Saturday, September 08, 2007

Building Memories

Building Memories

I read somewhere that holidays are great ways to build memories for our families and our children. In fact, the author suggested that we should simplify our lives but try to save and spend on holidays as they make such great family memories for the growing up years.

Although I am a lover of the everyday life, scrapbook a lot of everyday moments, and believe in keeping the everyday memories for our children, I do subscribe to this idea quite a lot. Sometimes day to day life do get blended into each other, and children especially forget, but holidays are great times of family time, fun, experiencing new things together, and so my family save and simplify, but try to do our one splurge on holidays!

Every time we plan a trip, especially now that the children are older, we try to engage them in the planning, in the guidebooks, maps, even stories or movies that show the place we are visiting. I really hope they will love travelling and experiencing the fantastic, interesting world we live in, just like we do.

I'm writing this because these thoughts come to me as I try to catch up on our holiday photos, I'm yet to complete those from NZ in 2005, and HK in 2006 ... but still enjoying every scrapping moment of them, trust me!

I've also been reading this delightful book: MaryJane's Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook for the farmgirl in all of us. and she had many wonderful suggestion for family trips, and listen to this for a hike:
Hiking BraceletWrap a piece of two-inch-wide duct tape around your child's arm, sticky side out. While she's walking along the trail, she can gather flowers, leaves, and other little treasures and stick them to the bracelet. Back at camp, see how many acquisitions you can identify and have a science lesson around the campfire.

Great? I'm going to try it very soon! And here's the layout I just completed:

Credits: Paper from DigitalDesignEssentials' Shabby Shack kit, hearts from Peppermint creative's Foxy lady, alpha from Sarah Robinsons' kit at Style it Studio, and "happy" stamp by Debbie Fisher from Pickleberrypop.
If you're like me and like to put many photos on a page, or have a need to, due to too many photos un-scrapped (haha!) here's the template for you.
This is now available as a set in the store here

66 comments:

  1. Some great ideas about trip planning. Will have to remember them next time we plan a trip with the grandkids. Right now I am trying to scrap our trip to DisneyWorld with our granddaughter (2006) and this template is going to be perfect for some of the pages. Thank you.

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  2. Great template, and love the page you've made with it. I'd love to use it, but everytime I try to download it I get an error...any chance of uploading it somewhere else like 4shared or sendit?

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  3. Thank you for your stunning template - I love it that you include the frames. Have a great weekend.

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  4. this is great thanks so much
    dodo

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  5. Very cool template. Thanks a lot for sharing!
    Jas

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  6. Thank you so much for sharing Yin... I love it.

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  7. Great template, Yin! Of course I have always loved your work. I so ejoy seeing all the great pictures of you and your family. Thanks.

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  8. Thank you for the template. The layout you made with it is wonderful. I hope you have a wonderful Sunday.
    God Bless,
    Kathy M

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  9. Thanks so much for this great template!

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  10. I always have 5 too many photos to fit on a page- I just love photos and some layouts forget the photos- but this is great!

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  11. Thank you so much for this wonderful template, have a nice weekend:)

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  12. Thank you so much...I love how you arranged the photo templates...and you have nice journaling space. This is wonderful! Hugs, Dee in Oklahoma 8^)

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  13. Very nice template, Yin!

    I love the idea about the duct tape and gathering flowers and such. Neat!

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  14. Love the template! Thank you for sharing it!

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  15. Thanks so much!

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  16. Very nice; thank you!

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  17. Thank-you for sharing your wonderful templates. I only recently discovered them, and I look forward now to seeing new ones. I need all the help I can get!

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  18. I love your layout, and thank you so much for sharing the template. Looks great! :)

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  19. Thanks for the really great template! I love these kind.

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  20. Great LO, thanks for the freebie!

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  21. Thank you so much for the template. I love using lots of photos on my pages and know I'll put this to good use!

    Sandy

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  22. That's an awesome layout and template. Thank you :)

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  23. Thanks for the time! Your LO is fantastic!!! ~ Jo

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  24. So many photos, not enough spaces. This template will really help. Thanks so much.

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  25. Thank you for the great template.

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  26. Great template. Thank you so much

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  27. i LOVE the template and thank you so much for sharing your talent!! :D

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  28. I look forward to when our boys are older and be able to travel with them more. But, I better catch up scrapping about our first trip as a family to Seattle first before I get behind. Anyways, thanks for all your great templates! And also, I just thank God that he surrounds us me with other godly women whom I can relate to.

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  29. yowza's!!! this is one HOT template! first time to your blog and I'm impressed! thanks!

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  30. Wow - what a great template - love the scattered, "in-progress" look of it. Thanks!

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  31. Wow! What a great templates! Thank you for all of them!

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  32. Thanks so much.
    I love putting many pictures in a layout.
    Your page is awesome.

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  33. Thank you! The DigiFree freebie search engine is about to list this blog post at digifree.blogspot.com

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  34. Thank you for the great template..I really look forward scrapping with it.

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  35. Love the tape tip. I'll try that next time we camp with small children.

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  36. Thank you so much for this template. I love the frames!! Have a great day!

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  37. Thank you for the template! I also have many unscrapped photos and love when there's place for multiple pictures in the same page.

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  38. I love it!! I'm always looking for a way to get several photos on a page. Thanks!

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  39. love your template

    Sabrina

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  40. thank for the template it is great.

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  41. Thanks for the template. I love how you can use multiple images!!

    Thank you!

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  42. Thanks for the template. I love how you can use multiple images with it.

    Thanks!

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  43. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  44. Thnks so much for the template! I LOVE to put more than one pic on a page so this will come in handy!

    Ramie

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  45. Hi, Yin! Thank for the lovely template. Love your layout of hk! TFS! Lainey@gds

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  46. Oh funny. I just added the layout to my favorites at GDS...well, this is even better.
    Thanks

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  47. Thanks so much for this great template. It is much appreciated.

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  49. Very nice template !! thank you a lot !!

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  50. Thank you so much for sharing this great template! I love your page:)

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  51. loving these thanks so much for sharing - are they easy to make - how would I go about doing one myself ?


    Lillykins
    x

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  52. thx for the template -- I always have LOTS of photos!

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  53. Great template - thank you! Your freebie has been featured at artyouspecial.blogspot.com.

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  54. Thanks so much for an awesome template!

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  55. Really cool template Yin, thank you for sharing!! btw, boys ARE 'trying', but that's part of the fun of parenting. We all learn together ;)

    Honestly while my son was growing up there were many occasions I would wish for a reference manual like 'dummies for parents' or something like it. There just isn't anything though that can ever prepare you for what your little 'individual' may do or say, you know? Still okay though, it builds character and keeps our minds and "imagination" active - LOL

    Hugs and thanks again,
    Risa

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  56. the template is really nice and the layout is so beautiful !!! congratulation for your talent !!

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  57. Thank you so much -- I love your templates!

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  58. Love your templates -- thank you!

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  59. i love your templates! thanks for sharing them!

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  60. Love that you like to use lots of photos on one page. Me too. Thanks for this fabulous template! Your LOs are such great inspiration, too...

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  61. Love this template. Thanks for sharing.

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  62. Thank you so much for the great template :)

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  63. Thank you so much for your beautiful quick pages and fabulous templates! I just downloaded them all and they are wonderful!

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