Simply Saturday…

I absolutely love Saturdays! There is something so calm and peaceful about them…no rushing around, no stress. Even time to come here and blog!

I have never been one to do much with a “one little word” for the year. I mean, I usually start the year thinking about something I would like to focus on, but I’ve never taken it much farther than that. This year, I decided that I really need to not only choose a word, but really focus on what it means in my life. Over the Christmas Break, I was watching some Instagram stories from people I follow and they were talking a lot about a #lighttheworld campaign. It really made me stop and think and ultimately led to me choosing Light as my word for this year. The more I thought about it, the more it made sense to me in several different ways. I’m going to spend some time jotting down all the ways that light impacts my life and my hope is to blog regularly about how I am focusing on light in my life.

To start things off, I created this page for River~Rose Designs this week, who created an amazingly perfect kit!! It’s called Be A Light:

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Be A Light by River~Rose Edgy and Angled by Crystal LIvesay

Among the things that I have had in my thoughts regarding light are ways in which I can lighten up in my life. Being a part of Simple Scrapper has helped me focus on some of those ways as far as my scrapbooking goes, and in other areas! The Simple Scrapper Premium Membership provides amazing content and support for being purposeful and productive without getting bogged down.

I love being a part of the team at Simple Scrapper. I really feel like it helps me to create some meaningful, purposeful layouts and inspires me to create pages that I may not have thought of otherwise. The Premium Membership offers exclusive content and a supportive, generous, and inspiring community. Some of the benefits include a private Facebook group, Spark Magazine, chats, podcasts, sketches, and story starters. Totally awesome! And here are my pages for this month:

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My Wish For You by Amber LaBau
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Stay Weird Collab by Etc by Danyale and Little Butterfly Wings

There are just so many amazing resources that go along with a Simple Scrapper Premium Membership! It is totally worth checking in to and trying out!!

So, that’s it for me today! I hope you are enjoying your weekend!! Peace, out…

Simply Monday…

I know, right! Two days in a row. I can probably thank a snow day for that. We have another one tomorrow. There goes MLK Day and Presidents Day. Ugh, I hate snow. I would so much rather have these days when it’s nice outside and I can go out of the house without the air hurting my face. But it’s where I am right now, so I guess I’ll just enjoy what I get.

I was sitting here catching up on a few things and realized that I haven’t shared the layouts that I did for Simple Scrapper this month. I love being a part of the team at Simple Scrapper. I really feel like it helps me to create some meaningful, purposeful layouts and inspires me to create pages that I may not have thought of otherwise. The Premium Membership offers exclusive content and a supportive, generous, and inspiring community. Some of the benefits include a private Facebook group, Spark Magazine, chats, podcasts, sketches, and story starters. Totally awesome! And here are my pages for this month:

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Sugar Sands Beach Kit by Etc. by Danyale
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My Tribe Kit by Amber LaBau Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership

I also got the rest of my 2016 Life in Pockets Pages loaded and started 2017. Yay for productive snow days!! Here’s my first week:

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Ready-To-Go 12 x 12 Pocket Page Templates Week 1 – Storyteller January 2017 Add-on by Just Jaimee Storyteller 2017 January Kit by Just Jaimee Every Day Life – Journal Cards No4 by MEG Designs

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Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week! Peace, out…

Simply Friday…

I have really come to enjoy the simplicity of Friday. No football practice. No homework. No cooking. No running. Friday evenings have quickly become my favorite! It’s really the only evening of the whole week with nothing to do. So, tonight I thought I would take a minute to share the layouts that I did for Simple Scrapper this month. I love being a part of the team at Simple Scrapper. I really feel like it helps me to create some meaningful, purposeful layouts and inspires me to create pages that I may not have thought of otherwise. The Premium Membership offers exclusive content and a supportive, generous, and inspiring community. Some of the benefits include a private Facebook group, Spark Magazine, chats, podcasts, sketches, and story starters. Totally awesome! And here are my pages for this month

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Storyteller 2016 :: Summer Stories Kit Collab – July Add-on by Just Jaimee and Sara Gleason Template and Story Starter from the Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
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Let’s Go Fishing by Paula Kesselring Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership

Jennifer also has a book out called The New Rules of Scrapbooking! It’s awesome and it’s available at Amazon! I can’t say enough about the community at Simple Scrapper and Jennifer. So much inspiration for scrapbooking and simplifying life in general!

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I didn’t get a whole lot of scrapping done this week, but I did get to play with this gorgeous new kit by River~Rose called Autumn Evening and it’s on sale this weekend!

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Autumn Evening by River~Rose TDP Challenge Template by Laura Passage

I’m going to spend the rest of the evening getting caught back on on PL and playing in my planner. Hopefully I will be back tomorrow to share some of that 🙂 Have a wonderful weekend!! Peace, out…

 

Simply Tuesday…

I think I’ve said before that Tuesdays don’t get much fanfare. Just a day, unlike Monday when everyone is bummed, or Wednesday when everyone is all about humping, or Thursday and Friday when the weekend is calling. Tuesdays are just kind of there. Not as bad as Monday, but not so good either. Simply Tuesday. I’m starting to get adjusted to simple. I haven’t done a whole lot since school was out. Going from 100mph to 0 is tough on an old lady. But I’m finally getting in the groove and getting some things done.

What I did realize is that I haven’t shared the layouts that I did for Simple Scrapper this month. I love being a part of the team at Simple Scrapper. I really feel like it helps me to create some meaningful, purposeful layouts and inspires me to create pages that I may not have thought of otherwise. The Premium Membership offers exclusive content and a supportive, generous, and inspiring community. Some of the benefits include a private Facebook group, Spark Magazine, chats, podcasts, sketches, and story starters. Totally awesome! And here are my pages for this month:

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When Skies are Grey by Valorie Wibbens Sprinkles V31 by Valorie Wibbens Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
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Chesterfield by Salin StudioTemplate and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
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Let’s Get Lost by Valorie Wibbens Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership

Simply Wednesday

This is what I need more of these days…simplicity! The last month or so has been a big crazy, sad, stressful blur. Simplicity is so underrated.

I’ve really needed it in my scrpabooking life, too.  I thought I would take a minute to share the layouts that I did for Simple Scrapper this month. I love being a part of the team at Simple Scrapper. I really feel like it helps me to create some meaningful, purposeful layouts and inspires me to create pages that I may not have thought of otherwise. The Premium Membership offers exclusive content and a supportive, generous, and inspiring community. Some of the benefits include a private Facebook group, Spark Magazine, chats, podcasts, sketches, and story starters. Totally awesome! And here are my pages for this month

Remember-This
24 Seven Papers and Elements by Just Jaimee Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
Room-Makeover
High Street Stories by One Little Bird Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership

Wednesday also means it is SOSN at The Lilypad! So many great deals to be had. I didn’t get an opportunity to play with much, but I did get a new page done with Danyale’s Morning Coffee Kit and Word Art. It also uses Valorie Wibbens amazing new templates – A Bit Worn Topography No. 2 Relax

Hope the rest of the week brings more simplicity!! Peace, out…

Simply Monday

And a snowy one here. I am totally ready for winter to be over and spring to make it’s appearance. But I guess it will happen in its own time. We had a one hour early release today because of some impending weather. It’s supposed to snow on and off for the next few days. Right now, they have us on a delay for tomorrow. I guess we’ll see what the overnight brings.

I thought I would take a minute to share the layouts that I did for Simple Scrapper this month. I love being a part of the team at Simple Scrapper. I really feel like it helps me to create some meaningful, purposeful layouts and inspires me to create pages that I may not have thought of otherwise. The Premium Membership offers exclusive content and a supportive, generous, and inspiring community. Some of the benefits include a private Facebook group, Spark Magazine, chats, podcasts, sketches, and story starters. Totally awesome! And here are my pages for this month

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Just My Type Collab by Etc. by Danyale and Pink Reptile Designs Template from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
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Fireside Kit by Sahin Designs Sketch from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership

And if all that is not enough. It’s time for Photo Crush!! This is a free event from Simple Scrapper! It is a 7 day photo organization challenge to “help you escape from photo chaos and create a digital photo library you love.” I know I need all the help with this that I can get. And did I mention that it’s FREE?! It starts Feb. 16, so sign up today!!

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Thanks for looking and hope you enjoy the rest of your Monday!! Peace, out…

Simply Tuesday

I had a conversation with a co-worker last week about how Tuesday kind of gets the shaft. No big attention paid to it like Monday, it’s not hump day or almost Friday. It’s just there…a day. We decided we needed to celebrate Tuesdays a little more…show them some love. We have some pretty strange conversations sometimes!

Anyway, I’m running by today because I realized that it’s November 10th and I have not shared some of my favorite pages. The ones that I do for Simple Scrapper! If you have not checked out the Premium Membership at Simple Scrapper then you really should. It is such a supportive community and full of inspiration and motivation to get you scrapping purposefully!

Enjoy the Ride Kit and Journal Cards by ForeverJoy Designs Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
Enjoy the Ride Kit and Journal Cards by ForeverJoy Designs
Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
Curated: Foodie by Pixels and Company I Am alpha by Meredith Cardall Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
Curated: Foodie by Pixels and Company
I Am alpha by Meredith Cardall
Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership

 

The Simple Scrapper Premium Membership is so full of resources to help you scrap meaningful pages, while joining a wonderful community of scrappers. Hope you enjoy the rest of your Tuesday and celebrate it!!. Peace, out…

Simply Sunday…

There is something so peaceful about Sundays…especially rainy ones. I so love the simple things on Sundays. I’m swinging by here today to share the layouts I did for Simple Scrapper this month. If you have not checked out the Premium Membership at Simple Scrapper then you really should. It is such a supportive community and full of inspiration and motivation to get you scrapping purposefully!

I loved the Story Starters and Templates this month and had a great time creating with them! For the first layout, I chose to describe myself using only word art. This was fun and I tried to describe myself the way I am most of the time! I used Think Happy Be Happy by Amy Wolff.

Think Happy Be Happy by Amy Wolff Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
Think Happy Be Happy by Amy Wolff
Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership

For the next one, I used a story starter all about my current camera and used a kit by Etc. by Danyale called Musings.

Musings Bundle by Etc. by Danyale Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
Musings Bundle by Etc. by Danyale
Template and Story Starter from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership

The Simple Scrapper Premium Membership is so full of resources to help you scrap meaningful pages, while joining a wonderful community of scrappers. Hope you enjoy the rest of your Sunday. Peace, out…

Simply Monday

Mondays off are the best! Time to relax, unwind, chill out, and even do another blog post! I wanted to come by here today to share all things Simple Scrapper! If you have not checked out their Premium Membership, you really should do so. It is amazingly full of tools, motivation, and inspiration to help you be the best scrapper you can be. And it helps you get a handle on some of those tough projects! Jennifer and all the members are wonderful, supportive, and caring! Take a minute to check out the Simple Scrapper Premium Membership for more details.

There is also a fabulous workshop coming up called Before Your Story. We are sometimes so wrapped up in documenting the here and now that we often forget that we had lives before children, before adulthood. This is a 6 week course designed to simplify the task of telling YOUR story! This is definitely a must-see! Check out all the information here – Before Your Story.

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And on to my layouts for this month. The sketches and Story Starters for this month are among my all time favorites!! I absolutely loved them!!

Sketch Template from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership Ready Set Go by One Little Bird
Sketch Template from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
Ready Set Go by One Little Bird

 

Inspiration from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership Pocket Topography No. 1 by Valorie Wibbens High Street Stories by One Little Bird
Inspiration from Simple Scrapper Premium Membership
Pocket Topography No. 1 by Valorie Wibbens
High Street Stories by One Little Bird

That’s it for me today! Hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day Holiday!! Peace, out…

Simply Monday…

And the last one without work for awhile (at least until Labor Day ha). I had to get the lawn mowed first thing today, as more rain moved in this afternoon and the yard already looked like a jungle! Seriously, I wish I could  go out one time to mow without something going wrong. Last time, the riding mower would not start and this time it started but one of the belts was smoking. It literally is every single time…weed eater won’t start, run out of gas, something. But it’s times like this that I have to just be grateful that I have a yard to mow and the ability to mow it.

Anyway, the real reason I’m here is that I totally forgot that I had not shared my layouts for Simple Scrapper this month! I have no idea how that happened, but better late than never I guess.

If you have not checked out the Premium Membership, you really should. There is always something going on and an amazing amount of inspiration to be found in every aspect of scrapping! I do not know how Jennifer does it all or even begins to keep track of it. She is a dynamo!

Here are my pages for this month:

This one uses Celebrate –  March Collection by Pixels and Company –

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This one uses Wander- July Collection by Pixels and Company

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That’s it for today. I’m going to try to get the photos posted tomorrow of the bedroom transformation. Until then… Peace, out…

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