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creating on the road {part two}

Sheesh! It's about time, right? Sorry for the delay on this, getting all of the photos together took me MUCH longer than I expected.

So when I travel, not only do I take along a crafty project, I also like to pre-create a minibook so that I can capture my travel memories while I'm on the road:

Here's my New Orleans (NOLA) 2009 travel journal. I bound the book (in the same way I bound this one) and added all of the pages before I left for my trip. While traveling, I was able to jot down notes and stories right in the minibook, so I wouldn't have to carry a separate notebook. Once I got home, I just had to print some photos, punch a few holes and throw them in the book!

My favorite part about a book like this is that I can add ANYTHING I want to them: airline tickets, receipts and a ton of photos. There are about 30 photos so far, but I'll probably add a few more :)

Hope you're having a great week!

xo, 

e

well...

It has been months since I've scrapped; I've spent most of my crafty time making (many) mini books, binding books and trying to get some of my creative business ideas down on paper. While I was in New Orleans, I had plenty of time to think about scrapping, make sketches and find inspiration. So, when I got home and cracked open July's Kenner Road kit (Scarborough Faire - it's divine!), I knew I needed to whip something up:

Yes, that is my dear sweet baby inside the door of the dishwasher. Can you tell she is officially a toddler? Let the games begin!!

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creating on the road {part one}

Anytime I'm heading out of town, even if it's only for a long weekend, I tend to stress about not being able to sit and create in my studio. Thus, 90% of the time, I pack a project or 2 to work on while I'm on the road. When I booked our New Orleans trip, I quickly prepped a travel mini (which I will share tomorrow) but I knew I would want something a little meatier to play with during my down time:

I packed up my favorite patterened papers and embellishments from the July Girls' Loft kit (the very first one!), along with this sweet little KI Memories album:

I decided to make a small (this one is 4x4) gift album documenting my stepdaughter's trip out to Seattle this July. I had a bunch of 4x6 photos printed up at WalMart here in town, so all I had to do was crop them down to 4x4.

Here's the title page:

Each spread in the book completed the phrase, "This summer you..." and included at least one photo on the right and patterned paper, embellishments and journaling on the left:

And, the last page:

I had a few page protectors left over, so I filled those with the rest of the patterned paper and cardstock in case she wanted to add to her little book. I will leave it here in New Orleans so that my inlaws can give it to Madison when they see her in Houston Labor Day weekend.

Was this my best, most creative work? Nope. Do I care? Nope. I took some beautiful product and great photos to put a smile on my girls face. That's why I do what I do :)

xo, 

e

new orleans equals {part one}:

• playing with Grandpa

• catching up with Uncle Morris and Aunt Tee Tee:

• toasting Grandpa's birthday (with Grandma):

• spending the weekend with a New Orleans BFF:

• sightseeing in the French Quarter:

 

• cafe au laits and beignets:

I still have a TON of photos to go through (and we don't leave until Saturday morning), so I'll show you more later!

xo,

e

bad blogger!

But, I have a good excuse, I promise:

My babies and I are in The Big Easy (we left Daddy behind) visiting Grandma and Grandpa. I will come back with a "real" post tomorrow. Hope you had a fantastic weekend!

e

heck yes!!!

This sure brightened my day! I've been waiting for months for the details for Ali's class and they're finally here.
Those of you who know me well know that I'm obsessed a big fan of Ali's, so I'll be registering for this bad boy after I pay for her upcoming September kit (and every single add-on) at Cocoa Daisy. Can I afford both? Probably not. Do I care? Not likely :)

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hello august...

I don't know about you guys, but August has hit me like a ton of bricks, and it's only the 3rd! I planned on a "real" post, but I just don't have the energy to do anything right now (except complain), so I'll leave the good stuff for tomorrow.

I hope all of you are doing well.

xo, 

e