Be me - Do me!

FOR TODAY... april 19, 2010

outside my window... another gloomy and rainy monday!

i am thankful... that i can afford most of what i want and not only what i need.

I am wearing... true religion jeans, white & blue striped button-down blouse & my white jelly sandals.

noticing that... i've taken very few photos lately.

i am still reading... "the swan thieves" by elizabeth kostova.

on my mind... almost time to start planning our summer trip...

pondering these words... "later never existed" -unknown-

from the kitchen... breakfast for 5.

around the house... 2 occupied guest rooms - my mom and my cousin are staying here for a week.

one of my favorite things... going to a bookstore and spending hours there.

i'm creating... some more grungy masks.

a few plans for the rest of the week... spend time with my cousin renato, get a manicure, let my son drive me everywhere i need to go, laundry, grocery shopping & hopefully go to the movies with judith.

from my iphone...  my 15 year old is driving!

go ahead & visit "the simple woman's daybook" site to join the "for today" journaling idea or to browse among other  amazing journals!!

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pausing to consider...

i have been slowly creating products and also trying to find my digi-scrapping designer niche but it has proven not to be an easy task. i know exactly what i like, what kind of layouts i love to make and what elements i like to use most; but despite these facts, it's been easy to get confused and overwhelm by the amount of fantastic creations out there to start doubting myself.  i've tried stepping out of "my box" only to find myself frustrated and in a "it just isn't me" or "something is not right" circumstance. :(

after a couple of wonderful offers, this past week i made a pause to wholeheartedly consider the idea of becoming a designer ( ... the kind running a shop and all), the reasons why creating makes me happy and the  direction i want to take regarding my art. i reminded myself that i have to stop being distracted, stay true to myself, make what i like, keep exploring, trust myself, learn a lot more, have fun & use only my own personal creative universe as my source of inspiration.

i guess, i've concluded that right now, at this particular moment in time, i am comfortable & very happy creating stuff only as means of self-expression, not worrying if it would sell or not. giving them away as freebies simply pleases me & gives me joy.

that said, i'm a lot happier and proud of my last creation - this week's freebie:  "pretentious splatters"

 i originally created 2 of them for my personal use (see my two layouts below) but i had so much fun making them that i decided to make some more. they are probably not "everyone's cup of tea" but they are absolutely & most definitely very "me". :) hope you enjoy them!

download here.

one layout using the black & aqua splatter:

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one with the brown splatter {not shown in the preview}. word art by sue cummings.

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i love these 2 photos of gustavo - so rare to capture him in photographs smiling and laughing! 

... and a little peek at some photo masks i'm working on.

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a beautiful new kit by ninascraps designs at o'scraps & don't forget to follow nina on twitter for special offers and discounts!!

and 2 layouts with circle of life kit:

thanks so much for sharing your wonderful layouts with me. i believe i visited all the links you left for me in your comments and e-mails. it is always very gratifying and why not, also indulging, to see my products doing their part in enhancing your pages. 

thanks for stopping by! have a great, great week!

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