30 Days of Blogging

30 Apr 2020
The Ultimate Blog Challenge
30 Days of Blogging

Today marks the 30th day of blogging in the Ultimate Blog Challenge for April. I read many amazing posts. Many comments were left on my posts as well.

I find it interesting all the things that people write about. Their writings give a sense of what their Niche is all about in most cases.

After adding five more prescriptions to my daily regiment, my mind is very groggy this morning. I'm going to lay back down, but wanted to say,

I finished the challenge and blogged for 30 days straight. This month was much easier than the first Challenge I joined back in January. I'm looking forward to the next challenge UBC offers.

Until then, happy blogging everyone! 

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Z is for Zebra print paper

30 Apr 2020
A to Z Challenge
Z is for Zebra print paper

Today's letter is Z. In my crafting stash at one time I had all kinds of animal printed papers.

I did a scrapbook album project for a friend several years ago. I scrapped over 2000 photos and she ended up with 18 scrapbook albums.

I was able to incorporate Zebra print paper on several of her photos.

Since that time, I have given away all of my animal-Zebra printed papers.

I've had a blast blogging this month in the A to Z Challenge. It was a pleasure reading everyone's comments that were left on my posts. I look forward to the next time we can blog together!

Z is for Zebra printed paper. 

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Y is for Yellow

29 Apr 2020
A to Z Challenge

They call me Mello Yellow...

or

So we sailed on to the sun
Till we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine

(lyric excerpt from the Beatles song, Yellow Submarine)

The sun is yellow or is it?

Flowers are yellow.

Egg yolks are yellow.

Cheese is yellow.

Clothes are yellow. Although, I don't have any in my closet! LOL

Have you figured out that today's letter in the A to Z Challenge is "Y"?

Y E L L O W

There is one day left after today in the A to Z Challenge. I can't believe it...I've managed to stay with my theme the entire month. CRAFTING - - I'm ecstatic! I have met many wonderful people by participating in the April challenge. Many of those have commented on my posts and I have commented on many.

Looking through my crafting supplies, it donned on me, I don't have many things of the yellow nature. At this moment, I am a bit red as I've been having technical issues with a new printer. I may be yellow by the time I finish with it! Equipment - - I hate when things don't work the way they are supposed to work when a button is pushed. LOL The display reads 'clear paper jam'. I've checked it through and through, turned it off, unplugged it, cleaned the rollers and nothing seems amiss. Yet the message continues to show on the display. I've wasted enough time fiddling around with the printer I need to just walk away from it. YELLOW things...Bees are yellow. Wasps are yellow. 

Paper is yellow. In fact, I have some cardstock that is in this color. 

It isn't something I normally keep in my stock. I purchased this a few months ago when I made a folio for a friend. Her colors were yellow and black. (I forgot to take pictures of the end result). UGH, I hate when I do that...

There is a yellow meated watermelon. Squash is yellow. The canaries are yellow. 

In my stash, I have yellow pencils, yellow markers, yellow distress ink, and yellow paint. I also have a yellow flower that was sent to me by a Great Aunt. I always thought I'd use it on the cover of a Junk Journal. So far, that hasn't happened. 

I also have a few sheets of yellow scrapbook paper. I have yellow ribbons and yellow lace that I dyed a few years back. Yellow is not a color I gravitate towards...but like many other colors, there are times that I do need 'yellow' something or another. 

My plan today is crafting something YELLOW. It might be in my Glue book with yellow napkins (Oh yea, I have plenty of those!) It might even be a junk journal or a Traveler's Notebook (TN) Hmmm, I do have a new laminating machine I received for Christmas that I need to try out. A TN may just be what I make in "yellow" of course...! Whatever I may just craft a giveaway! How many of you would like an opportunity of receiving a Junk Journal or a Travelers Notebook in 'yellow'? I don't think it would be completely yellow, but there would definitely be the presence of yellow in the creation of it! 

I have yellow towels. There are yellow hair ties in the drawer. The rubber duck is yellow. A school bus is yellow and so are the Taxi Cabs. Lemons are yellow but I prefer limes. Bananas are yellow and I always have some on hand. I've seen yellow butterflies before. There are also yellow fish.

I made a yellow Loaded Envelope once. It had tags, embellishments, and special little goodies inside.

But YELLOW crafting supplies? The next time I can make it to a crafting store, I'm going to browse the aisles for "yellow" crafting supplies. I may just have to pick up a few goodies to add to the rest of my stash! 

Y is for yellow! 

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Beautiful YOU

28 Apr 2020
The Ultimate Blog Challenge
Beautiful YOU

Beauty they say is only skin deep. I never really understood what that meant growing up  - but as I got older and wiser, I get it now. Many years ago when I battled mental health issues, I was a cutter. I cut not for the feel-good factor or anything like that. I cut out of trying to release all of the inner pains I felt from abandonment, trauma, PTSD, sexual molestation, feelings of being less than, and feelings of not being seen as beautiful.

I thought if they (family and others don't see me as beautiful) then I would make myself fit that mold of unbeautiful. Cutting for me started during my second marriage (it was very short-lived I might add - less than two years). The emotional turmoil that I endured during this marriage was a force to be reckoned with. I was made to feel like I needed to 'fit' in the molds of this person or that person. The other party wanted me to dress like this person and that one as well as carry myself in certain ways. They wanted me to possess 'fake' beauty. 

In my teen years, I thought I was a beautiful young lady, but those feelings quickly changed as life happened and this event occurred and that event occurred. I no longer possessed outward or inner beauty. I saw myself as ugly in every sense of the word. 

Fast forward from the time I began cutting in 1994 to the current day of 2020. I no longer cut, but the scars on my body tell a story of the pain I once carried. At times, I've considered covering them up - but why should I? They show where I've been and where I am today. They show the journey of life and how I've overcome the stumbling blocks which I've turned into stepping stones. I'm not proud that I resorted to such horrific measures, but I am proud that I have the life experience and the ability to share my personal lived experiences of HOPE with others who may be struggling with their internal beauty and self-awareness.

The word beautiful encompasses many things for many people. Have you ever stopped and really considered what the true meaning of the word is? Let me help you...

Webster's Dictionary describes BEAUTIFUL like this:

adjective

1. *pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.

       *of a very high standard; excellent

When I think of the word beautiful, the first thing that comes to mind is flowers. They are pretty, they are pleasing and they are beautiful (in most cases). 

When I think of people and their beauty, my mind immediately goes to Hollywood where 'plastic surgery' has altered one's look to achieve beauty. Average people want to look like so many of them and they will take whatever measures to obtain that look. I have my personal feelings around this and I won't get into that debate today. 

People also possess inner beauty. That is the one thing I look at most in a person. Often times, I can tell how a person 'truly' is by examining their heart. No, I'm not a heart surgeon or anything like that. What I mean is, I listen to their words, I watch how they carry themselves. I listen to their stories. We can learn a great deal by looking at a person's inner beauty. 

My youngest daughter is a professional wedding photographer. I'm amazed at the beautiful imagery she captures when her camera is in her hands. Not only does she capture the Bride in her beautiful, amazing, and many times stunning dresses - she is able to capture the very essence of beauty in everything that surrounds those particular days. She even captures the little nuances that many times are overlooked. She sees these as beautiful memories for her Brides and Grooms. 

Beauty today is achieved by many different avenues. Some people have natural beauty while others have to work at it. A tuck here and a tuck there. A lift here and a lift there. Get the idea? Inner beauty is the same. If life has dealt a person a bad hand, their inner beauty may be representative of this as it was in my case for many years. I didn't see myself as beautiful on any level. I sabotaged the inner beauty I had out of the pain I had been dealt with from circumstances and from others. 

Many times, I found myself standing in front of a mirror and asking, "Mirror, Mirror on the wall - whos the fairest of them all"? Have you ever felt like that? Honestly? After my last mental health breakdown in 2005, I created a scrapbook called, My Mental Health. I remember making a page with the mirror context as mentioned above. I had a photo of myself looking into a mirror and the mirror was shattered. This represented so many things for me. Today, when I look back on those pages, I can feel the pain jump off of them. I can sense the dark places I was in and I'm very thankful I have been set free from my own self-doubt and self-sabotage in life. How did I do it? It wasn't easy. I had to work at flipping the switch and quit settling with the concept that I was dealt a bad hand so I needed to make the best of it. I wanted to change. I NEEDED change. I didn't want to settle anymore. I wanted more for myself and for my life. I wanted to feel beautiful inside. I didn't care about my outward appearance. Remember, beauty is only skin deep...and it could be altered in so many ways on any given day. 

Being beautiful inwardly is more important to me than being beautiful on the outside. I feel that way because there will always be someone more beautiful than me. I'm not competing with anyone or anything. Inward beauty is truth. It is honest. It is real. A person can't fake inward beauty. 

I'm my own BEAUTIFUL ME! Have you found your Beautiful YOU yet? If not, what keeps you from doing so? Are you holding yourself to other standards or expectations? If you are, then stop it as you'll never achieve who you are truly meant to become. If others are making you feel that way, take a step back and reevaluate their place in your life. You might need to remove the toxicity of that relationship in order to find the 'true Beautiful YOU". 

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X is for eXcellent

28 Apr 2020
A to Z Challenge
X is for eXcellent, eXact and eXploratory

I can't believe we are almost at the end of April and the A to Z Challenge. This was my first time participating in the Blogging A to Z Challenge. I have had a blast! I've met some amazing individuals from around the world. Not to mention taking part in reading many eXcellent blogs.  I enjoy seeing the many variations of writing skills, themes, content, and, photos.

Today's letter is X. Oh my...as I sit here and rack my brain on something in the crafting world with this particular letter, it has proven to be quite difficult. Don't fret though because I have come up with a plan.

Anytime I'm crafting, measurements have to be eXact. If not, my projects might be out of kilter. For instance, if I'm working on a junk journal and it is an 8 1x2 x 11 size - I don't want my cover to be 6 x 5. In some instances that might work, but more times than not - it isn't. eXact measurements with a ruler, a paper trimmer, a sewing mat are key to creating a beautiful creation.

When I want to eXplore something I know nothing about in crafting, I do my research. I watch YouTube videos, and I browse Pinterest. If I can't find what I'm looking for, I will post questions to other crafters. eXploratory preparation is oftentimes needed especially if I am wanting to craft something for the first time.

I'll never forget when I was introduced to a Traveler's Notebooks (TN). I had no idea what I was doing. I needed a crafters' map. There were so many different parts to crafting one of these handy notebooks. The cover, the signatures, the dashboard, the shaker page, and the list goes on and on. Once I made one -I had it down. I ended up making over 100 TN's for the members in my crafting group. I used the Theodosia paper line. (Vintage). I had a blast. Each one was different.  They are so easy and fun to make. They can be compleX or easy. That depends on the individual. Here are a few photos from this project.

eXploring new techniques, new crafts, and learning how to put my own twists and turns into them is eXciting for me. Being eXcellent at what I craft is eXtremely important as well. I don't want to craft something that looks like I've just thrown it together. I can't tell you how many times I've had to scratch something and start all over. I take pride in my crafty creations and I still haven't achieved being the 'very' best at what I create, but I am an eXperienced crafter and I take pride in the quality of my work. I strive to learn something new daily...my motto is, "if I'm not learning - then I'm not growing".

Be eXcellent in all that you do. Be eXact in what you want. eXplore what you don't know.

Today's letter is X.

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Broken Vessel

27 Apr 2020
The Ultimate Blog Challenge

Sitting at my desk this morning thinking about my day and what I want to accomplish over the next few hours.

Pandora is playing in the background, the lawn guy is mowing the yard. The dog is barking. Not really paying attention to the music playing as my mind is thinking about other things that have occurred over the course of the last year or so. I hear these words...

All these pieces

broken and scattered

in Mercy gathered

mended and whole

empty-handed 

but not forsaken 

I'VE BEEN SET FREE

Amazing Grace

How sweet the sound

that saved a wretch like me

I once was lost

but now I'm found

was blind but now I see

I can see YOU now

I can see the love in your eyes

laying  yourself down

raising up the broken to life...

You take our failure

You take our weakness

The song continues to play. These words are part of the song taken from Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) by Hillsong. You can listen to the song in its entirety on YouTube.

As I think about the words being sung - I'm reminded of all of my failures and my victories in life. Many I can't explain and others I know God was in the middle of it all. 

Removing self from the equation is difficult at times. Even when it's obvious that is what needs to happen. I'm human...we are human, they are human. 

Today, I'm going to find shelter, not because of the pandemic - but because of where my heart is. It needs to heal in ways I can't explain. My mind needs to heal from words spoken, choices made, and actions taken, not to mention the loss of living, breathing people.

As long as we all live and breathe, hearts will be hurt, shattered, and broken. Words will be left unsaid and more questions will be raised. 

But for today, I'm going to rest in Him...because it is only through him, I breathe. It's through Him I find peace. It's through Him I can hold my head up high. It's through Him I can move forward...

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W is for WASHI Tape

27 Apr 2020
A to Z Challenge
W is for Washi Tape

My WASHI collection

Today's letter in the A to Z Challenge is W. Staying with the crafting theme I chose for this challenge, w is easy for me. WASHI tape!!!! I had never even heard of washi tape until 3 years ago when my daughter bought me a few rolls from the Target dollar bins. oh my, I was in heaven and I needed to get more of these amazing rolls of tape! 

Washi tape is unlike scotch tape because once you place it on a project, it can easily be moved to another position. It is kind of like masking tape, tears easily and doesn't leave a residue behind. Washi tape is thin, durable, and made of natural fibers like hemp and bamboo.  I have found washi tape in just about any store in some way, form, or fashion. They can be in single strips, or in rolls like above. Washi tape can be narrow, wide, and in every color and theme, a person can think of. They ARE amazing and fun to use in crafting projects! What's even better is they are INEXPENSIVE!!! 

I've used washi tape on scrapbook layouts, on cards, on tags, in mixed media. I've even used washi tape in my glue books like this page. (I'm no Michael D'Angelo, so please don't laugh at my artwork!) LOL

I have two different strips of washi tape on this page. One at the to that says, "HELLO SUNSHINE" and one at the bottom that says, " LIVE - LOVE - LAUGH". 

A glue book page of mine

 I placed these strips on the page to show them. 

I enjoy having washi tape in my crafting supplies and I'm guilty, when I go into stores now - I look for unusual rolls of washi tape that I can add to my crafting supplies. 

Have fun crafting with washi!!!

W is for WASHI TAPE 

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Jello Glazed Popcorn

26 Apr 2020
Ultimate Blog Challenge

A few weeks back a cousin of my husband was posting photographs on Facebook of their household making a 'family tradition' treat - JELLO GLAZED POPCORN. I had never heard of such a thing. I posed a question of 'how do you make that' and I immediately was sent the recipe.

After I got acquired the family recipe, I took to the internet - to my surprise, Jello Glazed Popcorn wasn't a new concept. Where have I been all my life? Why haven't I heard of this before? The closest thing I knew of was Caramel Corn, does it even equate to Jello Glazed Popcorn?

I don't know what all the hype is about this popped treat, but my husband and I are going to make a batch this next week once we get all of the ingredients.

Has anyone else ever made Jello Glazed Popcorn? If you have, what's your favorite flavor?

If you haven't ever made Jello Glazed Popcorn, here is the recipe that was sent to me. By the looks of the card, this treat has been made a few times by the family.

Let me know what your thoughts are after you try it...

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For What It's Worth - my 2 cents!

25 Apr 2020
The Ultimate Blog Challenge

Today's prompt was sharing our 2 cents on news items. That resonated with me as I'm 'not' one who will sit for hours on end watching the news one after the other. I do good to get in one thirty-minute broadcast a day. My mom and dad could sit from 4:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. watching news after news and that didn't account for the morning news or the one at noon. No thank you! I find news to be full of gloom and doom...and there is enough negativity in the world, that I feel I don't need to waste my time watching it being broadcast on National tv. But with that said...I'll bite at today's prompt.

The other day one of our local news stations interviewed several people who had recovered from the COVID 19. They were sharing their story of how they have been dealing with this for the last 3 weeks and now they are in recovery. My first thought was, are you sure you had the horrendous illness and how do you know you've recovered so quickly? I say this, because I've been tested positive and have been dealing with this stuff since the middle of February and I'm just now getting where I can say, I'm coming out of it. Yet, I still have breathing issues, the cough from time to time, the zapped energy and bouts of wheezing, not to mention the pains I've experienced since the "YES" factor came into play. I wanted to call the news right then and there and pose a question to the person they were interviewing!

I try 'not' to be a negative person - and I must admit that being sick for the last 50 plus days has begun to take a toll, not only physically - but mentally as well. If I could figure out 'how' these people recovered so fast, don't you think others would want to know that secret as well? I have to say, I'm somewhat on the fence to actually believing someone only dealt with the wretched COVID 19 illness for three weeks or less and if that is INDEED the case, then more power to them.

The other thing I would like to discuss is "if" the powers that be have put in place - - ALL people must cover their face with masks when they are in a public environment - then why isn't that being upheld? I mean c'mon...just today, I ventured out to Walmart with my husband to pick up a few things - I was donning my mask AND my gloves. The worker at the door wasn't letting people through the doors until the person in front of them was at least 6 ft ahead. Yet, person after person was without a mask. Yet, just as soon as one of these individuals come down with symptoms, they are going to be the first ones to complain that more wasn't being done for their safety. Things like this just irk me to no end...even on the news, you see people with no masks when they show public places. Then the City Mayor makes a statement like this, "if you see someone in public not adhering to the protocol of covering their face, remind them they are supposed to be wearing one". NO THANK YOU!!! I value my life thank you very much City Mayor...I'm not about to get in harm's way at the hands of some other person who thinks they are above the law and can do whatever the heck they want to do - - yet, come at someone who is abiding within the premise of "if one MUST be out and about, then cover the face". How hard is it?

That's okay - - I'm going to continue being quarantined...I can't take stupidity on other people's part. I'm off my soapbox now...

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V is for Vellum

25 Apr 2020
A to Z Challenge
V is for Vellum

Continuing with crafting as my theme, today's letter is V. When I craft, from time to time I use Vellum in my projects.

This particular product is a bit tricky when I want to adhere it to something. Normal adhesives will not secure it on the project. I use vellum as an overlay in many of my projects because of this very reason. Using vellum on a scrapbook layout takes a little bit of creativity to secure it in place. Sometimes I will use assorted brads to secure the corners of the vellum sheets to the paper and that works great! I have also sewed vellum into my layouts. The only downside of sewing - that may leave holes in the vellum and sewing may cause the vellum to rip or tear.

Many times, I have to get creative with the way I secure the vellum on the projects I'm creating. For instance, on the tag below, the area that says, "Music is the voice of the Soul" - that is a piece of vellum. I remember trying double-sided tape. That didn't work. I tried wet adhesive, that didn't work. In fact, I recall trying several different types of glue. I ended up taking a Q-Tip and dabbing some E6000 on the tip and sparingly placed the glue around the edges and down the center of the vellum piece. It worked well.

Music is the Voice of the Soul tag I made a few years back

There are several different types of vellum in my crafting supplies. I have 12 x 12 single sheets that have designs on them. I have sheets of vellum that are off white, white, and colored ones. Several years ago, I acquired several books of vellum through a haul I snagged on Facebook Marketplace a few years ago. They are 8 1/2 x 11 sheets and very beautiful.

I enjoy crafting with the vellum sheets as they bring another dimension to my crafting projects.

V is for VELLUM. 

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Up Close and Personal - So Close and Yet So Far Away

24 Apr 2020
Ultimate Blog Challenge
Up Close and Personal, So Close and Yet So Far Away

Up close and personal - so close to Nonnie, yet so far away. It has been seven weeks to the day since I have been this close to my grandson thanks to my hospitalization and being tested positive for RSV two weeks after he was born. Upon my discharge from the hospital, a few weeks later - I tested positive for COVID 19. 

Out of safety and concern for my daughter and her new little family, I have been out of sight of this little guy's world since March 1st. We stay in touch regularly through skyping and an occasional wave from the back porch. They live next door to us. In fact, they had just finished moving in the weekend I hit the hospital for two and a half weeks. 

Today, I opened the back door to let our fur baby out. His name is Koda. He is a mixture of Jack Russel and Chihuahua. When I looked out the door, I saw my daughter, her husband, and my grandson as well as their fur babies standing in the back yard. I had told my daughter earlier on the telephone, they should take Caiden for a stroll in his stroller so he could benefit from some Vitamin D (sunshine).  

Waving towards the kids, they begin making their way towards the fence that separates our yard to theirs. I walked down our steps...we all inched closer to the fence. I was excited to see my grandson so close, yet so far away. 

My son in law with his son

We all got closer to the fence making casual conversation. Asking how their day was, what have they been doing to stay busy - you know, those types of conversations. We talked about the horseshoe pits that G'pa is putting in the yard. Where we might put the pool eventually, etc. The casual conversation so close and yet so far away...I told Caiden Nonnie needed to get him some sunglasses and a hat to cover his head. He kept closing his eyes as the sun was extremely bright. 

My son in law has been working from home for the last few weeks. Honestly, this has been a Godsend since I have been so sick and not able to help my daughter with her little bundle of joy. Although, this Nonnie would have rather been with them...I just could not be for health and safety reasons.

My daughter is gearing up her business to start working again as soon as the ban is lifted. She is a professional wedding photographer in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX area.

Here we were, at the fence - - visiting. I was admiring my grandson and talking to him...my heart was so excited!!! My daughter said, "you sound better'. Yes, I do...each day I am getting stronger and stronger, but still have a way to go. 

Hopefully, soon, we can spend time together cooking out, sitting on the patio, playing in the pool, or having a fun night of family games without being concerned about COVID 19 and its gripping effects on lives. 

Up close and personal, so close, and yet so far away...

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U is for Umbrella Magnets

24 Apr 2020
A to Z Challenge
U is for Umbrella magnets

Umbrella Parasol magnets

Staying with my theme of crafting for the A to Z Challenge, today's letter is U. I racked my brain trying to come up with things I do in my crafty creations that start with the letter U.

I remembered about a year or so ago, I took part in a crafting swap where we had to make fanned magnets that looked like umbrellas or parasols.

They are easy to make. Take a piece of paper, fold it back and forth. Then pinch the bottom and adhere it with something to keep it together. I secured mine from the backside. Embellishments can be added to jazz them up some. For the handle, you can use pipe cleaners, beaded beads on wire, or anything else you can come up with.

On the back, I glued a small to a medium-sized magnet on the back. I used hot glue to adhere the magnet to the paper.

These are fun little creations to make. Here's another great idea to use up some of those scrap papers laying around.

Have fun creating cute crafts! U is for Umbrella Parasol Magnets. 

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