It's a mystery...

Today starts another round of voting for MM Idol! Here's the link: http://www.makingmemories.typepad.com/mmidol/
or here: http://www.makingmemories.com/mmidol/index.cfm?go=showPublicPortfolios&CFID=2389060&CFTOKEN=25811512

This week, each contestant in the top 5 were given the same 3 photos to use on a layout. We could use any of the photos - as long as we used at least one. So as far as the pictures are concerned - this makes the competition completely anonymous. We were told just to make up the journaling. The next part of the challenge was that we were to 'invent' a new technique for chipboard. We were also not allowed to add any text this time to explain our techniques - the pictures had to do the talking. This challenge was definitely more difficult for me because it's not easy to just invent some new technique in a matter of days. I had lots of ideas and spent the week doing LOTS of trial and error. Then, when I finally thought of something that I thought was pretty cool, I started wondering if it was good enough. I had to remember the post that Wilna made on the MM Idol blog about this very thing. You can read her post here:
http://makingmemories.typepad.com/mmidol/2007/04/how_to_simplify.html
What a great post. Stick with your idea...make it work. She also mentioned the doubts and how she thought her idea was so obvious etc... I tell ya - I went through these very same thoughts this week. I finished up yesterday and while I was initially doubting what I did - I walked away for awhile and when I came back and looked at my layout, I liked it! I think I had just been looking at the same thing for so long and really needed to get away from it and think about something else. Clear my head of any doubts.

After voting has ended on Tuesday, I will post my project here so you'll know which one is mine. The voting this week will determine the top 3! Then the top 3 will work on one last challenge - the winner will be chosen next week! Please vote this week and next - it will make a difference to someone! I can only hope that my layout will stand out and people will want to vote for it - we will find out tomorrow night!