So- I have had many people email and ask me how I stay on top of Scrapbooking and dont get overwhelmed with the whole thing, especially with 3 kiddos running around. And, it could be REALLY easy to get behind and throw in the towel, but scrapbooking is suppose to be fun! So, here is how I do it :) I MAKE LISTS!
1. I Makes lists of events and random things I was to take pictures of. Example- pictures of Piper smiling, Kylin's tumbling, everyday moments, Kylin in her Princess dresses, Piper's nursery, Mckay and his hot cocoa. . By making lists of things to take pictures of then I can have ideas for special moments I want my kids to see someday and me to rememeber.
2. Make lists of everything you want to scrapbook from those pictures. I also put title ideas down or LO page number ideas next to it. Example- Piper smiling: "just to see you smile...we would do anything." Book II page 2 (I will tell you about my inspiration notebook in a sec) That way if you have a list of things to scrapbook, you dont forget anything and you wont feel overwhelmed becuase it is all there on paper and ready for you whenever you get a free minute to scrap. I dont even do them in order...I just do what I am in the mood for.
3. I get a subscription to 2 different scrapbook magazines, and so every month I sit and cut out LO ideas that I like and I glue them in an "inspiration notebook." That way if I am ever stummed or dont have time to come up with a creative LO of my own I can just look through my notebook. Sometimes I will go through and find LO's I want to use for certain pictures and then I write that page number next to it on my "Things to Scrapbook" list. Does that make sense. I number all the pages in that notebook and it really gets the juices flowing so I rarely get stumped.
4. Sometimes I go through digital sites and save to my computer the LO's I like to use later for inspiration. Plus, it really gets the juices flowing about fun pictures to take.
So, there are just a few of the ideas I use for keeping up with this WONDERFUL hobby. Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any questions...and HAPPY SCRAPBOOKING!
3 comments:
Okay, my darling sister who is always so on top of everything and so stinkin' creative! Can you figure out how I can find time now...I mean I am plenty inspired and long to scrap....but now I am just a year behind, overwhelmed and find myself choosing between exercise, sleeping or scrapping...somehow it ends up being that order too. Love all your late pages and your inspiration!!! Oh! And I am telling you - you need to do the 365 Project this year. I am going to post mine as soon as I finish up the year...it was so fun and pretty easy!
thanks for the tips!! i just love your brain and the way it works:) i just hope i can be as multi-tasky as you are when i have 3 kids!
Great tips. Very much appreciated. You have done a ton of pages lately. I love it. I need to get moving. Seriously moving! Where did you get all the stuff for your thanksgiving page. I love the flowers and circles with font. Thanks again!
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