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5 Ways Scrapbooking Will Make you a Better Mom

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Let me start out by saying that I am in no way trying to guilt anyone here today! My goal is to encourage you and build you up as you love on your families and maybe even help you become a better mom. I am on a scrapbooking retreat this weekend so I thought it would be a great time to touch on how this passionate hobby of mine has changed ... read more

Music is in Me: Scrapbooking Layout

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Since I went scrapbooking last weekend I thought I'd share the Music is in Me layout I created about my oldest son. As you can tell, there is nothing very complicated in my scapbooking style. I like a nice clean (usually symmetrical) combination of journaling and pictures. This layout just makes me happy. I love tracing my son's musical ... read more

Bedtime Scrapbooking Layout

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I'm going scrapbooking this weekend so I wanted to leave you with one of my favorites: a bedtime layout. Nothing fancy, just sweet pictures and fun journaling. My son Joshua, who is now 20, used to love to make a bed in every corner of the house. When he went from crib to a big boy bed I would awake in the middle of the night to find him ... read more

Girls Scrapbooking Layout

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My oldest daughter is turning 24 today (happy birthday, Rachel!) and I thought I'd help her celebrate by sharing this girls scrapbooking layout I put together. These are some of my favorite girls: my niece, my great niece and my two daughters. These pictures were taken on Easter, 2006. My niece Jennifer now has two more children and my daughter ... read more

Scrapbooking with Project Life

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I am terribly behind in my Project Life memory keeping this year. Although I'm fairly up to date with getting my pictures edited and developed, I have not gotten them in the album. I also have much of the memorabilia together so it's a matter of choosing the page sizes and orientation, printing off some blog journaling, and I'll be on my way to ... read more

Cheers: Christmas Scrapbooking Layout

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I went scrapbooking at a nearby youth camp recently. This time it was just three of us, old homeschool mom friends. Well, we're not old and they have graduated all their kids. But you get the idea. I didn't accomplish a lot but I did want to share this adorable (if I do say so myself) layout I did. It was so easy and the papers and pictures came ... read more

How to Turn a Closet into a Home Office

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Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CreateWithPilot #PowerToThePen #CollectiveBias Work from home but no space for an office? Learn how to turn a closet into a home office (plus all the details on the craft room organization!) When I first started blogging I ... read more