Family Birthday Brunch

Each year, we celebrate five family birthdays at once. Steve and his dad have late January birthdays, Steve's mom and his sister have late February birthdays, and I have a March birthday, so we usually find a date in late February or early March that works for all of us to get together for a nice meal. This year was particularly special, as my mother-in-law turned 80. We celebrated with Champagne Brunch at the Grand Island Mansion. It was wonderful.  

Family Birthday Brunch (affiliate link)

This layout was inspired by a color challenge. The requirement was to make a page using tints (colors that has been lightened by adding white). I enjoyed working with pastel shades that I don't normally use when scrapping. 

Brayden on the Stairs

This is one of my all-time favorite photos of Brayden. His mane is looking particularly stylish and he's giving me the cutest quizzical look.  

Brayden on the Stairs (affiliate link)

I took the picture on the landing of the stairs, which used to be one of Brayden's favorite places to hang out. Since adopting Tulip, we've blocked access to the stairs. Brayden has found new favorite locations in their shared territory. He's adaptable. And such a sweet boy. 

I made this layout for one of the easiest challenges during the National Scrapbook Day crop. The only requirement was that the page has a picture of your pet. Check! 

National Scrapbook Day 2025

Saturday was National Scrapbook Day. It's literally my favorite day of the year. I love all the challenges, competitions, games, giveaways, and inspiration. I love hanging out (online) with other scrapbookers who love the holiday as much as I do. 

Last year, I discovered the amazing National Scrapbook Day event hosted by A Cherry On Top. I had a great time, so that's where I celebrated again this year. 

 

The event itself was Friday through Sunday, but the fun is still going on. There are approximately 60 scrapbook challenges and most don't close until May 18. I love that there are so many challenges, as it lets me skip the ones that don't appeal to me and focus on the ones that excite me the most. 

And speaking of exciting, I've had so much fun with all the games this past weekend! I loved all the trivia, word puzzles, riddles, gallery and store searches, guessing games, scavenger hunts, and icebreaker activities. It's a good thing the challenges don't close for two weeks, because I spent a big part of the weekend on all the fun games! I did manage to finish seven layouts; I'll be back tomorrow to show you the first. 

Scrapbook & Cards Today - Spring/Summer 2025

I have exciting news!

I'm in the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today! You can see my project by purchasing a print copy of the magazine, or you can view it digitally for free. Or, check out the release day walkthrough on YouTube. I’m on page 70. 

Here's a closer look:

I'm so excited to see my project in print - this has been a dream of mine for a long, long time.

Scrapping the 2024 Christmas Card

At first, I was stumped about how to scrap our family's 2024 Christmas card. It doesn't use traditional Christmas colors and the photos were clearly not taken during the winter, so the usual Christmas papers and embellishments would look weird. I ended up layering Christmas stickers over labels in order to make this: 

Christmas Card 2024 (affiliate link)

It was really fun playing with all the stickers and I'm happy enough with the completed layout. Into the album it goes!