I’ve had a few technical issues behind the scenes that I’ve been trying to work out and this post will be a bit of a test to see if they are all resolved. When I have to work on the techie behind-the-scenes stuff, it’s harder to find time to focus on the fun and creative content so I’m really hoping this will all do the trick. If not, I’ll keep trying!

I had soooo much fun designing this new collection! I have to admit that I’ve been craving chocolate for weeks now while I’ve been working on all of these designs. I think I need to get myself some chocolate today as a reward for getting it all done. Don’t you agree?

I think there will be some fun pages and projects to create with all of these goodies. If you are thinking of giving someone a chocolate-themed gift, it would be really cute to frame one of the cards or printables and include it with a nice box of chocolates. Wouldn’t that be fun?

A lot of creative people struggle with trying to focus on too many things at once. I’m definitely guilty of that because there are so many different projects I want to work on! I guess that is why this quote really resonated with me.

I think this was the most difficult roundup I’ve ever done. Life has been hard to document over the last year, but this was a particularly scary month in the United States. I couldn’t exactly leave political events off of my recap and I wouldn’t want to do that. I also needed to be sure they were recorded in a way that will be suitable for all viewers of my album. I plan to do more journaling of the events that took place, but won’t be sharing those publicly.

I hope that by sharing my approach, it will make it easier for you to decide how you want to do your own documenting.

Now that January has (finally) ended, it’s time for my list of roundup prompts. Before I put them all together on a reminder graphic, I wanted to check in with all of you about roundups in general.

I’m super excited to introduce my new Full Heart collection! Happy pinks & reds with some beautiful blue and brown accents. A cute little bear and lots of great word art + oodles of papers and pocket cards. So fun, right?!

I’ve had Valentine's designs on the mind (hint, hint, check back here tomorrow!) so I thought it would be fun to share some creative ideas here. Valentine’s Day is only about 2 weeks away now so this is a great time to work on projects! Also, be sure you are subscribed to my newsletter because when I send it out this Friday, there will be a fun and free Valentine’s surprise in it. ❤️

I think after the past few weeks, we all deserve some humor. Maybe that’s why the Bernie mittens memes are going crazy right now. We all need a laugh! Let’s start the week off right with a little fun.

I love finding creative people who inspire me and I’m excited to share a new find with you today. Meet Jason Naylor, author of Live Life Colorfully and a really cool artist whose mission is “to spread color and positivity across the globe.”