MY 30 DAYS OF TRUTH!!

In my last post I said that I had seen alot of bloggers doing this 30 Days of Truth. Bloggers will answer questions a day at a time or a on a day that they are able to get to the next question. I will let you know that I may not get to a question a day but I will do my best. I want to Thank Stephanie Thigpen who inspired me to do this with he answer to question number one. There were similar things in my life that related to her story. She has a great blog called Polos, Pearls, & Pacifiers. Her blog link is http://stephaniert90.blogspot.com/. When you have a chance you should visit and say hello.

I'm going to answer question #1 tonight to start my 30 Days of Truth. I do want to let you all know that I believe in honesty. When I say something it's what I mean. No tall tails or lies because I would not like that to be told to me. Here we go

Day 1: Something you hate about yourself.

I have to agree with Stephanie that hate is a strong word. My Grandmother says that all the time. The one thing that I do not like about myself is my Mental Illness. Yes, I can actually say that I have this disease. This disease has made my life very hard to deal with. I suffer from Major Depression, Anxiety and Panic Attacks. I have had depression since the early 1990's then in the early 2000's is when I started getting panic attacks and having the anxiety. I can honestly say that during those years alot of bad things kept happening in my life. If it wasn't one thing it was another. I won't bore you with the details because I could probably sit here and write you a book.

I don't like this disease because it can make you so depressed that you sleep for days, cry at almost anything and miss alot of family events. My family is the most important to me and I get more depressed when I can't even leave my home to go somewhere with my children. My children know all about it and have been the best with accepting it. My husband makes sure that I take all my medicines so I can be as normal as can be. When I am doing good I make sure that I spend every moment with my kids, husband and grandson.

So there is what I dislike about me. I'm not ashamed to say that I have this disease. The only thing that I would like for people to know is that I'm not contagious and I'm a normal person besides my mental disease. I have lost friends and snubbed by some people that I have worked with in the past. I want people to know and like me for me.

Thanks for reading!!

Here are the 30 questions that I will be answering in my 30 Days of Truth.

Day 1: Something you hate about yourself.


Day 2: Something you love about yourself.

Day 3: Something you have to forgive yourself for.

Day 4: Something you have to forgive someone for.

Day 5: Something you hope to do in your life.

Day 6: Something you hope you never have to do.

Day 7: Someone who has made your life worth living for.

Day 8: Someone who made your life hell, or treated you like shit.

Day 9: Someone you didn’t want to let go, but just drifted.

Day 10: Someone you need to let go, or wish you didn’t know.

Day 11: Something people seem to compliment you the most on.

Day 12: Something you never get compliments on.

Day 13: A band or artist that has gotten you through some tough ass days. (write a letter.)

Day 14: A hero that has let you down. (letter)

Day 15: Something or someone you couldn’t live without, because you’ve tried living without it.

Day 16: Someone or something you definitely could live without.

Day 17: A book you’ve read that changed your views on something.

Day 18: Your views on gay marriage.

Day 19: What do you think of religion? Or what do you think of politics?

Day 20: Your views on drugs and alcohol.

Day 21: (scenario) Your best friend is in a car accident and you two got into a fight an hour before. What do you do?

Day 22: Something you wish you hadn’t done in your life.

Day 23: Something you wish you had done in your life.

Day 24: Make a playlist to someone, and explain why you chose all the songs. (Just post the titles and artists and letter)

Day 25: The reason you believe you’re still alive today.

Day 26: Have you ever thought about giving up on life? If so, when and why?

Day 27: What’s the best thing going for you right now?

Day 28: What if you were pregnant or got someone pregnant, what would you do?

Day 29: Something you hope to change about yourself. And why.

Day 30: A letter to yourself: tell yourself EVERYTHING you love about yourself.

MY GRAFICO CHALLENGE #72

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!

I hope that everyone had a Wonderful Weekend and a Great Beginning to your week. I'm a little behind on things but the reason was well worth it. I seen my Grandson this weekend. I can't believe how a little 11 month old baby can wear you out as much as he does. He's starting to walk a couple of steps at a time but hasn't just got up and went. This week will be his first Halloween and he will be dressed as a Monkey. He finally seen my Halloween lights and just stares at them. I had to leave some of the scary stuff in the tote so we didn't scare him. On another note, I will be starting a different kind of post in a couple of days. I have seen where everyone is answering questions about themselves for 30 days. I thought I would start doing this just so everyone can get to know me a little better. I will list all 30 questions so you will know what will be coming up next. You don't have to read them but I would like you to get to know me.

Let's get to this weeks challenge. The challenge is Make It Sparkle. You can use anything shiny, sparkly, or even glitter. There are so many embellishments out there that I know you can make your project sparkle. We worked with Halloween Owls and Papers. These owls were so easy to work with. Probably because they were in halloween costumes. Halloween is one of my favorite Holidays. I love watching all the kids on Trick or Treat and see what they are wearing. The little kids are the cutest. So this week you could make a card, scrapbook layout or any altered item you would like. Just make sure you use one of the My Grafico FREEBIES on your project. Here's where you need to go to grab your freebie: http://www.mygrafico.com/freebies.

Here's a picture of the Digital Stamps and Papers that you can win with the project that you enter. The Digital Stamps and Papers are designed by JW Illustrations called Halloween Owls.

Here is my card that I made from this set.

Well all you need to do is go to http://mygraficocrafts.blogspot.com/ and read the rules and create your project. I wish you all the luck at winning these Digital Papers and Digital Stamps. Have a Wonderful Wednesday and a Great Weekend coming up.

Scrapbooking & Crafting Friends DT Call

SCF DT Call

Scrapbooking/Crafting Friends Design Team Call is going on NOW!!!

Are you a crafter!? And I mean ANY KIND of Crafter!? Well, the SCF DT is looking for a few people to join our Design Team RIGHT NOW! If you are interested please email scfdesignteam @ gmail.com (no spaces) and say you want to be on our DT! In your email PLEASE send me your Blog or Website Address!

What we are looking for in a DT Member, What DT Members Get, and What to Expect:

* At least 2 projects per month...and those projects can be ANYTHING...Cards, Scrapbooking Layouts - Digi or Traditional, ATCs, Bookmarks, Altered Items, Recycled Art, Hybrid projects, anything with paint, anything with Fibers, etc...the list goes on and on!

* DT Members will email a picture of their projects to either Jennifer or Lynn. Their projects will then be posted on the SCF DT Blog.

* DT Members will receive a Link to their blog on the SCF DT Blog.

* DT Members will receive at least 2 MyGraficO Digi Stamp Sets per month to create with - at no charge! We just ask that when you post your projects on your blogs you link back to our wonderful Sponsor MyGraficO.

* Jennifer will send out emails at least twice a month to all DTs with Sets, Themes, Directions, and Deadlines.

* Deadlines are flexible and there is NO DRAMA...we are all friends and here for FUN!

* Correspondence will take place via email and blog.

Please copy/paste this info and link back to this blog and/or email and spread the word to your friends! Hope to hear from you soon! Deadline for Applications is October 29th. Jennifer will respond to your email letting you know if you have made the Team!

MY GRAFICO CHALLENGE #71

Hello to everyone!! I'm so glad today is Wednesday. I get to post today's challenge and show you my card. My family laughed about it and they are excited to see what kind of comments that I receive about it. My family is great. We laugh and joke with each other everyday. Sometimes all day long. I can still play the same April Fool's joke on my boys that I have played on them since they were little boys. You would think that by now they would know it was coming but they fall for it every time. Even my son that doesn't live at home anymore. I'm just glad that I have raised great kids and made this a family that is so close.

This week's challenge is embossing. You could do any kind of embossing with any kind of project. I'm still learning embossing but I do love working with it. There's more embossing tools then I had thought. It's amazing how different your project can change by using any kind of embossing. With the embossing we worked with Breakfast type foods and Autumn type paper. So if you are thinking of breakfast and trying to think of something funny just keep reading and you will soon find my card. So this week you could make a card, scrapbook layout or any altered item you would like. Just make sure you use one of the My Grafico FREEBIES on your project. Here's where you need to go to grab your freebie: http://www.mygrafico.com/freebies.

Here's a picture of the Digital Papers and Digital Stamps that you can win with the project that you enter. The Digital Papers are from Cupcake Cuties called Falling For Autumn Digital Papers and the Digital Stamps are by JW Illustrations called Breakfast.

Here's the Stamp

Now here is the card that my family laughed at. I admit it's silly but shows my humor

Well all you need to do is go to http://mygraficocrafts.blogspot.com/ and read the rules and create your project. I wish you all the luck at winning these Digital Papers and Digital Stamps. Have a Wonderful Wednesday and a Great Weekend coming up.

AND THE WINNER IS:

Lindsey!! Lindsey you are the winner of my blog contest that was part of the Sarah Paris Blog Hop. Congratulations winning the Digital Stamp that I used below. Just e-mail me at nevaehsangel@frontier.com and I will send you the Digital Stamp that you can make many projects with. Again, Congratulations and Thank You to everyone else that left a comment on my Sarah Paris Blog Hop Post.

Welcome to the Sarah Paris Blog Hop!!

If your joining the blog hop and not coming from the Sarah Paris styles wordpress blog please Start there and then follow along the trail! Don't forget to comment on every ones blog each stop has a prize waiting for a random winner!

***START HERE *** http://www.sarahparis.co.uk/wordpress/ Sally (Sarah Paris Blog) There will be a list of all the blogs that are participating in this blog hop. If you just want to start here and follow along the blog list is also at the end of my page. I hope you have fun with this blog and enjoy all the wonderful projects that have been made.Your going to want to join in though we have sooo many prizes to win ..

I used the Pumpkin Fairy http://www.mygrafico.com/digital-stamps/funky-pumpkin-fairy/prod_3239.html

found in the Sarah Paris Store at MyGrafico ... here http://www.mygrafico.com/sarah-paris/aff_74.html

I loved this image and thought it was the cutest thing. So that's the project that I decided to do.

First off I get to give away the Digital Stamp I used on my Card to one random comment to this post so comment away! 

All the other Blog Hop Participants are giving the stamp they used away to one random comment as well!  Now thats alot of chances to win and of course that is just the beginning! I will announce the winner from my contest on Monday using random org.

Sally Of Sarah Paris Styles has got a whole slew of things to give away... and 2 chances to win it all! =D

Here is all the Prize info for you to wet your whistle...

There will be 2 chances to win prizes at the Sarah Paris Blog ...

1) The Blog hop player will have to comment on each participants blog hop post then on then Sara Paris blog to win the Blog Hop Comment Prize: Mish Mash Monsters Cupcake Wrappers and Toppers Set plus 1 and 1.5 inch circles collage sheets comment through Sunday on everyones Blogs to enter.

2) The Blog hop player will have to enter the Challenge located on the Sarah Paris Blog to win the Main Challenge Prize: Bewitched Cupcake Wrappers and Toppers Set plus Bewitched clipart set and Funky Witch and Pumpkin Fairy digi stamps. So add your entry to the Inlinkz on the Sarah Paris blog through Sunday at Midnight.  

I hope everyone enjoys the Hop and make sure you leave many comments to win those prizes. I wish you all Good Luck!!

http://www.sarahparis.co.uk/wordpress/ Sally (Sarah Paris Blog)

http://myeverydaygifts.blogspot.com/ Tazza's Blog

http://papercraftbliss.blogspot.com/ Lisa's Blog

http://myinkiefingers.blogspot.com/ Cindy-lynn's Blog
http://want2scrap.blogspot.com/ Laurel's Blog
http://everydaylifeinmymind.blogspot.com/ Jovita's Blog
http://tammyleestampcorner.blogspot.com/ Tammylee's Blog
http://creatingisfun.blogspot.com/ Martha's Blog
http://www.scrapthosepictures.blogspot.com/ Michelle's Blog (Mine)
http://blissfulplace.blogspot.com/ Jennifer's Blog

MY GRAFICO CHALLNEGE #70

Hello!! It's Wednesday again and I haven't been able to post in the last week. I was given some great awards that I will be letting everyone know about a little later. I had projects to finish up and hosted a scrapbooking party for the company that I consult for. Plus two birthdays and one big migraine in the middle of all of that. Busy, Busy, Busy. I haven't I a real busy week like this for a real long time.

My grandson's 1st Birthday is next month and it's hard to believe it. As you have seen, I have done some projects with him in them. Well if I wasn't married to my high school sweetheart I wouldn't of had my son and then my grandson. So this weeks project was made with my husband Tony. This was actually an easy project after I came up with my title. Tony has been there through all of our ups and downs and I would be lost without him. So, Thank You Tony for being my rock and I Love You!! Ok let's move on to the challenge.

This week we were to work on a project about clocks. Yes, You heard me right, clocks. I had so many ideas after I started on my layout and was amazed what you could come up with for clocks. Wait till you see what our design team came up with. The challenge to the project was anything goes. You could make a card, scrapbook layout or any altered item you would like. Just make sure you use one of the My Grafico FREEBIES on your project. Here's where you need to go to grab your freebie: http://www.mygrafico.com/freebies.

Here's a picture of the Digital Papers and Digital Stamps that you can win with the project that you enter. The Digital Papers are from Woofy World called Cross Hatched Papers and the Digital Stamps are by Sarah Paris called Watches.

These clocks reminded me of the antique clocks you use to see. I use to work at an antique store so I know a little bit about them.

Now is my project. This is actually the first page that I made of my and my husband so this is special.

Well all you need to do is go to http://mygraficocrafts.blogspot.com/ and read the rules and create your project. I wish you all the luck at winning these Digital Papers and Digital Stamps. Have a Wonderful Wednesday and a Great Weekend coming up.

MY GRAFICO CHALLENGE #69

Hello Everyone and Happy Wednesday. Half way to the weekend and I'm actually looking forward to it. I would like to apologize for not posting last weeks challenge. Instead of going into a long story of my life I just want to say that life happened more then usual. I just hope that my luck will change soon.

This weeks project was make it Pop Up. I love adding dimension to things. It just adds that little 3-D look that is great when looking at a project. I can honestly say though that I found this weeks project was actually a challenge for me. Not because of the stamps or papers but for the fact that my boys growing up did not like clowns. Yes, we are working with clowns. The stamps are so cute and I love the papers. You could use these papers for so many projects. So I had to remember that these are challenges we do every week and come up with an idea. You could color the clowns so many ways but I don't think I have ever met a clown that was color coordinated. LOL. Now let get to the way you can win these great stamps and papers.

You can make anything that you wish just make sure you use one of the My Grafico FREEBIES on your project. Don't forget to add something metal to your project. Here's where you need to go to grab your freebie: http://www.mygrafico.com/freebies.

Here's a picture of the Digital Papers and Digital Stamps that you can win with the project that you enter. The Digital Papers are from Dilek Design Studio called Joyful Clowns and the Digital Stamps are by Cupcake Cuties called Circus Love Papers.

See these clowns are so cute!!

Well now it's time to how you my project. This week I mad a scrapbooking layout with the stamps and papers. I could have made a Birthday card but  I just wanted to do something different.

I made the clowns pop up off the page and then added the frame that lifted up to see my little man. It is kind of hard to show the clowns popping up but they are 1/4" off the page.

Well all you need to do is go to http://mygraficocrafts.blogspot.com/ and read the rules and create your project. I wish you all the luck at winning these Digital Papers and Digital Stamps. Have a Wonderful Wednesday and a Great Weekend coming up.