Month: October 2025

10.17.25

3 Positives:
self-care
gentle rains
old movies

My Journey Notes:
Holding steady at the moment. Lists are still my major go-to to check off chores, bill paying and a few other things. Grateful they are still helpful. The morning routine adjustments are working as well overall, though there are some days it is more difficult at times. Still not sure if the current dosage of thyroid hormone is right — or if the change in the weather is triggering the current bout of problems with cold, heat and hot flashes and that dang insomnia is back in full swing again. Bloodwork scheduled for the last week of the month… perfect timing with Halloween!
I’ve been working on some old online classes — there’s one class that’s pretty challenging, but I think I’m getting a hang of the software (finally). I’ve decided to incorporate some of the features and outcomes into some projects in the studio — and the last one worked fairly well, though pretty simple. A couple more are sitting in the queue with hopes of being able to export and print in the next day or so. It’s time to get a start on next month’s ministering cards.

Sundrop Flower

A friend asked me to create this for her as part of her Halloween costume this year.

I used a couple of files from Maison Gregoria’s Creative Fabrica collection. You can also find her files on Etsy. The Astria file is pretty small to begin with and I enlarged the pieces by 300% in SCAL. The original coloring was done in Procreate and then printed. I added some embossing on the petals and then added the stickles in purple and some additional inking for a little more depth on each of the petals. The stamen is from the Orchette-Dahlia Paper Template file also enlarged by 300% for consistency. So much fun to put this one together. As a final touch, I added an Easy Light set from Pear Blossom Press to the top set of petals.


Additional Supplies:
Distress Inks, blending tool
Solar Paste
Glitter
Stickles
White, Green cardstock
Hot glue
Bearly Art Glue

Hoping your creative time is productive and you’ll find joy in the materials you’re working with as well.