PL2020 - Week 42 | Sahlin Studio

I realized I forgot to add Week 42 of my project life album, so here it is: 

• A shot of downtown, including foliage.
• Mason on the ice. It was so good to get back to something normal again, watching the kids play. Well, sort of normal, with all the signs, restrictions and mask wearing in place. Though watching them play was sadly short lived. 
• An outing with Trex. Being outdoors right now is how girls were meeting. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

All About Me Cards and Word Art: https://the-lilypad.com/store/All-About-Me-Cards-WA.html

December Daily - Day 4

So far, I've done a pretty decent job of keeping up with his album. To be honest, I'm impressed. 

It doesn't hurt that it's currently recommend we stay home right now. 

Here is Day 4:

The journal card and Merry & Bright were a freebie from Ali Edwards, 12 days of  giveaways, Christmas 2016.

Adding new coloured Christmas lights on the house this year, is awesome. 

Can't get away from this blue tinged colour of this photo. Black and white just wouldn't have had quite the same effect. I took my big camera out at several different times to capture the outside lights. 

December Template Freebie | Sahlin Studio

Sahlin Studio has released the last freebie for 2020. 

Download for free by clicking here, though the remainder of the month. 

It feels weird to say, the last month of 2020.

Let's be honest. I just want this year over. Things have been up in the air since last March. We had a brief period through the summer months, of feeling on the verge of 'new normal'. 

That has long since passed, and we seem to have entered the panic stage once again.

I am under no illusion that 2021 won't be similar to what we're living right now. It's just the idea of starting a new year. Hopefully a better year [fingers crossed] that keep me hopeful. 

Right  now, the words I whisper to myself multiple times a day are: 

Breathe in... Breathe out... One day at a time... You can do this... 

Here's the layout I created using the template: 

We went to Costco last week, and surprisingly it wasn't overly busy. As we were leaving the parking lot, Barry wanted to pop into Winner's to see if he could find a specific item. So we went in there quickly as well. Madelyn was wearing her Christmas sweater and elf hat. She'd worn them both to her 'last day of school'. 

I ran ahead and snapped this photo of them walking towards me, arm in arm. It's not the best picture I've taken. It's blurry, taken in the dark, but I love it. I was just happy to capture this moment in time. We're making the most of the little things that bring us joy right now. 

We don't leave home very much. Still. So a trip to a place we used to look forward to going to, is kind of a big deal. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

December Template freebie: http://sahlinstudio.com/free-digital-scrapbooking-template-sketch-december-20/

Oh What Fun Kit: https://the-lilypad.com/store/Oh-What-Fun-Kit.html

December Daily - Day 3

So enjoying the warm temperatures right now. We know what's in store. 

Here's day 3 of my DD album.

I used Sahlin Studio - Home for the Holidays product on this page. 

December Daily 2020 - Day 2

Well, so far, I've managed to get the first two stories told. 

I KNOW I won't be able to keep this up. But I'll do my best not to get too far behind, and feel overwhelmed.

That is the opposite of how this project is supposed to make you feel. 

But the fact of the matter is, this is a labour intensive project.  And I love it. 

We are, like many people across North America, doing at-home school again.  

Making the most out of situations we have no control over. I'm hopeful next year Covid won't be all we talk about. But right now it is. And though we're all tired of it and wish it would go away, it will be taking up a lot of real estate in this years album. 

For this page I used Sahin Designs digital products, follow the links are below. 

Elements: https://sahindesigns.com/products/home-for-the-holidays-elements/

Paper: https://sahindesigns.com/products/home-for-the-holidays-papers/

December Daily 2020 - Day 1

Oh my goodness. December is here. 

I didn't get foundation pages together the way I have in the past, this year. 

I have had a hard time getting motivated, though I KNOW I will be putting an album together. 

Such a weird year this is going to be. 

Having said that, I finished Day 1. 

I have a flip up 3x4 sized flap that shows the under photo and includes my journaling. 

I used Sahlin Studio product on this layout, a combination of Holly Days and Favourite Things. 

Taking this project like everything else this year, one day at a time. 

To check out products I used, click the links below. 

Holly Days

Favorite Things

PL2020 - Week 43 | Sahlin Studio

December is the featured product this month at Sahlin Studio. On sale through the entire month of December, it's another great product you can use to help tell your December stories. 

Of course, you can use it to tell other stories as well. 

I used it on Week 42 of my project life album, which happened to be in October. You're probably confused because you assumed by the snow photos it was December. 

Nope. 

I just happen to live in Canada, where we're not surprised that it snows. Ever. 

An example that you can use product intended for one thing, for another. 

• Sitting reading, cozy on the couch with Libby. 
• Mason shovelling snow. 
• Don't ask... The plague mask comes out on occasion. 
• Felted bear for a friend. 
• City skyline on our way downtown.
• Family game night, the one where I won...

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

Elements and Paper: https://the-lilypad.com/store/December-Kit.html

Journal Cards: https://the-lilypad.com/store/December-Journal-Cards.html