Thursday, March 6, 2014

Julies Blogoversary Blog Hop

If you just stopped by for a visit head on over to  
Julies
 Blog and join us on our blog hop of friendship.
If you came for the hop then keep on reading....

Well my friends this has been an exceptionally hard year for me. 
So many things have happened and it has rocked my world. 
Not in  a good way either.

So when my internet friend and fellow CCer Julie Odil posted about doing her blogoversary hop again I knew it was time to get out of my funk and get back to crafting.

What a better way to do so than to celebrate friendship.

If it wasn't for the support of my BFF and my four legged furry friends that just seem to know when I needed a cuddle...
I think I would have wandered out into the forest and joined a merry band of gypsies....

but alas since we don't have any of those..I stayed put and took a big breath..and carried on with life.

So today we celebrate our friends. 
The ones that we have had our whole lives,just parts of our lives...the ones we have never met but reach out to us through emails and facebook chats..online forums and chat groups to the four legged ones that can be so moody yet seem to know exactly when we need some love.

We all need friends to lift us up,to laugh with,cry with,get crazy with or to just be there when we need them.
Thank you to all my friends far and wide. 
I hope this year is the best year of your lives and I  love each and every one of you.

 I received a smash book from an online friend a while back and I never really understood what to do with it since I am a more organized scrapper and messy stuff can drive me nuts but I decided to pull it out along with my markers and play while watching The Walking Dead.

(oh ya baby!)


So this is what I came up with while playing..I love this quote because I am lucky enough to have a friend like this.





It's ok..just having fun colouring really so I thought I would TRY to do an actual page...

This is the baby of our cat family.
We were told a few years ago that he had feline leukemia and were advised to have him put down.

Well after crying for a week I chose to treat his fever and let him live as long as possible.

I think it's been 4 years now and he hasn't been sick since.
 I am so glad I listened to my inner voice.
 He really is the best cuddler and knows just when I need him.



 And of course like a good friend..he was helping me take my pictures..making sure I got his good side...

Another online friend encouraged me this year to get crafting again. She told me I needed to join the next ATC group so I took a deep breath and said..ok.

Here is a sneak peek of my ATC's I sent out this week ..
I really had fun with these.

 Be sure to keep hopping,there are prizes along the way and many great friendship stories and projects to share! 

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43 comments:

  1. wow, look at all the projects! I love the inkiness of them all but I think my favorite is the kitty :-) As I took my big boy with bad attitude to the vet this morning for his check-up today!

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  2. Great job on the smash book and I love your ATC's . Cute kitty too.
    isoscia at aol dot com

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  3. Your colors are all so fun!! LOVE the art journal and the ATCs!

    Great to be hopping with you today.

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  4. Hi Chris! Your pages are awesome!!! I love that quote and your cat is adorable and looks so healthy! I have to finish my ATC's today-Aaacckkk!! I'm so glad to "see" you crafting again! It is good for your soul, my friend.

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  5. Chris you are amazing!! I love the book, love the kitty kat and LOVE the ATCs!! Beautiful!!

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  6. Love WD! We definitely need some WD quote stamps. Love all your delish craftiness.

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  7. wow this is amazing and your cat is sooooo cute....hugs

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  8. Lovely page and awesome colours!! The layout of your cat is gorgeous, and your cat is so adorable too.

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  9. Very cute project ... love all of the colors!!

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  10. Lovely page. You have been busy. Love the ATC's. These would be great as PL cards.

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  11. Two fun pages and then all of your great ATC's to boot…how fun! Love the story of your cat and what a beautiful photo of him too. Thanks for the friendly inspiration today!

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  12. Beautiful pages! Love your ATCs! Love to watch the Walking Dead...I don't know if I could get any crafting done watching though :o)

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  13. Chris!! Great pages and I LOVE those ATC's!! Glad you are back at it! I look forward to seeing more of your creations!!

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  14. You are out of your funk, Chris! Beautiful pages. I love the story of your cat. Yes, our inner voices can be so wise, if we only listened more often. And your ATC'es are wonderful! I wish I had more time to still participate. I miss it! Thanks for being a part of this hop. I'm glad I can call you friend.

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  15. I loved your page. It is free-form and so colorful. Glad Kitty has survived - the doctors don't always know best. Your ATC are cute. I'm going to have to try this - let loose and not be so rigid in my card making.

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  16. Just spent the evening with my BFF's so the art was perfect and totally touched my heart. Great color.

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  17. Adorable kitty! Love the ATCs - can't wait to get my hands on one of those beauties.

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  18. I love all of your projects, especially the kitty page (I'm a cat lover, too)! So happy your furry friend is doing well

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  19. I'm sorry to hear that you've had a rough year, but glad your breathing and reaching out to friends for support and encouragement. LOVED all your projects. And your ATC's are so wonderfully colorful like the first project!

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  20. Wonderful projects! Thanks for sharing!

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  21. Crafting can be so healing! Love your doodling and those ATCs are great!!

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  22. Hi Chris, love everything and the story about your cat is just heart warming, great page!

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  23. Love you ATC mixed media! Great work!

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  24. Such pretty colors and heartfelt words. Beautiful. And Blessed are we who have the love & quiet companionship of our furry friends. Hope it's a great year for YOU!

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  25. What a super way to get started in a smash book! Love your cutie pie and that picture!

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  26. WOW. Super WOW!! loved your post for your project! and that cutie friend makes me smile!
    Great job on your ATC to
    Paula

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  27. Glad you are crafting! All your projects are great! Love the doodles. I love the technique, I just need to find the courage to do it more.

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  28. Such great colors! I love your work! You have truly inspired me! Thank you!

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  29. Love the projects, can't wait to get one of those ATC's looks like your mojo is back. Love the layout with the circles too

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  30. Oh how I wish I could doodle and color and have it look that fabulous. And your fur baby and your page for him is adorable. I am so glad that your inner voice lead you down the path of keeping him with you. He is one lucky fella. And I have to be honest - I never really understood ATCs, but yours are lovely.

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  31. Awwww... what adorable projects! I love them! And oh my, that is such a BEAUTIFUL photo of your cat! Gorgeous!!!

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  32. Pretty journal page with beautiful colors! And your cat is so photogenic.... gorgeous pics! Glad he is staying healthy! (My Coco says hi!)....

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  33. I'm sending you a HUGE hug right now, Chris!! (I don't know if you remember, but I was told my Rascal wasn't going to live long due to FIV. We treated him anyway & he stayed with me for another 6 or so years!) I'm SO glad you made yourself get crafty again...you're so good at it! I love both pages & ATCs (but you know how I am about kitties & furbabies in general, hehe)!! Lots of love to you dear!!!

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  34. You do a great job with your colors and doodles. Glad you followed your kitty intuition.

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  35. Lovely work. Thank you for your inspiration on this blog hop.

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  36. These are all so very wonderful hun!
    I'm so very glad that you dusted off your scrapbooking stuff again.
    The crafty world is a better place with you in it. Smiles.x
    Hugs,
    Karen.xx

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  37. Fabulous work to Celebrate Julie's Blog Hop
    Dianne x

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  38. Love everything!!!! Love the sentiment about a friend....perfectly said! LOVE the kitty! He is beautiful and so lucky to have found you! ♥ The ATC's.....simply fabulous! Love all your projects ♥♥

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  39. You are so very talented! Your designs are amazing, I hope and pray you get back to posting your lovely work and that life is going better for you all the way around! Hugs

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  40. Chris your kitty is SO cute, glad he was able to help out the past year. I have always loved your ATC's....great work and happy for you that you are crafting again.

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  41. Such a cute kitty. Absolutely love your ATCs too!

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