Lost In A Good Book

This one feels like a quiet little escape you don’t want to end. 

Sunglasses on, book in hand, completely tuned out from the world—she’s not just reading… she’s gone. Off somewhere far more interesting than whatever’s going on around her.

• Funny Summer Grandma Clipart
• Stampin' Up: Cardstock, Pattern Papers
• Die-Cuts: Stampin' Up Layering Ovals with Scallop Edges
• Twine from stash

I had fun layering these patterns to feel a bit like collected moments—little snippets, like pages from different stories coming together. It’s relaxed, but still full of personality.

This card doesn’t ask for attention… it invites you to slow down and slip into your own story for a while.

Moral of the story: Sometimes the best place to be is lost in a good story. 

Now I’m curious… What’s the last book you couldn’t put down? 

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I also use other items from various sources such as Stampin' Up!, Pink & Main, Cardz TV Stamps, Sizzix, Die-namics.... the list goes on. LOL Thank you for visiting my blog. I appreciate your comments and visiting with me to see my latest creations. God Bless You!

Janis

My blog: Pause Dream Enjoy

My Crafting blog: Crafting Happiness Challenges

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164 Crafting Happiness Challenge

Hi! Thank you so much to those who linked up last week

with Crafting Happiness Challenges. 

Our Top Picks are posted on the Crafting Happiness Challenge blog.

Be sure to LIKE any projects entered

to help with the Top Picks!

Ch# 164

Cozy

Thanks for sharing your creations with us.

Remember, EVERY type of crafting is welcome.

Have a blessed day!

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Thank you so much for visiting my blog, following, & commenting!!

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

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Bookmarks - Flamingo

Flower theme this month at Crafting Happiness Challenges!

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Had some fun with our laser cutter!

I cut out some 1/8" wood and adhered printed out Flamingo art for the front. I left the backs blank natural wood. I covered the front with Mod Podge to seal the ink, added ribbon, and done! 

Love love love

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:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

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Changes Are Coming

After decades of not working 

staying home to care for Bonnie,

I go back to work this month.

I would love you to say a prayer for me.

I'm hoping God will bless my work

so that I'm a blessing to them.

Here are some changes happening to my blogs:

Pause Dream Enjoy:

I have spread out my projects to post 

every week until the end of the year.

At least 2 projects a week will post, 

some weeks will have 3-4 projects posted.

Thankfully, I work ahead, and already have 

the rest of the year scheduled.

(I spent yesterday getting all that 

sorted & moved around on the calendar.)

Crafting Happiness Challenge Blog:

Starting immediately all challenges will be
Anything Goes - Every Type of Crafting Welcome!

Also starting June 1st, 

there will no longer be a design team

on my challenge blog. 

It will just be me sharing one 

of my projects for inspiration.

I obviously won't be able to 

comment on every entry, 

but I do see all of 

the entries when choosing Top Picks.

My Design Teams:

I have all of my Design Team 

projects 

for my challenge blog 

and the other 

challenge blogs where I am

a design team member completed.

They are all scheduled and

ready to post at the appropriate time

for the rest of the year.

Unfortunately, 

at that time I'll be stepping down 

from all other Design Teams. 

Which is very sad, but necessary. 

Once I get the hang of working again,

I'd like to add a new feature to my blog 

if I have the energy & time. LOL

There are blogs out there that share monthly 

Scripture Writing, 

Daily Prayer topics for your Journal, 

and other types of prompts to motivate you 

to open your Bible and spend time with God. 

I love using these, 

and am thinking about starting 

something like that here.

If this is something you'd like to see 

or have other suggestions, 

please share them with me in the comments. 

I'm not sure when I can get this started, 

but it's something that keeps crossing my mind, 

so I want to pursue it at some point.

Thank you all so much for supporting my blog

with your visits & comments since May 2009!!

Can you believe on May 25th,

Pause Dream Enjoy with be 14 years old?!!

Have a blessed day.

I appreciate you so much.

God bless you.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, following, & commenting!!

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

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April - Halloween Crafts All Year Round

A new challenge has started 

at Halloween Crafts All Year Round.

I hope you'll come join the fun each month this year!

Always Halloween theme

Any type of crafting welcome

Have y'all seen the door corners? 

This is something I've just recently discovered.

There are so many different ones out there.

This was created with our OMTech Laser cutter.

(I LOVE THIS MACHINE!)

Door Corner decoration is cut from 1/8" wood,

Then I spray painted the 2 different parts - Moon & Woman with Cat

So fun! Love it!

I'm thinking about putting this design in our online store, Moose42.com,

and maybe adding other door corner designs as well. If you'd like to see more, let me know in the comments! 

Challenges:

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge

Crazy for Cats

Creative Crafters

Crafty Animals

Critter Crazy

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, following, & commenting!!

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

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Handmade Earrings - just in time for Valentine's Day

LOVE theme all month long at Crafting Happiness Challenges!

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I am loving my new adventure in making laser cut wood earrings!

Oh my gosh! It's relaxing, therapeutic, and just makes me smile & feel good.

Visit my store Moose 42 HERE

Also on Etsy HERE

Facebook Page (just created recently) - featured earrings posted often HERE

Check out some new earrings to the store:

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Item #082
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Item #090
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Item #091
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Item #092
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Item #093
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Item #094
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Item #095
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Enjoy the rest of your day. Hugs!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, following, & commenting!!

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Visit my store Moose 42 HERE

Also on Etsy HERE

Facebook Page (just created recently) - featured earrings posted often HERE

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Moose 42 - Laser Cut Wood Earrings

Visit Moose42.com!

I've been making some earrings using a Laser Cutter & wood.

I can't express how excited I am, and how much I enjoy making these earrings.

There are over 40 designs in our new shop at 

Visit Moose42.com!

More designs being added this week!

Like our Page on Facebook HERE

There are already a ton of earrings in the shop,

but here are just a few I wanted to show you today.

All of our earrings are:
**hypoallergenic
**Nickel Free
**Laser cut from Natural Wood
**Lightweight - you'll forget you're wearing them
**Colors may vary due to the Natural Wood used
**I made these myself - from laser cutting the wood designs to adding the  

    hypoallergenic hardware

(By clicking the BUY NOW button, 

you will be redirected to the Moose 42 webstore)

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Our gorgeous model wearing the above earrings

Enjoy the rest of your day!!

Thank you so much for visiting with me today, following, & commenting!!

:) Janis Lewis

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Exciting News

Good Sunday morning to you!!

First of all, I want to thank ALL OF YOU for visiting my blog daily & for those who leave me comments. I appreciate your visits so much, and love reading your thoughts.  If you are a visitor and maybe you don't comment, I'd love to hear from you too - it not only boost my spirit, but gives me a connection to my readers :)

Second, Exciting News!

Last month my husband, Tom, & I began a brand new business!  

Moose 42, LLC

Right now we are working on our website and Etsy presence (both in the works, neither live yet), researching local craft show dates, and all the things associated with starting a business. 

Here's a sneak peek of just a small portion of what I created last week... 

These items are available for purchase now.

Now & then I'll pop in admist my paper crafting to share some woodshop project photos in progress. Once our online store goes live, I'll post links for you here on my blog. In the meantime, if any of you have projects you'd like to see in the store, don't hesitate to comment below. We will be offering custom items as well. Our store isn't even live yet, but our busines is and we've already gotten multiple custom orders we are working on now! 

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Let me know what you think about the earrings and heart box.

Gotta run... things to design, cut, and assemble. Hugs!!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, following, & commenting!!

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

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Puzzle Time!

Celebrations theme  all month long at Crafting Happiness Challenges!

Come share your crafting with us - any type of crafting welcome.

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Here's a puzzle I completed in the first days of December.

500 pieces, and overall it was a smallish finished size.

Putting puzzles together is very relaxing.

Have a wonderful rest of your day!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, following, & commenting!!

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

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Happy New Year!!!

Thank you for spending part of your day visiting my blog.

I'm so glad you're here.

I pray God will abundantly bless you this year.

Whatever you are going through, God's got you. Trust Him. He's got your back.

I'll have a project post in a few minutes, so check back for that. :)

Any of you enjoy reading?

Here's what I read in 2022.

I'm always looking for a good series to start.

What is your favorite series you've read?

Let me know below in the comments, so I can check it out!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, following, & commenting!!

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

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Puzzle Time

I hope all of you have a had a wonderful Christmas Season

and a great 2022! 

Today I'm finishing the year with another puzzle I finished in November.

Puzzles are so relaxing and fun.

Here's a close up of some of it...

You are appreciated! 

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, commenting, and following. 

I pray you all have answers to prayers and a blessed new year.

Hugs!

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

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All Your Comments .... & Another finished Puzzle

Thanksgiving all month long at Crafting Happiness Challenges!

I hope everyone is having a really fun day! Guess what? 

I just realized I had over 242 comments 

Waiting for me to approve over the last several months. 

Oh my. I had no idea. They are ALL published now. Sorry, everyone!! 

I haven't been getting emails to moderate them. (rolling eyes)

Anyway, all is good now. 

 I finished another puzzle yesterday. :)

This one is from Amazon.

Puzzle Pieces: 750

Brand: Buffalo

Name: Raining in Paris

Size: 24" x 18"

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, following, & commenting!!

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

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Puzzle Time!

Our family loves doing puzzles. Tom finished two puzzles in the time it took me to do one recently. LOL 

Here is my finished puzzle, and it's HUGE! It's 23" x 33". 

Puzzle Pieces: 1500

Brand: Buffalo

Name: Raining in Paris

Size: 23" x 33"

Time to go unbox the next one. Have a fabulous day!

Hugs!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, following, & commenting!!

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

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Everything is Possible (cross-stitch)

Hi all! Today I have another cross-stitch project to share with you. I'm on a roll! LOL

I started cross-stitching when I was 11 years old. There are so many projects I have created over the years.... family trees, baby blankets, pillows, Christmas Stockings, vertical wall banners, framed wall art, bookmarks, etc all with cross-stitch. I love this hobby.  It was introduced to me in Bible School when I was 11. We made a very simple design that fit in one of those tiny wooden circles. From that moment on, I've never stopped creating with cross-stitch. I've taken breaks, but I always come back to it. Cross-stitching is very relaxing, but it's definitely not the instant gratification you get from making cards. LOL 

If you enjoy this hobby, let me know in the comments. I'd love to hear about what you create and see some of your projects. 

Thanks so much for visiting me today. I hope to hear from you in the comments.

Hugs!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, following, & commenting!!

:) Janis Lewis, Pause Dream Enjoy

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The Old Couple (cross-stitch)

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Good morning!

I have a project to share with you today that's NOT made of paper.

This is something I've spent time on and off working on. Sometimes I went for months without even touching it. Happy to say it's all done now, and I love it. 

The finished size is 16" x 14".

Here are some close ups of the stitches....

Do any of y'all cross-stitch? Comment below about one of your projects. I'd love to hear about it.

Thanks for visiting today!

Hugs!!

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 Hey ya'll!!

Today I have my first video 

in 6 years posted!

Woo-Hoo!

Still working out the kinks, 

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More videos to come!

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February Chalkboard

Hi! 

I loved the chalkboard drawing for January, 

but it was time to get a February drawing up.

Here it is! I have so much fun doing these each month.

What have you been working on?

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following, & commenting!!

:) Janis, Pause Dream Enjoy

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February Frig Calendar Time!

Hi, everyone!

I'm so sorry I haven't done a lot of crafting and sharing here on my blog lately. Our lake house is for sale, and we've had lots of showings almost every day. Which means time I do have a minute to get out my craft supplies, I end up having to pack them back up because someone asks to come see the house. I mean, that's good. We want to show it and sell it, but it's also frustrating to not have time to get involved in something for more than a few minutes. But that's okay. I know it's only temporary.

I did manage to get my February calendar magnets made over the last week here and there a few minutes at a time. I just love making these each month. 

FIRST OF ALL

Yes, I know there are only 28 days in February.

But when I make the magnets each month, I always make 31 so I will have enough if I choose to use them for a different month.

CUT FILE HERE

Days of the week - Silhouette file library

February - text & numbers added, shadow added using font PN Cranberry Sauce Bold Regular (Silhouette library)

Everything else is cut and created with Cricut

Usually I hand write the date numbers on whatever I cut out. Not really a fan of that since it looks sloppy. So this time I thought I'd get out my sticker paper and cut out the numbers. Only what I thought was sticker paper was really white printable vinyl. And I didn't want white numbers, nor did I want to go the extra step and waste part of the sheet by printing them in color & then cutting them out.

Then I had an "ah-ha" moment. Vinyl! 

I HATE gluing small pieces. Glue gets all over my fingers. But vinyl works like a sticker, right? Why didn't I think of this before?

So the numbers on the hearts are black vinyl. Very happy with how that worked out. Easy peasy.

Then I decided to make some corners to add to the different months this year. Just something extra and fun.

The little houses with times on them, are showing times people choose. When I get a time that doesn't have a house yet, I just write on a new blank house. And when we have multiple days with the same time, I make duplicates. (I haven't put this week's showing times up yet on the calendar.)

If you are still with me reading all of this, you may have noticed the photo on the frig. 

This photo is from 2009 - me and Tom and taken by our daughter, Bonnie. This is the first time we moved to Alaska. Since that time, we've lived there a total of 3 different times. This is my favorite photo of us, and it's so special because our special needs daughter took it. Not only that, it's also very precious and special, because my sweet friend, Mary of Cardz TV, (I just love her!) made this frame and put our photo in it and sent it to me for Christmas so many years ago. I love it! It stays on our frig anywhere we live. 

(We've been married 35 years.... 36 this August... and we've moved 28 different times. We love adventure and checking out new places. When our house sells this year ... if it does... we will be on move #29.  Will this be the last one? Maybe. But let's not put a cap on our adventures just yet.)

So there you have it. 

A project.

A cut list.

A photo.

A story.

See you soon!!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog,

following, & commenting!!

:) Janis, Pause Dream Enjoy

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