Friday, September 1, 2017

Australasian Blog Hop September SOM: Feel So Blessed

September already!!! How did that happen? If you have arrived here from my lovely friend Doreen's Blog then welcome to the Blog Hop! A big hello and welcome to my regular readers too.  Just keep clicking the link at the bottom of each post to go right around and check out all of the ideas using our "Feel So Blessed" stamp of the month.
I really, really like this stamp.  One of the most important lessons I am trying to teach my kids is gratitude.  I appreciate how blessed my life is and I want that sense to come across in my albums.  I also think it is super important to have a stash of thank you cards on hand - I try to get my kids to use them as often as I can!  This month I was playing with our new Fundamentals - especially the Basics and Adventure papers.  I also used our new Cricut Cartridge "You are Here" to cut my page titles.
Used: Adventure Fundamentals, Basics Fundamentals, charcoal and glacier inks and a sticker from the old All Together Compliments

Used Adventure Fundamentals and Compliments, Whimsy Fundamentals, My Boy Compliments, All Together compliments, Charcoal and Glacier inks

Used White Daisy cardstock cricut cut daisy, All together Complements, Basics Fundamentals and Adventure Fundamentals, Charcoal ink

Used: Pomegranate cardstock, Whimsy Fundamentals, White Daisy cardstock, Whisper cardstock (cut with our new Cricut Cartridge "You are Here")
Just a note about this page.  I recently found a box of unscrapped photos in the shed - I am having lots of fun pulling photos out and using them to make non-chronological pages that share a story or sentiment rather than a specific date or place in time.  Stacey Julian helped me to overcome the idea that my albums have to be in perfect chronological order.  She also helped me to realise that "done is better than perfect" That top photo of us as kids is hiding a botched stamped arrow LOL.  I am very much looking forward to Stacey's partnership with Close to My Heart as I love her emphasis on telling the stories that matter.  Originally I didn't scrap this photo of my brother and I because it wasn't a good shot of us but when I found it I realised how few photos I have of just him and I together.  It made me think differently about scrapping it.  What stories are you yet to add to your albums?

Used: Basics Fundamentals and Adventure Complements, Charcoal ink, Cricut cartridge "You are Here" for title and date banner, Whimsy Fundamentals, Lagoon cardstock, Whisper cardstock, black journalling pen
Used: Adventure and Basics Fundamentals and Complements, Charcoal ink

I hope you can use this stamp to recognise some of the things in your own life to be grateful for, and to maybe pass on some of your gratitude to others.

That is it from me.  Now check out Megan's Blog for more great ideas.
Keep smiling,
Nell

3 comments:

Doris Taylor said...

Love your layouts, especially your journaling, those memories will be all the more special in years to come because you added the stories that go with the photos.

Kathleen said...

Great work!! I love all your cards and layouts. Your artwork makes for a very nice showing of this stamp set!!

Anonymous said...

As usual, you've created a wealth of beautiful work.