Washi Tape

I always seem to be the last to get on board with the latest fads. And that holds true with the Washi Tape phenomena.  But I don't think this time I'm the last one to get with this. So anyway, I had won a $10 gift certificate from Scrapbook.com for uploading layouts to my gallery. I decided to use my gift card to buy me some Washi Tape. I seem to be drawn to the We R Memory Keepers brand. I just like the colors and styles that are offered. I've looked in stores at the tape but none really caught my eye.  So here's my first investment into Washi Tape. I got started from top left to right Pumpkin, Butter, Avocado, Aqua, Blue and Orange. The next batch I get is going to be Red, Pink, Purple, Yellow, Sea Foam and Green. Those were out of stock but I'm waiting to be notified when available. I am excited about using these tapes especially in my Project Life album. Gives me a new way to adhere my pictures and embellishments and be decorative at the same time. 

"Nevertheless" Attitude

Today my daily devotional from Joyce Meyer "Trusting God Day by Day" was about going through life with a “Nevertheless” Attitude. This way of living consists of acknowledging a difficult situation and then finding an offsetting positive thing to put the challenge into perspective. I’ve decided that from now on I am going to do my best to live by a “Nevertheless” attitude.

Catching Up

I've been behind in my writing. As much as I keep telling myself I am going to post at least every other day, it just isn't happening right now. So much is going on. My daughter has a baby on the way and I get the chance to spend time with my grandchildren when Laura needs me to watch them. I'm also trying to keep up with my school work and projects I want to do. I'm working to get caught up with my Project Life for 2014. I have Week 2 complete and am starting on Week 3. I'm not too far behind. As long as I only get a week or two behind then I'll be able to keep up.

My Week 2 of Project Life turned out to be three pages. But that's okay. Some weeks may only be one page and others may be more.

This week was my granddaughter June's third birthday so lots of pictures was taken. Then I had some things that documented what I did. I worked on June's quilt and almost got it completed. I read about an "new" way to do my hair. I gave a sock bun a try. It was so much easier than I thought it would be. 

Last year I didn't get past my Week 1 in Project Life in this format. I switched to a smash book Project Life because I was on travel and that was an easier form to carry with me. I still have to complete that but it's doable. I'll work on getting that done here and there. 

I've also been doing the Capture Your 365 challenge. Although I'm not diligent to take a picture every day I've been following the prompts and taking pictures of some of what's on the list. It will take time for me to get into the habit of taking a picture every day.

Here's more of my Capture Your 365 photos. 

January 9 - Where I Stand (Capture Where I Stand)

I've not gotten any of my January Bucket List completed yet. I still have some days in January left to complete it. I have to admit I am not too hopeful that I'll get them done so I'll just roll them over to February. February may fly by just as quickly as January. The new baby is due to arrive February 10th so free time may be at a minimum then too. I may just have to give up on sleep and get my stuff done. But with the excitement of a new baby, who can sleep anyway?!

Pound Pup

My pound pup Rosie doesn't let anything bother her. As long as she is in the middle, Rosie doesn't care.

52 List

I was doing some surfing today for Project Life stuff and came across a great blog. As I was reading the posts I realized how special this would be to incorporate into my Project 52 album. To see next year where I was this year. To see how I've changed in a year. So I am going to be adding these Weekly Lists into my album.

If you'd like to check it out for yourself, here is the link.

http://www.moorea-seal.com/

52 List for Week 1 is "Words that Touch Your Soul"
This really made me start thinking about what hits home for me. So far my list has the words:
Nevertheless
Children (my son Brian & my daughter Laura)
Grandchildren (Grayson, June & to be decided)
Rosie (my dog)
Monster (my dog I lost to cancer)
Baby, Sweet Pea & Herby (my cats)
Friends
Calm
Quiet
Content
Sunshine
Warm
Home

I know it seems odd to have the word Nevertheless as a Word that Touches My Soul but I have a reason. I was recently reading my morning devotional from Trusting God Day by Day by Joyce Meyer and the reading was about the word "Nevertheless". To go through life with a "Nevertheless" outlook. A "Nevertheless" is a positive that I can focus on to help me get through the difficult time. This way of living consists of acknowledging a difficult situation and then finding an offsetting positive to put the situation into perspective. Right now one of my "Nevertheless" statements is - "It's cold outside right now, nevertheless, in a short time Spring will be here." Since I don't care for being cold this is a great way to help me push through Winter.


52 List for Week 2 is "My Greatest Comforts" -
The Lord
Children
Grandchildren
Rosie
Baby
Chocolate
Popcorn
Heating pad
Sewing
Scrapbooking
Warm weather
Sunshine
Comfy PJs
Comfy bed
Flannel sheets in cold weather
Warm vehicle
Warm house on a cold day
Cool house on a hot day
Cooking & Baking
Watching a favorite show or movie
Sitting outside on a nice day
Reading a book
Taking pictures

Hot water

I'm sure before the end of the week I'll have more words that will go on these lists. I'm looking forward to next weeks.

Link to my previous blog

I had started a blog a couple of years ago decided to start a different one with a new name.  Here's the link to my previous blog. I do have some projects and pictures that I've taken on it.

http://scraponit-dj.blogspot.com/

Check it out & see what you think.

Busy Week

This has been a pretty busy week. Last Sunday was my granddaughter's birthday, I've been editing & uploading pictures to Snapfish for printing, working on my Project 52, studying and working, Last night I got my first week of Project 52 or Project Life complete. Here's what it looks like -

I'm using Becky Higgin's Project Life 5th & Frolic, Honey, Seasons and Holidays as my core kits. I'm mixing things up by adding paper from other lines as filler and background cards. I like things to flow so I tend to coordinate and match colors. At least for that week. The only reason I'm adding to the core kits is that I like to have filler card with sayings on them and background cards to put pictures on. But using Project Life Core Kits as my "jumping off" point is a big help.

I've also been doing Capture Your 365. I've not gotten everyday done but the days I miss, I'm going back and catching up on. 

Here's my pictures for 
January 2 - Goals

I hung this on my wall to remind me of what I want to do this year.

January 4 - A Little Bit (Create a Self Portrait) 

  I thought a profile would work.

January 5 - With a Fork 

 The Princess eating her personal birthday cake with a fork.

January 6 - Unique (Create a Macro Photo) 

This is a close up of the quilting pins.

 

January 8 - Blue

 A block from the Buttons & Bows quilt I'm making.

 

I still have to catch up 4 days but I've got some ideas.

 

I recently was doing some surfing and I found a new way to wear my hair. It's called a sock bun. I went out yesterday to the dollar store and picked up a sock. I cut off the foot, rolled the sock up into a "donut" then rolled my hair up in it. It took me three attempts but I think I got it. My hair is almost to my waist so it takes a little bit of maneuvering but I managed. Here's what I came up with.

 

 I'll definitely be using this trick again. The best part is that my hair doesn't feel heavy which is great. A lot of times when I put my hair up I end up with a headache by the end of the day. I'll see how things go.