Post by justcindy on Jun 3, 2017 2:07:10 GMT
I've been working on a vacation album that was about 75% complete when I stopped working on it. It was a vacation DH and my kids and I took to visit my Dad while he was living in Hawaii. While I was working on this album, my father was diagnosed with cancer and passed away 5 months later. That was 3 years ago, and I'm now in a place that I can work on it again.
I LOVE what I've done with it so far. Not very many pages are 100% complete, as I just wanted to get them on pages and in the album so my Dad could see them and I could write down his perspective of the trip. So I have about 5 single pages left to build from scratch, and about 25 to finish in some way- journaling, embellish, etc. These last few pages to put together are taking FOR-FREAKING-EVER!!!! Seriously. Like more than a day per page. I want them to flow and have the same style and vibe as the rest of the album, and they mean so much more to me than when I began this project. I know these are the last vacation photos I'll ever have of my Dad and my family. But seriously. If it took me this long to do EVERY page I'll ever make, I'll never get near the photos scrapped that I have a story for! I'm trying to give myself a break, as these pictures and this album are so precious to me, and I know I need to just enjoy the process, but GEEZ already, the process is dragging on and I don't know how to speed my a$$ up! The photos were taken pre-digital camera so I can't screw these up, I can't just print another one and try again. The negatives are long gone.
The page I just finished, I freaking LOVE....I made some surfboards and sand, and tucked the photos into the layers of sand....not much into paper piecing these days but like I said, it fits with the feel of the rest of the album. Off and on, it took me 3 DAYS. THREE. DAYS.
UGH. Back to it....working on a one photo page of my son....for the 5th hour now, I'd guess. No real reason for this message, just a vent!
I LOVE what I've done with it so far. Not very many pages are 100% complete, as I just wanted to get them on pages and in the album so my Dad could see them and I could write down his perspective of the trip. So I have about 5 single pages left to build from scratch, and about 25 to finish in some way- journaling, embellish, etc. These last few pages to put together are taking FOR-FREAKING-EVER!!!! Seriously. Like more than a day per page. I want them to flow and have the same style and vibe as the rest of the album, and they mean so much more to me than when I began this project. I know these are the last vacation photos I'll ever have of my Dad and my family. But seriously. If it took me this long to do EVERY page I'll ever make, I'll never get near the photos scrapped that I have a story for! I'm trying to give myself a break, as these pictures and this album are so precious to me, and I know I need to just enjoy the process, but GEEZ already, the process is dragging on and I don't know how to speed my a$$ up! The photos were taken pre-digital camera so I can't screw these up, I can't just print another one and try again. The negatives are long gone.
The page I just finished, I freaking LOVE....I made some surfboards and sand, and tucked the photos into the layers of sand....not much into paper piecing these days but like I said, it fits with the feel of the rest of the album. Off and on, it took me 3 DAYS. THREE. DAYS.
UGH. Back to it....working on a one photo page of my son....for the 5th hour now, I'd guess. No real reason for this message, just a vent!
