A Pocketful of Sunshine!

Social forces influenced my crafting behavior. The title was inspired by the movie Easy A.  It was background noise while I was working. I liked it! I even laughed out loud a couple of times.   Especially during this scene...[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HVCB9hW6kg]I'll admit I was humming it and probably dancing a little bit. When the song was over, this was the result...

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🎶You are my Sunshine!🎶

This was Little Eudie...I knew her as Grandma Judy. She grew up during the Depression on a plantation in North Louisiana near Shreveport.She sang on KWKH radio in the 1930's before it was Louisiana Hayride, and they changed her name from Eudie to Judy! She became an Air Force wife, after marrying my Cajun grandfather at the start of World War II, and had nine children. She raised her children alone...

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Imagine Sunflowers!

A few weeks ago, I was a guest blogger at Club Scrap. I decided at the last minute to film a quick video to go with my post.  I spent the last four years shooting and videoing high school football and baseball games. I will miss doing it and wanted to test out my skills filming my art journal process. I enjoyed it so much, I had to do it again! I have wanted to try this stencil technique...

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Like a Rock

My dad is a man of few words, but his writing is movingly expressive. I remember finding treasures that he wrote to mom or my grandparents and thinking, "WOW, my dad wrote that?" Just having him say, "Sit down, we need to talk," was enough to bring tears to my eyes, it still is! He knew just what to say, and he usually cut right to the chase. I'd find myself spilling my guts whether I wanted to or not. He's fair and he's firm and ninety-nine percent of the time, he's right. Everything...

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Que sera, sera...

🎶Whatever will be, will be. The future's not ours to see, que sera, sera🎶When life gives you lemons, make lemonade (or pretty things!). The epitome of careless and free...kitten heels with feathers and flowers!I always wanted some feathery heels like that... I'm a HUGE klutz though, and that would be an accident waiting to happen if I put them on my feet. I'll stick with brightly painted toes and...

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🎶I'm Walking on Sunshine!🎶

I started humming when I saw this quote...You know you can't listen to that song and not want to get up and dance! It's on my "walking" playlist on my iPhone. It helps to put a little spring in your step. Maybe I should play it when I clean house too!I started cleaning my craft room (GASP!) and got distracted. I sat at my computer for a Facebook break and next thing I'm designing a digital card. Shrug. I...

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Creativity in Full Bloom

"If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?" ~Albert EinsteinI work best when my desk is a mess. I don't know why?  I do lose things on it though. I'll put something down and it's like it gets sucked into another dimension only to reappear later. When I really get into a project, I feel like I lose time. I'll look up and realize I've been working...

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Inspired by Erma

I'm guest blogging on Club Scrap's blog today! I'm sharing my digi hybrid art journal layout featuring Erma Bombeck and one of her famous quotes.Click here to see my art journal layout and a video of the process!TGIF!Wendy&nb...

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Wings

I was driving listening to Sirius radio, 70's on 7, daydreaming in traffic. A song by Wings came on and flashback!The summer of '76...My dad sold Coppertone suntan lotion in the summer while he was in dental school. He set up and serviced Coppertone displays in stores. His territory went all the way to Panama Beach along the Gulf coast. My mom, baby sis Stephanie, and I would tag along and hang out...

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