Cat Pocket Journal

Good morning everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas & that you are getting ready to start using all those new supplies Santa brought for you yesterday.

I ordered from  Scrapbook.com some Nuvo Embellishment Mousse.  I had no idea what it was or how to use it but it was on sale and I was thinking to myself, "Why not!".  This stuff is amazing and I cannot wait to use it again. 

I actually bought 3 colors.  Pink Flambe, Lilac Lavender, and Spring Green. They are all water-based and it was very easy to use with a small craft spatula. 

Here is a closer look at how the Paws turned out on the book.  It was spread out over the stencil evenly. See how it is raised and the detail is perfect.  I highly recommend this for a few reasons. 

1. It's a quick and easy way to add texture to almost any project

2. Vibrant colors

3. No messy clean-up

The Catbook that I am making is for a swap. Basically, you take a small composition book and decorate it with nothing but cats!  How could you not LOVE that?! 

Well, I just wanted to stop in and show off this Nuvo Mousse and how great it works with stencils.  I am sure it will be fun to see what other things I can create using these.

Enjoy your Sunday everyone and remember to create something beautiful today!

I Really Am Back This Time!

So I last posted in March of 2016...that was nearly 5 1/2 years ago!!! Oh my goodness.  There have been so many changes in my life in that time.  Some great  & some horrible.

I will make my "list" as short as I can to bring everyone up to speed.

                    

My son Kevin and his wife Kelly were married and they had a son, Ethan who was born in 2017. They have a daughter also, her name is Violet and she was born in 2020!

                                         

                  AREN'T THEY ADORABLE?!

                                 Next up is my daughter Kristin

Kristin is now a Flight Attendant!!!  She loves it and flys all over.  I will admit I am a wee bit jealous.  So I sometimes live vicariously through her 😂😂😂.  She is going to work on getting her pilot's license and so she will be working on that in the next couple of years.  She is hardworking and so I have no doubt she will achieve her goal. She did have to move out to Denver Colorado and that, of course, is very hard but we do talk a lot and text often!

Eric & I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary this year. We are still very much in love and truly happy. 

We purchased our first home this year! Just moved in November 2021. We love it. 

 That about does it for the really good news.

In July of 2021, my mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 ovarian cancer.  She passed away on August 17, 2021.  She was 88 and probably the most caring and loving woman I will ever have the privilege to know. I miss her so much and it has been so hard.  She will never visit our new home which saddens me immensely, but she fills our new home with love regardless.  I have her in my heart and she is always here with me.  I love you mom and miss you so much!

I do not want to make this a sad post so I will move on and show you some of the crafty items that I have been working on!  

Some Christmas cards I made last year and this year. Just a few of them here:

I made some silly and random cards too.  I got a Wizard of Oz stamp and die cut set so they were very nice to have. 

My goal here is to try to come on here so much more now. I want to create more and just get back in touch with my friends who I knew from long ago on here and also hoping to make some new ones!  I think I really lost touch with my creative side and now I think it is time for it to show itself! 

Until next time (which won't be too long).