Had a great day today at Studio 5 today with my cute sister who came to help!
I feel like I blink and it has been two weeks and I am doing another fun creative segment.
This is the greatest job in the world and I am so very lucky.
Lets get to my favorite part ... of course the outfit!!
Darling Brumuda's, rockin necklace, floral tank ... such a darling spring outfit wouldn't you say?Visit www.valshi.com to find an outfit just for you!!
Located online, in Lehi & Orem!
Onto the segment I presented today!
Documenting the Now
Everyone told me that children grow up way too fast, and to
enjoy every moment. Although my children are still young, I am starting to just
get a small idea of how much I wished I had enjoyed those early stages of their
life. I have been grateful for a few things I have done to remember the now,
and have a few ideas to show you how to remember those delicate, wonderful
stages of your child, family, and personal life!
1. Storing memorabilia
During their first year, children’s feet grow faster than you can blink. I had a bit of a shoe fetish with my boys and bought more shoes that I can count. I decided to take a few of my favorites during the first few years of their life and display them so I can see them everyday (and enjoy those darling shoes I paid WAY too much for, for more than just a few months of their life).
Enjoy newborn – five years circle labels with a free
printable. To download click HERE
Enjoying memorabilia too large for a scrapbook
These darling glass jars are such a big trend right now, for everything from candy, to punch bowls. Why not use the jar as a storage container for your shelf to display all the things you can’t fit in your scrapbook.
These cute jars include the hat my son came home from the
hospital in, his hospital bracelet, shoes he came home in, one of his newborn
diapers, a burp cloth, one of his bottles, pictures of his feet prints,
announcement picture.
Other ideas for jars may include a special vacation, school
year memorabilia, wedding memories, etc.
2. Fun with Photos
Creating a Photo Collage (instagram photos)
I find myself using my camera phone more than any other
camera I own these days. It is easy accessible, and it is always with me. I am finding however, I don’t quite
know what to do with all of those everyday moment pictures that I take multiple
times a day.
Here is a photo collage of all the pictures that recorded
those everyday fun moments of our life from the year 2012. Included is our
family picture in the middle. A year in review isn’t the only subject you can
create! Try a child’s year to date and pictures from their “4th” year. Or how
about your vacation?
This collage was created in Photoshop, by resizing all the
photos to 1.25” x 1.25” and creating a grid with them on a blank canvas. When
you have placed your photos where you want them, flatten the image and save it
as a JPEG. I printed it as a 12”x 12” photo at Costco.
If you don’t have any idea how to use Photoshop, feel free
to email me for information and pricing to have me create a collage for you!
skierdouglass {at} gmail {dot} com
Find a photo taken of you and your mom (or dad) when you
were a child with you and recreate that same photo with your child. This would
make a cute Mother's Day gift!
Here is a link for a free printable
to make for your mom!
Remembering the funny things they say
Kids say the funniest things and most often we always say “I
need to write that down”. Here is a really easy way to do it. Print out the
blank quotations (download here). Frame them with glass on top (my frames were $1.99 at IKEA).
Then use a dry erase marker to write the funny things they say. When you want
to erase them, take a picture and put them in a memory album or journal.
Here is a link for free printables
of blank quotation bubbles
5. A peek into my week memory album
I found this exercise really fun a few years back when I was
asked to teach a class for Creating Keepsakes Magazine. The little album
included details of what our everyday life was like. I have realized now how
much my life has changed in just a few years, and how fun we have come.
This album was created with the new Album kit from Stampin’
Up! called This and that. Here is the link for how to get one yourself!
Want to see more ideas on how to document your growing memories??
Check out my other Studio 5 Segments on growth
memories!
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"Staturine" (my new fav word thanks duds you always put a smile on my face love your guts!)
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