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Cricut Crafts | Lifestyle

Cricut Craft | XOXO Valentine’s Day Banner

By Mercedes Santana on February 13, 2021

If you need a quick mini Valentine’s day banner, here you go! If there’s any year that celebrating every little thing makes sense, it’s this year.

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Lifestyle | Recipes

Valentine’s Day Cookies

By Mercedes Santana on February 9, 2021

I love making cookies with my mom for the holidays, it’s more like a craft project than baking because each cookie is a little work of art. We took an online cookie class with TinyKitchenTreats on Brit+Co at the beginning of the pandemic and made some Easter cookies I am really proud of! This class […]

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Lifestyle | Recipes

Breakfast Recipes | Toast Inspo and the Perfect Poached Egg

By Mercedes Santana on January 31, 2021

I get a lot of DMs on Instagram anytime I post my breakfast on my stories. Especially when I post my variations of avocado toast. But, it’s all really simple and I hardly ever get avocado toast when we go out for brunch because it’s so simple to make (and much cheaper!) So let’s talk […]

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Home & Garden | Lifestyle

Inside My Coastal-Inspired Master Bedroom

By Mercedes Santana on January 15, 2021

A tropical hotel, location: home. See how I reinvented my coastal inspired master bedroom three ways.

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Cricut Crafts | Home & Garden | Lifestyle

A Very Colorful Christmas

By Mercedes Santana on December 21, 2020

I needed to revamp my holiday decor this year and because I have a pink Christmas tree I wanted to lean into something really bright and fun. A Small World Holiday meets a toddlers dreams. I actually got a lot of my inspiration for my color scheme off a holiday mug I bought at Marshall’s […]

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Cricut Crafts | Lifestyle

Christmas Craft: Clear Travel Ornaments

By Mercedes Santana on November 26, 2020

I saved some save or pebbles from beach trips because I knew I wanted to make these. I also usually keep tickets and other memories for scrapbooking so I had items for some of the other countries. Maybe I’ll start collecting real ornaments when travel opens again, but for now these match my pink tree. […]

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Passport to Orange County | Travel | Weekend Getaways from LA

Carlsbad Mini Trip: Recharging in a COVID World

By Mercedes Santana on October 18, 2020
Cliffs at South Carlsbad Beach | Mercedes Santana, PassportsandPapers.com

Or course, all our major plans for 2020 were canceled. Like our June trip to Peru and a family visit to Paris to see Henri’s grandparents. But, what really led us to the beachside town of Carlsbad? A restaurant called Cold Beers and Cheeseburgers. A basic name? Yes, but the burgers are so good! We […]

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Cricut Crafts | Lifestyle | Scrapbooking

Past Papers: Quarantine Scrapbook Pages

By Mercedes Santana on October 4, 2020

One silver-lining of quarantine has been that I have more time to craft and I’m okay with that. It also gave me time to reorganize my craft supplies, I love my improved little craft corner. I also finished all my pages from our trip to Greece and France last year! To view those European pages, […]

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Passport to Orange County | Travel

Passport to Orange County: Victoria Beach

By Mercedes Santana on September 11, 2020

You may have seen Victoria Beach on Instagram or in a bridal magazine. I had it saved in my bookmarks on Instagram for so long that we finally planned a day to visit it. Victoria Beach is in Laguna Beach, just a bit passed the downtown area. We go to Laguna often and more recently […]

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Travel | Weekend Getaways from LA

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park: COVID Edition

By Mercedes Santana on August 15, 2020

Like the rest of the world our travel plans for 2020 were canceled. I couldn’t take much more of being home and to be honest, I was feeling major burnout from working remotely. I knew I needed a few days to disconnect and get outside. Luckily for me, I live in California which is home […]

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