What a weekend! Did you get the marathon completed?

[Wendy D]

I LOVE reading about everyone's experience this weekend! My hubby was less than pleased too. Oh well!!

I've been a relative lurker here and completed my one and only SS with Britt back in JULY 2011....so this was my 1st Marathon. I'm a newbie to the digi scrapping world I've been a "collector" of kits so to speak.
So I thought the Marathon would help me "jump" in and force myself to get going. Boy, did it EVER! I completed the 1/2 marathon and was quite pleased with myself over that.

What I loved most about this weekend was:

1.) The Gallery of SS's - oh my goodness ladies - there is quite a bit of creativity and talent out there! I have been so inspired and impressed by all the LO's I looked at this weekend. In fact, I might have had a chance at completing the full marathon if I had been able to keep myself out of the gallery! I would just look and look....and look. But finally made myself stop by Saturday afternoon...so still need to go back and leave "love" and look some more!

2.) I was "forced" out of my comfort zone on some of these SS's! I was MADE to use elements I have never used because I didn't think I liked them. Example - flowers, string and ribbon. I know....can you believe I was so stubborn and refused to put them on a LO? Until this weekend. And guess what? I love those elements now!!

3.) I was "forced" (haha) to practice a new technique....well I have not experimented or explored very much in PSE7. So I just jumped right in and tried out the "globe" and a reflection. It turned out decent - reflection still needs work! But I tried something new I most likely would NEVER have attempted on my own.

All these things I listed are what made the weekend for me.....plus the FABULOUS PP's we earned from the generous designers! So i thank ALL the many wonderful ladies who were involved in making this weekend happen.

And a huge CONGRATS to those of you who finished the marathon - y'all ROCK!!!

Enjoy your week and hope you all get the much needed sleep you deserve!!

Wendy