Scrap Happenz! Challenge

I've been participating in a Critique group at Scrapbook.com for a few weeks. It's a group of scrappers from around the world (thanks to Watson) that share scrapping tips, techniques, laughs and general chatting. We also challenge each other with ideas - the first challenge was called "Finding Your Style".

The challenge consists of this: look through your old layouts, the gallery, and/or magazines and *quickly* find 3 layouts that you absolutely adore. Look closer at the layouts and list the reasons why you like them? Do they contain some of the same elements, or techniques? List 3 of those elements and incorporate them into a layout. If you don't know which elements you like/don't like simply list your 3 favorites.

Here's my FINAL entry for the Scrap Happenz! Find Your Style Challenge. No competition here, I just wanted to make this LO special.

1. Use only ONE photo
2. Use a large paper flower with dimension
3. Use ribbon

I added the journaling on ExtravOrganza by Jacquard and hand painted the fiber fringe. For photo safety (my CM roots die hard) I sandwiched the ribbon brad's prongs between paper and cushioned it with foam tape.



Let me know what you think - I love getting comments and critiques. Of course ultimately I'll decide whether or not to use your suggestions :)

Tag! You're IT!!

I've been tagged by SCRAP-aholic!!!!

1. Where do you work? At home

2. What color are your socks right now? Bare foot

3. What are you listening to right now? Crickets

4. What was the last thing that you ate? Cereal

5. Can you drive a stick shift? Only if I have to

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Purple of course!

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Ricky

8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? I was ambushed by reading a blog

9. How old are you today? 41

10. Favorite drink? Milk

11. What is your favorite sport to watch? NBA Basketball

12. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yup

13. Pets? 2 Parrots and a Pomeranian

14. Favorite food? Sushi

15. What was the last movie you watched? Breakfast at Tiffany's

16. Favorite day of the year? 10/20

17. What do you do to vent anger? Organize/Putter

18. What was your favorite toy as a child? Crayons, glue & paper

19. What is your favorite fall or spring? Spring

20. Hugs or kisses? Hugs AND Kisses

21. Cherries or Blueberries? Cherries - Maraschino

22. Do you want your friends to blog you back? Yes

23. Who is most likely to respond? Mom

24. Who is least likely to respond? Ricky

25. Living arrangements? DH, parrots, dog and one son still in the nest

26. When was the last time you cried? hmmmm, can't remember

27. What is on the floor of your closet? Shoes, jeans, etc.

28. What did you do last night? Made Christmas cards

29. Favorite smells? Clean laundry, fresh baked bread

30. What inspires you? Family, friends, a good story

31. What do you regret most in life? Nothing

32. What are you afraid of? Confrontations

33. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Cheeseburgers

34. Favorite dog breed? Rottwellier

35. Number of keys on your key ring? 7 plus 2 car clickers

36. How many years at your current job? Currently semi-retired

37. Favorite day of the week? Sunday

38. How many states have you lived in? One

39. Favorite holidays? Halloween, Christmas & Easter

40. Ever driven a Motorcycle or heavy machinery? Yes

*If you read this -------->YOUR IT!!!