Thursday, January 04, 2024

New Beginnings

 At the end of last year I decided that I was going to restart my Blog.


I haven't been here for almost four years and I decided that it was start to Restart. But why did I stop?  I'm not sure...could be a lot of things.  I think it was mainly me wanting to be invisible to "haters".  


You know what a hater is right?  A person who no matter how much you try to be nice, you just can't seem to make them happy.  So what do you do?  You go into the woodwork and stay away.


And that what I did.


For the past four years I have stayed away.  No crops.  No retreats.  No classes.  No weekend group get-togethers.  


Why?  Haters.  I know I shouldn't let other peoples action govern the way I live my life.  But, when it's a group of people and not just a single, that's where it gets tricky, and that's why I stayed away.  


Two weeks ago I decided that I was done with them.  And it's time to focus on me and what I like to do! 


Which is create.


So today I  restarting my Blog.  It's time for me to rejoin the crafting world!  and to start it off, I'm sharing my YouTube Channel.


Earlier today I taped a video showcasing the latest Kiwi Lane Kiwi Club Kit.  What better way to start anew than by sharing my Hobby with you all.  But, I just realized, I can't really call it a Hobby.  Scrapbooking has been a part of my life for almost 30 years.  That's a lifetime to some! 


I'm going to share my YouTube video in another post....I have to relearn everything here and not sure how long that will take.  But posting something out to the world was my main goal today!


Scratch that item off of the "To Do List"! 

Saturday, June 06, 2020

My Kiwi Lane Website

Every wonder how you can purchase Kiwi Lane Templates?
It's very easy!

All you need to do is click on the Pink "Kiwi Lane" badge to the right, create a free account on my website and enter the shop.  There you will find all of the Kiwi Lane Designs items that I use to create my layouts.

To make it even easier, here is the direct link to my website:  https://kiwilane.com?share=247096

When you use this link you will still need to create an account, but trust me!  It's painless!

If you need any assistance please let me know!

Jill

Friday, June 05, 2020

Sharing some new layouts!

I've decided that I need to keep myself busy!  And what better way to keep busy than to scrapbook! 

I thought I'd come on tonight to share my most recent layouts. 

Page Title: Love

Templates Used: 
Madison Avenue
Tiny Tags
12 Inch Strips
Springtime
Tiny Springtime
Photos
Photos Mats



Page Title: Thankful for You

Templates Used:
12 Inch Strips
Scallops
Springtime
Tiny Springtime
Photos
Photo Mats


Page Title: Life is Lovely

Templates Used:
Scallop
12 Inch Strips
Photos
Photos Mats


Page Title:  Just a Beautiful Day

Templates Used:
Clara Lane
Wacky
Wildflower
Photos
Photo Mats
Springtime
Tiny Springtime


Page Title: Happy Life

Templates Used:
12 Inch Strips
Photos
Photo Mats
Bracket
Scallop
Springtime
Tiny Springtime
Tiny Tags



Thank you for visiting!

Jill

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Happy Sunday!

It's Mother's Day today...are you celebrating?

Here at our house, it's just a normal Sunday.  Working, Grocery Store, Cooking Dinner.  That's it. lol

It may be a "normal" day here, but I wanted to pop on and share some of my recent layouts with you all! These of course will be added to my Etsy store sometime this week :-)

Enjoy!




Wednesday, May 06, 2020

And she's back!

You know how it is?

You think you know your password.
But it's wrong.

You think you signed in with one of your email accounts.
But it's wrong.

After spending a "little" while trying to remember passwords, usernames, etc., I am HAPPY to say...I"m back!

I've decided to come back to the Blogging world.

It's an escape of the everyday...A place where I can share things going on, things I create, things i want to say and things I want to show people.

A lot has gone on since I last posted...and a lot is going on right now.

But my motto for the year is "Be Happy".

I know, I know...how can you be happy with the way the world is right now.  And the answer is, that there is always "something" to be HAPPY about.

Jill 

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Yes, I am still here!

Yes, it's been awhile since I blogged.

A LONG while!

Things happen.

But today I decided to come back.

Yes, I'm still creating and scrapbooking.  I think I'll be doing that forever! It's a part of me, a part that I love! 

Years ago someone said I needed a hobby, and i got one.  I'm lucky it's one that I enjoy doing every single day.

It brings me joy!

And Joy is something that everyone should have :-)

So....would you like to see a few layouts that i created in the past year?

Some of have seen them, some have not, but I love them!





So to answer a few questions...

Yes I still create.
Yes I still am an Instructor with Kiwi Lane (5 years now!)
and Yes, I still have my Etsy Store where I sell the layouts that I create!  (link is up in the top right)

It was a good day to start back up again, don't you think?

Jill

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Once Upon a Time There Was a Cat....

Once Upon a Time There Was a Cat...

And this cat was loved beyond all other things in life!  (at least that's what he thinks!) 

This cat is Spoiled....yes he is! 

This cat can sit wherever he wants...usually on me! 

This cat "thinks" he is KING of the house...okay, he really is! 

This cat has a name....and it's SnoopyCat. 

Lots of  my friends know about my cat Snoopy.  They know that I love him very, very much!  They know that I put his needs before mine...(you know like if he's sleeping on me and I need to get up I stay put until he wakes up).  

But what some people don't know is that Snoopy has his own Suite.  Yes...he has a room.  Why?  well...because he's grumpy and doesn't get along with my other two kitties (Bug and Dewey).  So we have to keep them separate 24 hours a day.  Some people think I'm crazy for living like this, having to rotate cats, but you know I adopted all three of them, and I adopted them for LIFE!  Which means I"ll work around them!  :-) 

So back to Snoopy. 

Yes, he has a room.  

And like any other cat that has is own room you know he NEEDS to have a sign for THAT room.  SO I made him one!  lol 


But First! 

This is SnoopyCat! 



So this post isn't really supposed to be about him, but he's sitting here watching me type this as I go along and he told me that I had better put a photo of him in this post!  lol 

And here is his sign!  

I guess I lucked out when I chose the file because it had a crown on it already! lol 



Just to be serious for a moment, this file is really great!  There are eight (8) different SVG Cut files of Cute Cats in this one file!  I LOVE it!  And yes..the Crazy Cat Lady in me has already cut out each of  the files out already in hopes of making a Kitty Album with them one day! 

I even attached a piece of Black Gingham Ribbon to hang it from...I really, really wanted to tie a big ole bow in it, but you know I thought I was pushing my limits between the Ribbon and the Pink Paper for a boy cat...



One thing I really wish I knew how to do here is how to add a video.  Why?  Well, because I put a little wobble underneath the Cat's Head so that if will wobble if you hit it.  It's TOTALLY cute!  and just makes me laugh when it wobbles!  



I hope you enjoyed my Project, as much as I enjoyed making it!  And yes...I really am a 
Crazy Cat Lady!

Files Used: