painted and water balloon fights..which i won!!

michael decided to 'rip out' the ivy in our front yard and replace it with beauty bark, he did such a great job and it looks sooooooo much better!!
500 pounds of bark!! yikes

briana joined the swim team for the first time this year and loves it!! she has swim practice each day for an hour and a meet once a week. her favorite stroke it freestyle and least favorite is the butterfly. she had improved a great deal, learned how to dive off the block and do flip turns at the wall. she has won quite a few ribbons... 2nd and 3rd place ones!!!! i'm so proud of her for doing something new and different! -she's in the middle lane.
kidist and briana's backside.... they write 'eat my bubbles' !!!! they whole swim team does it to psyche the other team out :)
my trip to california to visit my aunties -from left to right...me, aunt betty, aunt susie, ellen and my mom. my sister and i painted 14 walls for my aunt betty, visited my grandpa, ate too much and had a blast!!

briana and i at our mother's day dinner. we were lucky to share it with josie, my sister-in-law and her family and also my mother and father-in-law patty & glenn. my mom was out of town and i got to see her later that night when i gave her a ride home from the airport :)
michael brought me these beautiful flowers, my favorite latte and made me breakfast!
bri made me these amazing flowers at school...they are plastic which is soooo cool because, i will be able to keep them forever!!

michael and i also got our new appliances this past weekend!!!! yippeeeee! i now have more than one burner to cook on....and a dishwasher that really works without having to almost pre-wash them :)

here it is!!! my new business cards....now i just need to find someone to create my website :) i designed the logo myself and i love how they turned out.
my friend jim madsen made this desk top organizer (i've been callin' it "the holes" for me and i can hardly stand it!!!! i absolutely love it, it holds some much and it's so accessible too. i painted it the same pink that i painted the stripe in my studio. so thanks jim, you ROCK!!!
when i went to visit my sister ellen this past week, we did a project and this is how mine turned out. it was a really fast and easy.