Hello and welcome back to another Creative Hoots Chat! a few updates on setting up my creative journal for not only the Most Wonderful Time of the Year but the busiest time of the year!
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Hello and welcome to another Creative Hoots Chat! Just talking Pajama Party, Adding sparkle to my Joy Car and adding a bit to my Creative Journal!
Hello Friends! What a super wonderful weekend it was with the Play All Day Event this past weekend at Little Craft Place in Houston. while I was there I purchased a few happies. The weekend was also great for catching up in my journals!
Hello and Welcome back to another Creative Hoots chat session. Today I’m doing a little show n tell of all the fun things I picked up in Warrenton at the Antique Show. In case you are not familiar with Warenton, it is part of the Round Top, Texas Antique show that goes on for almost three weeks. I am also showing you how I’ve been ‘Journaling on the Road” since we live 20-25 minutes from my daughter’s school and right now I am mom’s taxi I always want to be prepared if i have time to play in my journal! Thanks for joining for me on another chatty Creative Hoots session.
Hello and Welcome to the first Creative Hoot’s chat session, something new I want to try to be able to talk about upcoming fun activities and of course journaling and art. In today’s video, I’m talking a new cute little journal I am wanting just for writing, some super cute Happy Mail I received from my fellow crafty friend Nancy Jo and talking Christmas! Thanks for watching!!
Hello August!! I know I haven’t sent out a newsletter the last two moths! It has been a creative whirlwind, which is not a bad thing! I wanted to pop in and say Hello and share some of the upcoming excitement! Fall is my most FAVORITE TIME of the year so my creative juices really start to flow! First of all, the next CWR Journal kit is all about Sunflowers and Scarecrows! The star of the kit is Scary Perry! Isn’t he the cutest scarecrow ever?? He is a bit too cute to scare, don’t you think??
For the CWR Sticker Club, I was on the fence about which Autumn Girl I wanted to include, but decided on “Autumn is Calling” since the stickers will be released just prior to the first day of autumn…because I already hear Autumn calling. Do You?
Speaking of Autumn, I will be creating a week long workshop series called “Blissful Autumn” starting September 18-25, 2021. Yes! I had to have the First Day of Autumn in there!! This will be videos, printables and overall creative fun! Keep an eye out on Instagram and Facebook for more information! BUT before we go full throttle into autumn, I know there is still the month of August, which means one more month of summer. I have scanned in our Paperdoll friend Amy’s summer wardrobe for you to print and out play with! See below for the files. Have a great August! XO, Rebecca
Hello there May! I know I am a little late in posting my Newsletter but I have been down the rabbit hole in Wonderland! Camp Wonderland was truly AMAZING! I will be having a blog post to tell you all about it! So let’s jump into this month! I am currently participating in a month long creative adventure called “Fairytale Getaway” hosted by Pink Crafty Cottage and The Fairtyale Club. One of the things I realized if I do not have a whole lot of Disney ephemera with Mickey and Minnie Mouse. So I am using my imagination and the printables provided to add to my journal. I also signed up for Mindy Lacefield’s year long course called Illustrated Flair. Its the study and art of Disney’s artist Mary Blair so I’m excited to start painting!
Before I jump into the May Kit’s, GUESS WHAT I am celebrating this month?!! My 5th Year anniversary of offering CWR journal Kits. FIVE YEARS!!! Wow Time has flown! If my calculations are correct, that would be a total of 60 different Kit sets and that is an approximate number because I know a couple of times I offered two different styles in a month I am just so excited, and to celebrate I will be doing a few GIVEAWAYS! So watch my Instagram and Facebook pages! Also, I have created a printable with the Art Girl from the first ever kit I offered. It was the “Down by the Sea’ mermaid with blonde hair. You can print your printable here.
If you have been watching social media you will already know the theme for this month’s CWR Journal kit and Sticker Club. The monthly kit is “A Slice of Summer” Lots of Watermelon in this kit! This kit is available May 15th at 7:00am CST!
The CWR Sticker club is “At the Beach” Yes it’s the time of the year for all things Summer! If you are interested in signing up for the monthly sticker club, check out the shop and sign up!
Last but most certainly not least, I am going to be documenting the Week in the Life along with Ali Edwards and many other memory keepers. This is one of my favorite yearly activities! I will be documenting in the Happy Planner…oh did I not tell you? Yes I bought a Happy Planner to do my Memory Keeping. I have a video in the works to talk ALL about it! So stay tuned!
Before I close out the newsletter, Let’s talk FAVORITE THINGS! This month my Favorite Supplies is:
I know these Distress Paints from Tim Holtz are no longer available but I was fortunate enough to have received happy mail from Pink Craft Cottage and she sent them to me! I LOVE using these as backgrounds in my journal!
Hope everyone has a VERY HAPPY MAY! XO, Rebecca
Hello April! Times seems to be flying by and I hope you are having FUN! March came and went in a whirlwind and here we are approaching another busy month. I am in full swing in preparing for CAMP WONDERLAND! My daughter has to reign me in because as a creative person my mind is always thinking of something new to create. I need to focus on getting my to do list done first. I can’t help it, I’m a creative person and want to do all the things!! First up, I created a quick video to show my April Introduction page in my creative journal. Taking a different approach and narrowing down it down to two pages instead of four..
So lets talk what is in store for April in the CWR World! Let me introduce you to the star of the Upcoming CWR Journal Kit… She has a green thumb and she all things green and leafy bring her joy… Plant Lady!
Taking a leap out of the atrium and into the magical forest, the CWR Sticker club stickers are all about a Magical Forest where there is fairies, bears, deer and foxes… all in party hats..oh my!
Also for the month of April, I will be participating in Ali Edward’s photo adventure: This starts on Monday, April 5th. I did this last year and it will be something I will add to my daily journal.
And a Virtual Stamping Good Time with Craft Destinations and Kelly Bangs Creative
I will also be joining many of my friends and family in the 100 Days of Prayer. My book should be arriving today and I plan to purchase Kelly Bang’s Printables when they become available on April 5, 2021. It’s going to be a busy beginning of the month!
Before I close, I always like to share something with you so you can get creative. I have used this adorable Paper Doll in my journals and have asked to share the image, so here you go! I have included lots of Spring outfits for her to wear too!
Closing with my current Favorite Thing is this zipper Pouch from Natural Life products. This quote spoke to me!
Thanks for stopping in and I hope you have a super sparkly month!
Hello March! Hello Spring! Hello More Fun! Let’s see, what is happening this month: A Spring Tea with the Bees Knee’s Banner; Ms. Imagination CWR kit; Camp Wonderland Planning; Setting Goals; and Dollhouse Dreams.
This coming Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 2pm CST. I will be having a live virtual Tea Party. I had created a poll asking if you would prefer a live tea through Instagram or a Zoom meeting. The final answer was really 50/50. This month I will be having another virtual through Instagram BUT have made plans to do a zoom meeting in the upcoming months. YES… I’m thinking this would be something fun to do each month. This month we will be creating a “Bees Knees Banner”, I plan on printing mine at 50% so I can add a banner into my journal. Here is the free printable:
The First of every month is the introduction of the CWR Journal Kit. This months’s kit is all about rainbows, bunnies and your imagination! Let me introduce the star of the kit “Ms. Imagination” This girl came from this fun little art piece.
Be sure to mark you calendar, for March 15th at 7:00 am CST for the release of the “Ms. Imagination” CWR Kit Release.
This past weekend we had a Girl’s weekend with my mom, sister and Brazos and we are FULL throttle planning out Camp Wonderland! My friend Paula over at Crafty Destinations is working out all the details while I get to plan all the creative FUN! I believe there are two more Daytime Spots available.
As I was working in my journal this last month I realized I haven’t written down monthly goals in almost a year. I think it started with the Pandemic. I use to set yearly goals and break them down into monthly goals. I realized I had goals and dreams in my head but actually haven’t written them down or the steps to make them happen! So I will be working on goal setting this month. Stay tuned for more ideas and thoughts on how I like to make this a visual activity.
One of the goals I am working on is our Dream Cottage Dollhouse. I think the best way to achieve decorating it is to start with one room. So it’s the Bathroom. I will be having a more detailed blog post on the renovation of Dream Cottage, but yes starting small in one space helps me wrap my head around making a decision for each room.
And Last but most definitely not least, I haven’t been sharing my Favorite Things in my Newsletter. I recently just purchased Modge Podge Sparkle and I have to say… it’s my new favorite journaling and art supply!
Thanks for stopping in and hope you have a FABULOUS March!!
XO, Rebecca
February Quote: Steady as a Clock, Busy as a Bee, and cheerful as a cricket~ Martha Washington
Hello and Welcome to the Creative Hoot’s February Newsletter! Welcoming this month of LOVE with open arms, I know many are still suffering and I continue to pray for my family, neighbors, and friends all over the world. In the meantime, I will look for the fairies and dream of brighter days ahead.
This past month was filled with a snow, yes snow, which is very rare in my part of Texas, we enjoyed it so much. I loved watching it come down while staying cozy inside the house.
Brazos made a teeny tiny little snowman and took moments to enjoy every last minute until darkness came. We knew by morning it would all be melted away.
Also, this past month we begin our Valentine celebration! Last month I coordinated a Valentine Card Swap. More to come on that… I plan to write a more detailed blog post on the fun we are having with our inner child and bring back all the feels of a Valentine Party! Just a little sneak Peek of the “Inner Child Valentine Box” I made. I have a video on how it was created. You can find it here.
Looking ahead, I am so excited for the next CWR Journal Kit! If you love cute little bees, then this kit will be for you! Introducing the star of the kit, “Ms. Bee” My sister sent me the meaning behind the name “Bee” it means “she who brings happiness” I think this little sweetheart will bring lots of happiness to your heart! As I say with every kit, but I truly mean it… this one was so fun to put together!!
The February BBG (Big Brave Girl) Stickers are available now in the shop, I really loved using the numbers and days of the week in my Journaling.
The Sticker Club is in Full Swing as well! I have had so much fun putting the Welcoming kits together and sending them out! If you are interested in becoming a member, I now have a “purchase’ that can be made for the next month. You will receive the Welcome Kit and that month’s stickers. Then I will automatically bill through Paypal. Please feel free to contact me with questions.
Looking forward to a month of hearts, well and to be honest I live the whole year with hearts and stars, but this is a bonus month! I leave you with a fun little coloring page, print her out, color and use in your journal or on cards. I’ll be creating a video on Instagram and Facebook to show you the medium I use. Happy Coloring!
Happy February Wishes, Rebecca