Friday, June 15, 2007

Art Challenge - Week 23.

This weeks prompt is 'Right Now', as in what is happening in your life right now, right here.

We've just sold our investment property in Victoria so that we can buy a home here for us in Brisbane. Its something that I really didn't want to do initially because the house was mine before I met Col. I bought the house after a rather nasty breakup and I was so proud of myself for achieving something so big on my own. The prices here in Brisbane are a lot higher than we ever expected and it was silly for us to be putting our family second just because I had sentimental attachments to the house. So we have sold and we can now look seriously for a home here for us in Brisbane. I'm so over renting and I think it's made living here in Brisbane feel like a it was a temporary thing, not that we have decided we'll be here forever but we gave ourselves 5 years and then we'll decide so we still have 3 to go.

So here's my card for this week, pretty happy with myself for actually finishing it before the next challenge is out, lol. I used one of my new stamps from Autumn leaves, my dymo and cut out the arrows from Scenic route paper. I' m pretty happy with how it turned out.

Just wanted to also say a big thank you to all you lovely ladies that have put a comment on my blog, it's so lovely to read them and to know that I'm not rambling on to myself, lol. I've been loving checking out everyone's cards and trying to comment more on your blogs :) .
Thanks Emily for such a great, fun and inspiring challenge too.

10 comments:

Je@net said...

Like your card with all the arrows and housen!!
Good luck with finding a new home!!

Marjolein said...

Great card, love all the arrows!! Good luck with finding a house that you really like!

Kathryn Woods said...

your cards are brilliant jan. I love what you've done with them. peace and love, k xxxx

keelysmum said...

Fantastic Jan, love them. You will have to bring some on our girlie weekend so we can see them. How many sleeps to go!!! Look forward to seeing you and having a few glasses of fine red near the open fire....and eating chocolate! Oh and scrapbooking. Great news about your house, good luck with house hunting....will have to come up and see you all when you're settled. Love Steph x

Anonymous said...

the arrows are so appropriate...different directions your life is taking, love it! hope the househunting goes smoothly for you :)

random thoughts said...

hey there jan, can you take a photo of page 92 in elsie's book and email it to me? briohny75@bigpond.com
Thanks lovey. p.s. you delete this comment once you'v read it :)

random thoughts said...

Happy house hunting Jan. The card is very pertinant to your 'right now'. Always remember though that home is where your heart is. Make it where/how/when/why you want.
Briohny

Danielle said...

I really like this card Jan, where you are right now is such a big stage in your lives. Goodluck with the house hunting.

Anonymous said...

Wow how exciting for you all! Will be nice to have your own home in Brisbane. Guess that means you won't be coming back to Rye anytime soon then....
Love Jade

Paula J Atkinson said...

Fantastic card. Love all the arrows.