New Tag!

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So, I was playing in psp and decided to create a new tag. I’ve really been trying to create more Christmas themed tags lately and sometimes they might turn out and other times I look at the tag after I made it and think; well, it’s just okay. This particular tag I think is just okay. I probably could have done a better job but I did have some other things I was dealing with at the moment also. And I always find that when you have your mind elsewhere when doing any graphic stuff, it will never turn out like you planned.

So, the best advice I can give (not only to myself, lol) is to make sure you’re completely into what you are doing, when you are doing it. Or else you will end up with something that is just “okay”. And I don’t know about you. but if I know I could do better then you need to focus on doing just that. Doing better. That’s some good advice for anyone.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by and hugs,

Christmas Bird tag by Mod Girl

Closed Tag Extras website

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After thinking it over for awhile, I decided to close my TagExtras.com website. The reason being that I have an online group now with the same name and there isn’t much use of having both. Plus, running a forum uses up more bandwidth in my web hosting account and I also don’t feel like keeping that site updated all the time either.

Running a self hosted forum is much different than running an online group. Using an online group, all there is to do after setting it up is to send emails. That’s it. NO updates are needed and you can spend the rest of your day doing other things. What’s not to like about that? lol.

Anyway, I also removed my ClipartBee.com website too. I set up that site as a paid subscription area, but just like my JunkJournalPaper.com website, no one seemed too interested in joining it either. However, I decided to keep my JunkJournalPaper.com website because I do make handmade journals and thought I would share some of those previews of what I am working on and journals that I already made. And who knows, I might even make a few videos of creating journals too and add those to the site. You never know, right?

So, I think that about does it for today. Thanks for stopping by and hugs,

Beautiful Things tag by Mod Girl

Good Morning!

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Today is my birthday! Happy birthday to me, lol. OMG, I am getting so old. And you know how I know I’m getting old? My body keeps fighting with me. One day I might feel fantastic and the next day, it’s like my body decided to go on strike or something. And when the temperatures drop (like they have been lately) my body goes through these changes. Years ago when we had a big snow fall here, I fell off the back steps from the ice on them. I landed on my ass and I think I cracked my tail bone because now whenever it rains or it gets cold, my back hurts like crazy.

And these days, it’s not only my back but also my hands and my feet hurt sometimes too. I guess from all the years of walking so much and crafting with my hands does make a difference later in life. When I lived in AZ I would strap one of my kids in a stroller and walk from one place to another. Once I walked from Phoenix to Glendale in a day. I would do stuff like that almost everyday too. And it’s crazy to think how you did things in the past that you would never do today.

Anyway, just thinking about how old I am today. I guess birthdays will do that to a person. I hope you have a wonderful day today! I’m going to try to have one myself and see how that goes. Thanks for stopping by and hugs,

Smile Dog tag by Mod Girl

Animated Tags

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I was asked once whether I created animated tags or not. Well, sometimes and I absolutely have to be in the mood when creating them. Over the years I have made so many tags for others but sometimes I might enhance one of these tags for myself by animating it. I do this not just because I feel like it, but also because I will look at a tag and think how it might look better with an animation. Below are a few of the tags I’ve animated. If you received any of these tags that were NOT animated, it’s because I decided to animate the tags years after I created them. And hence the reason why the tag you have is NOT animated, lol.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by and hugs,

RPG tag by Mod Girl

Bitches tag by Mod Girl

Christmas Spirit tag by Mod Girl

Baby It's Cold Outside tag by Mod Girl

Faerie Wings tag by Mod Girl

Ghost Story tag by Mod Girl

Fly tag by Mod Girl

Miss Winter tag by Mod Girl

Zombie tag by Mod Girl

Crafting Again

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So, winter is a good time to sit inside where it’s warm and do some crafting. The past week I made 4 new journals. Below are previews and listed from left to right are the following;  An altered book journal, a flip-flop journal, an accordion journal and a one signature Valentine kitty theme journal.

journals I made

Yup, I’ve been pretty busy crafting and I’m loving every minute of it, lol. Oh, and I have some old packaging from a club cracker box and thought I would make a journal out of that too. I love recycling packaging from trash like that and they can make some great covers for journals too. When I get a chance, I will show you some of the other journals I created using food packaging too.

Anyway, just thought I’d show you what I’ve been up to lately. Of course I am still making tags for my online group too. But in-between doing that, I’ve been making journals and crocheting too. Got to keep busy these days because time is starting to fly by and I’d hate to wake up one morning and think, wow, I could have done this or that but I never did. I’m sure the world is full of should have’s from people all over the place. The trick is, don’t be one of them.

Thanks for stopping by and hugs,