Planning

For the past few weeks I've been researching, crunching numbers and dreaming of Alaska. For those of you who have been keeping up, I worked on the Katmai for the 2011 summer season. I have to go back. I need to go back. So, next year *fingers crossed* I'll be taking the Man and the Boy for a week long visit. On the agenda: Denali, Whittier, Seward and some fresh Pacific Cod from Humpy's.

Photo snagged from here. You can find the rest of my Alaska Wanderlust board on Pinterest here.

Chicago!

Source: google.com via Keri on Pinterest

I'm escaping from Tennessee and heading up to Chicago this weekend to see one of my besties, Stephanie. I've only been to Chicago once, and that was 12 years ago. In December. Can't really see a whole lot when you're bundled up like an Eskimo. I'm really excited to be going. We're gonna check out Navy Pier and hit up the Field Museum. 

Source: google.com via CjA2104 on Pinterest

I want to check out the Chicago Bean, cause it looks like a giant silver jelly bean, and who doesn't love that?

Source: google.com via Nate on Pinterest

And a few people have told me to go see the Buckingham Fountain as well. Isn't she pretty?
I'm sure I'll be taking lots of photos and I'll probably end up making a scrapbook which, of course, I'll share with all of you. :)

I'm Back!

{Portage Lake}

Can't believe it's been more than 4 months since my last blog post! I was beginning to have serious withdrawals. Summer in Alaska was absolutely amazing. I had lots of long days, lots of hard work but met the best people who I now consider part of my extended family. I don't have nearly enough good things to say about the experience. And the scenery! Oh my stars! I've spent the past week decompressing and getting back into the swing of things. I wasn't acclimating too well at first :)

Anyways, I've had lots of time to plan so I have lots of fun stuff in store for you guys. Here's what you can expect to see in the next few weeks:

30 Days of Photos (with a different prompt for each day)

Wednesday Giveaways are back (starting tomorrow!)

Featured Etsy artists (starting later this month)

MP3 Swap (Cause who doesn't like free music?)

Friday DIY Links

Bloggers To Watch

Free Downloads

Blog revamp

Giveaways

Contests

And more!

If you'd like to check out some more photos from my Alaskan adventure, head over to my travel blog, Wanderlust. I'll be posting them throughout the day.

I hope you all had a wonderful summer and I can't wait to see what you guys have in store for this fall. The Etsy Holiday Boot Camp has started and I'm in dire need of a boot camp buddy so if you're interested, drop me a line :)

Surprise!

Hi! Remember me?

What started off as a simple 2 or 3 day blog "vacation" somehow morphed into an almost 2 month lapse. So very sorry.

A lot has been going on the past month: leaving work, traveling to Texas to see my dad and then turning right around and flying home to Massachusetts for a week to see friends and family there. I'm now back in Tennessee until I fly out yet again for Alaska.

I won't be updating this blog while I'm gone but if you'd like to follow along on my travel adventures, you can head over here.

I wish you all a safe and happy summer.

See you on the flip side

xo, Jen

Scrapbook On The Road {MA - May 2011}

I'm going to be flying home for a few days in May before I head to Alaska for the summer. What a better time to test drive the whole Scrapbook on the Road thing. I threw this album together in about an hour today. For the covers I used two pieces of 6x8 chipboard that I covered with some patterned paper by American Craft {Metropolitan series} I used some of the brown 7Gypsies rings that I purchased for my other album and filled it with scraps I had laying around the studio.

Take a look inside!

{Front cover detail}

{I added some sateen ribbon to the top ring. I may or may not do all rings.}

{Velum flower on a brown craft envelope}

{Small pieces of cardboard and colored envelopes}

{I pulled an opaque vellum envelope from one of my other projects.}

{I also found some clear overlays from a GCD Studios scrap pack (Provence series) that I had wedges between other packs.}

{Decided to use some of my Project Life cards for journaling.}

{Damn you , Blogger for rotating my photos!}

{Overlay detail}

{Another Project Life card and a piece of blue textured cardstock.}

{I heart graph paper. Especially the colored stuff!}

{Back cover detail}

I also have a bunch of fun stuff to include in it. I have some Martha Stewart chipboard letters that I'll be using. I have a B for Boston {Dan and I are heading into the city to go to MFA one day} and I'll also be bringing an N for Newport in hopes that I may talk him into taking me to Newport again to tour the mansions {Hint, hint.}

I can't wait to get started on this!