I was a flute major in college, and I went to a school that doesn’t have woodwinds in their marching band. Which was fine for me since I had no desire to actually BE in the marching band, but it still made me burst with pride when my alma mater’s flute studio and alumni took the field with the band in 2019 to play the famous piccolo part in Stars and Stripes Forever. I went to the preview of the show on game day, wishing I had a shirt that said “just here for the piccolos” to distinguish myself from the sea of football fans. So glad to get this story documented, because when I look at these photos, I can hear the music and feel the excitement from this day that my flute professor and her students broke the brass ceiling. #scrappygapyear #photoplaypaper #whimsyfoxcrafts #scrapbooking #scrapbooklayout #12x12layout #memorykeeping #papercrafting #papercrafts #ellesstudio #thickers https://www.instagram.com/p/COYuBgFgwFa/?igshid=1mbim4ju7zco8

More adventures in stashbusting today as I continue working my way through layouts to fill some gaps in my albums. These photos are from 2018, but the October Afternoon Midway paper and embellishments I used are from 20-effing-12. I also used stickers from Glitz Design and puffy alphas from Evalicious, so my product nostalgia was in full force as I scrapped. What companies do you miss? #scrappygapyear #stashbusting #stashswimming #scrapbooking #scrapbooklayout #12x12layout #memorykeeping #octoberafternoon #glitzdesign #evalicious https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyCKj6gNQE/?igshid=8rgee25cp0au

I stashbusted some Amy Tangerine products on this layout about the best pumpkin donuts ever. These papers and stickers are from the Ready, Set, Go collection, which Google tells me was released in 2012. 😂 Kind of excited I used it before it passed the decade mark! #scrappygapyear #scrapbooking #12x12layout #scrapbooklayout #amytangerinereadysetgo #amytangerine #americancrafts #aliedwardsdesigninc #jillibeansoup #memorykeeping #stashswimming #papercrafts https://www.instagram.com/p/CNLgPBogZNJ/?igshid=11br7u4ukrao4

Stashbusting is FUN. Who remembers the Messy Box kit? 🙋🏼‍♀️ I still had these amazing 9x12 papers in my stash and pieced them together to create a 12x12 background for these photos of me and my best friend @ettible from back in 2017. Acrylics from @colorcastdesigns and @ellesstudio finished it nicely! #scrappygapyear #scrapbooking #12x12layout #scrapbooklayout #papercrafts #papercrafting #messybox #scrapbooking #scrapbook #memorykeeping #ellesstudio #colorcastdesigns #whimsyfoxcrafts https://www.instagram.com/p/CM8HBorF6eX/?igshid=zb7de2h6eozr

My nephews on the Ferris wheel in 2018. So many pages, so little time. But I’m only about eight layouts away from being “caught up” on my Pumpkin Show memorykeeping! #scrappygapyear #ellesstudio #colorcastdesigns #12x12layouts #12x12layout #scrapbooking #scrapbook #scrapbooklayout #memorykeeping #papercrafts #papercrafting #woodveneer https://www.instagram.com/p/CM5P45FFqH8/?igshid=su74z15edvzu

Slowly but surely working my way through my scrappy stash and on my project of filling gaps in my albums! Here’s a layout I made with photos from 2019 featuring a mix of goodies from @shopfreckledfawn, @shopellesstudio, and @fancypantsdesigns, all atop the most beautiful older @amytangerine wood grain background paper. #scrappygapyear #scrapbooking #scrapbook #memorykeeping #12x12layout #scrapbooklayout #amytangerine #ellesstudio #freckledfawn #fancypantsdesigns https://www.instagram.com/p/CM0f6JbFR3P/?igshid=t6pxlples84w

Our beloved pumpkin festival was canceled in 2020, but we made the most of it by making fair food at home and Zooming with the friends we usually go there with. Some @paperperson.shop products from my past few kits helped me tell this story, along with some fussy-cut pumpkins and leaves from old papers in my stash. #scrappygapyear #scrapbooking #scrapbooklayout #12x12scrapbooking #memorykeeping #papercrafting #paperpersonshop #paperperson https://www.instagram.com/p/CKxgRL7AFpa/?igshid=lqbgf6edxnhn

Ahh, May of 2020. When a socially distanced Mother’s Day spent visiting Mom from opposite corners of her barn with the door up felt novel and quaint. We were so innocent that early in the pandemic, but I’m glad to have this documented! I used papers from my stash of @fancypantsdesigns paper with some verrrrry old black corrugated paper Thickers. And a newer “Six Feet Apart” sticker from @paperperson.shop was the perfect finishing touch. #scrappygapyear #scrapbooking #fancypantzdesigns #memorykeeping #scrapbooking #12x12layout #12x12layouts #scrapbooklayout #papercrafting #papercrafts https://www.instagram.com/p/CKhU48KAkUz/?igshid=wwys85evoyqz