Rhonna Farrers 21 challenge - day 4 + 5

This is day 5. Yep I turned the page! Cos I can, its MY book! So freeing to kick out the rules with this and do what I want. This is Rhonna's quote, a large black brad, with white reinforcers, some felt alphabets (came with a make your own xmas stocking kit), white sharpie, and strips of white cardstock with holes punched out. I puched the holes out to co-ordinate with the 'ribbon' on the tag.

Below is day 4. I didn't get chance to upload it yesterday as my concentration was GONE. Still feeling the tail end of this flu. Weather isn't helping at all, raining and overcast :( where did the sunshine go? For this one I kept it simple. Printed the quote, some doodles from Rhonna's freepea kit at 2peas (awesome!), and a little notelet paper, some ribbon and staples.

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Design Challenge - wk 1

Week 1 of the design challenge at the pub. Our group was assigned shape and one other, but I got myself all confused (as usual) and elected to use size instead! And when I stuck the photo's down I remembered about the other focus item and added stitching (texture). So basically I didn't stick to any of the assigned things and just made a layout. Not that I happy with it either. The title doesn't 'work'. Its all totally unbalanced by the yellow block. Yet the yellow block is the only thing I like! *sigh*
PP = DCWV; sticko epoxy stickers; MM washer; offray ribbon; title = craft robo;

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Done before lunch day 3/21

Day 3 of the 21 day challenge. Enjoying it so far, yesterday was a struggle but I loved todays. It fell together instantly. I played with Rhonna's quote adding a little penwork. The rest is more penwork, paper and brads. I am giving myself permission to use things! I can't tell you how many times I've NOT used something for fear of finding the perfect layout later that needs that embellishment. But guess what? I can buy more brads! Wow what a lightbulb moment! I'm having a few lightbulb moments lately!

Challenge wise I am doing ok. I am documenting my day with lists. A list of goals I want to achieve, and a list of stuff actually achieved and the time it took. I find that I have too many things I want to do. I need to organise my life, the house, and my time. Everything comes down to time. Time. I need to PRIORITISE!

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Day 2 - {21} + intro

I'm still working on the cover. But I have done my page for today:

This has the quote from Rhonna's blog, the rest is some cardstock, paper and penwork. This was the third attempt at this page but this is the one I am going with, more free. Definately feelin' the freestyle right now.

For the intro I went doodly again with some penwork and some handjournalling. The journalling explains my time issues and the 100's of things I want to do. The quote (from Rhonna's blog) is done with a label machine, and a little white sharpie for that extra emphasis.

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TIME

After lots and lots of thought, and many topics of choice for this challenge they mostly came down to one thing - {TIME} My TIME management sucks. Seriously I don't work (bless my DH for being the breadwinner smooches to ya honey!) and I have few commitments. Other than agility everything else is flexible so where does my TIME go? So for the next 21 days I am going to document my TIME vs Productivity. I know my biggest enemy for TIME management - the internet. Probably the same as most people now days I spent too much time online just procrastinating. Each day I hope to post my art journal creation for the day, with a list of accomplishments vs TIME.
Ok onto the creating...

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Day 1 - {21}

This is my entry for today. I tried to upload it earlier but blogger was having a melt down!
The quote block is directly from Rhonna's site. I went with the green to complement and I DOODLED! OMG I doodled! My first time! And I love it! My goals and lists for the day will slip into the pocket of the quote block. I also used a coupe of stamps; small flower stamp from a set from Target (crafters corner I think) and the arrow was part of a big set of office-y type stamps I got from the dollar store ages ago.

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Weekend stuff

Made a few cards, completed a layout (which I can't post), also completed a digital layout and generally played around with PSP. Doing a layout right now on my Dad, hopefully it pans out, lacking in creativity really this weekend. B is ill again, and I am feeling kinda blah. This stupid bug again no doubt playing with our minds!

Anyway I have decided to take part in the {21} challenge with Rhonna Farrer. Not 100% sure at this point what I am giving up/starting maybe more of a creative journey that anything for me. Keeping an art journal for 21 days in of itself will be a challenge!

I definately sense a change of style lately, more embellishments and stuff in general. Not sure what has sparked this but I have been happy with all the pages made this week, and they have come together pretty quickly too. I just wish this bug would leave us completely and we can get on with living...

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