Monday, February 27, 2017

Printable Faith in God Workbook for the Girls


If you have a daughter in Activity days or are an Activity Days leader I hope you will find this post useful.  I have two girls in this group and I was recently called as one of the leaders.  Its such a fun calling.  The Faith In God program has really been on my mind and I really want to make sure my girls get the most out of it.  I want to make sure they are learning and developing their testimonies and not simply going through the motions and just checking stuff off.  

I created a Faith in God workbook for my girls.  Its kind of a companion to their booklet that gives them a space to complete each activity, journal, and will one day be something they can look back on and see all that they accomplished. It has 48 pages and I've included some links to additional pages you can add.  We are still printing and putting it together but they love it!  I thought maybe your girls would love it too.

I went through the Faith in God book and created a page for each activity.  I am printing the whole pack and putting it in a binder.  I'm hoping we can pick an activity a couple of times a month and to work on.   You can print the whole set or pick and choose what works for you. 
We have 14 girls in our Activity Days group so its not real practical for me to make one for each of them due to cost...I wanted to but quickly realize it wasn't going to work.  I am going to use some of the pages as they fit in with our activities. 

Here are some sample from this pack. I tried to keep it printer friendly but also bright and fun at the same time.  

















Some of the pages give them a spot to answer the discussion questions, some help them plan FHE or activities, and some just give them a spot for notes or journaling.  Every page is colorful and fun and really appeals to my girls.  I noticed this format makes the activities appear a little more doable in the eyes of my 8 year old and also it looks fun.  They are actually asking to work on their books!  Its amazing.

Please note this is for personal use only. You can download a copy for your daughter or activity days group.  Please send others to this post download their own copy.  


additional pages to add (add next to the corresponding pages)
Learning and Living the Gospel section (from LDS.org) 
Choose the Right-print the pdf

Seriving Others (these are optional but a nice addition)
manners guideline from 30 days handmade
babysitting info from Simple as That I used page 1 & 2

A few extra helps I added to my book.  These were so great I decided to use them instead of making my own.
Articles of Faith-Adorable printable from LDS Lane
Articles of Faith Coloring pages-also from LDS Lane (optional but a fun way to learn)
Scripture Reading chart-cute ones here, here, here, and here.
Faith in God Tracker-My favorite and another cute one here.

The adorable graphics are from Melonheadz Illustrations.

I'd love to know if you use it and I hope you girls love it too!

Thursday, February 23, 2017

How to Create your own Printable in 5 Easy Steps


I am going to show you an easy and free way to create a printable in minutes!  The hardest part is deciding how you want it to look.  Here are 5 easy steps to help you practice and make this adorable printable.  

Don't feel like making your own you can use mine :)  Right click on the image to save to your computer.


1. Head to PicMonkey.  Hover over the design button and click on blank canvas.

2. Here you can find all of your sizes.  click on the size you want.


 3. Once it opens find the overlay button on side (its the butterfly)  Scroll down to the graphic blooms.
 Find the ones you want and add them to your page.  When you click on them you can change the colors if you want.
 Size and place (I ended up switching this one out for another pink one.)  Its quick and easy.
4. Next add your text.
 I used Flavors for Bloom and learning cursive for the rest.
 You can highlight just the part you want to change.  I made bloom a different font and size.

5. (optional but for this one I liked it)  I went to the frames and used the craft scissor option.  adjust the size and change your background color to white.

Once you are finished make sure you save it.  Use the .jpeg option.  With this program you can't really save as you go.  Once you save it you can't change what you've done but you can keep adding to it.

Print yours out or you can grab a copy of mine!


If you have some graphics or background paper saved to your computer you can use that as well.  Right when you click on the overlay option click on add your own.

Happy Creating!




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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

7 sites with Amazing Free Graphics for Scrapbooking & Printables

It's day 3 of our Scrapbook series!  You can find all of the posts here.  Today is all about where to find the backgrounds, the embellishments, clip art, everything that gives your page personality and helps tell your story. These are also perfect for making printables! 


I use this software and it comes with some really great graphics and backgrounds.  However I love to have a variety and some times I need something specific.  I keep a folder on my desktop with all of my digital scrapbooking downloads and clip art.  (*please note in many cases you will have to unzip the file...not sure what I'm talking about let me know.)  I can use them in my program or you can use them with PicMonkey or whatever program you want to create your page with.


 So here are some of my very favorite sites when I'm looking for freebies!
(Click on the images and it will take you to the source.)

Sweet Shoppe Designs has a section of the cutest free kits.  I use them ALL THE TIME!!!  The rest of their store is worth checking out too.  

Ginger Scraps has a ton of freebies but you do have to sign up for their forum.  Its easy and I think worth it.  
Since the freebies are hidden until you sign up here are some of my favorites in their store.  They have really good prices and the kits are so cute!

Mandy's Art Market is a blog with a few really amazing clip art options.  This is my new favorite so I had to include it.

Free Pretty Things For You is another great blog.  She has a ton of free backgrounds and clip art



We Lived Happily Ever After has free hand drawn graphics.  I love the rustic look.

and I just found this website and I'm so excited about it Quality DigiScrap Freebies.  They find the cutest, free kits for you.


Just Peachy Designs is  a great resource for paper.  She has tons for free!


Now that I've shared my favorite free sites I wanted to add Etsy in this list.  Obviously not free but you can find some of the best stuff.  It is a great place to look if you are searching for something specific.  I don't mind spending a little if its for something I'm going to use a lot or really want.  There are so many cute options prices vary.
Look up digital paper, digital scrapbook kits, clip art, etc.  Here are some of my favorite finds.




You can always google or search pinterest just make sure when you are searching there is a .png download option for any clip art/embellishments.  (.jpeg works too but you don't have the transparent backgroud.  It can make placement a little tricky).  .jpeg works great for backgrounds and papers.  You can use these in any program.  I've found some really cute free downloads but have been sad when I realize they are only for photoshop/adobe programs (these are .ai or vector files).

What are some of your favorite websites for scrapbook and clip art?

You can follow my Fonts and Downloads pinterest board for more great finds.