BEAUTIFUL LIFE SPREAD:

Hello friends! I have this precious lay-out to share with you today. Out of the 10 spreads I made, this may be my favorite, although I do have several!

How fun is this! Under the pennants, they created a way to add more photos without making the page too busy. I love this so much!

I am one blessed Grandma with these 5💗How can they be so grown up already???

A beautiful life for sure💗💗💗I still have 6 spreads left to share, so make sure to come back tomorrow. Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

TOGETHER SPREAD:

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing the 3rd spread I made in the Virtual Album Retreat that I joined a couple weeks ago. I loved this day in Katakolon, Greece so much. It's fitting that this page has the little tag, because there is a story.

This was Day 6 of the Greek Isles Incentive Trip that we earned-a 7-night cruise to the Greek Isles. And I say 'we' because Rick was a big part of helping me earn it. He was our caller at Bingo events, our pizza delivery guy at Team Meetings, delivered orders for me, helped with prep work for events. I loved the creating and he loved the peopling, so we made a great team!

The ship dropped us off at a small rocky beach, which was already full when we got there and I wasn't sure my feet could handle the rocks, so we took off on our own adventure! We met a cab driver named Antonis and he drove us to another beach about a half an hour away. Kind of crazy, but he was a great guy and did not disappoint!

This beach had a little tiki bar and thankfully we could communicate beer and mojito because neither of us spoke the other's language. After a couple hours of sun we walked around and saw some beautiful sights and then called Antonis to take us to a nice place to eat. We had a moment of panic when we called and thought, what if he didn't answer, but he took care of us! His friend owned an amazing restaurant right on the water and it was the best day ever! Rick got Antonis's contact info and told him we wanted him to help us if we brought our kids back over. Sadly, that won't happen now, but it would be so cool if I could bring them someday! Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

GOOD TIMES SPREAD:

Hello friends! Back today with another 2-page spread that I made during the virtual album reatreat. 

This is such a fun interactive page. 2 of the tags pull out to reveal extra photos and journaling.

My favorite thing about this page, besides the people on it💗, is this waterfall that I learned to create.

Who even knew this was a thing?

Such a cool way to add extra photos to a page without it being overwhelming!

I also learned how to cut the memory protector sheets in a way that you can be able to access all these extra photos.

So much fun! And I learned so much too. Make sure to swing by tomorrow for another beautiful spread. Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

HAPPY DAYS SPREAD:

Hello friends! Stampin' Up! offered a Virtual Album Retreat last month and I kept seeing posts about it and I thought about signing up, but then I remembered I don't know anything about scrapbooking. The retreat came and went and I started to regret not doing it. 

Thankfully, I did a little digging and was still able to sign up after the event. It was an investment money and time-wise, but I'm so glad I did it--I learned so much! I've never done a 12x12 scrapbook for myself, but I wanted to have something to document this beautiful life I've been blessed with.

I had no idea how much time and effort would go into this, and I had no idea of how painful it would be. I went back through my husband's photos on Facebook and was taken back in time and it was wonderful... smiling and finding myself laughing out loud at those happier times.

But when I walked away for a minute, reality hit me all over again that life is very different now. I had to take a couple days off from it because the memories were too painful and I just didn't want to cry any more. But it ended up being another reminder that I can do hard things, and I was so very thankful to have all of these precious memories to be able to document and share with generations to come after me.

I have 9 more spreads to share so make sure to come back again tomorrow. Thanks so much for stopping by! 

 

SCALLOPED BLOOMS SCALLOPED WINDOW BOXES:

Hello friends! I made these sweet treat boxes for our Card Ministry group meeting tomorrow.

So many pretty new In Colors! Welcome Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Golden Glow, Hydrangea Hue and Peaceful Pine! Which one is your favorite? I think mine is Hydrangea Hue, but I really love them all! Thanks so much for stopping by!

HAPPINESS ABOUNDS CARD:

Hello friends! I wanted to share this beautiful Mother's Day card I made for my Mom. I got the inspiration from Cindy Schuster in the Stampin' Through the Catalog group on Facebook. I used her gorgeous layout but changed up the colors a bit. Another old stamp set that I didn't use near enough. I also used the coordinating Blossoming Happiness dies. Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

GONE FISHING CARD:

Hello friends! I have another masculine encouragement card to share. I'm loving all of the texture! Thanks so much for stopping by!