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!.