Hi crafty friends! It’s Jess Forster here and today I am excited to share my latest pocket page, documenting my journey of motherhood using the gorgeous new collection, Remember, from Simple Stories.  Have a look:

Supplies | Simple Stories Remember Collection; Ali Edwards: Page protectors; Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L: Adhesive; Font: Georgia Italic

In this asymmetrical 6 x 12″ and 9 x 12″ pocket page spread, I used a combination of photos over the years of my kids and me. I love the idea of a story, bringing together photos from time and places. I used the dark navy color from the Simple Stories Remember collection to inspire my collage of photos. Hint: if your products and photos don’t match, consider printing your pictures in black and white to neutralize the colors. 

For this pocket page, I printed one 6 x 8″ photo of my kids from last September as they started school, as well as a 4 x 6″ photo from Mother’s Day 2022 and a 4 x 6″ photo from when we brought our last child, my son Sam, home from the hospital in 2015. You will also see I included our newest fur baby in the photos, our new dog, River. I paired the pictures with the 3 x 4″ journaling cards from the Remember collection because they included meaningful sentiments like, “a life of love” and “always and forever”.

I love the feeling that this collection invokes and used it to write my story about motherhood. I love it when paper products, like this beautiful collection from Simple Stories, can motivate you to tell the details of your experience. To balance out the page, I used decorative brads and cardstock hearts in a visual triangle around my photos.

 

Do you like to print pictures from multiple times and places? If so, share a comment telling us what kinds of pictures you like to use. Also, I would love to hear how you document your motherhood journey. 

Thanks for reading and Happy Mother’s Day to all who celebrate!

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