Made to soar ....

Hi friends!

Happy Saturday :)

I hope the start of your weekend is filled with wonderful plans

and you'll be enjoying it in all ways that make you smile!

You may remember that my word of the year for 2021 is Soar 

and I invite you to read my blog post here on how it found me :)

I was equally excited to see earlier in the year that Altenew

had released a stamp set with this exact word!

I knew instantly I had to order it ~ and yet I think this may be

only the second time I've used it this year!

And ......

I'm using it now for the Inspiration Challenge at SCS

and this is the photo that inspired me to create this card.

I kept the overall idea the same and did a quick watercolor wash background and ran that through the Big Shot when it was dry.

I popped it up onto a simple white frame background

and then stamped/die cut the birds to mimic flying.

 

Wishing you all things wonderful as you head into the weekend!

Thanks for stopping by :)

2021: Word of the Year ♥

 Hi friends!

Happy New Year!

I'm excited to ring in 2021 with you :)

Let's be honest ...

2020 was just plain crazy pants!

Even though this is always an exciting time of the year,

 starting fresh and new and the

365 brand new chances every day to make it ours.

It's the 10th year of blogging my Word of the Year!

 Although I've had one for many years,

for the past 9 years I've been blogging the one that

I carry as my Word of the Year to be my mantra.

I love having a word that reminds me in a *snap*

aim for this, try for that, be your best ...

a word that says 

This.  Is.  You!

For 2021, this year's word is .....

Soar!

My WOTY always ~ ALWAYS ~ chooses me and in such unique ways.

This year's word hit me like a freight train (kinda like 2020)

 and I was unable to let it go.

This year, I think I may have tried to fight it 

... just a lil bit!

I thought eh, maybe, maybe not .... 

but there were signs.

Everywhere.

Like the small dragonfly clinging to a blade of grass in the pouring rain

on my daughter's college graduation ~ until we watched it soar.

And the bird I watched through the big bay window from the 4th floor of my first physical therapy appointment.  I was so nervous I couldn't think straight. But as I watched it swoop and soar and dance on the air and I SWEAR I thought I saw it looking at me.  

And then ....

looking back at my WOTY from last year, I saw it my own words ..

"I always believe there's room to grow.

and thrive. and reach. and explore. and soar."

It was then I knew :)

By definition, soar means:

- fly or rise high in the air

- maintain height in the air without flapping wings or using engine power. 

- increase rapidly above the usual level.

To rise higher and be bolder and be a better me than before ...

those are things I aspire to do.

Not just in my daily life

and as a crafter/blogger/vlogger :)

I am SO excited about the plans I have for this year ....

there are 4 NEW things on the horizon

that will be debuting on my blog this month!

In addition to continuing these creative groups,

1. One Plus Twelve challenge (my baby!)

3. The 3M

4. Stamp What?!

5. Hot Mess = Success

6. Creative Card Ladies

7. Ready Set Go challenge

8. Challenge Your Stash challenge

9. Double Duty challenge (new this year!)

10. Mission Impossible Possible quarterly challenge

 and *takes a breath* continuing on the CCEE Stampers Design Team ... 

I'll also be sharing with you 

4 new and exciting crafty adventures 

that I created and I'm SUPER DUPER excited about them!

It looks like A LOT seeing it all typed out.

And last year, I had great plans and sort of fizzled.

Okay, 2020 it's just plain fizzled!

BUT!

This is, after all, my year to soar :)

How about you?

Do you have a #oneword or Word Of The Year?

Drop me a comment and let me know what yours is 

and we can aspire, believe, create, dream, exhale, flourish 

(see what I'm doing here!) together!

Stay tuned for an exciting 2021 ....

we're about to soar!