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Scrap Saturday: When in Rome

As you can imagine, I have thousands of photos from my Europe trip with Heather. Sadly though, I have have made very few scrap pages from the trip- like, maybe one. I did make a mini book though. Which just makes me say "I don't need to make scrap pages cuz I have a mini book. Anyway I have all these photos that Heather took of me in various locations doing cheesey, touristy things, so I thought I would put them all *well not all* on one page.  If you have never traveled with a photographer, it can be a bit daunting at first. There is a camera in your face at all times, but after a while you kinda get use to and I am so happy that I now have all the photos.

I used the Fancy Border set to make journaling lines. The scallop circle is cut from a piece of Swiss Red using my handy dandy Slice. Love that little machine *wink*!

Have you made any scrap pages lately? I would love to see them; just link to them in a comment!

Have a great weekend!!

Scrap Saturday: Love

5 1/2 years in the making! That's pretty much the story of this page. It has tormented and teased me since I had the idea to make a scrapbook for Connor. He was born before I began scrapbooking or taking tons of photos. Since his scrabook is the story of him, I knew this would be the first page anyone looking at it would see. (Though I have strict orders to not show his book to anyone *wink*) I can't even tell you how many times I have started this page only to put it all away again. The excuses were many; "I don't have a great photo", "I don't know what to journal", "I don't like baby themed products", and many, many more. Since deciding that his book would be somewhat of a love letter, what better way to begin the book than a *love* themed page.

This is not at all the page I had in mind when I started, but I absolutely love it. It's all about the story again. I began with grey cardstock and a piece of Stampin Up patterened paper and slowly gathered other materials to match. And, of course I had to throw in a little A Muse.

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Stamps: Fancy Alpha clear set (A Muse)

Paper: Bazzil and Stampin Up

Ribbon: Martha Stewart

Buttons: K & Company 

Scrap Saturday

In an effort to actually make more than one page a year for Connor's scrapbook, I am starting Scrap Saturday. This will hopefully motivate me to at least create one page a week. One small step at a time. These photos were taken with my phone, so they aren't the best quality. But I absolutely love them. They are a little snippet of the story of us. 

While I have made some pages of events, I have decided to make his scrapbook a 'love letter', if you will, from me to him. It has made journaling so much easier and more meaninful. I don't want just a book full of birthday, holidays, and events. I want stories, dreams, hopes, and maybe a little wisdom along the way.

Journaling:

"Our adventures are some of my favorite times with you. After many years of adventures, we definitely have a few favorites. Suwanee Town Center tops the list now. Library, fire & police stations, playground, water fountain, and a stop for our favorite treat- Rita's Italian Ice. I hope that you never forget these moments and never get too old to take adventures with Aunt Michelle"

Notice the blue ribbon? Well it wasn't blue to begin with. It was a plain white ribbon. I used Copic B37 to make it the color I wanted. After rummaging through my ribbon drawer and not finding anything that would work, I finally remembered that little trick.

(While writing this, I got a great idea for my next page. whoohoo! love when that happens)

A Muse school lined paper makes journaling a breeze. I used a stamp from the personal stationery set to fill in some of the white space at the top.