Author: Candice
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30 Days of Thankful: Week 3
Another week has gone by and I am loving Cathy Zielske’s 30 Days of Thankful project. Here’s a peak at my pages through yesterday: Before our trip, my Mom and I stopped at Pottery Barn Kids and I picked up a pack of DIY butterfly paper masks to bring to Wisconsin for Halloween. This darling…
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World Prematurity Awareness Day
November 17th is World Prematurity Awareness Day. The March of Dimes currently states that 1 out of 9 women will deliver prematurely in the United States. I am now part of that statistic. Today, I’m thinking of all the sweet babies that are literally fighting to breathe and grow as quickly as they can. I’m…
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30 Days of Thankful: Week 2
What an incredibly busy week! Here’s a peak at Week 2 of my hybrid album as I’m following along with Cathy Zielske’s 30 Days of Thankful: And some of my favorite details: In case you missed it, here’s WEEK 1.
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30 Days of Thankful: Week 1
Last year, I started intentionally documenting this season of gratitude by participating in Cathy Zielske’s 30 Days of Thankful. You can find a glimpse of my 2012 album HERE. Life seems to be moving at 1,000 mph lately, so this tradition is especially meaningful for me right now. Here’s a look at the first batch:…
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In the Workshop: Halloween Scrapbooking
As I mentioned in this post, I created 2 scrapbooks to savor the season and preserve some of our first Halloween memories with Olivia. I just love how these turned out! I followed Kathy Orta’s instructions from her Interactive Mini-Scrapbooks guide to transform a mixture of photos, papers, and embellishments into a treasured keepsake. I…
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In the Workshop: Congrats Card
Remember this post on my favorite new glitter technique? Here is one of the cards I made using this inspired process: The glittered leaves were the perfect addition to the background of this card. For a step-by-step guide on achieving this look, visit my post In the Workshop: Glitter Techniques!
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A Message from Cinderella…
Happy Halloween! Our photographer posted the perfect caption to accompany the bottom photo: “Pretty sure she is thinking, Don’t make me turn you into a frog!”
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Fall and Halloween Traditions
Lately, we’ve been: …watching the leaves turn. …visiting the pumpkin patch. …helping Olivia stand and pull herself up on various pieces of furniture. …singing (lots of singing). …practicing different learning concepts like “on/off, open/close, up/down, etc…” with our very active 10 month old. …picking out the perfect Halloween costume for our girl. Our darling little…
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Ready for Halloween: Decorations
Halloween at our house looks a little like this: At night, the soft glow of all these candles, Halloween decorations, and twinkle lights is downright magical… I love this time of year!
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Happy Birthday J!
Happy Birthday, dear James! What an incredible year- we’ve definitely done our fair share of growing (literally by two feet), laughing, traveling, compromising, and generally trying to figure it all out. To my partner in crime, cheers to 31!