today is a new day
I think those can be some powerful words for someone going through some tough times.
I'm blogging in real time. Something that I don't tend to do...I like to get all my cards done the weekend before...and have all the blog posts scheduled in advance. Things haven't been working that way, but I'm okay with that...trying to go with the flow.
I received thee most wonderful compliment from fellow blogging buddie Lora. It seriously made my morning:) I thought the timing was ironic since I felt like I was stepping outside my comfort zone to make today's card {um, yes, I literally made it this morning}.
I was inspired by the CAS-ual Friday girls:
It's a challenge for me to not pile on tons of patterns and colors....It's a challenge for me to just {essentially} take one piece of patterned paper and let it be the star of the show....okay, I may have cheated with the sentiment strip, but.....I couldn't help it and that delish blue thread? vintage...on a wooden spool...just a smidge left **sigh**
So here's the thing, this is exactly what I love about this wonderful papercrafting community....how we all inspire each other.
I'm also throwing this in for the Gallery Idol 2012.....Good grief, there are already 1,400+ cards loaded up into the Flickr Gallery...as the time ticks away, I'm sure that there will be a TON more uploaded this holiday weekend. I cannot wait to see who makes the Top 20.
I did some digging around the Gallery Idol Flickr Groups:
Gallery Idol 2009
249 members
1,011 items
Gallery Idol 2010
252 members
846 items
HERE are mine
Gallery Idol 2011
501 members
1,620 items
HERE are mine
Gallery Idol 2012
330 members
1,424 items
HERE are mine
You'd think I was some kind of statistics geek, let me make this clear, I'm not:) LOL...ask any of my friends. It was pure curiosity...it was a great way for ME to see how much my style has changed....and it has and hasn't.
I'd love to see your current and past Gallery Idol entries....let me know if you played along with me.
Happy Saturday!!!