Unbelievable!!!

I am just thrilled to have made the Top 10 in the MM Idol competition! How exciting is this?! Thanks again - SO MUCH - to those of you that are voting. And especially to those that believe I am deserving of your vote. This is an incredible experience and one that will surely make me a better scrapbooker/artist/designer. The challenges continue to make me think outside the box. It's a good thing! And once again, I am beside myself to have made the cut. I am certain my neighbors heard me scream yesterday when I pulled up the voting results. But as much as I wanna spend the day celebrating, I've got to put on my thinking cap and start the brainstorming. Honestly, I am still unpacking from my weekend retreat last weekend...but everytime I took something out of my bag, I'd try to think how I could use it in this next round. I did manage to jot down some ideas in my journal, but I can't say that anything has come from them yet. They are just that...ideas. Sometimes I get a creative spark from the most random ideas that I've written down. So you never know...it's good just to get any idea at all down on paper. Free the mind. I may try to get out of the house today just to help me relax and possibly get some inspiration.

So this retreat I went on last weekend...it was so much fun. I did not do my usual socializing, but ever since I've been creating for this competition - I've been on a MISSION! So I kept to myself a bit so I could think a little clearer. When I start goofing around and singing and eating (my usual crop behavior) I don't get much accomplished. LOL...I know lots of you scrappers can relate. Here are some pictures from my weekend at the Scrapbook House.

I also wanted to remind you that Making Memories is celebrating their 1st year blogging with prizes today. A prize every hour! Check it out! http://www.makingmemories.typepad.com/