Sour Cream Anyone?

I'll make this a short post today { not if I can help it!  ;o) }

Today was my son's last day of  swimming lessons.  We are all kind of sad :(  only because he enjoys it so much!  Plus, Shadow made a friend during his swim lessons.  Since this was the kids last lesson, I decided to make a little something for Shadow's friend and the swim instructor.  I took the sour cream container idea and altered the size a bit larger to fit juice, some snacks, and a gift card.  It was SUPAH, HUGE, & GI-NORMOUS! :)  Before I show it to you, I put together a photo collage of my son's JOURNEY!

Here are a few pics of Shadow from September to present.  { I tried to do a photo effect/action in Photoshop, but couldn't get it to work . . . shucks!  Would've looked way cool! }

I hope you can read all that mumble jumble!   Click on the collage to get a closer look.

Now, here's the BIG sour cream container I made . . .

I used a digital image by Laurie's Scraps.  The boys hair was actually blonde and the board shorts was green.  I just used Photoshop to change to colors.  Voila!  A new looking boy with sparkly blue board shorts! 

Instead of crimping the 2 ends, I just used my scallop punch to give it a different look.   The paper I liked because it reminded me of water.  BTW, I used a 10 x 12 inch CS for this project.

Thanks for looking!  Our JOURNEY now takes us to the beach more often (if it doesn't rain since it's beginning to be a rainy season here in Hawaii).  Well, until my son starts up swim lessons again in January.

OCS for November & My Very First Challenge!

Hey all!  Wow, I don't know how you ladies who do card-making or scrapbooking do it!  Where do you find the time?  With 2 little ones, I'm lucky if I can get ANYTHING done.  Okay, I signed up for Teri's OCS (One Card Swap) for November & December.  It'll be a challenge, but I'm willing & up for it!  I also wanted to try a card challenge since I was already making a card for my November partner, Tia.  I entered a challenge at La~La Land Crafts Weekly Challenge #12 ~ Getting Punchy.  So, here's what I made . . .

I stuck to a Thanksgiving theme since it's coming around in the next couple of weeks.  Plus, the La~La Land Crafts Challenge was to create a card using punches and/or diecuts.  Perfect!  Here's what I used . . .

Marvey Scallop Punch, Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch, EZ Success Dotted Scallop Punch, Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Squares Large, Crop-A-Dile, and the Cricut ~ Doodlecharms Cartridge.

I always wanted to do a Waterfall Card.  Just imagine the unfolding, one at a time while pulling the pull mechanism.  First the acorns, then the Fall leaves, and lastly, the TURKEY!

The pull tab reveals a message . . . "Give thanks & count your blessings . . . Happy Thanksgiving!

I left the inside of the card blank for now ~ will be sending a sweet 'ol message to Tia.

{ Tia ~ I'm sorry I posted this before you even receive your card.  I had to submit to the Challenge by Sunday.  My apologies :o) I will be mailing it to you on Monday!  I hope you like it! }

Thanks for enduring and JOURNEYING with me on this long post!  Have a great weekend!

Blog Candy Search

Brenda at Sweet As A Gumdrop just gave away her Blog Candy today.  She had some cute stuff to giveaway!  Then I got on a mission to search for some Blog Candy.  What'd ya know?  So many wonderful ladies offering some sweet stuff!  So . . . I'm doing a little advertising, but also, want a chance for all to have the opportunity to win { me too *he, he* }!  So, here I go . . .

Jacque's Magnolias

The Pixie Cottage

I think I like the reindeer the best!  It brings back memories from my childhood.  In school, we'd sing Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.  I also have the Rudolph VHS (yes, old school . . . need to update and get it on DVD).  Just luv all the old Christmas stories!

Passion For Crafts

Paper Crafts by Rach

Island Scrapbooking

The Stewart Stuff

This one ends today, Nov. 13th!  If you run on over, maybe you still have a chance at winning!

OMG!  So much goodness!  You can just feel the luv & the appreciation from these ladies and how they want to give back to their fellow "FOLLOWERS".  They are definitely luvn their JOURNEY!  I'm really feeling the luv . . . hmmmm, maybe a Blog Candy from me?  You need to check back to find out!  *SMILE from ear to ear!*