Time to roundup the month of March
Here’s the March graphic to help you with your monthly roundup. Feel free to save this image and use it on your own posts or layouts. I’m also including a fun GIF graphic to use in stories if you like to share those on Instagram of Facebook. Check out my tutorial here if you need help figuring out how to do that.
Now on to the roundup!
How about a little humor?
I’m always grateful when I find a funny little meme or snippet that makes me laugh. Humor really is a great stress reliever. I hope you all enjoy some of these funnies as well!
A brand new series and a brand new collection
I’m so inspired by color and I’ve had the idea for a Color Stories series for a long time now. It’s so exciting to finally be introducing this collection. Of course, I had to start with Black & White because they go with everything! I think you will find these designs to be extremely versatile and easy to use on a wide variety of layouts.
New tutorial - how to use digital stamps and brushes in Photoshop Elements
This is a tutorial I’ve had in my mind for many months now and I’m so happy to finally get it published. Understanding how to use .png digital stamps and .abr brush files will change your scrapbooking and crafting life! I hope you enjoy watching this tutorial and be sure to watch all the way til the end. Just sayin!
How to use GIFS to Instagram Stories
I’ve taught myself a lot of technology tricks over the years, but I have to admit that Instagram Stories were a little hard for me to figure out at first. My daughter Riley had to walk me through how to add GIFS to stories so I asked her if she could share her knowledge here as well. She helped put together this awesome step-by-step visual tutorial. I hope you find it as helpful as I did! Be sure to check out my Instagram feed and stories as I’m posting to both a lot more these days.
Why scrapbooks and scrapbooking are important for mental health
Scrapbooking can be therapeutic for the person creating the page or album. A scrapbook can be therapeutic for the person looking at the album. While photo albums are also nice, I believe that it’s even more important to be able to read the thoughts and memories that go with the photos so I’m a firm believer in scrapbooks. That can still include photo albums if you do pocket style scrapping that includes journaling on the photos or on separate cards.
I have A LOT of experience in these areas so I’m excited to share a five really key points:
30 years of marriage
Today is our 30th wedding anniversary. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long. It’s also kind of amazing to think we knew each other for 10 years before we got married (we met in 7th grade) which means we’ve known each other for 40 years. I literally can’t imagine my life without this wonderful man and I’m incredibly grateful to have him by my side.
Mentally Healthy - a new and very important collection
I have a new collection in my shop today and it’s super important to me. You know how they say that you should create the things you need? Well, I’ve needed this collection to help me document so many stories. There are many different mental health needs in my family (including myself) and I know everyone’s mental well-being has taken a hit over the last year with the ongoing pandemic. I know I am going to find many uses for these cards, papers, stamps, and printables. And even though the templates are not specific only to this topic, I designed them to be able to tell big and important stories. I hope you will love all of these designs as much as I do!
#createanddocumentmemories - St. Patrick's Day edition
I’ve been thinking about why I love documenting memories so much and it has a lot to do with my love of creating memories. They go hand in hand for me. If I’m going to put in the work to create some special memories, I want to make sure that my family and I remember them. I’ve been trying to find a hashtag on Instagram where I could connect with others who love creating and documenting memories as much as I do and I’ve had a hard time finding the right one, so I created my own. I’m going to use #createanddocumentmemories when I post about making or recording memories. Feel free to use it as well. I’d love to develop it as a community!