April

Wow what a crazy month this has been and will continue to be, no doubt. I can't believe the last time I posted was LAST Monday! I have many projects that I would like to stay on top of but because of going back and forth from China to America and back while balancing a few different agendas I just don't think I can make the commitment to stay on top of this blog thing. I will be back in May but for now I can't promise much. I will update and add stuff as I have time, however I can't promise any consistency like I was trying before BUT I do hope we can continue our Deck of You we have continued. So I will list the next month of prompts on here so you can do them at your leisure and hopefully share them with us. I will post mine when I can but I don't want people waiting around for me to post during this busy time.



Thanks SO much for your patience and I can't wait to get settled and get more consistent but that maybe be very rare this year. Who knows! Don't you just love living each day as it comes!



Since I have more or less been putting the new prompts out on Friday's I will list those Friday dates for reference as well as the week we are on



Week 7 -Last week's Prompt - April 3 -- Shoes, Shoes, Shoes! There is always a story with Shoes

Week 8- This week- April 10 - Who (or What) do you miss?

Week 9- April 17- Inspiration Found! (something that inspired you or you inspired or whatever!)

Week 10- April 24- Note to Self (write a note to yourself, big or small)

Week 11- May 1 - Your Initial ( Do something fun with your initial!)

Week 12- May 8- I believe...(something you believe in)

Week 13 - May 15 - What's on your mind...



I really hope to be back by May 15 but you never know, just trying to cover my bases! Hope you enjoy it and keep us updated on your cards so we can check them out! If you want the previous weeks prompts they are located under the "deck of you" categories on the right hand side. Feel free to jump in if you are just joining!!!



Stay Simple!!

Deck of You!!!!

Its about that time of the week again. This time I am getting caught up. Both week 5 (last week) and Week 6 (this week) I am going to post right now!!! It feels so good to be caught up. Thank you participants for being patient as its kind of scattered with my traveling.



So week 5 was to use an ephemera- I used my boarding pass- how convenient. I am using a list from this website and its really fun to see how it lines up with my life. Kinda crazy actually.

This next week is......

Week 6 Prompt: Love, Love, Love

Pretty self explanatory!!! Run with it!!

Can't wait to see 'em!!!

Here is mine:

I used oil pastel for the background, purple paper and sharpie! Love God. Love Others. Love Yourself. That's what I think of when I think of love. Plus the prompt is love, love, love so it worked out quite well that I had three things that I thought of when I thought of love. And what I believe in when I think of love.

Simply Love this week!!!

America!

Well I made it. Thursday night- after a long journey and pushing over 200 lbs. of luggage to terminal 7 in LAX (15 minutes walk) after already having traveled over 15 hours with no sleep, I made it to Denver and into a nice comfy bed at my dad's house. Its been great being back with friends and family but I miss my husband terribly, terribly, terribly!

Since being home things have been going non-stop. I finally got around to the blog, but am very behind with the Deck of You. If you are participating- thank you thank you thank you for your patience and here is the week 5 prompt!

Week 5 - Use an ephemera from your week

I hope to have mine up in a couple days along with Week 6 prompt!

See you tomorrow!!

Monday Monday Monday/Tuesday

I came across this Manic Monday site and thought it would be fun to give it a try every Monday, help me get in the grove of blogging at the beginning of the week and keep things updated. So here we go.....



you a saver or spender?

Definitely a spender, I would like to believe I was a saver and try to be a saver but I just don't do it very well- when I am in the US. However, living in China makes it REALLY easy to save. I just don't feel the need or urge to go out and shop and buy things from Target (cause there isn't one) and clothes that I really don't need (especially because we have limited room in our closet).



When I first got to China I had urges to go shopping and buy stuff but that was almost two years ago and the urges have stopped. I hope when we return this summer I can keep the mindset of not shopping just to shop and save more. I hope I will be a saver...



Do you prefer to walk around barefoot in your home? Socks? Shoes?

Without a doubt barefoot. I don't like wearing socks and shoes. Barefoot is what I prefer but doesn't happen all the time. My feet ALWAYS get cold, so I have to put on socks. Again, living in China calls for different circumstances. We always wear our Mammoth Crocs inside. Mostly because the tile floor is SO cold and get dirty really easy. But when we return- barefoot here I come!!!



Do you talk to yourself?

Haha- yes, but not fully conversations like some people I know....I yell at myself when I do something stupid or that doesn't make sense. Or when I feel overwhelmed. These are all very rare occasions in which I talk to myself but I do do it sometimes. Most of the time I just think, or pretend like I am talking to Curtis.



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DECK OF YOU- WEEK # 4



No, I didn't forget. I have just gotten really short on time lately. I went to upload the picture and my computer refuses to do so. I promise I will get it up later today or tomorrow. Week 5 is coming soon!!!

Deck of You- Week 4...

Wouldn't you know it, just when I feel like I have ALL the time in the world my days get way too short. I hope to do more updates soon but it seems other plans are being made- just gotta go with the flow sometimes...especially when there is no schedule you can set.

Deck of You prompt for week 4- A symbol that you love
You know you have it, don't be ashamed of it! Why does it speak to you! When did you first encounter it? Tell us! Show us!

I will post my card soon- as soon as I do it- ha.

Yay for busy fun days that leave you not being able to keep your eyes open when you need to get things done.

Deck of You- Week 3!

Well we are onto our third week! I hope you are checking out the awesome cards others are doing and feel free to jump in at any time. There is no need to start at the beginning!

This weeks prompt is - I AM...
Make an "I am" statement. Use it in any sort of a way, long sentence short sentence whatever...I am one of a kind. I am living bright (trying to at least). This past month has been a month of revelations. I have had more ideas and felt more alive then I have in a while and I love it! I feel like I am in my skin again...I want to be me, and live that to the fullest without the worry of what others think. I will keep trying....

I tried to put the "one of a kind" over the word average but it didn't turn out as obvious as I had hoped. Can't wait to see yours!!

Deck of You - Week 2!

This week my emotions have been on high: I've been crying more, laughing more, loving more. Every part of my emotions have been making themselves known.

This weeks prompt is : somthing powerful to you

There was only one thing I could think of (this week) that was very powerful to me:

There you have it! I cant wait to see yours! Post your comments and leave a link to your picture! You can join in at any time!

I can't wait any longer!

Well the time has come. Since there is high anticipation mounting among the participants of the Deck of You project we are going to go ahead and start!!

The prompt for this week (1): something you are proud of.

Tonight Curtis and I did ours. Yes, Curtis is doing too! And I didn't make him. I simply asked him if he wanted to and he was all for it! So you will get he lovely, I mean totally awesome cards up here too. I'm sure he'll comment on his own and tell you how he made them....

Here is mine.

The Meaning: I know, this may sound a little conceited but its not. While I was pondering the thing I am most proud of its my life. Me. What I've been through, what I have overcome. The strength that has come to me only from Him. My passions and where I have been. I know I wouldn't be where I am without my experiences and the people in my life. But I am proud of who I have grown into and can't wait to see how I continue to grow.

The Process: Painted the background red, splattered white paint. Cut out a black square from reg. paper. Sewed on a button and a few other lines. Painted "Me." and found words in magazines- used Matte Medium (My FAVORITE STUFF) to put on the paper and words. WA-la!

I hope you will leave comments and post pictures of your cards when you are finished! Tell us how you did it or whatever!

Keeping it simple.

So I decided that I am just going to keep the "Deck of You" project here. I will post the new prompt/idea on Friday/Saturday. So come back here and check it out!

Remember this week to keep decorating your backgrounds and gather supplies! Remember you can do whatever you want. Some are decorating the front with the prompt/idea and then journaling on the back or whatever. I am not painting the backs of mine and plan on decorating the front plus journaling on it. Its really just up to you!

If you have any questions or comments please leave a comment - even if you don't have a blogger account you can still comment!

Info on the "Deck of You" project

I decided to add a link to where the "Deck of You" Art Journal Project will take place so I can continue to post my regular randomness and you don't have to sort through it all to find each weeks prompts and pictures. So if you are participating or following along please locate the link on the right hand side of this page under "My Projects" labeled "Deck of You" Art Journal. Hope to see you there soon! Keep working on your backgrounds!