I have a new template set in the shop today and it’s a really fun one! The Color Stories Template Set is a complete set of templates to help you create a fun mini album project based on colors. It’s perfect for a holiday gift for any age and is especially fun for little ones.

October 2021 felt like one of the fastest months I’ve experienced in a long time. Seriously, where did the time go? I truly love October so I’m kind of sad to say goodbye to it. I’m hoping November will let us keep some fall weather for awhile before we head into winter.

Halloween is almost here and if you are like me, you are looking for easy ways to make it more festive. Here are some of my favorite resources and ideas:

I’m really excited to share my newest video tutorial with you! It’s all about how, when, and why to use standard size (8.5x11) templates for scrapbooking and other projects. I also show how to change this size into a square layout and how to use 12x12 templates to create letter size pages. I hope you find lots of inspiration and fun ideas from watching!

There are many scrapbookers who love a rectangle page format - meaning a standard 8.5x11 paper size. These types of layouts fit in binder-style scrapbooks and are very versatile. Many love this size because it’s easy to print at home. While I’m usually a square scrapper (12x12 or smaller size), I also love having the option for letter size scrapbooking. I especially used this format when working with my kids back in our homeschool days. There are so many options for this size of page and now I have some standard size templates in my shop!

I finally got my September roundup done! I usually do this no later than the first week of the following month, but I got behind due to our early Thanksgiving celebration + a tiny bit of laziness. I was determined to keep up my long-standing habit (haven't missed a month since January of 2006!) and I'm so glad I took the time to get this done!
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You don't have to do your roundup in layout form, but that's how I love to do mine. I love combining the memories, news, photos, and moments of the past month into a page that can go in our family photo books.

Want to learn more about how to use digital embellishments like flowers and washi tape? I put together a brand new tutorial to celebrate the release of my Color Stories embellishments and it’s available to watch now here in this post or on my YouTube channel.

With Digital Scrapbook Day on Saturday and my new releases, I almost forgot that today was the last day of the month! I’m so glad that the roundup habit is such a part of my life, that I literally can’t forget it. I love jotting down our memories and taking some time to close out the month before I move on to the next one. So let’s roundup September and get ready for a great October!

My daughter and her husband adopted a cute little golden doodle last year and named her Piper. This dog is so very loved! She has brought so much joy into their lives and my daughter couldn’t wait to throw a dog party for Piper and all of her dog park friends.