Q-4 Team Member CHAT!

I don't know how much scrapping I'm going to be doing in the next three days, I have to take dd to an appointment this afternoon, and don't usually plan on getting anything crafty done on the weekends (my desk is in the middle of the house where I can't hide) but I am falling behind on sketches, so I will try to squeeze some crafty time in.

Yesterday, I didn't feel very crafty (I think I acquired a cold) so I took a bunch of books to all the Free Little Libraries in my area, and I took pictures so while I didn't create anything, I have the photos for a future scrapbook page

kitbop I replied to you by PM so everyone didn't have to read my 10,000 word essay reply but in short, I think you did the best thing you could for the situation you were in. ❤️ 

I woke up stiff and sore so I'm debating whether to have a second cup of coffee or do a mobility workout or both. I didn't make it to my craft desk at all yesterday but I did mess around with some crochet while I watched random YT videos.

kitbop I agree with the others that the professional estate sale was probably the way to go. The amount of work would have been overwhelming for sure!

linda so scary with another lockdown! And the rogue oppossum!

@breetheflea what kind of books did you bring to your little free library? I like checking those out when I see one.

Serena spent her first night in her new room by herself! She did well and only woke up once, but she fell back asleep before we even went to her. Tonight is night 2. It’s even more impressive because I haven’t even set up the room for her yet, it’s still set up as the guest room/home office, so she’s sleeping in there in just the pack n play. Go baby!

Double chocolate zucchini cake is the BEST!!

I would love to be hopping in to say that I was given many exciting assignments and projects yesterday afternoon, but alas, I was not. This was just an overview of all the work our group is currently undertaking. There is far more of it than I had realized, which is a good thing. I do think I will be able to keep myself busy, once I start getting invited to the project meetings and the like. In my the start-up role I had for two years, I was known as being very careful and deliberate, perhaps moving a bit too slowly. If I were a tortoise to that corporate hare, I am clearly now a jackrabbit to this company's slowpoke tortoise. I think I will have gained management's confidence enough to be able to author one of the two Q4 25 FDA submissions. If not, hopefully the job market will have perked up by then....

I am done with my second dozen fall exchange cards! Trying to decide if I should charge ahead with something else in the craft room or pivot to adulting a little early. Maybe tidy up the bee stuff and pick a project for tomorrow morning. I will say that I'm a little surprised by something. I got the SSS bee stamp (& die) set from one of last fall's card kits and also Club Scrap's bee-themed stamp set. I tend to be highly annoyed by CS's lack of dies, but in this case, their realistic bees won out over Simon's stylized/somewhat cartoonish ones. Wondering now whether I should keep both or not....

Hope everyone's having a wonderful weekend!

I hope everyone is having a good weekend!

scrappyrabbit - Wow, your baby does rock!

breetheflea and angel97701- I hope you both are feeling better.

Just got back from our neighborhood's 1st arts and crafts day. A neighbor coordinated this event and several blocks of homes participated. It was a range of things: arts and crafts for sale, activities and crafts for children to do, garage sales, entertainment, and a lemonade stand. It was a fun way to meet neighbors both new and old. People who had moved out of the neighborhood also stopped by for the event. I'm hoping that if it's considered a success, it will be held again next year.

I hope to do some crafting this weekend.

I got my work done this morning and rewarded myself with reading some of my book about the terrible Fort McMurray wildfire in Alberta (the book is called Fire Weather and is extremely readable). I also got rewarded while I was working by someone buying one of the bigger Hummels for a decent sum, and she was a repeat buyer too!

Now I can relax all afternoon.

I think I've completed 10 sketches. I haven't posted two of them on Flickr yet. I also have my sketch for Wednesday ready.

I'm still congested and not very energetic, but hoping to sneak some scrap time in later... my fall supplies are calling.

I'm patiently waiting for the game start, and I started wondering...

How many sizes/formats of album have you tried and which is your favorite?


I started with 8.5x11. Swore to never leave it, then did. For 12x12. I've done an 8x8x and 6x8 album. 12x12 will always be my favorite and my comfort zone.  I struggle with pockets even though I love the look of it.  

I started using random sized sketchbooks and then did a bunch of 12x12 post bound albums in the early 2000s. Never used a 12x12 binder though - too humongous for me.

I've done a couple of years of PL and holiday albums in 6x8 pocket pages with a few full page spreads. I tried 8.5x11 for PL pocket pages and for digital/hybrid layouts one year after that but didn't much like it. I stopped making layouts and switched to TNs and memory planners.

For the past 15ish years I've been making 7x7" photo books which are quite good except that the square format can be limiting in that size. Works really well for my year in review softcover albums that I give as gifts.

I enjoy 5x8" "trade" books (blurb) for my holiday projects now. I have 5 of them and they are probably my favorite size now. A bit bigger than a TN, but not as big as a Storyline chapters notebook, or other similar journals I tried (about metric A5 size?). Roughly the size of a letter sized sheet folded in half seems to be my sweet spot for making and enjoying looking at albums