Ups & Downs | Sahin Designs

This past year has been something. 

I was terribly optimistic thinking that a global pandemic would be something that our modern world could easily deal with. 

That way of thinking certainly was thwarted. And quickly. 

We've now been in this for a whole year. We've seen the worst and the best in people. Thankfully we're past the hoarding [fingers crossed that doesn't rear it's ugly head again] We seem to have plenty of toilet paper to choose from. Baking supplies and dried goods can once again be found on shelves, quite plentifully. 

Wearing masks has become second nature. Who would have thought we'd have so many to choose from. 

It's been a long, hard year. Showing us, that we can indeed do hard things. 

But I'm really ready for it to be over. Like so many others. Thankfully, with several vaccines being produced, for the first time in a year, we can see a glimmer of hope that this will end. 

None of this has been easy. We're still taking things one day at a time. For March's Sahin Design Creative team, I created this layout. A dose of reality.  

The following Sahin Designs products were used: 

https://sahindesigns.com/products/ups-downs-elements/

https://sahindesigns.com/products/ups-downs-papers/

https://sahindesigns.com/products/ups-downs-cards/

PL2021 - Week 7 | Sahlin Studio

Feel like I'm in the groove of this new project life format. It's actually been fun to do something a little bit different. 

So far this year, I've focused more on words than photos. 

I don't hate the direction it's taking. 

Here is week 7:

• Anticipated vaccine roll-outs. We're hopeful and optimistic and realistically wondering exactly how long it will actually take...
• More snow.
• Little dog with her first ever bone. 
• Cringing while watching the Calgary Flames get walloped.

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

Classic PM elements - https://the-lilypad.com/store/Project-Mouse-Classic-Elements.html

Classic PM J. Cards - https://the-lilypad.com/store/Project-Mouse-Classic-Cards.html

PL2021 - Week 6 | Sahlin Studio

Down the Lane is March's featured product, and it's what I used for Week 6 of my project life album.  

If you choose to download the bundle, anytime through the the month of March, you can get it for 40% off. 

Or,

You could choose individual products, they're on sale for 35% off individually.   

Here's my page using Down the Line: 

• Don't care for the words weather alert, or polar vortex... This one lasted about 10 days in total. 
• Little Miss Libby, is confined to the kitchen, with her sore leg. She's not happy.
• There she goes... My little car has never liked the cold. We found out the plug for the block heater was totally corroded, so that was problem number one. 
• Barry and the kids went for an outdoor skate once temps warmed up a bit. 
• A certain someone just got her learners license! First try! So proud of her.  

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

BUNDLE -  https://the-lilypad.com/store/down-the-lane-BUNDLE.html

Down the Line Elements - https://the-lilypad.com/store/down-the-lane-ephemera.html

Down the line J. Cards - https://the-lilypad.com/store/down-the-lane-journal-cards.html

Down the Line buttons - https://the-lilypad.com/store/down-the-lane-buttons-and-blooms.html

Little One Collection | Sahin Designs

Little One is the most recent collection from Sahin Designs. It's more geared toward a new addition to the family, but like a lot of scrapbook material, it can be quite flexible. 

On sale for 20% through March 7th. If you happen to be a newsletter subscriber, you can download the bundle for 50% off. Watch your inbox for a coupon code to do just that! If you download the bundle, you'll get the tags for free!

This collection made me reminisce [something I seem to be doing a lot lately] and I went back in search of pictures of my newborn babies. I wasn't disappointed. I picked two of my most cherished photos of my brand new babies, and created a layout for each of them. 

[It's hard to believe he's going to be 19 in the very near future]

[And this one is only a few months away from being able to obtain a drivers license...]

When I look back at these photos, it seems like this was both a lifetime ago and yesterday. 

I also wanted to show, that just because it's geared towards the little ones in your life, it can also be used to document the big little ones in your life. 

I know I must sound like a broken record. I miss the days when they were little, but they're both turning into pretty darn awesome humans. We can do more, see more, say more now with these two young adults, than we could when they were little. 

Life just gradually happens. They grow a little each day. I'm thankful to have captured so many stories along the way. 

The following Sahin Designs products were used:

https://sahindesigns.com/products/little-one-elements/

https://sahindesigns.com/products/little-one-papers/

https://sahindesigns.com/products/little-one-cards/

https://sahindesigns.com/products/little-one-tags/

https://sahindesigns.com/products/little-one-stamps/

PL2021 - Week 5 | Sahlin Studio

This week I had very few photos. At first I thought I'd combine two weeks together. But then I decided to just use more words. 

This is week 5 of my album: 

• We had an afternoon outing, and then picked up Madelyn from school together.
• The difference a few days can make, one day was double digits then suddenly it was frigid. 
• The vaccine rollout has been an on-going gong show. 
• Cold weather hit, and with it a snow storm. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

For Real Kit - https://the-lilypad.com/store/For-Real-Kit.html

For Real J. Cards - https://the-lilypad.com/store/For-Real-Journal-Cards.html