End of the Month MOJO Dec'09

Rachel here! Another year is ENDING!! When did that HAPPEN!? I seriously can't figure out where my year went. This month, I'm excited to share one an Honorary Gutter Girl with you that I know you'll love. Please welcome Christina!!

My name is Christina Padilla aka CP. I live on the beauiful central coast of California with my hubby of 8 years and two little kiddos, who although I adore to the fullest, they drive me crazy most days! I've been into scrapbooking for quite some time now and basically put my finger in all the crafty pots. Making jewlery, decorating for the holidays, fashion, I'm all over it. I love to layer on my pages and put together little clusters of goodness. I'm a huge fan of color and mixing patterns. I dig it. I'm completely adddicted to Facebook. You can always find me on there on the daily. Really, people, I'm serious.

I'm super excited to be an Honorary Gutter Girl this month. You all are so fabulous! Wishing you all a fantastic and creativity filled 2010!
When I read the prompt title "I'm only fine," right away I thought about my husband. He is the love of my life and with out him in it, well, I just can't phathom the thought! Can't do it! I’m only fine with him in my life. I went with that feeling and titled it "Only You." The picuture I used is a favorite of mine from this past summer. Somehow we never seem to get behind the camera together for picutres of us. Gotta address that for 2010! The georgous My Minds Eye papers and tags color theme of muted blues, greens and beige inspired the vintage-y look I was going for. The "mesh/gauze" was incorporated into the flower by simply cutting some circles out of tulle, layering with flowers and paper then securing with a Basic Grey fabric brad.

I'm super excited to be guesting with The Gutter Girlz this month. You all are so fabulous! Wishing you all a fantastic and creativity filled 2010! Thank you for the inspiration!
You can see more of Christina on her BLOG, and on the sites she designs for! SCRAPJACKED, POINT BLANK PERIOD and TWILIGHT PAPERCUT!
Here's more of Christine's work!! Thank you so much, Christine, for playing in our gutter!! I love all your layers and bits. Your pages always make me smile!



Be on the lookout for her here in the gutter again in FEB!! We'll be swapping Design Teams with one of the teams Christina is on!

Our sponsor for the next month is Treasured Scrapbooking!! Erin is donating the January Kit #1. retailing at $27.95!!! Treasured Scrapbooking is online only, but Erin will accept local pick ups if someone happens to be local! (very cool, I think!) Erin is also offering YOU gutter girlz a SPECIAL DISCOUNT!! Enter the code GutterGirlz at checkout, and get 20% off your purchase until Feb. 28th 2010!! Thank you SO MUCH, Erin!!


DEC WINNER and Invitation for Jan. Guest GUTTER GIRL:
The Random Number Generator Chose
ladybrayton71 said... Here is mine
as winner of our prize sponsored by SUSAN, a Gift Certificate to TallyScrapper!!
Please use the Email Link in the sidebar to send us an email with your email address!! Please put DEC PRIZE WINNER in your subject line. If you are a member of TallyScrapper.com already, please include your screen name!! Congratulations!! Thanks again for playing along with us!
We'd like to invite
Joyce said... Here's mine
To be our Guest Gutter Girl for the month of January!! Joyce, if you are able, please email us using the Email Button in our sidebar. Please put JAN GUEST in your subject line! You'll be a guest for our upcoming Jan. 15th prompt!

Don't forget!! Playing with us puts YOU in the spotlight to be our next guest gutter girl!! You also get placed in our random drawing to win a monthly prize when you play. We need to SEE what you create though!! When you comment, be SURE to leave us a link to what you've created in response to our prompt!! Play along with our current challenge! CLICK HERE to see what we're up to!

Dec. 15th, Prompt #32

THE PROMPT: I'm Only Fine
THE SONG: It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing by Shania Twain PRODUCT/TECHNIQUE: Mesh/Gauze
Don't forget that playing along with us will place you in a spot to be chosen as our guest gutter girl!!
Thanks to KIM for joining us this month as our guest!!

I am a huge Shania Twain Fan and love this song of hers. Naturally I thought initially that the layout would be about something that is/was painful for me and has something to do along the lines of love. So, I would create a layout based on that, right? Wrong! When I flicked through my pictures and came across this of myself in 1968 I knew it was perfect. I fell down in the snow and found the parts of the lyric "Don't think I'm lyin' 'round cryin' at night. There's no need to worry, I'm really all right " to be absolutely fitting for the project, without being too earnest. As I did not have any mesh to work with, I thought some punchinella would be an ok alternative and I think it fits the snow/winter theme quite well

I only "found" the Gutter Girlz challenges a couple of weeks ago, through Kristy and bookmarked the blog straight away. I love that the Girlz are so different - with so many challenge blogs around doing the same style things it is refreshing to see something unique, something that allows you to put your own twist on things. I am loving this blog and will be back for each challenge.

Having started crafting more seriously way back in December 2004, I enjoy being able to use pretty papers, glue and scissor as my creative outlet for a stressfull day job. I adore the process of having a blank page in front of you and just by adding bits and pieces you can see a little piece of artwork unfolding in front of you.

Thank you very much, Gutter Girlz for having me this month - it has been a blast and I cannot WAIT to see what you have lined up for us for January 2010.
Happy holidays everyone, stay safe and keep on scrapping :)


Here's what the rest of the girlz have this month!!
GLENDA
I wanted this layout to be about how I really don't have alot to complain about. Sure, I have times when things get tough or I go through bad times, but all in all I really can't complain when I look at what others are going through. I have my health, a good job, my family and my art. Life is sweet.

BECKY
I LOVE this picture of my husband, actually wanted it to be our Christmas card but I was to busy to get them ordered. But when I read this title for the prompt I knew this is what I wanted to make. He so makes me happy and I am aways okay and fine when he is with me.

SUSAN
As soon as I saw the title for the song I immediately thought of my sisters death. When she died it was crushing & threw me into a deep depression. It will be 12 years in February that she's been gone. I miss her still today, especially this time of year. I don't know if you get past the pain or if you just get used to the hole left inside.

KRISTY
"I'm only fine when you look on the surface" is what my LO says and its true. The pic is also a great representation of it as you can just see the outside edge and not really see me. Which is how I feel. I put on a happy face and try to convince myself and everyone else that everything is just fine.

the lil frame is highlighting/drawing attention to my thumbprint, representing the surface.

LARA
gauche alchemy products inspired this one along with the Shania Twain lyrics.

RACHEL
Just a little reminder to myself that I really AM fine.