My Wish for Healthy Families

Last April, my husband and I were invited to be a part of the March for Babies walk in Newport Beach, CA. We were asked to be a part of Team Dakota by Dakota's mother, Mackenzie. This was an incredibly humbling experience. Seeing the strength of all of the families who had lost a son or daughter was inspiring.

I wanted to scrap this event but was unsure of how to go about it. I saw the challenge for this month at Scrap it With a Song was the song "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts. Not only is it one of my favorite songs, it was also perfect for this picture.

Thanks for reading!

XOXO,

4th of July Wreath

Good morning everyone! I am really enjoying our new place. Sometimes I feel like I am in the country somewhere. I'm sitting next to our big bay window and can hear lots of birds chirping. So peaceful! Make me want to do a whole lot of nothin'!

With 4th of July quickly approaching, I decided our home needed some sprucing up to prepare for this important holiday. I had made this Valentine's Day wreath earlier this year and wanted to try something similar, only with paper.

Here is what a Friday night looks like for me!

And that eventually turned into this...

I used some chipboard that I had buried in one of my drawers to cut the frame. The paper is called Glory and it is by Authentique. I found it at my local scrapbook store. I love that the colors are a little muted and that it has this musical themed paper.

Have a happy Wednesday everyone! Thanks for reading!

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Money Lei a.k.a Dollar Bills Ya'll!

It's been a busy month around here! The school year is over and I've been enjoying the beginning of my summer break. I've kind of felt like my kitty, Normandy.

I have FINALLY been able to get back into my craft room and start making some stuff. I think my hands were getting restless!

My first project of the summer was to make a money lei. My little sister (she's my husband's sister but I've claimed her now!) graduated from college and I didn't just want to give her cash. Of course I had to make it a little more difficult!

My grandparents had given me a money lei when I graduated from college and after some Internet research, I decided to give it a shot.

You will need:
$60-$75 crisp one dollar bills
Lei
Small paper clips

I found a lei at the dollar store to use as the base. The flowers added some color and the lei had the perfect spacing for the folded dollars. I began by accordian folding one dollar bill. I then folded each side down to create a circle. I paper clipped one end first.

I wrapped the other end around the lei and then paper clipped the other side. I was able to add two dollars between the flowers.

My dollars were folded a little thick so I used about $68 dollars. The amount of money you need will depend on how tightly or not you fold each dollar.

I think the new graduate was happy. Congrats, sister!

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SMASHing Right Along

Since the last time I blogged about my first discovery of Smash books, I have become quite the addict. I love my Smash books. My collection went from one book to five in a matter of a month. I even got my BFF hooked! What I love most about it is that it is so personal. I use mine more like a journal than a scrapbook. I find myself journaling a lot more than I do on layouts (shame on me, I know). For some reason, whenever I work in my Smash book, I picture great-great-great-great grandkids reading it and really getting to know what I was all about.

I've been to two crops this month and I took my Smash book to both. I have all of my supplies in one tote which makes it super easy to take with me. I also recently discovered Instagram which is perfect for Smashing.

National Scrapbook Day at Pages From the Heart

Becoming members at the Regan Library

My class this year

Moving to a new place

Although I'll never give up "traditional" scrapbooking I am definitely loving this new method. Thanks for reading!

XOXO,