I just finished painting my kitchen recently and it just need a little extra added touch to it.
I had thought about purchasing border, but then Chris came out with her new design challenge.
That hen just kind of POPPED out at me. That’s when the ideas started flowing! Why not make my own border out of vinyl? I had brown already but needed some tan. Then decided that I could add the grass file. I jumped on over to the paperthreads store, ordered the vinyl I needed. I couldn’t believe it when the vinyl arrived 3 days later. Talk about fast service!! Anyway, here’s what I came up with.
Hope you enjoy!
Karen
Archives for July 2008
Countdown to departure
Well folks I am packing and getting everything together. I have a long list of to completes before the end of the day. One of those is finish adding all new members to the forum I have so far. So after today I won’t probably be back ’til Friday. I might try to stop in and see if I can’t figure out this google mobile blogger thing to send in pictures.
Everyone have a wonderful and safe fourth of July!
Enjoy!
Chris
PS one of my todos is to setup the mobile blogger so if you see some test posts that is what they are.
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Blessed!
I attend a retreat twice yearly in Berea, Kentucky. I’ve been doing this for the past 3 years and have made many great scrap friends thru that time. These photos were taken at the retreat in April of this year. I can’t wait until the Fall retreat roles around!! 3 days of fun filled scrapping! Seeing old friends and making new ones. That’s what it’s all about! When I saw the Friends file in the challenges, I knew they were just meant for this layout. 🙂
WOW … WOW …. WOW ….
Really I don’t have many other words today then WOW. Look at these Challenge Submissions. Everyone has really outdone themselves. These are the submissions I have gotten so far. Remember I moved the date back to the 11th so you have plenty of time to get them in.
WOW!
WOW!
WOW!
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Sorry Guys I cannot get my font to go back to normal. This is Huge!
Scrapbook Pages, Card Fronts, Embossing, Stamping, You name it we got it!! Woohoo!!
I think you can make comments on the layouts at this link.
Or if it is your layout you can add your own personal notes to it.
I always get asked what kind of paper, stamp, “how’d they do that”
Feel Free to add a note.
http://picasaweb.google.com/cdurnan1234/ChallengeJune08
And if you can’t. My apologies. I am just learning Picasa, but am liking it so far.
Enjoy!
Chris
PS Links have been sent out to join the challenge and no additional links will be sent the deadline to get the link was July 1st. I have to have time to pack or we will be headed to the beach with no clean clothes. Yikes! Keep an eye out for the next challenge.
Tack Room fixes, QMC opens today… due date delay for challenge
My husband impresses me all the time. This was his latest fix for our revamped tack room. He needed a blanket rack for the horse blankets and so he threw out some ideas here and there for the last week and then came in and said I got it. He welded a piece of rod iron fencing to some rebar and horse shoes and then anchored it to the wall. My hubby is a jack of all trades. Welds and is always working on improving things it is awesome. I know we are in for a change when I hear… “I’ve Been Thinking” Usually if it’s in concrete I know it’s secure, but if it isn’t well …. it’s up for debate. Here are pics of his saddle blanket rack.
And I found this appropriate for the Tack Room refrigerator. An ode to John Wayne, a Luckenback Texas sticker from our honeymoon and a magnetized bottle opener. I must say that Luckenback stick brings back found memories of the prettiest dance floor I have ever seen in my life. We pulled in to this little place where the sign was and looked at this falling down barn thinking what are we doing. And when we opened the door we just sat there and smiled my husband gave me a little spin on the dance floor and it was the shiniest gleamiest (is that word?) smooth wood with a ton of coating floor. It was beautiful. I yearn to kick up my boots on it again.
And then of course something I think every tack room needs. A cute cowboy. but I might be a little but biased. And that rack on the back is a rack for more tack that he welded. Second hand horseshoes. We have buckets of them. 
Now for my oohing and ahhing on to the rest…
Today is July 1st that means the new QMC is open and as most may know it got opened a few hours early yesterday so I could catch any misses asap. I am adding members quick as possible. I have emailed the yahoo group and posted in the membership. So I hope you got all your files down and are looking forward to another quarter. If you purchase your QMC after the 2nd there will be some delay because I will be walking the beach with my cute cowboy! and will be back after the tenth. Here is the link to get you to the membership….
http://www.paperthreads.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=154
If you purchased and can’t get in. Please email me your forum name, and your order number. I know there are a few out there I couldn’t add because I didn’t have enough info. IT SUPER SUPER helps if you input your forum name at the very very bottom of the order page.
If you want to purchase you can go HERE
Thank you thank you to all the participants.
I better get some things done. Like upload all these great submissions and get you the slideshow! They are phenomenal. Karen from the creative team posted hers already on the Creative Teams Blog. AWESOME
Enjoy!
Chris
PS I realized when I looked at the calendar I wouldnt be back til the 10th. So why I set the 7th for the final date. I have no idea. So you will have until the 10th for the challenge because I won’t be able to check email until then.