And so it starts! {WITH A RAK!!!!}

I had to think... what do I want to say? How do I want to start this?
(Do I add crazy color to the text? Do I ignore my shift key? So many important decisions! {wink})

Well, I just want you to join in! I just want you to tell your story!! I want to be inspired by YOU!

But I want you to tell it... get those pens out... warm up the printer... and TELL IT!

I love challenge blog sites! Sketch sites, eclectic artsey sites, challenges prompted by "one little word"... I love 'em. For two reasons. First, I love to see what everyone else comes up with.
Secondly, I want that prompt. I want that "thing" that gets me up, walkin' across the house to my scrap area, diggin' through my papers and embellishment, that spurs me to create.

So that is what we're gonna do-try to prompt YOU to create, and really tell your story!

What spurred this? Trips to vintage stores were piles and piles of pictures lay in stacks. Separated from their families by estate sales and garage sales because no one told them why this or that person was important, and what their story was! Sometimes there is a note on the back. Rarely there is a note in the margin. Even more rare, an expression of humor! No more! Let's not let the story be lost... let's not end up in that unidentified pile!!

I am not going to try to reinvest the wheel. Nope. Cuz many before me have done a great job... so I am going to take some prompts from them!!

We give ya a prompt, and some awesome examples... you take two weeks to create... post a link here... we pick a favorite (not looking forward to THAT!)... and that favorite wins a little somethin'! YAY!

SOOOOO, before we start, let's have a little RAK!!!

Comment here, and your entered for a prize!! How about some CHA-Yummies?? (that is right, I'll collect some NEW sneakie peekies, you enter to WIN!! YAY!!!) We'll report back during CHA to keep ya updated on the stash!!

Oh, and before I forget... we have some great prizes comin' up from some FANTASTIC sponsors!... AND some AWESOME guest designers lined up!! Seriously! Talent! Like "face-on-the-cover-of-a-magazine, written-a-couple-books, inspiring-so-many-already kinda talent!!

And our Design Team! THE BOMB! Click on their pictures on the right to move on over to their blogs!

Stay tuned!! First challenge will be posted on Thursday!!(And subscribe-so ya know what's up! AND excuse our dust! This, like us all, is still a work in progress!)