Beautiful Sunday

Creative Therapy Catalyst #128

Creative Therapy Catalyst #128 : What are you (or would you be) giving your children that you wish you'd had?

Straight Out Of the Camera Saturday (SOOC)

My Favorite Things Saturday

One of my favorite things this week is my new glasses.

Stylish Blog Award

I was nominated to receive the Stylish Blog award from KarenSue at ScrapWhenICan . I am so thankful! Go check out her blog - lots of fun!

So, I am supposed to list 8 things about me and then nominate 8 blogs I love to receive the Stylish Blog Award.

8 Things About Me:

1. I am a stay at home mom and I love it. (I am actually on sick leave but being home for my girls all the time is a dream come true.)

2. I have started a small photography business doing portraits, weddings, events.

3. I dream of publishing a book of my best photographs (architecture, objects, landscapes).

4. I have created almost 600 digital scrapbooking layouts in the past 4 years.

5. I am completely addicted to apples with salt.

6. I have been dealing with mental health issue for the past 12 years.

7. I spend way too much time on the computer.

8. I am learning to love who I am and love where I am at in my life.

And now, I nominate the following blogs to receive the Stylish Blogger Awards:

1. Jill @ Life ... as I see it

2. Bonita @ A Life Unrehearsed : the Creative Blog Of Bonnie Rose

3. Lee @ Embrace Life

4. Kyla @ The Kreative Life

5. Sarah @ 2Paws Designs

6. Monica @ Pixel Perfect

7. Amber @ Music and Reading (this is my 11 year old daughter's blog)

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Thoughtful Friday

Before & After Thursday

Before & After Thursday ( found on the Pixel Perfect Blog) is a weekly challenge where you take a straight out of the camera (SOOC) photo and show the edited version on Thursday. I always use the (SOOC) shot I posted for SOOC Saturday.

To edit this weeks photo I used Pioneer Woman's Fresh & Colorful action and then I boosted up the green a bit. Loving how the edited version has turned out.

Straight Out Of the Camera Saturday (SOOC)

My Favorite Things Saturday

One of my favorite things is this old wagon wheel that was on mom and dad's property when they bought the place. It was just inside the tree line and I fell in love with it the very first time I saw it. When my parents decided it was finally time to get rid of the wagon wheels I demanded that I got to keep one. I still love it just as much today as the first day I saw it.

Digi In Deep: Lesson 2

With this lesson I learned how to do so many things. The following were all new techniques for me:
- how to use a custom shape for a photo background

- how to turn text into stickers

- how to do a curled looking drop shadow

- how to select and deselect certain parts of a shape

Friday Fill-Ins

You can play along with Friday Fill-Ins here .

Friday Fill-Ins: "And...here we go! My answers are turquoise.

1. New experiences and possibilities open your mind, heart and soul.

2. Take an unexpected turn on a daily walk you may be amazed at what you find.

3. I'm looking forward to spring and the Tulip Festival.

4. I have lived a life so far that I could have never have imagined.

5. Try to find joy in everything around you.

6. My ability to love and empathize is what's extraordinary about me.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing with the girls, tomorrow my plans include some alone time to create and Sunday, I want to get stuff done around the house!"

Thoughtful Friday

Mental Health Monday: 5 Ways To Develop A Positive Mental Attitude

A positive mental attitude can help to dissolve stress and can affect your physical well being. Here are 5 ways you can help to boost your positive mental attitude.

1. Create A Positive Environment : Become more aware of the way you are thinking and encourage your thinking to become more positive. If you think positively your mood will reflect this.

2. Do Not Give Up: View setbacks as lessons to be learned and do not walk away. You will have more satisfaction from your successes.

3. Just Laugh : Find humour in all you can you will notice a more positive mood.

4. Live In The Moment : Do not focus on the past or future. Live in the moment and enjoy all the beauty and joy around you every day.

5. Expect Good Things : Recognize that you deserve to have good things happen to you and expect that they will. Maintain that positive attitude.

You can view the full article I read here:
http:fitnesshealthtoday.com/5-ways-to-develop-a-positive-mental-attitude/

My Best Shot Monday

Project 365 : Weekly Photos

Beautiful Sunday

Straight Out Of the Camera Saturday (SOOC)

My Favorite Things Saturday

One of my absolute most favorite prized possessions is this photo of my grandfather taken during World War II. My grandfather passes away almost a year ago and I asked for this from my mom to remember him by. She framed it for me and then completely to my surprise added the medal he wore on his army hat in this picture into the frame. How very special. This is something I will treasure for all time.

Color Combos Galore #178

Here's this week's colors posted on the Color Combos Galore Blog.

and here's my take on these colors - had a lot of fun with this color combination not one I would have though of using

Thoughtful Friday