New Year, New Kit

Happy New Year everyone! I heard on the radio today someone talking about their dislike of resolutions because they are so hard to keep. They said they were going to have intentions instead. I like that. So, this year my intentions/goals will be to eat healthier, find more time for just me, become more organized, and to stop obsessing about things that I can not change. These may sound selfish but I feel that if I can become stronger in all of these areas then I will become a better version of myself that will ultimately affect everyone around me in a positive way.

Okay, enough serious stuff. lol With every new year brings new beginnings...a clean slate. I love that so I wanted to name January's kit, New Beginnings. It is available now and almost sold out. I was the guest designer this month and I had so much fun just "playing". I really want to find more time to do that. Here are some pics of what I made with the kit. 1. This layout I made was with pics from Scrapbook Bakery's first crop (also my 27th birthday). I did not want to use the jeweled word "happy" that comes with the kit, so I just used the h for my initial and then used the rest of the letters (a,p,p,y) and cut them apart and used them individually to add a little bling around the photos. The kit also comes with a scalloped circle die-cut paper so I snipped off the scallopes all the way around to make a straight scalloped border along the top and bottom of the pics.

2.This is a door knob hanger that I made into a mini-chalkboard using a chalkbord spray paint! I embellished with ribbons from the kit and the Top Secret sticky for the theme. I also tied a piece of chalk to the side and used my left over bling to border the bottom of the chalkboard.3.These cute little butterflies are magnets. The kit comes with 6 of these XL Ghost Butterflies. So, I painted the butterflies pink and after they dried I stamped (with Staz On) a definition stamp on top and then added sparkly stickers to spell out "art". I made another set of these and put my nieces initials. On the back of each butterfly, I attached a Basic Grey magnet from the kit. They work so good! Thanks for looking. I hope your new year will be filled with happiness, health, and new adventures! Here is to 2008!