When I started planning, I spent several weeks sortof at a loss for how to decorate it. I saw all these gorgeous spreads on Instagram and in Facebook groups, but never seemed to be able to recreate them in my own planner. I started out just sortof putting down stickers that I liked, without much regard for how they went together, …
A couple months ago I bought an Ephemera Pack from Jillibean Soup. It’s basically a bag full of old-timey stuff, so I decided to use some of it on a layout for an old-timey person. This is possibly my favorite picture of all time. Baldness runs in the family, I guess. I made the background by covering a 12×12 white …
I’ve had these pictures for almost a year and finally got around to putting them into a layout. Just in time for Easter, right? The little one has slightly more hair these days, but otherwise not much has changed. She still gives me that look if I ask her to share her candy. The paper line is Southern Chicken Dumpling …
Jesse’s grandfather is an amazing woodworker. We have several of his creations, but my favorite is a little yellow rocking horse that had been Jesse and his brother’s when they were children. I took this picture back when Allie was still tiny. Her feet didn’t even reach the floor, but she was just big enough to sit on it unassisted. These …
I made this layout ages ago, and I love it. Not sure why I never got around to sharing it. This picture came from my “Weekly Rita” photo series from Allie’s first year. She was 35 weeks here, or not quite 9 months. The chair I always photograph her on sits in front of a window that gets lots of …
This layout (clearly) took me months. I bought the papers back around the same time the picture was taken, but I just couldn’t figure out how to put them together. When I scrapbook, I generally spend a lot of time sitting with a bunch of pictures and a bunch of papers in front of me, waiting for an idea. These …