Another Page Done

I've been thinking I need to have a goal or a challenge so I can keep motivated and do the projects I want to accomplish.  I could get snowed in for a month and still not get everything I have done but I would be closer than I am now. I decided that I'm going to challenge myself to do one page a week for one month.  I know that doesn't sound like a lot but I've got to start somewhere.  I usually get really excited and decide I'm going to "do this and do that", make a list a mile long and then get overwhelmed. What happens then is I only get one or two things done and quit.  I was told a long time ago that anyone can eat an elephant - one bite at a time.  My "elephant" is my projects so my "one bite at a time" is a page a week.  So here's the first page of my challenge. 

The older boy is by brother who is now grown with 3 boys of his own and the younger is my son who is now 29.  I'm somewhat behind on my pages.  What did I say about getting snowed in?  A long ago co-worker who I'd shown the pictures to after I developed them gave me the idea for the title.  When she saw the pictures, she made the comment "The boys look like they required presoaking."  When starting this page I remembered the comment and decided that would be my title. 

I used red and blue Co'ordination Vintage Collection cardstock and tan cardstock I had in my stash.  I distressed the mattings and inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Fired Brick. What I did do that I've never done before was the brads.  I didn't have brads the color I wanted and I didn't want to go shopping for any since I'd end up buying more than just brads and take time away from my scrapbooking.  I remembered watching a video (I just love YouTube -- thank you to everyone who does wonderful demos - because of you I try more cool stuff.) about using Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks to dye metal. Alcohol Inks is another phase I'm in right now along with Copic Markers.  I took plain silver brads in the sizes I wanted and used the alcohol inks to dye them the colors I wanted. Now I'm really hooked.  I used Denim and Red Pepper and my brads turned out perfect. 

My scrapbook style is simple which is a good thing since I'm going to work on getting a page a week done. Now I've just got to decide on what to treat myself with when I meet my goal. That's one I'll have to think about.