Leftovers

I hope I am not the only one with this affliction, as it seems to carry over from my crafting life to my work life.  I have discovered about myself the inability to throw things away.  In my classroom this means I have a file cabinet full of past assignments, or potential projects.  In my craft room this means I have all sorts of paper scraps and trinkets that I have collected from various projects and treasures.  I convince myself that I MAY need these things one day and my neurosis is occasionally vindicated when I find myself in need of some object I have recently disposed of. 
In an effort to rid myself of some of this clutter, I recently sat down at my craft table with one goal in mind: make cards using only leftover scraps from my pile.  It turns out this can be quite a challenge and scraps of paper go a long way.  Here are a couple of the cards that I made trying to use up scraps of paper:

 

However, here is the pile of paper scraps that I still have left to use:

I suppose I have plenty of scrappy crafting left to do! Until next time....

New opportunities to join the journey

During my Spring break from school I got to join the Journey Crew in Anaheim and help share the Journey.  It was three days of crafting, meeting new people, and spreading the word.  It was so fun to see people fall in love with the product over and over again.  The weekend ended with our first ever opportunity night.  This was also an amazing event.  (If I only had a smart phone, I could have included photos of all the excited people here)  Journey Blooms is going MLM!  The event room was full and the excitement was contagious as Richard Garay shared about the opportunity to join the company as a Journey Coach.  He shared the amazing new sign up kit and what it would include, your very own Journey Grand!  (Look here for a photo:  https://www.facebook.com/FunStampersJourney/photos/a.541236392591043.1073741827.310489605665724/693198617394819/?type=1&theater )
There are so many new things in the works like, buttons, ribbon, and fun new accessories and I can't wait to play with them all.  It is so amazing to think that not more that 2 years ago we only had about 5 stamp sets and the idea of a color line.  Richard has certainly brought his dream to life and it is so exciting to get to ride it out alongside him.  If you are interested in joining or just learning more, contact me and I can share  more details with you.