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Birthday Story Kit + April Stories By The Month + OLW Mini Kit #2

Today's the 10th of the month and that means a new 
Story Kit, Story Stamp, and Stories By The Month kit. 

This month we are focusing on stories related to the theme of
Birthday.

Birthdays are universal and this kit is a perfect opportunity to get some of those birthday stories documented. Use this month as a chance to look back over your life and tell the stories of birthdays you've love, birthdays that might have been more challenging, and how you feel about them overall. Join us as we document birthday stories this month. 

Initial story ideas for this theme include:

Tell the story of a favorite birthday over the years.  Grab photos over the years from your birthday or a loved ones birthday and tell a bigger story of the person or the ways they like to celebrate their birthday.  How do you feel about birthdays? Love? Loathe? Write about why you feel the way you do. STORY KIT™

The 
Story Kit™ includes: 

Here's a video overview of the 
Story Kit™ and Add-On options this month:

STORY STAMP™

The 
Stamp Set:

Here's a video overview of the Story Stamp:

STORY CLASS // INCLUDES DIGITAL STORY KIT

Here's a look at what's included in the Digital Story Kit™:

Your digital kit and the classroom and any Add-Ons purchased will be available to you on the 12th once your card has been charged for the month.
This kit is also available to physical kit subscribers as an Add On each month. 

Here are a few project samples from Ali: 

Again, thanks so much for subscribing and/or considering our
Story Subscription program! If you have any questions about this program please let us know below in the comments. 

STORIES BY THE MONTH™

We are changing things up with our Stories By The Month™ subscription for 2024 and 
you can read all the details here.

Here is a full look at the kit this month: 

And a video overview:

This subscription is a great option for those who are looking to tell more calendar/everyday life sorts of stories. 

INSPIRATION BY THE MONTH (DIGITAL STORIES BY THE MONTH)

Our Digital Stories By The Month™ kit is now called Inspiration By The Month™. With this subscription you receive access to the Inspiration By The Month™ classroom and the digital kit. 
This kit is also available to physical Stories By The Month™ kit subscribers as an Add On each month.

ALPHAS ARE AWESOME #12

This 6x8 stamp set is available to subscribers to add to their box during the Add On period and 
also offered in the shop for anyone else.

ONE LITTLE WORD® MINI KIT #2

The second release in our One Little Word Mini Kit subscription is shipping this month! 

Here's a video overview:

In Case You Missed It | March 08

Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest
In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:

ENDS TODAY | SELECT STAMPS SHIP FREE WORLDWIDE

Are you looking to build a collection of intentional, story-focused stamps? Select full-priced clear stamps ship FREE worldwide through March 8th at 11:59pm ET. Shop the category here.

PIECES OF JOY

Thank you so much for your enthusiasm around our Pieces of Joy collection! The folios are currently sold out as well. We have reordered them and we are investigating final delivery dates. However those will likely be available closer to summer. The digitals are now available. Shop the collection here. 

2024 STORY PLAY COLLECTION IS HERE

The 2024 Story Play Collection is now available in the shop. Last year we introduced a new collection and community documenting project called Story Play and we are so excited to bring it back for 2024. This year's four themed kits can be purchased individually or in a bundle. Here are a list of the themes and the month's we will be inviting you to join us in documenting this year: Love Story (March)⁠, Foodie (June)⁠, Read (August)⁠, Day In The Life (September)⁠
⁠
Digital kits (including stamps) are now available. Once these kits sell out, they will not be restocked. ⁠⁠
Shop the collection now 
here. 

MARCH DIGITALS ARE HERE

The first Friday of every month we have a new digital release available in the shop. Play with scale, recolor objects, add journaling, print multiples…the sky is the limit when playing with digitals. Head to the link in our bio now to find this month’s digital releases. Shop digitals here.

2024 PROJECTS + PRODUCTS SCHEDULE IS HERE 

As we continuing easing into 2024 we put together an overview of our schedule of projects + product releases for the upcoming year. We are sharing this as a way for you to plan, think about what you might want to participate in this year, and simply share some of the things we have coming up to help support + inspire storytelling. For the last few years we've followed a fairly similar cadence for our releases and our major projects will follow that release schedule again this year. Please note that, as you might imagine, this schedule is subject to change throughout the year based on a variety of variables. Find the post here.

ONE LITTLE WORD® 2024

Did you pick a word for the year in December or January and forget it already? We can help with that! In our #onelittleword community we make our words visible in our lives via simple monthly creative prompts centered around reflective writing, photography, and other creative avenues (with lots of encouragement to make it your own based on the season you are in in your own life). Some people work in journals, some in albums, and some just come to listen to the conversations and apply the prompts to their lives in their own way.⁠ We have monthly zoom calls where we share our individual journeys and reactions to the prompts and cheer each other on as we take action to connect with our words in our own lives. ⁠We'd love to have you adventure with us this year! The cost is $50 for the year which comes out to be about $4 per month for community, connection, and guided prompts. ⁠Shop the collection 
here. Visit our "Classes" page to see all of the details for this year's workshop. Register + learn more here.

As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!

Punctuation Quarterly Scrapbook Kit | Special Guest Nolana Lynch

Hi Everyone! This is Nolana and I am thrilled to be with you today to chat about some of my ideas around the Punctuation Scrapbook Kit. 

Idea No. 1 - Quotation Mark Grid Layout

I love this pink and yellow 6x8 paper and I immediately thought it would be cool to make a 2x2 grid-type layout using these shapes as the foundation. A photo in the shape of a quotation mark, some journaling and cute embellishments, with a title overlay, or even an enlarged title over one of the inverted commas.

Idea No. 2 - Flip-Up Photo Book 

I love having a flip-up booklet in the middle of these brackets. The blue felt exclamation mark would be a great placeholder for this on acetate, and then a booklet of photos, either with an accordion fold or fastened in any way you prefer. The journaling would look great in the brackets as well.

Idea No. 3 - Remember When 

Remember when we watched this movie and we laughed till we cried? The strips would be great to capture some memories in the past that stood out to you, with an adjacent question, and journaling below. This can also be mixed and matched with embellishments if the white spaces are separated in to three distinct groups

Idea No. 4 - Bracket Shaped Mini Album

I love the idea of cutting these shapes out to create a mini album to document the in-between spaces of a journey. It could be a road trip, a flight, a fitness or health journey, or anything with an in-between or sticky middle or something that just has extra details that you’d like to document versus just the start and end, before or after moments. I am also thinking about a Surprise Party - the planning phase, friends showing up, then the expression of the person of honour. Anything really would be great! 

Idea No. 5 - Overheard Phrases

When I saw this page, I immediately wanted to document all the new words and phrases that my son is saying. It’s such an exciting journey and I want to document it all. I also thought of various phrases or statements that people have said to me this week that I found particularly humouring for one reason or another. These can also be cut out and mounted. You can use stamps, alpha letters, or clear sticker paper to place journaling or quotes inside. It will make for a fun grid or fun patterned layout. 

Idea No. 6 - Story in the Background

I love the idea of adding the story letter by letter into the white exclamation marks, to add further depth to the layout and have a story within a story per se. The above components can be layered with photos and additional journaling but I like the idea of having a story embedded in the background. 

Thanks so much for joining me for today’s blog post. Feel free to comment below with any questions you have. I can also be found on Instagram here and on YouTube here.  

Punctuation Quarterly Scrapbook Kit | Special Guest Denine Zielinski

Hi friends! Denine here + I’m excited to be on the Ali Edwards Design Inc. blog today to share some ideas for the Punctuation Quarterly Scrapbook Kit. This kit contains so many wonderful graphic designs that lend themselves so very well to almost any story you can think of. All of my sketches are done to fit into my 6x8 album. I’ve also seen so many community members who are incorporating their 6x8 pages right into their Project Life albums, and these ideas will be perfect for that, as well. Several of the sketches can also be easily adapted to accommodate different scrapbooking sizes. Also, don’t forget that the digital kit comes along with the physical kit to give you even more options. 

Before we get started with my ideas, I want to mention one of the 12x12 papers + the Story Cards. Both of these are also perfect for your Project Life pages. The 12x12 Punctuation Cards Paper can be cut into six 4x6 cards, and the Story Cards fit right into 3x4 pockets!

IDEA ONE

My first idea is for the 12x12 Exclamation Point paper. This paper has the most wonderful exclamation points that are just asking to filled with stuff. I’m thinking a full page brightly colored photo for the left side of my spread paired with smaller photos + journaling inside of the exclamation points on the right side. I will be using one of the Cork Speech Bubbles on my full-page photo and most likely adding word art on top of that. 

I’m not quite sure what story I will tell with this sketch, but here are some ideas that would work:

A celebration like a birthday or retirement party A story about a goal that you have accomplished Travel adventuresIDEA TWO

This second page idea uses pieces of the 12x12 A Story Brackets paper alternated with 4-inch circle photos. I will use the digital version of the paper to format + type my journaling inside of four of the brackets. Of course, you can handwrite your stories if that’s easier for you. The idea here is to fussy cut the brackets out once you have chosen the ones you want to use. I will be using the SO FUN plastic phrase on top of one of the sets of brackets. Perhaps I will tell a story about a day trip or a family get-together. 

Other ideas could include:

Fun things about a friend or family member A concert/sporting event A story of a new toy/game that your child lovesIDEA THREE

The 12x12 Speech Bubbles paper is another one that is perfect for cutting out. Of course, you can always pick a portion of the paper and cut it down to 7x8.25 for your 6x8 album, as well.  I’m planning to pair it with the plastic REMEMBER WHEN? phrase. The phrase itself is too large to put across a 7x8.25 page, but it fits perfectly when turned sideways. The phrase will be on the first page of my spread all the way to the left. I will fill the rest of the first page and the entire second page with random speech bubbles cut from the 12x12 Speech Bubbles paper. On top of the speech bubbles will be a mix of journaling + photos. 

This paper would work for many different stories such as:

Quotes from a friend or family member Highlights of different moments or events
A look back at a person/yourself through the yearsIDEA FOUR

My first thought for the 12x12 Quotation Mark paper was to fussy cut each quotation mark out and add them to a page of journaling with foam squares. I still may end up doing that, but then I thought about just cutting it down to 7x8.25 and adding my journaling right on the paper. I would pair it with a full-page photo or a photo collage. In two of the spaces between the quotation marks, I will add embellishments of some sort then place a third embellishment on the first page to bring the two pages together. Of course, with the digital version of the kit, I can combine both of those ideas. I may print out the digital version to fussy cut the quotation marks and add a few on top of the existing ones for some dimension. Again, the theme of this kit is so general that just about any story would work for most of my ideas. 

Here are a few of my thoughts for this idea:

Document the story of a current relationship Highlights of your day Things you love about your job or hobbyIDEA FIVE

One of my favorite papers included in this kit is the 7x8.25 Exclamation Point paper. The first thing I envisioned was a photo in the top part of the exclamation point, an embellishment in the bottom part and journaling to the side of it. Then, I started thinking about using the digital version of the paper to create multiple exclamation points. How fun would that be! I would turn one upside down and possibly add journaling in the circles. A second page could contain some word art or even a fourth exclamation point. I’m pretty excited about experimenting with this idea here. I’m thinking of a page about my three best friends. 

This sketch could also be great for: 

A comparison of your children Pets Favorite things about a season Joyful things about your day/week/monthIDEA SIX

The Parentheses + Block 7x8.25 paper is perfect for just adding your journaling right inside of the block. Of course, I immediately start to think of way to include interactive elements to my pages. Even though the block is smaller than 3x4 cards, I still think that adding a 3x4 card on top of the block would be super fun. You can make the card flip up or to the side revealing a photo or journaling. I’m tossing around the idea of using a 3x4 pocket cut from a page protector to hold more than one card. I’m also thinking that I will fill the block with word art before I adhere the pocket on top (a little surprise for the viewer). On top of the page protector would be one of the felt Exclamation Points (love them)! I’m planning on pairing this with a full-page photo or collage. Of course, this page could stand alone and have photo + journaling in the pocket. 

Some story ideas I’m thinking of include:

A story of good advice from a friend/family member Favorite quotes as of lately A story of something funny that happenedIDEA SEVEN

My plan for the 7x8.25 The Story Bracket and Parentheses Telling A Story papers is to use them together. I’m planning to add a photo/photo collage on the bottom half of the Parentheses Telling A Story paper and then adding my journaling inside of the brackets on the Story Bracket paper. You can also consider doing the opposite – a photo or two or three would look super cute formatted to fit inside of the brackets. The more I think about, that may very well end up being my new plan. Either idea would be really fun. Of course, you do not even have to pair these two papers together. Each of them can stand alone or with a full-page photo or collage.

These prompt pages really can make documenting your stories so easy. Some story ideas are:

A story about the music/songs you are listening to Reflections about your day or an event A quote from a family member or friendIDEA EIGHT

Of course, the 7x8.25 Parentheses Blocks paper can totally be used for different quotes that you have collected. I’m planning to use this paper for a “currently” page documenting all kinds of different things going on in my life right now. You can also use the jumping off point of “-ing” words here. Watching, eating, listening, making, feeling, and loving are just a few examples. Perhaps, I will search my stamp stash for some of those words to add to each block with my journaling. I’m going to pair this paper with a 4x8.25 page and use one of the Alphas Are Awesome Stamp Sets to fill it with the word Currently. On the backside of that, I am going to add a photo of myself. I like the idea of part of the words on the Parentheses Blocks paper being hidden. I’m also going to add one of the Felt Exclamation Points on top of my stamping. You can actually add any type of embellishment on top to break up the stamping a bit -  a large circle patch, a chipboard tag, or a die cut piece are just a few examples. 

Other ideas besides a currently theme might be:

Highlights from a day trip Things you love about a person/pet Things that you want to remember

The video below goes through each of my eight ideas as well as some my additional thoughts/ideas for each one. 

Once again, this kit is so versatile that you can tell just about any story with most of the papers. I do hope that you have been inspired by my ideas, either to create a page/spread just as I planned or to translate the ideas to work for you. Thanks for joining me today and please drop a comment below if you have any questions or just want to say Hi. If you’d like to follow along as I create pages from these ideas, you can find me on Instagram @denine2 and YouTube @Denine2. You can also find me in the Story Kit Classroom each month on the 12th with stamping ideas for each new Story Stamp!

I have included a PDF of all of my sketches for you to download. Until next time, happy storytelling, friends!

Project Life® 2024 | Week 09

I think this one is my favorite spreads so far this year! 

And yeah, I saw too late that I added a "3" instead of a "2" (for February) when adding the date to the insert. I'll be fixing that! Thanks for laughing along with me as I get lost in the passage of time. 

Let's dive into the video: 

In the video I also talk a little about how I'm organizing pieces in my stash to help me us more of those things! You can see my archives of organizing posts + videos here. 

Scrapbook.com organizing boxes for cards
Containers/photo storage boxes for larger embellishment storage (organizing by shape/style in these such as labels, frames, etc) (similar at Scrapbook.com)

And here's a look at the week via images: 

I'm a big fan of design formulas (check out my Start Here: Design Formulas For Memory Keeping workshop) and that's been coming into play at the beginning of each week in my documenting this year. This week I played around with the following formula for three of the 4 inch x 6 inch pockets: pattern card + label for journaling + cork speech bubble with stamped text using our Alphas Are Awesome #9. I love the I don't have to follow the exact formula for all the pockets - I can do just a few to create an anchor design flow. I also used multiple cards from the Punctuation Scrapbook Kit (cut from a 12 inch x 12 inch piece of pattern paper). 

This week I have one insert: 

I shared this photo and story on IG last week and then copied and pasted the story onto the digital version of this paper. Don't forget that when you order the Punctation Scrapbook Kit you get the digital version for free. After printing I cut it out using the parentheses as a guide and used a brad to attach it to the photo of Simon which enables it to twist up to reveal the photo. 

And yeah, I mentioned above that the chipboard date I added is wrong. It should have a "2" and not a "3" - it happens! In addition to those chipboard numbers (which were from the Start Story Kit) I added the stamp that says "we believe in fresh starts" to the other side. 

On the backside I added a photo of me, Aaron and Betty all tangled up + snuggly. I added text before printing and then added a word/phrase sticker on top. 

Here's a look at the spread without the insert: 

I love how the Alphas Are Awesome #9 Set fits perfect on those speech bubbles. I'm using this Kuretake Brush Pen for the bold brush writing. 

Here's what it look like when the cork speech bubbles are twisted up: 

I love the reminder this week that stories come from photos AND stories come from words. This project is long enough that you can have whole weeks that are heavier towards one or the other and it all evens out as you go along. If you feel like more photos, go for it. If the week feels like more words, DO THAT. Play the long game. 

STORY IDEA: Go right now and look at your email inbox. Copy the sender/titles for the first ten emails and paste them onto a journal card to tell a story about right now. This is such an easy and fun way to capture a story in this season. 

Loved how this came together! Hope you have a great week! 

SUPPLIES

9x12 Album
9x12 Page Protectors
Start Story Stamp
Start Story Kit (chipboard numbers)
Alphas Are Awesome Stamp Set #9 
StazOn Ink 
Scrapbook.com Rolling Adhesive 
Mini Brads
Labels from past kits
Corner Rounder
POSCA Paint Pen 
Paper Piercer
Punctuation Scrapbook Kit (cork speech bubbles + paper cut up into cards)
Kuretake Brush Pen 
4x6 pattern cards from my stash 
Word/phrase stickers
Epson PictureMate PM400 Printer 
Other basic supplies can be found via my Amazon Storefront (printers, etc)

Punctuation Scrapbook Kit | Ali Project #1

I love, love, love the graphic patterns and designs in our Punctuation Scrapbook Kit. 

Today I'm sharing a page made using one of the pattern papers from the kit. I actually put this together a week ago and when I was done I opened up Instagram and saw that Denine had made a similar project also using this pattern paper. I love that she and I saw something similar in this particular paper: it's a great home for words + embellishments!

Let's dive in to the video: 

Here's a look at my project: 

I printed my photo 9 inches x 12 inches and cropped the pattern paper to the same size. 

For embellishments I started with the large pocket heart (I think this was released for Week In The Life™ last year) and then dove into my stash for the plastic hearts. On top of the plastic hearts I added plastic phrases from a past release. 

For my journaling this time I used Maco Sticker Paper in between a couple of the quotation mark rows. I set up text boxes that measured 8 inches wide x 1.5 inches tall and then printed it on the sticker paper and cut it up to add it to my pattern paper. 

And yeah, ignore the date! It's close enough! 

I cut out one of the quotation marks from the leftover pattern paper and add the "this matters" plastic phrase on top. I added another plastic heart underneath to create consistency between the two pages. 

Have you used this kit yet! Add a link in the comments if you've shared! 

Looking for more design ideas + inspiration? Check out my Start Here: Design Formulas For Memory Keeping workshop! 

SUPPLIES
Punctuation Scrapbook Kit Plastic Hearts Plastic Phrases Tiny Attacher Maco Sticker Paper Right Now Heart Pockets Additional basic supplies can be found in my Amazon Storefront (printers, trimmers, etc)

In Case You Missed It | March 1

Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest
In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:

SELECT STAMPS SHIP FREE WORLDWIDE

Are you looking to build a collection of intentional, story-focused stamps? Select full-priced clear stamps ship FREE worldwide through March 8th at 11:59pm ET. Shop the category here.

PIECES OF JOY

Thank you so much for your enthusiasm around our Pieces of Joy collection! We have a few quick updates to share. The stamp set did sell out, however, we will be opening up a preorder with those stamps sets being delivered prior to documenting in April. We will be sharing those dates and details as soon as possible. The folios are currently sold out as well. We have reordered them and we are investigating final delivery dates. However those will likely be available closer to summer. As always, digitals for the collection will be available the first Friday of March, the 1st. Shop the collection now here. 

2024 STORY PLAY COLLECTION IS HERE

The 2024 Story Play Collection is now available in the shop. Last year we introduced a new collection and community documenting project called Story Play and we are so excited to bring it back for 2024. This year's four themed kits can be purchased individually or in a bundle. Here are a list of the themes and the month's we will be inviting you to join us in documenting this year: Love Story (March)⁠, Foodie (June)⁠, Read (August)⁠, Day In The Life (September)⁠
⁠
Digital kits (including stamps) are now available. Once these kits sell out, they will not be restocked. ⁠⁠
Shop the collection now 
here. 

MARCH DIGITALS ARE HERE

The first Friday of every month we have a new digital release available in the shop. Play with scale, recolor objects, add journaling, print multiples…the sky is the limit when playing with digitals. Head to the link in our bio now to find this month’s digital releases. Shop digitals here.

2024 PROJECTS + PRODUCTS SCHEDULE IS HERE 

As we continuing easing into 2024 we put together an overview of our schedule of projects + product releases for the upcoming year. We are sharing this as a way for you to plan, think about what you might want to participate in this year, and simply share some of the things we have coming up to help support + inspire storytelling. For the last few years we've followed a fairly similar cadence for our releases and our major projects will follow that release schedule again this year. Please note that, as you might imagine, this schedule is subject to change throughout the year based on a variety of variables. Find the post here.

ONE LITTLE WORD® 2024

Did you pick a word for the year in December or January and forget it already? We can help with that! In our #onelittleword community we make our words visible in our lives via simple monthly creative prompts centered around reflective writing, photography, and other creative avenues (with lots of encouragement to make it your own based on the season you are in in your own life). Some people work in journals, some in albums, and some just come to listen to the conversations and apply the prompts to their lives in their own way.⁠ We have monthly zoom calls where we share our individual journeys and reactions to the prompts and cheer each other on as we take action to connect with our words in our own lives. ⁠We'd love to have you adventure with us this year! The cost is $50 for the year which comes out to be about $4 per month for community, connection, and guided prompts. ⁠Shop the collection 
here. Visit our "Classes" page to see all of the details for this year's workshop. Register + learn more here.

As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!

Mixed Media Playtime | 02

Today I wanted to share the second half of the mixed media pages I started back in January of this year using an old calendar as a base. 
You can see Part 01 here. 

Check out my 
Amazon Storefront for my most used mixed media + collage supplies. 

While working on these projects I filmed myself and then put it all together into a video. You are going to see a lot of circles because I love them. 

Let's dive in: 

And here are images of where I ended up stopping on each one: 

Project Life® 2024 | Week 08

Have I written recently how much I'm enjoying 
this project this year? Something about it feels "just right" for me in this season and I'm feeling really thankful. 

Week 8 includes a couple photos from our vacation and then it's right back to regular life stuff. I had fun creating some outside the page protector flip ups using washi tape and cut out cards from a 3 inch x 8 inch paper in the 
Savor Story Kit (more on all that below). 

Here's the video for this spread: 

Now let's take a look at the spread vi images: 

This is my first week this year without an insert - no value judgements just an observation. 

For Week 08 I decided to tell my story using a few things from my stash along with a couple new items from the 
Savor Story Kit. 

Some of you may remember that I started organizing my embellishments by shape back in 2021. I'm still super happy with that decision! It makes it super easy to add little repeated shape embellishment clusters like I did on this spread. I added three phrase chipboard pieces to three of my 4 inch x 6 inch photos. I love mixing and matching them from different past themes to support the story (both facts + feelings) I'm telling. 

I used a couple journal cards from the Savor Story Kit and handwrote all my journaling this week. 

I cut these small savor story cards from the 3 inch x 8 inch paper in the Savor Story Kit. I used washi tape from Illustrated Faith that I folded in half to create a flip up on the outside of the page protector. I stapled the washi tape in place and then taped it to the back of the photo. 

On the underneath side of these cards I added puffy hearts from a past release. This would be a fun place to add more journaling, another photo, pattern paper, etc. 

It's a fun way to add an interactive element outside of the page protector! 

Here's what the spread looks like when the cards are flipped up: 

On the bottom two 3 inch x 4 inch photos I stapled canvas phrases from a One Little Word® release. 

SUPPLIES

9x12 Album
9x12 Page Protectors
Savor Story Kit
Tiny Attacher
Puffy Hearts from a past release 
Washi Tape
Chipboard from my stash
OLW Canvas Phrases
Epson PictureMate PM400 Printer 
Other basic supplies can be found via my Amazon Storefront (printers, etc)

Project Life® 2024 | Week 07

I'm back from vacation and enthusiastically diving back into Project Life®. In today's post I'm sharing a look at Week 07.

I worked on Week 07 and Week 08 at the same time but decided to break them up into two posts. Week 08 will be shared later this week. 

Let's dive in to the video: 

Here's a look at the spread via images: 

We left for vacation on a Wednesday and returned on a Wednesday so I have images from our trip mixed into both spreads. For Week 07 I decided to use circle label stickers as my repeated embellishment. I don't always repeat just one embellishment style but it can be a wonderfully simple way to create cohesion across your spread. In this case I love how the little circle stickers enable me to add just a little detail to each of my photos. 

This week I decided to go big with a 1/2 circle insert that measures 12 inches tall. I created the half circle in Photoshop and then masked my images inside. On top of the front photo I added memories/phrases I'd collected from our trip (little bits of things I wanted to remember) using Procreate on my iPad before printing. The two 1/2 circles were adhered back to back and holes were punched to add it to the album. 

In addition to the 1/2 circle photos I added a 1/2 circle piece of Grafix Plastic and added a dancing Dave sticker on the front (we went to Mexico to see three Dave Matthews concerts). In the video above you'll see me work through a couple ideas before committing to this. 

This trip is all about relaxation and a whole lot of doing nothing besides concerts on the beach at night. It's a favorite. 

On the second 1/2 circle I added a sticker from Brandi Kincaid's Extravagant Hope subscription. 

Circle label stickers are from various past collections and I mixed different pen weights for some variety + contrast. The stitched heart and chipboard is from the Savor Story Kit. 

SUPPLIES
9x12 Album 9x12 Page Protectors Savor Story KitGrafix Plastic SheetWe R Memory Keepers Hole Punch  Circle Label Stickers Epson PictureMate PM400 Printer  Other basic supplies can be found via my Amazon Storefront (printers, etc)