PL2020 - Week 40 | Sahlin Studio

Here is week 40 of this years project life album: 

• Waiting in the car at ringette practice, so much waiting...
• The Phantoms are looking pretty sharp with their new practice jerseys. 
• Enjoying each and every day of autumn. The colours are amazing. 
• While madelyn was at the Calgary Farmyard with her ringette group [wrangling chickens] Barry and I found a patio to hang out on. 
• Can't believe we're enjoying a morning coffee on the deck, in October. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

Photo Journal No. 3 Templates + Stamps: https://the-lilypad.com/store/Photo-Journal-No.-3-Templates-and-Stamps.html

Good Times | Sahin Designs

The Good Times collection was just released from Sahin Designs. 

You can get it for 20% off through the weekend, check it out! 

Newsletter subscribers, watch your inbox for a 50% off the bundle code! 

It's the perfect collection to document the different ways of spending family time together. Baking, cooking and eating, to name a few. 

It's released just in time for the American thanksgiving. But like most everything else this year, that is bound to look a little bit different. 

In Canada, we celebrate thanksgiving the first part of October. 

This was definitely a weird thanksgiving for us. We celebrated it as our little 4-some. Taking no chances of spreading Covid to any family members. 

It was the first turkey dinner we've ever planned, cooked and executed without the help of my Mumma. Though the bird was a tad over done, Heather with no Feathers, was a gorgeous specimen. Making a turkey dinner feast with all the fixings, was quite a feat. Once finished, a great accomplishment. 

I learned a few things along the way, and will definitely try my hand at it again. It wasn't as scary as I'd made it out to be. I also started a 'turkey journal' to remember the size, weight, time cooked etc. 

Here's the layout I created, using Good Times: 

I'm so thankful for this crew of mine, who helped at the final stages, when we needed to bring everything together. My wish is we'll be able to have everyone over at Christmas. Crossing our fingers and toes. 

The following Sahin Desigsn products were used: 

https://sahindesigns.com/products/good-times-elements/

https://sahindesigns.com/products/good-times-cards/

https://sahindesigns.com/products/good-times-papers/

PL2020 - Week 39 | Sahlin Studio

Looking back at these 'fall' photos, I just feel like we were so lucky. 

Of course, I do wish the colours could stick around for longer. It would be lovely if we had mild days right through November. Alas, we live in Canada. The weather shifts and changes crazy fast. 

Here's my week 39 layout: 

• Picking Miss Mad up from school. 
• Enjoying the fall colours this year, as much as possible. 
• We grew sunflowers this year, they were a huge success. Will definitely grow them again next year. 
• Celebrating Barry's birthday. Candles can still be blown out, if you serve a cupcake. 
• Waiting... at the rink. Only the athletes and coaches are allowed in. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

You are Here Elements: https://the-lilypad.com/store/you-are-here-elements-ss_youarehere_ep.html

You are Here J. Cards: https://the-lilypad.com/store/you-are-here-journal-cards.html

Lemonade | Sahin Designs

For Sahin Designs November creative gallery, I went back to sunny summertime. 

Madelyn has wanted to catch snakes, for as long as I can remember. 

This girl is absolutely fearless, when it comes to most things. 

The first snake we ever saw, was quite a few years ago, at Head Smashed-in Buffalo Jump in southern Alberta. The four of us were walking along some of the outside pathways and saw a large black snake ahead of us. Madelyn took off like a shot, headed directly for the snake. We all yelled stop! Thankfully she did, and the snake quickly slithered away. We think it might have been a bull snake. But didn't get a good enough look to know for sure. All I know is 3 of us stopped, and one wanted to investigate up close...

What I do know, it was a big snake. Also, I don't care much for snakes. 

She found a little snake in May, at her Grandma & Grandpa's house. Grandma was yelling "don't touch" but it was too late, she'd already scooped it up, fascinated by it. On our way home, all she could say was, this has been the 'best day ever'. 

On our camping trip near Pincher Creek, we saw 4 snakes. Madelyn caught 3 of them. 

I assume these were harmless little garter snakes, but I really have no idea. One thing I do know, she's not scared to catch things, that could potentially bite. 

I am. 

So she doesn't get her bravery from me. I don't like to pet strange dogs for heavens sake...

Naturally, I had to do a layout of her summer snakes. 

The following Sahin Designs products were used on this page: 

https://sahindesigns.com/products/lemonade-elements/

https://sahindesigns.com/products/lemonade-papers/

Home for the Holidays | Sahlin Studio

The November featured product for Sahlin Studio is Home for the Holidays. 

You can get it, through the entire month of November for 35% off!

For me, it came at the perfect time. Just when I'm beginning to think about putting my December Daily album together. 

December Daily... My most favourite, as well as the most 'all-encompassing', project of the year. 

This year, I didn't buy any new products for DD. Last year I was delighted with the Elle's Studio Document your December kit, but this year the shipping to Canada was off the charts. I just can't justify paying those prices in US dollars. 

So, this year, my album will be mostly digital. Though I have lots of left-over physical product from past years. I'm kind of excited about how it will turn out. I love some of my albums more than others, but what I do love is the 11 years of December Daily albums I can look back on. 

So, I created this 6x8 sized layout, that will be the title page, or close to the title page of this years album. 

We had family photos done in October. A Christmas mini session. It's been 2 years since we last had photos done. I am a photo person. Pictures bring me such joy. This is something that's worth doing, to me. I know I could have set up my camera and taken photos myself. [And sometimes I do] But the kids listen better, and don't roll their eyes as much when someone else is telling us what to do.

Looking forward to working on this years album. 

For sure a bright spot of 2020. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Home-for-the-Holidays-Elements.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Home-for-the-Holidays-Papers.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/December-Days-No-4-Numbers.html

October Template | Sahin Designs

October templates were just released at Sahin Designs. 

I happened to be looking through some old photos the other day, and I came across our one and only trip to a local pumpkin patch. It was really, just a big dirt pit, as the pumpkins were totally picked over. We're from Alberta, so truth be told, I have no idea what this pumpkin patch might have looked like in it's prime. I only know that when I've been to BC and seen pumpkin patches there, my jaw hit the floor...

Looking back at these photos, it feels like they could have been taken yesterday. 

It also feels like they were taken a lifetime ago. 

Time just marches on. 

Slowly and quickly. 

Even if the kids don't remember in detail, the adventures we've had, I have them documented here.

Our precious memories. 

The following Sahin Designs products were used: 

https://sahindesigns.com/products/october-2020-layout-templates/

https://sahindesigns.com/products/pumpking-song-elements/

https://sahindesigns.com/products/pumpkin-song-papers/

PL2020 - Week 38 | Sahlin Studio

Enjoying all the time we can spend outside, without having to be bundled up.

In my last few posts, I think I talked about all the snow we were getting. And we got a lot of it. The last few days, we've had chinook winds, and it melted nearly all of it! Hallelujah! We get to start with a clean slate again. I hope the snow holds off now until December.  

Back to week 38 of my project life album.

• Just loving the falls colours this year, we've been so lucky.
• Trying to get lots of dog walks in while Madelyn's at the rink.
• Kitchen corner before and after, not sure what took us so long, it opens the corner up so much. 
• Happy 22nd Anniversary to us. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

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

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