In a perfect world

What would you want in your perfect world? What would you do? What would it look like? Who would be there? Where would you live?

Today, I was thinking about this question. In particular, what would I like to do for a living? I am grateful for my job and my colleagues. They have been and are wonderful. However, in my perfect world I would paper craft, write, and research on the web for a living. That would be heaven on earth. (Do you remember that line from Rush Hour 2?) I figure I have many more work years to go so there's still a chance that this can become my reality. Please pray for me.

I found this blog, A Beautiful Ripple Effect, which lead me to this blog, Besottment by Paper Relics. The first one would help me examine the life I live. The second one would help me document my journey. Both topics I am passionate about. I wonder where people get time/make time/get into a routine to do these things? Sometimes I feel like a rat on a wheel just going through the motions. I want to really experience, live, and enjoy life every day. Is that possible?

I find bits of time here and there to create things that are beautiful to me, like these cards below. It brings me great joy when I'm in my creative zone. I just don't get enough time to spend in the zone. 

The card above was inspired by this card.

The card above was inspired by this card.

This final card above was my own design. I hope you have a blessed day.

What I made for Christmas

This year I decided to make Christmas gift tags for gifts for my friends at the office. I gave them with 5 different designs: Rudolph; Santa, dove; mitten; and, Christmas tree. I later came up with a 6th design which didn't make it into the gifts this year.

This tag was made using:

• Stampin' Up! 2 Step Bird Punch
• Stampin' Up! Little Leaves Sizzlit Die
• Stampin' Up! Two Tags Bigz Die
• Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch
• dimensional dots

This mitten was made with:

• Sizzix Originals Mitten & Tassels die
• Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Dots.

The Christmas tree uses:

• Cricut Doodlecharms Cartridge
• Studio G Glitter Glue
• The Punch Bunch Big Sky Flake

 Rudolph was made with:

• Cricut Doodlecharms Cartridge
• Large red glitter from the dollar store
• White pom pom
• Black rhinestone eyes

This is the tag that didn't make it into the gifts this year. It's made using:

• Stampin' Up! 2 Step Bird punch
• Stampin' Up! Little Leaves die 
• Stampin' Up! Ornament punch
• dimensional dots

Santa was made with:

• Cricut Doodlecharms Cartridge
• Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter
• dimensional dots

The stocking shape came from the Cricut Doodlecharms cartridge. I used a dimensional dot under the bow on the stocking.

I used stamps to decorate the envelopes.













I made two cards for Christmas. One is an ornament on leaves and the other is a front door.

Here you can see where I used dimensional dots under the ornament (on the right) and the door panels (below). I learned how to make the door card at one of the Stampin' Up! Club meetings held by Monica Reynolds.

I gave little milk cartons filled with Ghirardelli caramel squares and Hershey Irish Creme Kisses to my co-workers and Stampin' Up! club members. The milk cart is a Sizzix Bigz die from Stampin' Up! This is a better picture of the Stampin' Up! Ornament punch shape too.

I hope you enjoyed these.