OLW: Word Up #38: IMAGINE

"We can only create what we can imagine." ~ robert b. mackay

we start as children...imagining...invisible friends...fairytale princesses being rescued by their knights. we imagine that we can do anything, achieve anything, and be anything. we imagine purple polk-a-dot skies and soft yellow grass where unicorns roam among rainbows that never end.

of course as we grow...the skies become blue...and imaginary friends fade...and we replace all these things with dreams. we imagine what our lives will be like as adults, we imagine what it would be like to be a rock star and dance in an MTV video. we imagine we have endless amounts of time...

we all know life changes...the things we imagined and the things that really happen...but the power of it never goes away....it is the driving force behind dreams and beliefs...we imagine how our lives will be...we imagine how our children will grow up...we imagine what life would like without our loved ones...we imagine new dreams and new realities. we imagine how life could be any different then what it is...we imagine how different life could really be...we imagine all this, and we create it. not with crayons and paper,like we did as children...but with life, with actions, with beliefs...we create what we imagine by living.

this is what guided my canvas as i looked at my photo...seeing this beautiful journey of the imagination before my 2 year old daughter. so please share with us all that you imagine!! and only imagine what you could do with a kit from red velvet...our funky and fabulous sponsor this week!!!

~jessi

And we have a great Guest Designer for you this time around, Glenda Tkalac. Here's what Glenda had to say about herself:

I'm a wife, mother, scrapper and love to take pics, make stuff, am obsessed with the Goo Goo Dolls, love purses, baubles, funky runners, t-shirts, hoodies, unicorns, rainbows, mermaids, rubber stamps, watching movies with my family, taking our dogs for walks and hollywood gossip mags. I love a good laugh, I am a major worrier, have a wacky sense of humour and take joy in the little things in life.

And her layout for this word up!

Don't forget to link your posts here by Friday, October 31st, midnight Mountain time (-7 GMT). Have a spooktacular time creating until then!

Comments

Oh - this is just MY word!! Thank you! I'll start to play at once!!!
:)

Posted by: gudrun | October 22, 2008 at 04:18 AM

Great word! My mind is swirling already with ideas!!

Posted by: Heather V | October 22, 2008 at 04:44 AM

Fantastic word, going to play along this week.

Posted by: Brenda O'Reilly | October 22, 2008 at 05:35 AM

The DT layouts are all amazing and inspiring as always! Thanks so much for the opportunity to guest here at OLW, it is such an honor! I can hardly wait to see everyone's take on this word. Word up!

Posted by: Glenda Tkalac | October 22, 2008 at 09:11 AM

Great posting! Beautiful cards! Congratulations!!!

Posted by: David Santos | October 22, 2008 at 09:15 AM

Hi ladies, I just love your DT work, this is really inspiring! I saw this word and immediately knew what I wanted to make with it. I just LOVED this word, you can see my take over here: http://www.scrapinstyletv.com/portfolio/view_layout.php?layout_id=136050&user_id=1514
Thanks again! Love, Judith

Posted by: Judith Lahaye | October 22, 2008 at 12:57 PM

you are so good girls. i love the beauty & inspiring work. imagination is what makes the world go round in my world :D

thanks!!
Rev

Posted by: Revlie | October 22, 2008 at 01:30 PM

Here is mine and TFL!
http://www.scrapinstyletv.com/portfolio/view_layout.php?layout_id=136065&user_id=6005

Posted by: Kimberly | October 22, 2008 at 02:18 PM

love the layouts!!

Posted by: Debs | October 22, 2008 at 08:25 PM

AWESOME Challenge word!!! Love it!!
Here's the link to mine
http://www.scrapgal.com/phpBB2/album_showpage.php?pic_id=18632

It can also be found on my blog.

Thanks, as always for the inspo! You guys Rock hard!

Posted by: Kelly | October 22, 2008 at 09:21 PM

I was seriously inspired by this word. It is one of my favorite words, so here is my LO.
http://3littlescraps.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Angie | October 23, 2008 at 08:43 AM

Here is mine :)
http://3littlescraps.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Angie | October 23, 2008 at 08:47 AM

Hi all,

after regaining my scrap mojo, I had so much fun entering this challenge.
I love the pic of my grandma in the 70-ies, in her cool jeans suit!

http://www.scrapinstyletv.com/portfolio/view_layout.php?layout_id=136251&user_id=5814

thanks for your inspiration,
xx Aranka

Posted by: aranka | October 23, 2008 at 10:20 AM

ROCK ON, Glenda!! Too cool to see your smiley face up here!!

Posted by: rachel whetzel | October 23, 2008 at 01:20 PM

this was so fun to do!
http://mommalizzie.blogspot.com/2008/10/imagine.html

Posted by: lizzie | October 23, 2008 at 03:06 PM

hi girls , i love this word and my real sis give me my inspo for this just love but the word bring also tear with it tears of happiness ;http://www.scrapinstyletv.com/portfolio/view_layout.php?layout_id=136336&user_id=5898
so this was havy shit...love thanks girls

Posted by: karinkarin | October 23, 2008 at 03:11 PM

Love this word!!!
Thanks for the inspiration!!!

Chimene Vink

Posted by: Chimene Vink | October 24, 2008 at 04:26 AM

love this word. thank you!

here's mine:

http://justperspective.blogspot.com/2008/10/friday-layout.html

Posted by: Missusem | October 24, 2008 at 05:40 AM