My Hope...CAS-ual Fridays #125

Hi!  I'm back and with a card that is about as personal as it gets for me.  Those who know me well know that I'm very indecisive, so when I saw this week's "in a word" challenge at CAS-ual Fridays I panicked for a second.  The idea is to chose a word that represents what you hope for this year.  Well, I couldn't choose one...but the words on my card all work together for a common purpose. :)

I combined two sentiments from PTI's Inside and Out: Well Wishes.  This represents exactly what my hope is for this year: to focus on what I need (and what my family needs).  I've done a lot of pondering and know some things that I really need to do to have peace and growth in my life and that requires change.  As I make those changes I know I will especially need courage, strength, and faith because let's face it...some of those changes are going to be tough.

(I know...essentially the same picture but I couldn't decide if I liked it against the dark or light background...remember what I said about being indecisive? :) )

My card was definitely influenced by this card by Laurie Willison.  I admire her cards so much, and to me, her style represents so well one major part of my goal--simplify, keeping only things with meaning/purpose.  The changes I made reflect things I love like twine, woodgrain, and watercolors. :) The colors (coral, aqua, green, grey) have meaning, too.  They are my favorites.  I craft with them.  I wear them.  I decorate my house with them.  They make me happy.  And white is the main color because well, I want my life (and my home for that matter) to be cleaner and more pure.  And there you have it. Thanks for stopping by....I hope you'll come back soon.  I have a card to share later today that I'm super excited about.