Wednesday, August 5, 2009

What a fabulous day...mostly.

I took my two kiddos to the Peterborough Zoo today. We went with some of our Blast friends. Blast is the name of the play group we've been going to since Arianna was a baby. It's great fun and hosted at our church every week. If you're in the Oshawa area, and are interested in going to the park with us next week. Let me know!
It was a bit of a crazy day. Nathaniel decided to be a bit ornery and very determined a couple of times, throwing a few fits while we waited to take a train ride and during lunch. But I loved taking photos of my daughter with her friend, Emilee-Jayne. She says they're best friends. It makes me smile, my daughter's first real friend!



What made the day even more fabulous, despite my dear son's tantrums, was that the new Autumn/Winter Idea Books had arrived on my doorstep while I was gone! I've pored over it and boy does it have some amazing new products! I'll be letting you in on some over this next month. If you want a copy of this new book when September rolls around, be sure to let me know.

On to August's challenge. Are you ready for it?
I challenge you to make a card with a card base and stamped images only, no additional paper. If you're a scrapbooker, only stamps and your photos. That would be amazing to see! Maybe I can do both. Can you do it? To sweeten it this time, I'll be awarding prizes for both a card and a layout! Make sure you leave a comment with a link to a photo of your project. I'll post an example for you in the next day or two.

Happy Creating!
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11 comments:

  1. SarahAugust 5, 2009 at 10:50 PM

    Now THAT is a tough challenge!
    Cute pics!!!
    Wish I had My catty!

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  2. SarahAugust 5, 2009 at 11:16 PM

    Hmmmm can we add embellies???

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  3. OmaAugust 6, 2009 at 6:34 AM

    The wheels are already turning in my head with an idea. I'll wait to see your example before I begin with my "idea." Can we use an edge punch?

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  4. Krista RitskesAugust 6, 2009 at 7:59 AM

    Nope, no embellishments, but yes you may use a punch, if it's on the base.

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  5. SarahAugust 6, 2009 at 9:09 PM

    OK I did it with bells on LOL....I took it and ran!
    http://sarahspapertray.blogspot.com/2009/08/kristas-august-challenge.html
    It was fun..thanks so much!

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  6. AnonymousAugust 7, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    Krista-I heard about your challenge from Sarah and I thought it was so interesting that I had to give it a try. It was fun, but it certainly was a challenge:)

    You can find the cards I made here

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  7. AnonymousAugust 7, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    Ok, so the link didn't work...here it is:)

    http://scrappinmysweethearts.blogspot.com/2009/08/no-frills.html

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  8. CarlaAugust 7, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    Had to try this one -- here is the address to my card:

    http://carlacreates.blogspot.com/2009/08/ctmh-bella-thinking-of-you-card.html

    Thanks for the challenge!

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  9. LauraAugust 9, 2009 at 7:17 PM

    Thought this would be good for my first challenge. Here's my card ...

    http://paper-dragonflies.blogspot.com/

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  10. Big Red ScrapsAugust 10, 2009 at 11:15 PM

    Fun Challenge!
    Here are my cards:
    http://bigredscraps.blogspot.com/2009/08/simply-creating-challenge.html

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  11. Nellie MaeAugust 11, 2009 at 6:10 PM

    Great challenge!!

    http://nelliemaeii.blogspot.com/2009/08/planting-love.html

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