The HOF phenomena....

Okay, that was just too much fun! I have always looked forward to the call stories about HOF, but I never really realized what was happening over at the Pub on call night. I just have to say that I cannot be sad about not getting a call when all these scrapbookers are posting such excited posts. To tell you the truth, I don't think that I could be that excited which means that they deserve it more anyway. The entire experience has just left me with a smile on my face. Congratulations to all the 2006 Hall Of Famer's!!!!!

My final journal entry....

Here it is...the last entry in my art journal (which is seriously bulging). It isn't anything super-creative, but I totally indulged by using all my new Scenic Route Charlotte papers (which now all have little pieces cut out of them...Aaaackkk!) But do you notice how well they coordinate with yesterday's creative prompt???

Thank you so much to Rhonna for pushing us through this journey. I have thoroughly enjoyed the entire process!!!

Still no HOF calls....
smiles,
christi

A new creative prompt....

My productivity level is at zilch today. I hope to get my final art journal page done, but I don't have hopes for much more than that...the veggie board is my obsession for the day.

But I am hoping that you will be feeling creative today and here is a brand spanking new creative prompt to help that along. When we moved onto base here, we had a choice between 3 houses. All 3 houses were identical except for location, outside trim color, and the bathroom tile colors (which were all truly hideous pastels.) We chose our house based on location which means that one of our bathrooms is one of the easter egg colors. Finding a color scheme to work around it was a chore, but I am so happy with these towels that we got (our bathroom tiles are exactly that seafoam blue color). I was looking at these towels the other day and it occured to me that this would make a great color scheme for a layout...so that is your creative prompt. Use this color scheme on a layout!

smiles,
christi

21 day journal- day 20

This is today's entry. Rhonna created a gorgeous quote for today and I just emulated the style of it for my "to do" list. My list is actually written on the vines/doodles. Really fun and easy!
smiles,
christi

Creative prompt and white space...

Here's a layout that I did from the latest creative prompt. White space is one of those things that I am just not comfortable doing, but I decided to try it again today. I seriously wanted to keep playing with this one, but I made myself leave all that white space alone. The papers are all Sweetwater and that cute little baby is me about 3 weeks before my first birthday.

This is going to be a day of lots of little blog posts! I will be back later!
smiles,
Christi

A Day filled with Possibilities...

It's Monday morning and Spring has officially sprung and is quickly pushing into summer! LOL! We are supposed to be in the mid-80's today and it is already looking fantastic outside!

The general consensus is that the HOF calls will start today which is so exciting! Even if I am not one of those calls, I am soooo glad that I entered this contest. It is the first really big thing that I have entered in the US and I feel so good about having done so and I am really happy with my work that I did for it. I can't wait for the anon toots to start and all the conjecture about who they are...I know that I definitely have a few faves that I am sure will be on the list, but who knows! It's so exciting!!!

I came up with a fun idea for my creative prompt this morning so I just have to find the perfect picture and then I will be scrapping. And, even more exciting is that I already have found the next creative prompt so I will be uploading it with my completed layout later this afternoon.

Day 20 of Rhonnna's challenge...I can't believe that it is already almost over. It has been so much fun and I love doing art on a daily basis. I definitely want to keep this up...just have to find another journal to start working in! Today's page will be up later this afternoon too!

I also am working on finalizing my Croppers Cottage DT application...

Laundry is done...all I have to do is fold it! I can already tell, it's going to be a good day!

Happy Monday!
smiles,
christi

I am a Woman- Kirsty's Challenge

Here is my layout that I did in response to Kirsty's challenge...

The challenge was to do a layout titled I am woman/mother, use a photo of yourself, primas and doodling. It was fun to do a really girly page!
smiles,
christi

almost there...Days 18 & 19

I can't believe that we are almost to the end of this 21 day to change a habit journey. I have soooo throroughly enjoyed doing this journal!! Here are my days 18 & 19...once again, totally inspired by Rhonna's fabulous quotation artwork. I am amazed by her incredible talent and by the talent of all the girls doing this challenge...go check them out. Most of the links are on Rhonna's blog in the comments section. Fabulous inspiration including Rhonna's own journal. Wow!
smiles,
christi

Kirsty's Challenge

Kirsty is a super-talented artist from the UK that I know through Practical Publishing and she has issued an awesome challenge on her blog. You need to head over there and check it out and while you are there, totally explore her blog. Kirsty is one of the most creative scrap artists that I have ever seen...think Elsie, but she was doing this long before Elsie came along.

Kirsty, count me in on the challenge. Your blog doesn't like me and won't let me leave a comment. :)
smiles,
christi

pink pages-- Days 16 & 17

Here are my next two journal entries. I did actually get yesterday's started yesterday, but I had to finish it up today because yesterday was so crazy. There was just too many little things to do that day so I figured Charity Auction details covered it all. :D I am really sad that this is starting to come to an end...we are only doing 21 days. I hope that Rhonna decides to do it again because I have absolutely loved the experience and I already know what I want to do for the next one.

For today's creative prompt, we have another picture for you to use as inspiration. Nice and springy for you! Have fun!

I won't be on tomorrow... we are going up to Raleigh for the day!
smiles,
christi

I haven't abandoned my blog...

Well the charity auction was last night and it went really well. We raised over $1600 for scholarships so I am thrilled...and it went REALLY smoothly!! But it has kept me so busy the last couple of days that I am really lagging behind.

Today's agenda involves laundry, sweeping, dusting and cleaning the bathrooms. Doesn't that sound fun?? LOL! But I also have a couple of journal entries to do in my art journal and I need to work on a layout for UK Scrappers. So lots to do today, but I was feeling guilty about not blogging yesterday esp. knowing that the cleaning has to come first this morning so I thought that I would post an update. I will be back today with journal entries...just not sure when and a new creative prompt!!!

Have a great Friday...Have you been keeping up with the HOF fervor on the veggie board? Everytime I go over there, I get butterflies...waiting, waiting, waiting...
smiles,
christi

Today's art journal page...

Here is today's journal page. Thanks to the super-talented Rhonna for another gorgeous quote. Now I am off to start checking things off that long list.

BTW, I am not nuts! One of the awesome things about having the last name of Snow is that you can add snow themed things anytime of the year. :D
smiles,
christi

Missed this last night...

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I tried to blog all of this last night, but blogger was not cooperating and I was too tired to keep trying. So here is my journal page from yesterday. Since yesterday was catch-up day for my journal, I didn't have a list per se except for playing in my scrap room so it was mainly just a fun journal entry for playing with my art and Rhonna's awesome quotes. Notice my new paisley stamp...it's part of a new set from Sunday International (yummy!!!)

I also did one of the layouts from BH's Sketches that were yesterday's creative prompt. Sorry for the photo of this...9x9 is an impossible size to scan esp when you are trying to stitch a double layout together. This is the start of a new 9x9 album I am doing with our pictures from the Louvre. It's a really simple page, but in that format, I think that is best. The journaling says, "The Louvre is famous for its magnificent works of art, but what you don't hear about is that the entire building is a work of art...even the DOORS!!! (notice another new paisley stamp in the corner of the journaling block) Those of you that know me, know that I adore doors and our time in Europe definitely fed that love.

Today is super-busy for me! Tomorrow night is a charity auction that I am co-chair on hosting/catering so I have lots of little errands to run today. I hope to get my art journal done early this morning so hopefully I will be posting again soon.

I have to stay off that veggie board too. I don't post there...just lurk, but they are saying that they think HOF calls are going out tomorrow. AAACCCKKK! I am not ready for it to all be over. I know that I am not going to get a phone call (my style is certainly not cutting-edge), but it's been nice to be able to fantasize about it and I am not sure that I am ready to give up that fantasy yet. But the good news is, that once the actual announcement has been made, then I will be able to share my layouts with you and several were done using the creative prompts so I really want to share those. Pam, DH and I both agree...your bath set one was the best of the bunch! :)

Have a great day!
smiles,
Christi

art journal catch-up day!

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Here are day's 12 and 13 of my art journal. I still have day 14 to do today, but I wanted to go ahead and get these uploaded. It took me awhile to find my scrapping muse this morning (that's why day 12 is a little dodgey), but I am starting to get into a groove again. This is why you/I should never take a day off...it's much easier to just keep creating.

While I was doing day 13, I pulled out my deco scissors from the creative prompt. I like the look that was finally created, but I don't think that I am ready to go back to using those things regularily.

So since my last creative prompt tanked, here is a fun one! Create a layout using one of Becky Higgins Sketches. You receive extra credit if you submit it!
smiles,
christi

Catch-up from the Weekend!

Just a bit of catch-up here!

First item is my creative prompt layout. How do you think that I did? I am pretty pleased with it. Definitely not my normal style, but so much fun! I have a book Portrait of a Lady that I had bought to use in my paperarts and that is where all the newsprint on this layout came from. I thought it was appropriate.

This is my niece, Emily. The photo was taken over the summer early one morning while we were out camping. She is wearing her dad's flannel shirt and her hair is a mess, but she was so beautiful anyway (not that I am biased or anything!)

So were you able to use the creative prompt? If so, SHARE a link with us. I really want to see what everyone is doing with this one.

Secondly here is my art journal page from Saturday. I decided that it was the weekend and I didn't have anything too pressing that required a list that day...so my journaling reads: "I spend a lot of time juggling my Different Hats, but it's the weekend so time to relax and anything done is a bonus!"

Rhonna is a little late putting up her quotes so today will be a catch-up day for my journal. I did keep a list yesterday so I am just waiting for my quote to create my page! :)

Several of you have asked if certain items in my journal have been stamps...pretty much all my decoration, except my doodling, is stamping. I love stamps!!! The stamps on this particular entry are CTMH (the girls) and Stamped In Ink (the swoosh).

For today's creative prompt, all the magazines are talking about using old craft items to create new art. A lot of them have been focusing on deco scissors. So for today's prompt, pull out your deco scissors and use them on a project today!
smiles,
christi

day 10...

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My mom sent me the additional quote on today's page: "Find your Joy in something Finished, and not in a thousand things begun." -Mallock. Definitely appropriate for my 21 day habit changing journal! Thanks Mom!!!!

smiles,
christi

Getting Creative....

Well, I finally was able to do my I wish...themed layout. I actually combined it with an ad challenge that the super-talented Cami Bauman had posted on Croppers Cottage. You can see the ad here so that you have an idea of what I was doing with this layout.

For today's creative prompt: This is a page out of the BH&G 100 Decorating Ideas under $100- Spring 2006 edition. When I look at this picture with the newsprint and daisies on that black table, I think about Elsie's style and Boho Chic. I think that it will be really fun to try and interpret this on paper...a fun project for the weekend.

I will be back on later with my art journal layout for the day. I cannot say how much I am truly enjoying this project. I LOVE IT!

Happy Friday!!!

Day 9...

Here is day 9 of the art journal. All of these pages have been completely inspired by the gorgeous way that Rhonna presents the quotes. I love them! Today's page is almost entirely from Rhonna's dreamy line with the exception of the Hero Arts Smile stamp and the bling from Heidi Swapp. Thanks again, Rhonna, for another truly inspiring day!

I forgot to mention in the post below that I have a card on the cover of the book...November on the bottom row is mine. *insert big cheesy grin here*

I am off to work on my creative prompt (I wish...themed) layout.
smiles,
christi

A Dose of reality...

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Gotta love family for bringing you back to reality. I received my Cardmakers'Yearbook this week that contains 17 of my cards and was feeling pretty good about myself. It's a fabulous book with lots of incredible designs and it is awesome to be a part of it. Natalie, you did a great job on it.

So, last night, DH asked me to make his mom a birthday card. Let me preface this by saying that very few members of my family actually ever get cards from me anymore...something about the fact that this is now my job, I just don't do it for fun anymore. So I thought, hey, there are 17 fabulous cards in there (see, I needed a good dose of reality) and kindly ear-marked the ones that were my designs so that he could choose just the perfect one for his mom. Now in his defense, I did tell him when I handed him the book, that he could choose any of them...I had just marked mine so that he would know which ones they were. He perused the book for a while and handed it back to me with his choice...you know where this is going don't you??
HE
CHOSE
SOMEONE
ELSE'S
CARD
DESIGN!?!?!

Now I am thinking that this should be right up there in lessons for having a wife...
*when she says, "Do I look fat?"...the answer is NO!
*when it comes time for any gift occassion...jewelry/yes...appliances/NO
*when given the option to choose her designs or someone else's...you always choose hers!

LOL! So that was my dose of reality and here is my card for my MIL. The card design is from the super-talented Zoe Peirson (page 43 in the book). My husband really likes your work!

BTW, the book has a US price on it ($14.95) so I am thinking that it is available here somewhere, but I haven't been able to locate it yet. If you see it somewhere, give me a shout-out so that I can pick up a copy for my mom!

Now off to go work on Day 9 of my art journal!
smiles,
Christi

Day 8 with more to come....

I am running late today because I had a meeting this morning and some computer work to do this afternoon. It was an absolutely perfect day today!!! I spent about an hour and half sitting out on my front porch working on the computer...simply GLORIOUS!!! I truly love springtime! And the best news...DH just came home and said that he was on his way to pick up Chinese so I don't even have to cook tonight!!! LOVE IT!

Here is today's art page! But this shouldn't be all for today! I have several more projects to work on and upload tonight so be on the lookout for another blog post! :D
smiles,
christi