Scrapbooking Pages I made in December & January

I had set a goal earlier this month to get at least 5 scrapbooking pages done this month and I'm doing really well with that goal!  It's only 1/2 way through the month and I've already worked on more than 5 pages!

Technically these first few were completed in late December; but I didn't start working on them until after I had written up my goals so I'm still counting it, as that goal is what gave me the kick start I needed to get back into my groove.




I also started these pages in December but didn't actually finish them up until last week.



I also put together these pages.





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  1. Dara @ Not In JerseyJanuary 15, 2020 at 9:35 AM

    I used to love to scrapbook. These are so fun!

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  2. Lindsay's Sweet WorldJanuary 15, 2020 at 12:25 PM

    These are all so fun! Your posts always make me want to get back into it. I still have loads of supplies, but I just use all of my free time on blogging now.

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    1. Joanne January 15, 2020 at 4:37 PM

      Aw, thank you. I found I really had to make myself take the time away from my blog to do some other stuff this year and I'm trying hard to keep that balance going.

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  3. thisiswhereitisatJanuary 15, 2020 at 2:37 PM

    You have a talent for design and the way you put the pages together X #mmbc

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  4. thepaintedapron.comJanuary 15, 2020 at 5:22 PM

    I absolutely love your colorful creative pages! What a treasure these are and will be in years to come!!
    Jenna

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  5. jeanne christineJanuary 16, 2020 at 12:31 AM

    Aaaww I miss making scrapbooks! Love what you did here!

    www.jeannieinabottleblog.com

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    1. Joanne January 16, 2020 at 4:40 PM

      Thank you! I had taken a few years off from scrapbooking and just recently got back into it.

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  6. Kellyann RohrJanuary 16, 2020 at 3:59 PM

    I have so many scrapbooks from when my boys were younger and they are so precious to me! I swear if there was ever a fire in our home, I'd beeline it to my scrapbooks!
    xo,
    Kellyann

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  7. Claire JustineJanuary 17, 2020 at 4:31 AM

    I love this idea. My Daughter collects photos of here friends, she would love this :) Thanks for linking up to The Wordless Wednesday Link Up. Hope you can join me today :)

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  8. Amy JohnsonJanuary 18, 2020 at 10:01 AM

    These are so awesome!

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  9. AnnJanuary 18, 2020 at 3:01 PM

    Your scrapbook pages are beautiful. Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ's!

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  10. onceuponatimehappilyeverafter.comJanuary 18, 2020 at 10:49 PM

    Do you share your scrapbook pages on a certain day each month? Would like to do that, too, if you do. I have been setting goals for completing certain pages and do much better when I have a goal to meet. It would be cool to know how you put these pages together. Did you buy the letters, the camera or use a tool like Cricut to make them? Love the photos from Cheyenne of the boots. And the braces page. Such work of the heart.

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    1. Joanne January 19, 2020 at 6:51 AM

      I don't have a special day of the month that I share them (and I don't share them every month) just when I have a decent selection of photos to round up. Mostly I used my Cricut to make the pages though a few of them are scrapbooking kits that I've re-purposed or rearranged to suit my needs and tastes.

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  11. Donna @ Modern on MonticelloJanuary 21, 2020 at 12:09 PM

    Beautiful pages. You will enjoy these memories for many years. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty

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    1. Joanne January 21, 2020 at 1:58 PM

      Thank you! I hope so; we do tend to look through old scrapbooks more and more as the boys age and I remind them of things we did when they were younger.

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  12. Julie @ My Wee AbodeJanuary 26, 2020 at 11:11 AM

    Super fun! I need to get my scrapbooking out again... it used to be my fave hobby... before I started blogging... Now to find the time! Love having you at Tuesday Turn About!

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    1. Joanne January 26, 2020 at 5:39 PM

      Yes, I had to start consciously setting time aside for scrapbooking too as most of my time was spent blogging before.

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