tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60097626615311016822024-03-14T01:30:11.481-04:00Write Snap ScrapWrite the important stuff; Snap some photos; Scrapbook the moments.Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.comBlogger325125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-25034130725345549182016-02-12T10:09:00.000-05:002016-02-12T10:09:05.033-05:00Frozen-themed Valentines: Olaf You!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello everyone. Happy Valentine's Day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We found little Olaf-themed jelly beans at our local grocery store and bought a box. I thought they'd be perfect for some punny Valentines. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They were super easy to make. My 6-year-old wrote: "Valentine, 'Olaf' you! XO Cory" on small strips of paper. Then we glued the strips onto some red polka dot scrapbook paper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We attached the strips to the jelly bean packets and that was it. Super quick and easy and who doesn't love Olaf?!</span></div>
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<br />Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-11094637345585566252015-12-23T08:18:00.000-05:002015-12-23T08:18:00.788-05:001st Noel: Santa Babies<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi everyone. It's almost Christmas! Nothing quite beats the first Noel: little babies in Santa hats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is Cory and his cousin Zack on their first Christmas. Zack's mommy and I were both late-life Moms. What a thrill it was for our family that we both had babies that year. It was a miracle, really, and puts a spin on the caption,"We Believe." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I used the December kit from <a href="http://mycreativescrapbook.com/"><span style="color: blue;">My Creative Scrapbook</span></a> to make this layout, which featured papers and embellishments from the new manufacturer <strong>Photo Play</strong>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here's a couple closeups:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-13951351426923249382015-12-16T07:49:00.001-05:002015-12-16T07:49:26.299-05:00Read To Me, Santa!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At age 20 months, my son was sure of one thing: his love for lift-the-flap <em>Maisy</em>, his very favorite book. He was a whole lot less sure about that old guy in the red suit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">As we approached Santa in the mall that year, Cory stood a good 10 paces behind me. Nope, he wanted nothing to do with that guy. No amount of coaxing would convince Cory to come closer until I handed <em>Maisy</em> to Santa. As Santa began to read, Cory inched closer and closer and finally climbed on Santa's lap. Score one for Mom!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, I loved this age. It was such a sweet and tender time. If only I could bribe him so easily now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">To make this layout, I used the December kit from <a href="http://mycreativescrapbook.com/design-team/"><span style="color: blue;">My Creative Scrapbook</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> which featured the <em>Dear Santa</em> collection from the new manufacturer Photo Play. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here's a closer look at the embellishments: </span><br />
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</span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-4903313937155131042015-12-09T06:00:00.000-05:002015-12-09T06:00:00.927-05:00Christmas Traditions: Visit To The Tree Farm<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Good morning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the great debate over real or artificial Christmas trees, my family leans toward real. I have fond memories as a child going to a local Tree Farm, picking out our tree, chopping it down, and hauling it home. We are continuing that tradition with Cory and, in fact, have returned to the same tree farm we went to when I was his age. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I took this photo of Cory with my folks at the tree farm last year. I layered the picture on top of a variety of patterned paper from <strong>My Creative Scrapbook's</strong> December kit. The kit features the holiday line from <strong>Photo Play</strong>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">To the right of the photo, I added a tree, embellishing it with stickers and a flair, then stamped the year, 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I wish I had added some journaling to this layout and will go back to add a couple of short journaling trips to the upper right. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have scrapbooked this tradition in previous layouts and in my December Daily. You can see the layout from our 2012 trip <a href="http://www.izzyanderson.com/2014/12/merry-and-bright-capturing-everyday-life.html"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> <span style="color: black;">and my 2014 December Daily entry </span><a href="http://www.izzyanderson.com/2014/12/december-daily-2014-days-1-and-2.html"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>. </span></span><br />
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</span><br />Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-48037239613870048822015-12-07T06:00:00.000-05:002015-12-07T06:00:11.626-05:00Home for the Holidays: My Creative Scrapbook<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hello everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I look forward every year to welcoming in December and all the accompanying holiday traditions. The best tradition of all, of course, in welcoming home family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cory adores his cousins in Texas and it just doesn't feel like Christmas until they are back on the East coast with the rest of us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I made this layout with the new December kit from My Creative Scrapbook. It features the new manufacturer <strong>Photo Play.</strong> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just a week away. I love the Fall season, but it always seems to slip by so quickly and the next thing you know, Christmas carols are playing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before we turn on the holiday music at our house, I wanted to pause for a moment and honor Thanksgiving. I have so much for which to be grateful and I took a few minutes to jot that down on this layout. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made this page with the November kit from <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://mycreativescrapbook.com/"><span style="color: blue;">My Creative Scrapbook</span></a>.</span> It featured a mix of lines from <b>Echo Park Paper</b> and <b>Doodlebug Design.</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I included a few lines of journaling right under the photo, which I took of the table setting last year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wishing you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. </span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-38368481385135685982015-11-09T07:56:00.000-05:002015-11-09T07:56:05.848-05:00The Cutest Pumpkin in the Patch<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good morning, everyone!</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have another Fall layout today from the November kit at My Creative Scrapbook. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I frequently scrapbook holidays and events a year after they happen, e.g. I 'll scrap Christmas 2014 in December 2015. I like to scrapbook in the same season as the event, but since it takes me a bit to upload and edit photos and I work with designer deadlines, the holiday is often well past. So, I just hold the photos for next year. Thus, I made a layout of last year's pumpkin patch visit just last month, which you may remember. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In a break with tradition, I'm scrapbooking this year's pumpkin patch visit this year! The colors and icons in the November MCS kit worked perfectly for a pumpkin patch, so I got her done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a simple style. I most often use a strong 4x6 photo as my focal point. I try to include a bit of journaling on my layouts too, but I didn't here. I handwrote the date (2015) and the title tells where we were. We go to this particular farm each year and other layouts about our visit to Hodges Farm tell a little more of the tradition. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This November kit featured a mix of <b>Echo Park Paper</b> and <b>Doodlebug Designs</b>. I used primarily Echo Park here. </span></div>
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Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-87868421010730737352015-11-05T06:00:00.000-05:002015-11-05T06:00:01.121-05:00Beautiful Highland Haven: MCS Kit Reveal<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello everyone. It's the 5th of the month and reveal day for My Creative Scrapbook Kit Club. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here, I used the kit to document a trip we took in late September to the Virginia Highlands. My parents bought a little piece of property there and it is a sweet spot! It's a great place to watch for deer or pick apples or just relax and soak in the views. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The November Creative Kit is a fun Fall-themed kit, featuring <b>Echo Park Paper</b> and <b>Doodlebug Designs</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-40906978056018552342015-10-13T08:13:00.000-04:002015-10-13T08:13:54.213-04:00A Trip To Chimney Rock<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good morning! I'm back today with a vacation layout. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chimney Rock is one of the most iconic sites in North Carolina, offering sweeping views of the mountains and gorge. So when my parents bought a new RV this year and wanted to take a trip, the first place we went was to Chimney Rock State Park. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I took this photo of Cory and my parents at the base of the park in the shade of the trees. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used my October kit from <b>My Creative Scrapbook</b> to make this layout. The kit's theme was family and that was perfect for this photo. I don't worry too much about the papers being matchy matchy with my photo. Mom is wearing a pink floral summer shirt and I just ignored that! I used the papers instead to bring out the Fall colors from the photo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to add a bit of strip journaling to the page. I typed a couple of short sentences on the computer, printed them out, then took a small piece of aqua paper from the kit and placed it over the journaling. I used washi to temporarily hold the aqua paper in place, then ran the paper through my printer again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The bottom third of my layout are just strips of border paper from the kit. Easy peasy. This is from the cute <i>Family Frenzy</i> line from <b>Bella Blvd</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's a photo of the kit I used from <a href="http://mycreativescrapbook.com/"><span style="color: blue;">My Creative Scrapbook</span></a>: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you for stopping by. Have a great week!</span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-29690303796165154872015-10-07T08:36:00.000-04:002015-10-07T08:36:14.596-04:00Hodges Farm Pumpkin Patch <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello again. I am back today with a layout documenting our annual trip to Hodges Farm to pick a pumpkin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hodges Farm is my favorite pumpkin patch. I think it might be the sunflowers groves that sealed the deal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used the October kit from <a href="http://mycreativescrapbook.com/" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">My Creative Scrapbook</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for my layout. I looked through the papers, then looked for photos that coordinated. I confess: the fastest place to look for photos is my Facebook feed! I found this cute photo below of Cory with his chosen pumpkin from last year's outing and it worked perfectly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love this blue graph paper from <b>Echo Park.</b> The cluster of flowers in the bottom corner was a great place to anchor my photo. I added a dark blue header and footer to frame the layout, added a few stickers and journaling strips and was done. I am partial to a simple layout. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's one more look at the whole page. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you for stopping by. Have a great week!</span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-88555454091264999222015-10-05T08:21:00.000-04:002015-10-05T08:21:26.996-04:00My Creative Scrapbook Reveal: iPad Fans<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello everyone. Happy October!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today, I have a layout documenting my young son's iPad love. He was just 3 years old here and no matter how many toys he had, he loved the iPad best!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made this layout using the new October kit from <b>My Creative Scrapbook.</b> The kit was family-themed, combining the <i>Family Frenzy</i> collection from <b>Bella Blvd </b>and <i>The Story of our Family</i> from <b>Echo Park Paper.</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made the base of this layout using the front and back of one sheet of paper called "Around the Block" from Bella Blvd. The houses are the front and the yellow pattern is the back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used my trimmer to carefully cut out a large square of yellow and used kraft cardstock to hide the cut marks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once I had my base, I layered other papers from the kit and created a colorful mat for my photos. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-69641642125213245352015-09-11T09:55:00.002-04:002015-09-11T09:55:39.069-04:00Let's Go: Kit Club Travel Layout<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello and Happy Friday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today, I have a travel-themed layout using the September kit from <a href="http://mycreativescrapbook.com/"><span style="color: blue;">My Creative Scrapbook.</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This kit featured bold, bright colors and travel-related icons from the paper manufacturer <b>Imaginisce</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought the map paper was really fun and I wanted to showcase it without overwhelming the page. I cut it so that I could see the outline of the United States and used alphas and a geotag to mark where we were.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I anchored the page with a pair of suitcases. I added silver brads to the buckles for a little pop of texture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also added small black buttons to the scooter die cut. I like the bit of depth that gives the page without being too bulky. Both the buttons and brads were part of the kit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wasn't sure where to add my journaling. I could have added strip journaling right above the suitcases and I think it would have looked fine there. Instead, I printed out a short sentence that covered the basics and tucked it under the left side of my photo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you have a wonderful weekend! </span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-88514265898717679372015-09-10T08:21:00.000-04:002015-09-10T08:21:31.988-04:00First Day: Documenting Kindergarten<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">School's back in session and it's great to have the household back in routine! To celebrate, I made a layout of my son's first day of Kindergarten. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cory was so excited to start Kindergarten. He may feel differently about later grades, but it was fun to capture his joy on this day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made this layout using the <i>Happy Traveler</i> collection from <b>Imaginisce</b> that was including in the new September kit from <b>My Creative Scrapbook</b>. I loved the primary colors and thought they were perfect for a school page. I used the journaling cards that read: <i>There is a great big world out there</i> and <i>Pack your bags</i> to support the Kindergarten theme. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I use this notebook edge punch from EK Success on a lot of my layouts because I just like it. But it works especially well here with a school page. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below is a photo of the September kit I used from My Creative Scrapbook. It definitely doesn't scream school, but the bold colors got me thinking in that direction. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll be back tomorrow with a travel layout from this kit! </span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-47686605013811200172015-09-08T08:21:00.002-04:002015-09-08T08:22:23.317-04:00Let's Do That Again: The Dirty Dancing Trip<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good morning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you had a great Labor Day weekend. It's always sad to see the summer fade away, but it also nice to welcome the first tinges of Fall. I love Fall weather. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before summer slips away entirely, I wanted to document this family trip to Lake Lure, NC. I made this layout with the new September kit from <b>My Creative Scrapbook</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lake Lure was the principal filming location for the movie <i>Dirty Dancing</i>, which was released in 1987 and made Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey stars. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The cast and crew stayed at the iconic Lake Lure Inn, built in 1927. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We stayed in a camper! But we did get a side view of the inn from a boat ride. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The boat ride was one of our favorite parts of the trip. I took of photo of my mom, dad and son on the boat as we were pulling out of the dock. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kit featured mostly bold colors and patterns, but I chose some of the softer ones for my photos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I tucked the photo of the Lake Lure Inn in the upper left corner. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's a photo of the kit I used, which featured a travel line by <b>Imaginisce.</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started been designing for My Creative Scrapbook in 2012 and it's always a great surprise to see what's in this month's kit. The designers get a hint a few days before our boxes arrive, then we stalk our mailboxes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some months, the kits are an especially good fit with my style. Like this month: lots of bold colors plus a fun travel theme. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">September 5th is reveal day. You can find out more information about My Creative Scrapbook on its website </span><a href="http://mycreativescrapbook.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">here.</span></a>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-82157911079307472282015-08-14T10:03:00.001-04:002015-08-14T10:09:44.903-04:00Another Day In Paradise: Summer Layout<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello, everyone! I'm back today with another summer layout from the August kit at <b>My Creative Scrapbook</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I took this photo of my son on what we consider the first day of summer. Of course, that's the day after the school year ends. We always do something particularly summer-y on that day. It usually involves water and ice cream! On this day, we hit the pool and had a frosty later that afternoon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I needed a spot for my journaling and wasn't sure where to put in on the page. I decided to type out a sentence or two and tuck it in vertically alongside my photo. Even though it's very short, it covers the basics of Who, What, Where, Why and When. Well, not who. But I have only one kid so I know who is in the photo!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kit I used featured the </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Summer Sun</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> collection from </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fancy Pants Designs</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and included this cute set of cards. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used several of these cards on the layouts I made with this kit. On this particular layout, I used the three circled in yellow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The card with the orange strip circled at the bottom is the vertical <i>Take Note</i> card seen above. It was the perfect landing spot for the die cut that reads: <i>Another Day in Paradise</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The card that says <i>Travel</i>: I tucked that card under the top of my photo. I used the <i>Hello Summer</i> card at the top of my layout, and layered a few die cuts on top. </span><br />
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<br />Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-74199405910538121402015-08-11T07:40:00.000-04:002015-08-11T07:41:35.693-04:00Swimming Lessons: Little Fish <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello everyone. I am back today with a summer layout about my son's swimming lessons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After a scary incident last August when Cory fell in a lake while on vacation with my parents, I enrolled him in private swimming lessons. While he had previously been in group lessons, those lessons for young children seemed more geared toward play. I wanted him to really learn how to swim. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I initially enrolled Cory in a series of 8 private lessons at our local aquatics center. Swimming is a hard skill to learn and it was clear that it would take more than 8 lessons, so we continued with another set of 8 lessons, then another set and another. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cory did great in the water. A year later, he can now swim the front and back crawl for 50 meters (the length of an Olympic size pool), can tread water, do a standing dive, and is learning the breast stroke and butterfly. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm proud of him and of course, I wanted to do a layout about his accomplishments. I used the August kit from <b>My Creative Scrapbook</b>, which featured the cute <i>Summer Sun</i> line from <b>Fancy Pants Designs</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went through my son's baby album a couple weeks ago and tried to identify any missing milestones or favorite photos. I had just been introduced to scrapbooking when my son was born and, oh boy, I am tempted to redo a couple of those first layouts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a photo of my son and me that I had never scrapped. Cory is just two weeks old here and we went outside on a beautiful Spring day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used the new August kit from <b>My Creative Scrapbook</b> to make this layout and primarily used just one sheet of patterned paper. The paper is from the <i>Summer Sun</i> collection by <b>Fancy Pants Designs</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I saw this paper and immediately thought: baby! I loved the fading soft colors. I cut the paper at the sign post and turned the paper upside down so that I had only polka dots. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I cut off the blue strip under the bicycle and sewed it to the bottom of the yellow polka dot paper to ground the page. V</span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #191919; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">oilĂ .</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Baby paper!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-64604921119397085092015-08-05T08:23:00.000-04:002015-08-05T08:23:18.563-04:00ABC and 123: My Creative Scrapbook Reveal<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good morning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The summer has flown by and we are just a couple of weeks away from the first day of school. As I gathered together my son's school supplies, I remembered that I had taken a photo of him last year asleep with his favorite composition book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ah, Kindergarten. I loved how excited my son was about going to school and writing his ABCs. He took this composition book with him everywhere, even to bed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was a fun layout to make. I used the new August kit from </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Creative Scrapbook</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, which featured the </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Summer Sun</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> line from </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fancy Pants Designs.</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The kit included a large, colorful set of alphas and I thought they would be cute to feature in a design. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I laid the alphas out against a dark background to make sure I had enough room for them all, leaving a spot for my photo. Once I was satisfied with the arrangement, I lightly tacked them down, then sewed across them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can find all the August kits from My Creative Scrapbook on its website <a href="http://mycreativescrapbook.com/"><span style="color: blue;">here.</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll be back later this week with another layout using this kit. Thanks so much for stopping by!</span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-87504697669629702962015-07-09T08:34:00.000-04:002015-07-09T08:34:00.306-04:00Avoiding the Sharks: A Surfing Layout<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My family just got back from the North Carolina coast, and, yikes, it was a little scary for this Mom whose young son loves his boogie board. The sharks are circling and two teens lost limbs to shark bites at a neighboring beach. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't want to make my son afraid of the ocean, so I didn't say much to him. Just tried to keep him as safe as I could: swimming in groups, avoiding the pier area and only going out in mid-afternoon (with lots of sunscreen). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Success. No sign of sharks and, best of all, I had a cute photo from last summer of Cory with his boogie board. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is one of the layouts I made using the July kit from My Creative Scrapbook. I used a simple design with a long vertical strip down one side, very similar to the design I used <a href="http://www.izzyanderson.com/2015/06/the-sea-me-anatomy-of-layout.html"><span style="color: blue;">last month</span></a> for a different beach photo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I loved how bright and sunny this kit was. You can see all the MCS kits <a href="http://mycreativescrapbook.com/"><span style="color: blue;">here.</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wishing you a wonderful weekend! </span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-24980646061153372142015-07-06T06:00:00.000-04:002015-07-06T07:08:47.462-04:00Sweet Summer: My Creative Scrapbook Reveal <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good morning. I hope you had a great Fourth of July holiday. It's always nice to kick back, have a cookout, see old friends, light a few sparklers and raise a toast to our founding fathers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The new monthly kits are out for <b>My Creative Scrapbook</b> and they are perfect for documenting the Fourth of July or any other summer gathering. Like this one: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I designed with the Creative Kit which has a colorful mix of summer lines from <b>Pebbles</b> and <b>Doodlebug</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can see all the kits offered by My Creative Scrapbook on its <a href="http://mycreativescrapbook.com/"><span style="color: blue;">website. </span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-88430653303963780262015-06-12T08:37:00.005-04:002015-06-12T08:37:35.854-04:00The Sea & Me: Anatomy of a Layout<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello and happy Friday! I'm back today with a summer layout from the June kit at <b>My Creative Scrapbook. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This kit featured the </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Color Chaos</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> collection from </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bella Blvd</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and I really loved the fun mix of colors and patterns. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started the page using the pretty blues as my base, cut down to 11 x 11 inches, layering them on kraft paper. I loved the script paper but wanted to make it a bit softer, so I added a layer of vellum on top. It gave kind of a dreamy look, which I liked. I stitched the vellum, script paper and kraft together, then added the other layers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I created a photo mat with the star paper, added a photo, and tucked a journaling tag underneath. I added some pops of black to ground the layout. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a wonderful weekend!</span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-29777900484867944522015-06-10T06:00:00.000-04:002015-06-10T06:00:07.027-04:00Love These Rascals<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good morning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My son is in kindergarten and I tried to visit and volunteer whenever I could to document his first year of school. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I worked a station at the school's Field Day last month and grabbed these shots of Cory with his best friend. Those two! Always goofing around. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used the June kit from <b>My Creative Scrapbook</b> and a series of snapshots for this layout. I mounted the photos on white cardstock then created a large photo mat underneath it, tucking in scraps of paper for a punch of color and patterns. I added a 3 x 4 card to the upper left for balance and a title to the bottom and called it good. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes I just want a quick scrapbook page and I like a simple design like this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll be back on Friday with a beach layout. I appreciate your stopping by!</span><br />
<br />Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-22319534295717089432015-06-08T08:36:00.001-04:002015-06-08T08:36:32.032-04:00Take Me Out To The Ball Game: A Baseball Layout<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. It was gorgeous here. Yay for summer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, baseball is the perfect summer activity. We went to cheer on our local triple A team a couple weeks ago and I snapped these cute pics. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I paired my photos with the fun patterns and icons of <b>Bella Blvd's</b> <i>Color Chaos</i> collection, which was featured in the new June kit at <b>My Creative Scrapbook</b>. Though the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://mycreativescrapbook.com/"><span style="color: blue;">kit</span></a> </span>wasn't baseball themed, the colors worked well with the photos. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Under the photos, I added a journaling block and a line of various Lsized banners. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There you have it: a baseball layout. My first, I think.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Originally, I was going to make some handmade baseball embellishments, but in the end, I decided to go with the lively vibe of the banners and the fun pops of color. I think it captures the overall feeling of the day without being theme-y. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a great week!</span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009762661531101682.post-63878628226265790512015-06-05T06:00:00.000-04:002015-06-05T06:00:04.782-04:00Documenting Everyday Life: My Creative Scrapbook <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good morning! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's reveal day at My Creative Scrapbook and I loved the fun, colorful papers and embellishments in the June kit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been holding onto this photo for awhile. Though taken on the Fourth of July, I knew I wanted to use this picture to document a story from our everyday life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My son loves American flags. He began to really notice them at a young age and when he was a preschooler, he came up with a game to play in the car: to count American flags as we passed them. We have played this game hundreds of times and he is usually the first to spy a flag. He has keen observation skills, which led to his nickname, Sharp Eye. You can't get anything pass that kid!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I journaled the story under my photo. I just ran regular paper through the printer in landscape mode. Nothing fancy, but it accomplished my goal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I added a few embellishments to the left of the photo, including a flag pole made from a long Q-tip I got at the cosmetic counter of our local department store. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can find information about all the kits offered by My Creative Scrapbook on its <a href="http://mycreativescrapbook.com/"><span style="color: blue;">website.</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!</span>Izzy Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669477870329636270noreply@blogger.com3