Happy Valentine's Day! You know what that means, pay tribute to a strong woman OR use pink, red and white on your LO OR use a heart. Easy peasy, mac and cheesy! I knew I would use red or a heart or something. The question was, what would the subject be. After much thought, I decided to use the photos of my houses in Flint, Michigan. Both houses are kinda red. It just made sense. I found a piece of red vellum in my stash. I think it was with a piece of green vellum... Must have been … [Read more...]
LOAD218 – Day 13
February 14, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Today we were looking at a precious moment OR keeping things simple, one embellishment and a one word title. Ok. One. Just one. I can do that, right? So, I started out thinking that I wanted to keep working on the first day of my trip. Our next real stop was a pull out on I-80E. It was cold, it was misting, it was beautiful. The perfect foil to the sugar sweet LO I did yesterday. I knew I wanted to use a wood grain paper. I have a bunch of Hambly wood grain overlays, but I wanted … [Read more...]
LOAD218 – Day 12
February 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Today we were scrapping about change OR change your process OR use a sketch and change it. I decided to change my process. It is SO hard to change your process. It sucks most of the time. Honestly, every time I change my process I really don't like what I've done. So, I decided to try it anyway. Today I started with color. I never start with color. I never start with a piece of bright paper. This time, I remembered this piece of green paper. I've had it for years. Every time I go to use it, I … [Read more...]
LOAD218 – Day 11
February 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Today we are scrapping our fun vacation and travel photos. There were other choices, like add vacation photos and use map-like embellishments. Hmm. I think this prompt I've been doing all of LOAD. While I did this challenge, I'm not sure I did it as well as I could have. For this prompt, I figured I had all my Devils Tower stuff out, so I should just finish ONE part of my vacation. So, I thought I'd talk about the Junior Ranger program at Devils Tower National Monument. Now, I have each and … [Read more...]
LOAD218 – Day 10
February 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Today, our prompt was what do you experience or find joy in when life slows down? OR create a LO that has a temporal element in it, like a clock, timer, stopwatch, etc. I LOVE adding clocks to my LO's so that is where I was heading. I thought easy. It' will be done fast. Yeah. That's what I told myself. I decided that I would talk about Devils Tower National Monument. When we decided to go to Devils Tower, we had time. Then we decided to spend FOR-EV-ER in Rapid City, South Dakota. Don't … [Read more...]
LOAD218 – Day 9
February 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Today's prompt was interesting. What have you started or created? OR create a LO using a wandering line of stitching or pen as a path through your LO. I decided to go with the second choice. When we went to Badlands National Park, we had no time. The day was almost over. We were hungry. We really only had time to drive through. I thought that was the perfect subject for this prompt. I knew that I had a map of Badlands somewhere. Then I started looking. Not one was the size I was … [Read more...]
LOAD218 – Day 8
February 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Our prompt today was about moving forward, or a recent memory you might forget, or forgotten things in your stash. Well, this prompt worked for me. I used the picture I had planned to use yesterday. It was a good memory that was going to get lost. I had already forgotten about what Jason's name was. And, I did use things I had forgotten I had! Go me! When we were on our way to Michigan, I needed a stop between Iowa and St. Ignace. I chose Green Bay. I have no idea why. But, I'm so … [Read more...]
LOAD218 – Day 7
February 8, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Today there was two prompts, one about advice and the other a time trial. Yep. You guessed it, I did neither. Today, we have John guarding the John. It was so funny. The morning had not gone well. We got stuck in a rain storm (story to come later), we missed breakfast and decided to eat at the park (story to come later), we saw a ranger presentation which let Sean be a junior ranger (story to come later), THEN, we went to the bathroom. Now bathrooms are fun in National Parks. So … [Read more...]
LOAD218 – Day 6
February 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Some days, I have mojo. Some days, I don't. I had no mojo today. I hate that. Last night I picked papers and photos for my LO, so that when I was fresh this morning, I could just pick up and finish. Yep. It was supposed to be easy. Sigh. This LO is about the Continental Divide at Hoosier Pass in Colorado. It was a geeky moment for me for sure. We were driving on Colorado Highway 9 on our way to the Florissant Fossil Beds, just outside of Colorado Springs. The drive had been beautiful … [Read more...]
LOAD218 – Day 5
February 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Today's prompt was "in what ways do you relinquish control to others in your life" or use a sketch. What a prompt! I often feel like I have no control in my life. I have an autoimmune disease that often leaves me in pain. My husband comes home from a long day at work, and my number two job is to get dinner on the table. Lately, it feels like I'm relying more and more on him to make this happen. I get half way done, and then I just can't go on. He always smiles, and says I've got this. … [Read more...]
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