My “adopted” Granny is turning 90 tomorrow (the same day my
maternal grandmother would have turned 110 had she still been living) and I
needed to make a card and get it in the mail to her by Saturday morning. She's still sharp as a tack and when she goes out, more often than not she's in leather pants with boots that coordinate! I
ordered this digital stamp from Robert Jackson and had it in about five
minutes. I used a sketch and the card went together rather quickly. I had
intended to color the boot more of a red/maroon, but my first attempt with
those colors didn’t go well. I struggle with blending the reds. So I switched to using some of the browns.
Yesterday, I spent my birthday EXACTLY the way I wanted to, scrapbooking at Michaels. I was the only person who showed up, so it was just
me and the Michaels staff member. That’s okay with me… more room to spread out
and work! I was able to get this card, which also contains a Robert Jackson
image, completed while there. This one was for an impromptu challenge
over at SOC and is a birthday card for the science teacher on my
team whose birthday is on Tuesday. I used another sketch, paper from a
Recollections stack, cardstock scraps, Glossy Accents for the flowers, and
Stickles.
We as crafters are ALWAYS buying stuff especially when a new
technique or crafty fad hits the market. Every now and then we have to purge to
make room for the new stuff. If you’re an organization nut like me, you
sometimes want to give away stuff that you haven’t used in awhile not thinking
about the investment (can we say Cricut and its many cartridges???) and the
fact that as soon as you give it away, you’re going to wish you hadn't. Several
of my scrappy friends said DON’T get rid of your Copics; you’ll be sorry! They
are probably right, especially since I have so many. Can’t quote the number
here (‘cause my momma reads my blog and I don’t want her eyes to bulge) but
suffice it to say, I have about 2/3 of the Sketch markers available.
I actually found some therapeutic value in coloring this
weekend and know that after I get my hands-on training and practice, practice,
practice; I’ll be so glad I hung on to them.
So the lesson is this, before you get rid of your crafty
stuff, think about what you’ve invested in those items and consider whether or
not they are things you might want to use again one day when you have more time
or experience. If you've searched your soul and know that you’re moving on and
you never want to revisit that technique or those supplies/embellishments/tools
again, then by all means remove them from your craft space forever.
And now, I must get some rest and prepare to deal with my
little darlings for this last week before Spring break. Thanks for reading and
y’all pray for me!
WrinkleFreeDiva!
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