This month has a bright and playful energy, and it is the perfect time to explore creativity in simple everyday ways. Creativity does not have to mean big projects or perfect results. It can be small, gentle, and personal. It can be the way you take a photo, jot down a note, arrange a meal on a plate, or choose colors for your planner.

Creativity grows when we give ourselves permission to experiment and play. This month, try leaning into curiosity. Notice what inspires you. Pay attention to ideas that make you want to make something, even if it is tiny. Creativity often shows up in moments when we relax, follow a spark, or try something without worrying about the outcome.

I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how much fun it has been to introduce a new theme each month as part of my year-long project to bring more meaning and joy to my memory keeping. This is one I’ve been looking forward to for months: the theme of creativity. Obviously, as Katie the CREATIVE Lady, this one is special to me!

April is coming to an end, and this is when I start thinking about my roundup. Before we jump into a new month, I like to take a few minutes to look back at what just happened. I scroll through my camera roll. I glance at my calendar. I try to remember what actually filled my days.

When I created the Too Fast collection, I had a very specific moment in mind. My youngest grandson was turning two, and we leaned into a fun theme for his birthday… “Two Fast, Two Curious.” It was one of those celebrations where everything came together in a way that felt representative of his personality and an excuse to have a lot of fun. I wanted something that matched that energy, so I started designing.

I’m in love with the theme for this month of Joy in the Everyday. Most of the moments we want to remember are not big events. They are the small things that happen during a normal day. The routines, the little wins, the comfortable spaces, and the moments that make you pause and think, this is good. That is what this collection was designed for.

Welcome to April. The season is shifting, colors are beginning to show up again, and there is a fresh energy in the air. It is the perfect time to slow down a bit and look for joy in the small parts of your day.

March is coming to a close, which means it’s time to pause and take a look back before we move on. I always like to end the month by gathering the pieces of it in one place. Nothing complicated. Just pulling together the moments, photos, notes, and little details that made this month what it was.

As I have been thinking about my last post, I decided I wanted to write about how trends in memory keeping have changed. I have found that my scrapbooking, journaling, and photography styles have evolved over the years and I like how they have come together for me right now.

I started scrapbooking with Creative Memories supplies in 1994, and these zoo layouts were some of my first pages. While I have plenty of new pages to be working on, I decided it would be nice to redo these layouts to reflect a more modern memory-keeping style.