TGIF; Thankful Friday #149

Hey, this is a perfect week number for what I'm thankful for this week. I'm thankful that my daughter, Carly and I decided to join the 49 in 49 Challenge. It's a virtual fitness challenge to walk/run/roll at least 49 miles in 49 days. Yes, it's run by the 49ers and the Golden Heart Fund. 

I needed something to light a spark in me and this was it. I'm walking on the treadmill and from work to home and pushing myself each day.

It feels good to be active. This goes through November 8th.

What are you thankful for this week? Leave me a comment, I'd love to hear all about it!

Junk Journal YouTube Flip Thru #4

I don't know why this signature took a little longer to flip through, but it's an added minute or so from the previous flip throughs. I guess I had a lot to say!

I hope you are enjoying the flip through of my Junk Journal. It's been nice to go through too to see how many "blank" pages there still are.

Enjoy:

Here's a photo of the Simply Beautiful note card I talked about:

I love this piece. It's so quirky and so pretty.

If you have any questions, leave a comment and if you're not already, consider subscribing to my YouTube channel.

WOYWW #592

Happy Wednesday. I had a long week last week and as I type this post, I realize why...I didn't participate in the WOYWW linkage! What is the WOYWW linkage? Click HERE to read all about it.

My desk this Wednesday:

I actually cleared it a little because I was using my laptop last night. I've been using my Cricut a lot and trying to make YouTube videos too.

Be sure to come back later and check out my newest Junk Journal flip. I'm almost done with the series.

Have a fabulous week!

Bash Your Stash; Stamps (Other Holidays)

Hello! I skipped a drawer and decided to tackle the "Other Holidays" stamps (which is any holiday other than Christmas). I know I'm keeping the "Background" stamps but I do need to keep track of what I have.

The first thing I did was separate the stamps by holiday. I didn't realize I have a lot of Halloween stamps for someone who doesn't send out cards for this holiday. SMH...they are super cute though. I also have a lot of Easter stamps. Who knew?

I removed the stamps I'm sure I won't used - which is how I start thinning out each drawer. Then started my projects. It's really hard to create holiday projects when the particular holiday is not here. But I did manage to make a few Halloween cards since I do plan on sending some this year:

I notice that cards are my "go to", but I do plan on making gift tags/cards for Christmas (I've been doing a 12 Days of Christmas Gift Tags for a few years now - click over to the label on the right to see these!) And I may do Thanksgiving cards since we won't be gathering this year.

Remember, if you are interested in receiving a handmade card from me, please send me an email or leave a comment below. My card box is starting to fill up again! Or if you are searching for particular stamps, I can send photos of what I'm putting in my giveaway pile.

If you're interested in seeing other projects I completed while bashing my stash, click on the Bash Your Stash label to the right.

TGIF; Thankful Friday #148

TGIF! This has been a long week. Can I be thankful that the work week is over? Yup, that's what I'm thankful for this week, that it's almost over.

How about you? Are you glad the week is over? What do you have to be thankful for this week? Leave me a comment and share.

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog; Fall Back

October 1st! Can you believe we are now entering the holiday season? It’s nuts! The challenge theme this month on the Love To Scrap Challenge Blog (LTSCB) is Fall Back.

I decided to work in my Junk Journal and created this two page spread:

The sheet below is a copy of a mop up sheet that I had made years ago. I like to take photos of colorful pieces that I make and make copies of them to use on future projects. I have a container of these originals and copies. I stamped the leaves/pumpkins/acorns directly on the sheet and fussy cut them out.

Originally, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with the cut pieces so I decided to flip through my Junk Journal. I saw these pages and felt it would be a great backdrop for them. The spread started like this:

I used a glue stick to adhere the leaves/pumpkins/acorns around the page. I stamped the leaves around the two page spread to fill in some spots. I also stamped and embellished the sentiment using a gold Wink of Stella pen. I used the pen to add swishes around the circles too. Hey, a little bit of sparkle always looks good!

I used a white & black pen to add some marks on the circles. I also gathered an orange, green, and two shades of brown ink pads to add color here and there. I found these brushes at my local Dollar Tree and they worked great! They only had these small sizes so I may need to purchase larger brushes elsewhere.

Be sure to click on over to the LTSCB challenge site and link up your Fall inspired projects! 

Love To Craft Challenge Blog; October Anything Goes

The challenge theme at the Love To Craft Challenge Blog (LTCCB) as always is...Anything Goes. We love to craft, that's our thing. We love to craft all things! Now's the chance to show off what you have made.

For the month of October, I'm showing off these cards I made with speech bubble stamps.

Don't you love the bright colors? I've used these stamps before but never with a black background. I love how much they pop and the added rainbow assortment of enamel dots and splatter just make these extra fun!

I used my MISTI to stamp them to make them a really, really dark solid color. I also added some white w/black washi tapes. Each card panel is adhered to the card base with 3D adhesive.

Your turn...link your handcrafted project...anything goes...and any type of hand crafted project goes. Click over to the LTCCB before the end of the month.