My Masterpiece

Hello All

With working so much, I haven't had the time to create anything and I have been feeling sort of bummed.  Finally, yesterday, I was able to sit down and create a one page layout using the Swirlydoos May kit.

I used a laser cut Dusty attic colored with a black copic and blue pearl paint and placed it around the picture of my son.  I popped up the photo mat with foam dots and added a little journal tag behind that with a Tim Holtz charm attached.

I used some Prima bling in the upper corner with Pettaloo flowers.  In the lower bottom corner, I used Thickers colored with a copic marker and added a die cut called "masterpiece".

Well, that will do it for me today.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Michelle

Sad Day Today

***Update*** Coffee is back.  He missed us so much that he came back.  Looks like he was happy here all along.  Secret.  I missed him too.

Its a sad day for me today. Because of all the time spent a way from home, I had to make a difficult decision of finding a better home for my Chocolate Lab Coffee.  Last night he went to a good home with lots of children that he could play with and have fun. I know that he will be happy there but I never realized how much he would be missed.  So here is my little tribute to Coffee:

Follow Your Bliss

I have been in such a funk lately and not at all creative.  Then I saw my journal I created called "Follow Your Bliss".  

I had come to a crossroads with my scrapbooking and crafting.  I had always been vintage, romantic etc and in the beginning, when I first started, I was looking for a community that would reflect my style and help me grow.

I found a direct selling company that welcomed Hobbyists and offered new techniques and layouts to help teach those who were new to the art.  I liked their style and joined but have now since found that I was having a difficult time following their structure.  I really wanted to get back into creating layouts that I loved. So I have made the decision to part ways.  What was sad, I felt like an outsider. 

So I looked back on my journal and thought that my crafting was never about selling, just about doing something that I loved; to be creative; and share with others.  When it stopped being fun, I needed to take a step back a figure out how to get back on track.  So hopefully this funk has ended and I can get on with being creative.

Here are some pictures of the inside of the journal:

Thanks for stopping by,

Michelle