Doodlebug “Balloons & Banners”


Spring is a busy birthday season for my family! We seem to have a massive pile up of people to celebrate during the first half of the year. I figured compiling all the photos all in one layout and documenting “family birthday season” might bring us a smile when we look back on this page in a few years 

This month The Scraproom sent me the “Balloons & Banners” collection from Doodlebug and I knew it would help me catch up on a few birthday photos that hadn’t been scrapbooked! 🙂

I had been wanting to create a layout featuring a fringe design, so I took the bright blue and green papers from the collection and cut some fringes on the sides. I then tucked embellishments into the fringe parts and added some fun enamel dots.

Can you spot our rotating birthday hat? My mom and I found this obnoxious (but fun!) cake hat and now it’s become a family tradition that the birthday person must wear the hat during the party.

I hope you give the fringe look a try this month! See if you can master it! As always, thanks for peeking at my work. I appreciate all the scrapbook love 🙂

October Layout of Choice: Simple Stories “Pumpkins & Plaid”


Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you’re getting excited for a fun family gathering like I am!

This month I was mailed an adorable line from Simple Stories called “Pumpkins & Plaid.” I love just about everything Simple Stories comes out with — this was no exception!

The papers and florals included in this collection gave me all sorts of cozy sweater vibes. I love spending time reading in front of my fireplace with a hot cup of coffee during the fall — or of course scrapbooking! So, here we go! It’s crafting time!

To start, I knew that I wanted to cut out all the little leaves on the “Collecting Leaves” paper. That paper triggered some memories of an elementary school craft project that I once made. We had circles to represent the turkey’s body and then found leaves outside to create his feathers. I thought it would be cute to try and replicate that with these cute cut out leaves!

I used a cut file to create the turkey’s body and then layered leaves behind him. I added in a few family photos from that special day and voila! Layout finished!

Thanks for peeking at my work! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your family!

September Layout of Choice: PinkFresh “Ordinary Joys”

We made it to September! Wahooo! I am thrilled to be back to the start of a new school year and solidly back in a routine — Hallelujah!

Today, I get to share an adorable fall-kissed, double-page layout! I was given “Ordinary Joys” by PinkFresh to design with this month and it was so fun! I especially fell in love with the “Nature Walk” paper that had an ombre leaf design.

I fussy cut out different shades of the leaves and arranged them in a swirl, ombre shape. I hope it triggers the viewer’s memory of floating fall leaves.

If you haven’t checked into becoming a monthly subscriber at The Scraproom, you 100% should! I love getting my fun white package each month and seeing what trending goodies are inside!

I hope you were inspired to create a floating leaf swirl of your own this month! Thanks for peeking at my work!

Simple Stories “Timeless Harmony”

Wedding layouts are always something special. A few years ago, my sweet baby girl was invited to be a flower girl at my cousins wedding. She did an amazing job and was so brave walking down the aisle.

When I was given the Simple Stories “Timeless Harmony” collection, I knew that I thankfully could incorporate some of the flower petals that she had tossed onto the aisle. Like a proud mama, I had snatched a few up to save them for a layout. 😉

Can you spot them in the above “Beautiful Moments” layout? They’re navy blue and tucked behind a few elements.

Secondly, we of course need a layout featuring the bride and groom. I sneakily stole a few of their wedding photos off their Facebook page and scrapped them. I added their wedding invitation, program and “Save the Date” to the back of this page, so I would have them to look back on in future years too.

Out of the entire collection, this green and white gingham paper is my absolute favorite. I’m a sucker for gingham in any color, but the sage and white color just tied in so well for a formal occasion.

Alright, that’s all the layouts I have to show for now! Thanks for swinging by my little spot in the universe and sharing the joy of scrapbooking!

Pinkfresh “Fresh Start” Single-Page Layout

How gorgeous is this green gingham floral paper? I fell in love with it immediately! I dug through my daughter’s baby photos and found one with some matching color tones to compliment the paper. There is nothing sweeter than photos of my girls and I want to remember these precious moments forever.

I received this “Fresh Start” collection from The Scraproom’s monthly subscription kit. You guys, I absolutely love this subscription — I get four of the newest collections & a mini Ziploc bag with coffee ground for me to enjoy while I scrapbook. It’s THE BEST.

I hope you check out all that The Scraproom has to offer and find some time to scrapbook this week! Happy Scrapping!

“Adventure Awaits” by Bella Blvd

Are you ready for a fun new challenge? I was this month! I love looking at quilts for paper piecing inspiration, and since this was an outdoor collection with many fun patterned papers, a quilt- like page seemed like a great way to showcase them!

Take a peek at half of my double page layout here (only Scraproom subscribers get to view the whole layout & see the full recipe on how to create it! It’s worth subscribing!).

Have you ever tried to scrapbook based off a quilt pattern? If not, give it a try! They have amazing geometric shapes that are fun to copy with paper.

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

“My Girls Are My Favorite” using “Crafted Moments” by Pink Fresh

These are the moments I never want to forget — my little girls playing dress up, as happy as can be!

This month, I was given the Pink Fresh “Crafted Moments” collection and as soon as I saw this gorgeous blue floral paper, I knew these photos would be perfect for it! I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut a large heart shape and backed it with white cardstock. Before backing it, I trimmed off about an inch from each side of the blue floral paper.

Then, I tucked the photos into the heart shape and embellished around the heart outline to frame the photos.

Now, I get to enjoy this layout of my girls forever 🙂

“Happiest 1st Birthday” using Simple Stories “Say Cheese — Happiest Place”

Here’s my adorable little peanut on her 1st birthday! Her party happened to be a “Minnie Mouse” theme which blended perfectly with this new Simple Stories collection called “Say Cheese — Happiest Place.”

This is technically a two page layout however my photo is only showing the left hand page due to my role as a kit designer at The Scraproom. If you would like to see scripted, double-page recipes each month — subscribe to their amazing monthly kits! I love opening my box each month and finding the latest and greatest collection releases!

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

Simple Stories “Color Me Happy” Double-Page-Layout

Ok. This collection has to be in my top favorites. It’s vibrant, fun and just makes you smile. As soon as I saw it in my monthly kit from The Scraproom, I knew it was going to help me create something amazing.

To start, I cut out 18 circles for each page. I ended up replacing a few of the circles with photos or embellishments, but relied heavily on them for the background. I then added a few scallops at the top to tone down the busyness of the patterns. The black background also helped make the page feel grounded and not too hard on the eyes.

I added a few rectangular photos, a fun title and lots of flower embellishments to really make the page pop! Didn’t it turn out so FUN?! I just love it!

This “Color Me Happy” collection is one of my favorite collections! It’s just so easy and fun to play with! Hope you enjoy it too! 🙂

Carta Bella “French Girl” Double-Page Layout

Bonjour! Welcome to my scrappy place in the world. Today, I get to showcase a layout featuring Carta Bella’s “French Girl” collection. Many years ago I visited Paris and came home with an iconic red French beret. My little girls found it around Valentine’s Day one year and I couldn’t help but snap these photos of them. 

I created my ode to the Eiffel Tower by paper piecing some shapes together and then adding some of the adorable stickers from the included sticker sheet. Voila!

This was such a fun page to create! I hope you get a chance to create something amazing today too!!