Monday, August 12, 2013

Celebrating the Simple Things...

Hello Everyone!  Lynne here today and I want to share with you a layout that I created after having two of my grandsons here with me for three amazing, wonderful, joyful weeks. 

As I have grown older and maybe a wee bit wiser I have come to realize that it really is those simple things that you are doing Right Now that will make the sweetest and longest-lasting memories.  So I created this layout to celebrate some of those little things that I hope my grandboys will remember fondly when I am long gone and they are much, much older!

Like a double scoop of ice cream and a HUGE piece of homemade beef jerky from the Bergen General Store all eaten by the river; Or a dip in Poppa's hot tub every morning after breakfast when the mountain air is still quite chilly.



I also wanted to show you how you can scrapbook a "boy page" using flowers and butterflies and sparkle and it is STILL a boy page!  Susan's paper line makes it easy to impart a bright and cheerful feel to the page without it being too "girly", and I balanced sparkly stickles with some pearlescent stickles to give the page a little more down to earth feel. 

So while you are spending time with your family this Summer take a mental note of some of those simple things you do together so you too can make a memory page for their future.
Cheers
Lynne Mizera
(and for more of my philosophy on life and grandchildren - visit my blog - Grin)
As well as Susan's paper I used the following stamp sets on this layout:
Celebration of Simple
Create Your Day
The Happy Homestead


3 comments:

  1. Hi Lynne this is a lovely layout. I can see the joy on your grandson's faces and that truly is what it is all about. Love all the little extra textures that add such touchability to your page too.

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  2. Wonderful boy page - even with all the pink and flowers and shiny bit!

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  3. Such a beautiful layout Lynne, really enjoyed reading your post today!
    Big hugs
    Tracy
    xoxo

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