NaylorMade

 Welcome to the CCL "Take Me Away" Blog Hop! Thank you for stopping by! If you have just come from Tiffany's blog you are on the right track.... Here is the lineup,....I'm the last stop! Misty -  MB's Treasurista Lelsie -  Scrap of Art Designs Carli -  Krolli Kraft! Deb -  Crafty Texas Woman Jenneke - ABC-Art,bellydancing & crafting Teresa -  Scrappin T Place Amanda -  The life of a compulsive crafter Liz -  Scrapilicious Life Tiffany -  Maineokie Scrapers Adelle -  An Original Crafts We are to create something that represented vacations, destinations or places we would like to visit! So, lucky me, I had the fortunate opportunity to attend my 20th high school reunion in July.  I say that dripping with sarcasm, of course!  The festive reunion happened to coincide with me and my husband's fifteen year wedding anniversary.  And, yes, they all happened in the same city...lucky us!  Killed two birds with one stone

Well, honestly, they're more markers than they are pens but if they want to call themselves pens I'm not going to argue.  They are my new toy, so to speak, besides the card kits, these past few weeks.  You remember what it's like getting a new toy as a kid?  You play with it constantly for the time being then eventually put it away, inside a box or drawer, only to discover it later and have it be new all over again.  I'm already seeing the scenario start as often as I've used these pens lately, especially when it comes to my mixed media artwork. The colors are vibrant.  I wish I had all of them but this is it so far, especially at $5.25 a pop!  I'm not so much the coloring queen.  I say that because they're out there.  You know them!  All those pretty cards posted with the cute little Greeting Farm stamps and the Copic coloring aren't done by your average artist.  There's some serious hierarchy going on in the coloring world and they are bless

It is so not my attempt to be predictable here but go figure that is what happens.  If you have been reading or even glancing in my direction it's no surprise that I like to make cards.  I can't help it.  I'm all one for instant gratification.  Cards are an easy fix for that kind of motivation, but this one was important. I made it for a friend.  A friend I had never met.  The Internet is priceless when it comes to that kind of relationship and I was determined to make a card to show this person that I do care but then my twenty year high school reunion came up, all of a sudden I was more worried about the pair of shoes I was going to wear instead of the genuine friendship gesture. Does that make me an asshole?  I would think it would but the intention was there so maybe I get points for effort.  Kinda like those participation trophies they give away to all the kids who play sports....and there I go again with the profanity...sorry, I try! I was lucky enough to meet