take time for you: weekly challenge

ready for this week's challenge?
this is what i want to know:
how did you take time to play this week?

leave a comment by sunday night at midnight mst.
bonus entry if you upload a picture or page to the gallery or facebook!
a random winner be emailed monday the 20yd and will win
$10 gift certificate to the memorymixer store.

happy weekend and take time to enjoy the little things!

take time for connections

hey take timers!
welcome to monday.
did you have a great weekend? hope so.
this week we are going to take a little break from 'taking time'.
it the perfect opportunity to get caught up, or just take time for whatever inspires you.

throughout the week i will be highlighting
a few memorymixer user's that have caught my eye.
hope you enjoy:

today: crafty jac or our friend jacqueline hernandez
here are some of my favorite pages she has created:




don't you love her? thanks jacqueline for taking time with us!

take time for spring

could it be?
are those blossoms i see?
is that sunshine i feel?
is that grass that i smell?

oh, hallelujah spring is here!!!
i know this will take very little coaxing, but:
let's take time for spring!

what do you love about this new season?
take time to enjoy and document it this week.
don't come back everyday for spring inspiration and fun.

take time for inspiration - memorymixer book ideas

books, books, books, books.
I LOVE memorymixer PHOTOBOOKS!!!

looking for book ideas?
try creating one of these:
cookbook
wedding sign-in book
journal
quote book
who loves baby book
personalized abc book
family tree / heritage book

what other memorymixer book ideas do you have?

take time for inspiration - interactive first word album

oh my,
i am so excited to share this project with you!
i created this little album for my daughter to help her learn to read,
and she loves it. (so do i!)
want one?
here is what you do:


create your album using a digital kit full of simple images that are appealing to your child.
this my favorite, and the kit i used. create simple pages using a single image and word.

add audio to the page, using this tutorial. for my album, i had my child record the letters and word in her own voice. continue creating your pages until complete. now enjoy watching your album digitally with your child. enjoy!

take time to reconnect

i was in for quite a treat when i woke up this morning...
an extra special lunch with an extra special old friend.
we talked for hours.
reminisced about our college days together.
laughed until we cried.
got caught up.
we reconnected.

and that is what i challenge you to do this week:
take time to reconnect
with a friend, a hobby, yourself,
whatever you are inspired to take time for.
don't forget to post a picture and drop it in your take time album.

i can't wait to see what you come up with!

free scrapbook graphic - word art wednesday

memorymixer gifts

i'll tell you, i am SOOO excited to give my memorymixer gifts this year.
i made my mother-in-law a book,
my mom a throw,
and my friends calendars.

i can't wait to see their faces when they open them!!

what gifts have you made using memorymixer?
it's not too late! there is still time to create something extra special!

motivation monday: christmas gifts

my favorite little thing of the day?
watching my little girl open her first christmas gift of the season.
it was a little present from a friend,
and her little three-year-old hands couldn't wait until christmas.

this week
the little things
is all about christmas gifts..
giving gifts, getting gifts, wrapping gifts

so...
are you giving any special little gifts this year?
any little special little gifts on your list?

tutorial: christmas ornament

is your tree trimmed? want to add an extra special touch to your holiday decorations?
try creating these fun and festive ornaments using memorymixer.


1. open a new album and create three landscape pages using a background only.



2. create a blank fourth page, add a round photobox and insert a photo. print all four pages in the album.


3. fold each of the background papers accordion style.


4. adhere pages together to create one large accordion folded page.


5. adhere the two ends together to create a circle shape.


6. cut out the round photo and secure in the middle of the folded circle.


7. punch a hole through the top of the ornament, string with thread, and hang from your tree.

free scrapbook graphic - word art wednesday

memorymixer advent calendar

i made an advent calendar again this year using memorymixer.
what do you think?
what christmas decorations have you created using memorymixer?

deck the halls

my favorite little thing about christmas decorating?
the tree
(of course!)

last night we bundled up, and headed out to find the perfect christmas tree.
we brought it home, lit it up, and started decorating...magic.
my children's faces were full of pure delight and wonder.
they loved pulling out our ornaments and carefully hanging them.
i loved watching them, and am so glad i captured this little moment.

how are you decorating your tree this year?
(i can't wait to show you my new ornaments later this week...)

motivation monday: christmas decorating

my favorite little thing of the day?
pulling up to my parents' house
and being greeted by this lovely sight....
christmas decorations!

christmas is here
and i are busy getting ready.
hanging wreaths,
lighting our little house,
pulling out the advent calendar
trimming our tree..
i love decorating for christmas!

how about you?
what are you favorite little christmas decorations?
what little thing brought a smile to your face today?
(don't forget to take a picture and add it to your little things album!)

digital scrapbook designs- weekend giveaway

ready for this weekend's giveaway?
tell us:
what was your favorite little thing this week?
leave a comment by sunday at midnight mst and be entered
to win a $10 gift certificate to the memorymixer store!
random winner will be emailed monday the 6th.

* please include your email address in your comment
* double entry if you link to your little thing on your blog or mm user's gallery
* we'd love to check it out, so leave a link in your comment, please!



(No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected by MemoryMixer via Random.org. Winner will be contacted by MemoryMixer.com. Entries are invalid if there is no email attached. Winner will be notified and have 24 hours to confirm receipt of the email. If no response is received within 24 hours, another winner will be selected)

free scrapbook graphic - word art wednesday

let it snow

today i:
scraped snow off my car
shoveled snow off my driveway
played in the snow with my kids
watched my dog play in the snow
built a snowman with the snow
shoveled more snow off my driveway
tried to get my son to stop eating snow
tried to warm up my son's hands after eating snow for twenty minutes
watched snow fall and fall and fall

do you have snow at your house?
what is your favorite little snow or winter activity?

motivation monday: winter

i woke up this morning to winter.
cold, snowy, frosty, magical winter.

my favorite little things about this season?
bare branches (photographed above)
chunky scarves
my kids' rosy cheeks
warm fires

what is your favorite little thing about winter?
go capture it!

happy thanksgiving!

happy thanksgiving from my table to yours!!

free digital scrapbook art - word art wednesday