Votes are In... ... I am Out!

I was #17 This poll will close on 02-24-2008 at 02:12 PM
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The End?

Well, I knew it was going to happen sooner or later... my layout wasn't picked by the judges this round and has gone on with 11 others for members vote, the two with the most votes get "saved" and are allowed on to the next round. I'm not holding my breath though.... there were several on the hit list going into the member vote that had more views and more comments than others that went on... I know I did a couple of things that the judges probably thought were questionable in this round.. but I went with it anyway... it's always a tough call when judging art...

here was this weeks criteria:

3 photos in a vertical row: photos of a seagull taken in Monterey curves adjusted so they would resemble doves. (in your mind draw a square around all three birds, divide it horizonally between the birds = three vertical birds... then I extracted the birds because I didn't like the extra sky and tweeked the angle of the birds a bit)
Color Blue: on overlay texture and bottom paper
2 fonts: Bethany’s Hand, GE Basalt Script
Hand: Royalty Free photo of Christ’s hand from Cross Daily.com
Frame - no photo: Journaling Spot from Sasha Jane’s Divine Details. Looks like and “eye” used to frame the word “care” for the title “EYE CARE”
Journaling min 50 words: 143

so this is what I came up with



my journaling could have used some fine tuning.. but this is what it says:
As children of our Heavenly Father we have a solemn responsibility to care for all of his creations. Yet to do this we must first care for ourselves both spiritually and temporally. If we are spiritually clean we will be able to discern the small still voice of the Holy Spirit as it guides us. We can care for the earth and her creatures as well as God’s children. These promptings may include hugging a friend, feeding someone less fortunate, recycling or donating to an animal shelter. Ours is not to question the magnitude of the service, but, simply to obey the promptings .
Charity is the “Pure Love of Christ”. That which is “Most Joyous” to the soul “The Greatest of all the gifts of God” “Perfect” and “Everlasting”. Let us give as Christ would give, not with boasting, but with humble anonymity.
(Last paragraph includes a quote by Gene R. Cook“Charity: Perfect and Everlasting Love” Ensign May 200282)

Well that's it! I have some errands to run so I can go to Napa tonight. I have a date with my mom and my daughter tomorrow! A make-over will surely help me forget the contest! LOL

Waiting

well gosh... I had hoped to let you see my entry into this weeks Last Scrapper Standing challenge.. alas, there seeems to have been some technical difficulties at the site and the results aren't in yet... As soon as I hear whether or not I move on, I will let you know and post my layout! Scooby Doo to you!
Oh BTW, did you notice I changed the song list YET AGAIN?

Kiss Me

You're an Passionate Kisser

For you, kissing is about all about following your urges If someone's hot, you'll go in for the kiss - end of story You can keep any relationship hot with your steamy kisses A total spark plug - your kisses are bound to get you in trouble

What Kind of Kisser Are You?

Woo Hoo!

Amazingly, I have passed to the next level of The Last Scrapper Standing competition... on to week three for me... you should see the criteria for this layout! Whew... it's going to be tough... to top it off.. my PC is just crawling...
every time I change paint color or choose the type tool, photoshop takes at least 5 minutes to make the change.. NO... I AM NOT exaggerating.. or and I need to buy batteries for my keyboard... I must have used all the extra somewhere else around the house.. hmmmm
Oh and I forgot to post the kissing quiz I took last week and saved for today.. Dang... well tomorrow!

Fingers Crossed

Well, I've had some technical difficulties this week... So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this will be a go for the contest... We'll know in a couple of days. This weeks theme "I Make a Difference" 5 things I can do to make a difference in the world. had to have journaling on strips of paper, answering the question, at least 3 photos in a filmstrip,glitter or paint splashes and 4 papers other than journaling strips. We COULD NOT use any ribbons, flowers, bows or staples.



Journaling reads:
I can serve as an example to others if I focus on keeping and building my faith, having and sharing hope, practicing charity and humility while maintaining a heart full of love for Christ and my fellow man. If I should but soften one heart unto the Lord, I will have made an everlasting change in this world .

credits:
Papers and elements from
Angels and Time of my Life
by Royanna Fritschmann at DD

Splatter Stroke
from Being Me by
Weeds & Wildflowers at Scrap Artist

Flourish
from Winter Drops
by Ida at Cat Scraps

Feathers
by Jofia Devoe
Ephemerals II at the Digi Chick

Fonts
Times new Roman, PC Diva, Passions Conflict

Small photos of the Sacramento Temple
St. George Temple
The Christus
all copyright 2008 Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

Large Photo Sacramento Temple taken
by Julie Leist.

The Last Scrapper Standing

Those of you who know me know I'm not a competitive person when it comes to my scrapping.. it's art..for heaven's sake.. not sports.. anyway.. It seem I have entered about one challenge per year... never making it very far I might add... sometimes I have been booted and sometimes I just stopped...or as some of you may prefer to say..QUIT! LOL Anyway.. I did start the Last Scrapper Standing Contest at Divine Digital. Royanna always comes up with the best contests!
The Challenge for week one was to create a layout with 5 close up photos of the same object, none of the photos could show the entire object... it had to have doodling, graph paper, a quote, at least 10 embellishments, 50 words of journaling and be made of at least 50% product currently available at Divine Digital...
Whew! That was tuff.. but I made it through to the next round (there will be 5 in all) Here's the layout I submitted



Journaling:
Some how, in the process of growing up, we seem to loose sight of the simple joys around us. I am so grateful for the opportunity to regain this vision as I watch you grow up. I love to see the excitement on your face when you discover new things in the world and when you discover new capabilities you didn’t know you had. I just love you to pieces!

credits:
5 close up pieces of Rylie with a frog
Doodle Hearts
Graph Paper Overlay
Quote: I Love You To Pieces
Journaling: 80 Words

Border Mask:
Power Border
by Julie Mead available at
E-scapes and Scraps and Cottage Arts

Heart Doodle Brush:
Janita at Seishido

Sequins:
by Tandika Starr from the
2004 BCA from P4D

Graph Paper Overlay:
Scrapdrawers Scrapover Overlays
By Doris Castle (currently retired from catalog)

Frames:
Edgy Frame Clusters (re-arranged)
by Lucie Goikoetvea at DD

Heart:
self created

Papers and Elements:
2 papers
2 butterflies (4 total)
1 bow
1 ribbon
1 cardboard

Where I Live and Breathe
by Royanna Fritschmann at DD

fonts:

jailbIrd JenNa
Times New Roman
Tracey

I'll be back in a couple of days with links for those credits! Off to SFo for a couple!

Wild Abandon

That "OLD" friend of mine doing his thing at the Winter X-Games last week in Aspen... brrr it looks cold!

credit
Lori Wiley "Sparling Black Paper Pak" available at SBB
Vicki Stegall "Do It With" Word Art from "random goodies 2" available at OS
font - Tracy