A Very Special Birthday Card

My daughter turns 18 today. 

If you've lived this milestone with one of your own, you KNOW the emotions, and I could write a novel about what I'm feeling today....

Anyway, I'll spare you the details. 

But I KNOW you KNOW! 

So, funny thing, Emma came to me on Thursday last week and reminded me that her party was the following weekend and 

"Omigoshmomineedinvitationspleasedoyouhavetimetomakethemforme??"

GASP.....(BIG Deep Breath!)

"Iwantsomethingpinkandpurpleandsparkly!Please?!?!You'rethebestmomever!"

Or something like that. 

And you know how it goes, 

of COURSE I made them!

Because, well, because I can't look at that face and say no...

Honestly, at almost 18, I'm beyond grateful that she still wants her Mom to make her party invites, know what I mean? 

AND it gave me a chance to play with some new products from the Occasions Mini catalog too! 

The Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper is brand new AND that awesome circle stamp is in the New Project Life Stamp Set 'Memories in the Making'. LOVE it! 

All the rest is currently available - here's the supply list:

I hope you all have a fantastic day! 

I've got some birthday plans to finalize so we can celebrate BIG tonight! 

Here's a pic of the Birthday Girl! 

Happy, Amazing Birthday Emma - YOU are the best thing in our lives and we love you with all our hearts. ~~ Mom and Dad

Hello December 2015 - A Project Life Project

Good morning stampers!

Today, I'm giving you a little glimpse into my personal life and sharing something I'm doing for myself this December. 

Every day, I spend time with God, reading scripture from the Bible and writing in my journal. 

Several months ago, I discovered that my Facebook friend Shannon Long publishes a monthly Scripture Writing plan and I started using it in my daily time with God. 

I've found that writing out a portion of scripture each day not only draws me closer to him, but gives me a deeper understanding of his word. 

For the month of December, I decided to document the scriptures in a Project Life Album using the Hello December 2015 suite of products. 

I'm including family photos in the album, along with the written scriptures, personal journaling and pre-designed pocket cards to create a keepsake that I know I'll treasure for years. 

I've decided to share my album here with you as we go through the month, maybe it will inspire you to create a similar keepsake for yourself.

Here are the pages for December 1-5:

(For the photos of my pages here on the blog, I've added family photos from Christmases past so you can see fully designed pages. I'll be switching them out for photos of this year after the new year so I can document 2015.)

Here are the supplies I used to create the album and the pages: 

As always, you can click on the thumbnail photos to purchase any of the products shown - you'll be directed into my Online Store to complete your order. 

If you'd like to follow the same Scripture Writing Plan that I am, you can find it on my friend Shannon's blog at this link here:

Sweet Blessings

Wishing you a blessed Christmas season! 

Join me on my journey this year. 

(All scripture in my December Project Life Journal comes from the New Living Translation of the Holy Bible)

Project Life by SU for You Blog Tour - #PLxSU4U

Happy Last Day of August!
Welcome to month #2 of the Oh Snap! Project Life Blog Tour. (#PLxSU4U)

I've teamed up with my 2010 Advisory Board Sisters to bring you all a once a month Blog Hop that highlights all the different creative ideas we have for using Project Life.
Because it's so versatile, you can use it not only for memory keeping, but cards, traditional scrapbooking and your other paper crafting projects.
Look for this logo on the last day of each month and you'll know you've got great creative ideas at your fingertips!

You may have just come from my talented friend Jodi Reinert's blog. I'm sure she had something cute and cool to share with you. If you didn't see her project, you can click back by clicking on the icon below:

So, I told you guys last month that this would be my #yearoflivingawesomely (year of living AWESOMELY).
Because of the crazy busy schedule we've been keeping in our home this year, I knew I'd never be able to document it by scrapbooking the traditional way, so I chose Project Life to help me get it done.
Here is the next page in my 12 x 12 Project Life Album:

One of the things I love is the portability of Project Life.
The month of August flew by for us and I had to take my supplies on vacation with me to complete this page for our blog hop. Ya know what? It was SO easy!
The beauty of this system is that you don't need a ton of supplies to document the important moments in your life.
This next page in my #yearoflivingawesomely book is all about our family Road Trips for my daughter's ice skating team, the National Blades. Kind of ironic that I was on another family road trip when I created it, huh? :)

The photo above is simply showing photos and Project Life cards inserted into the 12 x 12 pocket page. The only embellishments I added were the star and heart stickers that are included in the Accessory Pack. I used the Project Life Journaling Pens to write my commentary - love how precise they are.

This next picture shows the only thing I did uniquely on this layout:

I used one of the clear/colored embellishment punch outs and one of the wood arrows on the outside of my layout to highlight my travel coffee cup in the photo. So easy to add with some Glue Dots.

Even with a memory keeping system as simple as Project Life, you can think outside the "page" and be as creative as you wish. Love that!

Your next stop on the tour is my good friend Stella MacKay's blog. I think she has a little something different and cool to show you today - don't miss it!

Here's the info on some of the products I've used on today's project:

You can place your order in my Online Store for all of these and more Project Life Assortments - including a smaller, 6 x 8 album if you don't want to go for the gusto with a 12 x 12. 

Click this icon to visit my online store today:

Thanks so much for stopping by our Blog Hop today - I hope you've been inspired to do some memory keeping of your own.
Let me know how I can help you!


Happy Creating!
~~Robin

Project Life by SU for You Blog Tour - #PLxSU4U

Hey there!

Yeahhhh.......I've been away for a bit.
I've been taking a break from the studio to focus on family matters this Summer, BUT....if anything can bring me back to creating, it's this fun, new memory keeping system from SU!.

We've partnered with Becky Higgins (yes, THE Becky Higgins of scrapbooking fame!) to bring you Project Life by Stampin' Up! #PLxSU
Need a quick and simple way to get your photos out of boxes, off the computer and into an album that everyone can enjoy?
Here ya' go.

It's affordable, easy, time-saving and best of all, requires zero design skill.

I've teamed up with my 2010 Advisory Board Sisters to bring you all a once a month Blog Hop that highlights all the different creative ideas we have for using Project Life.
Because it's so versatile, you can use it not only for memory keeping, but cards, traditional scrapbooking and your other paper crafting projects.
Look for this logo on the last day of each month and you'll know you've got great creative ideas at your fingertips!

If you are starting here on my blog, be sure to click through and visit all the other blogs of my #ABsisters2010
Click the arrow below to go back to Stella MacKay's blog:

At the beginning of 2014, I decided that this would be my #yearoflivingawesomely (year of living AWESOMELY)
A year of embracing change and growing in ways I had only dreamed of before.
Since this is a seminal year in my life - I turned 50 - naturally, I wanted to document it. However, as a busy Mom, Wife, Writer and Business Owner, my time is SO limited. As much as I love traditional scrapbooking, I knew it wouldn't happen for this project.

When Stampin' Up! introduced our partnership with Becky Higgins and Project Life, I knew I had the solution.
Take a gander at my first layout:

In less than a 1/2 hour, I had the basic layout done - all photos chosen and in place, journaling blocks inserted AND JOURNALED! (a major victory - can you relate?) and the ideas for my extra embellishments.

The best part is that you don't have to add ANYthing else but your photos and journaling. Period!
I am however, an overachiever and cannot resist jazzing it up with some nifty adornments.
For this first page, I used the NEW Everyday Adventure Project Life Card Collection and Accessory Pack. (see photos at the end of this post)
Here's some close up pics of the layout:

The polaroid cut out frame is done with the On Film Framelits and my Big Shot. I placed it on top of the page protector, and held it in place with a few glue dots. The letters are stickers from the accessory pack and I used the heart from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack to punch out the Red Glimmer Paper heart.

For the journaling block in this photo, I used a tag from the Celebration Basics Banner Kit and a scrap of Bermuda Bay Cardstock embossed with the Alphabet Press Textured Impressions Folder. The tag is attached with Washi Tape from the Retro Fresh collection.

Here's the next close up:

The journaling tag here is straight from the Card Collection. I used the Project Life Journaling Pens and stamped the "awesome" in Pumpkin Pie ink using the Make Note Rotary Stamp.
Easy peasy!

The last close up:

The journaling piece again is straight from the Card Collection. I stamped the month, arrow and year on it in Bermuda Bay ink using two of the Project Life photopolymer stamp sets - Day to Day and Point & Click.

Simple, fun and DONE!

I think you are going to LOVE Project Life and this fresh, new way of documenting your memories!
Click the arrow below to visit my friend Jodi Reinert's blog and see her #PLxSU ideas!
Scroll down for info on the products I used here and a link to my Online Store.

Here are the Project Life Products I used on today's layout:

 

You can place your order in my Online Store for all of these and more Project Life Assortments - including a smaller, 6 x 8 album if you don't want to go for the gusto with a 12 x 12. 

Click this icon to visit my online store today:

 

Thanks so much for stopping by our Blog Hop today - I hope you've been inspired to do some memory keeping of your own.
Let me know how I can help you!
~~Robin