Welcome back to my blog! I'm sharing another layout process video today using my homemade page kits! This is my favorite one so far! This is what I consider an unusual color combo for a majority of my layouts. It features a mixture of pastels and brights and this photo doesn't give the exact correct color scheme.  

Putting page kits together for my DC album has been revolutionary for my creative time. Creative time is precious and not only do I love making page kits, but it's helping me use up my stash! I'm hoping this album will be done in no time (aka a couple of months)! I hope you enjoy the process video below. 

I am truly enjoying these page kits as part of the How to Kill a Kit with Style series. Do you like creating kits or even page kits? Would you like a live stream of me making kits? I think that could be really fun! Well, thanks for stopping by!

My first project share of 2019, woohoo! I did, however, make this at the end of 2018, shh don't tell! So what if I started with my kit early?! I was super excited to use this kit as soon as I had made it. If you haven't seen the kit share yet you can watch it here!

Today's layout was the first one that I had created in about a month! I took some time off from crafting in December to give my creative mojo some rest and to take care of other things like work, family time, and of course the holidays! 

If you've ever taken a break from creating you'll know how weird it feels to be back. I felt a tiny bit rusty, but I hope you still like it. I think this is one of my go-to designs for 2019. The ripped edge, the pocket page card title, the simple clusters around the photo, nothing too crazy. Do you have go-to designs? 

I hope you enjoyed this layout process video. I'm having an absolute blast using these page kits. Stay tuned for more process videos and more coming next week! Thanks for stopping by!

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Hello there, crafty people! The blog is finally back! I really want to upgrade my blog in 2019 and why wait for the new year when we can start now! For this month's kit, I decided to do something a bit different. I created 18 different paper sets and then a giant embellishment kit. I took the guesswork out of the part of having a larger kit, by pairing the papers together already. I hope you enjoy this video!

If you didn't get a chance to watch how I made this kit, I have a playlist that breaks down each section of me making the kit which you can watch here! Have you ever made page kits? All of my page kits for this month are for my Washington DC album and I am super excited to work on it. I would love to get that album competed in 2019! That's it for today's post. I hope you are all liking the return of the blog because I am! Thanks for stopping by! 

There are three main aspects when it comes to setting and achieving your goal. There's the goal itself, the steps to achieve the goal and the possible roadblocks along the way to achieving the goal. If you plan on having multiple crafty goals for 2019 I would highly recommend printing out a goal worksheet for each one.

The way that this is outlined is to give you a simple reference sheet as you work through your goal. I might try to make a full year planning sheet for those larger goals, but this is a streamlined version. Also, stay tuned for a video where I talk about my crafty goals on my YouTube channel! First, we need to figure out your goal. It's all about setting yourself up for success and being inspired to get your projects completed!

To see a completed example of the goal setting worksheet, check it out here! This will help guide you as you go through the process. The first step is picking a goal. The worksheets I am sharing to my Patrons on Patreon help them through that process at a deeper level, but I'll give you some starting points here. 

How to Pick Your Goal:

We already know that our goal should be measurable and have some sort of trackable outcome. But with all of the items on your to-do list, it might get lost for where to being. There are three different types of crafty goals to choose from:

1. Creative Time

2. Completing Unfinished Projects

3. Amount of Projects

Understanding how you work creatively will help you immensely in figuring out which types of goals work best for you. Some example goals could be "Make 2 layouts a week", "Complete 2015 December Daily", "Do something creative for 30 minutes every day". Those types of goals would be Amount of Projects, Completing Unfinished Projects, and Creative Time in respective order. Pick out a goal that fits your schedule (extra emphasis on the YOUR). Everyone has different processes for creative time and different lifestyles. You might only craft once a month at a crop, but you could get a whole mini album done or if you craft 30 minutes every other day, you might get one layout done a week. Just keep your time parameters in mind and don't make something completely unreachable. 

Once you understand how you look at your creative endeavors, through unfinished projects, time, or amount of projects, will help you be able to how to make your goals. Now that we've reviewed some common types of goals, let's go through the worksheet together!