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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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Inside my Scrapbook: 2019 Greece & France

By Mercedes Santana on April 5, 2020

Which scrapbook page from my Europe trip is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!

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Lifestyle | Scrapbooking

Joshua Tree Scrapbook

By Mercedes Santana on August 4, 2019

I finally got around to sitting at my crafting table to actually craft. Half the time I sit here to work from home, so it was nice to change it up. For whatever reason, I am an extremely slow scrapper. I print the photos and then I tend to take too long to choose a […]

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Past Papers: Real Simple Magazine Feature Scrapbook

By Mercedes Santana on February 10, 2019
Real Simple Scrapbook Mercedes Santana

I have a degree in journalism and always thought I would be a magazine writer, but times have changed. I still love magazine and maybe one day I will work full-time for a publication, but now I can write when and what I want and freelance when I can. As my blog is coming up […]

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Past Papers: HWY 1 Road Trip Scrapbook

By Mercedes Santana on February 2, 2019
Highway 1 Road Trip

I finally picked some photos from our summer road trip up Pacific Coast Highway to highlight in this California scrapbook page. The drive up was slightly gloomy, but still breathtaking. Though the sky looked slightly dull in my photos the colors from the ocean and hills were still bright. So I knew that the paper […]

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New York City Scrapbook

By Mercedes Santana on January 7, 2019
New York City Scrapbook Pages; Mercedes Santana Passports & Papers

Every trip inspires a page or two in my scrapbooks. There’s nothing more I love then crafting on a cold winter day. Which I’ve been doing a lot of the past few weekends. Yes, it does get chilly in Southern California. I also have to shout out my best friend Abby who helped me decide […]

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Lifestyle | Scrapbooking

15 Scrapbook Pages of Thailand Memories

By Mercedes Santana on August 16, 2018

Our trip to Thailand was better than we expected: it was affordable, adventurous, and beautiful. We had so many stunning photos it was easy to scrapbook. Henri said it perfectly when looking at these pages, “You always appreciate a trip more once you let it sink in.” And that’s why I love to document memories […]

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Past Papers: San Francisco Scrapbook

By Mercedes Santana on June 20, 2018
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Even a weekend trip deserves to be preserved in scrapbook pages. I have so many pages from before I started blogging that I thought it would be fun to do a new series of articles dedicated to my past scrapbook pages, so welcome to the “Past Papers” series. This is a simple one page, three-photo […]

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Inside My Europe Scrapbook

By Mercedes Santana on March 17, 2018

Every use of our passports turns into pages of papers because every good vacation deserves a place in our adventure book. Here’s Europe:

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A Look at My Cuba Scrapbook Pages

By Mercedes Santana on February 27, 2018
Cienfuegos Scrapbook; Mercedes Santana

After taking hundreds of photos on a trip, I pick my favorites to print and embellish them in a scrapbook. It’s one of my favorite hobbies because it makes the trip feel like it lasted longer than it really did. And once the scrapbook is done the vacation will live on forever. Here’s a look […]

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Happy Valentine’s to my favorite person to stay Happy Valentine’s to my favorite person to stay at home with, explore new places with, and laugh a lot the whole way thru. ❤️
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I think Havana has a case of the Sunday scaries to I think Havana has a case of the Sunday scaries tonight
Havana is ready to give you a tour of our room. Go Havana is ready to give you a tour of our room. Go to the #linkinbio to reveal what color I painted the wall and what other updates I’ve done during quarantine, on the blog now!
A weekend full of fun in the sun, sand, surf, and A weekend full of fun in the sun, sand, surf, and lots of puppy time! ☀️
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