LNS Challenge #12

This week's challenge was "Feeling Sassy!" and was a Stamp A Stack Challenge. I'd been having a creativity block the last couple weeks and so this was the first time I'd participated in a while. There were so many wonderful entries that mine doesn't really stand a chance, but I submitted it anyway.

It was nice to be able to just sit down and stamp again. Hopefully I'll be able to keep this up.

LNS: Challenge #9 Entry

Late Night Stampers, a yahoo group for SU! Enthsiests (we just recently opened ourselves up to non demonstrators) has their weekly Design Team Challenges. This week we were given a sketch to make a card from (See Above).

I actually struggled a little with this. Not because I couldn't come up with any ideas, but because all my ideas required one item I didn't own. Each time I place an order, I generally need specific things and so I can't be as spontaneous as I'd like. Be that as it may, here is the card I came up with.

I sometimes get intimidated by some of the cards that are entered for these challenges, there is a LOT of talent in this group. I keep self-talking myself to not be intimidated but to use it as a means to motivate myself to be better than I am.

To that end, I wanted to change up my card a little and so its not a standard side or bottom opening card.

So I made it open in the center of the card. :)

Mardi Gras and the March of Dimes

You might ask, what does the March of Dimes have to do with Mardi Gras.

Well, I am one the March of Dimes representative at work and tomorrow we are doing a fund raiser for the department using Mardi Gras as the theme.

As the meeting this morning, I offered to make little water bottle hangers to put a "on the go" type drink pouch. This was to see if anyone would be interested in buying. If they went well, I'd make a bunch for next month's Book Sale to try and raise more money.

Here is what I came up with. I tried to use Mardi Gras colors. This piece also happens to fit with Challenge #8 at Late Night Stampers ... Whats Mardi Gras without a party!?