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Here are some of the everyday moment’s I’ve scrapbooked recently:

discovering beauty
From spring 2012
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Maya gives Glitz Designs paper garland 2 paws up!
Early Morning Beauty
I snapped this shot of Sophie eating breakfast one Saturday morning 

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Playing outside in the snow
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When my camera was new, I wanted to scrapbook about it, but I didn’t want to use just a boring photo of the camera, so I got Scott to take a picture of me taking a picture (of him) and I scrapped both photos on this layout
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This is what our road looked like on day in February.  We thought it was pretty so we took a photo.  Then this photo reminded us of the story of how much we love the Beatles album our road is named after.
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Sometimes you can’t get a great shot, but you can scrapbook about why!
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This is a common scene in our house from 7:30-8pm.  Everything from the canopy, to the cat, to the book light, to the ipod on her bedside table represents what Livie’s bedtime is like at this time in her life
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This is a shot I took while Facetiming my sister.  I was sitting by my window and we both noticed how cool the light looked so I stopped and took a selfie to use for this layout about my new lifestyle
let me read to you
As my youngest learns to read, this is becoming a more and more frequent moment in our family
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This one captures my older daughter’s outgoing, fearless nature!

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The owner of my Local Scrapbooking Store also rescues cats.  My daughter loves to come along with me so she can play with the kittens.  We have a rule that only scrappy supplies come home with us!
Sisterly encouragement
My youngest occasionally struggles with anxiety and her big sister is quite sensitive to knowing when she needs a bit of sisterly encouragement to face her fears.  I’m so proud of them both!
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A weird lady bug we found on the trampoline

And here are some older everyday photos scrapbooked from 2009-2011:

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I so didn’t want to get rid of these shoes… even after the dog got at them.
So I had to scrap them before throwing them away!
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scrapped in 2009
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We handed down our old digital camera to Livie and we were surprised how many pics she took
from inside the bike trailer on a 30 minute bike ride!
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Scrapped in 2009, this layout illustrates the 2 sides of my hubby- the analytical, and the wacky!
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lots of layouts feature Maya laying on scrapbooking supplies.
It’s fun to see older products and projects laying around in these pics!
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A simple layout about a stroller.  It was easier to sell this stroller once I had it scrapped!
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This is anything BUT a traditional Christmas layout!
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Another non-traditional Christmas layout about the everyday moments at Christmas time
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Scrapped in 2009.  One of my all-time favourites, this layout s about how Sophie used to count.  I’m SO glad I scrapped this one.  I felt silly taking a pic of her eating canned soup (it wasn’t even home made soup!!), but I’m so glad I did as this story feature a quote from The Sophster would have otherwise been forgotten!

 

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Livie found these “bird berries” in our backyard and I just loved the look on her face here!
I left room for journalling on the cardboard (a coffee sleeve) but never went back to it!
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Hangin’ out at the playground by our house
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Sophie when she’s relaxed and shy
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I made a mini-album called “A Week in the Life” which was all about my life.  Each page represented a different day of the week and showed what I do in an average week (2011).  The “We heart TV opens up to the pic below:
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What we watch and how we watch it
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I also included a page of the contents of my purse, as well as pages of my work schedule.  There wasn’t much abotu the kids, because this mini was all about me.
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You don’t get more “everyday” than grocery shopping!
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A regular soccer practice
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A lost tooth is a bit of a special occasion
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My albums have quite a few “everyday moments” that represent Sophie facing her fears.  Living with anxiety is at times a daily battle, but having these layouts reminds us of how far she has come!
Mercy Tiara

Mercy Tiara

You may be wondering who is Mercy Tiara, and why the name? MercyTiara is an anagram of my first and middle names, Tracy Marie. I discovered this name in the 90's in grad school when we were all coming up with alter egos for one another in a lab one day. I've used it ever since, but you can call me Tracy or MercyTiara, or anything you want... just don't call me late for supper!

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