Hello November

November is always such an interesting month in our lives. Lots of projects and ideas floating around, and never enough time to complete it all. Each November, I try to tackle NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) by writing at least 50,000 words during the month. It is a challenge every year. Some years I get several thousand words, but most years I don't get that far and end up giving up. I've "won" twice, with one of those being last year, so I'm riled up and ready to go for this year. I've been thinking about it for months and set up some Pinterest boards with character sketches and ideas. Another thing that I do every November is 30 Days of Gratitude. Being thankful every day for 30 days. This year, I volunteered to host the project at The Lilypad and provide guided (prompts) for the 30 days to help people create an album if they would like to.

   

 I'm also trying to improve my picture taking and photography. So...

   

 And I'm going to be hosting a monthly challenge at The Digital Press... BINGO! 

 Then there are all of the typical November things like Thanksgiving, shopping, errands, cleaning, and helping my grandma. Yikes. I think it is going to be a crazy-busy month for me. What about you???

May Scrapping

This was a busy month for all things scrap-related. Part of that is International National Scrapbook Day... the Superbowl of holidays for scrappers. I honestly feel like the luckiest person ever to be able to work with some of the most amazing designers on a regular basis. They are all so talented and create so many wonderful products, it is a creative joy every week!

Here's what I was up to this month. 

Sketch #428

There is another fun sketch this week over at Scrapbook Challenges.

This week, I stayed pretty true to the sketch. Sometimes, I go a bit off-track, but this was straightforward. I guess I ended up with journaling that is kind of difficult to read, so I might change that, but it is what it is for now.

I used A Bushel and a Peck kit and flair by Creashens over at The Digital Press