Organizational Tip of the week - page maps

In addition to the layouts I keep in a notebook I have a seperate are for page layout sketches. A huge selection is available on pagemaps.com - check out the monthly archives. That way they are all easily within reach and in a format I can put in my crop bag and take to a crop. Happy Scrapbooking - Autumn

Organizational Tip of the week - layout ideas

We all have a stack of scrapbooking magazines somewhere - maybe even with some layouts marked but how often do we actually go back to them? I got a 2" binder (I prefer D ring style) and filled it with plastic page protectors. As I see a technique or layout I really like from a magazine I rip it out and insert it into my idea notebook. That way they are all easily within reach and in a format I can put in my crop bag and take to a crop. Happy Scrapbooking - Autumn

Organizational Tip of the Week - ribbon

Organizing ribbon can be a challenge. You can put all your ribbon on small embroidery spools and they will fit into a small beading plastic organizer. (you may need several) Or you can take a small box and punch or cut holes all over it - you can feed the ribbons out through the holes for easy viewing and you can pull out and cut off pieces as you need it. There are several of these organizers out on the market if you don't want to make your own. Happy Scrapbooking - Autumn

Organizational Tip of the Week - shopping list

I keep a shopping list with my scrapbooking stuff so when I need an item I can add it to my list right away before I forget. That way my next trip to the local scrapbooking store will be productive.

You can download a free planner page file from Creating Keepsakes which includes a shopping list like the one I use at:

http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/mag/article.ihtml?index_field=2077

Happy Scrapbooking - Autumn

All About Me Album - Feb page layout challenge

As I noted in my post about my scrapbooking resolutions, I plan to complete an album about myself in 2008 and I hope you join me. Every month I will be posting a new challenge to accomplish by the end of the year our albums will be complete.

Feb will be composed of 2 seperate layouts - you can do these as singe or double page layouts:

1) What I Dream of Accomplishing and why - its a great idea to put our goals on paper so why not scrapbook them and it will be interesting to look back and see how far you have come with these dreams next year or even years later.

2) My Most Defining Moment - we all have a moment in our lives which really helped to make us who we are. For some this might be a huge accomplishment but for others it may have been caused by circumstances good or bad, but no matter the event it is part of who we are and important to document.

Happy Scrapping - Autumn