V O T E

November 8, 2016

I usually steer clear when it comes to politics but this has been a doozy of an election. It's hard to not be swept away in all the excitement and anxiety.
That said, I needed something to add to my documenting and whipped up a few printables. I'm happy to share them with those who are with her as well.

Here you go! **I'm with her printable**

Happy Election Day!

PDX Travel book 2015

September 17, 2015

I decided to go Midori style for this years Portland travel journal. Last years ended up being a little too bulky to travel with so I streamlined a bit and I love the end result.

I created my own Midori style cover. I loved the one I received from Studio Calico so much that I've now fully committed myself to this style of of journaling. It's really great and if you haven't tried it yet, you should. The main reason I love this system is that is so easy to transport. I carry mine in my bag all the time and the elastic keeps everything in it's place. I'm still new and learning to personalize my travelers notebook though. I've seen some pretty extensive ones on the web.

I will also note that I created a nifty video on putting my book together but since I'm dealing with a not so great wifi connection. I'm hoping to get it uploaded very soon!

Meet my new lover. The Delfonics carrying case. I purchased this online at the Hand Eye Supply shop when they were having a sale. This bag has been on my "lusting after" list for years now. Hand Eye Supply is a shop we always try to hit when I'm in Portland. Lot's of cool gadgets.

You can see that there are many pockets within the bag as well as the outside. It's so cute and it's the perfect size….I can also fit my mini iPad in it as well. It's perfect for traveling with crafty stuff.

And onto the book. I created my own Midori style book using this tutorial. It was so easy. There are additional steps to making your book look more profesh but I didn't want to purchase any more tools.

I added in 1 cahier notebook that was gifted to me by my good friend, Jamaica who always finds the coolest little notebooks. I chose this one because of the navy blue color and the pages had a nice feel to them which automatically tells me that writing on them will be nice.

The second insert was one that I created using this as my inspiration. I love anything that involves index cards. I'm kind of obsessed with them. I should show you my stash sometime but we'll save that craziness for later.

Again, the tutorial on how to create the index tab insert is on my video that I'm hoping I can get uploaded later this week!

a few notes…
you can find last years Portland travel journal here... part 1 & part 2

No affiliation with Delfonics or Hand Eye Supply! Just a big fan.

Tina

Portland 2015 | Almost there!

May 17, 2015

I know, Portland this and Portland that. I'm fully aware of my obsession with this city. It's become my home away from home. :)

I'm about 90% done with documenting my trip with Kelly and Jamaica. It's taken some time but it's been fun to look at all my photos and reminisce. Isn't that one of the better parts of putting together a travel album?

So here is what I have done so far. I will also note that I loosely stuck to the order of days but I didn't stress over it. It was all about the feel and grouping of photos. I also haven't done a lot of journaling since I did most of that in my travel journal.

Sometimes after I photograph a layout, I either want to add something or change it completely. I've been wanting to paint a map of the area we explored…I think that pink paper will be perfect for that.