Week 32

Week 32

   After being gone in England for a couple of weeks it really threw off my scrapbooking groove. Up until now I hadn't really fallen behind, which is way more impressive than I could have ever expected! Usually I fall behind with something like this in July or August and then never pick it back up. But, this is one of my resolutions this year so I refuse to let my scrapbook fizzle away. I had this week all printed out and done minus the text since before I left. These are the pictures from Key West (1, 2, 3) and I had a ton! So three inserts seemed appropriate.

   Currently I am about 7 (going on 8) weeks behind. I plan on catching up by printing all of the pictures at once and then putting them away the best I can and moving on. My theory with my scrapbook has always been about the pictures and not many embellishments so just having the memories recorded is my biggest goal.

   Here we go! #letscatchuponprojectlife

Art Journal << 1 >>

    I've been following Caylee for a long time now both with her blog and on Instagram and I am constantly inspired by her Get Messy Art Journal posts. I hesitated participating for the longest time because I don't have an endless supply of magazines that can be cut up and honestly I don't even have a "stash" for scrapbooking that I could dip into. So, I just thought an art journal wasn't for me. But, Caylee's posts were just too beautiful and I knew I had to try my hand at a few impromptu projects. And what do you know, as soon as I looked I already had supplies, you know like paint, watercolors, and crayons.

   I'm not officially on the link up with the Get Messy movement but, I figure that shouldn't stop me from creating. I might try my hand at one of the prompts one of these days, but for now I'll just share my own little bits of creativity.

England {#Cherubbing}

   I don't know about you but, when I am on a walk through who knows where and I see an abandoned alcove that looks like it should house a stone cherub statue, I need to get up on in there. So naturally my sister and I climb up there and strike our best cherub pose! #Cherubbing ;) We were totally just laughing and goofing off and living up to the "loud" American stereotype. Whatevs, I embrace it haha. This was such a small moment of our day but it definitely made my top 5 favorite moments from our trip. That's what it's all about, having a detailed plan, visiting all of the tourist stops and remembering small moments like this. My heart is smiling :)

   In case you missed it here are the other posts from our trip thus far (make sure to keep checking back because there will be many, many more): Windsor Castle, Bath Abby & Panini's and Coffee.

England {Coffee & Panini's}

   So, I'm not a coffee drinker at all, but my family sure is and I appreciate the artwork that can be made is a cup of liquid. We had spent the first part of the day going through the city of Bath and Bath Abby and had worked up quite the appetite. And let me tell you, this was the best panini I've EVER had!! Roasted tomatoes, artichokes, spinach and mozzarella cheese, uh, yes please! This wasn't a planned stop on our itinerary and I have no clue what the restaurant was called but, the time we spent here was super enjoyable.

   In case you missed it here are the other posts from our trip thus far (make sure to keep checking back because there will be many, many more): Windsor Castle & Bath Abby.