Saturday Night Challenge

FINALLY!!!! I stopped thinking about it and just did it! It's been so long since I participated in the Saturday Night Challenge at the Scrapbook Cafe! But I was inspired by my Copics Class last night at One Little Spark, and I couldn't wait to play with my markers :) Be gentle with your thoughts, I am a BRAND NEW Copics user and I know I need a lot of practice. I also decided to incorporate another challenge into this card. So, I used Saturday Sketch mytimess22 from Lauren Meader's blog to design this card.

I love this image by Penny Black so I used it as my first ever Copics card :) I was going for the blotchy look on the elephant's cheek, so despite what it may look like that was NOT a mistake that was the look I was going for....LOL! Pat's challenge this week was to make a card using a shaped border, so I used my Stampin Up scallop border and my Martha Stewart picket fence border.

I can't wait to practice some more with my Copics markers :) Thanks for looking and Happy Saturday everyone!

Is it normal?

for a family that was once very grounded and very close to fall apart after a tragedy? I think the answer is yes, but it still doesn't help to make it feel better or right. My mom died a year and a half ago and my family is feeling the ripple, the after effects. How much worse does it have to get before it starts to get better? I wish I knew.
So many strange things are going on right now, things I never thought would happen....fights and angry words and hurt feelings. Some of it involves me and some of it doesn't. I have that nagging pit in my stomach, you know that feeling...the one you had after your first love ditched you, or you caught your boyfried cheating or your best friend betrayed you. I miss my family that once was, my family that will never be the same.
I think it feels better to have it out there, in writing, out loud (so to speak)...even if no one ever reads this, it feels good to type it. The only one that could make me feel better is my mom and that's not possible anymore. So for now, I will just put it out there into cyberspace.
So now I will end this depressing post with a little something cheery. A new magnet I made tonight for my Etsy shop. My therapy.



xx, Nora Anne