STB - october 28 2024

Moving on to November in my STB memory planner for 2024. 

Another transition week. Goodbye USA; hello Germany.

Used up some old die cuts that having been laying around. Some stickers. Some washi. How 'bout that vellum envelope with file card? Love it.

STB - october 21 2024

 Wrapping up October in my STB memory planner for 2024. 

A quick road trip to visit family. Thus lots of photos. Toned down with vellum. You know the trick.

BTW, that outhouse shot... no fear. Those are shotgun casings on the floor! Only in northern MI. And hey, how 'bout those Lions?!?

Note: If you've not checked out Presque Isle and its lighthouses you should. Get a sandwich at Ida Mae's Deli and enjoy it at the harbor. 

STB - october 14 2024

It's October in Michigan in my STB memory planner for 2024. 

And it's looking very autumnesque. On sleeves housing pull out strips of photos and journaling.

Happy to use up some stash on my memory planner this week - PP, stickers, alpha stickers for titles. All with an autumn feel. To match the rough lake, rain soaked driveway, cider and donuts.

And hey, how 'bout those Lions?!?

 

STB - september 30 2024

It's end of September 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

Normal life stuff. Lots of normal life photos, but I put them in pockets or on pull-out strips. Stickers. Die cuts. Stamping. ("Gather Eat Laugh" is probably my most used stamp ;)

Stopping the blur while making it pretty!

Note: If you've never been to the White Horse Inn in Metamora, GO! And while in the area, visit Kelly at Flea Market Rescue in Dryden. Or at least watch her thrift on youtube.

STB - september 16 2024

It's September of 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

And I experienced the northern lights for the first time ever. Oh my goodness. How do you stop THAT blur? It actually ain't even a blur! It made me an addict.

It was so cool. We were having a beach fire and keeping our eyes on the north. At one point we thought something looked different. DS headed down the beach toward the point where we can see more north. Mine was the only cell phone with us so his girlfriend took it and followed behind him. I could see her stopping every few steps to take photos, so thinking she was seeing something, of course I had to get up and follow them. It is amazing how viewing the sky through your phone makes aurora so much more visible.

The show probably lasted a half hour. Amazingly enough under a full moon! That's why the photo looks like it was taken in daylight! There we were (DH was unfortunately home in the shower!) jaws gaping, jumping around, screaming as aurora appeared, arced, stretched, changed from green to purple... Incredible. If you've never seen it, I hope you get the chance one day.

Had to include a full size photo of the kids with aurora (and even a lit freighter) in the background. Used it to hide a couple more photos and stories - like real life stuff going on that week too. But I chose to dedicate the full week spread to aurora. Well, and the Detroit Lions ;)

Cheers to aurora and stopping the blur. 

STB - september 9 2024

We're in September of 2024 in my STB memory planner. 

Never a dull moment when the kids are in town. They actually headed to northern MN for some fishing while I stayed home nursing a cold. Fine with me, I'm not into the bugs.

Used a full size photo to hide a couple more photos and stories behind. Like the story of girlfriend kissing her first catch before tossing it back in (it was too big). They caught many fish after that. Probably cuz that fish went and told his buddies, "Hey, go over there and you'll get a kiss" ;) 

Cheers to stopping the blur by documenting all those little things.

 

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 - 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 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 april 2024 in a nutshell

I used the month-at-a-glance in my 2024 STB memory planner for the first time. 

I know people use them like a calendar. I decided to do a glance back at the end of the month and do a month-in-a-nutshell. Just having fun remembering all the things that somehow stuck out to me as having been important in that month. 

May I introduce April-in-a-nutshell.

 

STB - april 29 2024

Moving into May 2024 in my Heidi Swapp STB memory planner.

Quite the hodgepodge, but hey, so was this week. Biggest memory: the damn mosquito that bit my leg when I was gardening. It got red. It got swollen. I got a sore ankle out of the deal too. Quite the week to remember.

But the big May 1st hike around our 'hood. And a delicious dinner at friends'. Stopping the blur.

 

STB - april 22 2024

More of April 2024 in my Heidi Swapp STB memory planner. 

Once again less photos. More fun place holders and white space.

Found a PP at my local dollar store that I loved and let it lead me.  Again, nice having PP with color schemes already perfected that you can use to create your pages.

Used some alphas and stickers that seemed to match too.  And photo flip ups ;)

STB - april 8 2024

It's April 2024 in my STB memory planner and we got the exterior of our house painted. 

What a project for us. Any color would probably have looked better than the dirty white it was. But of course we pondered color combos. And drove neighborhoods checking out other houses. It took weeks with the prep of removing lights and cutting back bushes. Then putting everything back. And painting our screened porch. But in the end it looks fresh and clean and that's the main thing. 

Oh cannot forget the solar eclipse. I really enjoyed following NASA's online coverage of it. Loved that 360 sunset in Cleveland!

Photo sleeve and flip. Mismatched alphas which are very colorful but I thought that matched the PAINT theme. That's what you find this week in my Heidi Swapp memory planner.

STB - march 25 2024

More March 2024 in my Heidi Swapp STB memory planner. It's Easter Week!

Less photos. More fun place holders, even adding quite a bit of texture. Why? Who knows. I felt like it.

Also, I played outside the lines - Jamie Pate does this so well. I think it's a great idea although I rarely do it. Do you try to stay within the pre-printed lines in your STB?

Found a PP in the pad that had words as its pattern and decided to cut them out and use them as captions for photos. That led me to my color choices. Again, nice having PP with color schemes already perfected that you can use to create your pages.

Used some bigger stamping and stickers too. Apparently I will never tire of rounded photos. And photo pockets and flip ups ;)

STB - march 11 2024

Back home and a little bit of everything in this week's March 2024 of my STB memory planner.

Found some of those old sheets of alpha letters from Basic Grey in my stash. Man I loved that company's designs. Put the alphas to use here.

Circle photos. Circle stamps. STB stash. And some freehand lettering in my Heidi Swapp STB memory planner this week. 

 

STB - january 22 2024

January 2024 continues in my fresh, new STB memory planner. 

Love this color scheme - that eucalyptus green is so soothing. Those little cutie lions - not normally my aesthetic but hey this week was again heavy with Detroit Lions memories. And Mardi Gras events. Had the most amazing weather for a Stadionsitzung.

Liking the gold die cuts from a Project Life kit I picked up at a thrift store. And touches of washi. And labels. All those little things. Still enjoying this process with my Heidi Swapp planner.

  

STB - january 15 2024

More of January 2024 in my STB memory planner. And more of that fun alpha stamp. I may have been influenced by the Lions to choose Honolulu blue ink this week ;)

Best thing about this week was getting snow in our 'hood. And going to see a high school production of Frozen with snow actually still on the ground. That doesn't happen often around here.

Since this week was the last spread in this planner notebook I even included additional photos of snow around the 'hood on the last page. You may recall I deconstructed/reconstructed my notebooks a while back. Thus the "last page". And the PP pocket for extras on the back flap.

 

STB - january 8 2024

Continuing into January 2024 in my STB memory planner. A very smorgasbord (remember that word?) week. I love how the alpha stamp fits the haphazardness of the week.

Rounded corners on the photos. Lots of handwriting. Some stickers. Some doodles. Fun.