Everyday Life | Digital Scrapbooking Words on Wednesday

Hello Friends! Sometimes as scrappers we get caught up in scrapping the major events…or waxing poetic in photos of our cute kids.  But don’t forget the everyday!  I often wonder what life was like for my great grandmothers.  With 5 little boys was she forever doing laundry?  With no prepared foods, did she spend her entire life cooking?  How often did she go shopping?  Where? and for What?

Early in my digital scrapbooking career (15 years ago) I created an ABC album about me.  In order to fill some of those letters, I was forced to include the everyday things.  I love those glimpses into our lives:  the inside of the van with the car-seats in a row…filled with sleeping children, or the one with a game & homemade frozen yogurt reminding me of our Friday night dates when the kids were tiny and “date” meant a game & a treat after the kids were asleep.
So do it.  Take a few photos of the everyday:  the pile of laundry that fills your to do list for the day.  The dandelion bouquet sitting next to your kitchen sink.  The garage sale treasures you found last weekend.  And scrap your everyday.
Let me show you some digital scrapbooking ideas:
09 celtics to post

09 paper sack game to post

09_12_22 christmas oranges to post

heirlooms whole

Garden for oodlesdoodles to post

Here are some ideas from the Creative Team. Jenn Schultz (jennschultz) said these are pictures that her daughter and friend take before dance class.

jennschultz

Karen (karen32) said these are pictures of her son jumping up and down in the snow.

Karen (karen32)Here is my son jumping and doing flips in the snow for an everyday type of thing.

Roxana (roxanamdm) took these great pictures while the children were on a break.

Roxana (roxanamdm)

Take a minute and make a mental list of “Everyday Life” pictures you could digital scrap. I bet you can think of a bunch.

Hugs!

by chelle

Leafy Treetops | Digtal Scrapbooking Classics

It’s starting to get green, finally, where I live, so my everyday photos are beginning to have some fresh flowers and new growth in them, and I can’t wait to make some spring digital scrapbooking pages with them. I’ve found a perfect mini kit in Chelle’s store to use to capture that refreshing feel on my pages: Leafy Treetops. It has trees, fountains, birds, butterflies, some perfect word art cards, and one of the best banners in existence. Her fabulous team has been playing with this classic mini kit this week, and they all think that banner is tops, too. Let’s take a look at how they each used it (plus all the other goodies in the kit!).

First, Ophelia had some of the most adorable photos of her little girl discovering a new leaf. She captured the wonder in her eyes so perfectly, and she used this cheerful mini kit to draw attention to that sweet face. Isn’t that banner the best? She has used it well to bring out her daughter’s eyes, and I love the bright word art tag she has used for a title.2012-10-24-youaremysunshine_sm

Next, Erica also had an adorable photo of her little one, and she used the banner to draw attention to her little one’s face. His grin is contagious! And, the bright colors in the kit perfectly match the cheerful mood and sunshine evident in his smile. I really like how she has bordered her page top and bottom with the plaid paper from the kit.  Leafy Treetop- by Chelle's Creations
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Jenn took a different type of photo, an indoor photo of two very special people on a special day. You might not think of this kit as one for your prom pictures, but look how perfectly it goes with Jenn’s photo of her lovely young lady in that gorgeous blue gown. Did you spot the banner? There it is doing its best to draw my attention to that great photo, and “One fine day” truly is a perfect title for this page. 18054Jennifer

I have one last page to show you that is a hybrid project. Leslie has a display board in her house that she uses to post a calendar each month. She made her May calendar from Chelle’s Leafy Treetops mini kit, and she printed it and uses it to organize her days and keep her happy in the process. I love the bird sitting on the bird bath and the little worm crawling away from him. And, there’s that awesome banner again, hanging out at the top, perfectly accenting the title. May-calendar

Be sure to check out this great kit in the market. The preview image below is linked to the market. cc_leafytreetops_kit

by_Cheryl