Save Your Story: Summer Fun

Wow summer is sure flying by. We work in our gardens a lot. Last weekend we were in Colorado visiting my Husband's sister. In getting ready for the trip and coming back I have been really busy with laundry and packing and what not. I am sorry about missing a couple of posts, and I hope to make up for it. My sister-in-law had 2 little boys in December and they are stinkin cute. We went to the Zoo, tried a new restaurant, and just had fun. This summer isn't even half over and there is so much more to do! For instance, I am really looking forward to canning season at the end of the summer. I love picking tomatoes and peppers out of my garden and making a batch of salsa out of it. We are really looking forward to being able to play more this summer. All this summer fun has made me reminisce about the past summer fun we have had. Today I want to encourage you all to do the same and tell a story about Summer Fun, either this year or in previous years. Put it in a blog post, on a scrapbook page, or in your journal. It doesn't matter how you document it, just document a story. I am including a scrapbook page I created while reminiscing about past summer fun. As always, I would love to see how you use my prompt to help you with your memory keeping.

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Thanks for joining me today. Tomorrow today will be the past, so start saving your story today.

Save Your Story: Fathers Figure

Love and fear.

Everything the father of a family says

must inspire one or the other. ~Joseph Joubert

With Fathers Day right around the corner I thought a father oriented Prompt. I titled this prompt Father Figures to leave it open ended. Do something to celebrate a father figure in your life. Reminisce about a Father Figure with words, or photos.

I had fun looking through and find photos of my Dad. My Dad was always the type to get down on the floor and play with us. If I want to try a new game he will always try it with me. If I have a big project that I want to do, without a doubt, he will help me out. He is always help me. With anything I ask. If I forgot an assignment at home he would bring it to school for me if he was still home when I called. I appreciate everything he has done for me. Here is to you Dad!

Thanks for joining me today. Tomorrow today will be the past, so start saving your story today.

Using a QuickPage (video tutorial)

So you bought Photoshop or PSE to do some digital or hybrid scrapbooking, but the first time you opened the program you got just a little overwhelmed. Maybe more than a little. Alright, it scared your pants off. Don't worry, its common. There is a lot to learn. Your new software is very powerful and you don't even know where to begin. Well, I have the perfect solution: QuickPages!

A QuickPage is a page premade with digital supplies that has "holes" for you to put your photos in. QuickPages can be purchased and are often found as freebies on designers blogs. QuickPages are really easy to use and I hope you find my video tutorial helpful in your QuickPage adventures. As always, I would love to see how you use my tutorial to help you with your scrapbooking.

Thanks for joining me today. Tomorrow today will be the past, so start saving your story today.

Inspired

I graduated from College! I walked on Friday May 4th had a party the next day and have been taking it easy since. We have planted one of our gardens and three-quarters of the other. We went to Idaho with our friends over this last long weekend. I scrapped a page on the drive up, one on the lazy sunday afternoon, and one on the drive home. I felt more inspired to scrap this last weekend than I have in a long time. (Idaho farm country is very beautiful by the way.) I got my groove back!

I plan to do regular posting now. Starting with a video tutorial this coming Wednesday on how to use a digital quick page, and what a quick page is. (If I tell you I am going to post, that means I am committed right?) For now I hope you enjoy the recent pages I have created.

Thanks for joining me today. Tomorrow today will be the past, so start saving your story today.

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