HAPPY NEW YEAR! and {2012 Calendar Challenge}

Hi there! Wow, I can't believe it's been so long (once again) since I've blogged. The last months of 2011 sure was hectic, that being said and before I forget to say it, HAPPY {belated} NEW YEAR!!! 
I have to admit that 2011 was a blah year for me, full of ups, downs, good times and bad times and I'm certainly glad that year is over.  I'm hoping that 2012 will be an awesome year for me as well as for all of you!

There are so many ideas, plans and projects already running through my mind that I'd like to begin and accomplish for 2012.  One of those is the calendar challenge that Kate Crane hosts on her blog at TheKathrynWheel. If you're not familiar with her work you definately need to check out her blog, her work is awesome and super inspiring.  I've been following her for awhile and have always wanted to participate in her calendar challenge.  However things somehow always came up and I felt it was always too late to begin. But not this year, I definately made it a point to give it a try and I'm hoping I'll be able to complete my calendar :)  Here's the link to Kate Crane's post regarding the challenge.

Here is my page for January:

I initially wanted to use the journal that I received for Christmas from my brother and future SIL but unfortunately the size didn't work out for this partipicular project.  Instead I opted to make a new journal just for the challenge, which I did out of manila file folders that I cut down to size 8x11. I also wanted to create a more subdued page but somehow ended up using my favorite colors of turquoise and green :p  I did incoporate alot of circles on my page though because I was taught that if you wore polka dots on New Years that your year will be filled with fortune. So maybe filling up my page with circles will provide me with alot of creative opportunities :)  I can't wait to start filling in all the little squares!

Thanks so much for having a look!  I hope your year will also be filled with wonderful creative opportunities!  Take Care :)