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Challenge #27
Posted by The Design Experiment
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2:14 PM
Before we get to this weeks' challenge...we would like to make a little introduction!
As you may have noticed, we have been missing a couple of our DT members the last few weeks, and unfortunately, due to other obligations, Wendy and Kinsey have had to step down. They will be missed at TDX, but we know they are working on other artistic endeavors and we wish them the best of luck!
That being said: We have a couple new DT members to announce today!!!
Please join us in welcoming our two newest members:
The amazing and talented, Dena Coe and Divian Conner!!!
Girls, we are so beyond thrilled to have you here as a part of the TDX team!!!
Here is a little about our new girls:
Dena Coe:
A bit about Dena:
Divian Conner:
A bit about Divian:
As you may have noticed, we have been missing a couple of our DT members the last few weeks, and unfortunately, due to other obligations, Wendy and Kinsey have had to step down. They will be missed at TDX, but we know they are working on other artistic endeavors and we wish them the best of luck!
That being said: We have a couple new DT members to announce today!!!
Please join us in welcoming our two newest members:
The amazing and talented, Dena Coe and Divian Conner!!!
Girls, we are so beyond thrilled to have you here as a part of the TDX team!!!
Here is a little about our new girls:
Dena Coe:
A bit about Dena:
Hi! My name is Dena. I am a 30 yr. old SAHM to my daughter Zoë who is seven. I have been scrapbooking for the past 4 years in the traditional sense that we see it now but after literally digging through my hope trunk at home, I unearthed several scrapbooks that I had completely forgotten about! So I guess I was bitten by the bug by the time I was 8.
Currently I am a designer for Paper Trunk, Webster’s Pages and Bad Girls Kits. I feel deeply honored to be working with all of these companies and the amazing people at each one of them.
I love scrapbooking and everything it encompasses. It is such a great outlet both emotionally and artistically. I am so excited to have the chance join the wonderful designers here on the Design X team!
Divian Conner:
A bit about Divian:
I am a single mom of four going through a divorce. In my four fabulous babes, I not only find inspiration, I find life. Through them, I create and aim to preserve their years in my pages. Life is art, my art my babes, and my babes are my life.
Again, please welcome these girls, they are wonderful, and we are so excited to see what's in store for TDX with these ladies on the team!
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Again, please welcome these girls, they are wonderful, and we are so excited to see what's in store for TDX with these ladies on the team!
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So, on to this weeks' challenge!
This one is a totally fun and surprising challenge! When you were a kid, were you fascinated by the dictionary? Maybe I was just a total goober, but I love words. I am a total word nerd, and love looking up new words I hear or see.
So this week, we are challenge you to:
Close your eyes, open the dictionary, and point to a word. Does your word mean anything special to you? Why?
Remember! NO CHEATING! HEHEHE! We all used the first word we got...and some of us got super lucky with our words...maybe you will open the dictionary, and find a word you've never seen....(See? We're fun AND educational up in here!)
We can't wait to see what you create! Here's what we created:
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Now-A-Days
By Kimmi
Journaling:
So, I grabbed the dictionary, and so I wouldn't cheat and choose a word of my likings, I gave it to my husband to find a page as my eyes were closed. The letter "n" is the letter he chose, hoping I'd land my finger on nuclear. haha. Too bad for him, my finger landed upon the word "nowadays". When I first thought about this challenge, I knew I'd end up re-choosing and picking a more meaningful word than just something random, but after seeing my first blind pick, I agreed I'd keep it.
I enjoy a good book. I really enjoy the Twilight saga. I like to act a bit goofy sometimes. Angel and I have our silly photo sessions often. I love being a SAHM. BB is my little gift from God. I like to wear my comfy shoes. All the time.
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Kin
By Divian
Journaling:
There is nothing like family. Nothing like it in the world and I wouldn't change that at all. Nope, at all.
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Bubbly
By Collette
Journaling:
Is how I feel when I know that you and I will be spending time together shopping, going out to eat, watching a moive, or simply just kicking back!
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Sun {Tea}
By Emily
Emily Says:
I was nervous when I opened the dictionary, afraid I'd get some crazy word, but I ended up with "Tea" My first thought was BO-RING, but then I remembered a conversation I'd just had with my sister about Mom's Sun Tea..and I knew what I would do!
Journaling:
It always marked the beginning of summer for me. Mom would bring out the Sun Tea pitcher, and even though the sun could barely peek through the Seattle clouds, we'd have Sun Tea by the afternoon. It's still my favorite drink, no matter what Season!
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Like
By Leslie
Journaling:
Once you have completed your layout, please leave us a comment in this post with a link to your layout by 7pm PST on Sunday to be eligible to win the RAK full of goodies from Webster's Pages!
We can't wait to see YOUR takes on the challenge! We hope that if you've never joined us for a challenge here at The Design Experiment, that you are inspired to do so today!
This one is a totally fun and surprising challenge! When you were a kid, were you fascinated by the dictionary? Maybe I was just a total goober, but I love words. I am a total word nerd, and love looking up new words I hear or see.
So this week, we are challenge you to:
Close your eyes, open the dictionary, and point to a word. Does your word mean anything special to you? Why?
Remember! NO CHEATING! HEHEHE! We all used the first word we got...and some of us got super lucky with our words...maybe you will open the dictionary, and find a word you've never seen....(See? We're fun AND educational up in here!)
We can't wait to see what you create! Here's what we created:
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Now-A-Days
By Kimmi
Journaling:
So, I grabbed the dictionary, and so I wouldn't cheat and choose a word of my likings, I gave it to my husband to find a page as my eyes were closed. The letter "n" is the letter he chose, hoping I'd land my finger on nuclear. haha. Too bad for him, my finger landed upon the word "nowadays". When I first thought about this challenge, I knew I'd end up re-choosing and picking a more meaningful word than just something random, but after seeing my first blind pick, I agreed I'd keep it.
I enjoy a good book. I really enjoy the Twilight saga. I like to act a bit goofy sometimes. Angel and I have our silly photo sessions often. I love being a SAHM. BB is my little gift from God. I like to wear my comfy shoes. All the time.
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Kin
By Divian
Journaling:
There is nothing like family. Nothing like it in the world and I wouldn't change that at all. Nope, at all.
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Bubbly
By Collette
Journaling:
Is how I feel when I know that you and I will be spending time together shopping, going out to eat, watching a moive, or simply just kicking back!
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Sun {Tea}
By Emily
Emily Says:
I was nervous when I opened the dictionary, afraid I'd get some crazy word, but I ended up with "Tea" My first thought was BO-RING, but then I remembered a conversation I'd just had with my sister about Mom's Sun Tea..and I knew what I would do!
Journaling:
It always marked the beginning of summer for me. Mom would bring out the Sun Tea pitcher, and even though the sun could barely peek through the Seattle clouds, we'd have Sun Tea by the afternoon. It's still my favorite drink, no matter what Season!
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Like
By Leslie
Journaling:
I like them - lots.
I like her & him & him. -THEM- lots & lots.
More like love. I am blessed with this incredible group.
More like love. I am blessed with this incredible group.
My family. What's NOT to like? What's NOT to love?
My world - yep, they are my world.
This may be corny but - "they complete me".
So you tell me - - - how could you NOT like them?
My girl, my boy, my honey. My home. I really
My girl, my boy, my honey. My home. I really
do like them. LOTS & LOTS & LOTS!
~July 2008 - Smoky Mtns. ~
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Island
By Amy
Journaling:
Not Quite Cosmopolite
By Dena Coe
Dena Says:
When I found out that our challenge was to use a random word from the dictionary, I was both excited and panicked. I realized I don't even OWN a dictionary! Can you believe that? What kind of parent am I? So I resorted to using an online dictionary that featured a word of the day. My word was COSMOPOLITE-a person who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world. And well anyone who knows me, knows I am not quite that. This was a really fun challenge and it brought to my attention the need to own or at least be able to locate a dictionary!
Journaling:
I have never been much of a "country" livin girl, even though I live in a town of only 23,000 people. But I am not a big city girl either. I love to go and visit Portland and Seattle, places like that, but I know that I would never be able to call those towns home. While Roseburg is tiny, there is nothing to do here, we have to do any real shopping out of town, this is home. Where I will raise my family. Where it is safe, comfortable. Now maybe a move is on the horizon and we will move on to bigger and better things. But for now, I will be a little city girl with a big city heart.
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Three Kiddos I Love
By Sasha
Sasha Says:
My word was THREE so I did a LO about the 3 men in my life, they are the reason I smile on my dark and gloomy days. My hubby and I are both active duty and we both have pics of each other with our kids, when I was deployed last year to Iraq I had pics like these in my BDU pants everyday, to remind me of the fun times together. I purposely used this picture since I was running out of ink and made it work with other bright colors. Enjoy
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Now it's your turn Experimenters!
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Island
By Amy
Journaling:
I took out my dictionary, closed my eyes and pointed to a word. When I saw that I had picked the word "island" I remembered the quote, "No man is an island." I can't put into words how glad I am that I'm not going at this alone. If I didn't have you, I know I would never make it. You are my rock, my strength, my soul and I am so thankful you're with me.
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Not Quite Cosmopolite
By Dena Coe
Dena Says:
When I found out that our challenge was to use a random word from the dictionary, I was both excited and panicked. I realized I don't even OWN a dictionary! Can you believe that? What kind of parent am I? So I resorted to using an online dictionary that featured a word of the day. My word was COSMOPOLITE-a person who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world. And well anyone who knows me, knows I am not quite that. This was a really fun challenge and it brought to my attention the need to own or at least be able to locate a dictionary!
Journaling:
I have never been much of a "country" livin girl, even though I live in a town of only 23,000 people. But I am not a big city girl either. I love to go and visit Portland and Seattle, places like that, but I know that I would never be able to call those towns home. While Roseburg is tiny, there is nothing to do here, we have to do any real shopping out of town, this is home. Where I will raise my family. Where it is safe, comfortable. Now maybe a move is on the horizon and we will move on to bigger and better things. But for now, I will be a little city girl with a big city heart.
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Three Kiddos I Love
By Sasha
Sasha Says:
My word was THREE so I did a LO about the 3 men in my life, they are the reason I smile on my dark and gloomy days. My hubby and I are both active duty and we both have pics of each other with our kids, when I was deployed last year to Iraq I had pics like these in my BDU pants everyday, to remind me of the fun times together. I purposely used this picture since I was running out of ink and made it work with other bright colors. Enjoy
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Now it's your turn Experimenters!
Once you have completed your layout, please leave us a comment in this post with a link to your layout by 7pm PST on Sunday to be eligible to win the RAK full of goodies from Webster's Pages!
We can't wait to see YOUR takes on the challenge! We hope that if you've never joined us for a challenge here at The Design Experiment, that you are inspired to do so today!
