All My Chips In

The challenge for our last card at the Texas Hold'em Challenge at

the Sisterhood of Scrap is to post a photo and tell you about it.
So I take my chance and toss in all my chips...just like in poker
you take your chances when you go all in.

Now this photo may offend some .....but is a big part of my past...so please no bashing about cruelty to animals....this was another time and is a trade almost not to be found in this day and age.

My father came from a long line of trappers and furriers...due to necessity he was taught as a little boy to help his father hunt, fish and set traps.

No part was left untouched...even the fat was sold to the soap makers and when there was game enough to last them thru the hard winters of the Mountain valleys...the extra meat would go to those with less.

As my father entered his adult years he and a childhood buddy found a market and expanded out into the fur trade guided by my Grandfather's wisdom

The furs were skinned,stretched ,dried and stockpiled for the twice seasonal visits of the buyers who would come up from New York City and down from Montreal, Canada.

I remember how my Grandfather all bundled up with his favorite fox hat, would head out against the bitter cold to the fur house.

Exciting time for all when the buyers were in town.

He would pull up his lawn chair,watching and listening as the haggling began,

ever watchful to make sure they received a fair price for the quality of furs they had graded.

Those times are now just a dim memory as public opinions

have changed about the wearing of fur.

And the characters in this story have left this world and gone on to another place.

But the memories are still alive.

Back to the Game

Had to step away from the table and stretch my legs..tough hand going on here...

now it's coming down to the luck of the draw....looks like I may be up the river with out a paddle.

With Thursday's community card at the "Sisterhood of Scrap" Texas Hold'em card game being the Ace of Diamonds...

there may still be a chance to build a hand of some sort.

With that said I toss in my chips along with a Black & Red Layout with a bit of journaling

and take the Ace into my hand.

Faire Wish Kit by Emma /courtesy of "DigitalScrapBook Place"

Diamonte Swirls by Flergs

My youngest ds & dil's niece and her Mommy

She was the Flower Girl for their wedding Ceremony.

Such a Sweetheart :)!

It's a Scrapper's Holiday Party !

If your looking for some fun and Inspiration this weekend

stop on by DragonFlaire Studios.

They are kicking off the Holiday Season with a

release of "The Scrappers Holiday Planner"

Stop on by and catch the "Holiday Spirit"!

You need to register and have approval to the message board

you won't want to miss out on this fun Holiday Bash!

You can read more about it here

Meet the designer of the "Holiday Planner" !

Inspiration Texas Style

Next card on the table....not looking to good...not looking to bad either...three more cards to go.

Next three cards out are going to make the difference in my hand,I am holding at the "Sisterhood of Scrap" Texas Hold'em Challenge.

Again I toss in my chips and some inspiration sites..that I enjoy.

One of my favorite sites to go to when I need inspiration for a craft project is

Craft TV Weekly not only do they offer some fun projects...they have a video and templates to guide you along.

Second site I would like to share is a Blog Scrapping with Ikea Goddess

the place to go for all your digital freebies...every day previews and links are posted to all the newest digital freebies that can be located.

Not only does it keep you up on what is out there ..but also provides a way to view other informative sites that you might not have found on your own.

Third is a Sketch Site...when I am stuck for a design ...I most always check out this site first for some inspiration to begin my layout.

"Sketch It"...... this is one talented young lady...I expect we will be hearing more of here in the future outside the cyber world.

So there you have it ...my top three inspiration sites...still wearing my best poker face...hehe.

Texas Hold'em Tuesday

All chips are in and the second community card is on the table....looking a little better.

I toss in my chips along with a tip.

My tip for today.

when creating a digital layout ....why not play with the opacity of your elements.

click on a layer in the layers column and go to the opacity ...play with the numbers awhile to see what will give you the best look for what you are trying to achieve.

In the top example ...I altered the opacity of my photograph of my Granddaughter and used it as an overlay on my page.

A second example may be seen in my button for my first layout of Texas Hold'em.

A third example may be seen in "How do I Love Thee"

If you have never tried this before, why not play around with it and see what you come up with.

All chips in !

Texas Hold'em has begun at Sisterhood of Scrap.

Now holden two cards, and one on the table...looking a little weak...but still with some possibilities.

What to do....as I tip my visor.....I put on my best game and hope the other talented players

can not read my poker face.

With a two word title and a round embellishment,

I toss my chips onto the table and enter the game.

Credit

Angie Briggs "Digi Doodles"

Melusine "Sunflower"

Maddy Fernandez "Pumpkin Templates"

Nicole Wozniak Stitches "Touch of Red"

Put Your Game Face On !

Grab your visor and your best poker face...but please no Cigars!!

The Sisters at the "Sisterhood of Scrap" will be hosting a Texas Hold'em Game all this coming week.

Each day a challenge will be issued and for every challenge you complete you will be dealt a new card.

The person with the best hand at the end of the game...will be the winner of an awesome prize!So if you are looking for a fun week check out the Sisters and sign up

for the Best game of poker in town!