This is the time of year for extra memory making, but it’s also the time of year for those captured memories to pile up on your phone or camera! I loved that this month’s Messy Box had plenty of metallic accents and clean neutrals to mix with both black and white and colored photos. There are even extra font cards so I don’t have to spend as much time searching for the perfectly sized alpha stickers!
I printed off some of my favorite photos of my family and edited them to all be black and white since the colors in the images didn’t quite all work together. It was an easy way to bring cohesion to the page. They also worked really well with the gray tones and gold foil cards. I added a little bit of journaling and some alpha cards, and I was done!
Then I printed off some of my favorite fall memories that were full of color and made a second page that had a totally different vibe. I printed off a photo of the red leaves in our backyard and added the maple leaf die cut on top but flipped it over so I could use it as a journaling spot. Then I added in photos from a recent trip to see extended family and our almost daily after school ritual of hot chocolate with marshmallows. These little images will be special to look back on in a few years when I’ve all but forgotten what it was like when these kids were this age.
In about an hour (including printing my photos), I had two scrapbook pages finished and plenty of journaling cards left that I can use for the next round of holidays headed our way! Seriously, the Messy Box kits are such an easy way to keep on top of documenting life without it feeling too overwhelming.
How often do you stop and print your photos off during the holidays? Do you have specific photos that you love to take each year such as a pile of changing leaves or your favorite holiday traditions? –Rachel
Credits//Author and Photography: Rachel Denbow. Photos edited with the New A Beautiful Actions.
12 Comments
I love these! That’s such a great idea to flip the leaf over and use it for journaling! Your pages are always so inspiring!
Laura
http://laurelandfern.com/
Such inspiring content! I can’t wait to see the December pages x
Jessica — NinetyCo
Love the grey/gold contrast this month!
https://www.makeandmess.com/
lovely!!!
Love those kind of collages 🙂
xxx from Spain
olweis
Where do you print your photos? I’m so behind on scrapbooking my kids stuff and I’d love to figure out the easiest option to print the pics off my phone and get them on a page. Do you have a photo printer you recommend?
How have I never known about the messy box!! This looks amazing. Can’t wait to see what you create next month
xx
I love the colors and the mood this has! ?
I just found this…love the leaves. I love creating some pages quick or when I don’t have a lot of photos! Thanks for the inspiration.
-C http://www.artgirlies.com
I love the photos and the colour schemes!
– Charmaine
http://charmainenyw.com
Ohhh this is so lovely!
Hi Marilee! We print out photo at home using the Canon MG7720 or PIXMA iPA8720 — on sale for an extra $50 off till today on Canon’s site 🙂