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Two-page Scrap Journal layout featuring Creative Memories’ Hiking Memories paper, stickers, border maker cartridge and circle punch.

Another thing we did while up in Virginia for Will and Charity’s wedding was explore some of the Blue Ridge Mountain Scenic Highway. We stopped off at The Saddle and hiked around. Rob was goofing off pretending to jump of “the saddle” and was hanging out in one of the shelters on the trail.

I used my Creative Memories Hiking Memories collection and a pine tree border maker cartridge (both no longer available) to document our adventure. I hope you enjoy my two-page spread!

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Remember this…the Floyd Flea Market!

A day at the Floyd Flea Market captured in my Scrap Journal using Creative Memories’ Natural Beginnings paper, stickers and embellishments as well as the Notebook Edge Border Maker Cartridge.

The weekend of Will and Charity’s wedding, the family took a drive and found ourselves at the Flea Market in Floyd, Virginia. As I always preach to scrappers, “capture the everyday and not just the holidays”. This is a prime example of that practice. Rob and I were adventuring in the areas near the wedding venue and came across a flea market. Melissa, Nancy and Mike joined us and we toodled about enjoying the local wares for sale. It was a lovely visit and an absolutely gorgeous afternoon.

I captured the event using Creative Memories’ Natural Beginnings collection including the paper, stickers and embellishments. I also used one of my favorite Border Maker Cartridges for the edging…the Notebook Edge Border. I hope you like this single page spread. I tried to keep it simple and balanced for those who like a linear layout.

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! And, as always, keep it scrappy my friends!

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I dreamt a layout and then I made it.

Dreaming about a layout and bringing it to life using Creative Memories Perfect Match collection.

I woke up with the image below in my head. Not much to look at but I used it as a jumping off point for more. Follow below for more photos of the transition.

I needed a way to figure out how to convert a 12×12 scrapbook page into a smaller Scrap Journal layout…

This was a good start but I wanted more so I added the extras that really make a huge difference…

Once I have a solid layout, I got to add all the pretties! Here’s my final layout!

If you want to see the full process from start to finish, check out my YouTube video below.

Dreaming about a layout and bringing it to life using Creative Memories Perfect Match collection.

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