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Well, it's been a year, and we are only halfway. Here in Sydney we are experiencing a cluster of Covid cases after months of being relatively on top of this virus. I'm right in the thick of it (geographically) and back to working from home and barely leaving the house. I guess this is life now. I guess this is life always - ups and downs. Even though I've had more time to scrapbook, I've had less motivation, energy, stories and photos. Those things are kind of integral to this hobby. So I've found myself making less pages and falling behind in my weekly digital memory planning project (which is my version of Project Life for this year). Generally, I subscribe to the "there's no behind in scrapbooking" point of view. But when you have committed to a weekly project, a few weeks behind can quickly become a month or more. Then it's really hard to get back on track (for me at least). On 8 July, I went into my digital files to see where I was at and found that my last spread was in May. Oops. The thought of catching up was just ugh. I haven't been taking notes or journaling. I'm barely taking photos. I knew it was going to be hard. I even contemplated just getting May and June done and being satisfied with a January-June book, chalking the failure up to the crapshow of 2020. But I'm no quitter (which is not always a positive, trust me). So I made a deal with myself that I would try and catch up over the next three weeks and then try and stay current as best I can. It's three weeks later and I've managed to get the backlog done, I just have the most current two weeks to do. Here are some tips and ideas that helped me. 1. MAKE A LIST I sat down with my paper diary and wrote a list of weeks I needed to document. I love crossing my weeks off as I finish them off. 2. START WITH THE MOST RECENT WEEK This is a good way to get back in the groove because the stories and activities are more current and fresh in your mind. Weekly memory keeping works best for me when I'm working on it in real-ish time. Making a spread on Sunday for that week is much easier than going back to a random week in May and having to recreate everything from photos and sparse notes in my diary. Side note - write it down. You won't remember that you binge watched that show on the June long weekend. I'm inconsistent with this and need to do better. 3. CHEAT YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS Instead of starting with a blank slate each week I decided I would go back to earlier weeks and just re-use the spreads as a base. That meant keeping the colour scheme, some of the cards and embellishments. When I make my book, Week 5 and Week 26 are going to be spread far apart so I have no problem having some repeating elements, especially if it will help me get the job done quickly. Embellishing and decorating takes a lot of time and taking away some of the decision-making helps speed things up. 4. SORT YOUR PHOTOS I use Lightroom so it's easy for me just to bring up a single week's photos to look at. Again, narrowing choices gets things moving. 5. PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION Don't spend too much time agonising over photos, especially when you don't have many for the week. If you took seven photos on Monday and none on Wednesday, its OK to spread them out over the week (the only time I don't like to do this is if the photo is very specific to a date). If you have spare photos from a previous week it's OK to use them if they aren't date specific (I have lots of photos of things around our house that could go anywhere). Enlarging photos is a great trick to fill out a spread. One week's spread could just be one amazing photo and that would look awesome. Or just be fine with having white space/empty spots in your project. This also goes for journaling - sometimes I don't have anything to say and that's OK. Real diaries and planners have blank spaces all the time. You can also fill blank spots or pockets with patterned paper, stamps, words, movie/TV posters, book covers. I've made a whole page with just TV shows that we've recently watched. My weekly planner template (HERE) has a space for what we ate for dinner each day. This is something that I cannot piece together later - I can barely remember what I ate for dinner last night. So if I don't have it written down in my diary, I am just leaving that area blank. It's not worth stressing over and becoming a roadblock. I love to include it when I can, but it's OK if that's not every week (another plug for writing things down for later). 6. WOULD ANYONE EVEN NOTICE IF YOU SKIPPED A WEEK? Going back through my files, I noticed I had totally skipped Week 14. I might go back later and try and fill it in, but more than likely I will just leave it out. I have had trouble completing one of my recent weeks (barely any photos or stories) so that might be another gap. I'm OK with this. I'm OK with having 50 weeks documented instead of 52. Don't let a week that's really not coming together block you from getting the rest done. You won't get in trouble for leaving out a week and really, would anyone (besides you) notice? ~ One thing that keeps me going is knowing that I will treasure this finished project in years to come. I'm also really aware that by the half-way point of any project, the honeymoon period is very much over for me. Every time. It's just part of the process and I know if I can just push through, I can get it finished and even find joy in the project again.

I'm a person that likes to shop regularly for food and decide on what I'm making for dinner on the day. With grocery restrictions in place and the natural urge to stock up during this pandemic, my fridge and cupboards are full and I'm a bit stressed at the thought of having to make meals based on what I have rather than deciding what sounds good and going out to buy the ingredients. First world problem for sure, I'm lucky I even have a good stash of food right now, but I thought it would be worthwhile to note some quick, cheap or easy recipes that I like. I'm a foodie who loves nothing more than to spend a whole weekend afternoon in the kitchen making meals from scratch (I have a cooking instagram if you are interested shannan_eats). But sometimes it needs to be NOT that. Some of these recipes are healthy, some are carby and some are downright trashy but there's room for everything right now and some of us don't have much choice. Side note: I have followed various ways of eating (low carb, high carb, vegan) and have now settled on just eating what I like. Sometimes I make my own almond milk and granola, sometimes lunch is corn chips and chocolate. I judge no-one (and especially not parents, because jeez, kids can be fussy, mine included, and I am not embarrassed that there are many chicken nuggets in my freezer). Roy Choi's LA Dirty Dogs I love The Chef Show with Jon Favreaux and Roy Choi. On one episode, Roy made some amazing looking hotdogs so we recreated them and they were great. Bonus points because you can make a simpler hotdog for the kids. I don't have a recipe (I think it might be in one of Roy's cookbooks) but it's basically a hotdog with mayo, mustard, ketchup, sauteed onions and peppers, bacon and hot sauce. Makes something easy a bit more more special and delicious. Chickpea Curry Chickpeas are healthy, available, shelf stable and a good source of plant protein. I love them crisped in a pan with some spices on top of salads. Curry is a great way to use chick peas too. In this recipe, you can use real milk instead of coconut milk (although coconut milk is another great shelf staple and so good in curries). Try not to omit the lime though - it really balances it all out. 20 Minute Chickpea Curry by Nora Cooks Burrito Bowls This is less of a recipe and more of a general suggestion. Burrito bowls are a really quick and easy meal, especially if you are using leftover meat and veggies. Good protein options would include carnitas, seasoned cooked minced beef, rotisserie chicken, fish (leftover salmon is great), sliced steak, tofu, beans. Then you just build your bowl with rice, salsa, cheese, hot sauce and some veggies - tomatoes, corn, sauteed or raw peppers and onions, kale, spinach, lettuce and avocado. Sour cream is good too or a mix of sour cream, chilli or chipotle sauce, garlic, lime, salt and pepper as a dressing. Obviously, a burrito bowl can also become a burrito. Flank Steak Burrito Bowls by What's Gaby Cooking Grain Bowl/Buddha Bowls I've made a few of these in my time - these are vegan/vegetarian staple. The template for a good grain bowl is a grain, a protein, veggies and a sauce (the grain could be rice, quinoa, millet, noodles, farro, barley). A lot of grain bowl recipes are vegan but go ahead and add meat & cheese if you like. Think of this as a burrito bowl but with more variety. Here are some good recipe's I've made but really, anything goes here. It's a perfect way to use up leftovers. I love the recipes that load a bunch of veg on an oven tray and bake. Hands-off cooking is the best. Added bonus - bowl food is just made for couch eating. Sweet Potato Chickpea Buddha Bowl by Minimalist Baker Vegan Buddha Bowl by Nora Cooks Braised Lentils and Sausages Sausages and lentils are cheap (well, here they are at least) and this meal is hearty, using things most of us have on hand. Braised Lentils and Sausages by Taste Spicy Noodle Soup I make soup like this often and just make it up as I go along - it will still be delicious if you have to skip a few things. I start by frying up some garlic, ginger, chopped chillies (or chilli paste from a jar), chopped green onions and mushrooms in a medium pot. Then I add stock - chicken or vegetable is good, if you can find a ramen or asian flavoured stock, even better - and some soy sauce, a dash of sesame oil and a tablespoon of miso paste if I have it. Then go in the noodles - I cook them in the broth or you can use vacuum-packed Asian noodles (ramen and udon are great) and just warm them through. I sometimes lower the heat at the end and add a raw egg to poach (don't worry if it all falls apart, it's fine) or I soft-boil one separately. You can also add shredded leftover chicken, thinly sliced steak, leftover salmon or prawns and it will be amazing. Some spinach or bok choy is good too (I really try to add something green to everything I make). A teaspoon of rice wine vinegar or even lime juice after you serve the soup finishes it off perfectly. I also put sriracha or hot sauce on the table for everyone to help themselves. Slurping noodles is so satisfying. If you want to make this more Thai-inspired, you could use a bought Thai curry paste at the beginning and add some coconut milk to the broth (and lemon juice to finish off). These are not authentic recipes at all but they are delicious, satisfying, cheap and use things I mostly always have. Thai Beef and Fresh Vegetables This is something else I make without a recipe, but I have used a Jamie Oliver recipe as well as the Joy The Baker one I've linked below. Fry up some minced beef until crispy with garlic, chilli and some Asian flavours (you don't need to add everything in the recipe, even some soy or hoisin sauce will do the trick). Serve with rice noodles (I like brown rice vermicelli) or rice, a soy-based sauce and some crunchy salad veggies and lime on the side of course. I often buy a bag of slaw that is mostly carrots, radish, brocolli and raw beetroot and use that along with some lettuce and sliced cucumbers. Thai Beef and Fresh Vegetables by Joy The Baker Oven Baked Fajitas I am a big fan of tray-bake dinners. Something I can put in the oven then go and take a shower when I get home from work. Feel free to skip all the spices and just sprinkle over a bought taco seasoning mix. Once everything is cooked, serve with tortillas, salsa, cheese, sour cream and avocado. Roasted Halloumi Fajitas by Happy Veggie Kitchen Sheetpan Chicken Fajitas by Damn Delicious Easy Loaded Tex Mex Sweet Potato Fries Cook some frozen oven fries and add some toppings. Yum Loaded Tex Mex Sweet Potato Fries by The Girl on Bloor Thanks!

Today I just want to put some context and feelings about the current COVID-19 pandemic. Hopefully, future-me can read this and go "wow, those were crazy times, glad that's over". Cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) were first identified in Wuhan China in December 2019 and we had a case here in Australia by 25 January. There are currently 470 cases here (including Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson - sorry!). I have work colleagues in Asia who were in lock-down back in February, as well as clients in the cruise industry, so I have been aware of this virus since the beginning. I also follow Kate Langbroek on social media - she's an Australian radio host currently living in Italy who has been documenting school's closing, red zones then the lockdown of Italy as things progressed. But it's still shocking when things hit close to home and your own life starts to change. Since the first week of March, the toilet paper/tissue aisle in the supermarket has been empty. Sometimes the shelves are well stocked with everything else, other times not so much. Today I couldn't get flour or yeast but I got everything else (and more) on my list. I'm trying not to hoard or panic buy but it's stressful not being able to trust we'll be able to get everything we need. From today, most things are limited to two only (exceptions are fresh fruit and vegetables, milk, confectionery, pet food, soft drink) so hopefully that will help keep things available for everyone. There have been news reports of physical fights in the supermarket and we now have to have signs about being kind and courteous (especially to supermarket staff). As a first-born rule-follower, I'm actually fine with rationing - I am NOT the person who will fight you for the last box of tissues, please just take it. I'm a Twitter and news obsessive so I've been seeing things progress around the world (I'm someone who feels less anxious with more information). Overnight it was advised that all Australians overseas should come home and they will be required to do 14 days of home isolation (my mother-in-law arrived back yesterday from Chile after an aborted cruise holiday). Police checks and hefty fines are in place if you don't do the isolation. They also announced that our foreign minister tested positive after spending time at the White House last week. As of now, our public schools are all open. A lot of people are unhappy about this but the rationale is that closing schools is a big call economically and there isn't evidence that keeping kids out of school will affect the spread. Yesterday my boss told me to work from home so I'm home today. I work in the city and have to take the train so I'm happy to be here instead. Our transport minister says to try and use public transport outside of peak times, but that just wasn't feasible. Personally, I would feel relieved if school was out right now, but I am one of the lucky ones who can work from home (my husband too). Not everyone is in that position - I know many people who work jobs that can't be done from home so who will take care of the kids? And if you can work from home because you lost your job, how to you feed those kids? Things are changing daily, hourly really. So here we are. Stay safe friends. Do whatcha gotta do.

Happy Monday! I took the day off following a big birthday party we had at home for my husband this weekend. Awesome idea if I do say so myself. So I am planning a lovely little day at home by myself - catching up on TV, reading (Zara and I want to finish the graphic novel I Am Not Okay With This before we watch it on Netflix so I'll try and read it while she's at school), swimming in the pool and doing some grocery shopping and cooking later. Here are this week's Shannan Pages Shop releases in case you missed them over on instagram. #TOP5 JOURNAL CARDS Six cards to list your top five movies, books, tv shows, songs, heroes and villains. The download includes a PSD set (so you can type in your list and change colours if you like) and a blank JPG set to print and handwrite on. Journal cards with prompts or places to write are my favourite. DOUBLE TRAVEL + ADVENTURE TEMPLATES I'm excited to use this set myself. These are designed as two-page spreads to document trips, travels, adventures or just special days. There are four double templates and they are available in 8.5x11, 9x12, 6x8 and 4x8 Travelers Notebook size and include full page photo and multi-photo designs. 'MY FAVE' SINGLE TEMPLATE Answer some fun prompts and add some photos. This one comes in all the sizes except TN - 6x8, 8.5x11, 9x12, 8x10 and 12x12. Thanks!

I've been putting lots of digital goodness into my shop in January and February, so I thought I would do a quick update here on the blog in case you missed anything over on Instagram (which is where I post the new releases). It's a big one (that's what she said...) For now, I'm doing a few releases each weekend - mostly digital scrapbooking templates (single and sets), journal cards and album kits. I'm trying to include as many sizes as possible in my templates - 8.5x11, 12x12, 8x10, 9x12, 6x8 and 4x8 (and I often include a bunch of sizes in the one purchase). Sometimes a design will be specific to a certain size and I just can't offer it in all options. A 6x8 design doesn't always work on a larger scale and sometimes I just can't get the bigger pages scaled down to 6x8 or TN size in a way that works. For all my 8x10 friends, I'm trying to include that size in my templates but because most of you are using 8x10 for future photo books, not all designs work. There needs to be a lot of white space around a photobook page in case of cut off and some of these newer designs are right to the edge and I'm just not comfortable making that size available if I think there might be risk. I'm thinking of doing a Friday newsletter for anyone interested in that kind of thing, to cover the shop releases, projects I'm working on as well as general scrapbooking thoughts (of which I haz many). Stay tuned for more info on that. On to the shop stuff...newest to oldest. THE YEARLY BOOK REVIEW template (HERE) to document reading of course (or movies, tv, podcasts etc). This comes in three sizes - 6x8, 9x12 and 8.5x11. There is a single page which can hold 20 book covers and a double page for 40. Use patterned papers, journal cards or just colour blocks in the spare spaces if you don't have an even number of books read. I used this template to document by husband's reading over a year and turned off the title layer before printing to I could use letter stickers instead (and yes, all of his books are horror and sci fi). THE 6x8 STORIES TEMPLATE COLLECTION (HERE) is a set of 6 6x8 templates designed to quickly tell a story and includes single and multi-photo options. Another good template for hybrid pages if you want to swap out the digital title for stickers (I love that the title is contained). HAND-DRAW MONTHS (HERE) to add to your projects. I'm planning more hand-drawn items because I think they are great for finishing off a page or using as titles. ROUTINE TRAVELERS NOTEBOOK TEMPLATES (HERE). I am having a real TN moment - that size is just so fun to design and use. Add a photo, write a quick story and play around with the colours. Done. THE MONTHLY RECAP TEMPLATES (HERE) are a quick way to recap your month with some photos and captions. These come with word art for every month as a hidden layer in the template. Perfect for people who are not doing weekly documenting this year. This one comes in 9x12, 8.5x11, 12x12 and 6x8 (double spread and single page options). THE #52NEW TEMPLATE (HERE) is designed to document any yearly challenges you might have going on. Mine is cooking (I'm making 52 new recipes this year) but you could use this for general favourites, reading, films, gardening, exercising (the banner heading is editable). This comes in 8.5x11, 9x12 and 6x8 and there are four and six photo options depending on how motivated you are that particular month (or how slack you were the previous month and now you have to catch-up!). FULL PAGE PHOTO TEMPLATES (HERE) come in 6x8 and Travelers Notebook size (4x8). A great way to showcase a full photo and add a short story. The FIVE THINGS JOURNAL CARDS (HERE) are layered psd files for adding some 3x4 lists to your scrapbook or pocket pages. There are six cards in both month and week format. Being layered templates, you can add your text, date and change the colours if you like. THE FLIPSIDE JOURNAL CARDS (HERE) because life is full of opposites. Make some notes or use as filler cards. Six jpg cards are included in this set. Obviously, kraft will never be over for me - long may it reign. The #52WEEKENDS ALBUM KIT (HERE) has been a favourite - mine too. After doing December Daily one year, I got into the groove of pairing a single photo with a story and thought I should just continue on so #52Weekends was born. Document a year of weekends with one page per week. Add a photo (or a few) and a quick story or recap and you're done. 8 templates are included in 6x8 and 5x8 size to make an album or photobook. Or use the set to document 52 Stories (or more or less). A #52Weekends icon is included for your title or cover page. This is another perfect set if you are sitting out the weekly or monthly documenting this year. 20IN2020 SINGLE TEMPLATE (HERE). I love making a list of intentions when January rolls around so of course that's going to be a scrapbook page. This one comes in 12x12, 8.5x11 and 9x12. Add a selfie, some digital patterned paper and a list and you're done. That's all folks! In future I'm planning to do a weekly update on Friday (my time) here on the blog to signal what's coming out on the weekend (rather than a huge two-month post like this one). Thanks for being here!

Hey friends - how it got to the end of February, I don't know. But here we are. It always takes me a month or two to feel in the groove for a new year. Here are the projects I'm working on in 2020 and where I am at. DIGITAL PLANNER PAGES I'm using my digital planner templates to document our weeks this year (as version of Project Life really). So far so good. I'm hoping that filling those little boxes each week isn't too much of a chore and I'm excited to be able to use my (huuuge) digital scrapbooking stash to help do that. I'm currently a week behind and that's how it usually goes for me. I love this method of documenting because it catches the mundane surface-level stuff of our lives. What we are watching, podcasts and music I'm listening to, what events and activities we've attended, photos here and there, some stories, funny things I've heard, things I've cooked or eaten, memes that made us laugh and lots of dog pics. This is all the stuff that probably wouldn't make it onto a traditional scrapbook page and I love that there is a place for it. It's definitely a case where the whole is way more than the sum of its parts. I also love that I can still make a spread even on the most sparse-photo weeks (and we all have those). I have the templates for these pages in my shop in various sizes if you want to give it a try. (HERE) REGULAR 8.5x11 SCRAPBOOK LAYOUTS I posted before about changing back to 8.5x11 after a few years of smaller layouts (HERE). I love making larger pages again and being able to print immediately - the extra space for words is wonderful (even if I'm still getting used to the scale change). I'm also really in love with my black and white striped Heidi Swapp Storyline album (also love the base pages that are included). These pages are where I can really explore something and dedicate more space, thought and time. These pages are much more feelings-and-ideas based and I love the richer stories that come out here. If project life is a superficial look at life, my 8.5x11 pages are the deep dive. I think both are important. 4x8 PAGES IN MY CITRUS TWIST LIFE CRAFTED ALBUM I love working in travelers' notebook size but don't love the fragility of the TNs I've made so far. I make my pages digitally, print, cut and glue into the notebook but they feel kind of unfinished and not lasting. But then Citrus Twist released a new batch of the Life Crafted Albums (HERE) in January and I was totally in and bought two. They are fantastic - 4x8ish pages in an album with page protectors - the perfect way of doing a TN to me. These smaller sized pages are for my smaller sized stories or just for when I need a change from 8.5x11. Makes me happy and I have a plan for the other album (later). LITTLE LIFE STORIES I have barely started on my Little Life Stories project (HERE). This is the year for getting into that. I'm thinking the colder months will be a great time to get those old photo boxes out and start telling some old stories. I don't plan to finish this year (or even next) but I would really like to get some more pages done and start filling out those sections. MY YEAR IN FOOD I started this in March 2019 (which is out of my comfort zone being a strict January-December stickler usually) so I'm about done. It's been fun but any year-long project is a labor of love and I'm ready to finish up and send it to print. I just need to add my January and February food photos. (HERE) is my post about that project. HOME BOOK I recently found an old mini-book I'd made detailing some changes to our house and yard over the years. The kids were so interested in our home pre-them and even Brett and I enjoyed looking through it. I'd love to add more pages to this, including early photos from the build stage and the changes since, so I think I'm planning a re-do in one of my Citrus Twist 4x8 albums. MY SHOP The goal is to just keep adding products - digital templates, album kits and journal cards mostly - throughout the year (link is HERE). Grateful for all of the community support for this little endeavour of mine and proud of myself for just saying 'yes' one random weekend and getting it done after thinking about opening a digital scrapbook shop for years. Learning things along the way and so happy to be helping people tell their stories. ~ So that's my 2020 update. Plenty to keep me busy. A few different projects so I have Project B to move onto when I'm bored with Project A. I'm really thankful that I still love this hobby so much.

Hey there - I'm so excited to add this template set to my shop today. These designs formed the basis of my family album in 2016 and it is still one of my favourite projects. This is a great set if you want to simplify your yearly album and concentrate on the photographs. The collection pairs minimal photo templates with some prompts, a monthly recap section and photo captions. There are ten templates which cover a month of photos and stories, designed to be repeated each month. You can use all ten every month, or pick and choose. A set of hand-drawn monthly word-art is included for the monthly header pages. I have the original 8x10 size if you would like to save up your pages and print as a photobook (I use Blurb) as well as 8.5x11 and 9x12 sets if you want to print your pages and build your album in a more traditional way in a D-ring scrapbook album. I also have a handy free PDF you can print off each month and use as a map when choosing your photos: Monthly Photo Map to print at A4 size (HERE) Monthly Photo Map to print at Letter size (HERE) I also have a video tutorial with some basics about using these templates: And I can recommend this video on using templates for beginners too: Thanks for being here! As always, feel free to contact me here, on instagram or via email if you have any questions about this template set or anything in my shop. Always open to product suggestions too. #Shop

That's a wrap for December Daily 2019. I love how this little book turned out and working on it was low stress and fun. Day 21/ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Love that Star Wars films are documented in many of my December Daily albums. Day 22/ I didn't have a daily photo so I used a photo of our living room that I took earlier in the month when we put the tree up. (Card by Kelly Purkey). Day 23/ Lots of baking and kitchen time. (Card by In A Creative Bubble). Day 24/ Christmas Eve. House cleaning, yard work and some pool time. (Card by In A Creative Bubble). Day 25/ We spent Christmas Day with friends and family. I barely took any photos which shows how much fun we had! (Card from the new Ali Edwards Celebrate Story Kit). And that's it! I usually include December 26th (Boxing Day here in Australia) but again, no photos, too much fun, so I stopped on Christmas Eve. Thanks for following along!

Still going - on the home stretch now. I will probably keep my project going until 26 December (Boxing Day here) but I have also gone all the way to the 31st before, it just depends on what we have going on and if I'm in the mood to continue or just finish up. Day 16/ I had to document the Schitt's Creek Christmas episode. It just makes me happy to have this in my book. Zara and I watched it together. (I used some Ali Edwards word art and a date sticker from Paislee Press). Day 17/ Reindeer Cookies. This is a tradition here - the kids love taking them to school to share with the class during their last week. (Card is from Kelly Purkey HERE and I was so excited to use it). Day 18/ My last day at work and the last day of school for the kids. I used a photo from the restaurant we had lunch at. (I made the card using December word art from Paislee Press). Day 19/ Heat wave in Sydney so a pool day. (Circle element is from Paislee Press HERE). Day 20/ I've been really enjoying the old black and white holidays films this year. (Card is from the Paislee Press December You Are My Fave No. 8 HERE) #DecemberDaily

Past the half way mark already. Loving how this little book is turning out. Day 11/ Eli's presentation day at school - he got the Integrity award! So proud. (Card is from Push Print Studios HERE). Day 12/ Zara's school award day today - Outstanding Academic Achievement. Way to go Zara! She's 13 and hates photos right now so this shot at lunch was the best I could do. (Card is Push Print Studios HERE). Day 13/ I realised that this would be my last day at home without any kids around so I sorted and wrapped all the presents. (Card is from the 2017 Paislee Press December Daily Mini Kit HERE). Day 14/ I keep finding Luna hanging out around the tree at night. Makes me so happy. (Card is from my shop HERE). Day 15/ Well and truly Summer in Sydney so a nice cocktail on the deck at the end of the day is required. (Card is from the Paislee Press Summer Vibes template collection HERE). Days 01-05 HERE Days 06-10 HERE #DecemberDaily

Going forward, the plan for my digital scrapbooking store (HERE) is to add products mid-month. I'm hoping to have around three new items each month. The second template set I have this month is for documenting Top 5's for the year or the decade. I have the set available in 8.5x11 and 9x12 plus 4x8 for traveler's notebooks. This set has an optional grid page for more photos. The template also has a hidden word art layer if you prefer to document the decade instead of 2019. The travelers' notebook two-page template also has a hidden layer for swapping out 2019 with 'the decade' word art. Topics are provided but can be customised. I'm still working on mine. Thanks! #Shop

Happy Saturday! I have added a new template set to my shop today - Location Full Page Photo Templates (HERE). This set is designed to work with full page photos and would be perfect for travel pages or even as title pages for albums. I have a bunch of sizes - 8.5x11, 9x12, 6x8 and even a 4x8 set for travelers' notebooks. There are five different templates at each size. I have used Bebas Neue font for the titles - it's available for free (HERE). All text is editable so you can use what you like. Happy scrapping! #Shop