Layouts Done!

It always feels good to complete layouts for my scrapbooks. These are all of one event for my Family album. Scott’s aunts live in Illinois so we do not get to see them as much as we would like so when they do make it to Texas we all make it a point to get together. The bottom layout spotlights one of the places we love to go in San Antonio. Do you scrapbook places as well as people? We always take pictures of signs and random things, like the ceiling, in case I decide to make a page about a specific place.

I used some of my June Counterfeit Kit, Butterfly Garden, but also added some paper for a couple of backgrounds and several stickers. It feels good to use up stash I’ve had for a while as well as my stamps that I do not get out often enough.

There is my June round-up – and now on to July! The inspiration kit for the July Counterfeit Kit Challenge is the Garden Party kit by Sahin Designs.

Garden Party Scrapbook papers by Sahin Designs

Garden Party Papers

Garden Party Elements

Garden Party Pocket Cards

Now here is my kit, “Blush.” In going through my stash, I found that I do not have many black & white patterned papers, so I decided to make a mini-kit and use it to make a few cards. I will also pull in white cardstock for the card bases and possibly a border punch.

Mini scrapbook kit with patterned paper, cardstock, stickers, butterflies, doilies, enamel dots, flowers & stamps

July Mini Kit for Counterfeit Kit Challenge “Blush”

I was resistant about making a kit with my supplies because I like to have choices, but I found that it makes a great starting point & I can still choose to pull out what I need as I go. Sometimes, I just need that one piece of paper for inspiration and it gets me in the groove and I can make several layouts at a time. What inspires you to get started when you finally have time to sit down to scrapbook? Let me know by leaving a comment or messaging me on my Let’s Talk page, I would love to hear from you!

Glad you stopped by and be sure to come back soon!

Machelle

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April 28, 2019

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(inter)National Scrapbook Day

by Machelle Willing

There are lots of differing opinions on Scrapbook Crops. Some people absolutely love them (me!) and some do not, for a variety of reasons. A few reasons for attending would be to have uninterrupted time to finish a lot of pages or projects, visit with others who love the same hobby or maybe just to have some “me” time away from the responsibilities of home. Others do not like them because they prefer to scrapbook alone, do not want to have to pack & unpack their supplies or have had a bad experience previously.

I personally love going to crops and retreats. I get ideas and energy from having others to talk to and seeing what they are working on. Of course it’s not always possible to find one close to you or the time to go, so a few years ago, I found a great alternative through a group on Facebook. Online Crops! There are several companies that do them now and I have tried a couple but the one I like best is Scrapbook Generation. You get the benefit of cropping with others without having to travel or pack all your supplies! There are games, challenges and Bingo games; lots to choose from but you only have to do what interests you. It’s always fun and the reason I am bringing this up now is because starting tomorrow they are having a week-long online crop to celebrate National Scrapbook Day (always the first Saturday in May). I will be participating and thought I would share the information in case anyone else wanted to join in. You do have to be part of their group page on Facebook, but I think it is worth it. They also have other challenges and giveaways on the page. Here is a link if you are interested: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sgscrapsquad/. One of the posts will tell you what to expect and there is a printable schedule of the games and challenges as well. (This is not an affiliate post or anything, I am just really excited to participate next week!)

I am lucky enough to also have a friend that scrapbooks and we try to also get together at one of our houses from time to time. It’s always challenging when we are at my house because I have a furry friend who wants to “help” hold the papers down.

No matter where you scrapbook, I hope that you are able to carve out some time to enjoy your hobby next week. Everyone have a Happy (inter)National Scrapbook Day!

Machelle

Scrapbook Chaos

by Machelle Willing

Currently my scrapbooks are in a state of confusion. Why, you ask? Well, mainly because I have recently moved. If you have ever moved you know the tedious task of packing box after box after box of all your possessions. For me, this meant several boxes of very heavy 12 x 12 albums that were transported in my vehicle because I did not want them on the moving van.

My husband and I do not have children, so my books are just for me or any extended family that might want them eventually. Since moving, I have concluded that I do not like the 12 x 12 format because they are so big & bulky we do not look at them very often and I definitely do not want to move them again. This has led me to a total revamp of what I want my scrapbooks to look like for me. They need to be smaller and possibly just less of them. I have also decided that I like “projects”. Books that have a specific beginning and end; therefore smaller format and faster to complete. I also like giving scrapbooks as gifts.

All of this has made me realize that I need to “let go” of some pages of other family members and events specific to them, so I will divide those pages into new albums to give as gifts. I have already started redoing some of the older 12 x 12 albums into theme specific 8 x 8’s that will be more story focused and I am also going to transfer some of the 12 x 12 pages into a digital format and either print them at 8 x 8 or make a softcover digital book out of the ones I do not wish to redo. Of course this will be a time consuming process since I have over 15 years worth of scrapbooks!

I will definitely be sharing some of these processes with you in case any of those options sounds like something you would like to do yourself. For now, if you would like to see an example of a digital page I made, please go to my About Me page. It includes some cute puppy & kitty pictures!

Until next time,

Machelle

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