DECK OF ME CHALLENGE, WEEK ELEVEN

I'm posting this week's Deck of Me a little early . . . I have a concert tonight and a conference all day tomorrow, and didn't want to leave y'all hanging until Sunday!

So here's your prompt: YOUR INITIAL. The letter that represents you, your name.

There aren't any more requirements other than to have your initial on the card. How you express the letter from that point is up to YOU!

You can view Emily Falconbridge's card for this week HERE.

Remember to post your cards in the gallery HERE.

DECK OF ME CHALLENGE, WEEK TEN

Our prompt for this week is: NOTE TO SELF.

Is there something that you need to do for you, and just keep pushing it aside? What little thing about yourself do you need to be reminded of?

Take some time and write a little note just to you! When you look back, you just might be surprised what you had to say.

I'll be back later to post my own card, but in the meantime, you can view Emily Falconbridge's card HERE.

Make sure you post your cards in the Shakin' Challenges, Deck of Me Gallery HERE.

DECK OF ME CHALLENGE, WEEK 9

This week's prompt is what inspires you?

There are several things that inspire me . . . ranging from my children to the colors around me to how I feel.

This is my card for this week:

LINK TO GALLERY FOR CREDITS

You can also view Emily Falconbridge's card HERE.

Remember to post your cards in the Shakin' Challenges Deck of Me Gallery (you can find it by CLICKING HERE).

DECK OF ME CHALLENGE, WEEK 8

Well, here we are: Week 8 of the Deck of Me Challenge.

This week's prompt is to write about someone or something you miss. I've often thought about some memories that I have about watching The Lawrence Welk Show with my cousin at my grandparents' home. During the show, there would always be a commercial for a lotion called Rose Milk. At the time, they offered the lotion as a cream in a small glass jar. I went on a search and could only find a picture of the product as it is being sold currently. It's the same picture on the bottle, but I really miss that little fat jar! My aunt always had a jar, and I would put on the lotion and watch the commercial and the whole Lawrence Welk show with my aunt and her parents (my grandparents). It seems like a really silly thing to miss . . . and I suppose I'm missing much more than the jar or the smell. Alas, my seven-year-old self will not return, nor will that little jar held by my aunt with that sweet smelling lotion.
You can view credits for my card HERE and you can view Emily Falconbridge's blog entry and card HERE.

So think about it: who are what are you missing right now?

Remember to post your cards in the Shakin' Challenges, Deck of Me Gallery HERE.

DECK OF ME CHALLENGE, WEEK 7

This week's prompt is SHOES: THERE IS ALWAYS A STORY TO TELL.

Perhaps it's the pair of shoes you wore when you were married. Or the ones you wore to prom. Or your favorite pair. Or the most comfortable. The pair you lost on the beach that night . . . the pair that you wished you had gotten, but never did. They all have their own stories to tell.

For this week's challenge, I focused on some of my baby shoes. My mother was so great about keeping things for us, and these she kept safely in a Stride Rite shoe box in a trunk filled with all kinds of childhood memories. My favorite shoes out of this bunch are the red ones with the little white fluffy at the toes . . . but I think each of them has a story that will tell me a little something about myself, 'cause I don't have any first-hand memories of the shoes.
TO VIEW CREDITS, PLEASE CLICK HERE

To view Emily Falconbridge's notes for this week and to view her card, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

I can't wait to see what shoes made a difference in your life . . . or maybe it's a pair of shoes making a difference NOW . . . either way, I'm looking forward to seeing your cards this week. Please be sure to post them in the Shakin' Challenges, Deck of Me Gallery HERE. Happy Traveling . . . I mean, Scrapping!

DECK OF ME CHALLENGE, WEEK 6

Your prompt for this week is: LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.

Pretty simple, really. What do you love?

I chose to highlight my relationship with my husband, but I was really tempted to do my cards about my love of digi scrapping. After some time of indecision, I went with the relationship with my dear husband. I used a portion of a poem by e.e. cummings on my card in lieu of journaling.

You can view credits for these cards HERE IN THE SHAKIN' CHALLENGES GALLERY.

You can view Emily Falconbridge's card for this week: EMILY'S BLOG.

Please remember to post your cards in the Shakin' Challenges Gallery under the DECK OF ME CATEGORY.

DECK OF ME CHALLENGE, WEEK 5

This week, we are going to be using ephemera on our cards.

Wikipedia explains that ephemera is transitory written and printed matter, not intended to be retained or preserved. The word derives from the Greek, meaning things lasting no more than a day. Some collectible ephemera are advertising trade cards, airsickness bags, baseball cards, bookmarks, cigarette cards, greeting cards, letters, pamphlets, photographs, postcards, posters, stock certificates, tickets, and zines. Decks of personality identification playing cards from the war in Iraq are a recent example.

In library and information science, the term ephemera also describes the class of published single-sheet or single page documents which are meant to be thrown away after one use. This classification excludes simple letters and photographs with no printing on them, which are considered manuscripts or typescripts. Large academic and national libraries and museums may collect, organize, and preserve ephemera as history.

So what papers have been in your life this week? Dig around in your junk drawer, on your bar, at your desk and find pieces of paper that say something about what's been happening with you this week.

This week, my sister gave me the most awesome concert prep kit for the Elton John concert on March 14th. My photo contains more than the paper bits, but the kit included an explanation of what was in the kit, an invitation to the pre-party, a CD of the greatest hits, and some fabulous sunglasses. I'll probably keep the sunglasses and the CD, but don't know that I'll keep the prep kit explanation or invitation to the pre-party. So now it's documented . . . just a little slice of my life right now that says something about me and my sister!

VIEW CREDITS FOR MY CARD - CLICK HERE

You can view Emily Falconbridge's card for this week by clicking HERE and you can see her use of a Metro ticket from Paris.

Remember to post your cards in Shakin' Challenges, Deck of Me Gallery HERE. Looking forward to seeing what's going on in your life right now.

DECK OF ME CHALLENGE, WEEK 4

Our prompt this week is: a symbol you love. It could be something that defines you or something that you are drawn to repeatedly.

For this challenge, I knew immediately what my symbol would be . . . the cross. It's been a constant throughout my entire life and is definitely a symbol I love.

CREDITS: Paper and elements from All About Love by Danielle Engebretson with the exception of the cross charm from Breast Cancer Awareness Collection by Danielle Engebretson. Font is You Are Loved.

You can view Emily Falconbridge's card and read her blog entry for the day as well CLICK HERE.

Don't forget to post your cards HERE IN THE SHAKIN' CHALLENGES DECK OF ME GALLERY

DECK OF ME CHALLENGE, WEEK 3

Our prompt for this week is: I AM.

Create a card that makes a statement about you. "I am woman, hear me roar!" "I am invincible!" "I am sad." "I am worth more." These are just some examples. What can you say you are?

You can view Emily Falconbridge's card here: EMILY'S WEEK THREE CARD

Please upload your cards to the Shakin' Challenges/Deck of Me gallery here:
DECK OF ME GALLERY

These are my cards for this week's challenge:

CREDITS: All papers and elements from My Silly Kitty by Danielle Engebretson. Font is Baron Kuffner.

As always, I'm looking forward to viewing your creations and learning a little bit more about each of you. Thanks for playing!

Deck of Me, Week 2

This is our second week of the Deck of Me Challenge over at The Shaker Box. Please feel free to join in at any time. You can always go back and complete the cards for the weeks you've missed.

Our prompt for this week is to create a card that showcases what is powerful to you.

This is my second card for the challenge.

CREDITS: All papers and elements from the Legacy Collection by Raspberry Road Designs. Word art from Gift of Love Collection by Dahlia Co. Designs. Font is Rickles

Deck of Me Challenge, Week 1

Today starts our deck of me challenge at The Shaker Box. We are starting a year long journey by creating an art journal on a deck of playing cards.

Emily Falconbridge hosted this 52 week challenge on her blog . . . and we'll be following her challenge prompts for our journey as well.

You will need a deck of playing cards . . . there are jumbo playing cards that will give you a little more room if you think you need it, but the regular size playing cards are typically 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". A digi scrapper can simply create their LO in the 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" format and print it out to be adhered to the card . . . a paper scrapper can go all out . . . or go for a mix of the two and create a hybrid wonder!

The prompt for week one is to write about something you are proud of . . .

Here are my cards (front and back): MY CARD IN THE GALLERY

You can also see Emily's original card (so clever!) here:
EMILY FALCONBRIDGE'S CARD

Post your cards in the gallery at The Shaker Box HERE.

I am looking forward to seeing all of your creations!