july memories.

goodbye july. hello august.
well tomorrow anyway.
so hard to believe how fast time is passing.
i am not sure what it is….but i am savouring every moment and minute.
consciously aware and making the most of documenting it all.
it probably helps too that i have this super cute planner to put it in.
heidi swapp knew all too well how incredible of a tool her memory planner would be.
cause yes, it just simply rocks.


mine is quickly coming together.
still a bit of journaling and embellishing i would like to do.
but for the most part the story of our month sits here.
it was a great one.
and my heart is full for the blessings that have surrounded us each day.



when i flip through my album i am so proud of myself that for ONCE i have been actually following through with something. and looking forward to doing so. it's not a chore or challenge to do so. to make everything look uniform and specific.  this album just flows. and i love it. such a great keepsake it has turned out to be and there is still so much to look forward to filling it with!


so today i hope to have a few quiet moments to reflect and collect a few more memories, notes and thoughts to stick in here. the importance of writing things down is far too underestimated.  it is such a powerful tool. something i am realizing more than ever these days.  time flies. scrapbooking matters.

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my take with mixed media.

today over on www.heidiswapp.com i am sharing the project i created using the mixed media scrapbook kit available at michaels.  it truly is an AMAZING kit and i had so much fun getting my fingers messy documenting some of my most favourite photographs.


i had the best time playing with paints, stencils, transparencies and stamps to create backgrounds, textures and experiment with different techniques.


binding my book with book rings is the perfect solution for this project as i know i will be wanting to add in more pages as i can.  mixed media is definitely a favourite way to celebrate and document my memories.  i love to get messy and artsy and this kit is just the perfect solution for that!

i hope you are inspired by what i have created and shared today to get one of these kits and create an album for yourself where you can celebrate and play and make pretty stuff!  make sure to head on over to heidi swapp's blog today for an even closer look and more photos into what i have done so far.  i have a feeling that this is only the beginning when it comes to mixed media, scrapbooking and my photos. ;)

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precious memories. dreamy file style.


now more than ever do i realize the importance and power of photographs.
today my little baby turns 4 months.
i was always told it would fly by. but this fast?
i can honestly remember sitting at my computer pregnant (and overdue) thinking that there would be so much time now. boy, was i EVER wrong.
each day flies by with so much going on.
so much change, growth, progress, memories and milestones.
thank goodness for photographs.


scrapbooking has always been so important to me. but now i find the importance is even more so on taking the time to capture these moments and printing the photos out! they are so much more enjoyable when you can see and hold them in your hands.  they become even more beautiful to me when i place them in an album or scrapbook.

back in may i had some photos taken of madix and i.  i really wanted some memories of just me and him.  looking back now i am SO thankful for these pictures.  i created this mini memory file album using the dreamy memory file kit by heidi swapp and her my craft channel create to remember episode that you can find here as my inspiration point for this album.  i loved the tips and techniques she shared!

i used elements from the dreamy memory file kit as well as pieces from the dreamy collection to compile and pull this album together.  i also added in some colour shine in citron and teal as well as some colour magic ephemera pieces misted in blush for added detail.  i still want to embellish a bit more and add in some journaling.  here is a little peek inside:

seriously, how great is that foto stack that comes in the dreamy memory file kit? SO gorgeous!


always love incorporating colour magic paper frames when i can! they are so amazing and take the colour shine beautifully!


another favourite, the dreamy word jumble stickers. yep, i pretty much use these on EVERYTHING whenever i can.


some simple paper layering and colour magic ephemera used here.


more jumble stickers.


i adore the background i created here with the colour magic water colour tags.  to create these i simply used the fabulous heidi swapp stencils and colour shine to create these fun backgrounds. so simple, yet add so much to a page.

hope you enjoyed my little peek inside of my project! now to get to more projects and printing those photos out! cheers!

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