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Rainy Day Play
Greetings from rainy California! We’re finally getting our much needed rain
Journal it Out: Let Go
Sometimes you have to throw caution to wind – just let go.
It’s not always easy to do of course. Life throws us so many curve balls, right? And you either hit those out of the park or you swing and miss.
Choices Digital Scrapbook Kit
You can’t control what happens to you, but you can control how you react to what happens to you. I wanted to create a kit that would help me focus on the positive choices in life.
On Wildfires …
I’ll start by saying that if you are in the U.S., you no doubt already know about the RIM wildfire which started on August 17th in the Stanislaus National Forest
Journal it Out: Something Different
Sometime, doing something different – something out of your comfort zone – Â is just what you need to get your mojo going. My head has been filled with all sorts of emotions lately.
Journal It Out: I did!
Thank you all so much for your supportive blog comments, emails and FB messages after last week’s post about my struggles trying to make an important decision.
Journal it Out: All Mixed Up
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been struggling to make a decision
Artsy Blog Hop – Part 1
My friend, fellow digi designer and art journaler, Amber, asked me to be a part of a group of “artsy” type (I always giggle when that word is used to describe me) bloggers who are answering questions about themselves. So, here we go.
Art for the Soul: A Collaboration
What do I mean by “Art for the Soul”? Grab a drink and get comfy. This is gonna take a few minutes.
Art for the Soul Digital Scrapbook Collection
Art can help lift your spirits by taking you away from the stresses of life; it can help you deal with difficult issues; or it can act as therapy when your heart needs to heal.
Fearless Art Journaling: DLP Confession
In last week’s post about printing onto deli paper, I mentioned that my mojo for The Documented Life Project had dried up.
Printing on Deli Paper
It’s been awhile since I shared my Documented Life Project journal pages. Now, I know you’re not sitting on the edges of your seats, eagerly awaiting my next post about the DLP, but I did want you to tell you that I’ve been in a DLP drought – dryer than the brown hills around my home here in water-starved California.