design consultant...

today i started my new job as Design Consultant for Blockout Blinds. this is going to be a very exciting journey, one full of challenges and all in a good way.

so i survived my first day...not that it was hard by any means as it gives out such a positive vibe and everyone on board has a great positive attitude towards their job and towards Blockout Blinds.

i believe the more we can learn and the more we immerse ourselves in our jobs, family life and hobbies, the more we absorb and the more we can be and do.

you need that great work/life balance to achieve greater things in life and if you're not happy...do something about it!

life is where you allow it to take you and if you don't like jumping out of your comfort zone every now and then, how can you take the risks needed to succeed?!

many years ago i learnt what going the extra mile was all about in my early teens i started using this approach quite naturally as it seems to be part of my genetic makeup and have lived by it every single day of my since. being a people person, gravitating to those less fortunate, supporting those that need it...whether they put there hand up or hand out, always wanting to give back to my community whether it's online or on the street.

life for me is important, it happens quickly and it faces challenges often. life is short and it does not discriminate but in one life time you can achieve a lot and so much more.

so on to my next topic...designing!

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next on the blog list is my latest Commercial Use products and Paper Weights and Pistachio Pink. just click each image and it will redirect you to it's place in MyMemories Store

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designing...

if there's one thing i've always loved is art, designing, buying, loving and selling art. i have a new store as you know and it is filling up nicely with gorgeous goodies. i am also putting together a creative team so they get to work with my goodies for free. if you'd like to join then send me a message on facebook.

so between designing, taking photo's, living a rather busy life and always on the go, i'm also rather excited about the next chapter in my life and happy to see where it may take me.

for those of you who have enjoyed my designs here are the latest :)

purchase recycled alpha here

purchase sassy metal alpha here

purchase rustic alpha here

purchase baby labels here

purchase love labels here

purchase glitter mandala's here

purchase glitter mandala's two here

purchase petite flowers here

purchase lacey lace black here

purchase lacey lace white here

purchase butterflies one here

purchase butterflies two here

so that's pretty much it for this blog post. i look forward to seeing your layouts using my designs.

keep smiling :)

story telling...

i've always been a story teller, right from being that quiet and shy kid with freckles, to being that introverted teenager and then growing up and having to adult.

there is absolutely nothing wrong with being a tad geeky either!

story telling first came to me in books...many many books over the years. if the back of the book with it's description of what's inside each page doesn't turn you on...then throw the book away cause it won't be a book that tells you a story. well that's my motto and i stand by it.

i have always loved to read. i'm the kinda gal that once my head is in a good book, then that's it...nothing else gets done until the book has been read and my mind and heart has absorbed all the great bits and all the great story telling drama's...as epic as they may be or as mind blowing and numbing as the book weaves it's tale and wraps it around and tugs at your heart strings.

growing up as i did, not in a privileged way and a trouble kid...reading became my sanity, my hope, my internal peace and my great escape! it is where i hid myself deep in every page of every great book with every great story spoken, fact or fiction, i didn't care. i was hopelessly lost in reality but wonderfully lost with every word of every page of every book.

with every book i could be one character or i could be all and i loved the fact that i could bury myself within every word soaking up every single character.

so story telling for me either through my scrapbooking both digital or paper, hybrid or mixed media arts, blogging and photography is incredibly important to me. and i have missed every part of all those good and wholesome things tremendously. so 2017 is my year of getting back into all those things i love creatively. and i can't wait to show my creative flare off to all those that know me, have come to know me and cross paths one way or another.

please follow me on my journey and i promise you won't be disappointed!

dare to believe
details:
courtney designs - validation - atc freebie
joyful heart designs - i lurve grunge - paper 4
flergs - on this day - paper 2
k hartley - goes with everything - elements 2 and 9
md groot - prego - stitch
palvinka - wonderful world - cross stitch
red ivy design - a reason to smile - striped paper
font - elephant and monotype corsiva