Black History Month Layout Featuring Azzari Jarrett Designs

In my search for other paper crafters online recently, I found Azzari Jarrett’s blog, which features design, photography, storytelling, and more. In February, Azzari offered some free printables to honor Black History Month, and I was able to use many of them in a recent Project Life page. This layout was created to document a … Continue reading Black History Month Layout Featuring Azzari Jarrett Designs

Monthly Intro Pages, part 3

February scrap layout 2022 (c) jcs This was the quickest “retrospective” layout I’ve made since I started this process: today is March 6, and I’ve just completed this monthly intro page for February. It’s pink to match the handmade Valentine pages, with plenty of winks to love: including a couple that remind us love can … Continue reading Monthly Intro Pages, part 3

Continued: Monthly Intro Pages

I posted recently about a new addition I’m trying in my Project Life album — scrap-journal-style monthly intro pages. Here are two more that are theoretically done: September While my first attempt at one of these spreads was more of a vision board, September’s was closer to a retrospective. Looking back at the photos of … Continue reading Continued: Monthly Intro Pages

Hilltown Families Handmade Valentine Swap, 2022

The annual Hilltown Families Handmade Valentine Swap is a tradition I’ve participated in several times now, in which children, adults, and families living in the “Hidden Hills” of the Berkshires make and receive homemade Valentines. I first joined the fold in the “adult” category, before Juli was born; but it’s become a favorite art project … Continue reading Hilltown Families Handmade Valentine Swap, 2022

Breaking Down the Scrap: Monthly Intro Page

I’ve been documenting life in scrap-form steadily for many years, with varying degrees of creative oomph. Sometimes, it’s simply enough to just get the photos into the pockets and call it a day; other times the crafty bug strikes, and layouts turn into paper-based celebrations of mundane errands. It really depends on how your week … Continue reading Breaking Down the Scrap: Monthly Intro Page