All Grown Up Layout & Process Video featuring a Chain Link Stitch

Hey there scrappy friends! How is your day going? Today I'm sharing a brand new layout featuring a chain link stitch! Up until a couple weeks ago I'd never done anything on my layouts except a backstitch so this was a super fun change of pace and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the texture this type of stitch adds! I will most definitely be doing lots more chain link stitching in my future :) Scroll to the bottom...

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#evansfamilyeuropeanadventures Photo Wall

I started a project back in October and finished it up recently! It's a family adventures photo wall :) I printed all my favorite family travel photos from our 4 years living in Germany in a Polaroid style and spent awhile typing and printing the date and location on each and every photo, 361 in total. I really wanted to put them in a more permanent frame that's easily movable to our next house,...

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Meeting Astronaut Scott Kelly

We got to meet a real life astronaut - Scott Kelly! I was walking into the PX on Friday the 17th and saw this sign on display up front: I texted my dad, the space enthusiast, and asked if he was interested. TOTES! But traffic in Seattle is a beast - 7th worst in the country, just sayin' ;) Anyway, instead, I thought it'd be fun to go ourselves and get my dad a signed book for Christmas and meet...

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The Cabin & Leavenworth, Washington

The first weekend in November we packed our bags and headed up to my family's cabin in the mountains, near the faux-Bavarian town of Leavenworth. My family bought this little decrepit cabin right after I left for college and they spent the next few years renovating and restoring it by the sweat of their own brows to become a quaint and cozy home away from home. If you've been reading this blog...

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Silhouette Design Team Projects #6

I always LOVE seeing what my Silhouette Design Team is up to using my cut files and I'm so excited to share this next batch of projects with you today! How CUTE is this layout by Lorilei Murphy?! Here's what she has to say about it, "I was excited to see the Geometric Bear in Paige’s Silhouette shop! I love bears (from a distance) and I also cut some Dipped Leaves and Labels for my page! My original...

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Thankful Layout by Missy Whidden

Hope you had an amazing and special Thanksgiving! While on the subject, Missy Whidden has a layout today all about what, or who, she is thankful for. It's so sweet and endearing. Hey there, friends! Missy here, and I have a layout to share today focusing on this week’s theme of Thankful. I scrapped a photo of me and my husband because I am forever grateful for him and everything he...

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Thanksgiving 2017

It was our first Thanksgiving spent with family in over 4 years! And it was a good one! Chris' parents flew in from Denver, Great Grandma Doris flew in from St. George, Eric & Tanya & Zoe drove over from their house, and Bethany and her family drove up from Salem and we all convened at my parent's house in Redmond. Grandpa got straight to work building a gingerbread house with Fox &...

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