weekly planner - week 23

week 23 prompt - what do you like about being with your friends?

this week's prompt is about friends.  over the course of time friends come and go but when you are blessed to have close friends that stay near and dear to your heart forever, well, that is a true gift. 

by nature i keep things closed off, only allowing a few people in.  i am not sure why that is, but i am secretative by nature.  i've always been that way.  while my exterior may say one thing and present itself in a certain way, i could have feelings inside of something exactly the opposite. 

behavior is based on wanting to be loved and accepted and not judged.
fitting in is a learned skill the minute you are in the presence of others.  you are told by your parents, schools, law officials, bosses, etc. what is appropriate behavior in various situations.  you learn early on that only good behavior is rewarded and bad behavior is punishable by all measures deemed appropriate by the people in control of doling it out.

when i find a person that allows me to be who i am as a whole being; the good and not so good, and they still love for who i am, inspite of my flaws, i cherish that individual. they are rare gems that are meant to be held in high esteem.

true and loyal friendship doesn't come often in one's life but i have several friends that have seen me through thick and thin and still love me.  i am most fortunate and thank god every day for them.  i love spending time with them and being inspired by their qualities that make me want to be a better person.  i love them for that opportunity every time we get together.

what do you enjoy about your friends?

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design post is brought to you by design team member, cathy parmelee.  don't you just love how she used the daisy head stamp as part of her trio of flowers?  i love it.  she also used my flying bird stamp.  i'd love to know how you mix up the stamps to create something new.  please feel free to share on my rubber stamp page on fb by clicking here.

to see the rubber stamps used above, or all my stamps sold through stampotique.com please click here.

tumble fish studio new digital kit release

marsha, aka tumblefish studio, over at mischief circus, has a new digital kit being released today.  it is called sirens of the deep.  she did a collaboration with nancy from crowabout studio. 

this is the journal page i did from tumble fish studio's kit.

all images from tumble fish studio's sirens of the deep kit

 this is the journal page i made from crowabout studio's kit.

i hope you see something that makes you want to grab these large digital kits for yourself.

weekly planner - week 22

week 22 prompt - recall a time you really lived in the moment

living in the moment is something i strive for.  just being.  i practice at it daily but haven't mastered it by any stretch of the imagination.   there was, however,  a time i was so caught up in the lives of two birds outside my window that i swore i could understand what they were saying to one another.  nature has a way of slowing us down and making us appreciate god's beauty. 

during my bird watching i was truly lost in just being.  it was a precious gift and one that still brings about a joyful smile as i recall it.  have you ever had a moment of being fully present in the moment?

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team project

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team project is brought to you by karen hayselden.  aren't her little three dimensional flying pigs adorable? 

to create this she has used my flying pig rubber stamp as well as my when pigs fly text stamp and my scalloped lace border rubber stamp.  to see more about this piece please fly on over to karen's blog.

to see these rubber stamps, and all of my stamp line sold through stampotique. com please click here.

tumble fish studio new kit release

tumble fish studio new kit - melange mash up

today over at mischief circus, tumble fish studio has a new kit being released called melange mash up.  it is a wonderfully HUGE kit filled with lots of imagery and i've created a journal page with it.  please check it out by clicking here.

weekly planner - week 21

week 21 prompt - what is something that annoys you?

today my page was done because i was feeling especially annoyed by a rude secretary at a medical office.  she was wanting me to do something i really did not want to do or felt the need to do,  but i lost in that conversation and ended up doing it her way. 

it always makes me wonder there are some things that get me so wound up and other things just roll off my back.  i really would love to be "un-annoyable".  it hasn't happened yet in my 55 years so i'm guessing i need to be expecting a miracle.

what about you?  what is something that annoys you?  come on...i can't be the only one, can i?

the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post

today the roc nicholas rubber stamp design team post is being brought to you by samantha read.  don't you just love her piece of art she has created today?  it's such a happy piece.  sam has used my dog rubber stamp, my church stamp and my flying heart rubber stamp.  if you would like to see more about this piece, or more of samantha's work please visit her blog by clicking here.  

if you want to see my line of rubber stamp sold through stampotique.com including the ones sam has used please click here.

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commissioned journal making

i have been working on some commissioned art journals.  here is a small stack that is being shipped out very soon.

there are lots of folded pages throughout the journals.

one of the journals has lots of tabs among the pages.

one of the journals has lots of pockets.

one of the journals has a variety of bits and bobs.

but all of the journals have an assortment of pages that fold in various ways.

these journals vary in size from approximately 4 x6 to 5 x 7 inches.

 

if you'd like to order a journal, or journals, for yourself please send me an email for more information.