November 2021 has been our busiest month since the pandemic started. We aren’t back to pre-pandemic levels of socializing yet, but we did host a few small dinner gatherings and attended a play in the theater. We also had a visit from our daughter and son-in-law and their doggy and enjoyed some movie nights with my parents. Our house is all decorated for Christmas and we even got our booster shots. Pretty good stuff overall.

Now I’m ready to use my roundup prompts to document the month. I also love creating scrapbook layouts using these topics, but there is no right or wrong way to do this. Just record the main events of November and find somewhere to share and enjoy them!

No matter what your Thanksgiving celebration will look like this year, it’s worth documenting. Make sure you have your camera and take photos of everyone you spend the day with. Document where you ate the Thanksgiving feast and who was there to celebrate with you. We already had our Thanksgiving feast in October so we are planning to order takeout Chinese food, and watch some shows and movies. That’s worth documenting also!

This was such a fun tutorial for me to put together! I love using stickers and was a big fan of them back in my paper scrapbooking days. Digital stickers are a bit different, but far more flexible to use. I’m sharing some important tips in this video so I hope you enjoy it!

My love of scrapbooking started with a sticker. Back in the 1980’s, I discovered a Mrs. Grossman’s sticker store while on vacation with my family and I’ve never been the same! I just love stickers and I’m kind of pinching myself that as a grown-up, I now know how to make my very own digital stickers. So cool!

I’ve never done a full December Daily album or made it through a daily documenting of the month of December. I have definitely created a lot of holiday layouts with plenty of December pages. I’m honestly happy with the approach I’ve taken over the years and I’m grateful for all of the December memories I have taken the time to document. Even if I don’t totally follow along with the full December Daily idea, I get a TON of inspiration from watching what others are doing.

I already shared this on social media yesterday, but I wanted to have it here on my blog as well. I completed my October roundup page and it always makes me happy to finish a roundup! 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.

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.

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!