tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64769387184936793412024-03-18T20:27:02.099-07:00Creativity, InkedSherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.comBlogger455125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-89309988362865634042018-01-11T06:51:00.001-08:002018-01-11T06:52:37.801-08:00Bringing My Scrapbook Page Titles To Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I've found that making my titles a living breathing part of my scrapbook page is not just about making it bigger or more colorful. It's about making it an actual part of the page and a part of the story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yep. It's just that simple. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's also not mandatory for a great title to contain Thickers, stamps or die-cutting machines either. The title for this page was super simple but it works so well on this page because it mimics how my husband and I are posing in the photo. A standard letter sticker title would not have been as good for this page because, well, it's what I always do! This way I get a little color along with a word arrow that points right at us...... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This page has a super fun title that mimics how much fun we had this particular Christmas Eve. Our oldest kids weren't with us so we had to send them photos and facetime with them. They wanted us looking surprised, specific angles, etc. The title tells when we are and the subtitle tells what we are and why. I bounced them around the page a little but made sure to mat all of the "title" pieces on red cardstock so that they stood out together. All of my supplies came from November 2016's Hip Kit....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Paige Evans is a scrapbook machine! I love her "Paige's Pages" class over on Big Picture Classes! This page is from her 3rd in that series. I love the font of this title. I love the big snowflake. I love the subtle shine & wrinkle of the letters in the title. Pure title joy and nothing dead about it.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My dad is the BEST! Whenever you see him, it is always surrounded by his kids or his grandkids. He's amazing and one of the most loving and giving men I have ever met. Whenever I talk to him and ask him what he's doing, it's most likely helping someone. When I was doing this page, I wanted the stars to help the title. Boy did they! Came out so much better than I thought it would but Dad, seriously, we've got to get you to start looking at the camera!!!!!</span></div>
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Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-23479062507110170562018-01-09T16:02:00.003-08:002018-01-09T16:02:50.471-08:00Feeling The Love...<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">even though Valentine's day is more than a month away:) The year has started off very quiet and with no travel plans at all this entire year it's looking to stay that way. I'm going to miss seeing my family as much as I normally do but it will be a much-needed break for both my budget and for us. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We will not just be sitting around the house staring out of the window though. There are big plans in the works for both our personal lives and for our business. It is very difficult to grow a business when you travel as much as we do. Something that I did not take into account. On paper, everything works out beautifully. The numbers look solid. The time is manageable. In reality. Not so much. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This year is going to be a reset year. I'm taking time to reflect and to grow. Not just my business but me. Lots of red flags got raised in my life last year and when that happens time has taught me that I HAVE to slow down and evaluate what is going on. It may be time to make changes. Big changes. Inevitable changes that it is important to be ready for mind body and soul. So goodbye planes, trains, and automobiles. Hello yoga, business workshops and grind! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The photo on this page is from 2007. My little guy was never far from me and would climb on my lap whenever I sat down for years and years. I think he was like 10 when he finally stopped! My last baby so he got away with it:). The inspiration is from Ginny Hughes "From A to Z" class over at Big Picture Classes....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We try to make it to the Cherry Blossom Festival most years. Don't ask me why bc it is a major pain in the ass! I guess the photos that my husband takes? IDK, we're nuts! But the background came out fantastic for this page.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by and Happy Tuesday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've got some super fun super bright supplies on the way and plan to spend some time figuring out what to do with this stuff once it gets here....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Revisiting one of my favorite projects, the tried and true giant explosion album, is at the top of the list. How cute would these papers be for a Gingerbread House? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by and if bad weather is on the way for you too, stay warm and get lots of projects done! </span></div>
Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-6489476764202506952018-01-02T20:24:00.000-08:002018-01-02T20:24:13.422-08:00Must Watch TV<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Star Trek Discovery. Season 2. This Sunday. I cannot even begin to clear my schedule fast enough........</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-1844162115761568872018-01-01T18:33:00.000-08:002018-01-01T18:33:34.726-08:00Color Combos With Wow Factor<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One of my favorite things about pushing paper around is the pure color joy I get from all of the things. There are so many colors available! It's mind-boggling when you think about it, which I try not to because I'm easily distracted and can spend hours just thinking about mindless stuff lol. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I Loved all of the colors that I worked with on these pages. Some were traditional and not surprising at all, like this one with typical blues and yellows......</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This one is a little edgier with black and red thrown in with the blues and yellows......</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here I started to veer away from safe with navy and turquise, bright green and red all together on a cream & white based page.......</span><br />
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Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-61407313936447674912017-12-12T06:16:00.002-08:002017-12-12T06:16:33.224-08:00It's My Playtime. I Make The Rules.<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I always talk about the pages that I make. Who is in them. What is going on. Why these photos were important enough to be scrapped. But one of the things that I don't talk about much at all and even then usually as a side note, is how any of my pages are built. Today I'm going to switch it up and talk a little bit about how each of the pages was made. Just my favorite bits of each so that the post doesn't grow out of control:).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Just to explain the title of this post a little bit. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I am a slow scrapper. An average page takes me 3 hours to create. Sometimes, I will work on a single page for days. I'm okay with that. Some of the pages that I share take days to create. That's fine with me. This is how I enjoy spending my downtime when I have downtime. Rushing through pages does not make me happy. I'd rather find time by streamlining my process or keeping my space clean. That being said.....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This page was roughly 3 hours and although it is essentially very simple, there are lots of layers. The layers are what take so. much. time. Not to mention the Silhouette cuts or the machine stitching. Geez. The end result though. It was worth it:)</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. Such a cute picture of my boys.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Every page for today has lots of layers. Plane, Trains has the simplest layers and they just get more complicated from here on. This next page was a beast. Everything had to be done in just the right order to get the layers right! It took me about 5 hours to get the page the way I wanted it. Insane!! The banner border at the bottom of the page was so easy though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thankfully my family is so, so chill. They will roll with whatever happens and they don't have a problem chipping in and helping when they see it's needed. I'm the one that will need to calm down lol. It is really important to me that they are happy that I guess I go a little overboard about making everything perfect sometimes. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Maybe I should be clear about what I'm talking about? We are hosting Christmas at our house this year and plan to have 30 loved ones for 4 days enjoying everything that DC has to offer. Hopefully, that will include a few fluffy snowflakes:) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Speaking of snow, check out the snow on this page! This is probably one of my favorite pages of all time. It's really simple but interesting all at the same time. I LOVE the sequin border!!!!! It was super easy to make. All I did was run a short bead of hot glue and drop the sequins on it (after letting the glue cool just a little).......</span><br />
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If you've ever been to DC cupcakes, you know that their treats live up to the hype. They are so worth waiting in line for which is why my little guy looks so excited......</div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Frantically in this house. We will have 3 glorious days in which to enjoy a house full of laughter, cheer, food and conversation. Not at all the quiet that we have so gotten used to now that all of our little chickadees have flown the nest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">I haven't forgotten about or dropped my budgeting thoughts or projects, I've just won't be talking about them today:) With 8 pages to share there is not time for that lol. Although thinking about budgeting did make me wonder about how much each of my pages costs, in real dollars, to make. Do I really want to know that though? Hmmmmm.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">This page will be getting the photos redone for goodness sake! I still haven't figured out how to get Paintshop to print my photos decently if I edit them. Gaaaaahhhhhh. My nephew is so cute too. Anywho. This page is a favorite. The blues with the bright oranges and green are perfect......</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is me trying something different. A long skinny photo. My jury is still out on whether this type page is a keeper or not. Although the photo of my peeps all lined up on this teeny, tiny sidewalk in Italy walking towards the Coliseum is a fave.......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The sketch for this one was by Kristine Davidson on Creative Scrappers. It was amazing and so fun to create with. I literally kept 90% of the elements as is because she hit this sketch out of the park! Loved it!!!!.......</span></div>
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Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-2842355645678261322017-12-01T06:35:00.001-08:002017-12-01T06:35:59.076-08:00Tips That I Always Remember<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Before I start talking about scrapbook tips, I want to dig into the buying habits stuff that was brought up in my last post. My first topic was things that I buy a lot of but only use a little and let me tell you, Stamps! I have so many stamps!! In all shapes, subjects, sizes, and forms. In fact, I just received 2 sets with my last Elle's Studio kit. Yeah. I might just want to tone that down a bit because they don't get used much at all. As a matter of fact, I have to make myself use them when I do remember to take them out lol. Not because they aren't one of my favorite embellishments. They are. Just because they can sometimes be a little overwhelming due to the how easy it is to ruin a page with a misplaced stamp and how hard it is to correct the placement if you don't like where it is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Love this page about my son. I used his graduation shoot photos......</span><br />
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Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-53595722049107931402017-11-29T06:10:00.000-08:002017-11-29T06:10:07.665-08:00Not A Traditional Thanksgiving<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We spent Thanksgiving in Rome. Rome! The Italians don't celebrate Thanksgiving so I had to keep reminding myself of the importance of the day while we were there. Not to be thankful mind you. That I never forget. But how unique it is that an entire country takes the time to focus a single day on being thankful. And has been doing it for many, many years. It's a beautiful thing:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It is very hard not to be thankful in Rome, the city is so, so beautiful!! Here are just a few photos that I took on my phone. They haven't been touched up or edited so I cannot wait to see the after photos on a page.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The half-shadow, half-light photos are so intriguing to me. Many of the pictures that I took are in that style. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Rome was mad expensive so the trip has gotten me to do a few budget reevaluations since we've been back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Keeping it Thankful! My motivation is not to stop buying things <u>just</u> to save money. My motivation is to stop buying things <u>for the sake of</u> buying things. I want to buy things that I will use and that will be useful to me and my family. Saving money is a bonus:) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I narrowed my categories down to a few that will work for me and think that I'm going to focus on things that I: </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Buy a lot of - Use a little of</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Buy a lot of - Use a lot of</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Buy a little of -Use a lot of</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Buy a little of - Use a little of </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If I can find a happy balance between buying and using, that's what I'll consider a success. I've already started doing this in other areas like the kitchen and nail polish and it really has worked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Before we left, I did a few pages that I didn't get to post. 2 from Big Picture classes and a couple just because. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Most of these pages are just meh for me. Mostly because of the stress of getting ready for such a big trip. That kind of pressure just freaks me out and I can't relax until we are all landed and settled in at the hotel. This page is about my nieces visit this past summer. Loved having these girls here and the time went way to fast..... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We have lived all over the place and our kids have really been good about adapting and making the best of the changes. New schools. New friends. New weather. New environments. Never close to family. Never any complaints from them. So grateful for all of their support......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I used my September 2017 Hip Kit to create this page. I loved how Magdalena let her numbers fall off the edge and pool at the bottom of the page and did the same with my stars....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Big Picture Classes Magdalena Hanell Creative Titles</span><br />
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Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-84168513672287772312017-11-17T07:30:00.000-08:002017-11-17T07:30:12.149-08:00Layout Share<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh photos. The most difficult thing that I deal with as a scrapbooker is not that I don't like the pages that I create, but that I don't like the quality of the photos that I can get out of my editing software. I know, I know. If I improve my photography skills I won't have to rely so heavily on editing to fix my pictures. Most of the time the photos are better but they still need to be tweaked. And many of the photos that I use are from years ago from before I even began to scrapbook or owned a digital camera so those are really crap! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Why am I talking about this today? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Would all make me so much more happy if I could get my dang photos to edit right! The last 3 aren't so bad but the first one ugghh. The photos came off of Instagram and they were impossible! My friends, I will be taking a photo editing class soon. For reals because this cannot go on. Anywho. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-18931563365509348472017-11-14T06:44:00.000-08:002017-11-14T06:44:16.989-08:00Totally Doable Scrappy Ideas<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sometimes I look at my supplies or my inspiration and the first thought that comes into my head is "I can't do anything with that" or "I can't do that". Most of the time I'm dead wrong! So much can be done with the supplies and inspiration in front of me that it's mind boggling!! And most of the time it doesn't require a ton of time or effort, just a little imagination. That's something we scrapbookers have by the ton:) eh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You don't always have to fussy cut to create impact. Pretend that you did by cutting paper into shapes and using leftover embellishments to decorate. I have these terrible Christmas morning photos of my littlest opening gifts and our tree. These photos are important because it was our first Christmas in this house all together as a family again after living in 2 separate states for 2 years. It was simple to make "presents" with Christmas papers than top them with bows and other decorations. They take some of the attention away from how terrible the photos are while still keeping the focus on the purpose of the page (long journaling on the back of the page).....</span><br />
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Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-56711778747962598492017-11-08T07:22:00.000-08:002017-11-08T07:22:28.754-08:00Assembling Inspiration That Works<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Variety is the key for me. Even when I pin things, if I am going to use a pin as inspiration for a page, I have to print it out. Weirdo alert:) right? But it works for me. I like the feel of paper in my hands and that habit probably won't change anytime soon. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">About a year or so ago I realized that all of my things were spread out all over my different spaces and that if there was an idea or something I needed to get my eyes on, it was not going to be found easily. Office supply store to the rescue. A simple white binder + a hole punch + a little discipline = a much better approach to my elusive inspiration accessibility issue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My system is crazy! It starts with a list of starting points that get used the most and ends with me sitting down at my computer for about 30 minutes each week printing out and compiling what inspiration is going to get used with what product. See. Crazy:). But it works for me. I'll talk more about it (with some photos of it) and how I use it in my next few post. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Last time I posted I talked about how I <u>need</u> a starting point. The blank page just paralyzes my creativity most of the time but since creating the inspiration binder I've really been able to keep my mojo flowing and my hands busy with projects. Like this one using a random cute photo of my girl. Most of my pages seem to be about my girl but she is the only one of my kids that gets me regular photos! I really like this shot of her.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This page was born because I wanted to use my colored pencils to color the edges of a scallop:) Randomness. Gotta love it:) These 2 were so excited to spend an entire day in their costumes and they were absolutely adorable.......</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Is it wrong that I am in love with the Crate Paper Wonder Alpha's on this page and that is the first thing I think about when I look at it? I'm sure that feeling will fade with time and the focus will go back to Q's decision to go to this college over all of the others he had to choose from.....</span></div>
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Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-43727213973460269602017-11-01T15:24:00.002-07:002017-11-01T15:24:23.649-07:00Scraplifting 101<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Scraplifting does not always mean that a layout is copied exactly. Most of the time when I scraplift, it is through placement, technique or color scheme. Sometimes an idea is so brilliant that it has to be copied exactly and that's okay but the reason that most people share what they do is to inspire others. And this girls always inspired lol. I have about 25,000 pins on my Pinterest board that I want to try:)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have a serious "fear of the blank page syndrome" and many times will get stuck if I try to start with just supplies. But if I have a plan to start with, it goes much easier for me. Usually, my scraplifted pages look nothing like their parents. And that is because it is truly about a color idea or a placement or maybe how someone used an embellishment or technique in a certain way. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Of course, I do have my own ideas and use them all the time. But I make so many pages and have so many pages to make that I really want to create as many layouts as humanly possible before I go to the big LSS in the sky. Just sayin....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hubby had an eye appt yesterday so being that I am an amazingly fantastic wife. Yes, I had errands to run;) I got to stop at Michael's and pick up a couple of things. Like this tape runner border thing that is very new to me but looks cute and easy to use...... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We saw so many cute ghouls and goblins last night and it was so nice to see kids out filling the night with laughter and life. Hope you had a great Halloween too:) </span></div>
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Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-44297451945306835872017-10-31T16:44:00.000-07:002017-10-31T16:44:12.711-07:00Using Too Pretty To Use Supplies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I don't know about you but I find myself putting aside bits, bobs, paper and pretties all the time because they are so "pretty" that I KNOW there is a better project to use them on than the one that I am working on right now. Really Shere? What Project is that? Guess what, the pretties don't ever get used or even looked at again most of the time. They just get shoved back into the stash lol. That habit is a changin:) I am making a pinky swear to use all of the pretties right away from now on out! No more hoarding!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To give myself credit, I am much better about this than I used to be. When my new orders come in they go straight into the rotation instead of straight into the stash! Saving for later used to be my thing. Now, it's not unusual to see 1999 Basic Grey on a page with some 2017 Paige Evans. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Like on this Christmas Page. It has some really old Basic Grey along with some classic My Minds Eye, October Afternoon and Little Yellow Bicycle (a little Shimelle too:)) sprinkled with the brand spanking new Pink Fresh Studios and Fancy Pants Christmas collections.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This page has a beautiful fussy cut rose from a really old Basic Grey paper. I used 3 different washi tapes layered under my patterned paper strips on this page for a fun effect. Love the thread peeking out from under the rose too.......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I did lots of layering on these pages. Love it! This one is from my July 2017 Hip Kit. I like the fun sprinkle of embellishments down the side of the page. Seriously. That typewriter was definitely going into the donate bin but as I was making this page it caught my eye. I think it looks great on this page and that spot is the perfect place for it......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I gave myself permission to be okay with scraplifting and sharing the work that I was creating in classes as my own (giving credit of course) because, at the end of the day, it is mine. The ideas belong to the creator of the class or original page, but the work to create the page, select the photos, products, embellishments, etc. That belongs to me. I gladly place the pages in my albums with my very deepest gratitude to the generous talents who are willing to so freely share their work. Thanks to you my albums are full and I am creating. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I had stalled for a very long time. Admittedly, life was busy and there was not much time for hobbies. Life still gets extremely busy but the difference between then and now is that now I make time because I really, really, really want to keep making stuff. It's that important to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Between my husband and my daughter, we have hundreds of photographs that can be used to tell stories that I want to record about our family so having a little help goes a long way towards helping me feel like I am making progress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Nothing like making progress on a Monday right? Thanks for stopping by and hope you had a really fantastic start to your week!!</span></div>
Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-60132949226968070522017-10-26T17:00:00.000-07:002017-10-26T17:00:08.585-07:00Adding More Style To My Pages<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One of the two main reasons that I've been pulling apart many of the pages that I created when I first started scrapbooking is that I really want to add more style to the pages that I create. Documenting and storytelling as the main goal is fine but that does not mean that it can't be pretty as well. Pretty is what makes this a hobby for me. Otherwise, my photos could just get stuck in a box with a note on the back for future generations to look back on. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For me, right now, it's all about making our stories come to life. Bringing the smiles before you even know the whosits or the whatsits. Decorating our life memories so that every single time we look at one of our pages (yes, even though I make the pages, they are ours) the moment comes back almost as real as when we lived through it. I don't know if that statement makes a bit of sense. What I do know is that although photos make me happy, my scrapbook albums with page after page of illustrated stories swell in my chest and make me go back in time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">How am I adding this style you might be asking? One way is with more dimension. My pages used to be very flat. Flat colors, textures, journaling and flat photos. Now I use bolder colors in more interesting ways. Cream with white or navy with blue to create interesting shadows without creating a ton of bulk. I sew on my pages. My photos are better lit and more candid. I don't tell my kids to stop what they're doing and smile for the camera. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Like the photo on this page about the day my daughter sent me a random text saying that she was at the starting line of a marathon getting ready to start. The picture doesn't even feature her face. But it sparked a long conversation between my daughter and I and later lots of my thoughts before bed focused on how bold she is when it comes to doing the things she wants to do. Later still, this page.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I also add style by not boxing my pages in. There are so many shapes out there and so many ways to use them! My kids know how much I love Disney so they will send me random photos of Disney stuff along with a text or a call about how it's not a sign that we should take our next family vacation there lol. It is such a random thing but important to me. I documented it by using triangles to point to this random picture of Disney balloons that one of the kids texted me.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I could go on and on but I won't. Since I started to scrapbook with more "style", I am much happier with the pages that I create and with the time that I spend creating. Why do this if its boring? Even if it is important family history preservation. Saving family memories can be done with a box and a notepad in its simplest form. What I do takes hours so I have to love both the process and the results. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A couple other BIG reasons I'm considering ending my sub are that they use the same manufacturers and color schemes over and over again. Which could be good but has gotten a little boring for me. I'm sitting on the decision until January to see how it goes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong, I've gotten a lot of pages out of my kits. They are beautiful, they are usable and the design team offers a ton of inspiration. I even normally get about 10 layouts per kit completed, so they are getting well used. Not only are the kits well used with the product that they send, there are plenty of leftovers for me to add to my stash or to the giveaway box that I plan to do at the end of the month every month. It's just that well, they are becoming meh and maybe I can get better bang for my bucks elsewhere is what's on my mind. But we'll see. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">During the great 12 layout making event Sunday, I realized that I only had 2 pages left to do from my August Kit. That means that today or tomorrow this sister can start making pages with her September kit. Just in time for November to be shipped right? LOL:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">All that being said, let's get to some pages, shall we. Can we have a moment of silence for the greatness that is Disney? It is truly amazing!!! All but one of the layouts that I'm sharing feature photos from one trip or the other so I just may be biased. I haven't worked with Prima type flowers in a while. They are amazing on this page and with this Webster's Pages paper....</span><br />
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Last not least a sweet page about my now high school aged niece looking adorable at a park playdate......</div>
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Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-35503723065371201712017-10-24T19:09:00.001-07:002017-10-24T19:09:38.318-07:00A Quarter Of A Goal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That's what I achieved on Sunday lol. I got 4 pages completely done and 1 almost done. I'll take it even if it wasn't 12. One fun thing about scrapbooking for a whole, entire day is that once you get into a groove, design decisions just start coming so easy! The more I worked, the faster I worked. Although my pages <u>did</u> seem to get simpler as the hour got later. It was about 230 in the morning when I finally called it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some of the pages may get some more stuff added to them before they go into the albums but I'm not 100% sure about that. They may just stay as they are. Another thing that I noticed is that along with the lesser amount of embellishing, I didn't journal as much either. Ugh! Bad habits. Bad, bad habits. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh well, on to the layouts. My niece decided to start running track last year. Turns out she not only absolutely loves it, she has a talent for it too. I journaled about her journey right on the photo with an American Crafts Slick Writer......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">More Disney photos. The photo that I wanted to use for this page was too wide for the 2 mats that I wanted to use so I chose a good spot and cut the picture in half to use across both photo mats. Fun times and that will happen again......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My husband and daughter. It wasn't valentine's day but most of the words were appropriate so I ran with the paper. The page talks about how their relationship has grown and changed over the years......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This page is a redo. Trust me, that other page was not salvageable in any way, shape or form! The photos came off of a layout that I did back in 2003 or so. The original lo had 4 photos but I decided to only use 1 on this page. This was a scraplift of this page on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/418131146644195194/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>. The background was amazing as it was so I just changed the papers and a few of the details but otherwise followed the design pretty closely.......</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My littlest little guy was such a sweet baby. Oh how I miss those days sometimes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">P. S. If you are interested in getting a box slammed full of scrapbook goodies, don't forget to leave a comment. It doesn't have to be elaborate, just hey that stuff looks fun count me in:). I'll contact you via email for your shipping details on Saturday or Sunday. </span></div>
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Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-5765794370863455082017-10-22T12:21:00.000-07:002017-10-22T12:21:30.327-07:00Scrapbook Page Ambitions and A Giveaway<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have lofty goals for this sunny Sunday folks. To get 12 scrapbook layouts done and out of my queue and to give away a huge box of fun scrapbook goodies. A more fun to do list has never been created:)! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The scrapbook page kits are ready to go and my plan is to just follow the script. The script being the inspiration that I've already selected for the papers that have already been matched. I get bored super easy so my inspiration has to be varied. It must be or this girl will be done with creating! I've picked classes, sketches, blogs, pins, magazines, books and some of my own ideas as jumping off points. I can do this!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And for the giveaway. At the end of each month, I go through my stuff and destash. There is enough loot to fill a USPS Regional Rate B box. It is truly a mixed bag of products. There is old stuff, new stuff, paper, embellishments, specialty papers and more. A lot of the paper is from paper pads but there are quite a few sheets of regular manufacturer issue papers. Here are a few photos:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">A ton of embellishments some used, some new and never opened.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are at least 50 sheets of 12X12 papers that have not been cut. Anna Griffin, Basic Grey, Pink Paislee (older lines) Shimelle, Webster's, 7Gypsies, KI and more.....</span></div>
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Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-55069795184970153842017-10-18T17:33:00.000-07:002017-10-18T17:33:09.923-07:00It's Fall Yall!<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Yesterday it was summer. Okay, not really but it felt like it. But today it really feels like fall. The highs are out of the 80's and 90's. Thank Cheese. The trees are starting to color and the new fall shows have been running for a couple of weeks now. We've been so busy that we are behind the curveball on TV. Way behind. But with cold weather setting in it shouldn't take us too long to catch up. Last night we watched the first episode of the new Star Trek and can I just say Oh My. I think I'm gonna like it:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">That circle paper from Carta Bella's Trick or Treat line is so, so pretty! Loved working with it!! My nephew's cute little face wasn't hard to work with either:).....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">This is from Ginny Hughes' "From A to Z" class at BPC. Still loving the classes yall! Highly recommend taking them if you want to get out of a slump!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-43655774481251127442017-10-17T17:44:00.001-07:002017-10-17T17:44:50.483-07:00Finally Some Cooler Weather!<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Last week we were still having 90 degree days here. In October for Pete's sake!! The high today was a lovely 61 degrees and was able to sport my comfy sweater and jeggings while sipping a hot coffee on my deck. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">It's hard to believe that Halloween will be here soon but this girl is ready. Scrapbook.com mailed my order super fast for the first time ever and I have 3 new Halloween lines in my hot little hands. No little kids in my house to speak of but lots of spooky paper and embellishments just in case my siblings post some photos of a couple random chaps on their social media accounts hint, hint:).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In line with my goal of making journaling more fun. More done. I made this page of my daughter with a monster milkshake. I love the look on her face! When she sent me the photo, I had to text her and ask her what the heck she had. I'd never seen a shake like that in my life. I have no idea how she finished that thing but she said it was delicious.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I made the title by playing around with Microsoft word and some text box trickery to make the journaling frame around the photo. It took some doing but it was so worth it! The result is super, super cute....</span><br />
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Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-89575560017427231362017-10-16T13:21:00.000-07:002017-10-16T13:21:06.199-07:00Exactly What I Planned!<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Remember that sketch I was talking about a couple of posts ago? The one with the numbers? Well, my layout came together exactly as I pictured it in my head. <u>EXACTLY!</u> It's not often that a plan comes together like this but man oh man am I in love with this page. Lots of journaling, a great memory, pretty products. Perfect:) There are lots of gold elements that would not photograph well so I took the photo without the flash (you can barely see the vellum covering up the photo in this shot).....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and with the flash. My preference. It looks so much softer and prettier. This was the venue with just the early birds before everyone got there. I printed the lyrics to the song I walked down the aisle to on the number one and the number 4 has a favorite marriage quote printed on it.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is actually a photo that my sister took in Dubai. It's hard to believe that the desert looks so lush and green.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The chaps at play on the beach:) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When we went to Disney, we decided to do a show each day. Blue Man Group was the only thing available so we took it. I didn't expect to enjoy it but turns out, this show was the most fun thing that we did that day. It was a fan favorite and the kids talked about it for the rest of the trip. Who knew that a bunch of blue guys could make our day?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The last 2 pages were made with my July 2017 Hip Kits. The summer left me so behind with my kits:( September and October are still bagged up and although August is ready to go, I haven't made a single page with it! I hope to work on my first one tonight after I get dinner done. Wish me luck. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Anywho. Thanks for stopping by and happy Monday everyone 😊</span></div>
Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00069213311237248710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6476938718493679341.post-539809607249114222017-10-12T17:00:00.003-07:002017-10-12T17:00:59.747-07:00So Many Words<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not on these pages lol. These pages are true to what normally comes from me:) A brief description on the back with a cool title and a pretty photo. Yep. 100 years from now when people look at my pages they will know:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> where we are</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> who we are </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">when we are and </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">what we are doing. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They may know what we are feeling but probably not. I am sure that the ball at Epcot will still look like this though......</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My daughter is the queen of texting me photos to prove that she is telling me the truth. As if I never believe what she is telling me. This time she wanted to prove that she was in the gym sweating it out. I believed you baby girl and am happy to receive any and all the selfies that you are willing to send me. Lodge your complaints about said selfies ending up in the family album and/or on the blog elsewhere though:) Peace out. Mom 😘</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This friends is my first attempt at creating a sketch. Umm. Yeah. I should have done it on paper first. The basic idea is there so it's not a complete fail but it is much harder than Becky makes it look! My plan is to fill the numbers 1 and 4 with journaling and the blocks with the numbers 2 and 3 also will be filled with journaling. We had an event recently that filled my heart with so much to say but until now I couldn't get the words out. I will post the finished page tomorrow:) </span></div>
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