motivational monday.

"I think I like who

I am becoming."

We tend to compare ourselves to others, and believe that we aren't good enough. That's wrong. You are beautiful, you are amazing, you are perfectly you. Be-you-tiful. Keep that in mind. 

-b

motivational monday.

"You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger." 

-b

favorite friday.

My favorite class is graphic arts. I absolutely love everything about that class. the teacher. the students. the work. the curriculum. It's my passion, I love designing, though I may not be that great as of right now but I'm working on it and improving.

I have this class for two hours a day, due to the fact that this is my academy class. It's the last two hours of the school day, what better way to end the day.
The past two days we have had a dance party! Two great friends of mine and I have been dancing and singing around the classroom, getting work done and cleaning around. It has been such a fun time...I know this class will definitely be one thing that I will miss after graduation.

-b

thankful thursday.

My mom left this morning to go on a business trip to California. She's been talking about it for weeks, and she is really excited that it's finally here. Her and her friend went on this business trip together to CHA-W! For those of you who don't know, this is the biggest scrapbooking convention of the year, where stores go to look at the brand new products being released for the New Year. I'm really excited because I know they will pick great stuff!

I'm very thankful that her and her friend had safe travels throughout the day today, via plane. I'm thankful that my mom's job is what she loves doing...it's her passion. Do what you love and you'll never have to work another day in your life. So true. 

I'm thankful for the amazing friends I have, they help get me through the days as I finish out my senior year.

What are you thankful for this week?

P.S- didn't get to do a wordless wednesday this week...considering it's wordless I got lucky. haha.

-b

techy tuesday.

Look at these arrow brushes for Photoshop. When I found these I was beyond excited about it, there are several different arrows in this package. 

She gives you a tutorial on how to download them if you need assistance! 

Here is the link: 

http://www.creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2012/4/12/free-download-arrow-photoshop-brushes.html

enjoy!

-b

motivational monday.

"Some else is happy with 

less than what you have."

This quote really speaks to me. We tend to take for granted the little things in life, when other people aren't as fortunate as others. I feel as if sometimes we aren't as grateful as we could be for the things / people we have in our lives, including myself. This year I'm going to step back and enjoy the little things in life, and be more grateful for what I have. 

-b

simple sunday.

watching: it's always sunny in philadelphia. I'm kind of addicted to this show, watched three seasons in two days. It's pretty bad, haha.

reading: The Promise. It's part of "The Fallen Star" series, really good series! I've kind of been dragging the last book out for two reasons. one: I don't want it to end. two: I don't know what I'll read next! 

needing: inspiration. I'm stuck on project life, I'm really just having a creative block...

obsessing: over project life. I spend so much time trying to think of the perfect things to do for project life, the perfect storage, perfect setup, layout...the list goes on. 

learning: is the discovery that something is possible. 

loving: being on break. It's been a great break, and I'm really not looking forward to going back to school. Can't wait to graduate. 

looking forward to: graduation. I don't want to be in high school anymore, I don't want to deal with it. I want to move on to bigger and better things, I want to expand in graphic design.

pinning: absolutely everything. inspirational things.

-b

scrappin' saturday.

I hope everyone has had a great week, and a great start to the new year!

As you all know, I have started the adventures of project life. So far I'm absolutely loving it! I've been struggling to find the absolute perfect storage / organization to keep all my goodies in, but I finally found something that I absolutely love! It's a bathroom drawer insert from Target! I absolutely lovelovelove Target, it's my go to store for just about everything! 

What's cool about the bathroom drawer inserts versus the kitchen and closet inserts is the depth of the slots. All of the other ones were real shallow and I was afraid of my stuff just tipping right out of it, I fell in love with the bathroom inserts! The pictures above show how well it holds my products. 

 

Also, I have found some more storage from Ikea's Antonius collection, which I will also be getting! I saw it and totally fell in love! It's a little wire basket with an insert as well! I will definitely be getting this stuff as soon as possible!

After the excitement of finding storage / organization for my project life stuff, I finally got the cover page started! I've already redone it once, and this time I think it's going to stick. I'm not completely finished with it yet, but it's a work in progress!(: I used the Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic line! I lovelovelove everything Dear Lizzy, it's always so upbeat and fun to work with! 

-b

favorite friday.

drink: wild strawberry crystal light. best. stuff. ever. This is always my go to drink and what makes it even better...there is like nothing in it so it's not bad for you! That's what I'm talking about.

technology: my kindle fire. I lovelovelove my kindle! It's the perfect size, just the right weight, not too heavy or too light, it's just all around a perfect little mechanism that I enjoy reading my books on. It doesn't freeze up on me or anything it's a really good piece of technology. If you're indecisive about whether to get it or not, I would totally recommend getting it!

thing in scrapbooking right now: well...this was a tough one. I love so many things, thickers, washi tape, date stamps. all of it. So I don't think I'm going to be able to narrow that one down....but there's three things!

What's your favorite drink? technology? thing in scrapbooking?

-b

thankful thursday.

Today I spent my time with my mom and all of the girls at the store. We scrapped the day away, working on project life. Need I say again that I'm super excited for project life. I kept thinking to myself today, "I'm really lucky to have such a great relationship with my mother."

We spend so much time together, sure our relationship isn't perfect, but it's perfect in my eyes. I wouldn't ask for it any other way. We have our arguments and our differences of opinion, but ya know at the end of the day when I stop and think about it...the life is pretty perfect. 

I love my mom with all my heart, I always go to her when I have a problem, and I talk to her about everything. We have a very close and special relationship that I cherish! I'm very thankful to have such a wonderful mother. 

I love you mom.

What are you thankful for this week? 

-b

wordless wednesday: cute button nose.

goodbye 2012, hello 2013

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone has a great year, make the best of it! I just know that 2013 is going to be better than 2012 was! Not to say that 2012 was bad, it wasn't. It's just time for some changes. 

There will be a few changes for me in 2013. For starters, I'm graduating high school. I honestly can't believe that my high school career will be over. forever. It's going to be a huge change, I've been attending school basically my whole life, for twelve years....thirteen if you can't pre-k and I count pre-k! 

I will be starting college and discovering what my life will bring me. 

I have found my word for 2013:

discover.

For me, discover is a great choice for several reasons. I'm discovering who I am, discovering new opportunities and what I want to do with my life. 

I've also took on the challenge of Project Life this year, which I'm super excited for! I'm really enjoying the fact that I will be able to look back on the whole year and reminisce on what happened throughout.

I like this the idea of Project Life better than I do ordinary 12x12 layouts in an album. 

In my opinion, Project Life lets you capture more than just the posed pictures and the materialistic moments, it allows you to capture much more than that. You get to zoom in on your life and have fun. Project Life fits my personality. Needless to say I'm beyond excited for this challenge!(: 

Last year I started an Etsy shop, selling Project Life printables and I've started to dabble in subway art. I'm steady designing and coming up with new ideas on what to provide in my shop. My business name is "JustBCreative Designs." There will be contests and freebies coming up in the near future!

Here is the link for my Etsy Shop:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/justbcreativedesigns

Here is the link for my blog: 

http://justbcreativedesigns.blogspot.com/

I'm very excited to see what 2013 has in store for me! I wish everyone a great and happy new year!

-b