#joycreated in June | Celebrating Dads
Focusing on Father’s Day is a terrific way for me to get a few more layouts of my hubby in the scrapbook. I hate to say it- but the dirty secret is- most of my...
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Behind the Scenes Mom Life the little things
Sharing my everyday joys- not all are happy- but nonethess, good.
Are you a Unicorn? | Design Backstory
I recently read that, "a unicorn is somebody who knows they are magical and isn't afraid to show it." I liked that. And it struck me that when we are younger, we are all unicorns- never afraid to share the magic we believe to possess: we can sing- we can explore the world, we can dance- and we can grow up to be whatever we want to be.
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The joy behind “BABY LOVE”
More than just showing you what’s on the drawing board- I wanted to share a backstory of one this month’s designs with you. It’s funny how much a screen saver can tell you about someone....
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buckle up for ROAD TESTED!
It’s Halloween weekend! The perfect time for scary stories! And do I have a good one for you! I have told you tales of teen parenting nightmares in the past– first there was This is Scary–...
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Learning New Steps | Teaching my teen to drive
It’s no secret that humor is my sedative of choice for the anxiety that comes with raising a teen. This is where my design, Road Tested is rooted: laughing at the twisted world you drive...
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Pushing pause on Summer | My August Bucket List
It’s August. The back to school supplies have been bought, I see a few leaving already dropping from the trees in my backyard and the Pumpkin pins have already popped into my Pinterest feed. There’s...
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Lost and Found | the Backstory
I’m a the type of person that is pretty easy to read. Pretty much because I leave a trail of emotional breadcrumbs all over my art boards and will pretty much spill out my heart...
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16 summers
Around here, life has been a mix of anxious mountain climbing and helpless free falls. It all started in September, when my older son began the college application process. The months marched on and the...
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I Made Green
Last Saturday, I was fried. Lots of projects were finally put to bed but I had a long list of boring business tasks to do and a house that was showing the wear of two...
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My no-matter-what Valentine
When my Dad was a little boy, he made the mistake of fiddling with a blue jays eggs while they were in the nest and mama bird seemed to be nowhere around. Well, little did he...
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Not ONE picture of this?
One of the first things I say when someone asks me to describe myself is that I am a Brooklyn girl. I grew up there for almost 27 years. This was back in the day...
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How you play the game….
I get it. After more than 4 decades on this earth as a type A competitive kinda- gal, I have finally embraced that it really isn’t whether you win or lose the game… Sometimes just your effort...
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