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B'day Card Keepsake Journal

I'm finally back home from Charleston, SC, after celebrating my "30 Fine & Fabulous" Birthday.  What a beautiful, small town.  I enjoyed every moment we were there. We stayed in Downtown Charleston, so we were able to walk everywhere.  It was oh so beautiful and just simply breathtaking.  I would love to move there.  But, since I'm not, I decided to create this fun little, b'day card journal.  I really enjoy creating wire bound journals/notebooks with my Cinch, so I said to myself what better way to keep all of my pretty cards in tact.  Here's a sneak peek...

So here's what i used to create and bind my b'day card journal:  the Cinch, 3/4" o-wire and my wire cutters.

Oh!  I almost forgot!  He went to Jared.  LoL.

Now, let's get to the business of the journal.  I won't overwhelm you w/ every b'day card I received, but here's a quick snippet of a few.  Enjoy!

Read more about Thirty-fine & Fabulous here.

 

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Thirty-fiNe & Fabulous

Thirty-five is the new....Well, I don't know what its new for, but it's definitely new for me (especially since I act more like a 26 year old).  Therefore I've decided that on this birthday I will be celebrating Thirty-fiNe years of life.  I like to think that I get better with age (kinda like a good wine).  So, I realized that thirty-five has to be fabulous for me, so this year's birthday theme is "Thirty-fiNe & Fabulous".  Mr. Paper-Crafts Chick has something up his sleeve (I know he does).  He always does.  I only have one of the details so far:  we're going to Charleston, SC.  Yipppppeeeee, I'm so excited about this one.  Check out my birthday inspired typography graphic below.  I had so much fun coming up with this little square.  Normally, I do a smash book each year, but this year I needed something a bit more fabulous to represent and stay in-line with the theme:  Thirty-fiNe & Fabulous.      

I decided to add a quatrefoil pattern to the design...

I will definitely follow-up this post with the details after the big day comes and goes.  But, until then I'll be Thirty-fiNe in Charleston, SC this year.  Cheers to me! 

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What Would You Do Every Day...?

I use my imagination to take me to a faraway place every now & then; especially when time and circumstances don’t allow me to literally get away.  And often times I play, what I call, the “what-if” game – just to kinda dream a little and plan ahead.  So, I was wondering…

So, what keeps you from realizing and reaching your daily goals and big dreams?  Is it the distractions of television, fun gadgets like your ipad; maybe it’s your putting everyone before yourself; could it be work or worry, could it even be…you?

We all have “something” that’s standing in the way of us reaching that next step to reaching our dreams, joy and happiness. Can your “something” be demolished, done away with, powered off or deleted all together…

What would you do every day if you could?

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Lemonade Blessings – Working With What You Have

 

 

 

They say when life gives you lemons you should make lemonade.  In other words use those sour lemons to make something that’s sweet, thirst quenching and yummy.  Let’s turn that statement around and apply it to you (and me, too).  Use life’s ugly, mean, sour situations to produce a result that is beautiful, sweet and fruitful.  We have got to work with what we’ve got.  So, my question to you is – what are you working with and how can you transform it into something positive and useful?  Are you working with a bad job, little money, much debt.  No matter how bad it is, I'll bet it can some how, some way be changed into something better.  Where there's a will there's a way.  Don’t forget about the lesson learned and the life you experience during the event.  Remember, every “bad” situation is an opportunity to learn, grow and be strengthened.  What did you learn?  Did you grow spiritually?  Has your relationship with God been strengthened by all of this?  I know it will be tested.  Now, let’s get back to the original title above – Lemonade Blessings - Working with What You Have.  What do you have and are you really using it to your advantage and working with it to arrive at a better outcome?  I call that outcome a lemonade blessing – at first you begin the journey, task, day, life or project with lemons, but then you realize once you make a few minor adjustments (still working with those sour lemons) that you can transform the very thing you’re working with; from something you dislike or even despise to something you actually like; from something you think you'll never, ever, ever accomplish to a "been there, done that" cheer.  Here’s my new outlook: 

Use what you’ve got to get what you want.

 

Lemonade Blessings

 

 

 

 

 

 

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