After a 32 hour straight mad dash to hit the 2pm deadline (with one quick lunch break, one quick dinner break and a couple of interruptions to fold laundry and put away dishes) … I sent my last fiiles in to Rusty Pickle at 1:55pm pacific time on Friday, June 1. That’s 5 minutes before the 3pm mountain time deadline. WHEW! I had to cut a lot of my planned album out, I had 34 pages planned out and something like 43 pictures to scrap.  I ended up with 20 pages, 2 covers (4 surfaces inside and out) and one file folder interspersed between. There just wasn’t time, though I tried to plan well, the 2 week cold I ended up with really put a crimp in my energy level, and I didn’t make a thing for more days than I care to think about when I had the deadline! But I made it. Mini-Album, Layout and Altered Project all submitted, on time.

So. They say results for the finalists will be posted tomorrow, but I tend to think it may go like the Bind-It-All contest where they are overwhelmed with entries and may need more time to judge. I hope not, I’m dyin to know if I made it as a finalist!  I will know more tomorrow, undoubtedly, even if it’s just that they need more time.

 I really feel confident in my entries, however, I am cconcerned about the 90% Rusty Pickle product they require. I don’t know how much weight different things are allocated. Like… does the area taken up by Rusty Pickle product count for as much as, or more, than say, having like 5 mini brads from different manufacturers? I’m guessing the former, and hoping so. I really did my best to incorporate as much RP product as I could (and as much versatility as I could, using lots of different lines for the mini-album) without sacrificing the overall look of each project.

The mini-album, sadly, is compromised by my lack of time. I didn’t get all the detailed work in that I like. No mats for the photos, barely managed to even distress most things, or format the edges of the photos (distress, round, shape, sand, what-have-you). But I worked very hard on it, and I know that if there was a prize for originality I would win that! I would bet $500 that no one else will be submitting a Pirate Cat mini-album and telling a story throughout it, Lol.

 Maybe I would bet $1000, in fact ;)

Okay. It’s been an exhausting weekend and I’m still trying to finish up a list of the product I used on the mini-album. Have a great night, all!