CJMeyer Adventures

Collecting & Designing Beautiful Memories

Month: November 2013

  • 30 Days of Thankful: Week 3

    30 Days of Thankful: Week 3

    Another week has gone by and I am loving Cathy Zielske’s 30 Days of Thankful project.  Here’s a peak at my pages through yesterday: Before our trip, my Mom and I stopped at Pottery Barn Kids and I picked up a pack of DIY butterfly paper masks to bring to Wisconsin for Halloween.  This darling…

  • World Prematurity Awareness Day

    World Prematurity Awareness Day

    November 17th is World Prematurity Awareness Day.  The March of Dimes currently states that 1 out of 9 women will deliver prematurely in the United States.  I am now part of that statistic. Today, I’m thinking of all the sweet babies that are literally fighting to breathe and grow as quickly as they can.  I’m…

  • 30 Days of Thankful: Week 2

    What an incredibly busy week!  Here’s a peak at Week 2 of my hybrid album as I’m following along with Cathy Zielske’s 30 Days of Thankful: And some of my favorite details: In case you missed it, here’s WEEK 1.

  • 30 Days of Thankful: Week 1

    Last year, I started intentionally documenting this season of gratitude by participating in Cathy Zielske’s 30 Days of Thankful.  You can find a glimpse of my 2012 album HERE.  Life seems to be moving at 1,000 mph lately, so this tradition is especially meaningful for me right now. Here’s a look at the first batch:…

  • In the Workshop: Halloween Scrapbooking

    In the Workshop: Halloween Scrapbooking

    As I mentioned in this post, I created 2 scrapbooks to savor the season and preserve some of our first Halloween memories with Olivia. I just love how these turned out!  I followed Kathy Orta’s instructions from her Interactive Mini-Scrapbooks guide to transform a mixture of photos, papers, and embellishments into a treasured keepsake.  I…

  • In the Workshop: Congrats Card

    In the Workshop: Congrats Card

    Remember this post on my favorite new glitter technique? Here is one of the cards I made using this inspired process: The glittered leaves were the perfect addition to the background of this card. For a step-by-step guide on achieving this look, visit my post In the Workshop: Glitter Techniques!