RIC#30; LCS Day 4 ~ New To Me

And we're back around to Saturday ~ Whoosh!

We're going to have to completely forget the Friday whoosh this week.  It whooshed by so fast, I missed it, although I did make today's card at the end of the yesterday.  Usually we say we did something at the end of the day yesterday, but I'm thinking maybe we can just cut out the redundant day before yesterday. 

 

So a lot of you know that I don't do well stopping one thing and doing another, preferring to finish the task at hand.  But I missed making cards and talking to you, so I took another break from organizing.  The problem is, up in my head half of me isn't really paying attention, so I had more "nojo" than mojo.  That means I sat there and stared at my monitor.  And ate Thin Mints.

 

Just to make things more difficult, once I got going, I decided to play in two brand new (to me) challenges!

 

The first is a sketch challenge from Lucy Abrams at Lucy's Cards.  A few of my friends are joining in and I wanted to support Lucy and join in, too.  I hope you click over and play along.  I am doing Sketch Day 4:

 

I put my imagivation to work trying to figure out if I could use Lucy's sketch and play in the current challenge #30 at Runway Inspired Challenge.  (This time the Design Team is fortunate to have Jennifer McGuire joining in as guest designer!)  I'll be honest, usually these Runway Inspired Challenges are too difficult for me, especially when I see some of the unbelievably creative work submitted by the Design Team and the participants.  But, hey, what do I always say?  That's right, "LITS!"  Life is too short, so I took the plunge and tried it "on."

 

Here is the current challenge photo:

 

 

source: style.com 

Isn't it fun that the RIC gave us twin models to inspire us?!

 

And here is my make and take, using the outfit on the left:

 

 

Looking at the photo, I saw deep blues and pretty flowers with a lovely vellum overlay.  Since the cape in the inspiration photo seems to have a hue to it, I did a slip n' slide with my PTI Enchanted Evening ink cube over a piece of clear vellum to color it and mimic that element.  I didn't add a sentiment because I thought it would be too busy.

 

I hope you'll also join in the fun at the Runway Inspired Challenge!

 

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I wanted to share a couple of things:

• There are two talented card makers who have recently written excellent posts about the basics of blogging and branding and challenges and being on design teams.  For those of you who are interested, especially in the business and branding aspects of blogging, here are their website links:  Emily Branch of Emily Branch Designs and Jackie Rockwell of Jackie Rockwell.  Thank you, ladies!
 
• With regard to commingling words, my friend Samantha Elliott of Hettiecraft provided me with a new one that I think a lot of us can relate to:  "procraftination."  Excellent, Sam!

 

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We are off later today to watch the twins play in their basketball game and have dinner out.  Enjoy all the inspiratonal linkies, my friends, and enjoy your day!   No, seriously, enjoy your day.   LITS! 

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Paper:  PTI vintage cream; DCWV

  patterned paper; Grafix vellum;

  PTI enchanted evening

Ink:  PTI enchanted evening

Die:  PTI Frilly Flowers

Flower centers:  SU!

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