Home Decor: 30 Days of Gratitude

November 8, 2013 by 3 Comments
I displayed them on the wall behind my desk so that I can see it every day.

I displayed them on the wall behind my desk so that I can see it every day.

Hello Everyone! Happy Friday! I have been away pretty much the whole week.  My youngest caught the stomach bug so I have been doing a whole lot of laundry and cleaning up things.  It hasn’t left much time for crafting and now I am truly behind on my Confessions work.  But then this time of year always lends itself to sick days, extra errands and more doctors appointments right?

So I am not going to complain instead I am going to share my latest crafty home decor that I bought off of Jessica Sprague’s website. It is called, ’30 Days of Gratitude’. I printed up and cut out the files then assembled these cute little envelopes. The instructions came with different ideas for displaying these envelopes and I knew on the wall behind my desk would be the perfect place.

A close up of the envelopes.

A close up of the envelopes.

It fits so nicely on this wall I love looking at it.  Apollo has taken a liking to it too and each day he pulls out a card to read the encouraging words.

Apollo reading a card.

Apollo reading a card.

Before bed, I ask each of my boys and my husband to list 3 things they are grateful for and they have to be different from days prior. Then I write them on a piece of paper.  I think I might have to make a little mini scrapbook of our days of gratitude.  Perhaps I can make it an on-going album so I can get the boys to truly establish a more grateful life.

Each card has a unique quote on them.

Each card has a unique quote on them.

I hope you too can find more moments to pause and reflect on the many blessings big and small in your lives.

Have a blessed day!

Belinda

 

 

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Confessions of a Scrapbook Kit Hoarder…#10

November 1, 2013 by 2 Comments
I love this paper because it has some words written in color and it gave me a fun color palette.

I love this paper because it has some words written in color and it gave me a fun color palette.

Hello everyone and happy Friday!  Boy do I love Fridays and today despite scattered showers we are experiencing unseasonably warm weather (70degrees)!!  Even last night for Halloween we had really warm weather for the boys to Trick or Treat.  Tomorrow will be warm too but Sunday we will be faced once again with the reality of the season – cold weather. Brrr….

All of the pieces to assemble for the card.

All of the pieces to assemble for the card.

Welcome to my blog series, “Confessions of a Scrapbook Kit Hoarder“. If you haven’t already, please read The Intervention so you can understand the inspiration for this craft adventure. I can not believe we have already reached my 10th post of this series.

Today I wanted to share a card I completed with the October kit. I love the aqua and golden colors I pulled from the card for my image when I colored her up with my Copics.

My second card completed from the October kit!

My second card completed from the October kit!

Well I am going to go continue plugging away because you know it’s already November 1st and my next kit will be at my doorstep.  Looks like this crafter needs to do some major catching up!

Have a blessed weekend!

Belinda

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Congratulations Boston Red Sox on the amazing win to become the World Series Champs

October 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Hello Everyone!!

Confession, I am not a big fan of baseball. I find it a bit slow for my taste. My sport is football.  But I do support our state teams and I know when to pause and witness a great moment in history. So I did watch the second half of the game. I loved seeing all the players run together to celebrate as soon as Koji Uehara delivered the pitch to strike out Matt Carpenter!  I can only imagine what joy this team felt after working so hard together all year.  It must have been amazing.

To see grown men jumping up and down, hugging each other and I am sure some tears is a great thing to witness.  I ran out this morning to get the newspaper so that I can include it in my scrapbook.

That said, I was up until 12:30am and am very tired with no new “Confessions” update.  But I will plug away today and tomorrow I will have something to share.

Oh and Happy Halloween!

Belinda

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Cute embellies!

October 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Cute wooden embellishments from Michael's.

Cute wooden embellishments from Michael’s.

I thought I would share these cute embellishments I recently bought at Michael’s in the dollar bin.  They were $1.50 each but I think they were well worth it. They are made of wood and each initial is styled differently. I mean really look at the packaging – all of my favorite colors.  I can even use that colored cards on a project.  I am thinking I could use them in layouts, Project Life or even mini albums about my family. I bought the first letter for each of my family members.

I will be share to post a picture when I use them. In the meantime, I am just really pleased with this purchase.

Have a blessed day!

Belinda

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