I'm so glad you are hopping with us today, you may have arrived from Teresa Brown's blog, or if you are just starting with me, make sure to keep hopping so you can see all of the memory keeping ideas the Let's Get Hopping Crew has for you.
I have been AWOL for a couple of weeks now, my husband and I went on a cruise for our 25th anniversary (yay for us!), and it's just been one thing after another! Life keeps us busy, that's for sure.
To be honest, I am not a scrapper....YET! But this project is going to be my kickoff point, and I am super excited. I have a friend, Vivian Sapp, and she is a scrapper-extraordinaire! I am looking forward to collaborating with her on a series of blog posts regarding scrapbooking. She will be guest blogging here this Saturday, so make sure, if you haven't already, to subscribe to my blog so that you don't miss out!
When the memory keeping topic was announced, I was kind of nervous, because, well, like I said, I have not been a scrapbooker. But I knew one memory I wanted to preserve...My daughter's first attempt at making her grandmother's Pecan Pie.
If you have never had Pecan Pie, it is definitely a southern thing. Personally, I can take it or leave it (it is one sweet I can say no to!), but it is many people's favorite, including my daughter's boyfriend. So she wanted to make him one for Christmas and surprise him.
I wanted not only preserve the memory in pictures, but make sure to include a recipe hand-written by my mom. You see, she is 86, and still a spunky thing, but I think preserving something hand written is so special. So I had her write the recipe to include on the page.
And that brings up the subject of preservation...to make sure pictures and other items you are documenting stand the test of time, you need to use acid-free paper and adhesive, which I am proud to say Stampin' Up's products are. Whatever is touching your picture needs to be acid free! Vivian told me a tip though: if you are using anything that you aren't sure is acid-free, you can get transparency sheets, cut it to the size of your photo, attach it to the back, then adhere it to the paper. It puts a barrier between the photo and paper to preserve it, and still allows you to use what you have on hand.
I chose to embellish my page with snowflake die cuts from the Seasonal Layer Thinlit Dies, and I love the sentiment "All hearts come home for Christmas" from the Hearts Come Home stamp set. I used the coordinating Hometown Greetings Edgelits dies for the neighborhood scene.
I layered ovals to make the Merry Christmas label, and used the numbers from the new Make A Difference stamp set for the year. The Merry Christmas comes from the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set. One of my favorite items from the new catalog is the Detailed Trio punch. That is what rounded the corners and punched the decorative holes in the corners of the Old Olive layers.
Memory Keeping Tips:
- Use acid free paper and adhesive
- If you aren't sure if your paper is acid-free, use a transparency sheet as a barrier
I had so much fun creating this scrapbook page. It will be the first one to go in my new Album. Now hop on over to see what memory-keeping inspiration Jennifer Frost has for us.
Remember to subscribe to my blog, and look for the Scrapbooking series starting this Saturday. If you live in the US and are interested in purchasing any of the items I have used, or just want to get some things for your own memory keeping, click on the products below and it will take you to my online store where you can browse the many stamps, papers, inks, embellishments, etc. Stampin' Up offers. I would love to earn your business. When ordering, please use the current host code Z49HRPGR. For the month of June, if you order $75 or more, you will receive one of our new Shammie stamp cleaners and a stamp case to store it. If you have not seen this, believe me, YOU WANT ONE! It is wonderful for cleaning your stamps.
Thanks for stopping by, see you next time!
Love,
Nina
What a lovely memory to be documenting. I love that you chose to include your Mum's hand written recipe, that is something that will be cherished in years to come. Thanks for playing along, even though you were a little nervous. Congratulations on the anniversary milestone too. Such a wonderful achievement for you both.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tan! I had fun, hope we have more of these memory keeping challenges in the future, I think it stretches our creativity!
DeleteLots of wonderful memory. love it thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you Teresa!
DeleteFirst of all, congratulations on 25 years of marriage!! Second... I LOVE pecan pie! My mom was a southern belle, so my brothers and I grew up with pecan pie (among other southern dishes... okay, now I'm hungry LOL!). Thank you for sharing such fun memories - and a great scrapbook layout!
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane!
Deleteoh I love a bit of pecan pie - though I'm sure in the UK it's not quite the same as yours - love your page and especially how you incorporated your mother's handwritten recipe
ReplyDeleteThank you Eimear! It was a fun hop!
DeleteLove the layout, this has inspired me to kick off the scrapbooking pages also. My husband loves Pecan Pie, me not so much, I'm not a baker so we buy it ;))
ReplyDeleteThank you Jennifer! I don’t make it either, but my husband and daughters boyfriend love it, and so my mom makes sure they get their fix every so often, now my daughter can make it too!
DeleteGreat layout Nina, maybe you could scrapbook a recipe book for your daughter, love that you have included a hand written recipe, and recipes are often lost along the way, I know my family don't follow many recipes, its a little of this and a little of that style of cooking.
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