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Two birds one stone
The story As additional motivation to go on my daily walk, I load an Audible book on my iPod and only allow myself to listen if I’m walking. Product/technique notes I used a smattering of papers,...
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The Melodeon: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of December! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Creative Embellishments and Scrapbook Nerd. The story One of our family holiday...
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Santa Claus is coming to town
The story Every year on a Saturday morning before Christmas our neighborhood is treated to the strains of Santa Clause is Coming to Town blaring over the loudspeaker of a vintage fire truck with SANTA...
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2017 top ten blog hop and giveaway
Well, this is fun! I’m delighted to be joining a group of like-minded scrapbook enthusiasts to review our ten favorite layouts from the year. And if you read through to the end of the post, you’ll...
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2017 highlights: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of 2018! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Scrapmatts and Spiegel Mom Scraps. The story I’m not gonna lie: I found 2017 to be extremely...
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Close knit: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of January. Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Creative Embellishments, DCWV, and Victoria Marie. The story During my visit to see Mom...
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Frosty winter walk: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of February. Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Accent Scrapbooking and Scrapbook Nerd. The story All I know about this photo is that...
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We belong together forever & always: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of February. Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Cuts2Luv and Lawn Fawn. The story Matt and I married on October 4th, and in 2014 our...
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Crafty & happy: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of March. Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Creative Embellishments and Scrapbook Nerd. The story Our mom is a K-8 teacher, so growing...
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Dirt castles
The story My husband lived in Michigan until the age of 12, when his mom moved the family to the mountains of North Carolina. In these photos, circa 1979, Matt is building and populating dirt castles...
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Easter together 1983
The story Aunt Mary Lou and Earl lived only two hours away in Pennsylvania, so we had many happy visits from them over the years. But my maternal grandparents lived far away in California, which meant...
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Tahitian Terrace
The story In 1968 Mom got on a plane with two babies in tow and flew to California to visit family. I was 19 months, and Phil was 5 months, so that must have been fun. One of the excursions the family...
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Plan on being my favorite always
The story This is my mom and dad celebrating their first Easter as a married couple in 1966. They were pregnant with me and spent the day with family in Pennsylvania. In this shot they had just...
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Love you
The story I have always really loved this photo of my mom and dad from Easter 1983, but it had terrible color and extreme shadows and highlights. I have color corrected and tweaked it a few times over...
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Celebrating life
The story This photo marked the end of a long, difficult day. That morning (Thursday, November 18, 2004) we laid my father to rest after he lost a short, intense battle with cancer. We followed the...
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Last first day
The story This was the last of our traditional first-day-of-school photo shoots—Phil and me at the start of our senior year in the fall of 1984. The sketch This sketch is made for either three photos...
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My 9th birthday party
The story I was allowed to invite a few friends over to help me celebrate my birthday in 1975. We gathered in our basement to play games, open presents, and eat cake, and I think it’s easy to tell...
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I love a bargain
The story After calculating the sale price, the coupon, and my Kohl’s cash, this $60 ring cost me $1.08. I smile about that every time I wear it. Product/technique notes I created this page for a...
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Cub
The story My brother and I participated in the Scouts when we were in grade school. This 1976 photo of Phil all dressed and saluting before heading to his Cub Scouts meeting is just too cute....
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With you
The story Phil took this photo of Mom and me while we were out for some shopping and lunch during my visit to North Carolina in September 2016. Just good old-fashioned mugging for the camera before...
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Poison Ivan
The story Because I am over-the-top allergic to poison ivy, Matt always points it out to me when we’re near it and makes sure I don’t get close. But we like to have a somewhat wild back yard because...
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The towel thief
The story Don’t leave a towel anywhere it doesn’t belong because Tristan sees it as an invitation to nestle into its soft folds and make it his own. Product/technique notes I based this layout on a...
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VR noobs
The story Phil brought home a virtual reality headset and we all “swam with the sharks.” It was a cool, immersive experience. The really fun part was watching each other’s reactions to the images....
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Worth the drive
The story We enjoy driving out to Sweet Berry Farms in Marble Falls to wander through the piles of pumpkins, wonder at the sea of sunflowers, and visit with the gang of goats. But the best part of our...
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Fall is in the air
The story Autumns in central Texas are quite different from those we had in northeast Ohio. The temperatures dip less. The change of leaves is more muted. The smell of decay is softer. But it’s all...
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