Thursday 3–3rd Oct 2019

by Caroline

Ok so I’ll be posting these on a Friday cause that’s when I share (cause it’s Thursday in the US then)

In case you are new to Thursday 3 it’s an Instagram challenge started by the amazing Kristin of The Amazing Ladies Project (& one of my fav crafters ever). You snap a selfie, share 3 right now things about you/your life and you tag 3 friends. Check it out by following #Thursday3 on Instagram.

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Today is brought to you by the following 3 things.
1. It’s school holidays which means having the kids home all day, 7 days a week. It also means we get to have special moments like this. Me having a swing with the littlest kiddo while the big kiddo is at an appointment.
2. The weather is slowly warming up. Means more outdoor time. Seeds have been planted and are in their greenhouse.
3. I’ve found a creative spurt. Been on a crafting spree lately. Paper craft, stamping and working on some cosplay bits and pieces.

Currently–1st October 2019

by Caroline

The amazing Kristin – founder of Awesome Ladies and partner of the Crafty Ass Females – has a weekly challenge to document your life Currently.
What you are currently doing on a particular day each week. I’m choosing to do my documenting on Monday evening, so here we are.

You can grab your Currently cards from The Awesome Ladies Project

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I also use the extended Currently list in my bullet journal at the end of each month, which I share over on my Instagram account (which you can follow here.)

Going forward

by Caroline

So…. I feel like I need to get back into blogging again. I miss it.
So… I’m creating myself a schedule. Keeping it super simple to start. Mondays will be Currently lists. Thursdays will be Thursday 3. End of the month will be my current favourites. Anything else gets posted whenever I create something and feel like posting.

So ….. since today is Monday – I’ll be back later with my Currently list.

Find your Spark

by Caroline

I’ve been a member at Simple Scrapper for ages and I love how much Jennifer Wilson does for all her members – from classes to yearly events like Refresh. One of the awesome bonuses of being a member is the monthly Spark ezine. There’s articles, sketches, story starters and much more!

Normally the only way you can get your hands on this great little mag is to be a member of Simple Scrapper (which is an awesome choice btw) BUT for this weekend – which just happens to be International Scrapbook Day – you can get your hands on a bundle of 12 issues from 2018. The full price is $49, but use the coupon code SPARK20 to get the bundle for $29! Bargain!!

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Interested? Head on over to simplescrapper.com/bundle and grab yourself a steal before 11:55 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 6 2019

The 100 Happy Day Project

by Caroline

I’ve done this photo challenge a few times now and love looking back over previous years. What is it? It’s a photo project where you take a photo of something that makes YOU happy for 100 days in a row. You can share them on your socials or keep it private.  Read more about the project here

I like to share mine. In previous years I shared on my personal Insta account but this year I’m just curating them in the Collect app then I’ll share them a month at a time here on the blog. I started this year’s project on the 26th of March (which I have done on previous years) and will finish on the 3rd of July.

Here’s March to April (click for larger)

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I’ll b back at the end of May to share the next batch

The 100 Day Project

by Caroline

I’m giving The 100 Day Project another go.  I’m planning to blog each week. It may end up being less frequently than that but it’ll be on my Insta.

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What is The 100 Day Project?

#The100DayProject is a free art project that takes place online. Every spring, thousands of people all around the world commit to 100 days of exploring their creativity.
Anyone can join (yes, that means you!). The idea is simple: choose a project, do it every day for 100 days, and share your process on Instagram with the hashtag #The100DayProject.

From The 100 Day Project website

This year I’m giving myself a very loose structure by giving each week a theme and working around that theme for 7 days.

My themes are (in no particular order)….

  • baking
  • drawing
  • lettering
  • daily pages
  • project life
  • photography
  • Quote book
  • paint
  • sew
  • Stamping
  • Project Life 2
  • new recipes
  • doodles
  • try something from Pinterest
  • and finishing off with free choice for the last few days

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31 minutes 2019–Days 15 to 21

by Caroline

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Day 15 and 16 was more sorting and finding stuff I thought I’d lost, like unopened Teresa Collins journals

After debating over it (& being told by Kristin to just do it!), I spent day 17 tearing all the bits out of A book that takes it’s time. And making plans for how I’ll use them.

Day 18 was working on more 30 days of doodles. These are so cute. I’m looking forward to using them in my bujo.

Day 19 and I’m back into my Daily pages. I love doing these and really need to make this a habit again/

Day 20 was spent doing some digital colouring on my iPad while watching telly.

30 lists catch up was the order of the day for day 21. I’ve nearly finished my first 30 Lists book. I *may* be able to fit my September lists in it but we’ll see when it arrives

31 minutes 2019–Days 8 to 14

by Caroline

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Day 8 was spent on a bit of a catch up so I spent a couple of hours catching up on some more Project Life, as well as listening to the Crafty Ass Female podcast.

Day 9 I decided to draw up a couple of pages in my bullet journal and do the 30 Days of Doodle in pen.

Day 10 I got up until day 9 of the 30 Days of Doodles done in pen. I’m sad that my pen unicorn isn’t as good as my digital one.

Day 11 was a 30 Days of Lists catch up

Day 12 was something techy and working on my course teaching me how to build WordPress themes from scratch

Day 13 spent listening to one of my favourite crafty podcasts – Crafty Ass Female.

For Day 14 I decided to finally tackle the mess that is my craft supplies in my bedroom. I’ve got a plan now so it is making things so much easier.