Now Challenge Yourself January challenge is (again!) to do a layout about this year's OLW - how can I say no for this great challenge concept!
So here I am, with my new word: Thank you. It's "merci" in the layout as I got that fabulous kit from Hip Kit Club including the Dear Lizzy Gold Word Thickers. Does it really matter which language we are talking? No, thoughts are much more important and I can thank the things I'm thankful for in every single language.
I'm not only focusing saying "thank you", I'm pretty sure I handle that quite well, I'm focusing more to being thankful. Thankful for all kind of things, thankful for life, big things, and thankful for the little things, like warm wool socks or fresh cup of hot coffee.
I'm very happy about my life the way it is right now, but I still hope to be more thankful for the things which makes my life the way it is. Perhaps it will increase the feeling of happiness and makes me feel more calm? We'll see it in a year ;)

Happy to see you here today, thanks for stopping by!

Materials used: Hip Kit Club December 2014 Kit, Elle's Studio, Heidi Swapp, Ranger.

Now the tough situations I had in my mind was obviously some conflict with hubby (yes, we are a married couple and we fight every now and then - or at least I fight every now and then and my hubby nods his head...), but I even more I thought tough situations at work. What do I think if I have hard case or a challenge to do things I've never done before? I work with the best - ask some help from all my colleagues who has done it before, who knows better than me. As simple as that, and the best way to learn.
This same method works perfectly in paper crafts too. That's why I took a picture of me and super-duper-lovely-talented-amazing-beautiful-master-Riikka, aka. Paperiliitin! She is one of the best scrappers and mixed media artists in Finland, in Europe, in the whole world, too.
I really, really enjoy working next to her. All the inspiration and ideas are in the air when ever she is near - I really don't have to ask anything or say anything when she is around. That's why I love to work with the best.
And for my other co-crafters, especially Veera and Taru - you are not any less, but as we all know Riikka's talent and inspiration is very unique and she can almost make our papers to fly, right?
*hugs to you girls*

Materials used: American Crafts, Studio Tekturek, 13@rts, Crate Paper, Ranger, Heidi Swapp, Dylusions, Sodalicious, Bo Bunny, My Mind's Eye.