Hello my crafty friends! I hope you are doing well! This year sure seems to babe flying by! Easter is gone and it is about to be Mother's Day! True to my Direction for this month I am going forward. In case you forgot my word for April is Direction...

And in moving forward I want to share a little story with you and share a photo I shared on Instagram last week. 

I set goals in December for January-March...Just 90 goals! Not 90 as in the numerical amount but goals for 90 days...I followed the method/planner from this lovely Etsy shop owner/YouTube creator (Emma) that designed this Just 90 planner. I tried to follow her method without purchasing her planner....well I totally failed and failed miserably at achieving any of my goals I set forward...well not all of them...I did achieve a couple...More about that on my YouTube channel tomorrow where I will have my update of goals and my quarterly empties video.

So, fast forward to the end of March and realizing these goals weren't being met...I decided to purchase the Just 90 planner and put these goals into action! So that is exactly what I will be doing! So stay tuned and watch this determined cardmaker/grandma/wife/designer achieve more than she ever has before!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Emma's Socials: 

YouTube

Etsy

Instagram

 

Encouraging Words: April Word of the Month

 

Hello friends! It has been a hot minute since I have been here to share my encouraging words! I have had a crazy month of March and things have just not gone smoothly! I am so hoping to get back on track. 

My word for the month of April is: 

I had another word picked out but I felt like that word just did not fit my mood and what I needed for this month. I need to totally move in a forward direction. I so want to change things in my life for the best. This first quarter of the year were met with a very challenging time...some successes were made but not enough to my satisfaction.

So, with a new direction...one in which I am definitely moving forward!! I plan to take the bull by the horns this quarter and move that bull onward! 

Stay tuned to next week's post for more on this month's direction!

I do have some cards I created last month and have them here today. In my goal for using up scraps I am making headway in the right direction.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Encouraging Words-March Word of the Month

 

It's time for another Encouraging Words Saturday! 

Sorry I was absent last week...it was my birthday weekend and my sister came down from NC for a visit...sometimes that may happen from time to time this year...me not able to get up the blog post...but I will try my best each Saturday.

Onto this month's word...DEDICATION

This is going to be a very important word to me this year! I will be back next Saturday to share what this word means to me!

Now to leave you with my promise of a card each Saturday using supplies from my stash to use them up! 

This was my grandson's birthday card last week.

Take care and thank you so much for stopping by!

Encouraging Words: Love is the word of the Month! (Warning long post!)

 

Today is the last Saturday of the month! Today is going to be all about something I love and that has become a very important part of my life. This is going to probably be a long story! 

At the end of 2020 I closed my business that I dearly loved...it was time though...and I am ok with that. When I closed the business I spoke with this business owner that owned a small business like mine who had helped me in closing out my leftover inventory...I told her that the one thing I was going to miss was designing paper pads and stamps! I did not realize what a true passion that was until I really had time to reflect on the fact I was no longer going to do that.

That person was Jamie of Not 2 Shabby Shop...so we began chatting and talking and her Box of the Month was born...then it has expanded from there...So what does this have to do with love? I absolutely LOVE designing and am able to continue doing that....BUT so much more developed from this. I feel like I made a life long friend, I was able to pour myself into someone who also owned a small business cause that task is not an easy feat when you are doing it all by yourself. 

It thrills my soul to be a mentor and friend to Jamie and I am totally in love with the friendship we have developed and the fact I can help her in anyway that I can.

She recently reached 10K subscribers on YouTube and today just happens to be the Celebration Video hop...There are some awesome prizes! And if you happen to be searching for a small paper crafting store to purchase from, well you cannot get any better than Not 2 Shabby Shop! If you would like to follow along with the Video hop here is the first stop~

My card for today is also a subject that I absolutely love! I LOVE, LOVE , LOVE making coffee cards...This one is up of the Not 2 Shabby blog today for the last inspiration for the Mood Board challenge for February!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Encouraging Words: Word of the Month for February

 Well hello my friends! I am back today with my list of all the things I love! Hope you enjoy taking a little peek into my life with this list!

Intense Feelings

God

My Husband

My family

Friends

Helping Others

Being Kind

Loving Deeply

Home

Great Interest or Pleasure

Crafting

Planning

Mermaids

Flowers

Certain TV shows

Excercise

Summer

Beach

Travel

Color

And I am loving sharing with you every week the card I am creating using long untouched supplies. This week I used an MFT stamp that has been in my stash for not a long time but still hasn't been used...I also pulled out 2 different MFT paper pads that haven't been used. Hope you enjoy. 

Products Used:

Hog Heaven Stamp (MFT): https://shrsl.com/3e5yn

Hog Heaven Dies (MFT):https://shrsl.com/3e66x

* the paper pads were not available anywhere

*the links are affliate links and do not add any cost to you using them...should you decide to pick up this stamp I would love if you would consider using my links. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!.

#marvelousmondaycraftingcrew | October 26 BoBunny

 I am back today with the #marvelousmondaycraftingcrew with a great post today. What is this Marvelous Monday Crafting Crew you may ask? A small group of us over at Handmade Happiness (a wonderful group on FB) try our best to post on Mondays. Below are a few FAQs about it:

Q: How can I get in on this?

A: Join the Facebook group "Handmade Happiness" and look in the events.

Q: Can anyone join?

A: Yes, anyone that is a member of Handmade Happiness

Q: Do I have to post every single Monday?

A: No, just whenever you can

Q: What time should I post?

A: anytime at all on Monday

Q: Where do I have to post?

A: You can either post on your blog, YouTube, instagram, Facebook, or just in the Handmade Happiness group.

Q: Is there anything else I need to know?

A: Yes, please use the hashtag #marvelousmondaycraftingcrew

So for today I made a set of thank you cards. I have been on a bee kick lately....not real ones but bees on cards. My friend Stacy sent me this paper so we Facetimed and made this beautiful set of cards. I will try to find the paper collection to link to.

BoBunny paper could not be found anywhere

Picket Fence "Lily Bouquet" #marvelousmondaycraftingcrew

 Hello my crafty friends! I missed last Monday but I am back today. I am excited to bring you this beautiful card. I colored up this image this spring when I was making Easter cards. I amazed myself at the coloring of this and chose not to use it for a card at Easter. I have enjoyed it since then. 

Fast forward...a few days ago I saw on FB that it was my Aunt's birthday...we don't see each other often at all because she lives in Virginia but I so treasure her. I immediately knew that is what I needed to do with the lily bouquet image was to make her a birthday card.

First I got out my Gansai Tambi Watercolor and splattered a white 5x7 card base

with green, orange, and gold paint.

Then, I glued my image down flat. I thought about popping it up but decided against it.

I stamped the sentiment and then added some gold glitter dots and those 3 green glitter enamel dots which happened to just be laying on my desk.

Last, I got out my Spectrum Noir sparkle marker and glittered up the flowers. 

I wish the camera could catch the sparkle of those flowers!

I know my Aunt Evelyn is going to absolutely love this card!

Thanks for stopping by this evening.

Crafted Collab Monthly Hop: September Edition

 

Hello Crafters and Friends, for the Collected Crafty Collab today we are following the theme Halloween/Fall w/Sequins if desired. I was so glad to hear this was the theme. I have tons of products for this theme! 

I decided to take this opportunity and use our new Create-a-Dex dies to create a card for each of my Design Team members to include in their package going their way for October. I am so excited for how these turned out. 

First up I used the Barn Create-a-Dex dies to create most of the prezzies for my Design Team. I made a topper and then included some treats in the baggie. This die is almost sold out and will not be restocked right away...so grab yours now.

I also created a few with our other die. the Hello Create-a-Dex. This one has already sold out. These are so much fun to create!

Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop~!

Next up on the hop is Donna of Creative Pixie Designs

Cool Treats "Last Day of Summer Hop"

 Thanks for joining us for the last day of summer! Wait! It is not the last day of summer...Well, that is what google said when I consulted the good 'ole search engine for the date before I published the hop sign ups! But then again maybe it is...Summer is still around until 9:30 AM (EST) and then poof at 9:31 AM it is FALL!

So, the reason I wanted to do this hop is because I LOVE SUMMER! Summer is my absolute most favorite season of the year. I hate to see it go each and every year! But I am sure there will be some absolutely gorgeous projects as you hop along on this last day of summer/first day of fall...which is it?

I have used Scrapping for Less "Cool Treats" and an ancient chipboard sticker set to create these cute summer cards.

You can purchase Cool Treats here

Next stop on the hop is: Annette 

Sheetload of Christmas Cards #marvelousmondaycraftingcrew

 

For this Monday's post I used one of my weekend crafting projects to showcase. This is one of my favorite sheet loads...I have a few...and pulled out some very old  but gorgeous scrapbook paper from Crate Paper called "Bundled Up". I used the June 2019 sheetload to make a whole lot of cards. Some of the cards still need sentiments on them but I will get those finished up in no time. Hope you enjoy.

Have an absolutely wonderful crafty Monday!

3 Fall Cards. #marvelousmondaycraftingcrew

 

Hello my crafty friends! I am sharing with you today 3 of the Fall cards I have  completed recently. I have been in a fall crafting frenzy the last few days. Most of them are for collabs I am in later this  month. For now, I pulled 3 of them to post for today. I hope you enjoy them!

Supplies Used:

Simple Stories: Hello Fall paper (in my stash)

Various fall embellishments

Under the Sea Hashtag Hop #fridayunderthesea

Today is Day 2 of the Under the Sea Hashtag Hop.

Here is panel 2 of my Mermaid Banner!

Supplies Used: 

Pink and Main Mermaids

Lawn Fawn Stitched Party Banners

Distress Oxide Inks

Build Your Holiday Stash Day 3

 

I spent most of the day in my craft room creating projects I needed to work on. I did not get today's cards completely finished enough to link up but I am putting up a blog post for them. I have been on a kick lately making a bunch of cards at one sitting instead of just making 1 or 2. Here are my 17 cards I made today. 

These will all have sentiments and/or images on them tomorrow.

Thanks for taking the time to stop and take a look.