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Why Ordinary Walks Become Some of Our Favorite Memories

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  Sometimes the ordinary moments become the stories we cherish most . Some of my favorite family memories don't come from vacations or milestone celebrations. They come from ordinary afternoons. A few weeks ago, we spent the day exploring a wooded trail with our family. There wasn't a schedule to keep or a special event to celebrate. We simply walked together, talked, climbed over rocks, discovered little places along the path, and enjoyed being outside. Looking back through the photos afterward, I realized something. Very few of them are what most people would call "perfect." There are pictures from behind as we walked down the trail. One of the kids is looking the wrong way. Water bottles are dangling from our hands. Shoes are dusty. Hair isn't perfectly in place. And yet... Those are the photographs that make me smile the most. Because they tell the truth. They remind me of conversations I had already forgotten, little hands reaching for reassurance along the t...
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Welcome to Memory Mosaic

Have you ever looked back at an old photograph and realized it wasn't the big event you remembered most? Instead, it was the little things. The kitchen table where everyone gathered. The road you drove every morning. The family recipe covered with handwritten notes. The quiet moments that seemed ordinary at the time but have become priceless with the passing of years. Those are the stories that inspired Memory Mosaic. For many years I've loved helping people preserve memories through digital scrapbook designs, but over time I've realized something even more important... Every life is a beautiful mosaic, built from moments both ordinary and extraordinary. This blog is a place to celebrate those moments. Here you'll find stories, creative inspiration, memory-keeping ideas, behind-the-scenes glimpses into my design process, and a gentle reminder to slow down and notice the beauty hidden in everyday life. Whether you've been creating memory pages for years or you're...
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 Been taking a course in Procreate called "Jump Start Your Creativity".  It has been a lot of fun and the idea is to start getting into the habit of drawing if not everyday, a few times a week at least.  I often feel intimidated sharing my drawing because I have never felt very good at it.  BUT, I do enjoy doing it and so I'm breaking out of my "comfort" zone and just sharing with you what I've been doing.  I posted in early June after I completed the first week of the course. I started the 2nd week right away, but "life happened", and I got away from doing it.  So I just finished week 2 last week.  It was "plant week".  Here is my progress tracker... and then I will also share the drawings up close. :)  The fun things that I learned in week 2 were how to use blend modes more and using the liquify tool to make shapes.  Also learned more about adding texture and patterns to the drawings. Here the 5 drawings I did up close... So what are y...
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Summer is Almost Over! Wow!  I can't believe it.  Seems like school was just getting out and we were all looking forward to a summer break.  Here where we live, kids are headed back to school this week. Our daughter that still lives at home, will be Homeschooling for her last year!  I know she is looking forward to graduation in the Spring. I will have to be honest and say, I am too! Although it will be strange to not have any kids in "school". I have been working away on designing and also on learning new things... My August Buffet released today and I have a couple more really fun kits that are set to release on the 4th and the 11th. Here is my August Buffet... it is the 8th kit in my limited series, "Celebrate This".  You can find this collection in my shop by clicking on the image above. Besides designing, I have been trying to be creative in other ways.  I have always enjoyed decorating my home, and freshening things up, but I realized a while back tha...
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 What have you been doing? I have been working on a course for Procreate.  It's called "Kickstart Your Creativity with Procreate".  It is by Lisa Bardot.  Anyway, I finished the first week, and I really wanted to just plow ahead, but then in her introduction to week 2, she said that was fine, if that is what you wanted to do, but she felt it was better if you pace yourself, (honestly I've never been very good at that! LOL!).  She recommended that if you found yourself wanting to do more "art"... to go back and either try to repeat the previous drawings from memory or apply way you had learned from a drawing in a completely new drawing. So that is what I did last night. Here are my first week's drawings. So last night I drew an apple practicing the things I learned  when drawing the pear... And I also made a cookie trying to apply some of what learned when making the donut. So that is what I've been doing lately along with creating some fun new kits a...
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 So years ago when I first was introduced to Digital Scrapbooking, I loved making layouts and even worked on albums... then about 8 years ago I started designing, and that was super rewarding and I totally enjoyed the creative side of that... BUT, I have found that my actual scrapbooking has suffered a lot.  Crazy... but I design kits for other people to scrap with, but then seldom ever have time to actually do any scrapping for myself.  So I have started learning how to scrap using my iPad.  I am using Afinity Photo2 for the iPad, and while there is a learning curve it has been a lot of fun to get back into scrapping!! Here are a few layouts I have made. If you would like to see the kits that I used to make them you can click on the image and it will open a separate page in the store for that kit.   This layout was made using my Celebrate This: February.  This is the first layout I made on my iPad. This is an older layout I did, using my Ageless Wonde...
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What am I doing?

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I am so bad about keeping up with blogs and journals.  I have great plans, but seem to struggle following through.  I post my sales and business related stuff on FB, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest and send out a Newsletter... phew!  I think I'm just going to use this to share some of my journey... so if you are interested, this is what is going on with me and Memory Mosaic, right now. :)  I have wanted to learn to make some of my own elements from scratch... I know it might surprise some of you, but most Digital Scrapbook designers use a lot of CU templates we purchase.  That is why, as you look at different designer's kits, you are likely to see similar graphics, just put together in different ways.  Not that this is bad, it is totally normal and acceptable.  We all have our own take on stuff and most of the time kits come out totally different.  But, still I have wanted to "up my game" a little, so with that in mind, I have signed up for a couple "P...
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