Hi from the cReative giRls who today have been challenged with the word(s) "New Beginnings".
Here is what the girls have come up with!
Hi from Caz
Today i'm sharing 2 "New Beginnings" projects. The first is a wedding card for my cousin. He is getting married in March in SA. He and his new wife will be embarking on a very exciting journey, and beginning a new life as husband and wife.
Inspiration for the card came from the lovely Anam. You can see the layout on this post, 7th one down.
The second is a baby welcome card for some very dear friends who are due to have a baby boy in April. (nothing like being prepared, eh?) It will be a new beginning for baby and a new beginning for my friends as parents of two :)
Hi from Di
I have set pretty realistic goals for this year and am really inspired by the changes - I am really living my "New Beginnings" so decided to make a collage using cut outs from magazines to reflect all the new beginnings in my life.
I went through lost of old and new glossiy magazines and tore out whole pages of the things that reflected my "New Beginnings", then just cut out the bits I wanted.
Then the fun part - I used an old canvas from my painting days and just laid out the bits till I achieved the effect I wanted. I used a spray glue to attach everything. It is removable so was great for repositioning.
Hi from Maria. My take on new beginnings is this glass coaster that I keep on my desk.
We were very boring and didn't live together until we were married so this, our wedding day, was a new beginning for us.
A very simple reminder that it is forever. Mind you, I sometimes have to resist the urge to throw it at his head ...... Hee hee!!!
Hi from Jakey. As it’s January and the start of another new year I thought I’d share with you my word for 2009. This year I thought I’d go for Enjoy. Should be easy enough to achieve, eh?
But seriously, my word is not as flippant as it sounds Obviously, I do hope to enjoy my year, but on a deeper level my thinking goes like this:
I want to Enjoy my food – without overeating. No more mindless stuffing. Eat what I really want to eat, not what I feel I should eat, and that way I’ll feel satisfied, and not feel the need to gorge.
I’ll Enjoy a few drinks at the weekend, but keep it as a treat, rather than just opening a bottle when I’ve had a stressful day… enjoy a glass or two – and put the top back on the bottle! Lol!
I really want to Enjoy time with the family – and participate in making the memories, as well as scrapping them.
Learn to Enjoy each day - with all the challenges and small achievements it brings.
Enjoy the things I have, and all the blessing bestowed on me… and stop pining for the unobtainable and wishing my life away hoping for miracles which will probably never happen, and for things I’ll never have.
Make certain to Enjoy the here and now, for it’s a certainty that we’ll never live this moment again.
And just Enjoy being me… being the best me I can be, inside and out.
There are many more Enjoy’s.. but you get the picture, I’m sure. I don’t know why I chose this word... maybe because in my line of work I often encounter people who feel angry that they never enjoyed their lives enough, never had the time… never made the time…and now at the end of their lives, they wish they had the chance to do it all again…
So my wish for me this year is to simply Enjoy.
My wish for you all is the same.
jkxx
Since im the new girl on Its a Creative World this really is a new beginning for me. I love the fact i can now create, make, bake and show all the things i love doing so thank you to all the wonderful participants who have made this possible for me.
This year is going to be so different as I started meditation and have booked a weekend retreat which looks at teaching yoga and meditation on a deeper level. I really think this is so positive in my life and has given me a sense of a new beginning for the future.
For anyone wanting a good, move forward and be yourself book then check out Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. A one woman story about travels through Rome (eat), India (pray) and Bali (love) with an underlying message of how we have to make ourselves happy before we can please others.
Thank you and ommmmmmmm! ;)
Debbie
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Katie Here!
For 2009 I intend to experiment with any new craft that takes my fancy. I want to go wherever my inspiration takes me (assuming I have some inspiration!!)
So in celebration I made this piece to remind me to stay inky, arty and altering for another year!!
Have fun!
GlitteryKatie x
Thanks for visiting IACW!
Creative girls.
xx