for the love of a mini album

my newest mini album

desktop calendar ~ heidi swapp

did you see this at MyCraftChannel this week?

it's the Desktop Calendar from the JoAnn Collection.
heidi shares by way of video in her own 'make pretty stuff' way...
and she gives me a little o' shout out. (shameful display of personal recognition)

now while heidi's is this fabulous inspirational organizer...

which is such a brilliant idea...i mean...she kills me!

mine is highlighting fav photos from that particular month...

...like the sweet and fun photo of my youngest girlie in the snow back in january.
i used the 3x4 pocket protectors and slipped photos inside or mounted photos to the outside...whichever suited my fancy at the moment.

then i added another pocket that would over lap the previous. stamps and ephemera were used to make these little mini layouts fun and celebratory. just like the photos themselves.

i mean clearly...i do not think i have enough photos of us around here...yeah right...

this is one of my all time fav photos from may...these are priceless to me. i love that i can stick them in here and have them looking at me any moment of the day on my desk.  i started adding funny sayings to these pages too to remember all the quirk that goes on inside these walls.

i love mixing the stamps and my writing within these pages too. think of each section as it's own little scrapbook page. its' pocket scrapbooking at it's best.

this organizer is a perfect way to print off instagram photos and get them OUT of your camera and into your life. did i say that loud enough?

i just consider this a way to further my search for #onelittlethingeveryday. life is hard and relentless right now with many circumstances in my life weighing very heavily on me. keeping my eyes up and focused on the good and beautiful, even if it is a silly little desktop organizer on my table, reminding me of just that, the good and beautiful. well then that is what i will continue to do as i continue to choose happy.

i challenge you to do the same and to enjoy the journey.