I've come to a realization... my scrap world is in chaos. I have supplies all over the place. Completed pages in an assortment of albums. Memorabilia scattered here and there.
It's time to reign it all in!
So I'm starting with my albums.
I've finally found albums that I like (and that match) so I've been pulling all of my layouts out of an assortment of albums collected in the last 9-10 years. As I've been tediously pulling out layouts and putting them into their new homes, I've noticed a few things...
1. 2004 seems to be my most "complete" year. Coincidentally, this is the last time that my stash was of a manageable size, and it's the year prior to the year I started working at my LSS.
2. I was really good at placing photos on the pages, but I never told the story. Heck, I was lucky if I even labeled the people in the photo or put the date on the layout.
3. I really want to go back and "redo" a few layouts, but I'm promising myself that I will resist the urge. (I did, however, allow myself to "enhance" a few layouts with some additional pen work or journaling.)
4. I'm actually kind of glad that I didn't get much scrapbooking done. The supplies available to me today are going to make it much easier to create pages that are much more my "style."
5. Above all else, when I scrapbook I need to TELL THE STORY! Pictures aren't actually enough.
6. Simplify. The clean, graphic layouts are by far my favorite. Will I win any design awards for these simple pages? Probably not, but more importantly they appeal to my biggest critic -me!
7. I am an event scrapbooker. Not one single layout is the "everyday."
8. Even without kids, I have plenty to document in my scrapbooks. *wink*
9. It's OK to use different background papers. They don't all have to match!
10. I need to get organized so I can get back to the fun part, creating.
1 comment:
Ah, Mollie...we have much in common! :-) But you already knew that! There is such a thing as too much stuff. And simple is good. No, great! And by far the most important part of scrapbooking is the story, IMHO! Looking forward to hearing stories of your progress!
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