Scrapbook Pages

I hope everybody is having a good weekend. We enjoyed celebrating my sweet niece's third birthday last night, headed to the beach this morning and then had a house full of kids tonight. Everybody is in bed and I'm exhausted. I thought I would just post some pages that I have created over the last month.

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Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Make a List

I will admit that journaling is my least favorite part of scrapbooking and yet I know it is the most important part of each page. I know that years from now, the photos will give the visual but it will be the words that will be the most meaningful to my children when I am no longer here. I know that because it is the letters that I received from my mom when I was in college that I LOVE to pick up and read. They bring me peace and love.

My own children reinforce this theory as well. When we get pages back, they always want me to read them...and then reread them. When I write to my children, I really try to write from my heart. I want them to always know how much I love them and how much I enjoy them...not just now but I want them to know this years from now when they look back on their childhood.

One of the more simple ways that I have enjoyed journaling is by making a list. Every year, I do a page for each of my children that highlights their personalities, hobbies, likes, dislikes, things they say...you get the point. It is just a list of random little things that I don't want to forget. Each stage passes so quickly and it is my way to take a "snapshot" of their life right now. This technique is so easy and I think it is so valuable. I am including the three pages that I made this week for my kids. I created the entire page first and then I just sat back and wrote about every little detail about their life at this stage of the game. This is my kind of journaling...no worries about sentence structure...no worries about grammar...just a simple brainstorm that took about 10 minutes tops. This technique can be used for anything....you, your spouse, your home, your job, a difficult situation you are going through...a trip....anything. I think you should give it a try. I know that I will be using it again and again.

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I hope you give this a try. I think you will agree it is an easy technique that certainly allows you to record a lot of meaningful details. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Fall Class

In the spring, Debbie Hodge asked me to be a guest teacher at Masterful Scrapbook Designs for the month of June. I was so excited and jumped at the opportunity to share my passion with others. One aspect of the seminar was a live webinar in which Debbie showed some of my work and asked me about my creative process. It was a lot of fun. During that webinar, there seemed to be some interest in watching my screen as I create. Debbie said that we would get together and make this happen. Well, I am excited to announce that I will be doing a class in the fall and it will include live webinars. I'm in the process of getting the class together...I can tell you one thing though...I'll be blending my little heart out. I am so excited about this opportunity to show others some of the techniques that I use to create. I will have more details for you in the weeks ahead. I just wanted to let you know.

I also want to say "thank you" to everybody who has been leaving me comments. I really appreciate the feedback.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!