Week 7 of the ALBC Challenge is to add sparkle to your projects. I used scraps again. I have rediscovered my Cuttlebug and cut the front panel with Nestabilities and embossed the card base with the sheet music Cuttlebug embossing folder. The stamp images are from the Club Scrap All that Jazz kit from 2010. The “sparkle” is the metallic card base. All cardstock is from Club Scrap.
I am trying to be more productive with the Club Scrap ALBC Challenge and help reach the goal of $500 for Operation Write Home. Each link (entry)counts toward one entry for the weekly prize drawings, and a ten cent donation. I have completed exactly three cards *cough*. Well, I’m slow! They’re pretty though! My latest creation was made with scraps. I used to be an FFC Crafter for Club Scrap and I have soooooooooo much paper. I bought a mix of pre-folded cards while I was a Crafter to teach a cardmaking class, or for make and takes. I can’t seem to make a dent in it! I picked a tri-folded card and cut frames/windows with Nestabilites. Then, I embossed with the Cuttlebug for some texture and a border punch for a little vintage look. I found a gold leafing pen and outlined the framed openings with it for bling and…. voila!
Only took me an hour.
When I was a kid, we always sat at the table together to eat dinner. Especially on Sundays. It was a time for everybody to catch up. Dinner conversation was how we communicated. We were all so busy with afterschool activities, school, social calendars…Mom usually made dinner and my sister and I were in charge of clean up. The younger kids had to clear the table, sweep, take out the garbage, etc. Everybody had a job and most of the time we worked together. We still have the same routine now that we are all grown! Funny how some things don’t change.
Shame on me that we rarely eat together in my own little family. Oh, we did when my kids were little, but now that everybody is older it gets harder to get everybody on the same schedule. However, whenever we are all home on Sundays we do. I really should get my wedding china out for these occasions because there it sits in my china cabinet, only used for holidays.
I cooked today. That is a rare occasion too! My husband is the king of the kitchen. He cooks because he loves it, I cook because I am hungry. You can probably taste the difference. BUT, I can cook pretty well when I want to (and I’m not hungry and grouchy). Today I made “Coonass Steaks and Gravy”. I took pictures to keep up with my photo a day challenge too! I EVEN made a digital scrapbook page…
Club Scrap Digital Kits: Bandanarama, Military Salute for the staple embellishment.
Techniques: CS ALSB layout Surefire Strategy (10 Hearts card) from the Idea Deck Vol II, custom drop shadows.
