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Monday, December 8, 2014

Merry and Bright: Capturing Everyday Life


Good morning! I have a Christmas themed layout today that captures everyday life of my then three-year-old. 


When my son was little, he carried this stuffed puppy with him everywhere he went but I had never documented that. When I was looking through old Christmas pictures, I saw this one of Cory with Puppy at the Tree Farm. 


I had already scrapbooked other tree farm pictures - with action photos of chopping down our tree - and had overlooked this. Cory's not looking at the camera, but I thought I could still use the photo to capture my son's love of his stuffed animal. 


I created the base of my layout and added a doily to serve as a photo mat. I printed out some strip journaling and made sure I had a space for it. Often I use hidden journaling on my pages, but on this particular layout, I wanted to be sure the journaling was easily readable. 


I added the strip journaling in the middle of the layout, clustering photos and embellishments around it. 


At the top of the layout, I hung some ornaments. I used my sewing machine to make hangers. 

Here's another look at the page. 


I made this layout using the December kit at My Creative Scrapbook. The kit featured the Be Merry collection from American Crafts. I loved this kit. 


Thanks so much for stopping by. I'll be back tomorrow with more pages from my December Daily. 


5 comments:

  1. So cute! I'm glad you captured this part of his everyday life. I've found that sometimes I don't notice the story-worthiness of things like that until after the stage is over. It's really fun to go back and scrap them.

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  2. Love how this turned out, Izzy! Such a fun and festive page. I figure if women can take their purses every where, then why shouldn't adorable boys be able to take their favorite stuffed animal with them? LOL!

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  3. OMYGOSH!! Brookie has that SAME STUFFED ANIMAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love love love love this!! LOVING the colors, the photos and the ornaments!!!!!!!!

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  4. So cute!! :) Cory looks so sweet with his puppy! :) I love the rich reds and greens in this collection - perfect for this page!

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