Category: Scrapbooking

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A Halloween Story Layout

My plans for documenting has changed many times over throughout the years. But I think after almost three years of indecision, I finally have something solid to work with.

My plan is for 9×12 Project Life based pocket pages, layouts, and inserts that are more time specific or just photo features and everyday life based. My more story focused layouts will go into my 6×8 albums. I have one for me, one for my son, and one for the family.

Although that’s my overall plan, there are times where they may cross over. And this was one of those moments. I knew I wanted to tell the story of this moment my son ran with arms wide open toward his dad, full of giggles of excitement. It could have gone in my son’s album or the family album, but I was really motivated to make this a full 9×12 layout, so into Project Life as a time based layout it goes!

Here is the layout using elements from the October 2018 Digital Stories by The Month kit by Ali Edwards and printed digital papers from the Wicked kit by Little Lamm Paper Co.

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My plan is for this to back up a full page photo of my son in his costume and the full insert to be placed in between the two page pocket spread for October. I am enjoying the ease of using pocket pages while also still getting my creative fix with full layouts in between! I foresee this full size photo/layout insert becoming a regular pattern in my album making future!

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Felicity Jane Creative Team Layout – Hip Hip Hooray Birthday!

One of my projects for the Felicity Jane Creative team was a birthday layout that I plan to insert into my 9×12 Project Life album. You can read the full blog post about my process here

What I loved most about this layout is the hidden journaling! It’s not something I do often, but I love how it turned out.

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But most of all, I love that I have documented this story about my son and his best friend.

Here is the full layout where the journaling is hidden behind the photo.

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I had a lot of fun making this one and feel the bug to start making more 8.5×11 and 9×12 layouts now.

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52 Favorites

I have been admiring all the traveler’s notebook inspiration I have seen lately. I have a few in my stash but was never really quite sure what project I might want to do in them. I have also been a little burnt out on Project Life but still wanted a way to capture some of our normal, everyday stories.

Then came the 52 Favorites Project by Paper Issues and the light bulb moment dawned on me! Where has this project been all year and why was I just hearing about it in October? I immediately picked out one favorite photo from each week from January through October and printed them all small enough for a travelers notebook. I also printed journaling for about half of those weeks with no rhyme or reason, other than the size would fit in a TN. This is so unlike me to NOT start with a sketch or some sort of plan in mind. I am just going with the flow, using what I have, and totally loving it!  I got five weeks worth of photos and journaling in my TN within a few days!  Here are my first few spreads.

These first two are using Felicity Jane kits

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This next one was using the new Freckled Fawn November 2018 Traveler’s Notebook kit

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This one was Elle’s Studio papers and elements

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And back to Felicity Jane kits with this two week spread

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I’m using my stash. I’m finally using my stamps! I’m using my TN’s. This project is awesome!

 

 

 

 

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December Daily 2018

I have completed three December Daily albums in past years, but the last one I finished was in 2013. I set out every year with good intentions. Last year, I even printed out a whole bunch of photos and got all my supplies together. But the year progressed and so did my motivation. I find if I don’t journal pretty close to the moment, the narrative changes or I don’t remember what I would want to say about it.

But this year, I am determined. I will finish this. Even if it takes me all year!

This year, I limited my supplies to only use Felicity Jane or Paislee Press items as my base and I am only pulling embellishments from the choices I have loaded into my Raskog cart. I have decided on a loose ringed Traveler’s Notebook size clear acrylic cover from Color Cast Designs which will help with it’s manageable size. Here is my cover page that shows through the acrylic cover.

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I also am trying to make it as simple as possible, using the Little Lamm Paper Co’s Reindeer Games TN Template for all of my journaling. I spent a few hours typing up journaling for every day in Evernote, then post holiday craziness, all I had to do was drop it into the template and print. Now I have photos and printed journaling waiting for me whenever I have a chance to work on it.

I am working out of order – just picking up whatever photo inspires me in the moment. So far this whole plan has been working well for me. Especially since I actually have a few pages already done! That’s way better than the last four years already!

Here are the first few pages I have finished

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My craft room is a total mess but I look at it as a sure sign of progress!

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My Favorite Sahin Designs Creations

I set a goal at the beginning of 2018 to be more active on social media in order to up my chances of making another scrapbook design team in 2019. Little did I know how much sooner than 2019 that goal would happen. It seemed like within a few weeks of each other, I made the Sahin Designs Creative Team and was also asked to guest design for Paislee Press, Kellie Stamps, and Ali Edwards. I have to say that due to some of these opportunities, 2018 ended up being my most productively creative year yet!

I was not so good at keeping up with my blog, though, so I wanted to post a recap of some of my favorite layouts that I made while part of the Sahin Designs team.

Using the Blue Skies Collection

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Using the Unwind Collection

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And using the Getaway Collection

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Guest Digital Designer – Kellie Stamps

Along with my other guest creative team spots, I was honored with a guest spot for Kellie Stamps and asked to work with a few of her digital stamp releases.  We had just had a camping trip and a family vacation, so the two sets I worked with were perfect timing for documenting those adventures.

My first layout is using the Go, See, Do Set – an awesome combo of travel and adventure stamps that allowed me to document my son and my nephew’s first trip to see tide pools.

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My second layout uses the Camp Life Set. Camping and the shenanigans that come with it. Again a first trip for my son!

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These were so fun to work with, I couldn’t help but order some physical sets too!

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Guest Storyteller – Ali Edwards Designs

I have the distinct honor of being a Guest Storyteller for none other than Ali Edwards Designs. To say I was over the moon about this opportunity is a total understatement. This is a life goal of mine and to be a guest was such an honor. And what better subject to have for the month’s story kit to work with than Grow.

This was the perfect kit to document my little man’s growth, and his recent obsession with his height an weight. I knew that was a story I needed to get documented and this kit presented the perfect opportunity.

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When I first got the kit, I absolutely LOVED the timeline acetate piece and knew immediately that I wanted to incorporate the birthday photos I had of my son through the past years. And I loved how this one came out.

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I have to admit, I did a full-on happy dance when the classroom launched on June 1st. Seeing my name, my article, and my layouts posted on Ali’s site still make me quite giddy!

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↑↑↑ OMG! That’s me! That’s me!!!

See, still giddy!