First thing first before I get to my creation...
I am so excited to have some brand new and talented crafty followers!
There is a kind, thoughtful and amazingly artistic lady that made it possible and her name is
Zsuzsa Karoly-Smith @ Inky Dinky Doodle!
It all started by her commenting on Google+ on one of my creations that I shared.
We started conversing and a day later the next thing I see is her mentioning me to a Google+ community called Kraafters Kommunity!
Well, that started the ball rolling and those gals at Kraafter's Kommunity welcomed me with open arms!
This 'comfort zone' I am in is prohibiting my blog and especially my creations from getting any recognition and Zsuzsa saw that right away.
I have said this in the past, I over critique everything, my blog, my creations.... everything!
My 'comfort zone' is actually inhibiting me in more ways than one. Which I am working on changing.
Needless to say, I am so thankful to Zsuzsa's intuition {or what ever it was}.
Because of her much needed 'little nudge', I joined a group of awesome kraafters!!
Golly gee, I am feeling truly blessed!
Now with all that being said, on to my creation.
There are so many wonderful and talented scrapbookers out there that have created layouts about themselves.
In spite of that...
The thought of me creating a scrapbook page just about me was out of the question, till now.
And the thought of journaling with my own hand writing onto a scrapbook page was out of the question also, till now.
And, for those of you that are new to me, here is a little FYI...
I have always loathed getting my photo taken.
Here is evidence from when I was an infant!
Today I fuss even more so since I had a muscle strap in my neck removed because of the cancer.
Talk about a double chin, now I have chicken wattles! LOL
So I used the last decent photo I own of me {which of course I don't own many}, taken while on vacation in Yellowstone National Park.
I was not looking at my husband but I did have a smile for him and the magnificent beauty surrounding me.
I consider this a CAS layout, even though it has a variety of color and patterns, but there is not a whole lot of layers and the only dimension is the buttons.
I am kinda fond of pattern paper, I have quite a bit of it.
I can not resist a good deal on patterned paper!
Mind you though, I am not a hoarder!
No siree!
Supplies used:
Crate Paper ~ Paper Heart 12x12 patterned paper pad
Fiskars ~ Antique Elegance circle border punch
We R Memory Keepers ~ baker's twine
DIY Thickers Alphabet ~ Ali mistable fabric stickers
Stampers Anonymous ~ Wendy Vecchi sentiment stamp
Basic Grey ~ Hello date stamp
Well, maybe, just maybe, someday I will not be such a fuss button about getting my picture taken.
Hey I am doing this one step at a time!
Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to take the time to create your life!
TTFN!
x's & o's
aka The Rebel Blogger
