Fits the Bill

I couldn't stand it. I had to put together a layout for The Color Room challenge. I liked my other layout and I did post it to the site but it didn't seem right to have so much pink. The rules did say to only add white or neutrals to the palette. So, to make sure I had a layout that abided by the rules, I threw this one together. As I look at it now, I think it needs either some buttons or a dark brown framing line around the whole layout...not sure...maybe I will tweak it tomorrow. But for now, it fits the bill....


I am off to bed - goodnight!

The Color Room

For all of you scrappers out there, you must check out The Color Room. It is a fabulous new site featuring a new color palette and sketch to inspire you to create each week. My good friend Jing-Jing is one of the fabulous designers!

The following is this week's combo:


Isn't that a great combo?!?!?

Of course, I hadn't yet participated in their weekly challenge so without reading the "rules" I created this:



It has both shades of brown, navy blue, and white...the problem? I wasn't supposed to add any other colors and well, as you can see, mine has quite a bit of pink and some periwinkle. Oops. Oh well, so I may not get to participate in their weekly RAK but hey, it is a site to inspire us all to create and it certainly accomplished that!

Vancouver Mini

Thank you to everyone that either called, texted, or commented with Vancouver suggestions! The trip was fabulous! My legs are still aching me as I think we saw every square inch in a matter of two days. We did at least two of the recommended "in a day" tours each of the two days. It was a lot but I didn't want to miss a thing!

With the weather a little cold here, and my son out of sports of the week (which another story in of itself), I was able to sit and make a mini album of my trip. I was able to repurpose the map that came with my tour guide -- it makes for a wonderful album cover as it is a finished paper which won't show fingerprints and doesn't easily rip.

Countdown...1,2,3 days to go

In only 3 days, my sister and I are off to Vancouver. Have you ever been? While it is technically a business trip, I don't have to teach until Saturday so we have two days to see the sites. If you happen to have been there, what are the "must sees"?