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after a fantastic weekend crop at Cocoa Daisy, today I just decompressed
a good day to decompressed as it snowed this morning
in typical Denver fashion for spring, it was melted off by 1 pm
did laundry
baked some chocolate chip muffins
cleaned up the house
and worked on little something
Here are some of the creations made for this weekend:
and lastly my favorite:
1. Apparently there's some sort of online crop going on.
2. It's a nice sunny day. Tomorrow is supposed to be rainy.
3. 2009 _____ so far. Do I really need to fill this in???
4. She said try them on that was it.
5. For too long I've been idle. Need to move my butt & get exercising.
6. I am not obsessed with Shoes; I am not! (Okay maybe a little)
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to Cocoa Daisy Online Crop, tomorrow my plans include Cocoa Daisy Online Crop and Sunday, I want to Scrap at the Daisy Online Crop!
The kids have the cousins over for a sleepover. Lexi is off to the last track meet early tomorrow morning. Andy is hanging out with me in the craft room. He, I am sure, will be playing video games. Welcome to Dorkopolis....we are comfortable here.
I guess for me the journey of life should be honest. Not everything in life is easy to take. In fact, sometimes it is down right cruel. but if we don't talk about it, if we don't work through it, it can cloud our vision. It can hang over us like a dark storm cloud and follow us around. It can seep into our way of thinking and can make us focus on the negatives. I don't want to be that way. I want to be positive. So I talk about things. I talk about the bad things that happen. I talk about the injustices of a situation. And then I try to move forward & see the positives of a situation. I am not a saint. I am not a martyr. Sometimes I fail miserably. Sometimes I let the storm clouds consume me. It happened with Chrissi's Death. Sometimes I still feel them hanging over my head and impairing my judgment. So I went to get help. I said "I can't handle this on my own." Some of the storm clouds have been lifted thanks to my therapists help. I am not saying that my grief has disappeared. It hasn't & most days there are tears shed, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. But the grief isn't consuming my judgment anymore. And I can see some positive things that have come out of a horrible situation...like all the love surrounding my family, like the way the scrapbook community poured out love for me.
So when Gudrun threw out the word Journey for OLW, I knew what my layout would be about. My journey with therapy. I am still going. The time between visits has lessened but I know there is much work to be done. I want people to know it is ok to say I need help. I want people to know it is healthy to admit it. I want to talk about it. After all...
Life if a journey, not a destination - we determine our destiny by the direction we take. anon.
So what direction are you willing to take?
I am proud to say that I am Color Combos Galore's Guest DT this week. Number #119 to be exact. You know I love colors, the brighter the better. So this guest spot seems so perfect for me. I gave them my pink & yellows from the blog banner & they created this gorgeous combination of colors. I hope to see you playing along!
And just to tease you a little, here's some sneaks at Cocoa Daisy's May kit... think Sunshine!
Huge RAKS (that sounds so funny doesn't it?) coming your way very soon!
I love you, ya, ya, ya
Now that's quite a line up! We would love to see you all there. Come a little or come a lot. We have lots of challenges, games, projects, classes, & chats. Of course there will be prizes through out the crop. And did you see some of the Celebrity chats? Ali Edwards & Lisa Pace, plus us daisy diva's will be there too! Not to mention over $200 worth of prizes up for grabs. But you have to be there to win it!
I am really excited (& a little nervous) to bring you this free class. I hope you will join us for lots & lots of fun. Don't forget to register in the forums if you haven't done so yet!
1. Join me in a cup of chai tea.
2. Put a little sunshine in your day!
3. Happiness is creating.
4. Dazed and confused. Wait, maybe I'm not.
5. I'm waiting for the snow...suppose to start any time now. (Edit: The wait is over, see pic below!)
6. Chocolate is hard to resist.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a little scrappy time, tomorrow my plans include painting Lexi's Room and Sunday, I want to chilax with the family!
some scrappy stuff...
as seen in the current issue of Memory Makers. When trying to do a little research on the Palazzari's, I had conflicting stories from the family. Go figure. Even if I was told the story a little wrong, I think I got the feel of Nonna perfectly. I stamped the background with my Purple Onion Stamps, Skinny dip, over & over again with our family name. Love that curly tree from Riff Raff designs.
Little Digital layout for the incredible Karla Dudley. Felt good to get back into digi. After a really
rough start to the new year, I thought it might be time to refresh
& start anew. Digital Elements from After 5 Designs (Karla Dudley
Designs: Color My World, Spring 09, Essentials 1, 2, & 3); (A5D
Collab Kit: Togetherness); Designer Digitals (Kate Pertiet Filed Photo
Frames 2)
love, always
I am green today
I chirp with joy like a cricket song.
I am gray today
Gloomy and down like a morning fog.
I am orange today
Loud and messy like finger paint on the wall.
I am red today
Hopping mad like a playground ball.
I am black today
Strong and tall a great big bear
I am purple today
Bright and happy like a butterfly in the air.
I'm a rainbow today
All the colors of the world.
I'm a rainbow today
All the colors of the world.
I'm a rainbow today
All the colors of the world are in me.
I am yellow today
I shine my light out like the sun.
I am white today
Soft and quite like new snow.
I am blue today
Calm as glass and cool like the sea.
I'm a rainbow today
All the colors of the world.
I'm a rainbow today
All the colors of the world.
I'm a rainbow today
All the colors of the world are in me.
All the colors of the world are in me.
yeah that about sums it up.
had a tradition Easter with lots of family, love it
church services on Good Friday & Easter Sunday, my other family
Sadly (but also joyfully) Andy was off flying but is home today
Seeing the buds of Spring blooming around, even with the wacky weather
hard first holiday without my sis, especially since they all were living with us for the holiday last year....
i admit this is the only chick on a stick, the rest kept sliding off the stick....need more practice... but we had a blast trying to make them
my bouquet of spring flowers that won't fade, directions up on the Fancy Pants blog
Got to scrap with the amazing Emily Pitts, truly love getting to know her & had a blast today...can't wait to do it again & I did get one layout done...
Photo credits to the amazing lexi....
Until then dear friends, love the one your with...
Cocoa Daisy and the Daisy Divas are delighted to bring you this event in just a few weeks.
Avoid waiting on the crop days, register and be part of the Cocoa Daisy Message Boards today and join in the fun activities we’re having.
Spread the word and bring a friend or two. The more the merrier!
Looking forward to playing with you!
Word up over at OLW. i said NO, NO, NO... Denise's fabulous words of wisdom this time around. I decided to tackle an altered book/mini this go around thanks to Jessi & my subscription to Cloth, Paper, Scissors (the Digital Online Subscription....love it). I had found this 4th grade reader at a thrift store & it seemed perfect for the job. Used lots & lots of Kenner Road kits. I ripped out the inside of the book & stitched in pattern papers instead. Wrapped the ribbon around the outside & inside as well.
The front cover photo was printed out on canvas paper. I stitched all around it, an idea from Cloth, Paper, Scissors. Decided to tie off the ends of the thread into a pattern. Here are some of the interior pics.
I used my dymo label maker for the journaling. I think I am going back to add in some deeper thoughts. There are more pages in there but sadly I ran out of the orangish tape. Probably a good thing because my hand was hurting after all that clicking.
I am off to spend time with the hubby on one of his days off. Until then...Love & lots of it.
