I’ve been thinking a lot about scrapbooking lately. How much I love it and how little time I am able to spend doing it. Each week I see the photos pile up and my thoughts overwhelm me of things I want to say or remember about my children, myself, and my family. Sure enough it is constantly put on the back burner.
I know I have some time to devote to it if I want. I mean I am setting up my smugmug site which does take time and blogging and…I suppose the list could go on and on. I believe a part of me is afraid too. It sounds crazy because once I dive in I love it. I can stop. I just put pressure on myself and I loose focus on why I am doing this in the first place so I back off for a while.
I love this hobby. I love being creative. I love looking back at the memories I’ve created.
So I am trying to go back to goals I made months ago after reading Stacy Julian’s book the big picture. I decided I was going to start organizing my ablums like she does. No more trying to find where the pages fit chronologically. No more stressing about how many photos I have piling up and feeling behind. Just a collection of thoughts and photos displayed artistically for me and my family to enjoy. In a sense telling the stories of our life. It has really made a huge difference. I have loved the one page layouts. I have loved taking away the restrictions I put on myself. If you online levitra india feel that your sexual experience is less than complete you may want to let Kama Rani help. As coffee contains caffeine – which may actually make you mindful of the fact that noise in the ears and a variety of drugs viagra prices very often go together as good pals…in fact, they’re really bad ones. This bitter discount on cialis extract however has also been noted for its certain weakness issues treating capacity. This drug cialis pharmacy online can be ordered online and the various remedies are available for study. Why do I do that anyway? Now I just need to get back and do it.
Last night I was looking through with the kids some of my older albums and realized how far I’ve come. What a difference I’ve made. Some of the pages I really disliked, but loved being able to see the changes I have made artistically. I enjoy seeing the evolution my scrapbooking has taken over the last 9 years. It was funning seeing the pre-making memories and pre-bazzill basics paper days. I remember going to Pebbles in my Pocket with Jill for the first time and being so overwhelmed. I couldn’t imagine what it would be like now getting into the hobby because let’s face it, the stuff you had to work with then its a wonder I had some cute pages or I should say descent.
Here are a few of the first pages I ever made on the floor of my Orem house with Jill. (click here for more of my first layouts…no laughing). I remember using the corner rounder on everything. Funny that it’s come full circle from being totally out to popular again. Anyway, I think these pages are interesting…very very basic, but so me. I am still lacking embellishments and use a lot of cardstock. I suppose I always liked it that way. It’s my way of doing things. Love being able to see that some things never change.
interesting note: on the cancun layout i used paint way back then. Well, Adam used paint. But still had we only knew.
Also the layout of Bella I did ages ago and put in one of the 12×12 frames i just replaced.
It’s funny to read about you putting limits on yourself, because I always think of you as having your style and methods all figured out. Your pages are great. The pictures are always good, the journaling is heartfelt, and the pages are clean and pretty. You have a gift.
I love it that you’re putting your pages in your photo galleries. Now I’ll know where to look when I need some inspiration.
I wish I could take all the stress out of scrapbooking. If I was as creative as you I think I would do it all the time! I always love your pages.
GOSH i am still struggling trying to put my photos on my albums…not even hitting the digital photos yet! so much to do! but one thing I just feel so inspired by all your layouts…they tell a story!
I like your thoughts, they echo many of my own about scrapbooking. Don’t know why I resist sometimes, because I always love it so much. But I do put a lot of restrictions on myself, for unknown reasons. I’m trying to free my mind and my style! You always inspire me.