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Introduction

I was originally going to title this blog "Random Girl", because that's how I feel a good deal of the time, but then I began reevaluating. One of my deeply held beliefs is that there are no accidents, and that... Continue reading

Posted May 27, 2019 at random.on purpose.

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The Present

Okay, let's start with true confessions: I have a short attention span. I mean, REALLY short! They say that the sign of a creative mind is several unfinished projects lying around, and I'm going to go with that thought. I'd... Continue reading

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Spiderwebs

So, a few days ago Sherry calls me with a question: What does it mean when there are spiders literally EVERYWHERE in your space? (Sherry is my best friend and I will refer to her often, as we interact in... Continue reading

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Listen to Your Muse

Faced a dilemma last week: I had so many things that I wanted to do, that I was stuck in a funk of not knowing where to start. This usually happens when the clutter in a particular room is out... Continue reading

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Dotty Experiment

Okay, pop quiz: Which of these five cards... uses this polka dot paper? Answer: ALL of the above! Here's the scoop: I should've been packing last night (I'm on the move - again...sigh...), but just couldn't motivate. Also, despite my... Continue reading

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Dots All for Now

Apparently I didn't scratch the itch in my brain hard enough, as I still had a few ideas floating around as far as ways to alter this polka dot paper. They were actually the original ideas, so I probably should've... Continue reading

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Perception and Manipulation

Okay, first a disclaimer: I realize that my brain operates oddly. I think we have established that. I have been a "fringe-dweller" pretty much my entire life because I can't find anyone on the same wave length ( a few... Continue reading

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Ghosties

So, Sherry came over to play yesterday afternoon, and convinced me that Halloween was coming sooner than Christmas, so I should create something for that instead of the Christmas tags I had been planning on (although she was working on... Continue reading

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Tutorial: Creating Tickets

Okay, as promised, I've finished the first in a series of tutorials. I have no idea how well it will translate to this format, so please be patient if I have to learn how to tweak things a bit. Here... Continue reading

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Tutorial: Keychain Mini-Album

Okay, so it's time for another tutorial. I saw these little cuties on eBay, spent some time figuring out how to make them, and decided to share. They'd make great party/shower favors, stocking stuffers, whatever! Here we go: Materials Needed:... Continue reading

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Gifts for the Girls

I finally have a quick minute to update here... Christmas was really nice this year - totally low-key and quiet (which I like). Even so, there was still a fair bit of hustle and bustle prior to the doings, and... Continue reading

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A New Notebook

As I mentioned before, I am going to complete the course outlined in "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. I needed a notebook for the morning pages, the tasks, and the check-ins. Since I had some more really pretty papers... Continue reading

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Something to Ponder

A fellow blogger, Erin, has a feature she calls "Thought for Thursday", where she relates a quote or thought or whatever, and expounds on it a bit. I like this notion, but I can't think that I will want to/be... Continue reading

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Adventure in Self-Portraiture

Okay, so I've been playing around with "new" things of late... New haircut, new attitude, new ideas, new toys... I decided to try to take a picture of myself - for whatever reason. Probably because I'm always behind the camera,... Continue reading

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Tutorial: Tri-fold Planner

It's been a while since I posted a tutorial, and I just completed a project that I thought might be a fun one for you to try, so I'll give it a shot. First, the background on this whole deal,... Continue reading

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"Cheater" Templates

Quick idea this morning before I get on with my day (and yes, I'm aware that I am not the first person to think of it - consider this a reminder): I had a sheet of punch-outs that coordinated with... Continue reading

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Tutorial: Faux Tumbled Tile

I've been playing with ideas for a swap I'm hosting, and sort of tripped over this technique and thought I'd share. I wanted the look of tumbled tile without the weight or thickness, so... Materials Needed: Chipboard, tissue paper, white... Continue reading

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In Memoriam

No frivolity today... I have just returned from California, where services were held to celebrate the life and honor the passing of the greatest man I have ever known personally - my father, James Grant Shumway (8/15/28 - 1/11/08). His... Continue reading

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Tutorial: Border Punch Squares

I had to come up with a gift for Greg's boss's girlfriend - we're going to her 50th birthday party in about an hour (so why am I doing this now, you may ask? Because I'll forget or otherwise get... Continue reading

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More Calendars

Since I mentioned the calendars that I made for my kids in my last post, I thought maybe you'd like to see pics of those, too. They're not very good pics, because they are converted PDF files. I didn't have... Continue reading

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Keychain Mini-Album Update

I didn't get a chance to do the "new" technique yesterday, but I did knock out a couple of projects with the Silhouette papers: The item in the center is one of the keychain mini-albums that I posted a tutorial... Continue reading

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Meandering

I finally got my gel pen yesterday, and started a card with that technique I've been wanting to try, but - as often happens with me - I got sidetracked with a different project altogether. When I was browsing in... Continue reading

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Garden Journal

My friend Della had a birthday on the 1st, but her party was this afternoon (I just got back), so I had a few extra days to make her gift. She's HUGE into gardening, so I made her a garden... Continue reading

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Tutorial: Gift Card Holder

As promised, here is a new project, complete with tutorial: Materials needed: 4 1/4" x 11" strip of cardstock 2 1/2" x 3 3/4" piece of cardstock 2 1/4" x 3 1/2" piece of patterned paper desired embellishment word window... Continue reading

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Shh! Don't Tell...

Okay, this was just too good to not take advantage of (hmm - weird grammar, but I don't know how else to say it...)! This is what I saw when I went to check on the Mr. a moment ago:... Continue reading

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