Last week was one of those weeks. Do you ever have those? Where your days go fine but by the time you get to the end of them, you’re really just done with the day and all you want to do is put on your pjs and snuggle up in bed with a good show and go to sleep as early as anyone might let you. That pretty much sums up last week for me.
Although I wanted to create pretty things in the craft room last week, I just didn’t have anything left to give at the end of the day. So that’s what I popped smoke and disappeared on you. The schedule for work and home this coming week is another crazy one, so I’m not really sure if I’ll get to play in the crafty pretties or not. I have some wonderful ideas for last week’s gratitude theme and I’m certainly ready to start playing in the holiday goodies a lot more too. We’ll just have to see how this week plays out.
I just wanted to pop in and let you know why I suddenly disappeared and that I hope to get back on track bringing you some crafty goodness ASAP.
This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
Hello and happy Sunday, my crafty friends! I have survived the big work training event this last week. Remind me never to go into the party planning & logistics business! *belly laugh* It was a crazy week, to say the least, but all of the program attendees thought it went off without a hitch, so I guess I will call that a success!
I jumped straight into vacation prep on the heels of the big work event, but there’s something about a vacation that makes it feel a little bit less like work. *snicker* I’m checking in today from our cabin on the lake, where we’re planning to fish until we’re tired. The weather is beautiful and our cabin is perfect!
While I’m away, I do plan to pop in with a fun little project sometime tomorrow. Because what crafter can go on the road without taking a little project?! LOL! Seriously though, it’s the perfect opportunity to show off the new Christmas card kit and a few on-the-go design alternatives, so I hope you’ll drop in.
In the meantime, how about a little giveaway in honor of my birthday? Drop a comment on this post or on the posts in my socials (going up later today) to be entered to win a little packet of goodies. I’ll announce a winner on Wednesday (10/15) evening.
Howdy, crafty friends! I know it’s been a minute since I’ve shared any projects with you.
With quite a few new followers over the course of the last several months, I thought it might be time to re-introduce myself. So first off, welcome — I’m so glad you’re here! My name is Susan Fox-Bowen, and I’m an independent demonstrator for Stampin’ Up! and reside in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. I use this space to share my love of papercrafts and a few snippets from home.
My childhood friends would probably describe me as a crafty person, but I didn’t really get into papercrafts until college when I began scrapbooking. I fell in love with the process of designing pages and making those design ideas come to life. And I eventually transitioned from hands-on pages to digital. My son enjoys looking through all of my scrapbooks, and it’s fun to see the evolution of design trends through the years.
My mom is the one who invited me to a stamping party, and that’s when I officially became hooked on stamping. I’ve always loved writing to friends and family, and being able to make my own cards to send to them made those notes and letters all the more special. Some of my most treasured family memorabilia are cards and letters, and I hope that others now feel the same about ones they have received from me.
Aside from being an avid papercrafter, I also moonlight as a semi-professional singer. Over the years, I have had the privilege of singing many major works from Mozart to Broadway in renowned theatres in the area, and I have served as a staff musician at several area churches.
My family and I enjoy spending time outdoors, are huge baseball fans (Go, Rangers!), and love cats (we have 4 and a sizable feral colony we feed). All in all, I’m thankful to have this platform and opportunity to share what I love with all of you. So thanks for following along!
For those who have been around a little while and have been wondering about my absence, you may remember me mentioning that I went back to work in September. And in the beginning, that did little to impact my crafty time. But as time marches on and work gets busier, well, I’m finding it a little difficult to balance all the things — family, work, crafting — and I’m having to pick and choose what gets my free time. I have always had the Family First ideal. If put in a corner, I choose family first. So, as you can tell by my absence, my crafting has taken a back seat to life as of late.
The kiddo is, of course, the biggest part of priority family time. He joined a bowling league last year and has been working really hard to improve his game. Between lessons and league play, our weekends (and now our weekdays) stay packed! And that hard work has been paying off as he took the top prize across a number of categories for the school season league, including Top Team and Most Improved Average. Next round of league starts this weekend, and in the last several weeks, he’s already seen another consistent increase in his average and has broken his personal record scratch game score TWICE!
As I said in one of my most recent posts, I really and truly DO have a lot of ideas running around in my head that I would love to make a reality. And there are some adorable new Stampin’ Up! products that I intend to feature. So I hope you’ll hang with me as I work to strike a balance.
Tomorrow, I’ll be sharing some kit alternatives from my most recent Kit Together class using the absolutely adorable new kit called Share a Smile. This kit is even cuter in person than it is in pictures! I hope you’ll drop by and check them all out!
Song Sparrow Papercrafts 