Here is an April Fools trick you might want to try on your families. It's from Martha Steward and it's called solid milk. It takes a few hours to do, so you might want to start planning today.
For all the details go to http://www.marthastewart.com/goodthings/april-fools-trick-solid-milk?autonomy_kw=april%20fools&rsc=header_7&xsc=eml_crd_2009_03_31

March challenge - Bonus #9 material thing

Here's my attempt at the last March challenge. It's a 6x6 page for a mini album of things I love. I just couldn't help myself after this last trip to the grocery store. The patterned paper, card stock, ribbon and ink are all Stampin' Up. There's a little Stampin' Up chunky glitter on one of the bunnies, I thought it looked like sugar. Flowers are Bazzill and the brad is from the stash. I used the design runner and Disk maker on the ribbon to say "Live, Laugh & Eat Bunnies". Woo Who, I got them all done! Thanks Christine for an awesome March Challenge.

9 in 1 correction

Please be aware that I gave you some wrong info about the 9 in 1 challenge. Using 3 x 3 mini lo's like in the instructions will make a 9 x 9 lo. If you are doing a 12 x 12 lo please make nine 4 x4 mini lo's.

March challenge - Bonus- scraplift celebrity scrapper

I can't pick a fav so I picked the one that appealed to me today. It Vicki Boutin, she does fab hybrid work. I chose this lo because it's a two photo lo. Mine is not a hybrid, it traditional. The photos in the lo were take at my back door through a screen, so they could be better.



Here is Vicki's layout.


Oh by the way Crazy Crow says "Hi".

First Megan and now me.......

I was just minding my own business in grocery shopping at HyVee when I was surrounded by marshmallow bunnies. They just kept jumping into my cart, one after another. They just wouldn't leave me alone until I agree to take some of them home. I made a promise to those bunnies left behind. I'll try to help them all get good homes. So please, be aware there are homeless soft little peeps out there that need a good home. Lets not let them get old just sitting on selves. I'm partial to the yellow bunnies and I plan to do my part. How about you?

Here it is....The April Challenge

Before you go any further I want to remind you that there are still three days left in Christine's "March Madness Challenge". I know for me I still have two bonuses to work on.

There are six of us taking the challenge: Christine, Megan, Christina, Sherry, Stephani and myself. There is still time if you know of anyone that would like to join us.

I decided to choose from a long list of things I've wanted to try. With Christina, Megan and Christine giving us such great challenges, I hope Aprils challenges will live up to their examples.
So drum role please............

Welcome to the April Challenge

Aprils thirty days are split between a partial week, three full weeks and another partial week. So I decided to change things up a bit. Each set of challenges start on Wednesday and end the following Tuesday, with the exception of week four ending on Thursday. There will be two challenges per week. I have included two bonus challenges. They can be done at any time throughout the month as a bonus or they both can be used as a substitution for one challenge you don’t like. Did you see the catch? If you want to remove a challenge you don’t like you must do both bonus challenges in its place.

Week #1 (April 1-7)

Tags – Do a layout that includes multiple tags.

Inspired by a quilt pattern – Do a layout that uses a quilt pattern or has a quilt feel.

Week #2 (April 8-14)

A Page with out Pattern Paper, unless you make it your self – Do a lo that starts with only solid color paper. You can leave it solid or you can turn it into patterned paper by stamping, doodling, painting, printing, etc.to turn it into you very own designed pattern paper.

Nine in One – Do nine 4x4 layouts that are added together to make one 12x12 lo. This idea came from the following lo. I saw it in “Simply Handmade”designed by Stephanie Pouliot. I think it’s awesome. I can’t wait to see what we all can do with her idea.

Week #3 (April 15-21)

A Monochromatic page – Do a layout using different shades of the same color. Example: baby blue, sky blue, navy blue and midnight blue. You can use one neutral color (white or brown or black). No other colors are allowed.

Wordle- Do a layout using a wordle. If you are unfamiliar with wordle, it’s a group of words displayed in a random order to form a word cloud. You can see my first attempt on my “46 rolls” lo (posted on my blog on February 22, 2009). I used the IBM wordle website at http://www.wordle.net . It’s super easy! If you have any questions let me know and I’ll help you through it.

Week #4 (April 22-30)

Inspired by a board game – Do a layout that is inspired by a board game. Example: you could use a checkerboard background, you could embellish a page with a game piece or monopoly money, or you could do a page about your family’s game night. Let your imagination run wild.

Bucket List – Do a layout of your bucket list. A bucket list is a list of things you would like to do or accomplish before the end of your life.

Bonus / Substitution

“It runs in the family” - maybe your entire family wears glasses, or your family has three generations of practical jokers, or you and a child are both left handed, or you and your father love the same disgusting food - like liver. You get the idea.

An Easter Page – This one is self explanatory. Don’t forget, Good Friday in April 10^th and Easter is April 12^th this year. “HE IS RISEN”

If you have any questions you can email me at flinch@outdrs.net.

Here is the "Nine In One" inspiration layout



I know it's getting harder as the weather gets more spring like. I'm glad your in this with me or I would let it all slide until next fall or winter. So, Thanks for accepting the challenge. There will be simple prizes each week (on Wednesdays) and a grand prize at the end. You are all such an inspiration to me, I'm eager to see what you all come up with.

March Challenge - #4 Handcut or Handcreate

This is a picture of my Uncle Claude, Aunt Ava, My Dad, My Uncle Ed and Uncle Oscar. They grew up in hard times but they sure liked to have fun. This was taken the next to last time they were all together. My Uncle Claude has since passed away and my other two uncles are not doing well so this picture of them all laughing together is very special.

The pp is from the Paper Studio, card stock from Bazzill, Thickers from American Crafts, buttons from the stash and the3 crotchet flowesr are handmade by me. You may have noticed, I used a tempting turquoise Stampin' Up marker and went around the thickers to add depth to the lo (it also helps the brown thickers stand out on the pp).