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Scrapbooking, Morning Walks


Every morning I walk my daughter to school.  We go to a walking only school, but live right on the boundary, so we have a long walk.  It's 1.1 miles to be precise in one direction.  It wouldn't be so bad if it was a flat walk, but there is a nice valley in-between.  So it literally is uphill both directions!  Really, it's my pregnant belly that makes the walk less enjoyable.  Anyways, the walk is always a time where my daughter displays her energy and her quirky sense of style.  I really do like the walks.

This is my layout for the Memory Nest.  I just love the fall colors of it!  I had one of those fabulous moments that makes you fear the layout might become a disaster with this layout.  Five minutes before I was about to take a picture of my layout, my ever so adorable son took a purple marker and colored on it.  Luckally, he colored on the wood embellishment only and it was a washable marker, so I could clean it all off!

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  1. Raechelle BellusMonday, October 03, 2016

    I adore the gorgeous leaves and colors on this! Just sweet photos and a great story. So glad that the marker incident was minor. A beautiful take on this sketch!

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  2. Leslie GermainSunday, October 16, 2016

    Amazing page!! LOVE how the leaves take the place of the banners!! Clever idea/design!!! xo

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  3. Leslie GermainSunday, October 16, 2016

    Amazing page!! LOVE how the leaves take the place of the banners!! Clever idea/design!!! xo

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