a good time was had by all

went to an '80s themed crop yesterday with my girlie, Miss Adina, and we had a great time, natch! some of the highlights included: a heated game of '80s Jeopardy, my frantic win at the Rubik's cube challenge, Miss A and i all decked out in our Madonna duds, yummy chinese food for lunch, pop rocks, and, well, THESE...

for the Basic Grey Challenge #1, using this sketch:



this card:



i used their "obscure" paper, which is ridiculously delish. i can't say enough good things about Basic Grey. *drool*

and for my CafeMom group, using this sketch:



the following card (which will be sent to someone in the CM group, as that was part of the challenge - LOVE that little twist!):



i have other stuff to share, but can't show you yet. :p

tomorrow is my son's sixteenth birthday, and i'm kinda feeling, well, on the OLDISH side. yeesh!

it was a late night...

but FRIDAY HAS ARRIVED! :)

FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS... since it's friday, that means it's challenge day at If The Shoe Fits... Scrap It! i can't decide if i like the colour challenges or the sketch challenges best, but i LOVED this colour combination! here's what the Design Team was given to work with:



and this is what lil' ol' me came up with:



i LOVE the little birds from my Sassafras Lass paper pad, and i had this DCWV paper (both the floral and the gingham) that just coordinated perfectly.

if you'd like to play with these colours, we at The Shoe would love to see what you've got! at the end of the month, all entries for our Shoe challenges go into a draw for some yummy stuff from our fab sponsor, Scrap-A-Doodle-Doo! come and play with us!

okay, so last night, the hubbin headed out to an open mic to promote our new CD, Best Excuses, and to tell people about our upcoming appearance at the Beta Hi-Fi Festival next Sunday in Philly. while he was gone, i took advantage of some ME time, and was able to complete two NON-Shoe-related challenges! i haven't played along in the blogosphere in what seems like FOREVER, and i had some fun.

this week's challenge over at Limelight Papercrafts is to use PAINT on a project, and follow this sketch:



the little frame around the sentiment was chrome but i played with some green acrylic paint so that it would match my card. here's what was born at about 2:30 am:



needless to say, getting up at 8:30 wasn't so easy this morning, but it was worth it!

last, but not least, La-La Land Crafts Blog Candy is up for grabs! visit their blog, and wish them much luck on the upcoming grand opening of their shop - they have AMAZING yummies soon to be available, and i've been drooling over the sneak peeks!

and now i must put in my time at the daily grind, to earn my dollars and cents so that i might spend some of them on crafties, because in TEN DAYS, i'm allowed to shop again. it's been a LONG two months!

it may be thursday, but i've got some monday mojo to share

okay, so i made the card TONIGHT, but it's for Mojo Monday - i just can't get over the fact that i am already participant number 354!

here's sketch #98:



and here's my submission:



one more day of work. it's been a VERY busy week! (hence my lack of blog posts!) picked up my threads for the '80s themed crop i'm attending on saturday, and now i just have to get the scissors and go nuts on it. maybe, just maybe, there will be pictures afterwards.

oh my goomie!

time is FLYING by! this has been an exciting summer so far, and things are moving along nicely for my band, yearlongday - we have been invited to play at a festival in Philadelphia, where we'll be competing with a bunch of other local artists for some unannounced prizes. VERY exciting! we were also notified that our cd, Best Excuses, has been added to the playlist at WRSU, the Rutgers University radio station. WOOT!

i haven't been as crafty as i'd like, and i'm guessing things aren't going to die down at least until after the festival, but our If The Shoe Fits... Scrap It! challenges continue, so here's the card challenge for today:

the sketch -


my card -


and i must say, i was a little saddened to find that one of my followers has abandoned me. i suspect she may have been offended by my last post or something, which i suppose shouldn't come as a big surprise. still, kinda bummed about it!

anyway... join us at The Shoe NING FORUM for loads more fun challenges to keep you busy for the month. we do individual prizes for challenges there, as opposed to the big monthly draw on our Shoe Blog. drop by for a spot of tea, will you? :)

so there's candy HERE, and OH.MY.GOOMIE. 72 copics? seriously? *faints* enter now, because it ends 8/9!

and DO drop by Michelle's Fab Blog for some yummy candy, and be sure to wish her a very happy birthday! :) ends 8/15.

ciao!

let's go to the movies!

i'm all about ATCs, since i made my first one several months ago. i love that they can be so random, without a real message, and can just be about expressing an idea. at our If The Shoe Fits... Scrap It! NING FORUM, we have a plethora of challenges going on at any given time - it's the community that goes hand in hand with our blog, and everyone is welcome to join! we have a lot of fun there, and it's a great way of getting to know people besides just hopping around the blogosphere.

anywho, the challenge is open until august 5th, so if you want to play, there's still time! the theme - "going to the movies"... make an ATC based on a favourite movie. here is my contribution:



i apologize if this offends anyone - i am a big horror film buff and just introduced my son to this series and he's LOVING IT! :) (it may not be my absolute favourite movie, but i'd have had to buy some little things to have the right elements to do Labyrinth)

and, what's a monday morning without some BLOG CANDY?! drop by The Crafty Den to see what yummy candy you can win! i'm drooling! (ends 8/23)

Pink Sunshine also has some TASTY candy, running until 8/4 (HURRY!) - that K & Company paper is delish!