September Word of the Month

It's hard to believe that September is almost over.  But, if you look at the beautiful mountains near our offices (the Wasatch Mountains) you can see the beautiful red and yellow leaves of fall and know it's the case.

Three of our design team members are excited to share with you their word of the month layouts:

Melissa Bell: Together

 
Featured Collection: Lime Twist “Happy Go Lucky”

I got to spend quite a few days with these two cuties this month. They have some big changes happening in their life and even though they are too young to fully grasp the changes coming their way they have been troopers. In the photos above Josalyn was shedding some baby tears and Bryce immediately ran off and brought her back her binky. He knows just what brings her comfort. He then put his arms around her and they snuggled while watching some TV. They are both great examples to me of relying on those you love.  I hope they continue to hold on together.

“Happy Go Lucky” was the perfect collection for my layout. It allows me to use a combination of what Bryce would call boy and girl colors. J To hand stitch the word together I first printed the word out in a font that I liked. I then used tracing paper to trace it and then pierced holes. I then put the tracing paper where I wanted my word to go and used the holes as a guide to pierce holes on my layout. Then stitch away! I definitely will be trying this again!

 

Suzanne Sergi: Back in Session

 
We actually started school at the end of August, but for our family September was all about getting "back" into routines. We enjoyed a pretty relaxed summer schedule, so it has taken us awhile to adjust to homework, sport activities, and new bedtime hours.

For this page I used the Rosy collection from the Lost & Found 2 collection. I think I have used these papers about three times already! I love the patterns, and especially the ones on the 6x6 paper pad. I was able to pull in the ruler sheet onto this page. I added a bit of tags to hold my title, that I typed on the computer. A few stars, and paper clips finished this back to school page.
We may not have our routines down to a perfect schedule, but the kids are enjoying the school year so far!

Jana Eubank: Salami

  
Featured Collection: Lime Twist

Even though the title of my page is "You" . . . my word of the month is SALAMI. LOL! Read my journaling and you will see why! ;)

 

Journaling reads, " Camryn and I were driving in the car on our way to the grocery store, when she asked, "Mom, what about the salami?" I said, "Do you mean pepperoni? Do you want to buy pepperoni at the store?" She says even more concerned, "Nooo! I'm worried about the salami! What if it hits our house?!" I asked her what a salami was and she replied, "A BIG wave!" I'm not exactly sure where Camryn learned about Tsunamis, she must have heard it on the news, but I did my best to explain to her that Utah is too far from the ocean to be hit by a tsunami wave. I don't think she believed me, but her dad and I got a good chuckle out of it! We love you, Camryn! September 2011"

What is YOUR word for September?