TOP SECRET

okay.. well part of it is a secret...
the who, and when... and well part of the what... lol
working with a cyber friend/ musican, I created this cover art for a new single which is set for release in the near future... that's all I can say right now... I still plan on a bit of tinkering but for now... this is what I have ...

Lost in the Holiday Hussle

just a few things that got forgotten during the holiday hussle

you've seen him before... I'd tell you his name but he'll probably change it tomorrow anyway.. he's a European fashion model and he takes a good picture... great for when i need something fresh to inspire me!




A kindred spirit... Stevie! Ya gotta love her... she has inspired me in so many ways over the past 35 years



Aneta Branch AKA SweetMade created these for a project she did for me and them put them in her shop! go see here! Notice the name... how cool is that???



thats all I can think of right now!

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!

NEWS!!

Well I've gone and done it! I have joined a new CT team... for Merkeley Designs she has her own shop And she sells at OScraps here's the announcement

I was a bit concerned when I saw the first kit but I think I pulled it off! The kit is Called "Feet are Funny" and for some reason I just drew a blank... here's what I finally came up with



credits:
Feet Are Funny" Available at OScraps and Merkeley Designs font-passions conflict

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!

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!

Pick Me! Pick Me! - She Did!

LaWanna Desjardin ran a little ad for a scraplift challenge, the twist... she does the scraplifting and we win the gift certificate! So hey, I said, "what the heck" and I sent her a link to my website.. and SHE PICKED ME!!! WooHoo! Below is an excerpt from her newsletter including the photos... I did't realize she was going to pick two each month... the other winner was Zinzilah... OMG... I am so in awe of her work and I am flattered to be thought of in the same breath as her...! Oh and LaWanna.. thanks for the kudos re: my website!

Scraplift Love - Win Free Stuff Wouldn't you like to win a $5.25 coupon code to my store at Scrapbook-Bytes? Come on, who wouldn't! All you have to do is e-mail me a link to your online gallery or blog. That's it. I'll pop in to leave you a little praise on occassion and I might pick a layout of yours to scraplift. If I do Scraplift you, you will win a coupon code for $5.25 to my Scrapbook-Bytes store. Don't believe me? Well check out the winners for this month, Julie Leist and Zinzilah from Scrapbook-Bytes. Thank you ladies for the awesome inspiration and congratulations! These layouts inspired me to try some new things, like that corner treatment on Christmas Surprises and the cool stitching design on Exuberance.
Zinzilah's Layout from Scrapbook-Bytes	My Layout, Christmas Surprises
Julie's Layout, Living the Dream Check out Julies Website - It rocks!	My Layout, Exuberance

Woo Hoo!

Check it out!

April 11/07 justjulz's "bare footing"
3Scrapateers Layout Pick of the Day!

April 11/07 justjulz's "bare footing"

What a great layout for the newest trend, photo popping! Great extraction, and terrific journalling to go along with it!To see Justjulz's gallery, click here.


Thanks kiki-kins! you made my week! Hugs! ~Julz

Queen of Uniquity

It's been a while since I have been over to DAQ (Digital Art Quirks) so you cn imagine my surprise when I recieve notification that I had two new comments on a layout I posted back in October 2006. They're so much fun over there.. here's one of the comments:

Thu April 5, 2007 5:27pm
Today, you are the queen of uniquity!

LOL thanks indy bev... what a great mood lifter! maybe even a motivator! I love ya guys! here's the layout.. made from a photo I took at the 2006 west coast VCOA national meet. you may have seen it, but look at it again and think "queen of uniquity!"



hey I think I'll even wave my DAQ blinkie!

Woo Hoo!

Have y'all seen the November Issue if the DigiShop Talk Insider? Did ya notice one of my layouts was mentioned in the Trends Watcher section? I was blown away to see my name in the magazine! Thanks Terra and Kristin!
here's an excerpt:

Just a quick cruise through the DST Gallery with an eye for "fastenating" embellishments will yield enough creative inspiration to keep you scrapping all month long – till we highlight the NEXT hot trend!

Here are a few that caught our eye to get you started!

Happy Fastening!

1. 
   The ball chain in Nikki’s "Me & My Boys"
2. 
   mokk-mokk’s page using thread through eyelets in "Diggin’ in the Dirt"
3. 
   justjulz’s use of unique tie downs in "Nilo"
4. 
   opeysmama’s use of photo turns, staples, and button border in "Decorating Pumpkins"

woo hoo! check 'em all out!