a little bit of philosophy....

...and you don't get that here very often ;0)
as someone who has studied a fair bit of psychology and psychotherapy...i can't resist an opportunity to add a little Carl Rodgers quote to a project:

this is the part of the january prompt for ali's one little word class...my word for the year is grow, and this quote speaks to me of the need to accept who i am now, in order to allow myself to grow into the future

the complete page is here:



it centres around a definition of the word grow...created from a mixture of rub on letters and handwriting...

...for the eagle~eyed amongst you...if you're wondering why i haven't shown you the left hand side of this spread...that is because its a photo based page...and i'm still waiting for ink for my printer...so i can't add the photo until it arrives!!

just for fun...and as a chance to wish all you wednesday people a very happy new year...here is my dreadfully chaotic desk...and a glimpse at my shelf...which you'll see also needs a serious tidy!!

thanks for stopping by...and do pop over to julia's place to say hi to her...and to all the other wednesday folk!

One Little Word for 2011...

to kick off my scrapping year, i've joined ali edwards' class over at big picture classes called *one little word*...if you fancy joining in...you can find all the details here :0)


the basic premise is to pick a word to think about and ruminate on during the year...seeing where it takes you personally and creatively...my word is grow...and i have high hopes for a ton of personal growth/development as well as creative growth over the coming year.

the word grow instinctively makes me think of plant and animal life, developing before your very eyes...which is why i chose to highlight my word with a bright and hopeful looking flower...to emphasis my hopes...

the flower head is pre~made {prima} but i've created the stem with some ribbon trim and a fine tip glue...topped off with a cute bow made from the remainder of the length of ribbon used to underline my title

***hint***

repeating the use of the same ribbon in two different ways gives extra emphasis and allows you to use up the full length! i love repetition in design, its a slick way to add weight to an idea and creates a comfortable familiarity on a page too :0)

so there it is...the first LO of the year...and not a photo in sight!! lol