Can you believe that it is May? I love watching Spring burst! The leaves start to come out tulips and daffodils bright and cheery!
I love that I can leave the windows open, the smell of newly cut grass wafting in. I am seduced by the sunshine and blue skies.
It also of course is the time for spring cleaning-blah blah blah.
I started my annual spring cleaning in my craft area. I separated a pile of papers for making cards and labeled my other paper holders after organizing them by color or company. I was surprised how quickly it came together and how much easier it is to find things now. I have been itching to make some cards.
Last weekend I went to a Stamp show. I found this new fabulous product called flower soft. It is the coolest! This product adds just the right touch of dimension to your cards. It is so easy to use and totally fun and creative! I (of course) had to purchase some and add to my collection of fun embellishment stuff. I told myself after I cleaned out a few more drawers, tore ideas out of the rest of my magazines I could play. And play I did. I love this new product! It adds just the right touch of added wow to your card. I have found from exploring different aspects of it. Less is definitely more. It comes in so many different colors
no one will be able to choose just one! And I love these frog stamps from Penny Black.I have collected quite a few and they just bring a smile to my face when I get to create with them. I think whimsical characters are fun to work with!I went to a cousin's bridal shower this last weekend. With all of us living on limited budgets I was trying to figure out what to give. I like to crochet hot pads so I made some of those and then I took a bound 4 x6 book of lined note cards and wrote out some of my favorite recipes. I thought that tried and true recipes would be appreciated. I really enjoyed reflecting on my cousin and making a gift that fit her and I felt happy about giving. I have reflected a lot about the stretch to making all gifts again. It can be down right tough. It really makes you go out of your comfort zone and really think about the person you are giving the gift too. It is so easy to buy a gift card. I have enjoyed giving those in the past. As I have looked over my stash of goods I realize how blessed I am, and why my friends frequently complained that they didn't know what to give me- ah yes, I have a lot of fun things. Now the challenge for me will be to test out my ability to create and come up with fun gift worthy gifts for teenage boys...Ok a little help here might be necessary. Alright a lot of help. I have my sister and her family for Christmas. I know I am saying the C word early but I have three teenage boys to think about a gift for.
I was looking through the Cloth*Paper Scissors magazine that had featured studios. I was so wowed. I am working towards getting mine into better shape-totally usable for me yet still stylish. That has been a challenge. Just getting everything where it should be then labeled and cataloged might take me a really long time. I have been cataloging my word sayings this week. Ehgad. I can't help myself. I love words, word stamps, fonts, journaling. Do you ever read back through writing of yours and don't recognize yourself? I do occasionally and I wonder why that is? I guess it goes along with all things of change, different years, different circumstances. Makes me laugh, but really glad that I keep a journal.
