“Snow Snacks” Layout

Have ya’ll see this Bella Blvd collection called “Snowflake Season?” Ummm…..it’s adorable. I love it so much. Since I have girls, these pinks and purples just worked so well with the photos I have of my girls enjoying the snow.

Again, I design for The Scraproom and they have THE BEST monthly kits. Everything I get from them is a brand new collection and packed full of possibilities. Each month I get a sample of four different collections and I haven’t been disappointed yet. Check out what they’re all about here.

Ok now that I chatted about how awesome my kits are. Take a peek at this layout:

How cute is this? I love these photos of my daughters eating snow and feeding it to their stuffed animals — such a fun memory.

I have a little bit of this collection left over, so I intend to make another layout or two showing memories of my girls sledding in our backyard. Again, this collection was a FUN one!

Thanks for taking a peek at my pages! Happy Scrapping!

On The Banks of Plum Creek Layout

This month, one of the collections I was given to create with from The Scraproom was called, “Bookish” by Echo Park. I’m an avid reader AND I’ve written a few books (check out this page if you’re curious!) so books are definitely close to my heart!

To showcase the “Bookish” collection, I decided to spotlight my daytrip to Walnut Grove, MN to tour Laura Ingalls Wilder’s dugout location and museum. I grew up loving the Little House on the Prairie books, so it was fun to see where Plum Creek was and learn more about the life of the Ingalls family.

To give this layout a pioneer feel, I tried to replicate the look of a quilt by cutting up 2 and 3 inch strips of the patterned papers included in the kit. Then I distressed the edges and added som faux stitching on the outside edge.

If you like it, try it out! This technique isn’t too tough and it adds depth and dimension to any layout! Plus it’s always fun to try new things! 🙂 Thanks for swinging by my blog!

Hello! It’s Been Awhile!

Hey there, faithful followers! It’s been awhile!

I’ve had lots of life going on lately — (we moved to a new house!) and my time has been spent packing and unpacking. I finally feel like my life isn’t submerged in boxes and have the time to post some fun scrapbook layouts! Thankfully, I have my scraproom unpacked and I’ve been able to retreat there a little bit.

Alright here’s some layouts that I need to catch you all up on:

Whew! And there’s more to come! I’m currently on The Scraproom’s design team and we’re busy cooking up some fun things for this next part of the year!

Scrapbooking is such a lovely hobby that I get to share with lovely people — like you! Thanks for stopping by!

Saying Goodbye

It’s always a little challenging to leave a home that you’ve loved for so many years. This layout is featuring our first house that we purchased right out of college and lived in for 8 years. It was such a wonderful house in an amazing community — it was bittersweet to leave it.

The Scraproom mailed me a fun kit this month that had Bella Blvd’s new line “Love Grows Here” included in it. This collection was incredibly perfect for documenting the story that I was trying to tell. The joy, warmth and fun embellishments made it a memorable layout.

I hope you get a chance to use this collection too! Happy Scrapping!

“This Is My Happy Place”

More often than not, I’ve been finding my four-year-old crawling into her sisters crib for some early morning snuggles. They love each other so much — it’s just precious.

I used Paige Evans’ new “Lovely Lane” collection to document this sweet moment. This collection was part of my Scraproom subscription package —I love that they send me four different collections each month to play with! It’s so fun!

Ok enough talking, let’s get to the scrapbooking!

To create this layout, I fussy cut out the floral wreath included in the “Brave Heart” paper from the collection. Then I used strips from the “Happiness is Homemade” paper to frame the wreath. I love the little flower clusters and the chance to tell this sweet story about my girls.

Thanks for taking a peek at my work and happy scrapping!

Precious Miracle

Hello everyone! This month I get to showcase my precious miracle — my daughter Averie! When I say the word “miracle” I absolutely mean it. She face some delivery complications and we weren’t sure she was going to make it. BUT GOD in His graciousness showed up and breathed life back into her little body.

I will be forever grateful for this precious miracle of mine.

Anyway! Onto the scrapbooking portion of this memory! As a member of The Scraproom’s design team, I was able to play with some really neat collections this month and as soon as I saw this gorgeous floral collection, I knew her birth photos would be perfect.

I started by inking and painting a solid white background. I opted to use this nice blue patterned paper to create a focal point for my photos, and then tucked loads and loads of flowers behind the blue to make it really pop. Some glitter on my title and journalling to the left hand side helped me finish telling Averie’s story.

Thanks for taking a peek at my work! I hope this inspires you to try to tell YOUR story too!

Sweet Heart

September is here! Yay!

I am working my way through some family photos from a few years ago and I couldn’t help but dedicate a whole spread to my little girl and her love for her daddy. I love watching their relationship and the love they have for each other — and I thought these pictures captured it perfectly.

Scrap with Stacy has a great tic-tac-toe challenge this month that I wanted to play along with. I chose to use, flowers, word stickers and twine. Check out her challenge here and play along if you can!

Here is what I created:

I have loved so many of Paige Evan’s collections and I’m still working my way through my “Blooming Wild” stash. This is just another fun layout showcasing that collection.

Thanks for taking a peek at my work! Have a wonderful scrappy day!

Happy Haven Happiness

Hey everyone! I’ve been scrapbooking up a storm this summer and I was given Paige Evans’ new collection, “Happy Haven.” EEEeeek! Love her collections!

I went to work and designed two layouts based on quilt patterns. And they both involved triangles!

Go ahead and take a peek!

Didn’t they turn out cute?! I love these fun photos of my family and this collection just highlighted the love we have for each other. Hope you enjoyed looking at them!

July Double-Page Sketch from Stick it Down

How is summer halfway over? I don’t even want to think about it — but the good news is that I scrapbook all year round, so the fun continues 🙂 Here’s the double-page sketch from Stick It down for the month!

In typical summer fashion, I have more camping layouts to document! I love camping and all sorts of outdoor adventures, so looking back at these moments brings me such joy. This layout is about a camping trip in Ely, Minnesota. In order to make it look rustic, I hand-cut and distressed the title. Then, I added lots of little embellishments behind the title to give it a fun vibe.

It was such a great opportunity for me to use up lots of smaller photos from this trip. I’ve learned over my years of scrapbooking that even though a photo may be small, it can still trigger memories. Smaller photos also help minimize my tendency to overload a layout with too many pictures. 🙂

I hope you try out this collage double-page layout! It was a fun one to create! Happy Scrapping!

June Double-Page Sketch from Stick It Down

Ahhh summer is here! Camping season! I absolutely love being out in the woods, surrounded by nature, so I always seem to have lots of photos showcasing those moments.

Ok now that I’ve given away what I’m scrapbooking this month (haha) let’s take a look at the sketch!

For this layout, I took two-inch strips, and because I liked both sides of the double-sided paper, I folded the paper in half to frame the wood background. I think it turned out pretty great! Echo Park had two lines that I blended together for this layout. “Little Lumberjack” and “Let’s Go Anywhere” were the two lines that I used.

Thanks so much for looking at my work! I always appreciate my viewers who swing by! Happy Scrapping!