Alter ego

Supplies: Patterned paper: Amy Butler, Cardstock: DCWV, Puffy Stickers: American Crafts, Stickers: Toga, American Crafts, Provo Craft, Distress Ink: Black soot, Others: Ribbon, black pen.

Are you a "yes please" person or a "no thanks" person?

I am a people pleaser. I worry when people don't like me and often wonder why. I am a genuinely nice person with kind intentions. Sometimes, even when I don't feel like doing something, I say "yes" because I know that it would make the other person happy. I wish I could say "no thanks" when I'm over-extended. But more often than not, I say "yes". I know that I don't like every single person I meet so likewise, not every single person is going to like me. But I still worry that when I say "no", others may not ask me again and I might miss out on something really good. Not to mention the extreme guilt I feel about "rejecting" someone. Do you ever say "yes" just to please someone else but not yourself? Do you worry when someone doesn't like you?

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Inspired by Amelie challenge - Simple pleasures in life

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill (Pink, Brown & Cream), Stickers: American Crafts (Pink & blue), Toga (Brown & white), Pearl brad: Imaginisce. Flourish rubon: Kaiser. Others: Ribbon, white pen

The challenge over at Inspired by Amelie is about simple pleasures in life. You can read more about this challenge and check out the beautiful creations by the design team here.

I celebrated my birthday last month doing my favourite things - visiting the bookstore, getting some scrap supplies, watching a movie and having dinner at my favourite restaurant. With well-wishers texting my phone all day, homemade breakfast by my sister and my morning chores already done :) , it was a simple yet divine day. A once-a-year simple pleasure in life.

This LO was assembled very quickly using scraps. I used all the negative portions of the shapes I cut for previous layouts and just rearranged them. (I made the shaped template on chipboard which I traced from a Jenni Bowlin paper.) The photos were put through Poladroid (again! Yes, I love the effect!). The left hand corner flourish is a rub-on. The rest of the border was doodled, along with part of my journaling.


The "flower" was stitched together from ribbon.

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