tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365065322024-03-23T05:17:39.277-05:00live.life.create.artstories + life. scrapbooking, art journaling, photography, and just bits from my everyday. Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.comBlogger1636125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-3871909551261740212023-07-26T11:12:00.007-05:002023-07-26T11:15:59.850-05:00Listen to Your Heart<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaonRfSiGgfr4pj81sPjfqAyp85GuwlavU2t4AKVZlzeTl6v9HhINPsNXCwKIyjgYx38XSmd_8PJ2HxxMl2aGQp5ZHlSsQyAdWTyGnPZwGeay4MjM-YkGe7p46gv9VL4lNbSykF5d-THdPZw7FhUByg-gaY5Kf7RQfae4iV3dTkoQf8XZumWVMw/s800/girl17-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaonRfSiGgfr4pj81sPjfqAyp85GuwlavU2t4AKVZlzeTl6v9HhINPsNXCwKIyjgYx38XSmd_8PJ2HxxMl2aGQp5ZHlSsQyAdWTyGnPZwGeay4MjM-YkGe7p46gv9VL4lNbSykF5d-THdPZw7FhUByg-gaY5Kf7RQfae4iV3dTkoQf8XZumWVMw/s16000/girl17-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I just finished putting this girl together after three days of working on her in-between work and life responsibilities (grrrr...!). This project was so dang fun. I loved working with fabric, book papers, mod podge, gesso, paint, pens, oil pastels and using my sewing machine...all on one project. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmkQOtyOnv9sbiHCoof6rqWtgbQI8pEmZzs_mtjL_XClLGYb3nXHZs2ITdTxdycfKBE4ZIb1ei7alrEKmiV078v5AXvjZHQBlPv1QdIBbtTW_OTNSNOeT4BqlIkMHawTlWJzRqVMfEm-KyCCxtxz97cnp4hokYVBLZvYoimaooD4SLr-AeCb6NA/s800/girl14-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmkQOtyOnv9sbiHCoof6rqWtgbQI8pEmZzs_mtjL_XClLGYb3nXHZs2ITdTxdycfKBE4ZIb1ei7alrEKmiV078v5AXvjZHQBlPv1QdIBbtTW_OTNSNOeT4BqlIkMHawTlWJzRqVMfEm-KyCCxtxz97cnp4hokYVBLZvYoimaooD4SLr-AeCb6NA/s16000/girl14-1.jpg" /></a></div><p>I was following along in a class created by Christy Tomlinson and didn't have all of the supplies that she used on hand, but didn't let that stop me from working my own magic. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cC5l8-FRFmh51p0dDNTUAI-RTq5ZQ0frjEdpePj-3IPLxX5sMw7WFG_YETJE2JbVpFJLjvcZ075HFD3mS5NjxPs9aYwdu-vw4OjncHDs4lvy6T3qDg8qXmoePRDNK8H9dKlUKe81Rm96OzFJWbtkak86Mf8R2r5f1TzvpsD8hK-Tk_IKMoL1sg/s800/girl15-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cC5l8-FRFmh51p0dDNTUAI-RTq5ZQ0frjEdpePj-3IPLxX5sMw7WFG_YETJE2JbVpFJLjvcZ075HFD3mS5NjxPs9aYwdu-vw4OjncHDs4lvy6T3qDg8qXmoePRDNK8H9dKlUKe81Rm96OzFJWbtkak86Mf8R2r5f1TzvpsD8hK-Tk_IKMoL1sg/s16000/girl15-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I loved thinking about what word I would choose for my heart's intention as I worked on the girl too. Love, love, love!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGddJTsw4LsuZh-H9c4Snjwv39of3oYfSxOcipurAS1l--nU6l6n7e9V5MQzGwFQxFEfz5Ho0wzQa3UfNNhSgRdlxsbSfDcoCZnAdh4X1RIw3Plpu7wbmGZKcsyNjW1UTBOpSpOhQhVM9q2dZZwTvphV29KXwbT0psLLLN_maC7AN2trmksoShA/s800/girl16-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGddJTsw4LsuZh-H9c4Snjwv39of3oYfSxOcipurAS1l--nU6l6n7e9V5MQzGwFQxFEfz5Ho0wzQa3UfNNhSgRdlxsbSfDcoCZnAdh4X1RIw3Plpu7wbmGZKcsyNjW1UTBOpSpOhQhVM9q2dZZwTvphV29KXwbT0psLLLN_maC7AN2trmksoShA/s16000/girl16-1.jpg" /></a></div><p>I'm so happy with how she turned out. Maybe on my next one I'll be brave and put a face on her! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWU7Ytl29Zyecj8Q6E558YgdX_UZck5-pxGIyOhi8xnuH0oWTnTTYcoveqBM3xLXIpgwirxXzb6W77RJGwSZa9_JiXOhxCnr9pXpdXiw-XgrCIjwbu9tYFcmQzwIY66Hx3J0JneC-yjwPV0_EMHsVQUYQ-XEyb41DwvObKh-VVzEygB5Qv1Z6UiQ/s800/girl18-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWU7Ytl29Zyecj8Q6E558YgdX_UZck5-pxGIyOhi8xnuH0oWTnTTYcoveqBM3xLXIpgwirxXzb6W77RJGwSZa9_JiXOhxCnr9pXpdXiw-XgrCIjwbu9tYFcmQzwIY66Hx3J0JneC-yjwPV0_EMHsVQUYQ-XEyb41DwvObKh-VVzEygB5Qv1Z6UiQ/s16000/girl18-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M0WOMc9WnYnUL5Kc-fzSLJyJFWSY5lsy83O-5N-A50hBZ8YIF2rtweRqyM4V7za339YCKdBdjsoNPmk3fE7ZPtWSgB1a0a7m_guR-KSnjb_oYc0Zx3u-c0EQEptnjmKIevYC8ODMdEGjx0B8adEdUqjJVR4kA6f4xPmiWWUbhRWBL4ETOgEAuA/s800/girl3-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3M0WOMc9WnYnUL5Kc-fzSLJyJFWSY5lsy83O-5N-A50hBZ8YIF2rtweRqyM4V7za339YCKdBdjsoNPmk3fE7ZPtWSgB1a0a7m_guR-KSnjb_oYc0Zx3u-c0EQEptnjmKIevYC8ODMdEGjx0B8adEdUqjJVR4kA6f4xPmiWWUbhRWBL4ETOgEAuA/s16000/girl3-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-34045592651534668292022-08-08T10:33:00.002-05:002022-08-08T10:33:45.170-05:0052Questions | Week 5<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdandP_EslkS3yt-Bat1YgGOBmKiGWiwJwRuk7dYEr85ccthQpv-y2BTg0zEtEkLohb4_6sOds3IJcz8T7LHrGegxq_Rzu_3Im-i2m96uqfXQkzxer2_ISlBAOia49kh-QuBn3DhrG5LjmHbB9Xw7UhxFUX5d57wbWvFP7N_9lgvozMhmNnI/s1640/52Questions%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdandP_EslkS3yt-Bat1YgGOBmKiGWiwJwRuk7dYEr85ccthQpv-y2BTg0zEtEkLohb4_6sOds3IJcz8T7LHrGegxq_Rzu_3Im-i2m96uqfXQkzxer2_ISlBAOia49kh-QuBn3DhrG5LjmHbB9Xw7UhxFUX5d57wbWvFP7N_9lgvozMhmNnI/w640-h360/52Questions%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>This weekend was a bit busier than usual for me so I'm posting last week's art journaling a day later than usual. Here was the prompt:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheR88CnXEuORmVg3WBD86Jr2Ci8Bm-hcWqAfpzaABgj9HZeOut45aaAsQqu8WAXSjpsv6W9aBZJ2eZi4VYOyjCHbF-QrfqOnrpYKj2oqCmtYLjnWj3OCDD_n8cS83WOMJMT7swQtBuHouG5oFgmd7hfPy_J5E7_ddq2oPeEbZwbRb2slkbsuA/s940/Copy%20of%20Q1%20(6).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheR88CnXEuORmVg3WBD86Jr2Ci8Bm-hcWqAfpzaABgj9HZeOut45aaAsQqu8WAXSjpsv6W9aBZJ2eZi4VYOyjCHbF-QrfqOnrpYKj2oqCmtYLjnWj3OCDD_n8cS83WOMJMT7swQtBuHouG5oFgmd7hfPy_J5E7_ddq2oPeEbZwbRb2slkbsuA/w640-h537/Copy%20of%20Q1%20(6).png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and here is my art journaling. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9rIj3o8oMfisgbBR8-BQ6CzUWDrBpOAlM4erNtSSq9g2KLHvUMJvABurvQT0kE0n39BfHUXJ1ZmZjwnB5f18oR_RoLFx7dKtkWXOnpZ0U7uNEPQL_nX-6I12C8zGArcVXFw3JR-1SdxnZuCDS983KMAkoQuW0Lnh6xFIMJu3chU-iJjdOXc/s800/week5-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9rIj3o8oMfisgbBR8-BQ6CzUWDrBpOAlM4erNtSSq9g2KLHvUMJvABurvQT0kE0n39BfHUXJ1ZmZjwnB5f18oR_RoLFx7dKtkWXOnpZ0U7uNEPQL_nX-6I12C8zGArcVXFw3JR-1SdxnZuCDS983KMAkoQuW0Lnh6xFIMJu3chU-iJjdOXc/s16000/week5-1.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I actually did my journaling late last night and was pretty exhausted but I had been thinking about what it was that I wanted to say so was able to kick it out pretty quickly. This morning however I've already thought of more things that I want to learn...like, I forgot to put learning how to play the banjo on my list! <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1sEwMFYdUg-Xbiz2uNjAvu0Cy4PmOeLu1iPRgB7SQVhZeCuXKqcofiswUh3wt9Z-fj2gL5jjgaDXlYsSZK7JFKt2KfDXrELOqh1pb0wLH_bsbuW8Xoku_7v9rReg5uWIl-4vnb0UDXM-x-7-Ieidy5gD2nl52MrsIoBEu1mKLNATiL9jpbg/s800/week5a-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1sEwMFYdUg-Xbiz2uNjAvu0Cy4PmOeLu1iPRgB7SQVhZeCuXKqcofiswUh3wt9Z-fj2gL5jjgaDXlYsSZK7JFKt2KfDXrELOqh1pb0wLH_bsbuW8Xoku_7v9rReg5uWIl-4vnb0UDXM-x-7-Ieidy5gD2nl52MrsIoBEu1mKLNATiL9jpbg/s16000/week5a-1.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My journaling includes things like how I want to learn how to play the fiddle (or violin), the harmonica, the piano (beyond what I learned to play in school), how to better identify the rocks in my rock collection and gemstones (from my dad's collection), how to quilt (like my grandma), how to identify trees, mushrooms, and bird calls with confidence. How to exercise and stick with it! I also included things like how I want to learn how to ask for help (something I'm not very good at), how I need to learn to not always prepare for the worst-case-scenario (my need to not fail or be prepared emotionally for things when they don't turn out), how I want to be better at acknowledging that the things that I most admire in others are also within myself as well. I need to learn to say no to others sometimes so that I can take care of myself. I need to learn to not be a "someday" girl...life is happening right now. I want to get better at believing that there is so much goodness that is meant for me! It's so easy to listen to that little voice, that when things get hard, whispers "That is simply not meant for you." </div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4EzbHZYUgounZE7zQJUUCOLTEUzqgzbbmwrWqVw85mhGUXxXeRtAhHKpMxWc0vi51JxNr0cxJK_QjReMHD8Bg4XM2BhAx7EJOHzifm7EduV_d7snB02DaI3fJ1xd6tV9aanrnGfftMyVIfgjJ3wpM0x92x1OD1DiAkLt1i1k29-bjHQnh4M/s800/week5c-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4EzbHZYUgounZE7zQJUUCOLTEUzqgzbbmwrWqVw85mhGUXxXeRtAhHKpMxWc0vi51JxNr0cxJK_QjReMHD8Bg4XM2BhAx7EJOHzifm7EduV_d7snB02DaI3fJ1xd6tV9aanrnGfftMyVIfgjJ3wpM0x92x1OD1DiAkLt1i1k29-bjHQnh4M/s16000/week5c-1.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I journaled in my songbook that is serving as my art journal with black sharpie and then sewed some sheets of vellum paper and placed them over the top. added some typed phrases and a butterfly that I had in my scrapbook stash and called it done. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvSON9w-h3Ke63vFfeUv_CpK2ecAUMAB6pdauN9WET6VFcRWRZeJct4MlngrXaY4geE_DI8-N5JOuquNyMEL1-T9y9KGDn82Da8HSbH2bvRaVwuUju-_rM8w0J3ga8UQABrizbSkp_-yM79VseGLFjf80llB0EpobkEgg4P_fpE6C11eHDtU/s800/week5d-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvSON9w-h3Ke63vFfeUv_CpK2ecAUMAB6pdauN9WET6VFcRWRZeJct4MlngrXaY4geE_DI8-N5JOuquNyMEL1-T9y9KGDn82Da8HSbH2bvRaVwuUju-_rM8w0J3ga8UQABrizbSkp_-yM79VseGLFjf80llB0EpobkEgg4P_fpE6C11eHDtU/s16000/week5d-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yaktlb-smKGNUNsOu7aqY8lWwPinvzWOhH44GcwlBlF25R1V--GiPD75sWjb_cn2fpEnJqjaHVkvR9vz94D47T2gJMcu2zQqByU5Aqij8pIAhP60sYS37AhBJSsomY1W_vf4MFmE_FOMk8X-zOmsMd2l8KwhFW4Mls6h7sBZ8e1ow3zm7Co/s800/week5e-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yaktlb-smKGNUNsOu7aqY8lWwPinvzWOhH44GcwlBlF25R1V--GiPD75sWjb_cn2fpEnJqjaHVkvR9vz94D47T2gJMcu2zQqByU5Aqij8pIAhP60sYS37AhBJSsomY1W_vf4MFmE_FOMk8X-zOmsMd2l8KwhFW4Mls6h7sBZ8e1ow3zm7Co/s16000/week5e-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week's prompt is:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoRE5RNLHODUb_Is-3SUH62KU8O07p5wdXwrC05Of6ONLqGdpWv8J2UyVosGsLefXAd61Lxi3UtB2E0uJePA4MuNSHjH8rpGcXGtmM1_Q07xyO5FJMaMavd5kqqpdMcdmwcdT10cDG9tPRc4wnEjExy1GvbtyiwfqNaLLjAeY7gNvvHsGVlA/s940/Copy%20of%20Q1%20(8).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoRE5RNLHODUb_Is-3SUH62KU8O07p5wdXwrC05Of6ONLqGdpWv8J2UyVosGsLefXAd61Lxi3UtB2E0uJePA4MuNSHjH8rpGcXGtmM1_Q07xyO5FJMaMavd5kqqpdMcdmwcdT10cDG9tPRc4wnEjExy1GvbtyiwfqNaLLjAeY7gNvvHsGVlA/w640-h536/Copy%20of%20Q1%20(8).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br />If you are following along and wish to have access to our private Facebook group please comment or email me at livelifecreateart[AT]gmail[DOT]com and I'll send you the link! <br /><br /> </p></div>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-13310713120609650442022-07-31T09:47:00.005-05:002022-07-31T10:08:52.339-05:0052Questions | Week 4<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGwpTxuIHQyk7u98v2zI9MThetPrF6twk_X4OIk84LoyaPe5jikYRcRLzC7MgkpuX9n8nSfsVnR7z3X8no6gFmGxxhSk3ODufDPuYW83eaVTOaqBqLkIRCyW97XvaITCUj8WxfFGEspADj_vjuD_IqmIlRyE3DOBBMRPg5G6_LIick-WwN9c/s1640/52Questions%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGwpTxuIHQyk7u98v2zI9MThetPrF6twk_X4OIk84LoyaPe5jikYRcRLzC7MgkpuX9n8nSfsVnR7z3X8no6gFmGxxhSk3ODufDPuYW83eaVTOaqBqLkIRCyW97XvaITCUj8WxfFGEspADj_vjuD_IqmIlRyE3DOBBMRPg5G6_LIick-WwN9c/w640-h360/52Questions%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wow, I can't believe it's been a month already of prompts! I'm slightly proud of myself for creating something every week so far haha! I'm finding that the schedule of posting the prompt on Sundays really works for me - I have the entire week then to think about what I have to say about the prompt and then what it is that I want to create for it. So far I've been doing my writing and creating either late Saturday night or early Sunday mornings. It's proving to be the perfect way to wind down a bit from my work week and settle my heart a bit for what's ahead. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week's prompt was strength:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdeiAdQPTw4vPN1BD7Z8aNP9laeXMkG3K-4h2-HSUP1leyFBtCejL7qinH1dzb09LjA5HLCtLI2T2hG_UDocJW8HAd32PfUSHKrp12NDyaxEsT3lEvbQewzzhn2eGAy3NW4lHo2AXTQGa9lIcoI_Hl8bjay51N2Mi3t7DjB4b91AR-g6o4kY/s940/Copy%20of%20Q1%20(4).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdeiAdQPTw4vPN1BD7Z8aNP9laeXMkG3K-4h2-HSUP1leyFBtCejL7qinH1dzb09LjA5HLCtLI2T2hG_UDocJW8HAd32PfUSHKrp12NDyaxEsT3lEvbQewzzhn2eGAy3NW4lHo2AXTQGa9lIcoI_Hl8bjay51N2Mi3t7DjB4b91AR-g6o4kY/w640-h537/Copy%20of%20Q1%20(4).png" width="640" /></a></div>I love how every prompt can be interpreted in so very many different ways. Strength will look and mean something entirely different depending on the person, what they're going through, their mood, the day, etc. I chose to write about how sometimes strength looks quiet and small. How sometimes I've looked outside of myself, to others, or to the world to tell me what it is that I should do based on if it was the "strong" thing to do when in reality true strength can be in those actions that are the most true to our hearts and not loud or showy or masquerading as "brave". <p></p><p>There was an instance in my life where I was faced with a difficult decision and I looked to my dad for words of advice and guidance. He made the comment to me that I would have to be a really strong person to choose one particular choice, and at the time and in my vulnerable state, I took what he was saying to mean that that is the thing I should choose because "being strong" is what it was that I was supposed to be. This being based on my own meaning of what "strong" meant at the time...and unfortunately, how I had chosen to navigate my life at that point in time. Now, so many years later I think I got his message wrong. He wasn't saying "strong" was the way or even particularly "good"...he was truly saying that it may be a very difficult path to maneuver. Strength today means a sort of vulnerability. It means truth. It means kindness to myself and to others. I've kept my journaling private for this week's prompt but you get the idea of what it is that I'm thinking and feeling based on what I've shared here I think. </p><p>I knew that I wanted to create something small for this week's entry and I thought a little book would be neat. I found a tutorial online for this adorable <a href="https://www.sandiegofamily.com/for-the-kids/crafts-for-kids/mini-book" target="_blank">DIY Miniature Book</a> and followed that to create my own. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEenavZhQQUmPbVnkhF_2N_XQEg_HPBs-pkMjteI7t5IAoxfXU4FvofH8NaJqoq24q9yts3_jwhYtWT10Dsh1-AFMtPxt2qdn5fV_afW15G-D5vXAC2l91v6QMXr-USDmLc6vs23kE4cPzzkpk6UdJ44pLnggS_mdW-88IQe9XVEq_GTyRYw/s800/strength15-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEenavZhQQUmPbVnkhF_2N_XQEg_HPBs-pkMjteI7t5IAoxfXU4FvofH8NaJqoq24q9yts3_jwhYtWT10Dsh1-AFMtPxt2qdn5fV_afW15G-D5vXAC2l91v6QMXr-USDmLc6vs23kE4cPzzkpk6UdJ44pLnggS_mdW-88IQe9XVEq_GTyRYw/s16000/strength15-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really love how this ended up...kind of obsessed with looking at it and holding it haha! My librarian mind is actually thinking of turning this into a program, so many things we could do with this! Harry Potter spell books, a book of motivational quotes for teens, love poems for valentine's day, a book of miniature photos of friends...hmmm.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAgroGDC0Xmlu1T5xKTYi9GAxhPeS6hTsVjoxc6vZ3VajkQHiHe2EFF2ZpHUvsuke_fDf9VCtgb_B1i9Qw1jOPQUUogsjBIjgbleo3ms6bOeFqmiH7R9IDQBEFFUH67l3bteQPzIbqplo_KhOYZuCtg4jGiXjljK04jjFPZvkOXQkoYgd2DY/s800/strength13-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAgroGDC0Xmlu1T5xKTYi9GAxhPeS6hTsVjoxc6vZ3VajkQHiHe2EFF2ZpHUvsuke_fDf9VCtgb_B1i9Qw1jOPQUUogsjBIjgbleo3ms6bOeFqmiH7R9IDQBEFFUH67l3bteQPzIbqplo_KhOYZuCtg4jGiXjljK04jjFPZvkOXQkoYgd2DY/s16000/strength13-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30YEWScuP2AFNtgcOQbwPg7yqvuJePKcoRpNs2tkd7uezs64iKA0BOMC5-4iv9keKAIczU5FD6DULV166UK7XuR3GidARs5U3MaVAcEWj7Lgs2QxVWatGudivTR-k62xHgNKao0OhGkh4NfSFwFnQfacPi1U7V77ByacW6GEjwFslTh7NcJk/s800/strength4-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30YEWScuP2AFNtgcOQbwPg7yqvuJePKcoRpNs2tkd7uezs64iKA0BOMC5-4iv9keKAIczU5FD6DULV166UK7XuR3GidARs5U3MaVAcEWj7Lgs2QxVWatGudivTR-k62xHgNKao0OhGkh4NfSFwFnQfacPi1U7V77ByacW6GEjwFslTh7NcJk/s16000/strength4-1.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I glued real pressed ferns to the front and back inside of my book because they are so delicate, I thought that worked with what I was trying to communicate about strength being something small, quiet, and almost fragile at times. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrJK-s9ZbFwa3igksuZafXApgInAcSHmVnHKYON50On8J2BIkmz7KaZN0QUsukCaRRyu_t_mmz2SSf6GA6D4Pst4zBEWkxJUphRer83B3clNV5tEEgOuLbRUHP4QYZ0Dv5Se9fjj2RhoQ8082X-omV0p5aHCtF7PmN_rNtJ59TQlGGmP2cH8/s800/strength5-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrJK-s9ZbFwa3igksuZafXApgInAcSHmVnHKYON50On8J2BIkmz7KaZN0QUsukCaRRyu_t_mmz2SSf6GA6D4Pst4zBEWkxJUphRer83B3clNV5tEEgOuLbRUHP4QYZ0Dv5Se9fjj2RhoQ8082X-omV0p5aHCtF7PmN_rNtJ59TQlGGmP2cH8/s16000/strength5-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuzETWddL09270bvnbwm8-qfqKD461P5o0OIdWKkstl6DEBXMc6Hhkhb2CnszxhuC3ZKWqOhVZOlkOH_JuAaF9vppf_IC97t5Tr01KEB5pB6V0WyLwfwE_ALduLQXqriDt-NmdQ-OoTpkteTVi3lraL_u-ftnogxBxM_Ka0F3UuUYjdEtWpI/s800/strength6-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuzETWddL09270bvnbwm8-qfqKD461P5o0OIdWKkstl6DEBXMc6Hhkhb2CnszxhuC3ZKWqOhVZOlkOH_JuAaF9vppf_IC97t5Tr01KEB5pB6V0WyLwfwE_ALduLQXqriDt-NmdQ-OoTpkteTVi3lraL_u-ftnogxBxM_Ka0F3UuUYjdEtWpI/s16000/strength6-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz9LUqgpjuIxWQcOt8tGELbkIW_fSQVhW0ujyq9MUO5k9uvCNSF1xHWWH6JDVg66K5UC84-SW7X1G1VrRJ1UdUsCqBMu_7M6QWCkeLxB5xbccj_k1cT_oe3pobJkNYTo0bgVj7nWzyQ_42Ig4Lb27jOk8cu9DGHx-7QQ5MfMYuO7Nu6E39NM/s800/strength7-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz9LUqgpjuIxWQcOt8tGELbkIW_fSQVhW0ujyq9MUO5k9uvCNSF1xHWWH6JDVg66K5UC84-SW7X1G1VrRJ1UdUsCqBMu_7M6QWCkeLxB5xbccj_k1cT_oe3pobJkNYTo0bgVj7nWzyQ_42Ig4Lb27jOk8cu9DGHx-7QQ5MfMYuO7Nu6E39NM/s16000/strength7-1.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It probably doesn't look like it but my book as fourteen pages of text! So I was actually able to get quite a bit of journaling in there. My font size was 8. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gx15IMK1LL4oNpdoVX9pyNzc7zMMe9_bQaprG1CC1wvUrb6DijjrbA41BP0eKpUzvmFX_t14SImJF-Gul4YjoB1_oGlohSSUU0ASEvVCVjOlvI7o1RsOz_lLy9sgb8YE3jQ-hlaNgDwibcdo3-Sagp0kWcIYj59EUXmUmliz_idAsorUO0g/s800/strength10-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gx15IMK1LL4oNpdoVX9pyNzc7zMMe9_bQaprG1CC1wvUrb6DijjrbA41BP0eKpUzvmFX_t14SImJF-Gul4YjoB1_oGlohSSUU0ASEvVCVjOlvI7o1RsOz_lLy9sgb8YE3jQ-hlaNgDwibcdo3-Sagp0kWcIYj59EUXmUmliz_idAsorUO0g/s16000/strength10-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWL5q2eK_2hgN5SZsCj-H0LpPvL-ynte9uldMFTR4NT_6j_p0XVLQtDpGO21lFpuMIksGOBDXEzvnHwLsghdpCXN45bXtk1CraQXK_di8VTGlGyAACAOd9_fFdY6uxZe4mZ2iwqUCRWJPySJKgaWPUxt44I8KaiIdhNnzD2zgGzJSWWwlmfI/s800/strength11-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPE9QgCAryMV7qMQ5VxTmZKd0ODptJ1l1i8sLEFL68gVJdEvdZPbEk5vMyVXDUCYpYZZoWHjDao2UKNTryI4wcdUgDPLhZYZpyeDNJoziaMtp5WFVbv7GyFkWRVokCOSUwhLGlrSxYptBg7PkDu8XImDdv1BtwwMZEC1xcrP0Xv1ccR7Eqt8/s800/strength1-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPE9QgCAryMV7qMQ5VxTmZKd0ODptJ1l1i8sLEFL68gVJdEvdZPbEk5vMyVXDUCYpYZZoWHjDao2UKNTryI4wcdUgDPLhZYZpyeDNJoziaMtp5WFVbv7GyFkWRVokCOSUwhLGlrSxYptBg7PkDu8XImDdv1BtwwMZEC1xcrP0Xv1ccR7Eqt8/s16000/strength1-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Next week's prompt is:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pIXvb0aBRUJtIOJhlD7P2chUJJgPqK5x4F3zeVkrU6NZSh290cOosnbLNfFk3UfJLLpKFeNy7L8ig9lDU8UEorWex22NeQrpkUAVGfmvyLxzN8MnEQBGAVXHZEsVEdNhLV4jMMAgYD2VbD9g9U2MTqX_KbdTPpYBwn3gosejuG-At1_ctu8/s940/Copy%20of%20Q1%20(6).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pIXvb0aBRUJtIOJhlD7P2chUJJgPqK5x4F3zeVkrU6NZSh290cOosnbLNfFk3UfJLLpKFeNy7L8ig9lDU8UEorWex22NeQrpkUAVGfmvyLxzN8MnEQBGAVXHZEsVEdNhLV4jMMAgYD2VbD9g9U2MTqX_KbdTPpYBwn3gosejuG-At1_ctu8/w640-h536/Copy%20of%20Q1%20(6).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-33195110510036032162022-07-24T11:31:00.006-05:002022-07-24T11:33:41.938-05:0052Questions | Week 3<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRudZmdgwiuDHuHScZgSZcGKHb6v9ZT3JCkiQx-kGQ7_GL3kLTgaEKWNWFmdc4uEyRRwRbLXcCvdEHVzXDDUQuEzaYQTtW-CbMqSF3o15XMhIaxtVeRlWRo91Hxqhemtl-DQLRiwFPAnyIJUaiuuvpw55zTOWTaYFrtHfuty7dNZC5I8bNTk8/s1640/52Questions%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRudZmdgwiuDHuHScZgSZcGKHb6v9ZT3JCkiQx-kGQ7_GL3kLTgaEKWNWFmdc4uEyRRwRbLXcCvdEHVzXDDUQuEzaYQTtW-CbMqSF3o15XMhIaxtVeRlWRo91Hxqhemtl-DQLRiwFPAnyIJUaiuuvpw55zTOWTaYFrtHfuty7dNZC5I8bNTk8/w640-h360/52Questions%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sharing this week's prompt from my 52Q group and the project/journal entry that I created to go along with it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the prompt:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8Ftr3WcJPjXoA1a1vymnwAcppcaYWcuuVLbLlFfD7l_CN68nXDO4G6ERW2vXAL3Kv-r2sk1IGqu3K5FNvJe3AJ8DY-mWDc8PWmKS1SXykQ8TlcLCdQ90lEbLc9I69Dnoex85exVojytPKBqcLQf3956ynC6DRgQnD6H7ceOmDOF68LEajKg/s940/Copy%20of%20Q1%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8Ftr3WcJPjXoA1a1vymnwAcppcaYWcuuVLbLlFfD7l_CN68nXDO4G6ERW2vXAL3Kv-r2sk1IGqu3K5FNvJe3AJ8DY-mWDc8PWmKS1SXykQ8TlcLCdQ90lEbLc9I69Dnoex85exVojytPKBqcLQf3956ynC6DRgQnD6H7ceOmDOF68LEajKg/w640-h537/Copy%20of%20Q1%20(2).png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and then here's what I created for it:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AdwZearbvredHifPoUhAVCV4pJyiu8YsB5bvgdURnmJN2QsF69osuirNLtxcCM2ctAPMWFVPn2NAG4JWVAFVq24c9CtJq_-ZvisBILxV_LVBMNJkB8ZdMmshJNV2m4NVW9OOxmtQHldOpCkyIhHIBM6JesurkQNJG4IKMS-f2P1TRndhBEY/s800/iwonder1-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AdwZearbvredHifPoUhAVCV4pJyiu8YsB5bvgdURnmJN2QsF69osuirNLtxcCM2ctAPMWFVPn2NAG4JWVAFVq24c9CtJq_-ZvisBILxV_LVBMNJkB8ZdMmshJNV2m4NVW9OOxmtQHldOpCkyIhHIBM6JesurkQNJG4IKMS-f2P1TRndhBEY/s16000/iwonder1-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bjL1j9_XMkK9DZSAy-a2Ib40_0lOQ2zdQWU6UTEMUkXQzQ9upXp_YXUUPnjnDsr4Ps5XsG0YyRm6ETU4hDtZ-iIF7Rs-x-orVBqAFaeSh59v1ySc0LyOmtRFo9pBPVxb5ycmDmE2H_YQLllIWANXRUFocZqO69k3KM-p_l6gAkAeNoEOC2w/s800/iwonder2-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bjL1j9_XMkK9DZSAy-a2Ib40_0lOQ2zdQWU6UTEMUkXQzQ9upXp_YXUUPnjnDsr4Ps5XsG0YyRm6ETU4hDtZ-iIF7Rs-x-orVBqAFaeSh59v1ySc0LyOmtRFo9pBPVxb5ycmDmE2H_YQLllIWANXRUFocZqO69k3KM-p_l6gAkAeNoEOC2w/s16000/iwonder2-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Something kind of funny, I've noticed that each week my project gets bigger and bigger haha! I decided early on that I wasn't going to commit myself to using any one size or medium and I think it will actually be fun to see all of my projects together at the end of the year. Perhaps I'll create a fabric pocket to attach to the front of my art journal that will hold all the smaller cards/pages, etc.? Not sure yet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My art journal pictured here is actually an old book that was given to me by a friend a few years ago now. It's the Fireside Book of Favorite Songs selected and edited by Margaret Bradford Boni and arranged for piano by Norman Lloyd. I love it! It's got old illustrations coupled with sheet music. For this entry though I put gesso over the pages, you can see some of the music notes through the gesso here and there in real life, not so much in the photos. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm so thankful for this group and weekly practice! So far it's felt so good to intentionally carve out a bit of time to be creative and reflect in this way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-36132292129615278442022-07-17T11:17:00.003-05:002022-07-17T11:17:40.454-05:0052Questions | Week 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivX04UWcrfgdkT8U-7s8Dei8dTYuJWRDZUv97K-aHKNCTi-CjZuejhBmRw1-HdNjeq4iPjaR4gpFZ6xmjCQQ5VJ02yUJJ1gtFMRKmSOBPhr7fKZDlCwNLwIlXMNdE4cdVb8i3drziZEmIsp9y3Gvv2a1WYduySiT09-yrXOa0dPJJWpqWWHoc/s1640/52Questions%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivX04UWcrfgdkT8U-7s8Dei8dTYuJWRDZUv97K-aHKNCTi-CjZuejhBmRw1-HdNjeq4iPjaR4gpFZ6xmjCQQ5VJ02yUJJ1gtFMRKmSOBPhr7fKZDlCwNLwIlXMNdE4cdVb8i3drziZEmIsp9y3Gvv2a1WYduySiT09-yrXOa0dPJJWpqWWHoc/w640-h360/52Questions%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZd2_LpxZJtaXphy9NT4aRbOXtbXId3dmCGlADKhuxWmyG1rmQlPQTfLLIca4QHB3vt2DOrJ1IGzhO3pbmh_1i7SJb3tNfNE0cf17C7tkB9JQZ19lPzo_TQGIdIuyiKtcoaVCfc1crR3FD_BZKgkZ3zcrforJAbdefx9n3tXm6ilMXl-238Ro/s940/Copy%20of%20Q1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="549" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZd2_LpxZJtaXphy9NT4aRbOXtbXId3dmCGlADKhuxWmyG1rmQlPQTfLLIca4QHB3vt2DOrJ1IGzhO3pbmh_1i7SJb3tNfNE0cf17C7tkB9JQZ19lPzo_TQGIdIuyiKtcoaVCfc1crR3FD_BZKgkZ3zcrforJAbdefx9n3tXm6ilMXl-238Ro/w656-h549/Copy%20of%20Q1.png" width="656" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week's prompt made me think about what pieces of clothing have been my favorites over the years and what made them favorites. I've found that all of my favorite pieces of clothing have actually been thrifted items that I've come across along the way from resale shops or things that have belonged to other people. Nothing is anything that's fancy or expensive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lately, my favorite piece of clothing is a navy blue and red ringer style tank top that I got several years back at a thrift store while in a town I was just passing through. It's the absolute perfect weight and super soft. What makes it a favorite though is probably the fact that since it's so comfy, I grab it to wear during most of my most fun and memorable outdoor adventures. I've worn it during several mushroom forays, numerous hikes, on treks searching for waterfalls (pictured below - hence the reason my face is so red from all the exertion required, ha!!), and it's my "official" work shirt for messier chores that are done around the house. It's almost on it's last legs, there are two fabric runs along one side now, there are faint aqua blue paint flecks around the chest from when I painted the ceiling of Zoey's clubhouse, and the fabric is worn so thin now that if I wear the shirt in public I now have to be aware of what color bra I'm wearing underneath. I recently discovered too that there is a spot where the red trim is pulling away from the blue fabric under one arm so you could say perhaps that this prompt inspired a bit of an ode of sorts to my favorite adventure tank. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uYQV_u7-AsFno42OfckH20pZln79zPu6zIGMd3LDZ_qtLjklMEMxHMy-SGUNi99F0RhowwN8vB4sDG5KA5WpqzTSYwDddLSKoEYpJozPcuDlWATd2ujvj_Ri3aqmKxca1NNUv4s03Z_vrjAGkkUEVK93O5b96kL1f-QBZS5HABHTE4Tw4wY/s800/Q2-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uYQV_u7-AsFno42OfckH20pZln79zPu6zIGMd3LDZ_qtLjklMEMxHMy-SGUNi99F0RhowwN8vB4sDG5KA5WpqzTSYwDddLSKoEYpJozPcuDlWATd2ujvj_Ri3aqmKxca1NNUv4s03Z_vrjAGkkUEVK93O5b96kL1f-QBZS5HABHTE4Tw4wY/w640-h426/Q2-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">A few other honorable mentions include a pair of stove pipe light wash jeans, a light honey colored pair of calf high boots with a wood stacked heel and a v-neck men's white tee (all thrift shop finds from my UW-Platteville days) - man that was a good outfit. I have a memory of walking in a grocery store with my college roommate and best friend (Cherity) on a Saturday night before going out on the town and feeling pretty dang good wearing that outfit, haha! Another favorite is a red Miller High Life tee that belonged to my best friend's (again, Cherity) boyfriend which I borrowed when we were all camping together and for whatever reason, I somehow kept. I cannot stand that beer but that tee-shirt was so soft and worn-in just the perfect amount. I wore that until it was sheer in parts! Another item that I have and love simply for sentimental reasons is my dad's dress coat with tails that he wore to art shows. It's decorated with some crazy designs (it was altered by another artist, my dad bought it at an art show). My dad called it his "spirit coat". </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">(Back of this week's art journal card...)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1jFdiil4JgH8FrQhhQcR8m4Uemdse8TmmTVfOOKgZl26x-n5_VP3vOiNqSGIuwZ7fVQeoFWAfINgJ80t0xEwPWPPWfCoo_ucLp6mL9FFZwzFXxkQc9aT6IXg2DCm8ISfFGmaliNNo4k32KGyuYQlm3-lTuQ48LnnBy626h0gYEGOHW2gcU0/s800/Q2-1-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1jFdiil4JgH8FrQhhQcR8m4Uemdse8TmmTVfOOKgZl26x-n5_VP3vOiNqSGIuwZ7fVQeoFWAfINgJ80t0xEwPWPPWfCoo_ucLp6mL9FFZwzFXxkQc9aT6IXg2DCm8ISfFGmaliNNo4k32KGyuYQlm3-lTuQ48LnnBy626h0gYEGOHW2gcU0/w640-h426/Q2-1-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've got two pieces of jewelry that are meaningful favorites, both from my parents...a tiny pair of dime store silver-plated elephant earrings were given to me after I went to the circus in Wabasha with my mom and dad and ended up with a crush on the boy tending to the elephants. Everyone was so excited about everything happening in the tents and I was fascinated with what was going on outside of the circus grounds behind a chain link fence. My dad being my dad, mortified me (my pre-teen/teen self) and walked on over and introduced himself (and then me!) to the long, dark-haired, handsome boy that was washing and caring for the smaller elephants. My dad kept me there talking for what seemed like forever asking how he came to be working with the circus, what were the challenges, what were the takeaways for him, did he enjoy his work and traveling, etc., etc., and then a couple weeks later I got these funny little earrings. We never talked about it but I always felt that there was a lesson in that moment for me, that my dad was filling me in on a little secret just in having a conversation with someone who seemed so not like me, but perhaps really was...hence the earrings to commemorate. The other piece of jewelry is my brown bear pendant that I wear almost every single day still (I've had it since high school). It's meant to be protective and healing and is associated with great strength, power and self-knowledge. When I take it off to wear a different necklace for special occasions I will sometimes place my hand at the base of my neck and panic thinking it's gone...I'm so used to having it on it's almost become a part of me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIcmzXpbow5veGT4-9TdDfePX_-YgP0Xs0F4Lzq-9xyTFewANFXG5Sv55QYiLPjx9Ec2xom5Q2zHmmsLUp1En4kibOAu3ujBEu-AeTTh3yR9fFsK7-kJdC3l0Kr-TfoVLnCP5zsxBSNck9W0fSP4NRWCvhP--8MNvb9H048l2N8Z1iLyIrLM/s800/Q2-2-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIcmzXpbow5veGT4-9TdDfePX_-YgP0Xs0F4Lzq-9xyTFewANFXG5Sv55QYiLPjx9Ec2xom5Q2zHmmsLUp1En4kibOAu3ujBEu-AeTTh3yR9fFsK7-kJdC3l0Kr-TfoVLnCP5zsxBSNck9W0fSP4NRWCvhP--8MNvb9H048l2N8Z1iLyIrLM/w297-h200/Q2-2-1.jpg" width="297" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcloqfacN9GSmJiFJeDcnxKk1_AVnqopTv_lsva7yiWK2q3Nz7PlfylBMfzG9le4QKDypk1pE8VONpo5o5GeSeCYgX1BCYo_RTpmOwwSbbso914uOshcGVzI4ELbJtIHnyQ4Z4TUAWDr769D_mZNLrbD6ZgqDf9MAHazouXV0TKaSoO267-hg/s800/Q2-3-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcloqfacN9GSmJiFJeDcnxKk1_AVnqopTv_lsva7yiWK2q3Nz7PlfylBMfzG9le4QKDypk1pE8VONpo5o5GeSeCYgX1BCYo_RTpmOwwSbbso914uOshcGVzI4ELbJtIHnyQ4Z4TUAWDr769D_mZNLrbD6ZgqDf9MAHazouXV0TKaSoO267-hg/w299-h199/Q2-3-1.jpg" width="299" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was a fun prompt! I can't really say that I think or put too much thought in my clothing most days...was kind of interesting to think about different things in this way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the prompt for next week...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6g6Ell_2x2d_biFwJyCUkBgA-LhbA46i0bcJ0VYuIXOcSVONgdKtQA33wQCo5qjpoxVLzE07iOUGwMhwNglmo9vKAO1Nu9qTEHcHpeexjyC54grpCbT9OpNvMK1OXHqsUufkaEiAKu2yUFsnKIh6M-gP0TJvpq1NeXsBEWqb3rGm2jQXLLWc/s940/Copy%20of%20Q1%20(2).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6g6Ell_2x2d_biFwJyCUkBgA-LhbA46i0bcJ0VYuIXOcSVONgdKtQA33wQCo5qjpoxVLzE07iOUGwMhwNglmo9vKAO1Nu9qTEHcHpeexjyC54grpCbT9OpNvMK1OXHqsUufkaEiAKu2yUFsnKIh6M-gP0TJvpq1NeXsBEWqb3rGm2jQXLLWc/w640-h536/Copy%20of%20Q1%20(2).png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-9943804469585687822022-07-10T10:12:00.005-05:002022-07-10T10:12:42.080-05:0052 Questions | Week 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9AsfXx2JmsId9bWXR-z6UxwV3wB4yaPAMguzjrfKmOfHNdiqVVONLfm9ZGIxlN9EzpBgcdBlqm7yjIjndwxq9fCYxd0_qnYvbxSL2g_kmH6uaSXtPcq7j4a9LG0laenPLeEv0yfUqW_PW1WVZzFiURkhsFRmJ0xkivNYnBCVSlFRLgD9oLM/s1640/52Questions%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9AsfXx2JmsId9bWXR-z6UxwV3wB4yaPAMguzjrfKmOfHNdiqVVONLfm9ZGIxlN9EzpBgcdBlqm7yjIjndwxq9fCYxd0_qnYvbxSL2g_kmH6uaSXtPcq7j4a9LG0laenPLeEv0yfUqW_PW1WVZzFiURkhsFRmJ0xkivNYnBCVSlFRLgD9oLM/w640-h360/52Questions%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I have formed a little journaling group (open to anyone!) and the idea is to share weekly prompts (I post them on Sundays) and then everyone who wishes or has the time, has the week to think about, create something, art journal, photo journal, blog, etc. about how they feel about the prompt. I created a private group where people can share what they write or create but nobody has to feel as though they have to share to be a part of the group. I've been craving creative connection lately but life has been so busy and challenging lately that I don't have time (or the energy) for a big project or commitment. This is perfect for me and I'm hoping it's rewarding to others as well. </p><p>Here is our first week's prompt and my interpretation of it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYQPKYUSrBqG_dcKY7eVPVTN5DfJmyibFQD_9LDGVk57f-eeS7nkEBxoSlwwjQ9J8DKPpZdHOIfP_Feg_fuhH_9ZD60BGC-3v7nXDkwQgbrdCfp7BKp0KcYuApx61xl8kqgHKKjYRuztL6j4gcU1VpUcJhQowLT0ja-bqBJsCdkwWIOmcqZU/s940/Q1%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYQPKYUSrBqG_dcKY7eVPVTN5DfJmyibFQD_9LDGVk57f-eeS7nkEBxoSlwwjQ9J8DKPpZdHOIfP_Feg_fuhH_9ZD60BGC-3v7nXDkwQgbrdCfp7BKp0KcYuApx61xl8kqgHKKjYRuztL6j4gcU1VpUcJhQowLT0ja-bqBJsCdkwWIOmcqZU/w640-h536/Q1%20(2).png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfBVIvcnneY5DBSkNCp-PdIMCSWvvSdFeeP9592YoNvv21tseVdeSLN1yg1VLd5_elY5neEwPplz_MbaCH1_fLKmrv1kuIxQ8CDkigqElAz9hA89lEBeRvs-85HfpYR5xsc6u4JF7tiGiizNKvaW7Ea1C5-kWbA5tRljSsyorqhsibhQnWPs/s720/20220710_094935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="720" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfBVIvcnneY5DBSkNCp-PdIMCSWvvSdFeeP9592YoNvv21tseVdeSLN1yg1VLd5_elY5neEwPplz_MbaCH1_fLKmrv1kuIxQ8CDkigqElAz9hA89lEBeRvs-85HfpYR5xsc6u4JF7tiGiizNKvaW7Ea1C5-kWbA5tRljSsyorqhsibhQnWPs/w640-h630/20220710_094935.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Unexpected or big change has always been hard for me. Ever since I was a little girl I liked knowing what was coming up ahead so that I could be sure to feel ready. Before making any big decisions I would have to mull things over in my head for some time before committing to anything regarding change out loud...in this way it may have appeared that I was quick to decide things, but in reality, I would keep things locked up tight inside until I was really certain about whatever it was that would be changing in my life (the things that I could control). I didn't want the outside noise of other ideas, expectations, or people's thoughts to cloud up the decisions that would affect my life. </p><p>When I was young that looked like not learning to ride my bike without training wheels for some time until bam(!), one day I just did it (because I had practiced it in my mind and just finally decided to do it). It looked like getting my ears pierced (on a whim) when really I had been thinking about it for months and just hadn't told anyone. When a bit older it looked like breaking up with a boyfriend after dating for three years after sitting and watching a morning sunrise - it had been done and over in my mind for some time and in that moment, it was just time to say it our loud. It looked like quitting school and then starting somewhere else, surprising all those closest to me. So many other examples but the gist is that for some time I was able to feel as though I could control the changes that were occurring in my life by either closing off to things until I felt ready or just shutting myself away from acknowledging certain feelings I had regarding changes (death of friends is a good example of this). </p><p>As an adult I have realized that these have been coping mechanisms - my "sort of" arranging my life to eliminate as much change as possible...the act of creating an illusion that there isn't change but in reality there is change happening in my life every day. I know it's the one constant. I also know that I am a creature of comfort and due to life events, my tendency still is to create a false safety net of sorts to feel safe by trying to create a false sense of control when it comes to change. </p><p>When my parents divorced when I went off to college, in my mind, I lost my entire family. I no longer had the home that I grew up in. I no longer had the town where we all lived to go back to. I didn't get to be a part of my mom's "new" family since I was grown up and on my own. I didn't "grow up" with my little sister like I envisioned, etc. Everything changed in an instant, and that shook my world. I think it's that experience that shifted something inside of me where I felt as though I absolutely needed to "control" change and what that would look like in my life. I quickly discovered that doesn't work out so well! I've learned that the more that I resist change, the harder and more difficult my life becomes. If I lean into change and meet it softly, albeit slowly, and with open arms...things tend to go quite a bit better. </p><p>Change is the one thing I can count on in life and over the years I have had to get on board with it or risk missing the boat that takes me through experiencing a genuine and full life. I have gone through so much change it feels (as everyone does) - little changes (moves, health, body changes, milestones, priorities, job changes, etc.) as well as big changes (my dad getting sick with Parkinson's, dad's death, changes to family dynamics and structure, changing roles, dog's death, priorities, living life with a pandemic, homeschooling Zoey, preparing for Zoey to off to college, anticipation of how my life will change with Zoey gone away to school, etc.). </p><p>It would be easy to look at all of this change and be overwhelmed, and in moments when I am going through some of these life experiences I absolutely am (terrified actually!!) but when it comes down to it, I feel that I have grown so much due to every single moment of struggle and worry. Every single one of these experiences surrounding change has required me to be open or to close up and retreat. Working at remaining open has been the route that I've been actively pursuing as it's the one thing that helps me get through to the other side of whatever it is that I'm going through. More often than not, there is something so beautiful waiting for me on the other side. </p><p>My hope is that moving forward, I am able to stay this course and trust and have faith that I will be able to get through any and all changes that may be ahead. Sometimes simply manifesting the belief that all will be well is what can make it so. This reflection is hopefully serving that purpose! </p><p><span style="color: #33475b; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” -Socrates</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9F_dIMoMZkuXl8Z9HhUU0-coXSNghEvRP4giMimIFBteu3aKqQxNIcvNUy5MUyz-e73U1W1jf2RTjnvcdbOPErlLknaphU4he3pDO7L9lXQJXYBmkvFcAdCxOC0Rlt6dqrvQ9AeYQQVbw3K9A59xBZeENkgnkR4f2WzqSCgUp1p3zch8TkIw/s720/20220710_094819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="720" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9F_dIMoMZkuXl8Z9HhUU0-coXSNghEvRP4giMimIFBteu3aKqQxNIcvNUy5MUyz-e73U1W1jf2RTjnvcdbOPErlLknaphU4he3pDO7L9lXQJXYBmkvFcAdCxOC0Rlt6dqrvQ9AeYQQVbw3K9A59xBZeENkgnkR4f2WzqSCgUp1p3zch8TkIw/w640-h630/20220710_094819.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-62076078266106727812022-02-13T06:00:00.001-06:002022-02-13T06:00:00.243-06:00Scrapbook Layout | February 2022 Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVktGfahkXJpY01MdS60TJxF2ZlpF3AUV09Hse1ZA1YcHnPCQcBFxRdK0ayTu0A5Pc8F5c3-ngb6nMzCMmSOI7Yj92fx_qt6xi-E0ZHi0OCvLvgEzkx8SV02mm8JXqmBoa8lf5JmVW75lEVxiqyS-ApBYKcPB_besZwQJ-NLkhx5nAZAeifd0=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVktGfahkXJpY01MdS60TJxF2ZlpF3AUV09Hse1ZA1YcHnPCQcBFxRdK0ayTu0A5Pc8F5c3-ngb6nMzCMmSOI7Yj92fx_qt6xi-E0ZHi0OCvLvgEzkx8SV02mm8JXqmBoa8lf5JmVW75lEVxiqyS-ApBYKcPB_besZwQJ-NLkhx5nAZAeifd0=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My final layout share using this month's <b><a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/buy-kit/" target="_blank">Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook</a></b>! I have had so much fun creating projects with this kit! It was truly an amazing way to start off my design team journey with MCS that's for sure. I knew that I wanted to use this splattered artsy patterned paper for a page and this one came together quite nicely just featuring one photo and then adding die-cuts and other ephemera around it. <span><a name='more'></a></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3YschReaJu0HNSd2WM1a-Mnj0Pq_7kqkqh6QNLpqfmIhHyplFBeM3RE4Dsw9d6pZYS7KvI9gd_fXUqCRM4C7pf0A6rIXfGAPmILG_97JTEk4BC8Ct8RWzQkte-1JgK-HBzSNJtim33a7Haf3HHIGqnV6lm6blwSu20C6XTS238K3sz207i64=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3YschReaJu0HNSd2WM1a-Mnj0Pq_7kqkqh6QNLpqfmIhHyplFBeM3RE4Dsw9d6pZYS7KvI9gd_fXUqCRM4C7pf0A6rIXfGAPmILG_97JTEk4BC8Ct8RWzQkte-1JgK-HBzSNJtim33a7Haf3HHIGqnV6lm6blwSu20C6XTS238K3sz207i64=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love how the designs on the patterned paper make it look as though I had some fun with paint and watercolors! I printed my journaling on to vellum paper using a typewriter font from Microsoft Word and adhered it to the background paper making it look as though I typed right on to the 12x12 sheet of paper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAtvcAqp-TPY4b34TgWTm_hS5GgMu7ee_STchgJNhi_EWUYFc6jnPkac3gdai_uA3vbzIgcqz0tdzmXU7lW9r-dwizzTkpjijDHfkkYBBtbwPtZX7u2Bzkgyq7GzXnc2nlpzbwViy3i6MW9W3lLjEEgTY9PaBssUiKCRtP-6uBiACC9FBzhuo=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAtvcAqp-TPY4b34TgWTm_hS5GgMu7ee_STchgJNhi_EWUYFc6jnPkac3gdai_uA3vbzIgcqz0tdzmXU7lW9r-dwizzTkpjijDHfkkYBBtbwPtZX7u2Bzkgyq7GzXnc2nlpzbwViy3i6MW9W3lLjEEgTY9PaBssUiKCRtP-6uBiACC9FBzhuo=s16000" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are so many pretty elements included in this month's <b><a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/buy-kit/" target="_blank">Main Kit</a></b>! Like the vellum die-cuts with touches of gold, the puffy phrase/elements stickers, etc. So amazing!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo8Bc-nmPdZGLs8zA2mbRFBFYWzORAi_phV5UuRw_U9z2EUtevfn1MJ86mwjZXQlN6IGkCVZ4abM0qOI7X1Dw3OKD3El9VFcQaaXMtNJPX4zb5L1eumocvvNJ7qlavKHn19-jMarAUwXvR4iVAaM2Kmwf-I_NxuXDVCyPWein7tP7mkE6zQek=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo8Bc-nmPdZGLs8zA2mbRFBFYWzORAi_phV5UuRw_U9z2EUtevfn1MJ86mwjZXQlN6IGkCVZ4abM0qOI7X1Dw3OKD3El9VFcQaaXMtNJPX4zb5L1eumocvvNJ7qlavKHn19-jMarAUwXvR4iVAaM2Kmwf-I_NxuXDVCyPWein7tP7mkE6zQek=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFI51Rrt2q1XjJU7hqy3nTU1mklTUm0YwyJJmPIRWCjwBeSipMcsDSA3nI4xmUvrnoDoO6MIx3bd3jS0irLhMUZsWxsSbu0I2bqNbeqyyAs0oMnDkxWIoyaALGMvAWybPP4jhsHyx65eP6akFWKPlBD_sK_5mc2taHi2saJwEwRFEgPBzNDE4=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFI51Rrt2q1XjJU7hqy3nTU1mklTUm0YwyJJmPIRWCjwBeSipMcsDSA3nI4xmUvrnoDoO6MIx3bd3jS0irLhMUZsWxsSbu0I2bqNbeqyyAs0oMnDkxWIoyaALGMvAWybPP4jhsHyx65eP6akFWKPlBD_sK_5mc2taHi2saJwEwRFEgPBzNDE4=s16000" /></a></div><br />Thanks so very much for checking in on the blog this week to see my February projects! I had so much fun creating them and I hope they have left you feeling somewhat inspired to create. To check out all of the monthly kits that are currently available at <b><a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/buy-kit/" target="_blank">My Creative Scrapbook</a></b> visit their website <b><a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/buy-kit/" target="_blank">here</a></b>. <div><br /></div><div>Have a beautiful day!</div><div><br /></div><div>XO,</div><div>Jen</div><div><br /><br /><p></p></div>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-62276400414356598112022-02-12T06:00:00.001-06:002022-02-12T06:00:00.237-06:00Scrapbook Layout | February 2022 Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin7HSFtnd9YJWetDKA7gvuBAU0KTkYMK254WXaDsiHBT0OEK4W53CzH-vFHL0rtJNIvNOlh03lH8zoCWNP1c6BXPbAMFMq82EMtkj4T4KKZE0waPxaiRYIlwKD792MFW_TzI10dDLl786iwdoaKeC1dWzj7ttyDMrL1bcmYNUNs06QA9tIFxI=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin7HSFtnd9YJWetDKA7gvuBAU0KTkYMK254WXaDsiHBT0OEK4W53CzH-vFHL0rtJNIvNOlh03lH8zoCWNP1c6BXPbAMFMq82EMtkj4T4KKZE0waPxaiRYIlwKD792MFW_TzI10dDLl786iwdoaKeC1dWzj7ttyDMrL1bcmYNUNs06QA9tIFxI=s16000" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Good morning creative friends! This morning I'm sharing with you a layout that I actually created a process video for...something that I'm really not all that good at yet but that I'm determined to get better at this year. It's one of my personal goals, so if you want to take a peek at where I'm at right now go ahead and scroll down to the bottom of this post. Just remember...I'm still learning so please be kind! <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6Y8KM8ckYNtGeIEO9QJI-5flT2o4xQ0d2ykd6LZTfvFXnapr-GPX3KzlA3lPXA47BAy3MPouf_WTt5d_2jsogYq_SRM-bFtyOpYNtehdkQGK9iIFy_CFzkGlQSODh0phxSBU1dhqNR23iNZWxdN0S2FWMg0tgQdfa5irjqXn14WxeY60crJU=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6Y8KM8ckYNtGeIEO9QJI-5flT2o4xQ0d2ykd6LZTfvFXnapr-GPX3KzlA3lPXA47BAy3MPouf_WTt5d_2jsogYq_SRM-bFtyOpYNtehdkQGK9iIFy_CFzkGlQSODh0phxSBU1dhqNR23iNZWxdN0S2FWMg0tgQdfa5irjqXn14WxeY60crJU=s16000" /></a></div><p>This was a really quick layout to put together. Using the <b><a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/buy-kit/" target="_blank">February Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook</a></b>, I took the patterned paper featuring blooms, ferns and foliage and tore a strip of it so that it looked somewhat even proportionally speaking. After adhering it to the top of another more simple pattern of patterned paper I used the torn edge of my paper to place embellishments. In this case I added die-cuts, a chipboard sticker and my title-work. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNvr3SDC64uKW2P2FuOlHxXGmYG_TQpWvASb44kpfvyZkFW5T6VazbdUgZq-YvLbObyBED7q7CnBK8ztzK2-DSMT7wGwhSqxHNPNNnxiibofjKHRZXStRwnnYvBw_b_R_hrAL7MeTc8nlfmA_FfzaPts5E2FWq_5_gH-JlFgEPGOmkDzb-a8g=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNvr3SDC64uKW2P2FuOlHxXGmYG_TQpWvASb44kpfvyZkFW5T6VazbdUgZq-YvLbObyBED7q7CnBK8ztzK2-DSMT7wGwhSqxHNPNNnxiibofjKHRZXStRwnnYvBw_b_R_hrAL7MeTc8nlfmA_FfzaPts5E2FWq_5_gH-JlFgEPGOmkDzb-a8g=s16000" /></a></div><p>I added more die-cuts and embellishments around my single photo, added journaling and called it done!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTRg_AkJbArPDecgAnZx4zQJdaKiD53ntgftwbBzhm07NoquFQoNF2T_hVVBWVRQfJfWXMB7qttfQRYIcrmXToFhgEDgTo11P7MJecvgZyZ-SNLFk1Zcu6EO1XhqeFAXGV0ZElYd4D492naq3fXS3dx0kfHzHt3MEWCjV0qilyJH7Ra-Cxej4=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTRg_AkJbArPDecgAnZx4zQJdaKiD53ntgftwbBzhm07NoquFQoNF2T_hVVBWVRQfJfWXMB7qttfQRYIcrmXToFhgEDgTo11P7MJecvgZyZ-SNLFk1Zcu6EO1XhqeFAXGV0ZElYd4D492naq3fXS3dx0kfHzHt3MEWCjV0qilyJH7Ra-Cxej4=s16000" /></a></div><br />Here's my video...again, please be kind! I hope to only get better at this! :)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="346" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yiKY1BHOiNI" width="480" youtube-src-id="yiKY1BHOiNI"></iframe></div><br /><div>Thanks so much for visiting and for your support...it really means the world to me!</div><div><br /></div><div>XO,</div><div>Jen</div>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-53405460026564450492022-02-11T06:00:00.001-06:002022-02-11T06:00:00.285-06:00Scrapbook Layout | February 2022 Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTsF-LvFFZlES2_ZCo8Id4zALZjc7UnN0awotLE52DanRwo8mUENlrki5Xd7an71IqryepPWZZ-79U0rHoVI7UIFSEvUBBzhTJZ0vHvwcn2vkr4YzENnD2fOcMgSby0hSL-HLoIocMQuh0LAMWwZX6KGvpxg6hhtQXOJ_ylWqYN5MidKvvKU8=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTsF-LvFFZlES2_ZCo8Id4zALZjc7UnN0awotLE52DanRwo8mUENlrki5Xd7an71IqryepPWZZ-79U0rHoVI7UIFSEvUBBzhTJZ0vHvwcn2vkr4YzENnD2fOcMgSby0hSL-HLoIocMQuh0LAMWwZX6KGvpxg6hhtQXOJ_ylWqYN5MidKvvKU8=w640-h638" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happiness is...scrapbooking!! Haha! Pretty much accurate though for me though. That and spending time outdoors with family and friends. For this layout using this month's <a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/buy-kit/" target="_blank"><b>Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook</b></a> I created a grid layout featuring some of the 2x3 cards that were on a sheet of patterned paper from the kit and mixed in photos to the grid as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwG2l662L2NFBn6SLOuHoO-7J77gkJo-S_gRDm8BqYEUV90K8jh11gZ7usHw4IBPFGr4hmrv4U2I2HJufVevETI-luQ1s0nJ09JEbnL00b9RXF_0KpA30_fRmGt2D0RlOu0Y7tIfYtfnVj3ILvLR5w6WkKJK0zm6IBRd2j-YlmuKj1HqH7Zxw=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwG2l662L2NFBn6SLOuHoO-7J77gkJo-S_gRDm8BqYEUV90K8jh11gZ7usHw4IBPFGr4hmrv4U2I2HJufVevETI-luQ1s0nJ09JEbnL00b9RXF_0KpA30_fRmGt2D0RlOu0Y7tIfYtfnVj3ILvLR5w6WkKJK0zm6IBRd2j-YlmuKj1HqH7Zxw=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we first got Bowie last summer we had so much fun taking him exploring and hiking. I'm thankful that I snapped a few pictures from this hike as the photos are perfect for these papers don't you agree?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjxYTnnQacrK_C9LRgayMm9KmPadfX6W0eWs1evjpwLnCJzOIrnVA7nlpLxvVXTCgv_8_BQD6ci5fFqtEz7kvhYjXNRAJfudhtFXH0v8qykddMRp5caTlKxEzwrooI0jzChZVVw2tkaXNRFtFrfz2aU2qiV36nhALkYUublTpD55Yq7ObvZnU=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjxYTnnQacrK_C9LRgayMm9KmPadfX6W0eWs1evjpwLnCJzOIrnVA7nlpLxvVXTCgv_8_BQD6ci5fFqtEz7kvhYjXNRAJfudhtFXH0v8qykddMRp5caTlKxEzwrooI0jzChZVVw2tkaXNRFtFrfz2aU2qiV36nhALkYUublTpD55Yq7ObvZnU=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p>For this layout the photos pretty much tell the blissful happiness that we were feeling on this day so I kept my journaling short and sweet. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj27V159aCd-rktZEFdenvtTv6F-Klu_iUOE1ozSCsoNHQRbs-clZ9XRF5wF4aAyZKa0vR-WwA-dmDqIpbPVqG-2nkSj1EG561JH8c74baq30NWKmJXoTBo_j_Ed_4xoKf30DqUw51rJGlQNinUAtCeQCzWEEgEg3Ervt19CUSxSBqk1qUqShU=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj27V159aCd-rktZEFdenvtTv6F-Klu_iUOE1ozSCsoNHQRbs-clZ9XRF5wF4aAyZKa0vR-WwA-dmDqIpbPVqG-2nkSj1EG561JH8c74baq30NWKmJXoTBo_j_Ed_4xoKf30DqUw51rJGlQNinUAtCeQCzWEEgEg3Ervt19CUSxSBqk1qUqShU=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br />I've created six layouts so far using this month's kit!! Six...and I still have lots of goodness left over to create with and/or add to my scrappy stash. Visit <a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/buy-kit/" target="_blank"><b>My Creative Scrapbook</b></a> today to look over what kits are being offered this month and get creating! <p></p><p>Thanks so much for stopping by!</p><p>XO,</p><p>Jen<br /><br /></p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-82956233820967576932022-02-10T06:00:00.001-06:002022-02-10T06:00:00.384-06:00Scrapbook Layout | February 2022 Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGwJRmWMrNyIefU4FtaU41H3GZilEXFFjgSsPWmJhIWA7fW0vjjEEw87VXG0dDHZKlfd-1p7rvltfxwDdaGuyaPHQRSTiIHffYduhQHThD6a0ppWlELk5zyyNoJ56N-NzG4HfaBO3H0sHtlQdzROIpPMZ172SbUYKCW1ZQ-zjgZCr0W_k9uVM=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGwJRmWMrNyIefU4FtaU41H3GZilEXFFjgSsPWmJhIWA7fW0vjjEEw87VXG0dDHZKlfd-1p7rvltfxwDdaGuyaPHQRSTiIHffYduhQHThD6a0ppWlELk5zyyNoJ56N-NzG4HfaBO3H0sHtlQdzROIpPMZ172SbUYKCW1ZQ-zjgZCr0W_k9uVM=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> For this layout using the <a href="included in the kit" target="_blank"><b>February Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook </b></a>I decided to focus on the idea of thought that I'm discovering now more than ever, that having a daily routine is so incredibly important for my mental health and mood in general. If I don't have a plan...things don't pan (out!). <span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ9of5A5PXb860bSmPLGPlmYuUYaObE3F5shnH-neObmoSvjHo1gU3Dj2NZTWAMpPcA0j8Q0dxRYEaxUu1vT93MYURArKEIfAjIR_0HBcwTRuBeZuSSmdN2bZccXG2q7YOw-P16WJ8ZB_OiggZ4FkN3RNQATSdnycqq11RTwDm3rIywLI2N9c=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ9of5A5PXb860bSmPLGPlmYuUYaObE3F5shnH-neObmoSvjHo1gU3Dj2NZTWAMpPcA0j8Q0dxRYEaxUu1vT93MYURArKEIfAjIR_0HBcwTRuBeZuSSmdN2bZccXG2q7YOw-P16WJ8ZB_OiggZ4FkN3RNQATSdnycqq11RTwDm3rIywLI2N9c=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p>I love how with this month's kit you can truly get so many different looks with your projects. This layout for instance is so bright and colorful, kind of trendy and has a definite graphic feel...so many of my other layouts are more nature inspired. It's so fun when a kit is versatile in this way. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEWkBfpCLPzNIosvuivTpwADUiUfjm9PBaTXxnE3JjdDwowmrLWDyvjVwBsGjHmSGtb6UAEf09p603_jLcmMtrPZGbEbgCm9BUIm7GxFOpMJViXuID-l8wf3vo3R2K1YbDGBoI-g38Q1bhdcxVza8JNNKmzVEGoo0ZT8gz2Jy49PkycRvTgNI=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEWkBfpCLPzNIosvuivTpwADUiUfjm9PBaTXxnE3JjdDwowmrLWDyvjVwBsGjHmSGtb6UAEf09p603_jLcmMtrPZGbEbgCm9BUIm7GxFOpMJViXuID-l8wf3vo3R2K1YbDGBoI-g38Q1bhdcxVza8JNNKmzVEGoo0ZT8gz2Jy49PkycRvTgNI=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p>You can check out what the other My Creative Scrapbook designers came up using this month's kit by visiting the gallery <b><a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/design-team-gallery/" target="_blank">here</a></b>. Everyone is so talented and what they created for this month just blows me away! </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7ST3nU4bU9TdBW4wcDH_1Rix4jDfKr1UTbz-bbSw8IXUTjQG0pMnu8BG8UsmjiSsoSw0Ukeu8osK1zrjoU6cR6-PwSCzc6UnPXIQ9Fmlm7PqSS_5nyuZlaPr7mOcQY3BDgn_vbk-53CLSu1oS34gyoVJ2HztE0aql6HE9aOmawW12EqmeBqs=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7ST3nU4bU9TdBW4wcDH_1Rix4jDfKr1UTbz-bbSw8IXUTjQG0pMnu8BG8UsmjiSsoSw0Ukeu8osK1zrjoU6cR6-PwSCzc6UnPXIQ9Fmlm7PqSS_5nyuZlaPr7mOcQY3BDgn_vbk-53CLSu1oS34gyoVJ2HztE0aql6HE9aOmawW12EqmeBqs=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p>For my journaling on this page I decided to simply print and cut. A super fun and easy way to add journaling to your page. If you don't have a printer, you can totally hand write your journaling and cut it into strips too. You will get a very similar look with the personal touch of you own handwriting on your layout for years to come! </p><p>I also had fun adding little bits (chipboard stickers, puffy stickers, etc.) to the insides of some of the circles. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikZNh2B6w5I-XWFHBloFV1R2NyugWh2QCLhe98PElQTS3VOq1OHbUGGDbBlJKJGWJFw_gaaCG2NzglSl-9VdwHDv7gisaqVcWiHuzUmcGVcVwFskj18AKU2RhPsgJdvSHPzxIIOZ-lMyc3JeF5Eq6xG4SnK2OioZayXB3yQrvYw0Xhc38-C2Y=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikZNh2B6w5I-XWFHBloFV1R2NyugWh2QCLhe98PElQTS3VOq1OHbUGGDbBlJKJGWJFw_gaaCG2NzglSl-9VdwHDv7gisaqVcWiHuzUmcGVcVwFskj18AKU2RhPsgJdvSHPzxIIOZ-lMyc3JeF5Eq6xG4SnK2OioZayXB3yQrvYw0Xhc38-C2Y=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhfmEF6pdXcowbb0D1Y-ottxCiIM3ZksFoCZ1crK7Kd0KSPZEfU3FhWtQjai8DuVfMrYcQL_mNE6p9tFLsVOXCGaMuP_Py6r1Df-YGA-iFrQehxzLKk0Y3336VL6K9nAVtWYBZHgOK4NgcAPS5yWUHKsFhcbaBD0dp-QIRTa91WoC33pO0DeM=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhfmEF6pdXcowbb0D1Y-ottxCiIM3ZksFoCZ1crK7Kd0KSPZEfU3FhWtQjai8DuVfMrYcQL_mNE6p9tFLsVOXCGaMuP_Py6r1Df-YGA-iFrQehxzLKk0Y3336VL6K9nAVtWYBZHgOK4NgcAPS5yWUHKsFhcbaBD0dp-QIRTa91WoC33pO0DeM=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br />I hope my projects are helping you find some inspiration for your own creative projects! Let me know in the comments if you end up creating with the <b><a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/buy-kit/" target="_blank">Main Kit</a></b> this month. I'd love to see what you create! <p></p><p>XO,</p><p>Jen</p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-60523186904561431462022-02-09T16:03:00.005-06:002022-02-09T16:03:28.627-06:00Scrapbook Layout | February 2022 Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVFYZWIqDvtJVKuLRsoZHCxgyfHCWFslN-twGYnmwuz1AYm6AZNAd6iOaY65Yuje2IvtHXR3BzXvjDE1e5nqLE2PWindavlHO3ExhdexSVXFFjbL791Ha0jptNEfZ-HWQHAdvnCGIgS7x0hf8OK1EguzL3bZGvlmYl6cGesmZ9nVNFXlZip_0=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVFYZWIqDvtJVKuLRsoZHCxgyfHCWFslN-twGYnmwuz1AYm6AZNAd6iOaY65Yuje2IvtHXR3BzXvjDE1e5nqLE2PWindavlHO3ExhdexSVXFFjbL791Ha0jptNEfZ-HWQHAdvnCGIgS7x0hf8OK1EguzL3bZGvlmYl6cGesmZ9nVNFXlZip_0=s16000" /></a></div><p>Hello friends! Sharing another layout here today using the beautiful February Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook. This layout is a pretty simple one. I wanted to use this patterned paper and make sure that things didn't get "too busy" so I decided to keep my photos on the smaller side and added them to the white space on the patterned paper so I was sure to keep things pleasing to the eye. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>I printed my journaling in a block of text on vellum paper and added it to the space just below my photos (again, utilizing the white space on my page. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIltwftJBT6QHkXzXvMpYKg_LwM6WRcOkwMg40iCTKT8r3UtACqD-yheT2vPq0dm4ycWjZ4nOgRHJ4gPGFqyA5FRlXCtp71gK1Rx1GGPRjYXXmwi6Lq0LpSWDheVFQjwSJwBxQkW-miynXnkvX4EEa8mUt8KSleUPH9ApcZClZNFlNzyjb2vo=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIltwftJBT6QHkXzXvMpYKg_LwM6WRcOkwMg40iCTKT8r3UtACqD-yheT2vPq0dm4ycWjZ4nOgRHJ4gPGFqyA5FRlXCtp71gK1Rx1GGPRjYXXmwi6Lq0LpSWDheVFQjwSJwBxQkW-miynXnkvX4EEa8mUt8KSleUPH9ApcZClZNFlNzyjb2vo=s16000" /></a></div><p>I found that simply adding some of the die-cuts included in the kit (popped up with some foam adhesive of course!) was just enough to finish off this layout. </p><p>Check out these beautiful floral designs! </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQn_F1lNxicAqNIZ3izSxKFigPRwEmuLAfxw57yNRI2QWYGtNNxAhMvQkyF3n9V8BrqCWSo-j-TEGfgYnZkq5NWDBlourIA8S8GdOVFY0UeVtPUSroJyDep0taOgOwHcQWnr0AAm35UpdBXEZoxLZMjxlFnWpktoqeQ_SIKcHww0AuMZAbDlw=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQn_F1lNxicAqNIZ3izSxKFigPRwEmuLAfxw57yNRI2QWYGtNNxAhMvQkyF3n9V8BrqCWSo-j-TEGfgYnZkq5NWDBlourIA8S8GdOVFY0UeVtPUSroJyDep0taOgOwHcQWnr0AAm35UpdBXEZoxLZMjxlFnWpktoqeQ_SIKcHww0AuMZAbDlw=s16000" /></a></div><p>The Main Kit is filled with patterned papers, die-cuts, vellum ephemera and journaling tags, puffy phrase stickers, chipboard stickers and more. To check out all of this month's kit offerings visit <a href="included in the kit" target="_blank"><b>My Creative Scrapbook</b></a>. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfBf90vuQXf_IZHv5mzmVhjTkZm5PPnjF4aF7tbschmJbrjaOuyp_Ke5XT-r_r9tnnYUF2dgdOSvewSo40KhHloIY8zivR7WfJ62v_ScsiE2LFbtXtkKjGzJfJgsoAGaMMhXL400DlfI05Ck5byBAfX-8ox3qzUcDlGQF7vHIiAkHQ6lswDjE=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfBf90vuQXf_IZHv5mzmVhjTkZm5PPnjF4aF7tbschmJbrjaOuyp_Ke5XT-r_r9tnnYUF2dgdOSvewSo40KhHloIY8zivR7WfJ62v_ScsiE2LFbtXtkKjGzJfJgsoAGaMMhXL400DlfI05Ck5byBAfX-8ox3qzUcDlGQF7vHIiAkHQ6lswDjE=s16000" /></a></div><p>I found that creating beautiful scrapbook layouts this month was an absolute breeze using this month's kit! I love it when it feels like everything just creates itself! I was definitely feeling the creative groove. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMuVPe4538IB2Nkz-aa1A-l65e4WZt16NtGaQyGGQUK_6uIZl0TD5FQP--c30yuMr0M3uedYBAHdWPwBk08aY-TdezuAdPK7LaULu_hyAnWt9Ln99RDY7uMIdwAUcUlb2MiqQQrkzYPIkKhKIQR8aRBwVcrHwfrK486p7EpavOcZhyYGK-A7w=s599" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMuVPe4538IB2Nkz-aa1A-l65e4WZt16NtGaQyGGQUK_6uIZl0TD5FQP--c30yuMr0M3uedYBAHdWPwBk08aY-TdezuAdPK7LaULu_hyAnWt9Ln99RDY7uMIdwAUcUlb2MiqQQrkzYPIkKhKIQR8aRBwVcrHwfrK486p7EpavOcZhyYGK-A7w=s16000" /></a></div><br /> Thanks so very much for stopping by! <p></p><p>XO,</p><p>Jen</p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-39881274163623439102022-02-07T08:00:00.001-06:002022-02-07T08:00:00.183-06:00Scrapbook Layout | February Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8WlCHEIsvX22CikkNYJfBTrOHhupijoowW1UJbXtCICIravbIldN4F57bnaHm__nsE598C62F3-d9mwdM5dtsf7oIhZpkVRSnKOQUx31dyJ-GIP-cuJ_GNbOdTj_Aqh1BuxG7CcyiIAH41LoYKYKAA4-U8fBfP9n-KuE09aFTDkHlJzBrVfc=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8WlCHEIsvX22CikkNYJfBTrOHhupijoowW1UJbXtCICIravbIldN4F57bnaHm__nsE598C62F3-d9mwdM5dtsf7oIhZpkVRSnKOQUx31dyJ-GIP-cuJ_GNbOdTj_Aqh1BuxG7CcyiIAH41LoYKYKAA4-U8fBfP9n-KuE09aFTDkHlJzBrVfc=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Good morning friends! I'm sharing a layout that I put together using the <a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/buy-kit/" target="_blank"><b>February 2022 Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook</b></a> with you here today. I had fun with a bit of paper tearing on this page as you can see along the bottom of the page. I used the torn edge as a spot for adding some additional die-cut flowers that I popped up using a bit of foam adhesive. <span><a name='more'></a></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilGBP38Oh2y43jE4tYuYix2XiHfABwfjNK8J3y28Bi783NvYPUGmMR5GvcFDLY00VopBzFiXjexfvWm6_Rq1RzZ3K7v979KUKZykAvkjGvknfRP8mNMBP5IzFxykHhkx3B0rEbNOPoFF0PvR5-eULKscVhwZGmhBeY5-6Ap92qGhAOQ3HPD2g=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilGBP38Oh2y43jE4tYuYix2XiHfABwfjNK8J3y28Bi783NvYPUGmMR5GvcFDLY00VopBzFiXjexfvWm6_Rq1RzZ3K7v979KUKZykAvkjGvknfRP8mNMBP5IzFxykHhkx3B0rEbNOPoFF0PvR5-eULKscVhwZGmhBeY5-6Ap92qGhAOQ3HPD2g=s16000" /></a></div><p>I actually re-visited this idea on another layout that I created this month except I flipped the design on that one (I'll be sharing that layout in a different post). </p><p>Gosh the artwork in this collection is just so amazing don't you think? </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_1JKqffJ0x0448GZZRP6i3TbAy2HNWW-H1Cbbb-_EkUjxhVL9zhIURzpV2GRrBsso7Y5aCv1gN4hS0d1DLcwCB6URE1y6TKbBwRPhuLZhSaUBPplAH1gQUQ-AcUrmM7gd7IEC4Nv8rbuDQhuciPePT9c4HeC7emjcast_yqeu37RKMoPyljY=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_1JKqffJ0x0448GZZRP6i3TbAy2HNWW-H1Cbbb-_EkUjxhVL9zhIURzpV2GRrBsso7Y5aCv1gN4hS0d1DLcwCB6URE1y6TKbBwRPhuLZhSaUBPplAH1gQUQ-AcUrmM7gd7IEC4Nv8rbuDQhuciPePT9c4HeC7emjcast_yqeu37RKMoPyljY=s16000" /></a></div><p>Any my sweet little peanut...wherever has the time gone? I love scrapbooking for the reminiscing sometimes I have to admit! </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTtFwiFVQiWsxbEBb5AJ-tAI5_6pmZMi141fmkyrPx3dI7WH16bO3_MzlvoGZOTfxzyR48x-3vdiALAMxxypI6bmTTQcFr1Ci61fC3en26nlHwov0Ey3Cho7pXnjJpPSjkiCKKhNqsw4iukB8cyi4nQwrRdB4dyDMQc7-3X06v_F3TRV-e8js=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTtFwiFVQiWsxbEBb5AJ-tAI5_6pmZMi141fmkyrPx3dI7WH16bO3_MzlvoGZOTfxzyR48x-3vdiALAMxxypI6bmTTQcFr1Ci61fC3en26nlHwov0Ey3Cho7pXnjJpPSjkiCKKhNqsw4iukB8cyi4nQwrRdB4dyDMQc7-3X06v_F3TRV-e8js=s16000" /></a></div><p>This month's <a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/buy-kit/" target="_blank"><b>Main Kit</b></a> is packed with goodness...there are so many beautiful coordinated patterned papers, chipboard stickers, puffy phrase stickers, so many die-cuts (including some that are gold foiled and vellum!). You don't want to miss out on this kit so visit <a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/" target="_blank"><b>My Creative Scrapbook</b></a> today to snag yours before they're gone! </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgePZm8tnjoGaVLtVzuipPHvEsvSjPlDtab_oyxJfaw41Y7RzUtdWCRZrBgmQ27Yl4PCU_msCuW0NgssOAE42kTdwhlqVu99p3lWuwXen-5oNiht2P8MmtuCUAE8bYSvKTJumSO-4RgC3bWbzBcRMy1mDjn8_1JP7Ik4GCbCaJkPLb6io8Ur7o=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgePZm8tnjoGaVLtVzuipPHvEsvSjPlDtab_oyxJfaw41Y7RzUtdWCRZrBgmQ27Yl4PCU_msCuW0NgssOAE42kTdwhlqVu99p3lWuwXen-5oNiht2P8MmtuCUAE8bYSvKTJumSO-4RgC3bWbzBcRMy1mDjn8_1JP7Ik4GCbCaJkPLb6io8Ur7o=s16000" /></a></div><br />Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be sharing the rest of my projects created using the <a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/buy-kit/" target="_blank"><b>February 2022 Main Kit</b></a> the rest of the week here on the blog so visit again!<p></p><p>XO,</p><p>Jen</p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-65668177775223917552022-02-07T06:00:00.001-06:002022-02-07T06:00:00.196-06:00Excited to Share! | Pear Tree Treasures Design Team <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj27ZlTT2JbOaNYdlha5HFLb3PQsUqOLgdeGPf_ojOtGwxvB2bXnsrTFUa2gLpnwYHiaYZ4lTM89WAKfaeiL3kMX4agVk9PPKOC3tat80RET86M6JdBN6qZHwTS9DSanNAUihxasMjYU_Vv9PrW7hG-AidaGVwzRnT2J9Csbpj5FvA6QX-PXms=s1022" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1022" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj27ZlTT2JbOaNYdlha5HFLb3PQsUqOLgdeGPf_ojOtGwxvB2bXnsrTFUa2gLpnwYHiaYZ4lTM89WAKfaeiL3kMX4agVk9PPKOC3tat80RET86M6JdBN6qZHwTS9DSanNAUihxasMjYU_Vv9PrW7hG-AidaGVwzRnT2J9Csbpj5FvA6QX-PXms=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Sharing a bit of scrappy news with you today! I'm so excited to share that I've been invited to join the Pear Tree Treasures Design Team for 2022! I'm honored to have the opportunity to work with these talented ladies and to start creating once I get my first box of design team goodies. Pear Tree Treasures is a brick and mortar scrapbook store in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada) and they also sell their items online at <a href="https://shop.peartreetreasures.ca/" target="_blank"><b>Pear Tree Treasures</b></a>. I'm looking forward to creating projects that will hopefully inspire others using products found at Pear Tree Treasures! If you're on Facebook be sure to join the group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/654754418773045" target="_blank"><b>The Treasure Trove</b></a> for creative inspiration, tutorials, tips & tricks and more! </p><p>Wishing you the most creative day! Thank you so much for stopping by. </p><p>XO,</p><p>Jen</p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-60075974580118407092022-02-06T19:36:00.007-06:002022-02-06T19:41:04.224-06:00My Creative Scrapbook February 2022 Kit Reveal! <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAR3ALJZjys4c9l3BzqRdMdjbxH-7jtUOOCA_-vzimFRdYtC9vjxe8_yIaU_fszwP6YoZk6tVGX0zhiAACLQDwFItlVPVOgiHIkeqFko4Js86o0i2DiwvBVlvRaFngvaHGOCBfkNijZA5sAkJOoNza-tGVt-pnS2PrICiwl9waPSz8H83C2O4=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAR3ALJZjys4c9l3BzqRdMdjbxH-7jtUOOCA_-vzimFRdYtC9vjxe8_yIaU_fszwP6YoZk6tVGX0zhiAACLQDwFItlVPVOgiHIkeqFko4Js86o0i2DiwvBVlvRaFngvaHGOCBfkNijZA5sAkJOoNza-tGVt-pnS2PrICiwl9waPSz8H83C2O4=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello crafty friends! I'm so excited to share with you the first kit that I got to create with for <a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/" target="_blank"><b>My Creative Scrapbook</b></a>! This is the February 2022 Main Kit that's available and as you can see it's filled to the brim with so much amazing goodness! Patterned papers, chipboard stickers, puffy phrase stickers, die-cuts and more....I am in love with this kit! To pick one up for yourself visit <a href="https://mycreativescrapbook.com/buy-kit/" target="_blank"><b>My Creative Scrapbook</b></a>. While you're there you can check out the other monthly kits that they offer. There is just so much good stuff!! I will be posting my layouts here on the blog using this kit this week! I can't wait to share them with you because they are truly some of my favorites. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">XO,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-26756833363085542462022-02-01T14:06:00.002-06:002022-02-01T14:06:24.693-06:00Simple Stories "Sending Hugs" Card Kit<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjq1eQ2sJvsNbwilSoGtgcXukWu1XpM-SIeH76XHlcYG_HRdPnJvmyQDPTPj-mwByV1VdWQln1s-HY2Ffe8DG441H430owyi0FASLpIV17x7D8_V71MQdlV98rXrbqWyv5AsUvLy2Z0suEKX_FQLK99wgBl6d-5swBX9cN8jhAKAVzKkDcxIs=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjq1eQ2sJvsNbwilSoGtgcXukWu1XpM-SIeH76XHlcYG_HRdPnJvmyQDPTPj-mwByV1VdWQln1s-HY2Ffe8DG441H430owyi0FASLpIV17x7D8_V71MQdlV98rXrbqWyv5AsUvLy2Z0suEKX_FQLK99wgBl6d-5swBX9cN8jhAKAVzKkDcxIs=s16000" /></a></div><p>Do you create and send valentines? I used to create a whole bunch when Zoey was little and would send them with her to school for her friends and classmates but now it's just here and there that I'll make some. I usually (gasp!) will buy them to give to family and friends these days! That said, I couldn't resist playing with the "Sending Hugs" card kit from Simple Stories to put these cards together. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>There are a total of eight cards (I'll share the other four with you when we get closer to Valentine's Day) and everything in the kit is all pre-punched and ready to go, complete with detailed instructions on how to put the cards together. You can always change things up and make the cards more your own as well. I added a few epoxy stickers to one of my cards here. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjftHCPxkhYrLXqfohhgHaNy035sUZGgxMpWYDftwtrk4zZJeEFZVoSgFm1cvUKrvFT4ZyvYyldV1rpEZ9lM2OuqUx5s93ukIYYnYI2IDnQWVsvfssIXxLMZAPARpC0MJTgcAN5X38KRjXmb2UrQJcsv7ckC_IkqiSLfyICQfjFCUeR7n26NJg=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="637" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjftHCPxkhYrLXqfohhgHaNy035sUZGgxMpWYDftwtrk4zZJeEFZVoSgFm1cvUKrvFT4ZyvYyldV1rpEZ9lM2OuqUx5s93ukIYYnYI2IDnQWVsvfssIXxLMZAPARpC0MJTgcAN5X38KRjXmb2UrQJcsv7ckC_IkqiSLfyICQfjFCUeR7n26NJg=s16000" /></a></div><p>I was away from home when I put these together. That's another great thing about card kits...they are a perfect project to take with you while you're on the road! Anyways, I think that if I had been at home while putting these together I would have added a bit of sewing maching stitching to some of them just to add a bit more of a handmade touch. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU1vc7ebUAbnYYQuLlwaG1h-a4r3oHbP0NOk0TnqYMU89wIc9Lt82Pk15ra6OK1bBJB861FWLNLx8e_YvmyKY983Jh8eDs7Ac01M-hW7a4nSKfOn3PD8T96v9OjCB4RXbPuO-kDH2M2ChrhZn4vTxKAp7PzmfdqIdNELqO3m4-NG6p35Ek4YQ=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="694" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU1vc7ebUAbnYYQuLlwaG1h-a4r3oHbP0NOk0TnqYMU89wIc9Lt82Pk15ra6OK1bBJB861FWLNLx8e_YvmyKY983Jh8eDs7Ac01M-hW7a4nSKfOn3PD8T96v9OjCB4RXbPuO-kDH2M2ChrhZn4vTxKAp7PzmfdqIdNELqO3m4-NG6p35Ek4YQ=s16000" /></a></div><p>I love the artowrk on the die-cuts...isn't that record player oh so cute?!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7RWY5ZTv5KJgM_edQ4g4pmAOKRKjdGZQLJU1fOc2D3__Pu3xdtmpVI0XL8s66-2xWVUwDti6dB5sb7zf9UfWHUmTN7cOVRwX7nqrlgoYrD7lssNZjsb23yY9vp_ZgL60b7HwkQLdJznb_9ACVV5bUAmtkiE4C6F6j9QCIq6B7TBvsTSC780U=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7RWY5ZTv5KJgM_edQ4g4pmAOKRKjdGZQLJU1fOc2D3__Pu3xdtmpVI0XL8s66-2xWVUwDti6dB5sb7zf9UfWHUmTN7cOVRwX7nqrlgoYrD7lssNZjsb23yY9vp_ZgL60b7HwkQLdJznb_9ACVV5bUAmtkiE4C6F6j9QCIq6B7TBvsTSC780U=s16000" /></a></div><br />I've got some fun projects to share with you soon (as well as some fun creative news!)...until then, have fun creating! <p></p><p>XO,</p><p>Jen</p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-70975093894622585342022-01-24T06:00:00.001-06:002022-01-24T06:00:00.240-06:00Today | Good Stuff!<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibiJndMdWEMEzkVM565FN8P3npuWVH-EpaDUG6AnCKjz51t8P6r1zrLyyG4-Gv2Z4_eeiEJs6pleFSgLd4YpYLuBW32cnc2uzEaB7i5z7O6G1A9SATBOMWXaPYabX9bw1lVgY0G5c_dm1kacnsv7BpfhGPZxyEUO1fgpQ0ynPyVoGdVdRRsAs=s900" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibiJndMdWEMEzkVM565FN8P3npuWVH-EpaDUG6AnCKjz51t8P6r1zrLyyG4-Gv2Z4_eeiEJs6pleFSgLd4YpYLuBW32cnc2uzEaB7i5z7O6G1A9SATBOMWXaPYabX9bw1lVgY0G5c_dm1kacnsv7BpfhGPZxyEUO1fgpQ0ynPyVoGdVdRRsAs=s16000" /></a></p><p>I have to say using the Good Stuff! collection from Simple Stories not only was fun but it put me in a good mood haha! <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjABkXu5-rHIgC5MsYV0tARrAzafExycSNVByUL1DThiZKg84N7OnyH1WALOq2Ih2VjwcHeuITLhBKUEGK2WtSPukTB6k0o9xF00l29TcSg6oN-EFgKAX7EVSRHaKKnPWjZgpHfCeczZXALFwh-dlFspzUFA-k17p6cP2ft7Aj10mMlyQleO98=s900" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjABkXu5-rHIgC5MsYV0tARrAzafExycSNVByUL1DThiZKg84N7OnyH1WALOq2Ih2VjwcHeuITLhBKUEGK2WtSPukTB6k0o9xF00l29TcSg6oN-EFgKAX7EVSRHaKKnPWjZgpHfCeczZXALFwh-dlFspzUFA-k17p6cP2ft7Aj10mMlyQleO98=s16000" /></a></div><span><br /></span><p>The colors are so bright a cheery and the designs are just so much fun! I knew that I'd be scrapping a layout on the relief, joy, and pride that I feel about Zoey's experience applying to colleges this year. Talk about a whirlwind time! Lots of emotions and lots of big decisions to be made here yet but man, I am so proud of my daughter! </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggkPEEk1118XjpCq4wFITw2moyTOUMwPly1oi9o3bfpcjjqyN8eS9jsvWXmFolbHkoHjOv6nRUaFdXTOwuilbEuimpxb-t97RfLYKpuO7DWr_WiD6hSKB0O0ToYEjIOi6LmwowYqP0bQfe8ZZe_Ic8XgZBbl3d-svu_UbdVRV3zb2agEfd0oc=s900" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggkPEEk1118XjpCq4wFITw2moyTOUMwPly1oi9o3bfpcjjqyN8eS9jsvWXmFolbHkoHjOv6nRUaFdXTOwuilbEuimpxb-t97RfLYKpuO7DWr_WiD6hSKB0O0ToYEjIOi6LmwowYqP0bQfe8ZZe_Ic8XgZBbl3d-svu_UbdVRV3zb2agEfd0oc=s16000" /></a></div><p>These photos are form our first college visit which was right before school started. After touring the college campus we investigated the downtown a bit and we had to get pictures in front of these fun murals since we were walking right by! :) I'm super glad we did because they're perfect for documenting this time in Zoey's life. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5zakJEJVmJJH7fPqdWfyPlmi4qL8OTvp1pxxjVN-zgutoPzeNxwnGPQI28pQOM_0RQRuFj3_QgETvtpohgorMo_AS1TaBjW9AmjzOqweO8gmFUDXGiynVMY8TKFxJgetAtwnJWsghf0DYQ87c0TEJBUqJ3fa4jKugqZFwXXrzXedd7wRqZ_4=s900" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5zakJEJVmJJH7fPqdWfyPlmi4qL8OTvp1pxxjVN-zgutoPzeNxwnGPQI28pQOM_0RQRuFj3_QgETvtpohgorMo_AS1TaBjW9AmjzOqweO8gmFUDXGiynVMY8TKFxJgetAtwnJWsghf0DYQ87c0TEJBUqJ3fa4jKugqZFwXXrzXedd7wRqZ_4=s16000" /></a></div><p>I had a lot of fun using different embellishments on this layout so kept the patterned paper minimal and used white cardstock to back my photos. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7lb5Glkt3juRUOg0Wx6iRYGYsPx3hPXykVgfKKVrPvqjz1SFah1rfKRE8Wm1wB4M8Gf4Xf9hG-7RxN0j7Wy3_QoW8tTKCO1SKobuHnoGhRbC632pnSwRYrUNfM-ooXCfY6vFVX_7wHOOaXBpOQ8QkziQMwa--ZqtbtmjBGV3K6v-4FjiZ8dk=s900" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7lb5Glkt3juRUOg0Wx6iRYGYsPx3hPXykVgfKKVrPvqjz1SFah1rfKRE8Wm1wB4M8Gf4Xf9hG-7RxN0j7Wy3_QoW8tTKCO1SKobuHnoGhRbC632pnSwRYrUNfM-ooXCfY6vFVX_7wHOOaXBpOQ8QkziQMwa--ZqtbtmjBGV3K6v-4FjiZ8dk=s16000" /></a></div><p>Adding a border with some simple stitching kind of "holds" it all together. </p><p>This is such a fun collection! It's perfect for scrapbooking tween or teen pages don't you think? </p><p></p><div><br /></div><div>Thanks so much for stopping by!</div><div><br /></div><div>XO,</div><div>Jen</div>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-44346190207650883872022-01-05T20:07:00.002-06:002022-01-05T20:07:27.939-06:00Hello 2022 <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh32_mD0-OHnDMhAp74p7XMW7Eq1l-BEZ4Ag7ifTPGktEGbVIab1-zApD5IDvg8wp6uzB1DSP4sV6EcclijLaSrknRymDZesacAoqvLKjVBevy9jrJivcEj8zlv1IEkmOxcgntoOtUW180g0ktQ6ILWNt5biT8WLhjE8NfViCvN3tZQNyJQIZQ=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh32_mD0-OHnDMhAp74p7XMW7Eq1l-BEZ4Ag7ifTPGktEGbVIab1-zApD5IDvg8wp6uzB1DSP4sV6EcclijLaSrknRymDZesacAoqvLKjVBevy9jrJivcEj8zlv1IEkmOxcgntoOtUW180g0ktQ6ILWNt5biT8WLhjE8NfViCvN3tZQNyJQIZQ=s16000" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I usually do some sort of "New Year's" scrapbook layout to memorialize the start of a new year. I thought it would be fun to do one using pictures of both Zoey and I this year since (sob!) this may be the last year that she's officially home full-time before spreading her wings and starting whatever it is that her next chapter in life will be. <span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKKQ9MfUHRYCJ5l2EgITCwtbrs95jhMIMI5hX8F70gnJcwztIVXQdrKiYI6fTF3fzFbObqnE1LWpYfXDjVKhzMDvmidPfJmd2ZS_XIB9AqEw9vIMK7MiamUtTni-eD18lCi3SoqUuk3LBxRQuS9VZCKqxHejan3m4aSeCnVS0lAfbWEbMa_eM=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKKQ9MfUHRYCJ5l2EgITCwtbrs95jhMIMI5hX8F70gnJcwztIVXQdrKiYI6fTF3fzFbObqnE1LWpYfXDjVKhzMDvmidPfJmd2ZS_XIB9AqEw9vIMK7MiamUtTni-eD18lCi3SoqUuk3LBxRQuS9VZCKqxHejan3m4aSeCnVS0lAfbWEbMa_eM=s16000" /></a></div><p>The inspiration for this layout came from watching today's Wednesday LIVE with Victoria Marie Calvin on YouTube. I had fun creating along with her this afternoon and this was the result. You can see her layout and view the project video here if you like.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="312" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OHw5nf-_oFk" width="375" youtube-src-id="OHw5nf-_oFk"></iframe></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB167vOWY8xXHMsYq1osXwBDeX-LbO4fIrP9VTfCic5Dvdx0VUWw-45LfgHZxMzL1HFvp13Q2hOXbC_DLAScUFgbtjP_vD3SRE85wUGMmPuLjM9BkrK7tSlM8x4qPA-DJlFuJaFKgB6qZmFXV9YclRmnzIEdaAg_YPv0WOKrYrn8LDt8xAe9A=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB167vOWY8xXHMsYq1osXwBDeX-LbO4fIrP9VTfCic5Dvdx0VUWw-45LfgHZxMzL1HFvp13Q2hOXbC_DLAScUFgbtjP_vD3SRE85wUGMmPuLjM9BkrK7tSlM8x4qPA-DJlFuJaFKgB6qZmFXV9YclRmnzIEdaAg_YPv0WOKrYrn8LDt8xAe9A=s16000" /></a><div><br /></div><div>You can see that I followed her basic design pretty closely I just added a bit more color, added machine stitching on my triangular papers instead of stamping, and used two photos, etc. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFgy2doK7OANZtqo8-xMVg8qIKWL_slMYHUtQ29Dxx2mX_XwRXAazInrbpvj6EXdKscMaij9SQ4EHBk_0sXrk7tn5F6XHRPCHthsfVn8j5QwdamRAp1iYJzOWPjUcWh9fAYi4r8Sf9RALDlgushg4STY1hxwHeHyqCnpZhRdOcy4DyWpklxL0=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFgy2doK7OANZtqo8-xMVg8qIKWL_slMYHUtQ29Dxx2mX_XwRXAazInrbpvj6EXdKscMaij9SQ4EHBk_0sXrk7tn5F6XHRPCHthsfVn8j5QwdamRAp1iYJzOWPjUcWh9fAYi4r8Sf9RALDlgushg4STY1hxwHeHyqCnpZhRdOcy4DyWpklxL0=s16000" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I used a mix of scraps in my stash (mostly fron Pink Fresh Studio and Crate Paper) and then some newer stuff from Vicki Boutin for my title work. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbmwRFEuYmCfGFnrs7_CLODvY4b0S9BjYVX8E3kk7dzkWup8gnqAHzc6EX2D-hO_4NfKk9LAYyQs2RzP0Xu-H9FRvvmO_CS_zX71V1-ppu88bdwjUfpju_RhtgxlbUHM_kCdeSTXNGm9mOAQicO1PksUmignxT3JzFiWCVF7i1b77AhXytNLY=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbmwRFEuYmCfGFnrs7_CLODvY4b0S9BjYVX8E3kk7dzkWup8gnqAHzc6EX2D-hO_4NfKk9LAYyQs2RzP0Xu-H9FRvvmO_CS_zX71V1-ppu88bdwjUfpju_RhtgxlbUHM_kCdeSTXNGm9mOAQicO1PksUmignxT3JzFiWCVF7i1b77AhXytNLY=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was fun creating this page along with others during the LIVE...Victoria is so fun and laid back and super chatty and you get to see the live chat of those viewing as well. It almost makes it feel as though you're scrapping with friends which I love since I have very few scrapbook friends here locally. Sad, I know! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg37wThenR-UIPB80FiQ17_JVkFEeFABTNbjsJd8j7lQycpwEb8iEScrRJ4ndj3O1014KHT9iZyaoOqhGmI2nF6jZIH4x3R00-m-uBTAYfaU4iWGNDbp7c8cb1EzNRG-iW_3s8TnRcquPwiejvzfgS_R722wL3r2zBTFgnfYMopMe5AQPyWPKM=s918" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="918" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg37wThenR-UIPB80FiQ17_JVkFEeFABTNbjsJd8j7lQycpwEb8iEScrRJ4ndj3O1014KHT9iZyaoOqhGmI2nF6jZIH4x3R00-m-uBTAYfaU4iWGNDbp7c8cb1EzNRG-iW_3s8TnRcquPwiejvzfgS_R722wL3r2zBTFgnfYMopMe5AQPyWPKM=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p></p></div><div>This is the first year in a long while that I haven't started the new year with a huge goal or a bunch of little goals. This year I'm going to just try and focus on following what feels right in life. I'm going to enjoy my daughter and just know that there will be tough things ahead as well as GOOD and I'm ready to embrace it all.</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy New Year! </div><div><br /></div><div>XO,</div><div>Jen</div><div><br /></div>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-11006971422692747642022-01-04T17:10:00.001-06:002022-01-04T17:10:07.642-06:00Beautiful Day | Fernwood <p> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN--bAO6OfHOH1GRKoYScr-2CLj-dub8yQ03-_rSGEOazVyV3jAhPrf5sajWNtcvl9bPxf6-8Z04ZvRTm_C4198tB2UYZEmlxHFxejv0yqSEDsr4cZnFh7EnUV3ADrrDV5XrA1bajw1nFKT4-vxI-2CzOkxUBx3Do27gMOo6jW4Pg8GP0RXMg=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN--bAO6OfHOH1GRKoYScr-2CLj-dub8yQ03-_rSGEOazVyV3jAhPrf5sajWNtcvl9bPxf6-8Z04ZvRTm_C4198tB2UYZEmlxHFxejv0yqSEDsr4cZnFh7EnUV3ADrrDV5XrA1bajw1nFKT4-vxI-2CzOkxUBx3Do27gMOo6jW4Pg8GP0RXMg=s16000" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes when you create a project you just get in a groove and you know it's going to be a winner! That's what happened when I sat down to play with the new Fernwood collection from Vicki Boutin. It helps that her collections feel like they were made with me and my family in mind! That being said, I'm tickled with how this layout turned out!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhESv6Xo-_ldZXt8rTmkJtST8OAIiJ1XMZHj_k369fxugOGan2SFQKLZwybA3X-YkgiiFEdgRcfBinnMS3C1xoM1lfEnCM-mWXIMYl0gWvzMFQvRfyFga_oGCeW9muOXCTdl9VabyHnYGa7wnAdrHAm7m2N248J-0wbf7hNA49ymR4Ayz2tLbw=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhESv6Xo-_ldZXt8rTmkJtST8OAIiJ1XMZHj_k369fxugOGan2SFQKLZwybA3X-YkgiiFEdgRcfBinnMS3C1xoM1lfEnCM-mWXIMYl0gWvzMFQvRfyFga_oGCeW9muOXCTdl9VabyHnYGa7wnAdrHAm7m2N248J-0wbf7hNA49ymR4Ayz2tLbw=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First off, I made a little something interactive on my page! So fun to do something like that every once in awhile. In this case I used one of Vicki's envelopes from one of the embellishment kits and used it to house my journaling. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihZV5vV2Xhu-OlId97bJMEd9wncboqCZ-c5HmuB75YOWkPJaUUK4iVnK6dX4dufX1uyXv-fztNlcL9PisYYrpfkIMfCKjmKNcoq-UUp_45q4XvU6bMYPu6SG4fBH5YqWhj9B1LYt7sgfy_oCM9JOY-FjGrcPiKutQFh62dUm7zNmboA5SZzuA=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihZV5vV2Xhu-OlId97bJMEd9wncboqCZ-c5HmuB75YOWkPJaUUK4iVnK6dX4dufX1uyXv-fztNlcL9PisYYrpfkIMfCKjmKNcoq-UUp_45q4XvU6bMYPu6SG4fBH5YqWhj9B1LYt7sgfy_oCM9JOY-FjGrcPiKutQFh62dUm7zNmboA5SZzuA=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love how it turned out and how perfectly it fit on my grid design. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidVMlgq6J-EwzmluFmeZcYHsiQoyF16RGRizw5uLy5STe8xbqeip4hjPK7825DaPV0PZRfi-r29PBvfxhpQN0Cfn1RyKmuKM1NMEi9TkiQkF4qiGwrQAXIw9gHK48dxp0hZVSEYX1XBp_S-R7Z6jvpGWkt9TiiLSOEb09F3c_Y9sMkXN-qePE=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidVMlgq6J-EwzmluFmeZcYHsiQoyF16RGRizw5uLy5STe8xbqeip4hjPK7825DaPV0PZRfi-r29PBvfxhpQN0Cfn1RyKmuKM1NMEi9TkiQkF4qiGwrQAXIw9gHK48dxp0hZVSEYX1XBp_S-R7Z6jvpGWkt9TiiLSOEb09F3c_Y9sMkXN-qePE=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And check out that chipboard mushroom behind the swinging tag...too fun! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkrd3nESfo_9I2ZIJhRxjDIZ3McOI6S7pT2BQB7xdhU7WjuneJ9xfqrMjHJRwZ2zb22IK-cXcSwMvSPrrfKCW8txEiDrT0CQe8-VDfh29pj6TpSg0rnCfJbtWjMnZpOShNhW4lNGzIQ99EN5IeXovY1fYrXrAtSY9r9vFk0ZjfswZUOzWcv4M=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkrd3nESfo_9I2ZIJhRxjDIZ3McOI6S7pT2BQB7xdhU7WjuneJ9xfqrMjHJRwZ2zb22IK-cXcSwMvSPrrfKCW8txEiDrT0CQe8-VDfh29pj6TpSg0rnCfJbtWjMnZpOShNhW4lNGzIQ99EN5IeXovY1fYrXrAtSY9r9vFk0ZjfswZUOzWcv4M=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are so many interesting elements to this page yet it doesn't feel busy to me. I added some three dimensional adhesive here and there to some of my squares as well as did some machine sewing. Adding some dark paper behind my photos helped to make them stand out a bit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnhKyY5mHy9irDLsrtPYzyNUUek1VGMW1Q1yoHEzfVh4hlsSKJWDy2FAqsCbuNJLvVwoRLN_sK_LJ0KPfRNpAWz45o4_KX7VC8xmSg2iHvJgs31CAA70eVKWQ9VpC8xQiLeyhByE40p7PyVB0nDUgIPCcdR_1wnDIwPQZS0yMjO4fd8RXnHtU=s914" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnhKyY5mHy9irDLsrtPYzyNUUek1VGMW1Q1yoHEzfVh4hlsSKJWDy2FAqsCbuNJLvVwoRLN_sK_LJ0KPfRNpAWz45o4_KX7VC8xmSg2iHvJgs31CAA70eVKWQ9VpC8xQiLeyhByE40p7PyVB0nDUgIPCcdR_1wnDIwPQZS0yMjO4fd8RXnHtU=s16000" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The artwork and designs in this collection make me so dang happy! They are literally pulled right from the times Zoey and I go out hiking and foraging, so cool!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw1f5On0vCCBpWP32wb92QaP6Dqn30t54UZ0dlFzP_k8Pqduz7qKEh2l0PDdzjBGD9MwM5Cn5488GCG8K4BOhujRnvqspxX0M5Y_ow4ulfJYj3Wqrd32M9qy3xOVWdXXTmAgxjK8DvCEFeyXeFkcDKJk-Pi1XVNMHhcOyxj8Ejd9qlKWe7B7Y=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw1f5On0vCCBpWP32wb92QaP6Dqn30t54UZ0dlFzP_k8Pqduz7qKEh2l0PDdzjBGD9MwM5Cn5488GCG8K4BOhujRnvqspxX0M5Y_ow4ulfJYj3Wqrd32M9qy3xOVWdXXTmAgxjK8DvCEFeyXeFkcDKJk-Pi1XVNMHhcOyxj8Ejd9qlKWe7B7Y=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sharing a few more close-ups here just because everything is so dang beautiful! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb6dz-bXmthVvg9ai6PqNjW6xV_SrDME83s781sUBruwZVeAc5ZKa8tUixlvU9sHMHaXY8K13lb9THoWa37q9zGJkNCIwl7vRhLGZ_TEPKx24IqIfuYHy92MVdbvcJka2v7lSXOu85cSlgqF_ueu_kDLaumEVaP06Z7SGSNPucSnfFLbTagcI=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb6dz-bXmthVvg9ai6PqNjW6xV_SrDME83s781sUBruwZVeAc5ZKa8tUixlvU9sHMHaXY8K13lb9THoWa37q9zGJkNCIwl7vRhLGZ_TEPKx24IqIfuYHy92MVdbvcJka2v7lSXOu85cSlgqF_ueu_kDLaumEVaP06Z7SGSNPucSnfFLbTagcI=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtqg_YbYHz8RLJTx2aySo3eMvIBCIv01wltw8ct1Q5tv1zlZNjoNF0cE3xxmMoTJHpoVydKUYW_PRv2ZBqLxEK7q1KumAbD0lx3ddAvLRP3sUNAQJ2Y2943Y2SgqU9Ab4Wp4cNrXe9rsvRqdHtLUx891KajEVoGzTNx-Xie2R9JSg8p3Li-Vk=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtqg_YbYHz8RLJTx2aySo3eMvIBCIv01wltw8ct1Q5tv1zlZNjoNF0cE3xxmMoTJHpoVydKUYW_PRv2ZBqLxEK7q1KumAbD0lx3ddAvLRP3sUNAQJ2Y2943Y2SgqU9Ab4Wp4cNrXe9rsvRqdHtLUx891KajEVoGzTNx-Xie2R9JSg8p3Li-Vk=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAcRmYfqEQuKGj2SI0-o9qd_Z_uk-J5vED0O9VM0cXd76YZ2sY5q8EoZGW7FGhY5rFIgv9_NG7HHugNscf3I4fN0iv_dtI_WtsgypVShGEEwD9s1A3NcaficKCHsCUtv38qbTJF66ifE4t2veilpfhcUcXMbG_ZI0gBt7ZvQPyBHb1DMeuX20=s990" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="990" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAcRmYfqEQuKGj2SI0-o9qd_Z_uk-J5vED0O9VM0cXd76YZ2sY5q8EoZGW7FGhY5rFIgv9_NG7HHugNscf3I4fN0iv_dtI_WtsgypVShGEEwD9s1A3NcaficKCHsCUtv38qbTJF66ifE4t2veilpfhcUcXMbG_ZI0gBt7ZvQPyBHb1DMeuX20=s16000" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>It is quite possible that I ordered two of everything from this collection! It's just so very much me! Love it!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for stopping by!</div><div><br /></div><div>XO,</div><div>Jen</div>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-73719689613627674642022-01-04T10:44:00.002-06:002022-01-04T10:44:20.650-06:00Playing with Hearth & Home | Simple Stories<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzuaHcJ4jd9Z_ilv5Kd0jbzi7MBDIurhXIy1vmfafT9X6mZTxE_XPXgfhZhkQZ_9SSerzWTMCDa8yMYvIJLOux-9XV_u6hkK3v3Rq2sRPzlb24P-_MyhiOErDhwcec-tpq9PJGEL2IfK3bfvC6SyZIhXS6KBlDhagcUyfgLBrmhVABOxGpwtg=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzuaHcJ4jd9Z_ilv5Kd0jbzi7MBDIurhXIy1vmfafT9X6mZTxE_XPXgfhZhkQZ_9SSerzWTMCDa8yMYvIJLOux-9XV_u6hkK3v3Rq2sRPzlb24P-_MyhiOErDhwcec-tpq9PJGEL2IfK3bfvC6SyZIhXS6KBlDhagcUyfgLBrmhVABOxGpwtg=s16000" /></a></div><p>Good morning scrapbook friends! Just popping on quick here this morning to share this layout that I put together using the beautiful Hearth & Home collection from Simple Stories. I am a sucker for collections that feature earth tones. I also love it when a somewhat "themed" kit works in multiple arenas as far as scrapbook layouts are concerned. I had fun using this collection sharing pictures of Zoey and our dog Bowie (yes, they rhyme!) on a little hiking adventure from this past fall. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>I stuck with a traditional grid-style backdrop for my page but made it a bit more interesting simply by using three dimensional adhesive behind all of my squares. I also used my sewing machine to add a bit of stitching to two of my squares. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibc4dIwhmCJtNXWXyCV74-h-RL5lhMmElcMMQ69wfDibP01azdvEmf9rn3B-_vlm6DE8iBpwaJrMv-yMckFkxyjQ4lcMW9wPeDj83-k9vAqsKfpn0ekTPhoc74csQvMQdAECEJfDCb_zAsjgdeKO2Rac9fz6A45g6KhqcS3TzDI3GagSQOITw=s918" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibc4dIwhmCJtNXWXyCV74-h-RL5lhMmElcMMQ69wfDibP01azdvEmf9rn3B-_vlm6DE8iBpwaJrMv-yMckFkxyjQ4lcMW9wPeDj83-k9vAqsKfpn0ekTPhoc74csQvMQdAECEJfDCb_zAsjgdeKO2Rac9fz6A45g6KhqcS3TzDI3GagSQOITw=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also adding a bit of interest are the scattering of my enamel dots here and there on the flowers. Something so little but they add just a little bit of shine and extra fun to a page don't you think? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil7-kVrFMiCLYtCOSwpzWlftJfaI1LGNVB9T4USh6QQ6lQt5BPxUf2Ig4lAKdAUS_V77xPrYoHfFMj-xMxIVBOfQ6ZDsuRa81yEcE1mOZMlJW1G7cmbUQ_YTwHwbr3_QpdEM0s2WaJhsWE78Ep23dCDK8UePlv45PgSjuSM0U0arQ53mSA5ks=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil7-kVrFMiCLYtCOSwpzWlftJfaI1LGNVB9T4USh6QQ6lQt5BPxUf2Ig4lAKdAUS_V77xPrYoHfFMj-xMxIVBOfQ6ZDsuRa81yEcE1mOZMlJW1G7cmbUQ_YTwHwbr3_QpdEM0s2WaJhsWE78Ep23dCDK8UePlv45PgSjuSM0U0arQ53mSA5ks=s16000" /></a></div><p>A common theme around here lately is my love of printing journaling on to vellum paper and then attaching it to my layout. Sometimes it will go right on to my cardstock or sometimes I measure a printing block to fit on to a tag or journaling square (pictured above). I use and love the <a href="https://www.acherryontop.com/shop/product/204074-Plus%20Permanent%20Vellum%20Glue%20Tape%20Dispenser?utm_source=google_products&utm_medium=product_feed&utm_campaign=google_feed&gclid=Cj0KCQiA_c-OBhDFARIsAIFg3ewNkHYf_y8Ve_Rdli0L3UoQnNKkd33mXbpukvBKVPgDISCA1rIEVBYaAkT1EALw_wcB" target="_blank">Plus Permanent Vellum Glue Dispenser that can be found at A Cherry On Top</a> for adhereing my vellum to my layouts. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKX1r3OEF0sop7A9v7u1_EuSYRoazRCbsJlnU_NTOmlo7aGvp5uIjnUiZp_299ZlLoiZO_gF6_VivUOl89VKoYkjv87-JJNkV0IbQkRhmjXSjyc8dwmifOODFc1fuzlE98Z7owPWnyQMJyId7wL3qGHvrSheXiCQ45nbuPNObiTAChszDKLLg=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKX1r3OEF0sop7A9v7u1_EuSYRoazRCbsJlnU_NTOmlo7aGvp5uIjnUiZp_299ZlLoiZO_gF6_VivUOl89VKoYkjv87-JJNkV0IbQkRhmjXSjyc8dwmifOODFc1fuzlE98Z7owPWnyQMJyId7wL3qGHvrSheXiCQ45nbuPNObiTAChszDKLLg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAK5OVm2y7F12NwZTHye0b11Om8AK8KBRPIY5BY9cjw7ZkKxWEUKozWqQ1f-feWghrSLlcDu5vz6TBxr-3mXWV22xB5V7inq9-qrIJRugY3iyZApnvBFq7aTp4yPoEcpcRqLWpsk8QPbVqRf-J65MjEnhUPtKLfs9dmJsQ0nTSSsePriRUCtk=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAK5OVm2y7F12NwZTHye0b11Om8AK8KBRPIY5BY9cjw7ZkKxWEUKozWqQ1f-feWghrSLlcDu5vz6TBxr-3mXWV22xB5V7inq9-qrIJRugY3iyZApnvBFq7aTp4yPoEcpcRqLWpsk8QPbVqRf-J65MjEnhUPtKLfs9dmJsQ0nTSSsePriRUCtk=s16000" /></a><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks so much for stopping by! Wishing you a creative day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">XO,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jen</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-5492568650431444382022-01-02T19:23:00.003-06:002022-01-02T19:23:51.597-06:00Winter Wishes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjFXL_Yq7WrhC0RHqtRmYdzcKqR8IRlntjaOgtEtCXDatGec2KKtBbISeZDxVuI0MiLhKeeOPb1pStr7NCS-OTMmvCcJRL4zdtHSwPYlI7gxQe3BGi8irs8AuH79SrFb6OzQzEb4EMt_Y8c90OQYhPH-j2ZK_PmYXcYD4CDFHS_UIC5buu8M0=s900" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjFXL_Yq7WrhC0RHqtRmYdzcKqR8IRlntjaOgtEtCXDatGec2KKtBbISeZDxVuI0MiLhKeeOPb1pStr7NCS-OTMmvCcJRL4zdtHSwPYlI7gxQe3BGi8irs8AuH79SrFb6OzQzEb4EMt_Y8c90OQYhPH-j2ZK_PmYXcYD4CDFHS_UIC5buu8M0=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I pulled out an older scrapbook kit that I had gotten from Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine awhile ago (Peppermint Express, currently sold out) and had some fun putting these photos on to a page this afternoon! I started off using a sketch from PageMaps but the layout iteself ended up looking nothing like the sketch! This happens more often than not with me when I use a sketch...they're perfect jumping off points for me, especially for when I'm feeling stuck.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><p>I love how this page turned out. I love that I was able to find papers and embellishments that worked with the color scheme of my photos...I wasn't sure that was going to happen with these pictures since my daughter and her friend have so many different colors going on here! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyjXikA6lu8XTUuP06hzRw8zIzSdT2fYtJVGq0HoRj2tArYEc9j4lKs0bI40YsBEq6_qmkGv3aBX0ziD_W_o_vHLrE0hlwMMwbfrMCiDE9MTvrZqcJKmLo5Yf9-vu5fsfv9IG0MavnLHQmq1lffUeCcWabDhLwsqhg5ZLnIMSe3xXo7i2EW2U=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyjXikA6lu8XTUuP06hzRw8zIzSdT2fYtJVGq0HoRj2tArYEc9j4lKs0bI40YsBEq6_qmkGv3aBX0ziD_W_o_vHLrE0hlwMMwbfrMCiDE9MTvrZqcJKmLo5Yf9-vu5fsfv9IG0MavnLHQmq1lffUeCcWabDhLwsqhg5ZLnIMSe3xXo7i2EW2U=s16000" /></a></div><p>The die-cuts and papers from Bella Blvd are perfect...and the white on white snowflakes and cardstock really add a little something special. Since I've got so many colors and patterns going on here I kept the title subtle using clear acrylic words over the white cardstock. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLCyCxmV8Ls3yiErbXX3WX1WmgG5TQ_g1iKn5STQTS8Wh0RYByfxv5sbctTEYFKURpRU6aPcYcIBpQEncgBYT-7OZ0VtjuRZEqBRqiS8aSv8C0iCWh-_9GhAArsLQe-5di107lETpXe_D5fwOFcbnIHZB-2caiEsUqn_e9l8UD3nCVCggl7Aw=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLCyCxmV8Ls3yiErbXX3WX1WmgG5TQ_g1iKn5STQTS8Wh0RYByfxv5sbctTEYFKURpRU6aPcYcIBpQEncgBYT-7OZ0VtjuRZEqBRqiS8aSv8C0iCWh-_9GhAArsLQe-5di107lETpXe_D5fwOFcbnIHZB-2caiEsUqn_e9l8UD3nCVCggl7Aw=s16000" /></a></div><p>These pictures are gems! Love that there is hot chocolate dribbled on Zoey's chin! Yay, for childhood!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIddX8iNrfyutscC6-_37niTHUy-8_I3DW4rvjZ2NFVVtsgSSPxt6KnyWNOM4apn5hm3NDyu-Fu2Vz9BLBbAQzkIdvinDzzWAuPPM0EblPrrCMQQWoA6dJZHsCw3TPjuiJNF4N-aRjymtf-MBvRipdQcFk1sUcolywTBrAVItolLEWFKBN_KY=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIddX8iNrfyutscC6-_37niTHUy-8_I3DW4rvjZ2NFVVtsgSSPxt6KnyWNOM4apn5hm3NDyu-Fu2Vz9BLBbAQzkIdvinDzzWAuPPM0EblPrrCMQQWoA6dJZHsCw3TPjuiJNF4N-aRjymtf-MBvRipdQcFk1sUcolywTBrAVItolLEWFKBN_KY=s16000" /></a></div><p>I even did a bit of stamping on this page! Whoa! :) I'm going to try and do different things on my pages here in 2022. More stamping on layouts and adding a bit of mixed media here and there. Double pages too for when I've got lots of good photos. Hooray for personal creative challenges! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-9obicD_xgg1QpufkZ9JBawp25MwiYw4yuJ6MERod6gXuMp0oRQ8IQhU9HFMh_SrSJQYcvd8x-4g8TzqUOWrwLunz4H2GV-OjWdYROyknc69WMTZfRgiPJkQYyQzPdm7qCmZFRmzy0Yl5RvnNDCUeFDigHm18JGX8RSei8p5raOi-nNIAgDI=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-9obicD_xgg1QpufkZ9JBawp25MwiYw4yuJ6MERod6gXuMp0oRQ8IQhU9HFMh_SrSJQYcvd8x-4g8TzqUOWrwLunz4H2GV-OjWdYROyknc69WMTZfRgiPJkQYyQzPdm7qCmZFRmzy0Yl5RvnNDCUeFDigHm18JGX8RSei8p5raOi-nNIAgDI=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYrFfyRF4UGVMqAcxyl98JumQD7rbZzpuL8CQ4aE7OVArJmWJdtAhQxkv2fYyg8Hn_pXeyTPWcFcd4yIAc3K9g4vXpxOi8TZdnZ5JEf1N8TgoTHNW7ZBsS5Xkd4llsYpaRCu4t5fqhDn-UEjDKBYEeK1FKD1VBCF7MJ9iRiwjM0A1MgZooIn0=s900" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYrFfyRF4UGVMqAcxyl98JumQD7rbZzpuL8CQ4aE7OVArJmWJdtAhQxkv2fYyg8Hn_pXeyTPWcFcd4yIAc3K9g4vXpxOi8TZdnZ5JEf1N8TgoTHNW7ZBsS5Xkd4llsYpaRCu4t5fqhDn-UEjDKBYEeK1FKD1VBCF7MJ9iRiwjM0A1MgZooIn0=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioN9VzXKyevKgoARl2ggU-cQxhQysA2M_v2DZ2KZzwg-FdSV1vbbwyDYiqgXYrMiW97UsSvzzYUZ5iNrbKbQrwH7rQKM5-Iyccu_IZXPGfbI7hNt7YmO_kVhC9j45TPaYpfRANrcgW4eZjjzCRrHcHYsDe-CMkpblS3frTNel1cb1RtvGldDk=s900" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioN9VzXKyevKgoARl2ggU-cQxhQysA2M_v2DZ2KZzwg-FdSV1vbbwyDYiqgXYrMiW97UsSvzzYUZ5iNrbKbQrwH7rQKM5-Iyccu_IZXPGfbI7hNt7YmO_kVhC9j45TPaYpfRANrcgW4eZjjzCRrHcHYsDe-CMkpblS3frTNel1cb1RtvGldDk=s16000" /></a></div><p>Thanks so much for stopping by! </p><p>Happy New Year!</p><p>XO,</p><p>Jen</p> <p></p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-74305062018341316072021-12-29T14:17:00.000-06:002021-12-29T14:17:01.427-06:00Twinkle, Shine, & Sparkle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYtm6cmptQqYTLuHgmm7Y7uWPXheKCjDdFm4CioR_3RxNB7tBHk7bB4La6BgqVGaTcNRYSHVOWTo7VjBxzzeIBu1lsIyAe01MCxGm8BelYxn6gOy6VW34YcWtoCyYa_DmAsgycGyxqSuGC0wvLVR-eQ6tF49gC5SChC7ndKJhh0Z_UASSE-VI=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYtm6cmptQqYTLuHgmm7Y7uWPXheKCjDdFm4CioR_3RxNB7tBHk7bB4La6BgqVGaTcNRYSHVOWTo7VjBxzzeIBu1lsIyAe01MCxGm8BelYxn6gOy6VW34YcWtoCyYa_DmAsgycGyxqSuGC0wvLVR-eQ6tF49gC5SChC7ndKJhh0Z_UASSE-VI=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I ordered Vicki Boutin's Warm Wishes collection knowing that I would love creating with it and I wasn't mistaken! Some of the papers kind of give me a Basic Grey feeling which I'm super happy about. I only have a handful of Basic Grey patterned papers left in my stash and I tend to hoard them! <span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGptp8YSECV8HH-T2674RLomoGH5Lg7W5_GRIVG4WQqGlKk5VAVj0fNTgPVPiu2jDNurTFUe9rsiq9Z6M5d4YA7bPjv2N4LhmgIbG9s_foRa5tuYJM5KidkiZbmuzsTVy7TKkM-e9ncLUksM2ptRMS8IPtMrEN223DukaHuUixg7fQ7895HFI=s954" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGptp8YSECV8HH-T2674RLomoGH5Lg7W5_GRIVG4WQqGlKk5VAVj0fNTgPVPiu2jDNurTFUe9rsiq9Z6M5d4YA7bPjv2N4LhmgIbG9s_foRa5tuYJM5KidkiZbmuzsTVy7TKkM-e9ncLUksM2ptRMS8IPtMrEN223DukaHuUixg7fQ7895HFI=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's always a bit hard for me to take Christmas photos that don't look at least a bit "warm" and these ones are from several years past now so they have a bit more of an orange-y glow than I would like, but I thought the pictures went perfectly with these papers anyways! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I especially had fun playing with the ornament die-cuts on this layout. I used some of Vicki's die-cuts and puffy stickers as well as cutting few out using my Silhouette Cameo and then backing them with some of VB's papers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKC-SrztIqyKze8stTjJeVRne2rN7XxS5woPuFpT52hhCONiRB1lE_a10lUnsZQ0H9G_6VjlkSvxn5eOVLw_Uf1fbOlsyPm02s9FmWiwFPBHnbymdJEkexCc1oE3KoC3JzTk0iQSsaql0epDG0v0cbekBYN8yuVcyuCntOaUj0mLPIUYjfauU=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKC-SrztIqyKze8stTjJeVRne2rN7XxS5woPuFpT52hhCONiRB1lE_a10lUnsZQ0H9G_6VjlkSvxn5eOVLw_Uf1fbOlsyPm02s9FmWiwFPBHnbymdJEkexCc1oE3KoC3JzTk0iQSsaql0epDG0v0cbekBYN8yuVcyuCntOaUj0mLPIUYjfauU=s16000" /></a></div><p>So fun! She makes layering so easy with all of the various die-cuts and stickers inlcluded...super fun to make little clusters of bits here and there like these tags and stickers peeking out from behind one of my photos. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihsh23eK_NE-kdwW34Cre4fHjzonyQrbgEvMQVrA852yW-46MXNq4el_EnP-IrSRBhvRvHkOe6CgyH9LATxdZOknoS3iiEHa9YsWR4iG8tzJ6WZnWYXU55uA6KO75TPf2NwbbLmLyl7Dtzc5xCL8X7KfHPTUpOTLuH0T8nCojebUj0zk_OFdo=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihsh23eK_NE-kdwW34Cre4fHjzonyQrbgEvMQVrA852yW-46MXNq4el_EnP-IrSRBhvRvHkOe6CgyH9LATxdZOknoS3iiEHa9YsWR4iG8tzJ6WZnWYXU55uA6KO75TPf2NwbbLmLyl7Dtzc5xCL8X7KfHPTUpOTLuH0T8nCojebUj0zk_OFdo=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2qTWiuWmBzQI7Gy9hSBsH-x5Iy2fBgLLo6wXzIxzUhQCsZTvejsZzZVwdm5uoqOzd5yYq_Q5NNFLa-vViA4_rb4fc4gBOQQTry-TK0csQwooPgA3vr7XV6jgxQOKDAMDpAyJv4M9KlhsSsXXesJ7xiW6TnxIw7Bx-Nmg31EqXPauXuOPwogc=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2qTWiuWmBzQI7Gy9hSBsH-x5Iy2fBgLLo6wXzIxzUhQCsZTvejsZzZVwdm5uoqOzd5yYq_Q5NNFLa-vViA4_rb4fc4gBOQQTry-TK0csQwooPgA3vr7XV6jgxQOKDAMDpAyJv4M9KlhsSsXXesJ7xiW6TnxIw7Bx-Nmg31EqXPauXuOPwogc=s16000" /></a></div><br />I didn't get as much "me time" i.e. "craft time" as I was hoping for over Christmas break here but am super thankful for the time that I got to spend in my craft room today before I head back to work tomorrow. <p></p><p>Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!</p><p>XO,</p><p>Jen</p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-79865753673557632342021-12-02T06:00:00.000-06:002021-12-02T06:00:00.165-06:00Home is Where Love Lives | Scrapbook Layout<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkjwGwznLuhgMB8qh8hCSRaCqnrkdxojroxQEIgePSJ-nV7DZUBPKpvcKF2OJFt4bf1owBOCMqA6h0cXbUCVxCWO19BX174EbUrmQSL7E39O8wv3Uh_RhkaDJeN0R8I1iCAbKbg/s1000/cropandcreate15-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkjwGwznLuhgMB8qh8hCSRaCqnrkdxojroxQEIgePSJ-nV7DZUBPKpvcKF2OJFt4bf1owBOCMqA6h0cXbUCVxCWO19BX174EbUrmQSL7E39O8wv3Uh_RhkaDJeN0R8I1iCAbKbg/s16000/cropandcreate15-1.jpg" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Sharing another </span><a href="https://scrapbookandcards.com/crop-and-create/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Crop & Create Delivered</a><span style="text-align: left;"> class project today! This class was taught by Meghann Andrew and focused on using stamping in your title work which is something that I very rarely do but have been playing around with since this class! </span></div><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Besides the stamping I really enjoyed all of the layering on this page. Lots of three dimensional adhesive was used, photo mats, adding stickers on top of photos, etc. Adding dimension to a layout really creates interest and on this page, the design really was focused and central to the page...all of the added textures and layered bits really provided a little something special. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywFX9BKJjdON3iWnJNVgpp9zFQYqgcQj9S73Fhw91TrR2iZNLc0zw8qdTfU3KAuGWz7CEHjewNwfUDqFgl0NDOGxc_MxjAwfdbO5SltTpKnt972kZUjob2GnRUZTWeP6_MC78fQ/s1000/cropandcreate12-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywFX9BKJjdON3iWnJNVgpp9zFQYqgcQj9S73Fhw91TrR2iZNLc0zw8qdTfU3KAuGWz7CEHjewNwfUDqFgl0NDOGxc_MxjAwfdbO5SltTpKnt972kZUjob2GnRUZTWeP6_MC78fQ/s16000/cropandcreate12-1.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I added a bit of bakers twine to my page (something that wasn't done on the original page) and tweaked some placement of things just a smidge. I really love this layout, Meghann really knocked it out of the park! I'm so glad too that I used this photo of my dad and my sisters. It's an old photo and not super clear but it's perfect and I love it. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk30hwGlwH10SqkE8d14jF0oy8vWmSaw-XaP3on4UtN3nQH2m8tb9ByEsT0Im0l1VrvhK2u8mSnr1Cm0Z-TYaqt-l7Lnr3pJqqNo25duo8oBpNzcjF1jtfkxMbJwBdEaOvr7_KAQ/s906/cropandcreate11-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk30hwGlwH10SqkE8d14jF0oy8vWmSaw-XaP3on4UtN3nQH2m8tb9ByEsT0Im0l1VrvhK2u8mSnr1Cm0Z-TYaqt-l7Lnr3pJqqNo25duo8oBpNzcjF1jtfkxMbJwBdEaOvr7_KAQ/s16000/cropandcreate11-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Thanks so much for stopping by! Wishing you a wonderful and creative day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">XO,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jen</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-41756698319860359112021-12-01T06:30:00.001-06:002021-12-01T06:30:00.192-06:00Welcome Home Bowie | Two Page Layout<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSI-AQTfyxvjShs0i_uIKqmZCK3uOp6wg71l4YQeB8EnlR0OEP36bdxH7VDemUUF3Mlz4ITvLElsJIGRPzXhy5bKdA_0FAiDhEK4kQINJ6MICMmsUhyUx-i0m6qtfHUkWLCGH-0Q/s1000/happyday1-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSI-AQTfyxvjShs0i_uIKqmZCK3uOp6wg71l4YQeB8EnlR0OEP36bdxH7VDemUUF3Mlz4ITvLElsJIGRPzXhy5bKdA_0FAiDhEK4kQINJ6MICMmsUhyUx-i0m6qtfHUkWLCGH-0Q/s16000/happyday1-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sharing a two pager today! It's fun every once in awhile to create a two page layout...I remember when that's pretty much all that I created for my albums, now it's somewhat rare. I loved these pictures of our new pup Bowie so much that I knew that I didn't want to size them down from their 4x6" size. Creating a two page layout just made sense!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div>I used pretty much all Bungalow Lane from Paige Taylor Evans on this page with an exception of the stamps and ink. The stamps are from Elle's Studio and the ink used is the color sapphire by Close To My Heart. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuU5wbocxPnRYmfpeZ7jxUrP_ycKg9jeJ7U9JlkcnvW07kkIyBtJrO-U_h8c_vHXcsGA9lEvlkir7pIVFv7l6Vs_N5br0WYtSgM8i4nuuc7uu6qLGp1mgXpEPAbFJ5R_zGmgbuQ/s1000/happyday5-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuU5wbocxPnRYmfpeZ7jxUrP_ycKg9jeJ7U9JlkcnvW07kkIyBtJrO-U_h8c_vHXcsGA9lEvlkir7pIVFv7l6Vs_N5br0WYtSgM8i4nuuc7uu6qLGp1mgXpEPAbFJ5R_zGmgbuQ/s16000/happyday5-1.jpg" /></a></div><p>I even used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the word "home" from my title. Popping it up a bit with three dimensional adhesive helps make it a bit more interesting. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGluO9ELR-uGgQzw5Fe78yav_auAKss1QTBgXbmCbgNW5hVOt9LRDGGmo6NrNWcX6P7SjB6od1D6_owX5oMIU6vYbiqjEc9IsTzLl-tsj5vv-lkrfWeCVdCML2PKlQ7LpUUngQw/s1000/happyday4-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGluO9ELR-uGgQzw5Fe78yav_auAKss1QTBgXbmCbgNW5hVOt9LRDGGmo6NrNWcX6P7SjB6od1D6_owX5oMIU6vYbiqjEc9IsTzLl-tsj5vv-lkrfWeCVdCML2PKlQ7LpUUngQw/s16000/happyday4-1.jpg" /></a></div><p>Look at that sweet face! Bowie is such a funny guy! I'm so thankful that Zoey saw his picture online one day and called my attention to him. He is such a well-behaved and funny boy...he's truly helped bring some much needed joy into our home after experiencing so much loss over the past year and a half. He's filled a pretty special spot in our hearts that's for sure. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjILWQYbOBv2ojjK_jtS5DjvdSjuVcwBmyYsHyuleLEE3GrUMFeDbBXXOf0d0aK0hhGgz_UVbkdu_SFqe2_3Q_WmVzB9Fc2vrXCts0i_atsZhbnPMplI33tOCujKBMncpHRDlxA/s1000/happyday3-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjILWQYbOBv2ojjK_jtS5DjvdSjuVcwBmyYsHyuleLEE3GrUMFeDbBXXOf0d0aK0hhGgz_UVbkdu_SFqe2_3Q_WmVzB9Fc2vrXCts0i_atsZhbnPMplI33tOCujKBMncpHRDlxA/s16000/happyday3-1.jpg" /></a></div><p>XO,</p><p>Jen</p><br /><p></p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-12907519440919199852021-11-30T14:16:00.002-06:002021-11-30T14:17:30.786-06:00Today | Scrapbook Layout<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkks_0umyX3nxSH37lGZ0Hy2ZufyDv0RbI_dfM5nXqywdE86XyMDzeKY21L2JAUymPzk_Xd5P4HiO-jBo2_AtnYhaC00CV05TGeoPbKy6coa2og4o1mUqhlTXHL_cME3Jm0SClA/s906/cropandcreate5-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkks_0umyX3nxSH37lGZ0Hy2ZufyDv0RbI_dfM5nXqywdE86XyMDzeKY21L2JAUymPzk_Xd5P4HiO-jBo2_AtnYhaC00CV05TGeoPbKy6coa2og4o1mUqhlTXHL_cME3Jm0SClA/s16000/cropandcreate5-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I participated in <a href="https://scrapbookandcards.com/crop-and-create/" target="_blank">Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine's Crop & Create Delivered</a> for the first time last month and had an absolute blast! I loved every single minute of it despite the fact that I wasn't able to participate in real-time with many of the other attendees, it still was fun while playing "catch-up". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVPQwzn8EoWy-qD-p2nijCuqZz-wujWR3aUZhnZqzjQZl8OgYFU12Oq3rrfjoGmAf-IK9p5FoRpN-efJVRGhLyUDvLdfKcQdz9SLvyDor-NWPIWXpkTA2jqlHk-L5BOc_WpoCJA/s1000/cropandcreate10-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVPQwzn8EoWy-qD-p2nijCuqZz-wujWR3aUZhnZqzjQZl8OgYFU12Oq3rrfjoGmAf-IK9p5FoRpN-efJVRGhLyUDvLdfKcQdz9SLvyDor-NWPIWXpkTA2jqlHk-L5BOc_WpoCJA/s16000/cropandcreate10-1.jpg" /></a></div><p>This was a single layout class that was taught by Paige Taylor Evans where she used a repeating pattern on her page. In this case it's the triangle wedge shape. Her page looked quite different, it had a pink background, she used quite a few less wedges in her design and less paper patterns. I am in love with how my layout turned out! I adore it! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89Ps9yOloy8_fJrVWjSR6sPIBwNImVJ-6OZkY49UN-L9qSfNPaD-niPKT1ugtt2yEIFVa8vVqC9iILQKxeQhQS5QnQeCKKiwpXIL4TE2v8SVIvYuljxn3rRDS-_Yb9NrGOWAKaQ/s1000/cropandcreate9-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89Ps9yOloy8_fJrVWjSR6sPIBwNImVJ-6OZkY49UN-L9qSfNPaD-niPKT1ugtt2yEIFVa8vVqC9iILQKxeQhQS5QnQeCKKiwpXIL4TE2v8SVIvYuljxn3rRDS-_Yb9NrGOWAKaQ/s16000/cropandcreate9-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkxDvu0bPhyphenhyphenUUORsvkvwQEfVONDdIPasoGfkREpi5NwP-gnZcwAIjFCFQDKzMgDxYJnzrS9mTX0n1FzwQGe52OmUzzUdkLUsROTAu5rBeuuXITeFlcs_5V4fXKVXVV7Mmjs_jjg/s1000/cropandcreate8-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkxDvu0bPhyphenhyphenUUORsvkvwQEfVONDdIPasoGfkREpi5NwP-gnZcwAIjFCFQDKzMgDxYJnzrS9mTX0n1FzwQGe52OmUzzUdkLUsROTAu5rBeuuXITeFlcs_5V4fXKVXVV7Mmjs_jjg/s16000/cropandcreate8-1.jpg" /></a></div><p>Deciding on and choosing which elements to add on the wedges was super fun too! There were so many chipboard stickers that I was in love with...can you tell? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKKsA_zsGkDHSMTGlLYwERkiFylxT5OMDzoONZs8Sd82j2hWMhLavGapKwT4nzRI_J3uOt73Yri1qLGaYEZFdE2OCswvEDqeSQt8l8Z-iK08_0Cj_jy2fTdUk64UrTDuAAJTVEQ/s1000/cropandcreate7-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKKsA_zsGkDHSMTGlLYwERkiFylxT5OMDzoONZs8Sd82j2hWMhLavGapKwT4nzRI_J3uOt73Yri1qLGaYEZFdE2OCswvEDqeSQt8l8Z-iK08_0Cj_jy2fTdUk64UrTDuAAJTVEQ/s16000/cropandcreate7-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6IQesIPmjujEOYvWlhStyiaGwN7BuvCZNGzfLR4zLXnTeC1U4oDrC1TfEFOXzvoyK-HkwjoJ64TIfLXDNCAOs7U2aFnldnwlDSTUP7zQcn3pCPSc28sK2hb4OmRnkquXnf0ctg/s1000/cropandcreate6-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6IQesIPmjujEOYvWlhStyiaGwN7BuvCZNGzfLR4zLXnTeC1U4oDrC1TfEFOXzvoyK-HkwjoJ64TIfLXDNCAOs7U2aFnldnwlDSTUP7zQcn3pCPSc28sK2hb4OmRnkquXnf0ctg/s16000/cropandcreate6-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think part of what made this class so much fun for me was that it kind of felt as though I was a little kid again simply enjoying the process of quite literally playing with paper...loved it! Sometimes it's good to be reminded of why it is that I'm doing this (besides sharing the stories and finding homes for photos of course!). It's such a truly therapeutic hobby for me, so very thankful for scrapbooking and for the amazing scrapbooking community that I get to be a part of because of it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">XO,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jen</div><br /><p></p>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36506532.post-55882990527283298802021-11-29T14:59:00.001-06:002021-11-29T14:59:06.595-06:00Feelin' Frosty + Make It Merry!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_UviGvWiJhyHIiw_UuhJ04oR2VEMEOvfHy6w-MYsp_ja1N2EMj5glkSgZbIzE8DTcc2Ihkmox-Hj3Dxd8mx4Q5F3PzMDDPi5W_ychlyDDvzFjZNN8WDn3I4ghjxjToGVc15QUQ/s900/November1_Photo1_FeelinFrosty_SimpleStories_JenDavis-06331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_UviGvWiJhyHIiw_UuhJ04oR2VEMEOvfHy6w-MYsp_ja1N2EMj5glkSgZbIzE8DTcc2Ihkmox-Hj3Dxd8mx4Q5F3PzMDDPi5W_ychlyDDvzFjZNN8WDn3I4ghjxjToGVc15QUQ/w640-h640/November1_Photo1_FeelinFrosty_SimpleStories_JenDavis-06331.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello crafty friends! It's been a bit of a hot minute since I've blogged last...life has been a bit "extra" lately. Zoey's been in the thick of completing her college applications and looking for scholarship opportunities. I've been preparing for a presentation that will be coming up early December for work. And we've all been trying to keep up with all the stuff that the holidays bring! I've been scrapbooking...I just haven't been good about sharing all of my projects in all of the places so please forgive me a bit as I attempt to play catch-up. <span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This first layout uses the Feelin' Frosty collection from Simple Stories...it's oh so cute don't you think? I absolutely love the color scheme of this collection! I really can't wait to play with it some more. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4q6-vLIIb_iefhmD7iX_pVZXDZ_d9JCIWdHMhVlG3dU9Bcx1glHoZiiV3MQwjuxRCoJ7NmK7suLzhbq8Dlrhsg9YWsqwThPH7LInaXSP70an-pXPlDwsZ2ptGdhkZTXRS3mpKA/s900/November1_Photo5_FeelinFrosty_SimpleStories_JenDavis-06340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4q6-vLIIb_iefhmD7iX_pVZXDZ_d9JCIWdHMhVlG3dU9Bcx1glHoZiiV3MQwjuxRCoJ7NmK7suLzhbq8Dlrhsg9YWsqwThPH7LInaXSP70an-pXPlDwsZ2ptGdhkZTXRS3mpKA/w640-h640/November1_Photo5_FeelinFrosty_SimpleStories_JenDavis-06340.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>It's fresh and fun and perfect for snowy photos.</p><p>This little snowman is the cutest! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvjToDqjioE4WcKNxAc7muhOyR1A1j6GfVBnSO0vocLgrpBq0AdUKIhPChQa1hKolqbG04jIL5qifjwFHy6rVDeYa54HAuIBFlxg6KMTUouIx7ShxXge-lYAuc_ZJ3KtuIuZFkA/s900/November1_Photo4_FeelinFrosty_SimpleStories_JenDavis-06339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvjToDqjioE4WcKNxAc7muhOyR1A1j6GfVBnSO0vocLgrpBq0AdUKIhPChQa1hKolqbG04jIL5qifjwFHy6rVDeYa54HAuIBFlxg6KMTUouIx7ShxXge-lYAuc_ZJ3KtuIuZFkA/w640-h640/November1_Photo4_FeelinFrosty_SimpleStories_JenDavis-06339.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I printed my journaling onto some vellum paper and then adhered it over a tag so that it looks like I typed right on to the tag. A super easy yet fun little trick!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQCcCmokw_afLJcr5W2Dal92gCPefzh_jWTX9erRtSO7z3Ww1PH3nXIlIJtfKPKSwIU2SqTKz3Ku7jNkgsLnoVJ8vwMz14DPgyxBItE0WU7NsT12nLoKws65veMdm8F6r75TsgA/s900/November1_Photo3_FeelinFrosty_SimpleStories_JenDavis-06337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQCcCmokw_afLJcr5W2Dal92gCPefzh_jWTX9erRtSO7z3Ww1PH3nXIlIJtfKPKSwIU2SqTKz3Ku7jNkgsLnoVJ8vwMz14DPgyxBItE0WU7NsT12nLoKws65veMdm8F6r75TsgA/w640-h640/November1_Photo3_FeelinFrosty_SimpleStories_JenDavis-06337.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVDC61hI78ICjvvsTJzBupfI-trHEfFKf9qrGw_Zba7tMAQtj3oXLKUdoLvDRmAfcW6v9C2kggtNjQC7z-kHbLJTLGys3Odwnz-SyGRXZ-nu40kBqtg1OvhqnOkOAvRoiBcgrGw/s900/November1_Photo2_FeelinFrosty_SimpleStories_JenDavis-06333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVDC61hI78ICjvvsTJzBupfI-trHEfFKf9qrGw_Zba7tMAQtj3oXLKUdoLvDRmAfcW6v9C2kggtNjQC7z-kHbLJTLGys3Odwnz-SyGRXZ-nu40kBqtg1OvhqnOkOAvRoiBcgrGw/w640-h640/November1_Photo2_FeelinFrosty_SimpleStories_JenDavis-06333.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>For my next layout I used the Make It Merry collection (again from Simple Stories). It provides a much more classic Christmas feel but with some striking black and white thrown in. </p><p>I kept this layout pretty simple and opted to use one of the double photo chipboard frames.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluzb6ISBs_iD3pC6n0kfIIXJ5mgH2NhNq_Ca6LyhvkJgqayg9oK3LrtJPnHT5vzZGrZz-NyNPdsIVtJ5wEhazgFFPMRdTTJxE8PakrigTXzvDZWXmWrl_zBl-lBaobkXj-ENqHQ/s900/November22_Photo1_MakeitMerry_SimpleStories_JenDavis-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluzb6ISBs_iD3pC6n0kfIIXJ5mgH2NhNq_Ca6LyhvkJgqayg9oK3LrtJPnHT5vzZGrZz-NyNPdsIVtJ5wEhazgFFPMRdTTJxE8PakrigTXzvDZWXmWrl_zBl-lBaobkXj-ENqHQ/w640-h640/November22_Photo1_MakeitMerry_SimpleStories_JenDavis-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you look at the first layout that I posted you'll be able to see that I used the same layout "sketch" if you will for this page. I just changed some minor things like slight photo placement and scattered elements a bit differently on the page. Sometimes it's fun to see how different layouts can look using similar sketch plans! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitD5Ijk1tp7N-u4AGd9GDmmTR5zyolqctmhtBQHAPW8wxCwnjlqXS4tSV-YDKk_WMACBiEGGIRtIuNA9fS1twZHfBCqROqZpSQntqdsiUcF8l9NnEH-klpRsCJS3AANAmzBcsm4g/s900/November22_Photo4_MakeitMerry_SimpleStories_JenDavis-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitD5Ijk1tp7N-u4AGd9GDmmTR5zyolqctmhtBQHAPW8wxCwnjlqXS4tSV-YDKk_WMACBiEGGIRtIuNA9fS1twZHfBCqROqZpSQntqdsiUcF8l9NnEH-klpRsCJS3AANAmzBcsm4g/w640-h640/November22_Photo4_MakeitMerry_SimpleStories_JenDavis-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I absolutely adore those old fashioned typewriter key looking letter stickers for the word "merry" so classic and I love how the two different fonts make the title seem just a bit more playful and interesting. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOs2DmMl0yynPg5Tc8jjYmFQUEBMYcFp_mAigA787kXJxwRdr7lh02Aa4B8Pb6k-f017L5_dKljqHkSJUjvMxecPqKs4LOyLNEAruF7-IInxUmnIB6R1HVdY5cmb7hO5PbT2zhg/s900/November22_Photo3_MakeitMerry_SimpleStories_JenDavis-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOs2DmMl0yynPg5Tc8jjYmFQUEBMYcFp_mAigA787kXJxwRdr7lh02Aa4B8Pb6k-f017L5_dKljqHkSJUjvMxecPqKs4LOyLNEAruF7-IInxUmnIB6R1HVdY5cmb7hO5PbT2zhg/w640-h640/November22_Photo3_MakeitMerry_SimpleStories_JenDavis-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivd-1ui1VpjWjU3JrxHoHpGSsqzIBNt1LxJIKxFvMJzxMTNltmcSrFAITM7dzVAAzUuAUltFdYUXU9XwYI00wyuT9GIlvKH2MsrnQB4UQYZD4H5Q5JCchvb0EvxEXgI3heq0yeUg/s900/November22_Photo2_MakeitMerry_SimpleStories_JenDavis-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivd-1ui1VpjWjU3JrxHoHpGSsqzIBNt1LxJIKxFvMJzxMTNltmcSrFAITM7dzVAAzUuAUltFdYUXU9XwYI00wyuT9GIlvKH2MsrnQB4UQYZD4H5Q5JCchvb0EvxEXgI3heq0yeUg/w640-h640/November22_Photo2_MakeitMerry_SimpleStories_JenDavis-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you are finding the Christmas spirit (if you celebrate) wherever it is that you are! I know that it's found me here! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">XO,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jen</div><br /><p></p></div>Jennifer Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157599566617691866noreply@blogger.com0