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!

Handlettering Challenge Begins Today!

 

Today is the Day! I am beginning a brand new monthly series/challenge...I am so very excited about this! 

If you did not read yesterday's blog post please stop here and go back and read that post first. So here are all the particulars you will want to know.

If you would like to join us welcome! I have always been a fan of various types of fonts and hand lettering. In fact, my favorite types of fonts are script fonts! So, welcome I am so glad you are here with me! March's prompt is pictured down below. I hope you will love this as much as I do. ❤️ 🤩✨📝

If you would like to join, HERE’S HOW IT WORKS! ✍🏻😄

1. Every day for the month practice the word...you can use any handwriting style you choose. 🖊️
2. Share your handwriting challenge with others on Instagram. Use the hashtag #freshandrenewedwithteresahandletteringchallenge (I know it is a long one)...make sure to tag me as well so I can comment on your progress, I would love to follow you as well! 💐⏩
3. Feel free to repost this and share so others can join in! 
4. Remember the old adage...Practice makes perfect...so I would like to change that adage to...With Practice you will see Progress!!! Cause nothing is ever PERFECT! 🗝️

What are some supplies you will need?

1. Writing Utensils: you can use hand lettering brush markers...I have several listed in my Amazon store or you can just use fun colored pens if you are not really concerned with the "hand lettering" aspect and you just want to try different fonts everyday.
2. Something to write on: I am using a Classic Happy Planner Horizontal layout...the specific one that I am using is also listed in my Amazon store...however there are lots of Happy Planner products on sale at this particular time at some of the big box stores. You can also just use a notebook you have on hand.
3. And of course you will need the month's prompt list. 

Note* If you happen to stop during the month, and decide to pick back up start where you left off...trying to catch up can become burdensome and not fun! Remember, this is for fun! 📖🕰️🙂

Introducing Handlettering Prompt Lists (Long Post warning!)

 

Hello my fellow crafters, planners and anyone else who loves to dabble in all kinds of crafts! I have wanted to learn how to do hand lettering/brush lettering for a very long time. At one time I followed @mermaidslogic (Ashley) 🧜‍♀️ on Instagram and did her monthly lettering prompts. It was fun to write out the words in various lettering each month. Ashley stopped doing the hand lettering sometime ago and I really didn't realize how much I missed it until last month when I was writing in a notebook and came across the few lists that I had completed. 

So, on my new quest to improve myself I reached out to Ashley and asked her if she would mind if I take up the task of putting out a monthly Handlettering List prompt each month. She gave me her blessing and so I am jumping on this bandwagon to begin my journey of learning hand lettering. ✍️

I am also following Judi of JLBCrafts on YouTube to practice letters. She does a hand lettering video every Sunday. 

The prompts begin on March 1st with the  March list. I decided for March to use Wacky Holidays. Now let me give a bit of explanation to my list...my birthday is in March so on that day I used the word "birthday." I am on the Not 2 Shabby Design Team and design papers, ephemera, and sometimes stamps for Jamie so I included the names of the paper pads for March. My dad's birthday is in March as well so I put the word "Dad"on his birthday. Basically anything that had meaning to me on that day I tried to use that word. 

I will be back tomorrow with the list and the explanation of how I am doing this and hashtags so you can tag me should you choose to do this list writing.

Thanks for stopping by today and I wish you all the best with your list writing. 📔✍️

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!.

Encouraging Words: My Word of the Month for February

Hi All! I missed last Saturday due to being away at my daughter's house doing grandma duties for 4 days. Love being able to help out and let me daughter and son-in-law connect and get away. I feel that is so important for a couple. It is something that my hubby and I were not fortunate enough to be able to do when we had children at home, so I am thankful I can help out in that way! 

So, to catch up my word for February is LOVE! Of course...I am a very seasonal type person so it was fitting to use this word for the month of Feb!

 

So, the first post of the month is sharing the month is typically sharing the definition of the word and what that definition means to me. So, since I missed last week I am just going to pick up with that for today. 

an intense feeling of deep affection: to me this means everything! When I love someone I do it with my whole being! 

a great interest and pleasure in something: or many somethings...I have a love for lots and lots of things...which will be next week's blog post!

Thanks for sticking around and reading my blog posts...and I am going to leave you with some card inspiration...which is one of my loves!

These birthday cards are for my contribution for the birthday nursing home donations for March. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Encouraging Words: My Word of the Month

 

Hello my friends! So sorry I wasn't here last week...I was off to Oregon visiting my grandson who turned 5! I do wish time would slow down!!!

He went high flying for his birthday! He was so brave!

Jhett and Mama all suited up!

Ok, so onto the task for today! 

How does my word of the month relate to my word of the year?

My word of the year is Bloom...

I am determined to make this year my best year ever...why? well cause I am not getting any younger and I have so much more in my life I want to do and accomplish. So, I am deciding the no one or nothing is going to stop me! 

I am working each and every day to not be weak or uncertain and I am determined to get things done that I want to do.

In doing all this I will Bloom into the person God wants me to be and reap the benefits from my hard work.

One area I am determined in is to use my scrap stash of pattern papers to create cards. Here is where I am showcasing those cards. 

I completed a very simple one tonight but it will serve as a masculine Valentine's Day card when I deliver cards to the Nursing Homes. Even though I only completed 1 card, I have everything prepped to finish up 8 more cards which will be done before the end of this month!

Thanks for stopping by today!