Do you practice positive thoughts and affirmations?  Our well being is so important these days.  I know I find a great deal of negativity  in the world today.  I have a nickname for them…Debbie Downers.

It seems as though there are people who go through life miserable and tend to make others feel miserable. We need to start with ourselves.  We must fix the unhappiness within, if we hope to encourage others to fix their unhappy feelings and they way they conduct themselves.

There are many ways to achieve positivity.  One way to start is to repeat affirmations out loud and in front of a mirror.. You eyes will see you speaking and your ears will hear you repeating these thoughts.

Here are some that you can start with:

• I learn from my mistakes….mistakes are a source of opportunity.
• I can accomplish anything that I set my mind too.  
• I turn opportunities into learning opportunities…
• I believe that everything works out for the best.

These are only a few that you can use to have a positive life.  There are many more on the internet…GOOGLE: Positive Affirmations.

Here’s a card to send to someone who needs to be lifted up!

Positive Thoughts Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Positive Thoughts.

Ink: Rococo Rose, Highland Heather,  Mint Macaron, 

Paper: Rococo Rose, Soft Sea Foam, Whisper White, Mint Macaron, 2019-2021 In Color 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Embossing & Die Cutting Machine, Pearl Jewels, Nature’s Thoughts Die, 1/2″ Scalloped Linen Ribbon.

Note: the Nature’s Thoughts Dies are part of the Coordination Products that were released on February 4th, 2020.  If you want or need these dies,  get them on my store.

Nature’s Thoughts Dies [153586]

Cutting Measurements:

Rococo Rose – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ Scored at 4-1/2″, fold and burnish fold with Bone Folder, scraps for small flower.

2019-2021 In Color 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper – 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″. I used the gingham pattern in Rococo Rose.

Whisper White: 3″ x  4-1/2″, 4″ x 5-1/4″ (for inside),  scraps for butterfly, large flower, sentiment.

Soft Sea Foam: 4″ x 3″, scraps for leaves.

Mint Macaron: scraps for leaves.

Rococo Rose 1/2″ Scalloped Linen Ribbon. – 3-3/4″

Instructions:

1. On Whisper White cs, stamp the butterfly with Highland Heather ink, stamp the large flower and the sentiment with Rococo Rose ink.
2. Stamp the large sprig of leaves on Soft Sea Foam cs with Mint Macaron Ink. 
3. Die cut pieces with the Nature’s Thoughts Die: Stamped Butterfly, Stamped Large Flower, Small Flower, Small Leaves (3 sets), Medium Leaves (2), Large sprig of leaves. 
4. Die cut Whisper White Panel with the rectangle die cut (decorated edge)
5. To create a ribbon border, cut Ribbon in half and attach to either side of the stamped sentiment. Flag one end with scissors.
6. Attach the DSP to the card base and then attach the die cut Whisper White panel.
7. For focal art, build from the bottom up..large sprig of leaves, single Soft Sea Foam leaves on the sprig, (place on an angle, one on either side of sprig.  Adhere the single leaves to the pack of the large and small flowers and adhere.   Place 1 Pearl Jewel in flower center and 5 small pearls around the center.
8. Use Stampin’ Dimensionals  to adhere butterfly to the Whisper White panel.
9. Stamp the large single leaf with Mint Macaron ink on the Whisper White inside panel.  With Rococo Rose ink, stamp the sentiment in the center.  Adhere to the inside of the card.
10. Now, send your card off to someone who could use an “uplift”

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If you feel that you need to lift up your spirits, practice positive thoughts.