My mojo is on it's way back!

Well, this weekend I worked on a card for my grandmother and on weeks 6 and 7 of my project life.  

Let's start off with the card shown below, I used all things "Follow Your Heart" by Rhonna Farrer for My Mind's Eye.  The papers I used are from the BE AMAZING 6x6 paper pad found at HERE and the embellishments are found HERE.  I added a doily and some sewing pattern paper I had on hand and I love how it turned out!  Today's is my late Grandfather's birthday, the first since we lost him this past December.  We all think of him and miss him but I know it's especially hard for my Grandmother.  I think she will love the card, especially since it's handmade.

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Now here is a look at my Project Life, I have decided that for the month of February I would put the main focus on my photos taken for the daily #febphotoaday project. This fun daily photo assignment is being hosted by Chantelle of Fat Mum Slim she lives in Australia.  There are thousands of folks following her instagrams as in over 10,000! WOW!  She has a list for March too so you should play along with us!

OK, on to my pages that I love! Click on any photo to see in a larger size. Sorry for the dark photos, it was a grey day and so my photo taking is not the best.

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I have a video tutorial HERE showing you how to use the Cameo to create that Week 6 card above or at least one similar. I also used the Cameo to cut out that honeycomb pattern below and the tutorial for that one is HERE. *nothing like spotting a typo on a journaling card after you post it, ha! I think it will be an easy fix with some washi tape then a re-write with the correct spelling this time, ha~

Can't wait for the 6x12 protector pages so I can change the one used above that is way too big for that insert.  I didn't share the back of that insert because I still have lots of journaling to do on some things that I did that week that I didn't do instagrams on.  I might come back at a later time and add a photo when done to this post.

So all papers used on both pages are from the same line used on the card, those papers were too great not to continue using and I will have to order me a few more 6x6 pads.  I also have the BE HAPPY 6x6 pad, I find that I love using this size as the patterns in the paper are smaller and work so well on cards and in the Project Life cards too.

I won't always be using my cell phone photos, but for this months PL I am happy to use them.  I love all the fun apps that are out there to use with your photos, don't you!

Thanks for stopping in and let me know if you have any questions or need links to anything you have seen.  Sorry for all the excessive jabbering, lol.

Creating a Word Tag for Project Life with your Cameo

I'm back thanks to Nitasha's sweet comment and requests!  Thanks Nitasha for giving me something else to address via my on screen tutorial.  I'm still trying to work out the kinks and so hopefully you will continue to come back.  

There are many different ways that Cameo users use their machine to come up with the same end results.  Here are my steps to creating a 4x6 word tag to include in my Project Life.

Thanks for stopping in and be sure to leave any comments, tips or requests you may have.

**After finishing this tutorial I realized that I needed the 7 to be a 6 so I recreated the tag and so come back on Monday for photos of my Project Life pages that include my word tag.

The desktop background shown on my screen is from the Grateful Glam line found Here and the framed Live the life... is found HERE.

Using my Silhouette Cameo

Hi there! Thanks for stopping in, I wanted to try my hand at doing an onscreen tutorial so here is one for you. It's not the greatest, I had a few hiccups but we all have to start somewhere right! Ha!  For those of you who don't have a Cameo this will be a teaser and maybe the nudge you needed to get your own. I will be back with more tutorials and hopefully better ones.  Let me know how it looks on your end would ya?

Also, would be great to know what you might be interested in seeing.  For now I am only going to do screen tutorials, need to figure out how to record my actual work using my Mac.  Then maybe I can do other tutorials as well.  Ok, enough jabber, on to the tutorial!

That fabulous background on my screen is from www.rhonnadesigns.com

It's a background paper from her Grateful Glam line, I simply chose one of the papers as my screen background. You can find it HERE

We are only human...

....and so because of that we often spend too much time comparing ourselves to others.  I am so guilty of that!  I will tell you a TRUTH.... Lately, that is what has kept me from creating.  I kept seeing my work as inferior to others and it sorta took me over. That and combined with the recent loss of my grandfather it sorta shut off my mojo!

Today someone shared this quote on my friend Jenny's blog and she then shared it on her group page on FB. It was just what I needed to hear, it's amazing how good God is!  If we don't fight him he shares lessons with us when we need them!

So, I had to create this simple, yet pretty little wall art and I'm going to print and frame it so that I can hang it where I can see it daily!

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I simply went and pulled some great digi art from Rhonna Designs and it came together very quickly! That is what is so awesome about using Rhonna's art, it's beautiful and so no matter what you make with it, it always looks FABULOUS!

I pulled the background paper from this Chevron Tool Kit found HERE

The Hot Air Balloon from the Punk Junque Kit found HERE

The cute font is Bon Appetit also by Rhonna found HERE

Have a great Thursday!

p.s. I did not share that TRUTH so you could tell me I'm great at what I do, just wanted to say it out loud so I can start getting over it!

One Little Word meets Rhonna Designs

Hello there! Well, I am still alive and kicking, ha!  I just had seemed to fall into a slump and getting my mojo back took some time and I'm still working on it!  I worked this past weekend on some fun things for submission to a Styled Wedding Shoot.  Once I get the photographers photos I will share them with you!

I finally had some time to finish up my first month's homework for Ali Edwards One Little Word. I had put aside a bunch of card stock that I had, which I knew would last me the entire year but...... I couldn't resist using some of Rhonna's art from her "A year to follow your heart" kit.  I simply opened up the base pieces from Ali and then added some pieces from Rhonna's kit.  If you recall I did this same thing for my December Daily, which no I haven't finished that yet, ha!

I printed out the page on some textured Bazzill card stock then inked it with some Tim Holtz distressing inks.  Added a few things I had on hand, I'm trying to do my best to shop my current stash!  I love how the pieces turned out!  I'm hoping to get the protector pages at some point.  I have my LSS ordering them for me as I am being super cheap on shipping charges, ha!  That is another reason that creating Hybrid projects is great! You simply download your files so no shipping charges!

Here is what I created using PSE, Ali's January Files and Rhonna's Kit found HERE

Click on all photos to see them in a larger size.

Please note the file below is in a lower resolution as it is not a file to be shared. I'm merely sharing my process with you.

And once printed and trimmed to size I created the pieces shown in the collage below. Getting over the fact that I don't have beautiful girly handwritting is always hard but Ali encourages you to use your own handwritting. I even messed up a few spots on my journaling cards but just went with it. I have to continue to remind myself that this is for me and it doesn't have to be perfect or as beautiful as some of those shared by others.

Talk about easy, quick and fun! It didn't take me any time at all and so I plan on completing February's this week too!  Are you participating in One Little Word? If not click on the button on my right side bar to see more info via Ali's blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

p.s. I will finally have a couple of Valentine items posted later this week!