April, you say? That was awhile ago. Indeed it was, but it's been pretty easy to create the Project Life spreads thanks to my daily journal and a well-organized set of photos in Lightroom. I keep reading that one is not to worry about being behind, and actually I'm not as anxious about it as I used to be. In fact, I just got the photos from Betsy and Matt's reception in May so I couldn't have done those before now anyway!
April was a busy month. We were in Chicago to help take care of Caleb while Sarah was in California, celebrated with them on Palm Sunday and got home in time for Easter here with Matt, Betsy, and Skylar.
The first page documents one of the almost weekly dinners we enjoy with Matt, Betsy, and Skylar. Skylar discovered my tape dispenser and had the best time pulling off lengths of tape and applying them to everything and everyone. The little camera on the card with Matt and Betsy's photo is an Amy Tangerine stamp by American Craft colored in with a Copic marker.
I love the Monthly Moments products from Papertrey Ink. I used the April Monthly Moments dies and stamps as well as some images from "A Few Pointers" to create the title card for April. The patterned paer is from "Kraft in Color" by Doodlebug Design. The Month in Review card above is a Cathy Zielske digital card.
Skylar loves my old Kodak Holiday camera and pretends to take photos almost every time she's here. This is one of my favorite photos from April.
The word art is from Kitty Designs, "Storyteller."
This page documents some of the fun things we did with Sarah, Caleb, and Adam while we were in Wilmette. The Palm Sunday card was created from the image on the Palm Sunday bulletin at the Winnetka Presbyterian Church where Adam serves as Associate Pastor. I love the lower left photo pair of Caleb in a hobby shop. We stopped there so Tracy could look at the model train products. The minute we walked in, Caleb spied a Duplo set with his absolute favorite cars from the Disney movie. Once we told him he could have it, he never let go of it except to give it to the cashier! It's still a big hit.
We spent a wonderful morning at The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Caleb loved The Idea Factory and would have been content to spend the whole morning there. We knew, however, that there was a wonderful model train display upstairs which we all found fascinating. If you look carefully at the photo in the lower left corner, you will see a full-sized airliner hovering over the city of Chicago. It's an amazing set-up!
This journaling card is one from the Project Life Midnight Edition. I stamped the words with the Papertrey Ink's "Wet Paint II" set and used a sticker from a Simple Stories sheet.
We were home in time for Easter Sunday. After church we joined Matt, Betsy, and Skylar for an Easter egg hunt in their backyard, and then joined Tracy's family in Honeoye for the annual Easter dinner. For once it was warm enough to sit outside. The cute Easter Bunny card is from Papertrey Ink, and although you can't see it in the photo, I added some glitter to the eggs. Once again almost all the photos this month were popped into one of Tracy Larsen's Simply White photo templates.
Although I enjoy creating a few cards for the Project Life spreads, I'm happy with letting the photos and journaling tell most of the story. We are so fortunate to be able to spend so much time with family, and I'm very glad I've figured out a way to get a record of it into my scrapbooks.
