Life is what it is, and so why not live it in color?

I had to make a project that defined my identity, well I was completely at a lose for words, so I made this little project. Daunting at first but with the help of my friend Kapri who can make boxes in her sleep and is an Origami pro all around it came together rather nicely. Ironically everyone else in my class turned in poems and papers, mine was definitely different from all other projects handed in.

But I guess that was my point, if you read the poem after my explanation it states that I don't want to define myself as that would be a limitation to who I really am. I think I cried before I decided to make a crafty project, cause I don't think its fair to try to define people, we are always changing. I felt like it was a cold dive back into the nightmare of my sophmore and junior year of high school.

Nostalgia is a bitter thing, it has its pro's and cons and can be a good thing, but one can't live the present pining too deeply for the past. It isn't healthy to spend too much time analyzing the past and the things we would change with new found knowledge.

Life is what it is, and so why not live it in color? Dress up an other wise straight forward paper with all of the passion found from all other aspects of life?

I was really happy with this project after I got it back, my stomach did a bit of a toss and turn before I handed it in, but why should I be afraid to show all of my true colors? I don't want to, I want to be exactly who I am, I'm happy being this girl and life has never been better.

Supplies: DCWV Rock Star DP(cover) Embossed with Cuttlebug Folder "You", Ribbon ?? Rub Ons ?? DP inside MY Big Idea 'Fall Stack'

Set 3

A doctored up Happy Birthday Layout I used, but I really like how it came together as a Thank You card.

Supplies: Penny Lane DP, Prima's, Unity Stamps 'Just My Type'

Set 2

Before buttons and embellishments....

After!

Supplies: Penny Lane DP, Prima's set 6, bag of garage sale buttons! Stamps Unity: Just My Type, Feb KOTM

Pict to the ures! Set 1

These are pictures from one of the sets I gave my friend for her Mission. She's awesome so the cards are awesome and her cool personalitly inspired the cards retro fun aspect.

Supplies: Basic Gray DP, Stamp Inkadinkado, Eyelets American Crafts

Supplies: Basic Gray DP, Stamp Inkadinkado, Eyelets American Crafts

Supplies: Retro grab bag/garage sale find buttons, Stamps: Unity Just My Type and Feb KOTM, stamped in versamark and colored in with pastels.

Supplies: Retro grab bag/garage sale find buttons, Stamps: Unity Just My Type and Feb KOTM, stamped in versamark and colored in with pastels. Basic Gray DP, Stamp Inkadinkado, Eyelets American Crafts

Supplies: Retro grab bag/garage sale find buttons, Stamps: Unity Just My Type and Feb KOTM, stamped in versamark and colored in with pastels.Stmped in Distress Ink Black Ash, Basic Gray DP, Stamp Inkadinkado, Eyelets American Crafts

That's right I finally caved and bought Prima's! They aren't as big as the Heidi Swapp Flowers but they rock this project just the same.

Supplies: Retro grab bag/garage sale find buttons, stamped in versamark and colored in with pastels.Stamped in Distress Ink Black Ash, Basic Gray DP, Stamp Inkadinkado, Eyelets American Crafts, Prima's!

Supplies: Retro grab bag/garage sale find buttons, Stamps: Unity Just My Type and Feb KOTM, stamped in versamark and colored in with pastels.Stmped in Distress Ink Black Ash, Basic Gray DP, Stamp Inkadinkado, Eyelets American Crafts, Prima's!

Supplies: Retro grab bag/garage sale find buttons, Stamps: Unity Just My Type and Feb KOTM, stamped in versamark and colored in with pastels.Stmped in Distress Ink Black Ash, Basic Gray DP, Stamp Inkadinkado, Eyelets American Crafts, Prima's

Organized

So it happened today, the half closet is now my craft nook. I tried it out with an awesome folding stool from Ikea, Angie hearts Ikea, and its passed the test.

I grabbed my hot glue gun, added embelishments finished with that and moved on to another task. This is monumental. And I didn't have to clean everything up after, it was already where it needed to be. So happy.

Last night however I was not happy. Ryan surprised me with the Cricut Design Studio because it was on sale at Roberts for like half of normal cost and I was trying to connect it to the PC and it wouldn't connect, and then the serial code I was given had 5 parts and not the 6 required. Mighty fishy, and mighty frustrating. It gets better, since it was after 6 I can't call Provo Craft until Monday morning...

But so happy about the craft nook and a silly computer program can't take away from how organized and awesome things are. Besides in all reality, I'm still skeptical of the cricut, I don't think it adds to the creativity process, but detracts. We'll see if the CDS can change my mind on this topic.

Winners and Aspirations

Winners: Erica and Shanna, Call me to set up a time to go through the items, they are yours as promised.

I'm just itching, this weekend is full of fun oppurtunities! And my fll nerdiness will be unveiled. I'm planning on turning one of our closets as my closet nook. Which means, no more dragging everything out and cleaning it back up, it means a nook and a SPOT for this aspect of my life. Ryan agreed to this project a while ago, but I don't think he knows that I'm doing it this weekend.

I'm thoroughly excited and quite giddy and I figure I can listen to those tedious online lectures while I'm organizing and creating my space.

So I've been thinking of other aspirations, some that seem like they aren't really coming from me, but who or what I've become. The dream has always been to be a Children's lit editor, I mean, thats what I'm in school for right? I've realized a few things about my self, I don't want to be limited to just one oppurtunity, I want to do many things, and some of these things as of late are highly tied to crafting.

I've heard people call Utah the "craft mecca" of the world, but all of the really phenomenal products don't come from utah a lone, and one has a terrible selection at most local salt lake craft stores unless one goes to specialty stores, specializing in only one aspect.

I was talking to a friend the other day and she asked me where I get my supplies and it both alarmed and irritated me that I had to go so many places and order from so many websites. So my proposal, what if there was a place where people could meet to craft, get help and socialize with others, and buy ALL of their supplies in ONE place?

Could use all of the tools for a fee, but not actually have to own it all at their house.

Dare I to dream?

Illnesses put a damper on things...

So I know I promised pictures and they are coming(because Maren ROCKS!), I just didn't expect to get so sick so fast. It was really scary. But other than the being sick part, I had an awesome day of cardmaking at my friends and made some really incredible card fronts.

In the meantime I am on my way to being better and my home is a shambles, but I think that can be forgiven since I was scarily ill. Ryan was pretty scared, my friends that brought me home from crafts were scared and I was blacking out, and thats always pretty scary.

The cell is dead, because somehow the charger was left in my bag of craft stuff, oh well life did exist before cell phones right?

Sometimes I forget just how fragile I am, or just being totally and completely well. My heart goes out to everyone who rarely has a 'well' day in their weeks, let a lone lives.