Author: janette

Getting Lost in the Moment

Where has this year gone? I started this blog early in the year with my plan to make a card a day as a form of self-care in my recovery from depression and anxiety. Then some major life changes occurred and my time was needed elsewhere. I crawled my way back into finding some time in my craft room, which has become my space to clear my head and help me to focus on something else.

These cards were made during an intense week of stress, but I haven’t had the time to post them until now. I’ve made some cards for the Facebook challenges and swaps I’ve been following which I’ll post separately.

I’d love to hear if creating helps you when you are feeling low mood. Please feel free to share your thoughts below.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Having Fun Embossing

I’ve been enjoying time in my craft room again. I grab whatever few minutes I can, sometimes coming back to my projects a few times before completing them, something that is new to me.

I took part in an embossing challenge recently and am enjoying using my embossing folders in different ways. On this card I dabbed white ink inside the folder before putting my Merry Merlot card in it. I love the effect.

A Bump in the Road

The day after my last post everything changed for me. Unfortunately, it meant I could not continue with my self-imposed challenge to make a card a day to support my self-care. I was feeling very happy with my efforts. I have made a few cards since that day in March and am feeling positive about being able to create more regularly. I must say the break did have an effect on my mojo and my creative expression, that when I did have time to make a card again I struggled with the process. I had found (I thought) my style, but then I seemed to lose it. Also, since joining Stampin’ Up! again my newfound style changed again. Having said all this I am happy to be creating again, and am looking forward to sharing on here again soon.

March Self-Care Challenge Day 13

I have had a bit of a setback the last couple of days, it’s helpful to look back and try to identify when the change took place. My very supportive husband and I did that this morning after I had been up since 1:40 am. I woke up quite disturbed and couldn’t go back to sleep so I got up and eventually went into my craft room and began today’s card, which ended up being a set of three! The fact that I went in and did that is a good sign that I am still moving forward. Together we traced it back to a couple of conversations I had on Thursday both of which had affected me. It is so important to guard our hearts, and I am still learning the hard way how to do that. However, I made some beautiful cards, and it kept my mind off the things that woke me up for a few hours. So Day 13, a set of three cards inspired by a tutorial from my friend Alicia McNamara of Paper Craft Secrets.