Spooky Challenge

Trick or Treat elements by Suhrfer's Scraps
Textue Plates & Dragon Dreamery (girl 1 a) by Creative Victorian
And a special THANKS to the "cookie cutter" in PSE 5.0

In the spirit of the cavity promoting- dress up funny holiday...here is the "Spooky Challenge." Create a spooky scene, or a funny wanna be spooky scene (like mine). Use textures and shadows, and even a cookie cutter or two.Realizing that we our a global community, not everyone celebrates Halloween as we do here...I hope you have fun creating a spooky scene (nothing to horrifying...my heart couldn't take it) I found a picture of a castle online, I extracted it (purposely sloppy, I might add) then threw a color texture plate over it, and voila. Most everything you see is cookie cutter-color-texture.

My guys last Halloween. Joshua loved that I made him 7 ft tall...as he's been being teased about being short recently. We passed this rule that at 10 years old you have to create your own costume...and Joshua's turned out so good...its everyones favorite so far. I'm sure I'll be scarpping this years soon.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Mixing Captivation and Perfection kits
& Alpha Builders all by Creative Victorian Designs

This is my and my first pet of knowledge "Tinkerbell." I think I was around 2 in the picture. She was a great watch dog. From what I was told, she would babysit for me in my crib...and not move until given the okay by my mom. I remember when I was 3 or 4 and would be playing with friends out in the front yard. Their parents would call them to come home, and Tinker would pace in front of the children not allowing them to cross without an adult. So more often than not, the parent would have to cross to retrieve their child. She was an amazing, and forever beloved pet.

Postcard From Grandma

Here's the original photo from The Krista Lea Collection

and here's the recolored digiscrap postcard

Photo from the Krista Lea Collection
Frame from Perennial Harmony by CVD
All other elements from Attic Treasures

This layout is in response of the Heritage Challenge on Creative Victorian. Recoloring was more fun than I thought it would be... of course I am technically challenged, so try not to overtax myself

THANKS for the challenge Edeena!!!

You said WHAT?

October Challenge kit by Little Nut


Using the October kit from our own sweet Gina. The kit was fun to work with and fit the challenge.

Much to the prompting of the sweet ladies on Creative Victorian, I am creating a 2nd journaling page. And will probably think in doubles a bit more often.

Alpha Builder from Creative Victorian Designs
With special thanks to BettyJoR for allowing us to scraplift her wonderful layout!!!

Game Show Challenge

Thanks to Creative Victorian Designs for Texture plates 27 & 29
Jubilee Masque kit - Paper 14 & 6, Glass spiral, enamel button 3
& Grab bag:Gold ripple swirl


Welcome to the "Name That Tune Concentration" game show challenge...Are you ready to play??? Leave your guesses in the comment space

Our Family

Cultured Posterity kit & alpha
and template by Creative Victorian Designs

Creative Victorians sketch challenge. These are so much fun to play with...and to see all the different uses http://www.creativevictorian.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=517 by everyone is awesome!!!

Pictured here are my mother, step-dad, younger sis, and me of course. Circa 1976, I was very much the 'hippie' with rings on every finger...still am...but have outgrown (fat hands) most of my rings...oh how I miss them. And even thought its been years since I've had them all on, I still try to adjust them.

Waterfall

Naturals kit by Suhrfer's Scraps
http://suhrfersscraps.blogspot.com/

Photo from the Krista Lea Collection

In response to the color challenge on CVD, the use of oranges and greens. Excellent for fall scenes.

Dixie's Delights

I am having a blast coming up with challenges for the Creative Victorian Gallery/Forum. Though I have to say, sometimes I think I've bitten off more that I can chew. But I believe with all my heart, that God gives the inspiration I need to come up with ideas and layouts that are fun and expressive.
This weeks challenge is to "Create-an-ad." Whether it be something from the past, something hip-n-trendy, or an ad for the future. I chose "Dixie" for my grandmother...who was crafty and loved to sew. She grew up in the depression and entered in to adulthood during WWII. I figured that if she had a fantasy back then...this would be close.


Fitting Room kit by Raspberry Road Designs

Daily Gazette

21 February 1942

“At Dixie’s Delights we offer an escape from the depressing days of war. An outlet for women here at home who have soldier husbands, brothers, fathers, or cousins fighting for our country.

Nothing over 5 cents. Fantastic fabrics, pretty patterns, bundles of buttons, thickets of threads.
Join us for “Scrap Swap Sundays” when we share swatches of fabric for any need and support of other women in your shoes.
Or enjoy our “Penny Pattern Program” bring an old pattern you no longer will use and borrow one you think you’ll never be able to afford.
Dixie’s Delights - it’s more than just a fabric store, it’s a place where women can be queens of fashion, 5 cents at a time.
So pamper yourself today… come on downtown and see the delights only offered at Dixie's”
- Stacye Blair

Abstract-Copy That & De Young'ens

Oops!!! I forgot to post this after the challenge was posted in the gallery. SO I've had to edit it in... This challenge is "abstract-copy that." Duplicate a scene (to the best of your ability) in the abstract art form. Let your minds wander to "escape reality" for a little while. What would your abstract world look like?


Creative Victorian Designs
papers and frame from Dazzling Portent
staple track from Cultered Posterity

Photo from the Krista Lea Collection


"We all want to escape reality at some time or another. Thinking that a fantasy world would be a great place to reside. An altered world where everything is as we want it.
But then we realize that nothing is real. Friendships, loves, families... fake and unfeeling. The Earth beneath our feet, the wind in our hair, the rain falling on a misty morning... abstract in their nature, unreal to the touch.
So we climb back into reality, and know that we are blessed to live in a world full of emotion, love, and wonders." - Stacye Blair
ok and now I see this isn't my finished one...so I'll have to fix it later with the right layout...arg!!!

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De Young'ens


Fall Fun and Splendor kits by Suhrfer's Scraps

Though Suhrfer's Scraps are simplistic in design, they are so fun to work with and they mix n match with great ease. I have to say, she is one on my favorites (Netta being #1) and they are priced right...FREE!!!

Pictured are my grand nieces and nephew, Angela, Jeremy, and Laura. Their mom is the exception to the rule about teen moms. Having started at age 15, she is one of the best mother's I know. And thanks to technology, I get to watch them grow through pictures and emails.

Carefree

Bubby Collection & Big Boy kits by Raspberry Road Designs
Cultered Posterity alpha by Creative Victorian Designs

Color challenge is blue & copper. So we see lots of blue, and little copper. I totally forgot the LO I had in mind...but I guess I was being pulled to scrap this pic instead...IT IS SO CUTE!!!

This is my Matthew on our now infamous 2002 vacation to Washington. Enjoying a day at Deception Pass with Grandpa. Let me tell you...that water is cold cold cold...I don't care if its mid July (it was) and 100 degrees outside (which it never is).

Tea Time

Love Birds kit by Raspberry Road Designs
Cool Splash Alpha by Creative Victorian Designs

In response to the heritage challenge on Creative Victorian, I was challenged to showcase toys pre-1970. I was limited on my choices for toys at the moment...I really need to dig that box of heritage photos out of my room.
This is me at Christmas time age 3. Pictured here having a Tea Party, with my Christmas gifts surrounding me, the table & chairs, tea set, rocking horse, and babydoll stroller. And I'm sure that my grandmother made that cutesy little outfit I'm sporting.
They tried to make a girly girl out of me, but the tomboy would destined to emerge
Dig that old TV...

Up a tree...

Endurance Grace & Everlasting Affection kits by Creative Victorian Designs

A huge THANKS to Fairytale Studios for allowing us to lift such an awesome layout.
I used:
Everlasting Affection: papers #1 & 28, frame 4, doodle 1, clipped flower 4, threaded eyelets 4
Endurance Grace: clip 1, swirl 2
Wooden Alpha from Refined Legacy

When I was pregnant with Michael, I was much the child myself. I was also a tomboy, and would climb trees. Even when I was fat and pregnant. Ironically enough, Michael has a thing for trees. If it's there...he will climb it. :)

Reunion

Bluebird kit by Suhrfer's Scraps

December 2006 was the first time we had seen my oldest in 3 years. And sadly, we haven't been able to see each other since, he lives in L.A. and we live in Washington State. I was moved to make a LO using Michael, so I could announce that I'm going to be a grandmother. I have 2 step-grands (and I hope it doesn't sound selfish) but this one will be my own. We are very excited...and praying for a girl (ok I am prayng for a girl) ;)

I wanna be...

My post today is going to be a bit backwards. I am so excited that my sister offered me the task of hosting the Collage & Altered Art Challenge on the Creative Victorian forum/gallery. I love creating my own little fantasies. And apparently I'm doing it well, or my (picky) sister would have never asked. I don't mean picky in a bad way either...she has been coaching me on how to make my layouts look better than great. So to have her say that I'm ready for hosting...means the world. She brought tears to my eyes when she asked, and as I told her, "It's like shooting for that A and getting your paper back with an A+"

SO...this weeks challenge has two aspects to it. First is "funny faces" second is "build it from scratch." The idea is to fashion the scope of the layout by building something from scratch. I fashioned the dog house using a "cookie cutter" then customized it using papers and elements from the digi scrap kits. Then added my "funny faced" family.

At first I created what I thought was a cool little layout. Then Netta turned me on to a gallery for inspiration. And I totally realized that (though it was cool) I had just made a "kit layout." So I tore it up and altered it to pieces. I'm posting both the before and after below...ENJOY


Before

After

Dino Prime and Dino Wild kits by Creative Victorian Designs

Credit to CVD for allowing me to tear it up...LOL

From Dino Prime I used: Paper #5, frame #2, rattan, seed pod, u-clip, and wire.
From Dino Wild I used: bark, leaf #2, leather fastener, seed pod #1, stamp #1.
Alpha: I just used IceAge font.
From my personal funny face collection: Droopy Dawg (our family pet who has no teeth, so his tongue is hanging out all the time ) and Matthew (who just likes to show his best side when the camera is out)

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