... just Laura

Digital Project Share: 2020 / 2021 Shows

Hey everyone! I'm back to share a new project that I whipped up a few weeks ago. I actually started this several months ago. Right before the 2020/2021 TV season kicked off actually. I thought it would be a great time to document my favorite shows from last season, to add to the album that I set up last year. Quick recap of this fun little project. 

This will be my fifth year documenting all of the shows I watch regularly. When I shared my 2019/2020 pages last year, I also shared links to my previous years pages as well. You can see that post HERE.

I also shared all of the details on how I approach this yearly project on THIS POST, where I shared my 2017/2018 pages. 

I keep an on-going list (jotted down in a notebook I keep in the family room) for all of the shows I watch during any given season. Every now and then I would pull it out and add any additional shows that came out (or started back up) to that list. Keeping this on-going list throughout the year really helps for this type of project, so you're not wasting time, trying to remember what you've watched - or leaving any good shows off the list ;) A lot of these shows run at different times of the year, or only run for half of a season, which is why I double check my lists from time to time. 

I approach this project the exact same way each year. Digital pages, using collage templates and a few digital patterned papers and digital stamps, which I print out on my photo printer. For this year's pages, I decided to use the Simply White 6x8 Life Pages templates by Tracy Larsen.

I used the 3x8" Everyday Layered Photo Template kit by In A Creative Bubble for the two 3x8" collages as well, tweaking them a little to create larger areas for my two photos. 

The digital patterned papers that I used are from random kits that I've had forever. I actually ended up using several of the same patterned papers that I used for the past several year's pages, just because they matched so well. I'm totally fine with using the same papers, since while I do own a TON of digital kits, I'm not familiar enough with those kits to know where to find additional paper choices.

To add the days of the week to each spread, I used the Messy Days Of The Week Boxes digital stamp kit by Ali Edwards (I can't find the kit on her site, as it's an older one, and may not be available anymore).

I used the Stories Of Life 3x8" template kit by Ali Edwards (can't seem to find a link for that one right now either) for the 3x8" collage to hold all of my Chicago shows - I wanted to put them all together on a little insert, just like I did last year. I ended up backing this collage with a 3x8" piece of digital patterned paper that I printed out to coordinate with the spread.

I always download images for each show in a variety of sizes and orientations - square, vertical, horizontal, etc. I love having lots of options, since I never know what orientation I will need, depending on what template I pick out for each day.

Once I had all of my collages finished, I printed them out on photo paper, trimmed them, and slipped them into my album. This might seem like a silly little album to some (and proof that I watch way too much TV), but I just love it :)

Digital Project Share: 2019 / 2020 Shows

Hey everyone! I'm back to share a new project that I whipped up this week. Anyone else missing their favorite TV shows? I know I am! Since I don't have a single show on these days, I thought it would be a great time to document my favorite shows from last season, to add to the album that I set up last year. Quick recap of this fun little project. 

This will be my fourth year documenting all of the shows I watch regularly. When I shared my 2018/2019 pages last year, I also shared links to my previous years pages as well. You can see that post HERE.

I also shared all of the details on how I approach this yearly project on THIS POST, where I shared my 2017/2018 pages. 

I had already written a list of my on-going shows for the 2019/2020 season earlier this year, and every now and then I would pull it out and add any additional shows that came out (or started back up) to that list. Keeping this on-going list throughout the year really helps for this type of project, so you're not wasting time, trying to remember what you've watched - or leaving any good shows off the list ;)

I should also add that not all of these shows are on at the same time. While Thursday has something like 22 shows, I wasn't actually recording/watching 22 shows every Thursday. A lot of these shows run at different times of the year, or only run for half of a season. 

I knew that I would approach this project the exact same way that I did for the last two years. Digital pages, using collage templates and a few digital patterned papers and digital stamps, which I would print out on my photo printer. 

For my 2017/2018 pages, I had used template kits from Cathy Zielske - specifically her Six By Eights No. 06 kit, since the templates had the days of the week, which fit this project perfectly. I loved the format I used when I broke down my shows by what days they were on. Even though I used these same days-of-the-week templates two years ago, I decided I was totally fine using them again for this year's pages.

So my plan was to use the template with the day of the week on the left side of the spread, and then to use a second template for the right side of the spread, picking from Cathy's Six By Eight kits. I also ended up adding in a few Simply White 6x8 Life Pages templates by Tracy Larsen.

I used the 3x8" Everyday Layered Photo Template kit by In A Creative Bubble for the two 3x8" collages, tweaking them a little to create larger areas for my two photos. I could have chosen a different template for the second "Tuesday" page that would have held all these extra four photos. But since FBI and FBI: Most Wanted - as well as black*ish and mixed*ish - go together, and are on the same night, I thought it would be fun to add in the little insert, keeping them together.

I also used a few digital stamps from In A Creative Bubble, specifically her Watch & Listen digital stamp set. The digital patterned papers that I used are from random kits that I've had forever. I actually ended up using several of the same patterned papers that I used for not only my 2017/2018 pages, but my 2018/2019 pages as well, just because they matched so well. I'm totally fine with using the same papers, since while I do own a TON of digital kits, I'm not familiar enough with those kits to know where to find additional paper choices.

I used the 3x8" Snapshots Layered Photo Templates kit by In A Creative Bubble for the 3x8" collage to hold all of my Chicago shows - I wanted to put them all together on a little insert, just like I did last year. 

Thursday is by far the night with the most shows. It seems to be this way every single year. Lol. I ended up doing two full spreads to hold all of the shows. 

The collage on the right is one from Tracy Larsen, and it's one that I quickly realized works SOOOOO well for this project. I always download images for each show in a variety of sizes and orientations - square, vertical, horizontal, etc. But this collage would have worked perfectly for all of the pages, if I had wanted to keep things even simpler. Maybe I'll keep that in mind for next year ;)

Once I had all of my collages finished, I printed them out on photo paper, trimmed them, and slipped them into my album. This might seem like a silly little album to some (and proof that I watch way too much TV), but I just love it :)

Digital Project Share: 2018 / 2019 Shows

Hey everyone! I'm back to share a new project that I whipped up this week. With the new TV season in full swing, I thought it would be a great time to document my favorite shows from last season, to add to the album that I set up earlier this year. Quick recap of this fun little project ........

About five years ago, I created a 6x8" pocket page spread documenting a handful of my favorite TV shows from the 2014 / 2015 season (seen HERE).

About two years ago, I created a travelers notebook project, documenting my favorite TV shows from the 2016 / 2017 season (seen HERE). I actually ended up re-working those pages into the 6x8" format, once I had settled on the idea of doing an on-going themed album (seen HERE) in the 6x8" size.

Earlier this year, I went digital with this project, and created 6x8" digital pages documenting my favorite TV shows from the 2017/2018 season (seen HERE).

I had already written a list of my on-going shows for the 2018/2019 season earlier this year, and every now and then I would pull it out and add any additional shows that came out (or started back up) to that list. Keeping this on-going list throughout the year really helps for this type of project, so you're not wasting time, trying to remember what you've watched - or leaving any good shows off the list ;)

I should also add that not all of these shows are on at the same time. While Thursday has 17 shows, I wasn't actually recording/watching 17 shows every Thursday. A lot of these shows run at different times of the year, or only run for half of a season. 

I knew that I would approach this project the exact same way that I did last time. Digital pages, using collage templates and a few digital patterned papers and digital stamps, which I would print out on my photo printer. 

For my 2018/2019 pages, I decided to use Simply White 6x8 Life Pages templates by Tracy Larsen. A lot of the template designs are similar to templates I have purchased from other designers, but I like to stick to just one designer's templates when I work on projects like this. 

I also used a few digital stamps from In A Creative Bubble, specifically her Watch & Listen digital stamp set. The digital patterned papers that I used are from random kits that I've had forever. I actually ended up using several of the same patterned papers that I used for my 2017/2018 pages, just because they matched so well. I'm totally fine with using the same papers, since while I do own a TON of digital kits, I'm not familiar enough with those kits to know where to find additional paper choices. Lol.

I broke my pages down by days of the week. Excluding Saturday, since I've never had Saturday specific shows. I narrowed down my template choices for the left side of each spread - sticking to templates that had at least one larger area that would hold my day of the week, which was essentially my "title" for each spread. 

I added my go-to black chalkboard digital paper, which I use for backgrounds on digital projects quite often. I used a fun font called "Taco Tuesday" for the day of the week, and then added "night shows" below it. 

I thought about adding all of the info as to how I went about putting these pages together, but my blog post for my 2017/2018 pages has all of the details - all of which remained the same when I sat down to put the new pages together this week. You can find all of the details RIGHT HERE.

For my previous years, I used one single image for The Bachelor. But since I watch The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, and Bachelor In Paradise, I wanted to include images for all three shows. I like the additional images, since I could show specifically who the Bachelor and Bachelorette were for these seasons. I used the Stories Of Life 3x8" Layered Templates from Ali Edwards to create the collage, replacing the number next to each photo with a small digital black heart.

Kind of hard to tell from these photos, but the aqua and black patterned papers are in fact, patterned papers. They look more like solid cardstock here. I went with simple patterns, as there's a lot going on with the photos.

Wednesday is a night that has a lot of shows, so I added two 3x8" collages between the two main pages. I love that this allowed me to keep all three of the Chicago shows together, and I kept Suits and Pearson together on the flip side, as they tie into each other. 

I used the 3x8" Snapshots Layered Photo Templates kit for the collage on the left and the 3x8" Everyday Layered Photo Template kit for the collage on the right, both by In A Creative Bubble. I added "watchlist" along the top of the collage on the right, using a digital stamp, after removing the word that was originally on the template.

Thursday is by far the night with the most shows. I created two 3x8" collages to add in-between my main pages, which allowed me to add in an additional 8 shows/images. This worked really well for a lot of the half hour comedies that I watch. I used the 3x8" Snapshots Layered Photo Templates by In A Creative Bubble for these. 

Friday is my slowest night, as far as my shows go. And it wasn't until I went to photograph my pages, that I realized that Younger wasn't even a Friday show - it was a Tuesday or Wednesday night show (I can't even remember which night right now). Not that it matters in the grand scheme of things, but I try to get my shows listed on the right days. 

Once I had all of my collages finished, I printed them out on photo paper, trimmed them, and slipped them into my album. This might seem like a silly little album to some (and proof that I watch way too much TV), but I just love it :)

Updated Look: 2016 / 2017 Shows

Hey all. I recently shared a new digital project with you, documenting my 2017 / 2018 TV shows (post HERE) in a 6x8" album. I had mentioned that I was already planning on adding my 2016 / 2017 collages to this album as well. I had documented my shows from that year in a travelers notebook (post HERE). 

I had already re-printed my 2016 / 2017 collages last year, as I was going to switch them into a new travelers notebook (the one that I originally used was a cheap one I got off Amazon). I realized that I could easily work them onto 6x8" pages, and fit them into the same album along with my 2017 / 2018 pages. I love the idea of keeping these pages all together and adding to it each year. 

All of my collages for this project were created using templates from both the Travelers Templates and Travelers Templates #2 kits from Kerri Bradford Studio.

I started by cutting sheets of white cardstock to build my pages on. I adhered the photo collages along the right side of each page, and then added a piece of patterned paper along the left side. I was able to dig up the same papers that I had used in the original project, which gave me one less thing to spend my time debating on. 

I also used the same 3x4" ruled Project Life cards to add the day of the week, using Kerri Bradford's A Big Day stamp set. I trimmed down each card and adhered them along the side of the page, tucking the bottom edge under the photo collages. 

This was such an easy project to finish up, and I love that these pages are all together in one album. I can't wait to work on my 2018 / 2019 shows!

Digital Project Share: 2017 / 2018 Shows

Hey everyone! I'm back to share a project that has been on my mental to-do list for well over a year. About two years ago, I created a travelers notebook projects, documenting my favorite TV shows from the 2016 / 2017 season (seen HERE). And about four years ago, I created a 6x8" pocket page spread documenting a handful of my favorite TV shows from the 2014 / 2015 season (seen HERE). 

Being a self-proclaimed TV junkie, I love the idea of documenting my favorite shows every year. While I loved the two previous projects that I've made, I really wanted to settle on a format that I could easily add to each year going forward. I tossed several ideas around. Did I want to keep going with the travelers notebook, knowing that I would be able to fit two years into each notebook? And just have a stack of notebooks that I could keep together in a basket or box? Or did I want to go with a 6x8" album, or maybe a 6x12" album? 

After much back and forth with myself (tell me I'm not the only one that talks things out with herself?), I finally settled on a 6x8" album. I knew that I wanted to create my pages digitally, so the first thing I had to decide on was what templates I would be using. I have a pretty big collection of digital templates, in a variety of sizes. I narrowed down my search to the 6x8" kits I had, and finally settled on a few template kits from Cathy Zielske - specifically her Six By Eight kits.

Her Six By Eights No. 06 kit was what really made up my mind, since the templates had the days of the week, which fit this project perfectly. I loved the format I used when I broke down my shows by what days they were on. So my plan was to use the template with the day of the week on the left side of the spread, and then to use a second template for the right side of the spread. Between all of the Six By Eight kits that I have, there were plenty of options, depending on how many photos I needed to include. 

I started this project the same way I started it the last time. By making a list of my shows, and which day they usually air. Now, this is documenting my 2017 / 2018 shows. Luckily, I made my list last year, as I knew this was a project I would get to at some point. But I will say it is SO much easier to make this list during the year, while your shows are on - as opposed to waiting and trying to go back and figure out what shows you watched (as we all know shows have a way of disappearing).

I even went into my DVR at one point, to check out my massive list of shows I record, to make sure I didn't miss any. When I did this project the last time, using the travelers notebook, I was limited in how many images/shows I could include for each day. So I had actually left out quite a few of my regular shows. This time around, I managed to include every single show that was on my regular "must see tv" schedule. 

On a few of the collages, I actually combined a few spaces in the templates to fit my photo needs. Like on the right page of my Tuesday spread. It had 12 squares, but I only needed 10 spaces. So I combined two squares to make a longer photo and then repeated it on another row as well.  

Once I had my list in front of me, I went looking for my images. Just as I did two years ago, I found all of my images using Google photos. For the most part, I just searched the name of the show, along with "cast", "logo", or "poster". I actually still had all of the images that I had used two years ago, so I added those into my folders as well. But I made an effort to find updated images, and at some point, I realized that adding in the year (for this, I added 2017) would often give me options that actually fit the show's season better. 

I downloaded several images for every show on my list, knowing that some images might be too small to use or may not be the right orientation once I started creating my collages. While I knew that the majority of my images would be squares, I also had some horizontal and vertical spots within the templates. It was easier to just download a ton of options while I was doing my search, than to have to go back and do a second search if the choices I had didn't work. 

I created a folder on my computer for each day of the week. Excluding Saturday, because that's the one day of the week when I don't have any set shows on. Once I had images for every show on my list, I counted how many shows I had to work with for each day, and then picked the templates to fit the number of shows. Then I would open up my two templates for the day I wanted to work on, and start plugging images in, moving them around as needed until I liked the way they were laid out. 

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Thursday is a BIG night for shows. I feel like it always has been. Lol. I have a TON of shows on Thursdays. Since I didn't want to leave any shows out, I decided to add two 3x8" collages as well, adding a 3x8" page protector in between the two sides of the spread.

To create these smaller collages, I used the 3x8 Everyday Layered Photo Templates kit by In A Creative Bubble. I was able to include 3 additional photos on each collage, which meant I included 6 additional shows by adding in the 3x8" insert. 

The final step was to add some digital patterned papers to the leftover spaces within the templates. The larger area on the left page, under the day of the week, was meant for journaling. I could have easily used that space for an additional photo/show, but I didn't even think about that until I was done adding in all of my images. But I loved the idea of adding in a touch of patterned paper. I also had a few days where I had an empty space on the right page of the spread (like on the Friday page above), so I added some digital patterned paper there as well. 

I printed all of my collages on my photo printer, trimmed them, and slipped them into a 6x8" album. And I love the end result! I'm actually going to be adding my 2016 / 2017 collages to this album as well. I had already re-printed my collages last year, as I was going to switch them into a new travelers notebook (the one that I originally used was a cheap one I got off Amazon). I realized that I could easily work them onto 6x8" pages, and fit them into this same album. Since I really want to keep these all together and add to it each year. 

And I already have my list of shows written out for the 2018 / 2019 season. I'm not quite ready to start that just yet, as there are still some of my regular shows that haven't even started yet this season (why do some start so late now?), and there are new ones just coming on that I know I'm going to love as well. But having the list handy, and being able to add to it as needed, gives me a great head start for when I am ready to complete my pages for this awesome TV season ;)

Kerri Bradford Studio: My 2016-2017 Shows

This coming Saturday is [inter] National Scrapbook Day, and over at Kerri Bradford Studio, the design team has been sharing projects leading up to this fun day. I've got a project up today, which I'm excited to share with you all. 

I was brainstorming what to create for my [inter] National Scrapbook Day project, knowing that I wanted to use Kerri's A Big Day stamp set. At some point, I was reminded of what I had created for iNSD two years ago - a 6x8" pocket page spread documenting my favorite TV shows (seen HERE). The days of the week stamps gave me the idea to create an updated look at my favorite shows.

This time, I decided to try out the travelers notebooks that are all the rage lately, and that I have yet to try. The smaller size appeals to me, as I haven't been creating as many layouts these days. Also, these little notebooks seem to be a good fit for my "less is more" approach when it comes to keeping my projects simple - putting the focus more on the photos and/or stories, and making it less about the embellishments and "stuff". 

Since I had the days of the week stamps that I wanted to use, I decided to break down my favorite shows by what I watch each day. I love a good photo collage, so I created a photo collage to go along with each day's spread, using templates from both the Travelers Templates and Travelers Templates #2 kits.

I started out by making a list of my shows, and which day they usually air. I even went into my DVR at one point, to check out my massive list of shows I record, to make sure I didn't miss any. I actually left quite a few of my regular shows off these lists in the end, as there just wasn't room for a few of them. 

Next up, I went looking for my images. Just as I did two years ago, I found all of my images on Google photos. For the most part, I just searched the name of the show, along with "cast" or "logo". I downloaded several for each show, knowing that some images might be too small to use. 

When I did my 6x8" album two years ago, I used all square photos, since I was using the little 2x2" pocket pages. This time around, I knew I needed lots of square photos, but I also knew I'd have spaces for a few different size photos as well. This came in handy for those shows I could only find a longer image for, that wouldn't have cropped well into a square. 

I wanted to have the show name on the image, but there were a few shows that I just couldn't find the right image for. So for a few, I ended up saving an image that I liked, and just typing the show name on in Photoshop, picking a font that was similar to what I saw on other images. 

Once I knew how many shows I had for each day, I settled on which template I would use, and added the photos in. I printed out my collages and adhered them to the right side of each day's spread. 

I then picked a patterned paper to coordinate with each day's photo collage, and adhered them on the left side of each day's spread. I pulled some papers from Crate Paper, Amy Tangerine, and Shimelle. 

I have a bunch of ruled Project Life 3x4" journaling card, so I decided to use those to label each day. I used Kerri's A Big Day and Brooklyn stamps, to stamp the day and "shows" onto the cards. I drew some rough lines around the outside of each card with a black pen, and adhered the card to the left side of the spread. 

I originally thought I would need to add more to each of these pages, even wondering what I would do about journaling. I quickly realized that keeping it simple, and fairly flat, in these notebooks was the way to go. 

A simple piece of washi tape at the top of the journaling card was all I needed. No need to complicate things, right?

Looks like Friday is a slow night, with only two real shows. But that's ok, because I do love my Lifetime movies on the weekend. You may notice that I don't have a Saturday list. That's because I don't have any shows on Saturday's. That's my night to catch up on all the shows I didn't fit in during the week. 

Once I had all of my days completed, I knew I wanted to do some sort of "title page". My thought is that this travelers notebook would be dedicated to documenting my favorite shows, and something I can add to each year. After all, it was fun to look back at my list from two years ago, seeing how many shows I'm still keeping up with, and how many aren't even around anymore. 

I added some patterned paper to my title page, along with a 5x7" Project Life ruled card that I stamped the year on using Kerri's Brooklyn Etc stamps. After wracking my brain to see if I had any patterned paper with televisions on it, I remembered a cut file Kerri created as a part of The History Project class.

I opened up the TV png file in Photoshop, and used it to create my own "patterned paper". I just lined up a bunch of TV's across the 4.25" x 8.25" canvas, and then copied that entire row over and over, down the page. I printed two of these on a sheet of cardstock, so I have one ready to go for next year.

I also printed out the weekdays cover from the Travelers Pack: Splendid kit, and cut it down to add to the very first page in my notebook. I thought about adding it to the cover of the notebook, but I wasn't quite ready to tackle the cover. I'll worry about that later.

And yes, I fully admit I have a slight TV addiction ;) I love my shows, and I somehow manage to keep up with them, even though I only watch TV in the evenings. If I'm being totally honest, there's always at least 1-2 shows a season that we let pile up. Right now, it's Quantico, and I have 12 of them on the DVR. That's an easier show to keep up with when you binge watch it, so we'll catch up on that once all our other shows come to an end. 

Make sure and stop by Kerri Bradford Studio this week to check out what the rest of the design team has created, as well as get in on the awesome sale Kerri is having all week!

Kerri Bradford Studio: [inter] National Scrapbook Day

I've got a new project up at Kerri Bradford Studio today! I've had this idea to create a 6x8" All About Me album for quite a while, but have never taken the time to get it started. Sure, I do some layouts about myself here and there. But I wanted to have a place to record a variety of different things about myself, at this point in my life. Whether those things are serious, funny, or just plain random.

When Kerri asked us to make something for her [inter] National Scrapbook Day celebration, I figured this was a good time to get started on this album. And then hopefully, it will motivate me to add a few pages here and there over the next few months. Kerri has so many words, phrases, and shapes that have always caught my eye, knowing they would work great for an album like this.

I will most likely create pages very randomly for this album, and that's exactly how I got myself started. I browsed thru Kerri's shapes for a few minutes, and went with a few of the first things that I came across. Ever since seeing the cute little television that is part of The History Project class, I knew it would be perfect for documenting some of my favorite TV shows.

I decided to do a full 6x8 "layout" for one side of the spread. I cut the circle background (you know I LOVE my circle backgrounds) from Kerri's Life Additions: Backgrounds kit from white cardstock, and adhered it to a piece of white cardstock. I quickly noticed that there was some wiggle room in the 6x8" page protector, and it can actually hold a 6.25"x8.25" page, so I then matted the page on a piece of charcoal grey cardstock.

Kerri has a few different versions of the word "favorite", and I ended up using the one from the Just Because kit, cut from a scrap of red Crate Paper patterned paper. I used some tiny alpha stickers to finish the title.

I cut the TV out of a piece of chalkboard-ish patterned paper, and cut a scrap of a grey lined paper to tuck behind the screen. I almost left this page as is, without any other embellishments. I had it photographed and everything, and when I shared a sneak peek of it on Instagram, Kerri noticed that I had adhered the TV upside down. Lol. So after turning that cute little TV around, I ended up adding some enamel dots from Bella Blvd and an arrow sticker in the upper corner.

I just love the two inch pocket pages for the 6x8" albums. I knew it would be perfect for recording a lot of things in an all about me type album. I looked online to find logos for my favorite shows, making sure to find ones that could also be cropped into squares, knowing I would be using a divided page protector with 2" pockets.

I also looked for larger sized images, and really had to play around with different ones for each show. So many of the images out there are sized super small and aren't great for printing. I had several that I thought looked slightly blurry, but they all turned out pretty good. I guess it helps that the pictures are only two inches.

It was a pure coincidence that I managed to find so many photos with the same color scheme!

I have a TON of favorite shows, so I ended up adding in an additional divided page protector, and trimming off one row of photos, making it a 4x8" protector. I love the look of different sized pages mixed into these small albums, as it adds a little variety to things.

I still had a few more on my list that I needed to find logos/photos for, so I will be adding those to the backside of that smaller protector. This will allow me to document 28 favorite shows. I have way more than that, but I'm focusing on my main ones. Lol.

When I came across the "keep it real" cut in Kerri's Something to Say kit, it gave me the idea to record a few "real" tidbits about myself and my life. I think oftentimes, without intentionally trying, we can give off the illusion that our lives are a bit more perfect that they really are. So this was a chance to "keep it real" and write down a few things that others may not realize about me and/or my life.

I cut my title from some older Crate Paper patterned paper, as well as from white cardstock, so that I could layer them together. I sized it pretty large, so that it would fill up the majority of the 6x8" page. I can't even remember who makes that text patterned paper, but I cut it to 6x8" and the matted it onto a 6.25"x8.25" piece of black cardstock, so that it fit better in the page protector.

I cut out a few circles from some really old pink distressed Basic Grey patterned paper and machine stitched around them. I arranged them along the outside edges of the page, and trimmed off the excess.

I used another two inch pocket page for this spread as well, knowing that it would be a good way to add my different thoughts individually, as opposed to journaling them all together. I added in a few squares of coordinating patterned paper, so that the page wasn't all journaling and to break up the white cardstock squares.

If you get up close and really, really look, there are plenty of things about me that are "real", no matter how hard I try to come off like I have it all together. These were just some of the ones that came to mind when I sat down to journal. I'm sure that now that this is finished, I will think of some better ones!

Kerri was sweet enough to send me a few of her new stamp sets and they just happened to arrive in the mail the day I was finishing this page. So I worked two of her stamps from the One Fine Day stamp set, "seriously" and "oh me oh my", onto the page. They seemed to fit well. I'm pretty sure I didn't pick the right ink pad to use, since I was stamping them onto a coated sticker. But they're fine in my book, since I'm not an amazing stamper anyways!