The beginning of a New Year is such a wonderful time. It’s an opportunity for renewal, reinvention, and re-focusing. This year I took to my iPhone / iPad to organize my goals, thoughts, and plans for the upcoming year. Here are the top 5 Apps that can do the same for Read more…
Lately I’ve been reading a lot about Joy. It’s an aspect of living in the Spirit of God that is challenging to me. I don’t want to forever be the Negative Nancy. People who are filled with joy are something of a mystery to me, except that I know where Read more…
This card was an experiment with embossing folders. I used my Sizzix Big Shot and ran through a pearlescent violet cardstock. The embossing turned out pretty nice but it needed some contrast so I added the strip of cream ribbon. I placed the whole piece on white cardstock to give Read more…
My 1st grader son wanted to enter the pumpkin decorating contest at school and really wanted to make one as a “family”. He loves space, rocket ships, and astronauts so we came up with an idea on what to make. He picked out the pumpkin and gourd himself on a Read more…
The parable of the talents has always been one of the most challenging parables for me. Today it felt especially relevant as I’m looking at how to serve God with all of the talents that He has given to me. My ambition is to make sure that this time on Read more…
Just a heads up that I’m moving the publishing schedule from Monday & Wednesday to Tuesday & Thursday. Have a great rest of the weekend!
To celebrate the future happening today, I decided to create a Hoverboard! It is made from a bright pink skateboard deck and covered with custom cut pieces of vinyl using my Silhouette. The design is based on this vector PDF that I found: DIY Overboard I covered the pink parts Read more…
The really fun thing about the Silhouette is being able to make intricate cut designs. I used this pattern to make two different cards with different colors of cardstock. They both are really unique and fun to look at. There are a bunch of intricate cut designs in the store, Read more…
Wet bags are such a super useful thing when having a newborn with how many diapers they go through. Over the years I’ve made a bunch from different materials, but this is by far my favorite combo. This tutorial from Lemon Squeezy Home is what I’ve used a bunch: Wet Read more…
With fall always comes a time of reflection for me. I think about how the year has gone so far and if there is something that needs to change for the better. It’s a better time than New Years because it helps me have a plan going into the crazy Read more…