Today's Lesson From The Craft Room: We Have All The Time There Is
In today's lesson from the book Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach, the author talks about how Victorian women prided themselves on their ability to take the time for handicrafts. In today's world we sometimes feel like we just don't have enough time to stop and do work with our hands. As Sarah points out, we have the same amount of time that Victorian women had - and possibly even more since our life expectancies are longer - it is just a matter of how we choose to use the time that we have. Today, ask yourself if how you use your time is nurturing to your heart and soul. If you find yourself answering "no," ask yourself what you might do differently, if even for 15 minutes, to provide your heart and soul the nurturing that it needs.
Today's challenge was to do something vintage. This photo is a vintage photo that I thought would make a great birthday card - with the message "drink again from the fountain of youth." I printed the photo onto card stock and then sponged with varying shades of brown to make it look aged. I popped up the message and highlighted it with summer sun ink. The background was clear embossed using the sanded background stamp. Inside I clear embossed "happy birthday." Hope you like it!
If you want to spend a few minutes nurturing your creative soul, feel free to check out my blog at www.myfigments.blogspot.com!
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009 GMT Views: 516
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Thu, Aug 27, 2009 @ 10:57 AM
Good lesson AND photo. A very nice vintage creation!
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Thu, Aug 27, 2009 @ 4:11 PM
Way cool card. Love the story. TFS :0)
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Thu, Aug 27, 2009 @ 6:08 PM
Beautifully said and beautifully done! Thanks for the reminders too!
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