Love this Life

Hello all!  I'm absolutely delighted to be featuring over at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog today with a trio of bright tags for their Celebrate theme.  They're looking for bright colours to celebrate with, and they don't come much brighter than Crackling Campfire and friends!

I'm celebrating building a whole new life in a new country, a new adventure, and the ongoing creative journey I'm on. (Hopefully the celebrations are not premature - moving date is Monday 23rd November, and then I fly the next day - keep your fingers crossed for me!)

So yes, there's Crackling Campfire and Rusty Hinge in that wrinkle-free distress background and there's some Speckled Egg and Stormy Sky Oxide splotching around too.

I think there's Seedless Preserves and maybe some Ripe Persimmon too (and don't tell anyone, but there are definitely some browns tucked away in there too... but you have to have the earth beneath your feet if you're going to find the traction to take off, don't you?!).  

I was really just playing with lots of bright colours, not paying attention particularly but following instinct, so I'm afraid that list might not be comprehensive.  But I do know that if I'm going to celebrate I'll be reaching for my favourite Lin Brown grass stamp by PaperArtsy.

It's stamped in brown for a shadow effect (again, if the light is bright, there are always going to be shadows) and then stamped and embossed in Bright White (there you go, back to the brights) in a slightly different position on each tag.

The Quote Chips are full of positivity and celebration, mantras for the journey ahead, and some of them I need to deploy before I even get there.  I've definitely needed bravery to make this decision, and to pack up the craft room.  

Well, it's either courage or foolhardiness!  In any case, there will hopefully be plenty to celebrate eventually, though I'd be lying if I said the path has been entirely smooth so far, or that it's looking entirely smooth immediately ahead.

But everything worthwhile in life requires some hard work, and I'm ready for the next challenges and ready to celebrate each accomplishment as I tick them off.  Packing is almost done.  Loading next.  Then travelling.  Then unloading.  Then - gradually and once the floors are down - unpacking and sorting.  Then living and creating and exploring and growing and learning... those are all the really good bits and well worth celebrating.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and thank you to Cec and the amazing team at The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog for rewarding my fall foliage watercolours with the honour of a guest spot.  I hope you'll be inspired to create something in bright colours to celebrate whatever you need to celebrate and share it in the Celebrate challenge over the coming week.

Happy crafting all!

Whichever season you’re in, rejoice and celebrate your life as you might not experience it twice.
Joan Ambu

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