10 Create in me a clean heart, O God;
and renew a right spirit within me.11 Cast me not away from thy presence;
and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Psalms 51:10-13
The above is a prayer I try to pray every day.
Yes, it is time for CalvinBall! Every March in recent years, I have taken part in this great scrapping event. It is free and like a game! Most of all it is great inspiration to get you scrapping those photos you always meant to scrap! The way it works is Alice adds permanent and temporary items to a list, daily. If you use those items, you get points. The fun really begins when you see how many of the items you can get on your layout, or a card, or a junk journal page, or whatever craft project you are working on. Another fun element is that some days the temporary items are removed, that is why they are called temporary! If you want to make something with that item, you better do it today, because tomorrow it may be gone. So fun to see how many points you can get! And March is usually a big month for me to get craft projects done and to use up all that stash! For example, ribbon is on the list. I have drawers of it and forget to use it. This makes me use it! I do try to use it in a way that helps my page or project. Here is more information: CalvinBall
As she adds to both lists every day, (and sometimes removes items), by the end of March you have maybe hundreds of items from which to choose and ultimately get 100 points! So fun!
Here is layout I did yesterday: From the permeant list I used label, selfie, date, washi, ribbon, & frame. From the temporary list I used green, sloth, white pen, music notes, and because I shared it on two sites, plus my blog, I also got points for a total of 15 points.
I used washi tape with music notes, and that is 2 points because we can double dip, unless it is a day we can't! This layout is a selfie I took when Be Real (a social app our family got me on) popped up and the selfie included Alice on our Zoom that day. Oh, and we got points for being at the Zoom, too. Also note, the sloth ribbon! I have had that in my stash for several years, and it had never been used! I like it paired with "Enjoy the moment.'' LOL Oh, well, so fun. I also entered this in the ACOT 1-3-5-7 challenge. I used one photo, 3 pieces of washi tape, 3 pieces of drywall tape, 5 different printed papers, (using up scraps) and 7 sloths!
You see my ticket to TSFT on my layout?
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