Road trip to Maupin, Oregon

Hello my scrappy peeps. Today’s layout is celebrating the everyday and not just the holidays in my 2026 Creative Memories Scrap Journal. This was a quick day trip all about Rob showing me where he likes to fly fish. It’s on the Deschutes River that runs through a small town called Maupin in central Oregon. This single page layout features Creative Memories Hit the Road paper pack with embellishments. The collection also comes with some really cute stickers. I will definitely be using this set more in the coming weeks…keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming weekend road trip to Reno!

I hope you enjoyed this layout my crafty friends and remember, keep it scrappy!

Fiona gets her first pup cup!

While Rob and I were cruising the Western Caribbean, my best friend (Sandy) was introducing Fiona to the Starbuck’s Pup Cup. We must be horrible dog-parents as we’ve never taken her before. To be fair, I don’t drink coffee and Rob would never pay for Starbuck’s coffee when he can make it at home. That said, Fiona loves them now. This single page spread in my 2026 Scrap Journal from Creative Memories uses the Ruffin’ It paper pack, the embellishments, the footprint punch and the circle punch. Even the barista seemed to enjoy meeting Fiona.

I hope this layout inspired you to start capturing life’s simpler moments in your scrapbooking. Remember to scrap the everyday and not just the holiday.If you would like to know more about how I scrap in my Scrap Journal just let me know! Keep it scrappy friends!

Hiking with Rob and Fiona!

We have created a monster in Fiona. She now expects daily walks…rain, shine or even snow. Yes, you heard me…while it is actively snowing. Well we are now past that gratefully. Yes, I knocked on wood just in case. Today’s post highlights the walk/hike we took at the Deschutes River Trail in Tumalo, Oregon. It was an absolutely beautiful day and I took advantage of a double page spread in my Creative Memories 2026 Scrap Journal where I capture the everyday and not just the holiday. This layout features a collection I purchased in a Secret Box from last year with Creative Memories. That box is not longer available but they do still have Secret Box #4 from last year….and the Secret Boxes are going to continue in 2026…word on the street is that Secret Box #1 for 2026 will be coming soon. Don’t worry, I will let you know all about it when it comes.

You will notice that even in the smaller size, the Scrap Journal can hold a lot of photos. They’re smaller but they get the job done and they operate on a much smaller footprint. A double page spread is only 13.5” wide by 10” tall. A traditional scrapbook double page layout would be 24”wide x 12”tall. Let me know if you want to learn more about scrapping in a smaller format. Keep it scrappy my friends!

Charity gets sworn in!

My daughter-in-law made us proud by getting sworn in as a member of the California Bar! She officially a practicing attorney in the state of California. I was able to get photos from our son, her husband (Will). I have added her to my 2026 Scrap Journal in January. I used the beautiful Copper Canyon 2 paper pack and embellishments. I love being able to use my Scrap Journal to capture the everyday moments and not just the holidays and vacations.

I hope you enjoyed this layout. If you want to learn more about scrapping in a smaller scrap journal size (6.75” x 10”) instead of the traditional 12”x12” size reach out to me and we can talk about you can get started! Keep it scrappy my friends!

Winter Magic and Freezing Fog

Today I am documenting the freezing fog we received at home this past January in my 2026 Scrap Journal. I’m using the Scrap Journal to capture all the life events, not just the wonderful vacations and holidays, but all the things. This post is about Freezing Fog which is crazy part of winter life here in central Oregon.

Freezing Fog - Central Oregon January 2026

It’s crazy. The fog comes through and leaves ice on everything. There was a strong wind one day and you can see what it did to the ice on the back of the wrought iron patio chair and the fence. I used the current winter collection with Creative Memories called Winter Bliss. I primarily used the designer paper pack and the embellishments.

I hope you enjoyed my layout and if you would like to learn more about scrapbooking with Creative Memories and the Scrap Journal, please reach out. Until next time…keep it scrappy friends!

A Global Getaway in my 2026 Scrap Journal!

I enjoying scrapping in a smaller format. I used to create the traditional 12”×12” pages but found out about the smaller size of the Scrap Journal at 6.75” x 10” and fell in love. I use my 2026 Scrap Journal to highlight all the things throughout the year that inspire me to take a photos. I find I scrap just about everything these days. For my first foray back on the blog I thought I would do a recent trip with Rob (a.k.a. “the hubs”). He and I went on a cruise to the Western Caribbean with Royal Caribbean (on Harmony of the Seas) and had a wonderful time. Here are some photos to enjoy.

The layouts below feature the Global Getaway Collection from Creative Memories. It was the perfect collection to capture the vibe of our trip. If you’re interested in checking out the Collection, click HERE. You will notice that the Scrap Journal size doesn’t lend itself to the use of a lot of 4×6 photos. I personally like using smaller photos. If you are interested in my photo printer, click HERE.

Global Getaway Collection

Global Getaway Title

I hope you enjoyed my latest Scrap Journal layout. More will be coming over the next few weeks. In the meantime, keep it scrappy friends!