PL2022 - Week 2 | Sahlin Studio

January turned out to be more eventful than we'd wished for. Barry and I ended up coming down with Covid... Considering we rarely leave the house, we're not totally sure where it came from. He got it first, then lovingly passed it along to me. Thankfully, we both experienced mild head cold like symptoms. The biggest challenge of it was to isolate away from the kids and stay home. Which we've been doing, but when you  HAVE to stay home, it becomes quite a hardship...  

• Looking up cold symptoms, vs covid symptoms. Let me be clear here, we had NONE of the typical covid symptoms. It just felt like a crummy cold, but we tested and it was positive.
• Working through 30 day yoga journey this month. 
• Eating by ourselves in the dining room, the kids served and made all our meals. They were really helpful. 
• Before finding out we were postitive, Mason & his sweetheart checked out the wolf dog sanctuary. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

Winter Stories - Kit: https://the-lilypad.com/store/Winter-Stories-Kit.html

Winter Stories - J. Card: https://the-lilypad.com/store/Winter-Stories-Journal-Cards.html

March 2022 Template Freebie | Sahlin Studio

It's the beginning of March, which means Sahlin Studio has another free template to download. This template will only be available to download though the rest of this month, so if you want it, don't wait too long. Follow this link to download. 

Last weekend we spent some time enjoying our back deck. The sun felt warm on our faces, the birds were chirping, you could hear water draining as the snow melted. At this time of year, a glimpse into warm does good for the soul. Especially when it's been cold. [It has since snowed again, as I knew it would] I'm writing this blog post right listening to the wind and watching snow swirl outside my window. But as the days begin to grow longer, and the sun get warmer, we know we're on the downhill slide. Spring is around the corner. And quite frankly, knowing that is what gets me through winter. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

March template - linked above.

Winter Stories - Kit: https://the-lilypad.com/store/Winter-Stories-Kit.html

Winter Stories - J. Card: https://the-lilypad.com/store/Winter-Stories-Journal-Cards.html

PL2022 - Week 1 | Sahlin Studio

Here is week 1 of my newest project life album. 

The four of us spent New Year's Eve together again this year, and I just want to say, I don't take that for granted for one minute. I might have spent my last new years with my parents the year I was 17.... And that's a big maybe. I spent a lot of time with friends and or boyfriends. 

Things were different when I was a teen. You went out. You got together with friends. You hung out. 

I'm so thankful that we get to spend this quality time with our kids, and each year I know the time is numbered. This year we had appies and played games together. We watched the Calgary countdown at midnight, and welcomed in 2022 together. 

I hope this year heads in the right direction. The last few years sucked balls. 

• We go through so much hot chocolate during the winter. It's Madelyn's favourite.
• New Year's Eve with my peeps. 
• The sunsets have been spectacular lately. 
• Miss Libby, finding a place to sun herself inside. 
• Still get so much joy from watching Mason play hockey. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

Magazine: https://the-lilypad.com/store/Photo-Journal-Templates-Magazine.html

PL2022 - Title Page | Sahlin Studio

2022 kicks off my 2nd year of documenting our every day, in a photo album format. 

I decided to go the photo album route last year, when I had trouble tracking down page protectors. It's worked out great and I have enough room in my current album to fit in this years photos too.

If possible, I like to try and capture a snapshot of each of us at the beginning of the year. 

Here's the title page for this years album. 

[The handwritten 2022 is from Paislee Press and was sent out to newsletter subscribers]

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

Kindred Spirits J. Cards: https://the-lilypad.com/store/Kindred-Journal-Cards.html

Kindred Spirits Kit: https://the-lilypad.com/store/Kindred-Kit.html

February 2022 Template Freebie | Sahlin Studio

It's the beginning of another month, which means Sahlin Studio has released her free monthly template.  To download the template, follow this link. Remember to do it quickly, it's only available this month.

I love the simplicity of this template and can definitely see altering it and using it again and again. 

Here's my layout: 

I used February's featured product from Sahlin Studio, Key to my Heart. Another awesome savings, you can pick this up for the whole month for 50% off!!

I'm so glad I have these stories captured. 

The following Sahlin Studio products were used: 

http://sahlinstudio.com/free-digital-scrapbooking-template-sketch-february/

https://the-lilypad.com/store/key-to-my-heart-kit.html

https://the-lilypad.com/store/washi-tapes-strips-no.-2.html

Year of Templates - 2021 | Sahlin Studio

As I'm sure you're aware, Sahlin Studio offers a free template each month. No strings attached, if you want it, you have the whole month to download it for free. 

At the end of the year she compiles the templates into a 'package'. Well, that 'package'  is now on sale. 

Although I love to create my own unique pages, I LOVE that templates are a jumping off point for any quick memory I want to include. Just add and go... So quick and easy. 

Here's a look at the layouts I created using the 2021 templates:

January:

[Little did I know, at the start of 2021 that it would stink even worse than 2020 did]

February:

March:

April: 

May:

[So thankful I have this layout and memory captured]

June:

July:

August:

September:

October:

November: 

December: 

All templates and digital product is Sahlin Studio. 

Broken Hearted

I've neglected this space for the past few months. I'm going through something I knew would happen someday. But I expected someday to be many years from now.

I unexpectedly lost my Mum in November. November 8th to be exact. I'm slowly coming to terms with living in a world without her in it. 

I have been scrapbooking, but it's been a while since I shared anything here.

Scrapbooking has been very therapeutic for me. I'm thankful for this hobby I love so much.

Mum was my biggest supporter of all this documenting I do. She loved looking through my albums.  She constantly cheered me on. 

I miss her so much.  And will continue to do so for the rest of my life. 

I love you Mum...

💔