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The Beauty of Fall LO

So, up until last week, we have been enjoying an extended Fall.

 

I dread the cold that comes along with Winter, so we had been making the best of every moment outdoors that we could. Here, we had been out geocaching in Canmore.

I treasure these moments that we have with our two girls together. The oldest one is wanting to move out at the end of this school year to go away to college. This could be our last months of living as a family of four!

Also, with two teenaged girls together in the same house, there are sparks that fly at moments. So, seeing the two of them together and smiling is a good thing for a mother's heart.

 

 

 

Canmore Condo | Part 2

So, I have a few more pages of this little mini album to share with you...

 

I always am enamoured when I catch the first sight of the mountains. Throughout the album I used various rolls of washi tape from Hambly as well as stamps and stickers from Amy Tangerine's line with American Crafts. I also used the red labels which I purchased at the dollar store.

 

On the right hand side of this spread I used a map to cover the printed words that are on the inside of the file folders. 

 

I also inked the edges of the file pages, as they are at varying lengths and it helped to define them.

 

I stamped various Amy Tangerine stamps on cream cardstock, cut them out and used them on various pages as embellishments.

 

More pages coming...

 

 

 

 

 

Canmore Condo | Part 1

So, I have been working on the pages for my File Folder Album.

 

I found a number of flyers and magazines from which I took a collection of words, maps and articles to help tell my story.

 

This entire article explained the Solara Resort & Spa better than I could have, so I simply clipped it out and adhered it into my album. I had to do a bit of work to fit the pieces that I wanted, but I like how it came out.

 

Here, I started by dripping some October Afternoon Sprinklers (Miss Mary Mack) in random places over the page. Then, I stamped the title and a few stamps from Amy Tangerine in my colour palette. Finally, I wrote the story of how we acquired our condo in Canmore. On the facing page, I adhered a map of the town, a silver star to indicate where our condo is located, an arrow made from washi tape, and our new address printed across the bottom.

And then I ran out of good natural light, so I will share more pics tomorrow...

 

 

 

 

Outdoors

So, there is just something about the outdoors.

 

I guess it is the fresh air, the beauty of nature, the adventure of discovery. 

That is why we are spending as much time as possible outdoors while our autumn lingers.

 

Have a happy weekend.

 

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving

So, we are celebrating our Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend as a family.

 

You will find us out of the big city and relaxing amongst the mountains of Canmore.

We spent time geocaching along the trails and hidden paths...

Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating with thankfulness and turkey this weekend!