StampTV Challenges

This layout is a sketch from Erika's weekly scrapbooking challenge over on GinaK's StampTV. I love doing these challenges, because they force me to do a layout. My goal for 2009 is to make 52 pages. I still have time to get that accomplished, although I am very behind. Moving to within two hours of my baby sister in a week or so will help, because she's a scrapper.

I used Basic Gray Aged & Confused paper. This paper fits my oldest so well, it's like it was made for him. It's complex and beautiful, just like he is. There are embossed chipboard stars from BG, and all the other stars are from an old scrappin' kit from My Mind's Eye. They are well distressed, embossed and Glimmer Misted to within an inch of their lives! I also added bits and pieces of the metal that I always pick up when we are out. Yesterday when we were geocaching, I picked up three more of those old pul tabs. I do my part. The tag is from the Crafty Secrets Travel  Creative Scraps. I reach for these constantly! 

This card is for Cammie's color challenge over at STV. We were to use red and blue, but not in a patriotic card. Red & Blue are not my colors, so I was out of my comfort zone before I even got started! I used GKD Bold Flowers for the dots and the tree stumps. I added lots of Christmas Red Stickles, of course! Not bad for red and blue!