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In a shoebox? In a yellowed magnetic album? On your computer?


Let me help you recapture those precious moments in your life — one page or one album at a time. Using archival-quality, photo-safe materials, I’ll turn your photos, memorabilia and memories into a wonderful layout or album.

Celebrate Everyday

holidays
Sep 012010

Pick a fun new holiday to celebrate. Take pictures, laugh and enjoy the day.

September 5th Cheese Pizza Day

Who doesn’t love cheese pizza? It’s my daughter’s favorite food. Make a pizza with your children. Find a new recipe. Learn how to make your own pizza crust. And don’t forget to add lots of cheese! Can’t wait to try this pizza crust. And I love trying new sauce recipes like this one or this one.

September 6th Read a Book Day

Pick up that book you haven’t had time to read. Share the joy of reading with your children. Have them read to you or find a new book to read to them. Right now I’m reading The Time Traveler’s Wife and my daughter is really into The Magic Treehouse Series, Junie B Jones Series and can’t wait for us to start Little House in the Big Woods.

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Christmas Memories

holidays, mini albums, moments, premade albums
Apr 152010

This was such a fun project. I used a 4×6 photo album. On the left side I designed a journaling block and used some cute, aged Christmas paper. I left the right side blank, easy to slip in a 4×6 photo. What a great place to keep those treasured Christmas moments from one year or many years, of your children’s lives or from your own special memories growing up.

Christmas Memories photo album scrapbook

This method of scrapbooking is called Photo Album Scrapbooking. You can learn more about it here and here and here.

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Today is National Doughnut Day

holidays
Jun 052009

img_55382What a great holiday! Celebrating doughnuts, yum!

Wikipedia tells us that the first Friday of June is National Doughnut Day. In 1938, National Doughnut Day was started as a Salvation Army fundraiser to honor the women of World War I who served doughnuts to the soldiers in France.

Today, some of the doughnut locations here in the US are giving away free doughnuts.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is giving away a free doughnut to every customer that visits a participating Krispy Kreme store.

I’ve heard Dunkin’ Donuts is giving away a free doughnut with the purchase of a beverage.

Enjoy!

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Hug Your Cat Day - June 4th

holidays
Jun 042009

Today is “Hug Your Cat Day”. If your cat is anything like our cat, that may be tough to do. He’s not much of a hugger, especially hugs from our 5-year-old.

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When was the last time you took pictures of your cat (or dog or bird or fish or whatever)? They are part of the family, too. Don’t forget to include them in your photo albums, scrapbooks and stories.

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June is National Iced Tea Month

holidays
Jun 012009

sweet teaSince moving to North Carolina two years ago, my favorite beverage has been sweet tea. Whenever we would go out I would order sweet tea. Who knew every restaurant in the South had sweet tea? Then I learned how to make it! Yum! But I had to stop, my daily dose of sugar was getting out of control :) . So now I only drink it when we go out, and, I’ve discovered, each restaurant makes it a little different. My favorite? Chick-Fil-A.

What is your favorite iced tea? Sweet? Unsweetened? Flavored?

Here are some recipe links to get you started making your own iced tea.

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Easter Moments

holidays, moments
Apr 102009

Easter is coming up this weekend. What moments do you want to remember?

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  • Easter egg hunts
  • Easter dresses/outfits (and don’t forget those cute shoes!)
  • Easter baskets
  • chocolate covered faces
  • talking to the Easter Bunny
  • coloring Easter eggs
  • Easter dinner
  • Easter projects your children bring home from school or church
  • Family traditions

Take pictures. Write down your thoughts. Capture your children’s words.

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Inspire Your Heart with Art Day - Jan 31

holidays
Jan 252009

IMG_6280Saturday, January 31st is “Inspire Your Heart with Art Day”. This is a day to celebrate the art around us and how it makes us feel. Maybe you could go to a local art museum. Or, you could stay home and create your own art gallery; have your children paint pictures or make sculptures out of modeling clay. Don’t forget to capture your thoughts and feelings about the day. What piece of art spoke to you, made you feel something? Find postcards in the museum shop of the pieces that really touched your heart. Take pictures of your kids and their creations. Make a layout about this day. Or, if you have lots of pictures and art pieces (like your children’s art gallery), make a mini album to celebrate, and don’t forget to include their feelings and interpretations of the art.

Have fun, enjoy and open your eyes to the art around you. I’ll share with you next week what my daughter, Molly, and I decided to do.

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