Please bear with me

I know I have not posted much lately. I have not forgotten to blog. I just wanted to let anyone who is reading this, that I am having some personal issues in my life right now. Finding the time, energy, and desire to scrap and blog has been very hard for me. I hope the New Year brings a renewed love for this craft so that I can continue to share with you. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers! I sure could use them!

i gotta need for speed...

Back in September me and my hubby scored free tickets to the Marlboro Hot Laps. A fun filled day of speed and racing. First we donned our race gear......not a fashion statement, nor a nice outfit for a hot day. Then we headed over to the road course at Portland International Raceway for 2 laps in a Panoz.......a VERY FAST CAR. After that adrenaline rush we were whisked over to the Mustangs for Drifting.....taking corners pretty much sideways.....

I had the time of my life that day, and can't wait to do it again. Anyway, I wanted to make a girlie racing layout......here is what I came up with!

Just a bit behind......

Hehe.......oh, well.

Here is last year's pic with Santa. I thought I should get this scrapped before we take this years pic. This layout is based on a sketch from PageMaps.

My first card sketch

So here it is, my first card.....enjoy!

a {maze} ing tradition

I finally dug my head out from where ever it has been and scrapped. Not only did I scrap, I did a two page layout......rare to say the least. Anyway, I really like how it turned out.......

November 16 sketch

I heart trains

Here is the Layout that I did using the paper piecing I made with the Cricut.

Train Paper Piecing using your Cricut

I was in need of a train for a layout that I am creating. So I got creative on this one. I Googled some train images and found one that I liked. I thought about just printing it, but wanted to something different. Here is the train that I found: I tried to draw it, but was unsuccessful. Then I started thinking about paper pieces that I saw in some magazines. Ok, I could do this. But what could I do to get the shapes just right? I knew that I could not free hand them, I'm just not that good. :)

So I was checking out my options with my Cricut Carts and everything I needed to make the train was right there are the cart that came with my machine.....George!

So here are the pieces that I cut to make my train: And here is the completed train: The pieces that you will need are:
A. 5 inch shift + "O"
B. 1.5 inch shift + "Q" (2)
C. 3 inch shift + "O" (2)
D. 1 inch shift +"G"
E. 2 inch shift + "T"
F. 1.5 inch shift + "W"
G. 1.5 inch shift + "F"
H. 1.5 inch shift + "T"

Please note that these pieces were assembled (black) then I cut again from patterned paper. This train is two layers. All of these pieces make up the base of the train.

Please share with me if you make your own! I would love to see what you come up with. Feel free to email me with any questions or with a completed project......you could just see your work here!

November 12 Sketch

Have fun!

Please help me.....

I would like your help! I have added a section to the bottom of each post. I am trying to find out if the things that I am posting are inspiring you. Comment if you like.....I like comments ;) But now you can just click a response to how you feel in regards to each post. When asked at the bottom if you would try it, please check: Definitely, Nope, or Maybe. Your feedback really helps!

Thanks!