November 2021 random scrappiness

mikklynn - how exciting!

refugeepea - awesome. DS was right on the edge of the viewing area but wasn't able to see them

How exciting to have your own space with a view, @mikklyn!

Gorgeous photo, refugeepea. We often get northern lights over the winter. Best way to view them is if you can get out of town and into the dark. I have never tried to photograph them.

Sounds like a busy month, myboysnme. I am heading off to see family this month too. Hoping to pack a scrappy go back to tag along with me. Have registered for two SCT events, but will be away for one of them. Glad that all the classes are recorded and will be available on line.

Today I ordered October 2021 photos.

And 114 photos of my (recently deceased) mother, during all stages of her life. Right now my father can't bear to look, but I wanted to have them available for when he can. I'm the photo taker, so I know I have the majority of the pics in my files.

I tried to organize the layouts in progress that are on my shelves. Slid them all into page protectors.

I organized the pile of stickers/embellishments that were on my desk, back into their gallon sized Ziploc bags.

I noticed I haven't scrapped any of my kids' birthdays this year, so I placed those page protectors, along with the zippy of birthday -themed embellishments, on my desk.


Yesterday I received an e-mail notice that Echo Park's Animal Kingdom was available, and I bought the 12x12 collection kit, the 12x12 solids, the enamel dots, and the ephemera pack.

Also two dinosaur 12x12 sheets, and two pandemic 12x12 sheets (that I'll use as title pages for my pandemic albums).

Today I scrapped.

I did September's pandemic layouts, which included my family's covid scare (thankfully NEG). I included the CVS paper bags (lunch size) that the self test comes in, layered onto the background of the layout.

I've also decided that my Pandemic Albums will be mostly finished once my youngest kids are vaccinated. I will probably include major newsworthy things after, but won't feel compelled to do monthly layouts.

I scrapped two layouts for one of my kid's birthday.

And scrapped three of the five layouts for another kid's birthday.

Also scrapped my senior's first day of school.



I made a point of using lots of embellishments.

would love to see a picture

My preorder from acot has finally shipped. I’m so looking forward to getting SS Hearth & Home into my hot little hands. Cozy, homey, and fall themed collections are some of my favorites.

I played around with a metal gnome die yesterday and it took way too long to assemble. I think it turned out cute though! I also did a planner spread.

I received my Snapfish order tracking this morning. It says it'll be delivered a whole week earlier than originally stated. I hope so.

I opened up Animal Kingdom and started a layout today. Love how it's coming together already.

I hope to continue later today, or tomorrow.

I've been scrapping away, trying to make a dent in my zoo photos.

I can easily see myself killing the kit collection soon. I don't know why I thought the amount of papers would go farther. It's so hard for me when all the papers are double sided, and I have to choose which side to use. Especially with the cut aparts.

I wonder if I'm especially liberal with the enamel dots, or what? Love them! Absolutely love them! But I use several on each layout. That pack won't last long.

About a couple weeks ago my youngest comes home very excited from school and told me he has something special for me to scrapbook with. He pulls out a sheet with emojis, two of which are zoo animals. Yesterday I made a point to use paper punches to make embellishments with those emojis, and add them to a zoo layout. Now it has two good memories attached.

Worked on more zoo layouts. Album is starting to look like it's filling up. I'm thinking I might need a second.

I was proud of myself for starting to be more selective about the photos I use. Just because I printed them doesn't mean I must use it on a page.

I might put away zoo stuff for now, and dip my toes into Halloween. I have a 6x6 Echo Park paper pad that I bought on a whim to use. And a whole mess of stickers from the Dollar Tree.

I'm not that strong!

I realized that each page didn't need four pics of the animal, and that two good ones would do.

People shots though? Those are harder to cull.

I definitely agree with this. I've been working on editing and resizing photos this weekend and there have been a couple of times I've decided to print the same photo in two different sizes, and there have been a few photos that I've printed knowing that when I make the page they won't all be included.