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Belinda Jane

Memorykeeper. Mother. Maker

March 19, 2016

Sick hard drive and the story so far.

I built this website in early 2015. It was not an easy task for someone who had never really worked on anything like this before. It took a lot of caffeine, many frustrated grunts and groans and a lot of swearing. But I did it and I published it and it looked amazing and I was really excited at the prospect of drawing in clients for my photography business.

And then I fell pregnant. A beautiful and unexpected twist in my life. In the space of just nine months I went from having lived alone for 5+ years to having a real life boyfriend move in and a brand new baby arrive. I was really nervous at how I would cope with such enormous changes and happily I can say that I’ve taken it all in my stride relatively well. Oh sure, I have my fair share of emotional outbursts and breakdowns but they’re not all that frequent. Not really.

So all my big bold plans for my photography business and this website fell by the wayside. Until a few weeks ago when I decided that I would like to start blogging. The whole idea of keeping a personal blog still feels a little bit self-indulgent to me but I’m choosing to look at it as a way of preserving memories. For me and for us. If I end up with readers or followers, bonus!

Throwing a spanner into the works though is that a couple of days ago when I sat down to make some minor tweaks to my logo and header, my hard drive appears to be very sick. Almost dead I fear. Fortunately it’s NOT the drive that runs my operating system and it’s NOT the drive that holds all my photos, videos and music. But it is the drive that holds all of my personal files, documents and resources. It’s also the only drive that I’ve never really thought to back up. Silly Belinda. Right now I’m hopeful that some lovely person will be able to take it in and recover all the data for me. Fingers crossed!

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Memorykeeper. Maker. Mother.
Lover of pretty things. Food aficionado. Wanderer. Whisky and wine loving woman.

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Time for another layout share!
I am so happy with this stack, a big one by my standards. There are lots of process videos for all of these which you'll find on my channel. I'm definitely looking forward to getting more creative and creating many more layouts throughout 2021

I hope you will enjoy taking a look through them with me!


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"Nile's Blues" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Layout Flip Through | August to December 2020
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I'm so happy to be staying on for a new term with the CUT to YOU Design team. Today I am sharing my first project for 2021 to document a photo from a family session we had late last year.

I hope you enjoy!


**Supplies for this layout**
Paper + embellishments: Crate Paper - Fresh Bouuet
Cut files: CUT to YOU
"Our Sweet Little Family" - https://createdbygwen.com.au/product/our-sweet-little-family-cut-file/

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Scrapbook Process | Our Sweet Little Family | CUT to YOU Design Team
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I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the lovely Gwen this year for #maggieholmesmonday. Scroll down a little further and be sure to check out Gwen's channel for more Maggie Holmes loveliness.

I'm kicking off my particpation in the series by breaking into my stash of the Sunny Days collection to document some photos of my little girl and I one sweet summer day when she was a baby.


I hope you enjoy!

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**Supplies for this layout**
Paper + embellishments: Crate Paper - Sunny Days



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Scrapbook Process | You + Me Sunshine | Maggie Holmes Monday
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A little sneak peak at my latest project for the @ A little sneak peak at my latest project for the @cut_to_you Design Team featuring all the gorgeous florals from @uniquely.creative.kits.⠀⁠
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⁣Christmas may be over, but I've still got some ⁣Christmas may be over, but I've still got some festive documenting to share! My latest project for the @cut_to_you design team features the Poinsettia Wreath cut file. I had so much fun creating the rest of the wreath with watercolour and am in love with the finished layout.⠀
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And just like that my baby boy is THREE. Happy bir And just like that my baby boy is THREE. Happy birthday to my best little mate. You certainly know how to keep me on my toes, you move at a million miles an hour and you have to explore absolutely everything. You give the best hugs and your random words of affection melt my heart. You are the sweetest and funniest little boy I have ever known and I love you with all my heart ❤️
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My latest project for the @cut_to_you design team My latest project for the @cut_to_you design team features the Star Trio to create this really cool wreath design. Make sure you head over to the CUT to YOU blog before midnight tonight (AEST) to grab a FREE download of this cut file. And I'd love for you to tag me in whatever you create with it.⠀
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