Totally Hip

Good Tuesday morning! It is feeling like summer again here in the NorthEast; 80 degrees yesterday and in the 70's today. My poor mums are so confused; they like the cool weather and don't know whether to pop open or not! You can see them in the picture that I used for a challenge over at  Use Your Stuff. This is a fun new blog that my friend, Lynne, contributes to. For this challenge, you had to use Orange, Pink, Green, Yellow and Blue all in the same layout. My DD dressed as a hippie for Halloween last year and her costume had just about every color in it! I used paper from the We R Memory Keepers Nonsense stack that was a perfect match to her costume, embossed the orange paper with the Cuttlebug Bloom Dots folder and inked it, then added a transparency flourish (I think from Fancy Pants?) and a few retro buttons from my stash. I cut the flower shape on the Silhouette by enlarging it to 10" and then used the cutting tool in the software to chop it in half before actually cutting it out. I can't wait for the 12" Silhouette to come out to be able to cut full 12" shapes! Hope everyone has a Terrific Tuesday!

Life is what happens while your busy making other plans ...

So, I was all ready to create something new for you last night for today's post. Pictures were printed, embellishments and papers were picked out. I was just waiting for the magical hour where the children were in bed. And then my daughter caught her hand in the front door. Ugh. After an hour of ice, she still couldn't move her right index finger, so off to the ED we went for xrays. I do love the hospital that we go to; in and out of there in 2 hours, even though they were quite busy. There were no fractures, thank goodness; just some real good contusions and swelling. So, in lieu of something new, I decided to show one of my fave layouts of the little girl that is now a big girl. She does love her daddy! I did this layout so long ago that I cannot remember any manufacturer details. I do know that I used acrylic paint on the back of quote transparency so that it would stand out on the background paper. It is a very simple layout, but I wanted it to be all about them.

Kel, Laurie and Susan are coming over my house to get some scrap therapy in tonight. I am so excited! It is always many laughs when we get together!

Check out the Sports Theme challenge over at Creative Cutter Room that Carrie from DoubleClick Connections and the girls are having! This is what I was going to work on last night when life happened! I will work on it tonight with the SS girls!

Speaking of challenges, don't forget that you have till tomorrow night (Saturday 9/10) at midnight to post your entry for our New Challenge to win this Prize Pack. 

Have a great day!