First Mosaic Moments Challenge of the Year

Our first challenge for 2013 was to do a page about ourselves - boy, is that challenging!  Well, rather than do a regular page about my interests, etc., I decided to do a page about the biggest thing going on in my life right now and be brave by posting it publicly!  I decided this past summer to pursue weight loss surgery and actually have an appointment this afternoon with the surgeon to set the date. Here is the result:

 

You can read all about the story and a step-by-step view of how I created the page here:

http://www.journella.com/storyboard/fullview/id/10372/Other-I've-Got-a-Secret

New Cards

Went to a fun webcam crop with my buddies at Paper Wishes this past weekend and made a couple of cards:

I love this format for a crop. I've done online crops but this is the first group I've done webcam crops with - it's so fun to SEE what everyone is working on and see the faces of the folks you talk with online all the time!

December Mosaic Moments Challenge

The first challenge for December was to use Pewter Mosaic Moments grid paper and Page Pattern #26.  This worked out perfect for Gavin's first day of school:

Mosaic Moments Cards

Our second challenge this month was to make cards using the Mosaic Moments RTC (ready-to-cut) grid papers.  I made six cards in a combination of black and white grid RTC paper, and tried to make each one a little different.  You can see the full explanation and more pictures of the technique to make the snowflake at http://www.journella.com/storyboard/fullview/id/10295/Holidays-Cards!-Cards!-Cards!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thankful For You

 





For this month's first Mosaic Moments challenge, I did something a little different. We were to create a layout about things we were grateful for. I focused on people and instead of showing the pictures, put them in little covered booklets, that you then could lift up. I used a new product to me called Flip Flop Fasteners from Paper Wishes to make the little books open and close. The journaling tells what each person has done for me.

 

 

 



 

My Little Budding Musician

Our assignment this month for Mosaic Moments was to use 8 1/2 x 11 grid paper applied to a 12 x 12 page and then add stitching or felt. I chose stitching.  To bring out the gold and purple in the photo, I used Paper Wishes Color Me Paper and colored it with chalk inks. I then added stitching around the flourish in the print, and added music Dazzles, also from Paper Wishes. 

I'm so excited Leyda is taking band this year! Neither of Tony's kids got into music and now, once we move back to Virginia, I'll be able to go to concerts!  I just hope she sticks with it. So far she's loving it.

Winner of the Drawing for My Site - World Card Making Day

Here is the result of the random drawing!  Kim, I will send you your items from my Paper Wishes stash! Congratulations!

List Randomizer

There were 12 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. Kim
2. Fab
3. CarolJ
4. Kitty
5. MsPat
6. Precious Thoughts
7. Cheryl
8. rgcarr
9. Eomen Hisf
10. Crafty Patti
11. pennyd
12. Rhonda Lynn

Timestamp: 2012-10-07 20:04:57 UTC