pocket scrapbooking

The majority of our May the 4th festivities this year centered around the *two* mini Lego sets I bought. I couldn't resist making a two page spread. I followed this tutorial for the metal engraving - https://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/engraved-metal-text-style-photoshop-tutorial.aspx

The majority of our May the 4th festivities this year centered around the *two* mini Lego sets I bought. I couldn't resist making a two page spread. I followed this tutorial for the metal engraving - https://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/engraved-metal-text-style-photoshop-tutorial.aspx

The majority of our May the 4th festivities this year centered around the *two* mini Lego sets I bought. I couldn't resist making a two page spread. I followed this tutorial for the metal engraving - https://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/engraved-metal-text-style-photoshop-tutorial.aspx

One of the first things I noticed in this collection was that Mother's Day card. I couldn't resist scrapping the "fairy tale fountain" picture from Mother's Day 2018 really big.

The photos aren't great but the memories are well-worth documenting.

So technically, it's January today but I'm still counting it for my December album since it's the last night of Hanukkah.

I've been itching to use that adorable 'home' card from Mod Holiday since I first saw it and finally had an opportunity :D

It took me long enough to actually get us all in our matching pjs but they were worth the wait!

Today was a BUSY day and full of so much joy! We somehow made it home tonight to light candles *and* get them scrapped before I pass out. zzzzzzzzz......

I can't stop laughing at our leaning candles tonight. This is why we leave the menorahs where they're not a fire hazard.

I love how all the gold accents echo the glow from the candles here. It feels very cozy and warm.

I feel like this page perfectly captures the cozy chaos of Christmas morning.

Making this page for my December Daily was easy; whittling down my photos to a 2 page spread for the kiddo's album is going to be a challenge.

I wasn't sure what to put in my album for yesterday until I saw today's challenge: Tied Up With A String. Done and done!

I love how the snowflakes in the kit look so much like the ones we made. It was unintentional but so fun!

I love this calmer color scheme with the white lights version of our tree. (I still love that we can switch the lights between colorful and white.)

I challenged myself to use all 4 of Studio Liv's Christmas kits today (after sharing a layout that used 3 of the 4 yesterday).

It took a bit of kit mixing & matching to get something I loved but I did it! (There just aren't any rainbow Hanukkah kits out there.)

This is going to be two pages in my December album but it was easier to share as one.

Did I buy this collection just for the felt pockets and an abundance of Allison's alphas? Maybe...

This is definitely a season of embracing the chaos and just going with whatever makes us happy. Christmas movies are out; Fallout play-throughs are in. At least I managed to hang a Santa hat from the New Vegas signage ;)

I try to check in with myself every night: "what did we do today that brings me joy?" Tonight, when I realized I didn't have anything holiday-specific, I ran to hang the stockings and take a photo.

I used the same kits as I did for pajama delivery day to scrap the mini photo shoot for the grandparents' gifts.

My best friend moved to France when I was pregnant with my son and comes home once a year to see everyone. It's not holiday-themed per se but seeing her should be its own holiday.

We're more than a little obsessed with Little Sleepies and today was a very happy mail day. I leaned into the gifting print and brought in some sweet touches, including that adorable cookie number.

I *had to* have the Ducks in a Row collab for all the canning-related goodness. I kept it simple this year and only made two things: apple butter and apple-jalapeno(-habanero) jelly.

I threw the whole hard drive as this spread. (Right side can be found here - https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=776179)

My husband COULD NOT WAIT to put up the tree this year and I consider myself lucky I even got a photo at all.

This was one of those ridiculous pages that I had so much fun making. Might as well start off my December album with some silliness, right?

For a trip where we "didn't do much", I sure took a lot of photos. (The treasure museum got a double page spread on top of this one of the park itself.) Left side here - https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=773012

For a trip where we "didn't do much", I sure took a lot of photos. (The treasure museum got a double page spread on top of this one of the park itself.) Right side here - https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=773015

For a trip where we "didn't do much", I sure took a lot of photos. (The treasure museum got a double page spread on top of this one of the park itself.)

Another page of my husband's office Halloween 'party'. In addition to his team's Mario Kart area (page here: https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=772486), there were 3 more areas: EPCOT, Chopped After Dark, and Monsters Inc (not pictured; it has its own page but not...

I made a super cute page for his album (which you can find here: https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=771594) and then a completely different page for 'my' album ;p

I wasn't originally intending for Slasher Saturdays to be a thing but my husband decided to take inspiration from my scrap stash (and also to make sure we actually saw all the classics, of course)

It is no secret that I take a million photos at equine therapy for the scrapbook. I suspect that may be why the first horse to get a Halloween hair style is the one my son rides.

After years of talking about it, my brother FINALLY got to take me for Korean BBQ for our birthdays. My husband was kind enough to get me a new scrapbook kit for the occasion (since he wants to go again for another occasion already)

After years of talking about it, my brother FINALLY got to take me for Korean BBQ for our birthdays. My husband was kind enough to get me a new scrapbook kit for the occasion (since he wants to go again for another occasion already)

I'm thinking the classic slasher movies may all end up with very similarly-structured layouts. I'm loving the bingo card, fussy cutting the head out of the patterned paper, the little movie references, and the stitching.

I'm still really loving this kit for equine therapy photos. This time, I had so many photos that I ended up with a double page spread (Left side can be found here - https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=770825)