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Stephanie Howell

reading, organizing, shopping, momming too close to the sun. Home is wherever the Army sends us.

Scrapbook Layout | Italia- Life is Beautiful.

First and MOST importantly…thank you so much for your compassion regarding the last post I wrote. Thank you so so very much. I am floored and humbled by the response.

And yes- you did read the title of this blog post correctly. I actually have a scrapbook layout to share today. Say WHAT?

I finally received my Canon Selphy CP900. And I can tell you that I’m 100 percent in LOVE. It’s so compact and EASY.

I printed out four photos in a few seconds, and knew I just had to make something.

And that’s when I froze. Really. How sad is that? I had great photos, fun MME products from this summer (I hadn’t had a chance to play with them yet) and a cute Freckled Fawn embellishment kit I’ve been itching to use.

I sat there staring at everything for a while and then I thought to hell with it. Why am I overthinking this? It’s not rocket science. This isn’t for a team or an assignment. It’s just for the heck of it. As it should be.

I just made something. And you know what? It felt good. It felt good to get out of my head for a little bit and just play. It felt SO good to make something again. It was interesting how profoundly (and quickly) it changed my mood!

paper– my mind’s eye, geotag clip, enamel dot, brad, flower, veneer frame,doilies,arrow clip– freckled fawn, project life card- studio calico, stickers, enamel geotag–mme, gold glitter tape-american crafts,

I pretty much just did a typical Stephanie “cluster/doily” type layout. Funny how quick it came back to me, ha!

I love the little embellishments from Freckled Fawn, they were so fun to work with and worked nicely with my MME stash.

I cut triangles from some of my gold glitter tape and scattered them around on the patterned paper, adding a little bit of sparkle.

I can’t wait to print some more photos this weekend and do some more layouts and hopefully even get back in the saddle RE: Project Life.

I guess it turns out I did miss scrapbooking? 🙂
That makes me happy. And relieved.

xoxo

S

Comments

  2. I’m so happy to see this!!! I love all your pages & there is NO ONE out there right now posting layouts with your type of style. You have always inspired me because you always stay true to your own style & journaling. Thanks for posting!

  3. very fun layout~
    love the colors!
    do you LOVE the printer?!
    I usually print at Costco, if you print 500 photos,
    it’s 10cents a print, but I would love to be able to do different sizes
    someday at home.
    can’t wait to see more ITALY layouts!
    xoxo
    tara

  4. I love your layout & can’t believe how cute that paper is (and how I missed such a cute MME paper, gotta go look in the store for that one!) such a great idea to cut the glitter tape to add some sparkle. So glad you had fun and got to create that is the best thing to bring some happy to you! BTW I saw on the news last night that The Fisher House will be reimbursed from the gov for all the money they give to the soldiers and the president signed the bill to make the gov pay the families which made me happy that the families won’t have to worry about that. I loved your last post too – thanks for opening my eyes!

  5. Lo9ve it! I have that printer too. Bought it early this year when it was loved at 2peas. Haven’t tried it yet. So when you said you loved yours, I pulled mine out hoping it was the same one. It is! Homecoming dance is tomorrow! My 16 yr. old daughter has a date (sweetest boy ever!!), so we are thrilled. I will have to use the printer to print out pictures and scrapbook the pictures. And to put the pictures on the refrigerator. (Can you tell I’m excited about the dance!). Love your layout!

  11. I personally love the Stephanie “cluster/doily” type layout. I have been trying to mimic it for sometime now. Never quite looks as good as yours but, like you said, it’s just for the heck of it. And, by golly (yes, I said by golly), the layout tells a story and isn’t that what it’s all about anyway? I have to keep reminding myself of this. 🙂

  15. Love your Layout. I’m so glad that you are getting to do some layouts again. So are you using a transformer with your printer?

  19. I’ve soooooo missed your layouts- always have loved your fun style! More, please!!! Love following your journey too- totally jealous here!! Italy is such a great place to explore- beauty everywhere and every region has it’s own identity- like being in many different countries at once.

  25. Can you do a review on this printer? Is it as good as prints you would get at costco or shutterfly? I have been thinking about investing in a photo printer at home.