My first shot for a sketch at the norwegian sketch-blog Skissedilla. I really liked the sketch this time (you can see it below, so I figured I'd give it a try. Haven't made a layout by a sketch in a really long time, been having trouble with it.
Yea, and I was challenged to use some more colours (someone mean my layouts are boring??) *lol* , and I agree. :) Papers from Basic Grey and Ladybug and Friends.
....is Merel aka DutchBird. Congratulations :)
I have been thinking about it several times, been giving it a shot more than one time before, given up sometimes, changed how I wanted to organize them a couple of times.... You are probably thinking, been there, done that! So why don't you join me in this comprehensive project?
This is almost every layout I've made since I started scrapbooking in the beginning of 2007. I haven't counted them, don't think I will, don't think I dare. I just know there's a lot of money in these piles:)
In the beginning I put them into albums by date, had two postbound albums, and it was okay because I didn't have so many layouts. Then I bought some more albums, changed my system into one album with vintage layouts (AND chronological of course) and other albums to other styles. But since my first layouts was a mess of styles, and that I made mostly vintage pages that didn't work out how I wanted to. Went back to chronological again, but have then gotten so many layouts I had to few albums. Bought some more albums, D-ring, didn't fit with the rest. Crashed with me freakin' head. Took all the layouts out of their albums, put them into some piles and that's how I've "organized" them ever since. The actually problem all this time is too little storage for the pages. BUT, now I've finally decided (really decided this time) to spend a lot of money on albums, and to get some kind of system on that, once for all, AND make it as good and simple as possible, that it will be easy to just put the layouts into correct albums as soon as their done. Well, at least I have a hope.
To make it more simple I have decided to just have the D-ring albums from American Crafts (not light blue). I really like them, both the albums and the page protectors, and also; they have a great assortment. It's easy to move around the pages in contrast to the postbound albums.
While doing this "project" I noticed some things that repeated.
- More than once I really thought "wow, was a really satisfied with this layout when I made it?" Some of them seemed like they were made in a hurry. Not complete, missed a story, couldn't quite remember the story. That I felt sorry about. Because it's nothing like looking into the albums together with my daughter and telling her what it says.
- Another thing I regret is not being very clever using journaling on my layouts. It relates very much to the first point here. Often it's just a headline, maybe two or three lines with something like place and date. That is my biggest priority in the future, cause I like best the pages with journaling. I can look at the pictures on my computer if I want to. The story needs to come out on the layout.
- Another thing, I kind of thought that I have been good on writing the dates on the layouts, which I have NOT!!! So I now need to go through all the pictures on my computer and find out what time the pictures are taken. (kinda figured out the year by myself..) If you think you will remember, you think wrong. Big mistake number 1. Write it down, if not on the front, use the back. Just an advice if you are planning on organize them chronological one time in the future. :) Probably getting a hell of a job now (not looking forward to that job..)
- I liked to see my development/ how I've changed from when I started scrapbooking. I always used bazzil as background, combined with one or two patterned paper, headline, and a number of photos. It was as simple as that, often made out of a sketch. Now it is totally different. But very funny to see.
- Very few double layouts. But since I've decided to buy D-ring albums that won't be my biggest priority. I think it's very great to see double pages in postbound albums, but I don't enjoy it just as much in the D-ring albums.
- I can do a better job using more photos on each layout to tell a whole story, eventually make a double page.
- Scrapping the same photo several times is BORING to look at (even thought there are pictures that are more fun scrappin more that once, i'll try to resist that tempation in the future), AND combined with the missing journaling that was BIG mistake number 2.
- It is so much more fun shopping for papers and flowers than it is spending money on albums, big mistake number 3 (learned my lesson now, can afford both *lol*).
This is what I've figured out so far:
D-ring albums from american Crafts, haven't decided colours yet. Or if I should buy everyone in the same colour. That's a bit risky if they stop producing them. I think I will end up with those "cloth" albums. Leather albums is ofcourse the dream, but the price is a bit to much when I'm planning to buy 10 albums right now.
Most of the layouts I will store chronological, but I will also have an own album for for example my BOM, family etc. Please give me ideas.
If you have some more ideas, tip or will join me in this project please just write a comment. There is probably many things I've not thought of.
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Well, I've started doing some shopping and cleaning-up in my scrap-stuff, and found out I should give away a lot of what I dont need/use anymore, and ofcourse together with some new things that I have bought way to much of.
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Who is turning 19 today!!
Congratulation! I made a layout to her (along with something else ofcourse), it's a picture of her and her boyfriend. Doesn't they look cute. :) Well, I hope she's not in here peaking, because she dosn't know about it yet.
So happy birthday Idun!! :)
I finally got some time scrapping between working, working, working, painting house and the house painting. Puh, and then I also try to be a mum sometimes. That's what I've been doing lately. Anyway, it felt good doing som scrapbooking again, although I felt it was a bit "hurry-scrappin". And now I''m kinda "fed-up" with vintage, so I guess the next layouts from me will be totally different. I have some projects going on. :)
The papers come from My Minds Eye, my favorite brand. And this collections name is Bella Bella. Worth spending some money on this. The absolute beautiful flowers are ffrom the Ladybug and Friends collection. You can buy them here. I'm totally lost in them.
Went kinda crazy with the glimmermist I see, since the colour combination wasn't the best in the starting point.
Yea, thats about it. Ofcours, the letters are thickers from American Crafts and the swirls are from Prima.
In january/february I was asked by a store in New Zealand to be featured as a "star" in their competition called "Stars in Their Eyes". I said yes, but could not make anything new for them at that moment, but that was ok. I was very honoured to be among scrapbookers as Emily Falconbridge, Kelly Goree and Joleene Pienaar, and to see other scrapbookers copying "my" style.
Thanks for the opportunity Adrienne and Pauline!
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I've used papers from Cosmo Cricket, embellishment from Prima, Cosmo Cricket, American Crafts (thickers) and Making Memories. Some close-up photos. You can see the photos in a larger view by clicking on them.
Thanks for visiting my blog and all the heartwarming comments. In between painting the house and working a lot more than 100% I'll try to visit yours to. 
