a challenge...

one little word.  the past few years, the kick has been picking one word at the beginning of the year and having it be your theme for the year.  i'm just not feeling the word this year.   i haven't done much in the way of crafting or especially mixed media lately.  no real reason...the holidays, work, life?  and i've realized how much i've missed it.  my friend andy has had a rough go of things the past few months and she hasn't been much up for creating either. and also wasn't feeling a word.  so she issued me a challenge.  to get both of us back in to the creating realm. and i'm so happy she did.  we both simply started a background.  and i think it both did us a world of good. got my fingers all covered with paint again and i'm not going to let it go too long again.  i simply grabbed some paint, bubble wrap and got to it. i don't know what i'll do with it, but it's a cool background.  i'm still not feeling a word, but i'm okay with that.  maybe it will hit me in july!

when i was done, i had some paint left over on some paper.  i thought it may look cool all smooshed together as a background.  here's how it turned out.

so thank, andy, for the little push i needed to get back to creating!!

peace...

happy christmas eve!!  tomorrow is the big day.  are you ready??  i finally got the last of my cards sent off (so if i missed you, consider this an e-greeting from me!)

wishing you all a peaceful holiday season.

 peace
stamps:  unity
cardstock:  white, midnight muse
ink: midnight muse, baja breeze
tools:  corner chomper
other:  acrylic paint, sharpie paint marker, hexagon embossing folder

merry.christmas.joy.

 merry.christmas.joy.
stamps:  stampin up
cardstock:  crumb cake, white, my mind's eye pp
ink: cherry cobbler
embellishments:  washi tape
tools:  envelope punch board

be merry...

blink and you'll miss it. that's how i've felt about this whole year! but especially the last month.  here's another christmas card from my stash.

 be merry
stamps:  susan weckesser, unity
cardstock:  rich razzleberry, white, stampin up pp
ink: rich razzleberry, onyx black
tools:  circle punch

i completely forgot it was friday, so i might as well link this up to unity's friends with flair!!  haven't played along in a while.  so go see what other unity friends have made.