SimpleStationery: July 2011

Wow, it's been a while since I last blogged! It's been a crazy summer. I'm excited about several projects that I have coming up... I'll be creating a bridal shower album for my friend Jodi. That will be a quick 8x8 album. And, I've got a massive graduation party album to put together for Nikki, who will be leaving for college in a month. Ideas and visions have been dancing around in my head for months, so I'm excited to see them start materializing! More details and pictures to follow...

We did some pretty cool projects this summer during our Sunday Workshops. We used the Cheerful Zoo Additions to create kids cards in June, and in July, we used the Earthly Serenity Additions for Sympathy Cards. Check out the instructions sheets for ideas or if you're interested in a kit.

My biggest accomplishment this month has been completing my Holy Land digital album. When I returned from the trip in October of 2008, I had all these grand ideas of putting the album together with everyone's pictures, incorporating quotes and stories, and using excerpts from my journal. I wanted to publish the "group book" for everyone. Ha! It's been almost 3 years, and the only reason I was able to finish is because my product credit that I purchased in January was about the expire. For the majority of this week, I felt like I was back in college trying to finish a long term project or paper. I was up until 3 am on Thursday, but I was quite pleased with the end result. Thankfully, everything uploaded properly, and the 100 page book is ordered! Don't ask me how much it cost...