A very Long Two Weeks

This last week has been so crazy. my mom ended up in the hospital a week ago Tues. and had some nasty tests run and then they sent her home and she was back the next morning. More tests and a long stay and she is finally back home now and she gets her first solid food today since last week. I hope she starts getting stronger now.

Now for this weeks projects. There are a few that I can't show yet that I did manage to finish. But for now I just have three projects. This first one is intresting in that I found a new blog called Pile It On http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/ while I was blog hoping the other night. The idea is to combine as many sketches as you can on one card or layout. So for my card I used the colors required by Pile It On which is mostly Orange.
The sketch is Mojo Monday http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/ sketch # 96
Dutch Dare Card Challenges http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/ challenge #56 is to use die cuts ( nesties for circle in center) or punches ( border punch at the bottom)
PaperPlay Challengeshttp://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/ week #26 is favorite chocolate/candy mine is Chocolate Covered Orange Sticks.So I added Choco Chip cardstock to the mostly orange.
The next challenge is from 365Cards http://365cards.blogspot.com/2009/07/day-139-try-technique.html from last Fridays Try Something (Paper Piercing) which I did around the center circle and along the 3 strips of PP.
Finally the last challenge is from OCCChttp://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/ Triple play, use at least 3 different embellishments. Rhinestones, Crystal Effects, Mini Beads, all in the center of the flowers.
The papers I used for these challenges is Basic Grey Ambrosia and the Stamp I used for the flowers is from Verve Stamps.
Here is a close up of the flower centers that I did using rhinestone, Crystal Effects and Mini beads. OCCC triple play.

This is my first Layout for my Design Team work for Pages in Time http://pagesintimestoresite.ning.com/profile/KarenMattison for July. You can get all the yummy supplies that I used in this layout at the Pages In Time Store. The papers I used here are Basic Grey Whisteria collection. For the background of the photos I painted out all the clutter with white acrylic and then I used a sharp awl to scratch the surface and then I doodled in pencil and filled in the lines with stickels.

The flowers are a combo of purchased flowers and die cut flowers that I layered up and enhanced with glitter pen and rhinestones. I just love making flowers. I distressed all the edges of the papers with distress ink. This layout is from Julie Bonner from 52sketches52weeks http://52sketches52weeks.com/ I just love her sketches, do check them out.

Last weekend there was a Christmas in July over at Pages In Time http://pagesintimestoresite.ning.com/profile/KarenMattison and I feel awful because I didn't even get time to let you all know about it. I did manage to get one layout finished for it.

Have a great day everyone.