Create a moment #8

As a huge music lover and a frequent concert attendee, I know all about doing pages on concerts. Whether an outside bandshell or a big auditorium you need a camera with a good zoom. Inside shots require a steady hand or a good flash. Gather your concert buddies and make sure to take pictures of the anticipation before and the excitement after the show, along with the pictures of the band. Save those concert tickets and caught guitar picks to add to your pages too. Use one of the band's songs as the title for your page!

Create a moment #7

Cookies! Who doesn't love them? Get out the baking supplies, put some aprons on your kids and hand them a recipe. Catch the flour on the face, the chocolate chip snacker and the finished products amongst the rest of the process. If you have kids under 10 ask them BEFORE you start to write down or dictate to you how they think they make the cookies. The results will be hilarious and you can add them to the journaling on your layout!

Create a moment #6

All moments don't require other people. How about animals? Every spring and summer toads and frogs fall into the window well that is right next to my computer desk. Though I wasn't normally a fan of frogs and toads I've grown to appreciate this little zoo that I have all summer long. Animals are everywhere and you need not go to the zoo to find them. Take your camera outside and they will appear. What's better than a scrapbook page on the wonders of nature.

Create a moment #5

Remember when you were a kid and would find a grassy hill to roll down. Now I understand that doing that today can cause possibly motion sickness for you but not for your kids. Find a hill, send them to the stop and let them have a blast? You stand at the bottom for some shots, the top for others and even halfway down for more. You can imagine the scrapbook page titles that could work for that one, Rolling...rolling....rolling!!

Create a moment #4

Do you have a cozy couch or a big comfy armchair? How about sitting all your kids on it and taking pictures. Here's what you do to make it more than a formal photo shoot. Give them those plastic glasses that come attached with the fake nose and moustache. You'll see the silly side come out in your children in a matter of seconds. Let them be goofy, that's the whole point of this exercise!! Catch their fun in a series of photos, take lots so that you have many to choose from. Get closeups and group shots then get them developed while the smile is still on your face and scrapbook them!

Create a moment #3

The moment for today is a picnic. How easy is that to put together? Again, it doesn't matter who you picnic with, from a romantic twosome with your husband to a big family get together. Picnics are wonderful for picture taking as are any outdoor photos. Make sure to get the details in your shots too, the ants, the food, the tablecloth and summer outfits. Your picnic doesn't need to be formal or fancy, you can throw one together for tonight's meal, just drive or walk to the nearest picnic table or soft area of grass. If you're looking for just the right scrapbook paper for this layout, check out Mayberry.

Create a moment #2

Did you know that not only libraries can have book clubs? You can do one too, with your kids, with your friends, with your husband. Summer is a great time because so many good reads come out this time of the year. Make a list of books you all want to read and then create a schedule. Meet on occasion to discuss, eat and take pictures! Don't forget to photograph the books themselves too! Let your clubbers add their own book reviews to your scrapbook pages.

Create a moment #1

I was thinking that so much of life is the collection of moments. You know the ones, they are the ones you talk about again and again, the ones that bring a smile to your face just by thinking about them. Sometimes you need to actually work on creating those moments. I decided I would share some of my moment creating ideas with you. Your number one job is to bring the camera so as to not miss a thing.

Slumber parties are not for pre-teen girls only. They can be for families too. All it takes is some blankets and pillows, some popcorn and dvds and the willingness to stay up late! Some Friday night soon have your slumber party. Don't worry about the carpet or the calories. Drinks will be spilled, calories will be high and sugar will need to be removed from teeth! It will all be worth it though when a spontaneous pillow fight breaks out and you catch it all on film.

Creativity with Trees & Things Stamp Set

My friend, Bridget, loves tree stamps! Here's a great tutorial about using the Trees & Things stamp set if you love them too!

Happy Summer!

It's the first day of summer, what pictures are you going to take? I caught my cat lounging in the sun.

Creating Moments

Starting this week I will be doing a series of posts on creating moments for your photography and scrapbooking. Stay tuned!

Special travel photography and travel titles

My newsletter list is going to have some special travel related tips for both your photography and scrapbooking this week. There will also be a special gift offer. Sign up at the block to the right.

Love Your Layout: June 2011

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Studio J®: Perfect Placement

It's so wonderful to work for a company that takes the time to make videos to help teach everyone how to use the new products. Take a look at this and, when you're ready to make your own Studio J layout (and get your free jpeg), CLICK HERE.

Flower Child - Memory Makers Magazine

Here's the last of my little series on old published pages I've done. This one, (on the top of the page), is one of my favorites because I loved using Stamping Station paper dolls. It's from the Outstanding Scrapbook Pages by Memory Makers back in 2003. Thanks for viewing my pages this week!

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Here's some last minute Father's Day gift ideas.

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Legoland Layout - Creating Keepsakes magazine

I was asked to be one of three people doing a "page makeover" in the February 2000 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine. We were given photos that belonged to someone else and each of us made a page with them. It was fun! Mine is the one at the top.

Pumpkin Patch layout

Way back in the September/October issue of Memory Makers I had a layout published that I actually still am quite proud of. An outing to the pumpkin patch on a field trip with my son inspired me to create this one. Good memories. If I were to do this layout now, I'd definitely use Olivia paper.

Studio J Contest Page

I'm taking a break from posting my old published pages to let you in on the extra page I have on this blog. It's for contests and giveaways and the first one is up. Check it out HERE!

Here's the Scoop

Way back in 2001, Memory Makers magazine put out a Scrapbook Gallery 2 magazine and I was published in their "June" section with a layout I did of my kids eating ice cream at Dairy Queen. I love our local Dairy Queen because it has an outdoor seating area that's just perfect for photo taking.