just for fun!

yes, that's right...today i got the urge to scrap

just for FUN. just for the heck of it...i wanted to!

no deadlines driving me, no "gotta do its", i just wanted to make something.

i take that as a good sign that the creative gene is coming back.

and thank goodness, it's about time!!

journaling:

when did you turn into the girl i see in these photos? when did you lose the baby talk...the chubby cheeks and elbows? when did you stop needing me as much? when did you lose that pot belly? since when are you such a big girl?

cardstock, butterflies- JBS

flowers- martha stewart

letters- jillibean soup (yellow), american crafts (red)

pearls- basicgrey

labels- twogirlzstuff (etsy).

happy monday!

xxo

s

Comments

[Samantha]

love it :) she has gotten so big... both of them have.. can't wait to see the 2 new chickies :)

[Stacey]

Great page! Love the bright colors. That's an adorable bathing suit she is wearing! Is it from Target? We are bathing suit crazy in this house. Each girl has between 5-10 suits!

[Stephanie Howell]

hey stacey!
i believe its by oshkosh!
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[Jen Thompson]

Wow such a beautiful page! I love, love, love the colours!
I can't quite read the journalling though, I would love to know what it says? :)

[Kelly Adams]

Very pretty, Steph! I love the bright colors -- so fun!

[Stephanie Howell]

or i tried to...its not letting me. ugh. check back later!!

[Jen Thompson]

No problem Steph :)

[Stephanie Howell]

added it. thanks, jen!

[jamie hansen]

i wrote you this long post. i hint post and then... nothing. :(

okay in a nutshell, I was wanting to know about your scrapbooks.

Wait.

I said first, "Hello, Love that you are scrapbooking just for you."

okay back to the nutshell: I wanted or would like if you would post about this topic. Scrapbooks. What you do, what you really do in real life. You make a page. Where does it go? A pile, a file, a book, or...
(no i was not thinking nook). Do you scrap in order or out of? What do YOUR albums look like inside and out? What does the first page look like ( an entry page?) Are the albums by theme or by year, does the album stop when there is no more room or when the year ends?

This nutshell is getting long- okay so lastly - often for my job i have to make layouts with some paper that might not be what i pictured for the picture (you follow?) As you might have to do at times. So now what do you do with them, use them anyways, put them aside in another random album or what? oh one more!! what about mini albums, what do YOU do with them. I love to make them, but it can be a lot at times. Wait do you even make mini ones?

[jamie hansen]

**HIT not HINT

picture of the system, storage, album, and pictures of page by page of some of the album (first couple pages, middle, and ending...)

thank you

[j.leija]

gorgeous as per usual!

[Stephanie Howell]

jamie, im putting this email in my blog folder.
ill answer your questions soon in a post. thanks!!

[Keshet]

Love this page, Stephanie! And love the you're feeling the bug again! I'm reading the Clean and Simple books now after reading how much you loved them--and I can see why!

[Jennifer Camplin]

Lovely Layout!!

[amy tangerine]

LOVE.

[Jill Sprott]

"Just for fun" pages are my favorite kind! It's all kind of organic and free-flowing.

[Karyn S]

What a gorgeous layout for absolutely stunning photos!!

[Joan Umano]

STUNNING page! WOW....I believe you got your MOJO back!!! Your DD is beautiful! You & Hubbie sure do make gorgeous babies!!!!!

[Danielle Barton]

That was exactly what I thought when I saw those pictures. Harper looks so old!! just beautiful!

[kate sade]

just for fun pages always speak to you even years after when you look at them... glad you have your creative flow coming back...

[Zarah]

That is stunning! Love the simplicity, the elegance - and the vibrant colours! FANTASTIC work!

[Veera]

How nice to hear you spent some quality time with pretty paper!! Love the page!! It's so colorful and summery... Waiting for more!! =)

[Amy]

Yay, let the creative juices flow...this layout is awesome!!

[hisglorygirl]

Beautiful page! LOOOOVE the journaling!!!!

[Karen Malloy]

lovely....it happens a lot faster than you would think. i can't believe my baby is 22. i just had him yesterday....lol! xoxo

[Ally]

Oh - yay you for scrappin' for fun! That's always such a good feeling!
Second, when you posted those photos, I thought the exact same thing! I said to myself, oh man, that Harper no longer looks like a baby or toddler, she is turning into a beautiful little girl - so much more mature looking. It just happens so suddenly sometimes.

[Tiffany]

I love this page. Gorgeous. So glad the urge to scrap is coming back for you!

[Lonely Scrapbooker]

Just lovely, must scraplift ;-)
So glad your urge to scrap is back. Now if mine would come back too (and I'm not pregnant but I am chronically sleep deprived thanks to my 10 month old twins -- hope I'm not scaring the bejezus out of you by saying that!)

[Account Deleted]

Love the colours on this lo, Stephanie. Also the flowers across the bottom. And of course, the gorgeous photos of Harper. Glad you're doing the post on your scrapbooks sometime, as suggested by Jamie. I'd love to know all that stuff too =)

And because I haven't said it yet, congratulations on two more little girls to add to your family! Can't wait to hear their names. I argued hard for Sadie when we were expecting our second...your Sadie inspired me. She's cute as a button and I love the name! We had a boy, though! ;)

[Amy Parker]

Stephanie this is lovely!! I can totally relate with losing the creative feeling in pregnancy, because I am going through the same thing! And also I totally understand and relate with your sentiments about Harper. I step back and look at my Creedence (who is almost 3) and can't belive how big she is. So changed, and so independent. So much personality, and determination. She is getting real tall so her little belly is almost gone! She is just truly not a baby anymore!

[jamie hansen]

Thank you! :) GB

[Jan]

Hi Stephanie, I have been keeping up with your blog and am continuing to enjoy your posts. Your family is growing up!! Glad you have been feeling better. Prayers for you all and J.

[Vanessa M Santamaria]

LOVE your layout and that you are feeing the urge to scrap just for fun!!! yipppeeee! Harper is getting big and always so beautiful :) your girls are amazing!!! Thanks for sharing!!

[Linda E]

Love the layout and the sentiment behind it. My "little" one is 12 so I know how you feel!

[Kim]

Beautiful LO!!! Hope you are feeling well!!

[Melissa]

Beautiful! You have inspired me to pull out some photos and start scrapping :)

[Lonely Scrapbooker]

So said so done! http://wickysticket.blogspot.com/2010/07/from-gut-scrapbooking.html

[deedee]

Love these gorgeous colors!!