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FEB11VSBND ~ Saturday, February 5, 2011 ~ 2:00 PM EST ~ Happy Scrappy Zen state
Title: Happy Scrappy Zen State Hostess: Mary Pat (Mary_Pat419) Keyword: FEB11VSBND Day/Date: Saturday, February 5, 2011 Time: 2:00 PM (EST)
Ohhhhmmmmmmm, Ohhhhmmmmmmm, Ohhhhmmmmmmm� When I follow these steps, I�m in a Happy Scrappy Zen state�resulting in completed pages and feeling spiritually renewed� STEP 1: (before Zen-like mood) LOUDLY & EMPHATICALLY let your family know that you are Not To Be Disturbed�if there is a second adult in the house, they are to make ALL decisions and to ask any questions they don�t know the answer to NOW! Remind them, if they have no questions, they will suffer the consequences or reap the benefits�either way DO NOT DISTURB THE SCRAPPER! (make a sign and post if necessary) STEP 2: I like to watch movies when I�m scrapping; it�s the start of my zen-like mood. I enjoy old black & whites, The Thin Man series is my favorite (starring William Powell & Myrna Loy). I like to watch movies I�ve already seen so I don�t need to concentrate; I mostly listen & watch when needing a break...in my Asian Studies class I was told that this type of process helps calm your Monkey Brain ~ the side of your brain that easily looses focus. STEP 3: Proper hydration must be maintained�I start with hot tea in the AM, water in the afternoon, and once in a while a Vodka/Cranberry with lime in the evening (max of two or the scrapping might get ugly!). STEP 4: Make scrapping easy and use sketches! I have a few books/magazines/websites I like to use; or, I go to my �FAVORITES� gallery here on SCS.
Now, time to get to your Happy Scrappy Zen state�. 1) Put on a movie/tv show/music, something to distract your Monkey Brain so you can relax and focus on your scrapbooking! 2) Your page must containat least 1 black & white photo� 3) You should pick one of the following to use on your page: a tea stained item, something representing water, or a color combination of cranberry & lime.
NOTE: Watching videos and practicing these techniques DO NOT count towards your scrapping time.
4) Share your sketch! Pick a sketch (a magazine, website, book, an admired page) and share with us where you got it. BONUS: add the link to your sketch (or upload to your gallery)it when writing in your post.
I love to use pages from My SCS Favorites Gallery during VSBN. For this Challenge I used a page from Fresshe: 2010Goodbye2009(be sure to leave Luv on her page or any other samples you see during this challenge!)
UPLOADING INSTRUCTIONS: 1. To be considered for VSBN Recognition, ALL VSBN CREATIONS MUST BE UPLOADED BY 10:00 PM EST ON SUNDAY, February 13 . 2. You have 2 hours to complete the challenge. Please be sure to write your description of how you interpreted his/her challenge in your Upload Description. (REMEMBER: Watching & Practicing the Tutorials does not count towards this time limit) 3. Please remember to put in the correct KEYWORD FEB11VSBND when uploading your image; a wrong keyword means your submission may not be seen for consideration. Copying and pasting the challenge keyword is recommended to avoid typos. It is also highly recommended that you post a link to your creation in this chat thread to be sure you layout is seen by the host and all visitors.
__________________ Mary Pat
Last edited by Mary_Pat419; 02-05-2011 at 10:04 AM..
Too funny...I just turned OFF the TV since no one was watching the Flintstones anymore. I thought DGS was but turns out he escaped thru the garage and is outside with his friend from across the street. Even though it's still raining slightly, they are out in the snow/ice playing. He just told me that we have a muskrat in the back yard. A MUSKRAT? Does he even know what that is? lol!
Too funny...I just turned OFF the TV since no one was watching the Flintstones anymore. I thought DGS was but turns out he escaped thru the garage and is outside with his friend from across the street. Even though it's still raining slightly, they are out in the snow/ice playing. He just told me that we have a muskrat in the back yard. A MUSKRAT? Does he even know what that is? lol!
Kid's are indestructable don't you know ;-) Did he at least put on a coat...a Muskrat...now I've got Captain & Tenille in my head...Muskrat Love :lol::lol::lol:
I'm hoping to get this one done but at the moment I am doing dishes. No Zen for me right now. Maybe later tonight. Thanks for the chllenge MP. I'll probably scraplift your sample page. Might not use it for the challenge but I'll use it someday. Happy scrapping ladies. I'll try to pop in later.
__________________ Crystal
Year Goal 8/30 Aug 5/8
Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.
I'm hoping to get this one done but at the moment I am doing dishes. No Zen for me right now. Maybe later tonight. Thanks for the chllenge MP. I'll probably scraplift your sample page. Might not use it for the challenge but I'll use it someday. Happy scrapping ladies. I'll try to pop in later.
Sorry you can't hang and play with us. Thank you for the warm compliment! The bridge photo is probably my best outdoor photo and I was very happy how it turned out. Can't wait to see your page!!!
Kid's are indestructable don't you know ;-) Did he at least put on a coat...a Muskrat...now I've got Captain & Tenille in my head...Muskrat Love :lol::lol::lol:
He just popped in to let me know that if I hear a loud scream, I need to come outside to protect them from the muskrat. Now it makes me wonder what they HAVE found! He does have the coat on but I had to remind him about hat and gloves.
I have too much paper because I can never find what I'm looking for...I should just pull pictures then buy the paper! :-) Picking paper is the hardest part for me...
It is probably a groundhog telling them winter is over
Could be! I asked my DD what the groundhog saw in CO and she told me that they livestream in from PA for that prediction! She said the newscaster was trying to "understand" the whole groundhog thing. I had forgotten they didn't have groundhogs out west...just prairie dogs....
I have too much paper because I can never find what I'm looking for...I should just pull pictures then buy the paper! :-) Picking paper is the hardest part for me...
How's everyone doing?
Boy, PSE9 does make awesome black and white photos! I just converted the one with 2 clicks of the mouse and it looks awesome....
ooOooooo Good Idea Su Will have to see what's on there lately, but will go hunting too in the meantime.
Just did a bunch of paper downloads for MDS, and a few others so have a few new things to play with Can't wait to get cracking, but the little ones are way too busy for me to concentrate at the moment, need to stop the mayhem!!!
__________________ Living in the land of "The Walking Dead"
aka: 25 miles south of Atlanta and 100 Years away 2013 Goals:
Feb - 5 SB pages(6/5)YTD SB Pages: 7
ooOooooo Good Idea Su Will have to see what's on there lately, but will go hunting too in the meantime.
Just did a bunch of paper downloads for MDS, and a few others so have a few new things to play with Can't wait to get cracking, but the little ones are way too busy for me to concentrate at the moment, need to stop the mayhem!!!
I started scrapping when my first was two but once dd2 came around I didn't scrap until she was two but only sporadically...pre digi pages and couldn't leave supplies out or they'd be destroyed...so you're waaaaay ahead of me on the scrapping scale!
Here's Mine! DGS helped - he liked the combo of cranberry and lime so it's on there! Not the idea that I started with though! And I've got to go back in and edit the PSD layout...I just noticed I typed 2010 instead of 2009! Such a wonderful thing..this digi!
I did add some embellishments but it still looks a little bare. Will have to go through my digi files and see if anything jumps out at me. With my old microsoft program, I could see a picture of each file but with Windows 7 I don't know how to set it up yet to see the pictures instead of the folders.
Well ladies...only 15 minutes left for me to be chatting here. I'm off to help my dd1 who want to make dinner for us tonight and I'll start cooking my beef for the Taco Lasagna for tomorrow. I should be back for the 6PM challenge though.
And now I have to leave for a while. The one local shoe store where we get shoes for DGS is offering $5 coupons if you bring in gently used shoes (there is some national organization trying to collect 11 million pairs (I think)) and you can use up to 3 coupons towards a pair of shoes. So, I looked thru my closet and found 2 pairs (they didn't want sandals or womens dress shoes or I could have given them another 10-15 pairs). We need to get DGS shoes so off we go! Might miss the next one...sorry!
With my old microsoft program, I could see a picture of each file but with Windows 7 I don't know how to set it up yet to see the pictures instead of the folders.
Oi....technology!
I'm not sure how that works either...sometimes I get it...I think if I enter the program from 'COMPUTER' and then click on the drive then file I see the photos. If I pull up the file directly then I get only the files/names...hence why my product are in my description yet :-)
And now I have to leave for a while. The one local shoe store where we get shoes for DGS is offering $5 coupons if you bring in gently used shoes (there is some national organization trying to collect 11 million pairs (I think)) and you can use up to 3 coupons towards a pair of shoes. So, I looked thru my closet and found 2 pairs (they didn't want sandals or womens dress shoes or I could have given them another 10-15 pairs). We need to get DGS shoes so off we go! Might miss the next one...sorry!
Cool deal! Saving on kids shoes is GREAT! My girls are sizes 10 & 11...it's insane the $$$$ that I put out for them and shoes!
Uff what a what this morning has been! Clint come in and says he wants to go to town for lunch... well Pamida has this Breakfast Drop Leaf Cart on clearance... well i got one, got him lunch and flew back home Can't miss VSBN!
FEB11VSBND ~ Saturday, February 5, 2011 ~ 2:00 PM EST ~ Happy Scrappy Zen state
