Shenanigans - Two Page Thanksgiving Scrapbook Layout

 I remember this Thanksgiving like it was yesterday. We had so much fun together just hanging out at the table, chatting and being silly.

Oh my goodness. I love them all! My grandbaby girl is now over 5 ft tall! I miss the way we all were at that Thanksgiving.

This may be a combination of different fall paper collections. Super easy layout using strips of coordinating patterned paper and stickers. 

Thanks for looking! Have a crafty week! I need a crafty week too!

Harvest Blessings - Two Page Thanksgiving Scrapbook Layout

 Thanksgiving is approaching fast and I'm excited for it! It's one of my favorite holidays, if not "the" favorite. I love the time with family and sharing traditional recipes with them. I want my grandkids to experience all the food and fun! 

I'm sharing  a Thanksgiving layout from four years ago. I'm not sure how I skipped these when posting. I have a lot of catching up to do!

I'm not sure which paper collection I used, but it may be from Simple Stories. Love all of these faces around the table. So much has changed, and it's hard sometimes to wrap my brain around it all. 

My hubby, the turkey carver extraordinaire! We usually have enough leftovers for a few additional meals. I love that! 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Now my mouth is watering for some chocolate pecan pie.

Always Take the Scenic Route - Two Page Scrapbook Travel Layout

 Hope you aren't tired of seeing my Wyoming scrapbook layouts. I only have a few more, and then I'll move on. Promise! 

Here's a fun layout of the route north of Yellowstone Park. Again, the scenery is amazing. So many beautiful photo ops. We stopped every 5 minutes to take pictures. 

Echo Park's "Let's Go Anywhere" paper was fun to use with these pictures. I was unsure of all the black and white pattern, but actually love how it turned out. I used the DTC Shiplap font for the journaling, cut some whimsical pines, and a fun wood road sign (I have no idea what line it's from). I loved mixing these two patterned paper and lining it with the black and white woodgrain washi tape. 

Hope you ae having a great week!!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Two Page Christmas Scrapbook Layout

Hello again! I promised to post a few more Christmas layouts before the season is behind us.

I love the title for this page. It was a lot of work to cut out, but I think it was totally worth the effort, as most good thins are! I also love the fox Washi that I added across the page. It's so cute, but you can see my Cricut was having a little trouble with the cuts.

 Do you get a real tree for Christmas? We love real trees, even though they can be a hassle. I've loved the years where our kids and grandkids went along with us to pick it out. After, we'd grab some dinner together. Sadly, our other son and wife couldn't make it in 2020. The grands rode with us in the car and we sang some Christmas songs together on the road.

The pictures above were taken of a home in our neighborhood which is beautifully decked out for Christmas each year. The reflection of the lights on the pond is quite spectacular. This is not one of those "tacky" Christmas displays. It's really beautiful!

So many wonderful memories of Christmases past. So much can change in the scope of a few years. Enjoy every moment with family! 

Hello Sunshine - Two Page Fall Scrapbook Layout

 Two posts in a row this week! Trying to make up for lost time.

Here's a fun two pager from our trip to the Sunflower farm a few years back. I love the paper and the colors for this set. My favorite thing about the layout is the photos of my precious family. So many sweet memories come flooding back.

We have not been back to the sunflower patch. Some how we've missed the timing of the blooms. 

The kids (and Grandma!!) had so much fun picking out sunflowers with beautiful blooms to take home.

Even though most of you probably already have your Christmas decor up, I hope you are enjoying the last few weeks of fall! It's my favorite!

Apples - Two page scrapbook layout

 We love the tradition of picking apples together. Lately, it's just been hard to get our crew together for various reason. Of course, I love to document the family fun!

This apple picking party was a from a few years back. Honestly, we haven't all been able to do it again since then. Life can be complicated and hard sometimes.

I love the vintage, distressed paper! Maybe because I'm vintage, and also distressed. 😜 As much as I love working with a pack of matching designer paper, I feel accomplished when I can go through my stash and find coordinating scraps that will work together in a layout. That's what I did here. I'm pretty happy with the results.

Apparently, I was having so much fun putting the layout together that I completely forgot to add the date. Ugh! I believe it was Fall of 2020.

I cut the title with my Cricut and added checkered red washi tape vertically to give it some pop. The red and white baker's twine adds texture. I created this way before I started doing most of my journaling with my Cricut, so you'll all have to suffer through my handwriting. 

Hope you are enjoying this season. What's not to love, except today it is a little rainy and dreary! Time to break out all the pumpkin and apple recipes, a pot of chili, and sit by the fire. 

The Stand - Two Page Ice Cream Scrapbook Layout

 I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream!! The perfect summer time treat. This place is a favorite here in town. We try to visit at least once every summer, but again, we've not been over there yet this season. Look at these faces! My favorites!

The Stand has a vintage vibe to it, so I played into that theme with my paper and embellishments. The paper is PhotoPlay's "Birthday Girl Wishes" along with some vertical strips of scraps, lined with Paper Studio red chevron washi. 

The ice cream cone, title and stars are from Cricut's design space.

That cone looks pretty tasty. I even found an embossed paper scrap in my stash to use. What are the odds?

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Have a great week.

New Glasses - One Page Scrapbook Layout

Do you ever scrapbook your selfies? When I take a pic that I actually like, sometimes I scrap it. Why not? It gives me an excuse to pull out some pretty paper scraps and get creative.

 I had fun making flowers with my Cricut to match those on the banner across the middle of the page.

The paper is KaiserCraft's "Paisley" and WeRMemory Keepers, along with other scraps, some miscellaneous brads, and SU markers. I experimented with a filter on one of the pics just for fun. I like how all of the colors work together and pop off the page.

Hope this inspires you to scrap yourself once in awhile. You have a story to tell, even if it's just about getting new glasses!

Craft Squad - Two Page Crafting Layout

I've been so blessed to go to many multi-day scrapbook retreats with some of my bestest crafty friends!! We have so much fun together!! We get a lot done, we rest more (some even take naps😕), and we share wonderful meals together. We love making great memories, while we're scrapping our older memories!!

Have you ever scrapbooked with friends for a weekend? Do you have a special location where you go? Our favorite is Riverside Retreats in Marshall, Michigan. They have several houses situated together along the river, but most are booked for years in advance.

I love this beautiful paper! It's a little crazy with all that I have on the page, but I still love it and all of the people in the photos. I think it works! Wish my photo around the table was a little bit lighter so you could see all of their lovely faces. 

I love all the layers of embellishments. As you see, I used some wallets so that I could fit pictures of the deer family on the page too!

 I am heading off to another scrapbook retreat next week! I just can't wait to hang out with my friends and enjoy another creative escape!

Thanks for stopping by!! Hope you get some crafty time this week.

Drive by Safari - Two Page Scrapbook Layout

 During May 2020, when Covid was still pushing hard, a local organization created a drive by Safari. We grabbed the grands and took a little cruise through the parking lot at all of the farm animals, along with a few more exotic creatures.

There wasn't a lot to look at, but it was still fun to get out with the kids and just do something! We were not allowed to get out of the car. It seems a little silly now since everything was outside with lots of ventilation, but we obeyed the rules.

I used an older pack of patterned paper for the background and found some coordinating strips of paper in my scrap folder. The flower embellies are newer to my stash but coordinated perfectly. I could have gone with a more kiddy type zoo paper, but I just wasn't feeling that for this layout.

The kids had fun and we stopped for breakfast at one of our local diners that was still open. 

I'm loving the purple safari title and the hat that I cut with my Cricut. I topped it with a cute little natural button from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by my layout! Have a crafty week!

Hello Sunshine - One Page Florida Scrapbook Layout

 Here's a sunnier layout from our quick trip to Florida. Last one!! We were able to take a quick trip to the beach to just soak up some of the warmth before flying back to freezing Fort Wayne.

I used my Cricut to journal. It's so worth taking the extra time to do this!! My writing is so awful. I used a Cricut fine point pen and the DTC Bikini Babe font. 

The paper is American Craft's "Explore", and Echo Park's "Good Day Sunshine" and "Happy Camper". I love the whimsical cameras and the fun colors. The title stickers are Close to My Heart's "Blue Skies". I used a mish-mash of different products, but love the way they all work great together.

That's the last of the photos from our Florida trip! Thanks for stopping by. Hope these inspire you in some crafty way. Have a blessed weekend!

Remember - One Page Scrapbook Layout

In February, 2021, we made a quick trip to Florida for a double Memorial Service for my treasured Aunt and Uncle who both died from Covid within 9 days of each other. I'm so glad we took the time, and used some of our travel points to be there with our beloved family!! I hadn't seen some of my cousins in years. Hopefully the next time we get together it will be for a cousin reunion or something more fun! However, I know my Aunt and Uncle would have been pleased to see us gathering together in their honor. They were beautiful people, who loved their family well and lived a beautiful life together. They are dearly missed by all who were blessed enough to know them!

Here's one page layout of a few pictures we took during the Memorial Service.

Not only did they love their family, but they loved each other dearly and set such a great example of loving each other through thick and thin! 

I used the lovely paper from Simple Stories "Heart". It was absolutely perfect for this occasion. I layered up some of the ephemera, stickers and embellishments to accent the beautiful photos of my sweet cousins, and my Aunt and Uncle. The dark black with the gold hearts was a nice anchor for the other coordinating patterned paper. The gold metallic accents were a nice touch. The large "remember" sticker made a perfect, and easy, title for the page.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. It was a super quick trip to sunny Florida, but I have a few more layouts to share with you later this week from our sunny visit. Be sure to stop back!

#grandmalife - Two Page Scrapbook Layout

 We are very blessed to have our two grandchildren living within 15 minutes of us. Many grandparents have to travel so much farther to enjoy their littles. We sometimes pick them up from school, take them for donuts, to the park, or the Dollar Store. Sometimes they also get to stay up late, eat popcorn, watch movies and spend the night at our house. This is from a overnighter a few years ago. Time is a thief!

I used an assortment of patterned paper and layered them up pennants together going one way across the page. Double layering the pictures is not real common for me, but I love the extra emphasis it adds with this layout.

We have so much fun with these two!! We have our moments of struggle, as well, but that is all part of it, and worth it all!

I used an oval scalloped punch to frame up the "memories" embellishment, a white jelly roll pen on navy for the date, and the Cricut for my bullet journaling. The hearts were cut with my Cricut and added to the left of each bullet point. One of the zip strips from the bottom of the patterned paper was perfect for tearing and adding to look like Washi tape at the top of a picture.

I like how the layout turned out and love the smiling faces on these pages . Hope you are inspired in some way. Have a crafty week.

Birthday Girl - Two Page Scrapbook Layout

 Today, is this young ladies 11th birthday! We are so blessed to have her as our one and only granddaughter...so far. She is the first girl in our family. I raised two boys, so my DIL's and granddaughter are very special to me. And, this little girl brought all the sugar, spice and everything nice into my life. I love who she is becoming!!

This layout is from her 8th birthday!! 

So far, she wants to be a Mommy when she grows up. I love that idea, but I hope she takes her time and enjoys figuring out who she is between now and then and follows whatever plans the Lord has for her. I'm sure she will be amazing at whatever she decides to do in life. She is tough and has had to push through a lot lately. 

Again, I used a few different patterned papers. They are probably from different sets, because that's how I roll.  This was a pretty simple layout, but my favorite part  is that big smile o her face!

Happy birthday, dear Scarlet! We love you so very much and are so proud of you!

Happy 7 - Two Page birthday girl scrapbook layout

 Why haven't I posted this one yet? We're getting ready to celebrate our granddaughter's 11th!! Oh well, apparently I'm a few years behind. Shocker!

She is spunky, a little sassy, and a lot of sweetness! We couldn't love her more.

I love seeing the expressions on her face and watching her open her gifts. She looks so young here!!

I added some little details like photo corners, file tabs, washi tape, and mixed some patterned paper, along with layering up some of journal cards and embellishments. The aqua twine seems to tie it all together. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Hope you enjoy your weekend.

Birthday Boy - Two Page Scrapbook Layout

 This little man has another birthday coming up next weekend! He will be nine years old!!! One more year until double digits. Not sure how this is possible. We love watching him grow and mature, and seeing where his strengths and interests will develop. This child is so smart! His brain works in a way that mine never has, and it's pretty impressive.

This is a layout from almost three years ago when he was six! I'm usually about a year or less behind on scrapbooking my photos. I do scrap chronologically for the most part. However, I put off taking photos, posting my layouts on my blog, etc. I like the creative aspects of scrapbooking, but the follow up work is definitely not my favorite. I have a pile of layouts I'm working on taking photos of  now (for my blog), but I just ran out of battery on my phone. So, time for a post!!

This is a fun pack of  My Minds Eye "Boys Will Be Boys" paper that I received quite awhile ago as a prize for one of my layouts being published in Scrapbook Cards & Today magazine. There was tons of coordinating boy paper, ephemera and even a cute set of robot stamps. I love all the colors, and it makes it so easy when everything coordinates beautifully.

My absolute favorite part of scrapbooking is figuring out the design of my layout. Where do I want to put my photos? Where will the title and journaling fit best? Also, creating my own title from Design Space. The title above was two different phrases that I merged together and sized to perfectly fit my space on the red banner. Remember when we used to have to attach each letter separately and hopefully get it to all line up with proper spacing and level on the page? Welding letters saves me that trouble. In this example, I wanted the letters B O Y to be separate from each other, but by merging them with the phrase above, I'm able to easily get perfect spacing and to work around the corner of the photo.

I used some of the leftover paper scraps to make banners, and borders to go along the edge of the red pennant. And, the cute little red and yellow robot adds the fun factor to the page. Using a few wallet size photos or cropping to 4x4 helps fit more photos on the page.

Hope you enjoyed this layout of my incredibly smart, handsome grandson!! We are so very proud of him! Looking forward to celebrating with him next weekend.

Good Morning - Two Page Good Friday Scrapbook Layout

 Well 2020, was one of the strangest (and more memorable) years in my history. Our company was shut down (like most of the country) during Easter. I work for Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company. We insure churches and related ministries across the company. Many of us are Christians. The company decided to hold a "drive-in" Good Friday service in the parking lot! We thought this was one of the coolest experiences ever (but also strange).

Of course, most of us rolled down our windows and we were able to hear the message given by one of our fellow employees, along with some great Easter music. It was a pretty day (but also cold and windy). What a great morning, though!!

What a creative way to see each other's faces (through the windshields) and celebrate Christ's resurrection together (but not too close together). I think we were directed to leave an empty space between cars (vehicle social distancing 😀). It's kind of funny when I think back, but none of us knew what we were dealing with, so the company was playing it safe. 

The paper and all the embellishments came from a pack of paper from Echo Park. You may think it is strange that I scrapped these Covid memories. I try to capture all the memories (the good, bad, and strange).

Enjoy your week!