Calendargirlz journal additions for July...

Above are my latest contributions to the Calendargirlz round robin. This month I played in Gina's journal. For most of the month I haven't been very cretive, but I finally got my act together this past week, thank goodness!

SHE WISHES

After a far too long creative slump, I have finally broken through and created some work in one of my personal journals. The page above is one that I have completed. I have a few more that I am currently in the process of completing. It's been a while since I have created one of my whimsical papermonzsters like the one above. Why I call them "papermonzsters" is because they have wings and fins, so they can both fly the heavens and swim to the deepest depths of the ocean. I feel so free and easy when creating them, and find that they give me a sense of quiet serenity. So, I really should be creating these little female beings more often.

New journals...

I woke up early this morning and began making a new personal journal for myself. So far I've done the inside and outside cover. The bottom photo is of the back and front of the journal. The top two photos are of the cover and inside cover of a journal I have started that I've titled "Altered Chronicles". I am trying to figure out exactly what I want the "feel" of the chronicles to be like....kind of like a journal left behind that was happened upon; found writings from a time in Africa someone has chronicled about. I dream of having the luxury of a long visit in Africa!

Nine 4" x 6" cards for RR #7....

Recently I heard about a group "Gluebots". The group sounded like a lot of fun, and has lots of swaps going on. So I joined up, and joined in on RR #7 for the nine 4" x 6" card swap. What a terrific group, thank you Patty! I just finished preparing the last of my nine cards today. I decided to go with a theme for each card. Above are my nine cards, ready to get mailed soon! What fun the were to create!

The consideration of resurrecting the dead and buried Comp Jour....

Over at the Calendargirlz group, we have been discussing personal journaling the past two days, and about keeping our journals or tossing them. I keep all of mine. But one Comp Jour has been sitting on my shelf for a few years now, doing nothing. So, I have decided to resurrect the old and unfinished 2006 Comp Jour. I have taken pages out of it that I want to keep and inserted them into my Comp Jours #1 and #2. And I have quite happily trashed pages that were a part of my "past" life, and that just simply REALLY tick me off! It felt good. Above are a few of the pages I have kept. Out in the garbage with the sad bad stuff, and into my new comp jours with the happy good stuff!

Skyla's Art Box....

Tomorrow my granddaughter turns 5 years old. As she puts it, she loves to do lots of "arting"! I couldn't believe my ears, and smiled to myself when I heard her use the term! So, as part of her birthday gift, I made her this art box to put some of her art supplies in. Inside the box, on the lid is a photo of Sky and me, and on the bottom, is one of my "papermonzsters". She has become quite familiar with her "Yaya's" papermonzsters, and has one on her bedroom wall to scare away any bad dreams!

GRAD DAY FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTER!

This afternoon I had the treat of watching my granddaughter, Sky graduate from her senior kindergarten class. Here are some of the photos I took during the concert they put on for their proud parents and grandparents. From top to bottom:

1) My daughter Kate and very proud Mom with our grad Skyla!
2) Sky getting into the mathematics of a counting song!
3) Here she is having her own personal stretching break in the middle of the concert!
4 & 5) Sky gesturing with her outstretched hand, and hands over her heart to a song the grads are singing.
6) The face of the bright little beauty.
7) Sky on the far left with her graduating class awaiting the call of her name to receive her diploma.

Sky, you are as beautiful as the sky up above, and as bright as the sun! Thank you for such a fun day! Yaya is very proud of you and loves you so much! xoxoxo