Recording Memories

So often I'll believe my photos will help me recall enough of the details that I'd want in our scrapbooks. I begin to create a page and realize there is so much I do not remember. One of my goals in 2012 is to write down some memories, the very day they were created.

Last week we had a beautiful snowfall and my daughters, my Mom, and our dogs, all went on a walk in the woods. I wrote down the memories that night. I was going to share them here, but the funny thing is I already forgot I had written about a private conversation from the walk. I'm so thankful I wrote it down because it was something special that I don't want to forget. Above are some of the photos from that day.

Challenges

I had never visited the Challenge Central forum on Studio Calico's message board until this week. I'm so glad I checked it out! Ursala Schneider challenged us to create a layout with inspiration from Ania-Maria Wolniak. It helped me get a layout done, discover Ania-Maria's wonderful pages, and learn a new technique. Ania-Maria has a water color look to many of her pages. Thanks to the help of the Studio Calico message board, and Marcy Penner, I learned how to create the look of water color drips using Mr. Hueys. I used five colors and it was so much fun!

Love That Feeling

Do you know that great feeling you get when you finally complete something you've been meaning to do for a long time? I love that feeling! It can be about something big or small. In my case, it's just about a little something. I purchased one of Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's chevron stencils back in September. I've been meaning to made a chevron background for a scrap page since then, and I finally did it! I think what I love best, is that it makes me want to do more of those things I've been meaning to do, and believe I will do them. Next on my list is to create a page with inspiration from one of my Pinterest boards. What's on your list?

Happy Winter! Happy Scrapping!

It's winter weather here in Wisconsin where I live. One of the things I like about colder weather is that I get more done inside - like scrapbooking! So far in January I've completed five pages and that makes me happy! Above is one of the pages. I don't know the date yet, but I'd guess in was about 6 years ago. Our neighbor boys, Matthew and Andrew came over and played in a big snow pile with Kaylie and Olivia.

Have a cozy day, wherever you live!

Pretend Sleepers

I thought it would be fun to peek into a file of photos from several years ago and see what I find. I take TONS of photos, so I could've spent a lot of time. Instead I grabbed this one quick. It makes me smile because my girls are so obviously faking it with being asleep. I don't know the story behind it, but I wish I knew. It's photos like these that remind me that one of the important reasons I scrapbook is to record those precious stories in the little moments of life. This year I'm working on doing better at recording the memories that wouldn't be obvious by just looking at the photo. What are some ways you make sure those stories are not forgotten?

Misting!

I seem to be on a misting kick right now! It's just so much fun! There was a misting challenge on the Studio Calico blog that inspired me to create this layout. I used Clay, Sunshine, Huey, and Heirloom Blue Mister Huey's by Studio Calico.
The photos are from our 2010 Door County vacation. We were hiking and took a little break in the lake. My brother-in-law, Craig and my girls decided to hike the rest of the way in the water instead of on the trail. A memorable little adventure they had!

Sources of Inspiration

Here are the details of what I was inspired by in my previous post:

Book - Art Saves, by Jenny Doh
Song - Someone Like You, by Adele (love the piano!)
Catalog- Pottery Barn Teen
Gallery - Studio Calico, member gallery
Blog- Julie Fei-fan Balzer's, balzerdesigns.typepad.com

I hope you enjoy if you check any of these out!