What Makes You Awesome

I decided to use the scraps of paper on my studio table to make a card to join Unity's Friends with Flair.

I tried out some new David Tutera Floral Duct Tape that I picked-up at Crafts Direct yesterday.

As I looked through my drawers of Unity stamps, I saw this sentiment by Donna Downey that made me smile.  I thought about how an encounter with her changed my creative trajectory back in 2008.  

I had started blogging in July 2007 and was really starting to fall in love with the creative process.  I saw that she was going to hold her first ever Inspired Event.  Even though I knew no one and would be traveling alone, I decided to make the journey.

I have so many amazing memories from that event … sitting next to Ali Edwards and her sister making Poppets … having breakfast with and learning from Kal Barteski … learning transfer techniques from Jane of Random Arts … meeting Cathy Zielske, Heather Bailey and other artists I had admired from afar.  

However my most profound memory was that the experience confirmed that I was an artist … and that I loved making art … and oh where that journey has taken me.   Thanks Donna for helping direct my path to a life where I get to do more of what makes me awesome every day.