art journal challenge - week 9

i just returned this afternoon from my weekend in massachusetts at the wonderful store of rah! i was once again welcomed, treated with the best of care, inspired by the wonderful women who came to the classes, fed well and befriended by everyone there - and it was even perfectly blue skied weather, which apparently has not been the case in months! i will post some pictures from the weekend hopefully tomorrow (wink, nudge, hint to those who are sending me pics)...but for now...we are up to the 9th card in our mini art journal!

this week's prompt is: inspiration found!
where have you found inspiration lately, what is something that has inspired you, what do you do when you are stuck for inspiration...you get the idea!

my story is a little bit of a long one, but i will share it anyway, because i want to! this is chelsea, and she is one amazing little chicky. we happened to meet because many years ago her brother-in-law was a missionary in my ward and he and i were buddies. we have stayed in touch (rather badly) over the years and last year sometime he emailed to say his brother and wife were also living in the US, and she was a scrapbooker too and had been reading my blog for a while unknowing this connection we had! so we began emailing and i convinced her to drive to MA for the weekend so we could finally meet in real life and have some good old aussie fun together with the 'bawstonites' (who we both agree have slightly australian accents - hehe)...anyway, i think everyone who got to meet her this weekend will agree that she is one in a million! she inspired me in so many ways...her photography, her artwork, the way she does her artwork!, her outlook on life, her philosophies...her voice! it was fun to hear her flawless aussie accent (pretty impressive after living here for nearly 4 years), talk about the stuff we missed, laugh about the same issues we have both had moving here...not being understood by the waitress or the guy in the hotel...i could gush on forever about how much i adore her - and thus she inspired my challenge for this week - i felt so refreshed and inspired from being with her this weekend, and now it is your turn to create a card about inspiration!

journalling on the back. i don't do this every week, but lately i have been into putting a big pic on the front and using the other side to waffle on (pregnancy brings out the waffler in me, and there is no guarentee it will make sense!). paper on back is basic grey. front is picture printed onto regular paper, piece of fabric stitched on, rubons by autumn leaves and little crown by artchix studio.

sorry i didn't get the chance to read everyone's cards last week, or blog! this week should be a bit more relaxed. have a good one!

Comments

[Lusi Austin]

WOW Em! This is so great! What a friend huh! Wouldn't it be so great if everyone could say they had a 'Chelsea'! I have a couple and I know I would be lost without their input into my life - my family, my faith, my heartaches....
Great colours on the card and love that crown!
Have a fab week!
Lus x

[Sue]

Hi Em,
I met you Friday night at the RAH crop and Love card class. Thanks so much, it was fun... I loved pass the parcel too. I think I should do that at my daughter's next birthday party.
I have been such a 'traditional' scrapbooker. One who colors inside the lines. Taking a class with you showed me how to think outside the box a bit and look at scrapping in a new way. Thanks again, and you are inspiring me to try some new things.
sue

[deb munn]

Hi em!!
Glad you are home safe and sound.
Had so much fun with you and Chelsea... she is such a sweetie! So glad you two got to spend some time face to face.
Hope you find some time to slow down and rest up this week!
Thanks for a great day em!!
deb
xoxo

[kim]

glad you are home and had a great weekend! thinkin' of you sweet one! xoxo

[Nicole]

Great card - love your inspired by card! How sweet, even though you are 'waffling' (Hee - love that word!) ;)

I finally got my week 8 up! http://solitaryheron.wordpress.com

Also, glad to hear you had a great time in Boston! :) Can't wait for pics!

[Becca Coppin]

Aww I love your card so much!!! The crown is way cute :)

I just got mine posted from the past 3 weeks!! Thanks again for the fun challenges :)

Becca
http://beccacoppin.blogspot.com/

[beth j]

hi there...so glad you had a wonderful time in mass. it sounds like everyone had fun by the comments already posted. that's awesome!here is my week 9 card that i just finished. http://bethjohnson5.blogspot.com
enjoy your week being back home!

[sarah the kiwigirl]

Having been loving all your cards, but I think this one has to be my favourite!

[Mary Ann]

I'm just getting my feet wet in blogland, but have been checking yours out for awhile. Dig it! Where do I find inspiration? Right here!

[Jess]

love your cards!!
Thanks for the exciting prompts!! Looking forward to doing week 9! im running a little behind.. just finished week 8!
Xx Jess

http://jessykummer.blogspot.com/

[leslie]

I love your card Emily! Great crown. I have been waiting all day for this, so here's mine!
http://oranginadreams.wordpress.com/2007/03/04/challenge-9/

[Rachel Whetzel]

OK. Here it is! And I just want you to know that it's 2:25 AM pacific time. I couldn't SLEEP until I got this card out of my HEAD! Thanks so much for the great inspiration! (no, I didn't put YOU on my card! LOL)
~rachel
http://minetothine.blogspot.com/2007/03/week-9-deck-of-me.html

[Lisa W]

Good mornig Emily! Great prompt this week. I wanted to link you to our challenge at My Favorite Memories - the ladies have created some awesome cards! Thanks for the inspiratin!!
Lisa

http://www.myfavoritememories.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3280&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

[gudrun]

Love this promt, Emily.
I'm going to make my card for last week and this one now...have had some busy days....
But, anyway..Love this challenga. ;-)

G

[Georgia]

Ah finally other people out there who get how great my sister in law is! She's fab! So glad you go to meet her...wish I could have been there too. Imagine my shock today when I saw her on your blog!!!!

[chanel]

I have two weeks to share (as i've been home in NZ)

http://chanel73.blogspot.com/

have a fab week!

[Brandy Seitz]

I am a little late getting started, but I have to say that it was nice to just create for me. Pure inspo on your site for sure. You can view my "Little Pieces of Me" book on my blog! Thanks for the fantastic challenges!

[KathyO]

Here is my take on this week's challenge. Great prompt!

http://pammy45.blogspot.com

[Jennifer]

Hi Emily...

Here is my card...I took your classes at RAH as well and was totally inspired. So inspired I used them as the basis (and what I learned) on the card this week.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jennifer

http://scrappinjenny.blogspot.com/2007/03/deck-of-me-week-9.html

[suetreiber]

great card as usual!
Go ahead and waffle. I love it!
I had a dream that you cropped at my LSS and I missed it. I was mad for 2 days!

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Great promt. Had a day-off, so I was able to make my card right away!!
You can find it here:
http://jeanettiemessen.blogspot.com/

[jo.bee]

An unexpected day off work due to poorly child - used the time constructively - heres my interpretaion of week 9.
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=110254&cat=5532

[Carly]

Here is my week 9. Along with what I have journaled about for this card, I am inspired by all of you! Keep it coming folks...

[Vernell]

Hi Em! Great that you made it home safetly. Thanks for a great class on Sat afternoon. I was fun..and thanks to Chelsea as well. She defintely is one in a million. Hope you can come back for more clases after the little one is born and we can continue our talk on our fabulous dreads LOL!!!

[Patty S]

week 9.......
http://pattyschaffer.typepad.com/photos/deck_of_me/week_9.html
:-)