It's Duel time!

Good morning everyone! It's the 15th of the month and time to duel!

LJ and I were hostesses this month and came up with a fun theme that everyone would enjoy. I searched the website Jeanette uses to find unusual holidays and found this:

January is "Book Blitz Month". We came up with "reading" themed kits and mailed them out to the Dazzlers and Divas to put together this months card.

The kit I sent included the following items:

Image: MFT Who's That Girl - "Well Read"
Paper - Basic Grey DP "Study Hall" - I only had one sheet, I never buy just one sheet of any paper, but I only had one sheet to split for everyone, DCWV brown solid, Fancy Pants DP "Frigid"
Accessories: CTMH Baker's Twine - Neutral Assortment brown, Buttons - Dress It Up - Lone Stars, Nailheads Metal stickers - Mark Richards from Hobby Lobby, Ribbon - brown from my stash

LJ and I also asked our teams to let everyone know who our favorite author is, or what our favorite book is and why.

Here is my creation. It's not a card, it's a bookmark. I realized that while I was making it that it was going to be a really big bookmark, and I was right. It is too big for a standard paperback. Maybe I just need bigger books?? What I really should have done was to make it 2 sided and had the sentiment on the back. Too late now ☺ Maybe I'll make another one that way so that I can actually use it!

I love to read, and I had been purchasing books online and reading them using the B&N app on my tablet. It can get expensive, but to me it was worth it and I really didn't give it a thought.

One day, I received an email from Diva Tami with all of the information on how to get a library card and steps on how to use the libraries check out system to get books delivered electronically to my tablet! What a sweetheart....she did all of the research and sent me all of the links I needed that got me to where I am today. I have a library card, and I have 3 books checked out right now, ready to be read! Thank you Tami! I will be forever grateful to you for sharing that information with me!!

As for my favorite author? I don't really have one, but right now I am reading a book written by Nicholas Sparks (also just finished one of his too). I do have a favorite book though, and this book goes all the way back to Sophomore year of high school. We were required to read "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee published in 1960. Loved it, and actually read it several times since high school. In 1962, the book was also made into a movie staring Gregory Peck, and the movie was actually pretty good too.

I am so glad the the Dazzlers enjoyed working with the kit I sent out, and I still feel terrible that they were sent out so late....life just has a way of getting in the way sometimes.

Please check out all of the Diva and Dazzler cards.....blogs are listed in my right sidebar!

Thanks for stopping by!