STB - september 2 2024

We've made it to September of 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

This is such fun. Breakfast in town in Germany; McDonalds baby pancake breakfast at the airport; breakfast at our favorite place in Croswell. Doesn't get any better than that. Why do I get the feeling all we do in MI is eat and drink?!?

Such fun to have DS and his girlfriend with us.

Lots of stamping, most obvious the titles with alpha stamps. I love those things.

Note: If you have any kind of relationship with a Great Lake you must read Tom Lake. Better yet, listen to Meryl Streep read the audiobook.

 

STB - august 26 2024

Let's finish up August 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

Another "slow" week ;)  Not a lot to document with photos so I used a great piece of original art I'd saved from a note card. Actually housed a tag with journaling behind it. And then decorated the layout with various items I found that were green/yellow!

Stop the blur. Even if there's not a lot to blur.

STB - august 19 2024

We're in August 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

Might be the week with the most white space I've ever done! A week of appointments and take away food. Not a lot to document with photos. But that's life.

Grabbed some bits and bobs that were laying around and incorporated them. Hid some journaling on a tag in a pocket and a cardstock strip housed behind a couple photos.

This too stops the blur a bit.

STB - august 12 2024

We're in August 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

It was only a week but it packed a punch. An unforgettable short trip to Munich to see the one and only Adele. In the rain. All of us, including Adele!

Unfortunately also bad news about a friend's husband at the same time.

Used my tried and true trick of hiding photos behind vellum when I find myself needing to include lots of photos.

Pulled out the colorful vellum alpha stickers again and decorated with various butterflies from my stash.

Stopping the blur.

 

STB - august 5 2024

Welcome to August 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

Continued with those Basic Grey alpha stickers that were still on my desk for some titles. Added some strips of PP from my stash cuz the cup holding them happened to be in front of my face. What can I say? More journaling than photos this week. But that's fun too cuz I get to bring in more stickers. And labels - which I never think to use.

Don't think I mentioned it, but you can tell on this layout. This "planner" is actually intended to be used for something else. I'm not sure what. Its format is different. But I went through the whole thing drawing lines to create the spaces for days like the original planners from Heidi had. Call me thrifty ;)

Stopping the blur, I am.

STB - july 29 2024

Wrapping up July 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

It's usually a slow week as we recover from jet lag. Not a lot of photos. Some journaling which I chose to hide in those cute little file folder die cuts. Made it all pretty with complementary washi tape. And can we have a moment for that cool clipboard die cut? Wowzers. Love that I could even fit the larger one here in the slow week.

I added something new after seeing it in social media - glimmers. What sets off a glimmer in your soul in your everyday life? Write it down.

Stopping the blur. 

STB - july 22 2024

More of July 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

Unfortunately it was time for DD to leave. Which led to two trips to the airport within 48 hours when Delta's snafu created the biggest airport chaos I have ever seen! But it also gave us an additional unexpected 24 hours together and that was pretty wonderful after the anger and frustration subsided. Following her departure it was time for us to wrap things up before heading to Germany for a month. 

Even with all the busyness and chaos, I find this week's layout peaceful.

Stopping the blur.   

STB - july 15 2024

We're in July 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

That monarch mural in Frankenmuth (and my beautiful girl who just happened to be dressed perfectly to pose with it)!!! Might be my favorite photo of this summer. Add to that the photos of the colorful silos in Saginaw...

The spread just screamed for some groovy vibes. I went with it. Stickers. Orange and purples. Fun. 

Flip ups allowed me to add additional photos and cover up my journaling. Kinda digging the vertical strip of small photos to document more memories of our outing.

 

STB - july 8 2024

Moving on in July 2024 in my Heidi Swapp STB memory planner...

Going places. Seeing people. Doing things. Busy week.

A little road trip too. Even though it was short it created more photos than usual. Time for a flip book. And a couple belly bands to contain momentos and journaling.

STB - july 1 2024

We're cruising. Up to July 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

What a week of perfects. DD came to visit. The lake was perfect for kayaking. Perfect lilies. Ice cream is alway perfect, but the walk on the beach at dusk and the photos of it - mwah! Fireworks reflected on the calm lake as we watched from our beach fire.

Did I mention perfect?

Let the photos do the talking. Kept the decoration to washi and some simple stickers.

  

STB - june 24 2024

We're in June 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

Looking back on this now, I'm so appreciative of the concept of stopping the blur. So many of the little things I would have completely forgotten about!!! Slow postal systems. Giant tree trunks floating up onto the beach - and then, thank goodness, floating away again! Good conversations with people we met on the street. 

Played with old Basic Grey alpha stickers to match the beige of the planner pages. Added some fun PP squares to fill in white space and bring interest to the spread. 

 

STB - june 17 2024

More summertime fun time - June 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

I let cool vellum alpha stickers and lots of washi carry this week's layout.

Stopping the blur.  

STB - june 10 2024

It's another week of June 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

Farmers markets. Thrifting. The local library for books and magazines. Music in the park. Outdoor dining. Gotta love summer in MI.

More love for that circle tuck die and PP. And stickers. And alpha stamps. And washi of course!

Stopping the blur. 

STB - june 3 2024

We're up to June 2024 in my STB memory planner. Stamps. Die cuts. Patterned paper. Stickers. All the things. 

Got a little lilac and teal colorway going on thanks to the colors in this week's photos. 

Gotta love that circle tuck die. A great way to incorporate double sided PP. And additional photos, especially less attractive ones. Or journaling. Three cheers for Heidi Swapp and stopping the blur. 

STB - may 27 2024

The last week of May 2024 in my STB memory planner...

I said I don't work with green a lot, but low and behold here it is again. It was quite a garden-y week - weeding, garden tours - and I also like paying attention to how the color stripes (in the older planners) give you some guidance too. Lots of stamping this week. (And thrifting ;) 

STB - may 20 2024

Moving on with May 2024 in my Heidi Swapp STB memory planner...

Lots of travelling happening in our family this week.

The robin's nest above the front door didn't necessarily please me when I arrived in Michigan. But the lily of the valley in full bloom sure did.

I don't work with green a lot, but I liked how it worked with the old Pinkfresh PP I decided to use and the green in the photos. I like the graphic, modern feel to the patterns. And can you tell I like the new-to-me file folder die cuts?!? Great place to hide journaling and extra photos.

STB - may 13 2024

This is the first spread in this memory planner. Still in May 2024.

Had fun with alpha stamps and letter stickers. Quite the hodge podge of photos and colors so I thought the multi-colored alpha stickers worked well.

I enjoy including ephemera from events, like the "60" from a friend's party invitation. I had room to play so included some little PP flags behind some of the photos for fun. 

Three cheers for stopping the blur.

time for another STB planner cover

Before moving on to the next week's spread, I'd like to share how I gave the cover of my new STB planner  a little love before opening it. Used up some random scraps and boy does that feel good!