I don't make many holiday or birthday layouts. It's not that I won't--I just don't. I prefer to record ordinary observations and minor milestones in my family's life. I enjoy annual celebrations and take a lot of photos at these events, but I care more about preserving the little behaviors, silly stories, routine activities, and everyday events that fill up my life. And I'm sure I'm not the only scrapbooker who feels this way.

In fact, in Ella's popular eBook 20 Simple Secrets of Happy Scrapbookers, authors Stacy Julian and Lain Ehmann offer scientific proof that enjoying the ordinary is one of 20 behaviors that make scrapbookers some of the happiest people around. If you need someone else to remind you that scrapbooking is good for your soul--or if you just want 20 fresh page ideas to jump-start your creativity--then download this eBook. Stacy and Lain's words inspired me to create this simple page celebrating the mini milestones that transformed my baby into a little girl. And there are a dozen other ideas still rolling around in my head. I can't wait to get started, and neither should you!

supplies patterned papers (BasicGrey) + chipboard letters, letter stickers (October Afternoon) + felt butterflies (Heidi Swapp) + American Typewriter font + 11 x 8.5 page by Rachel Gainer

(Note from Ella: Today's guest blogger, Rachel Gainer, is also Ella Publishing Co.'s talented copy editor. We'd like to thank Rachel for helping out while Wendy & Angie are at CHA!)