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Post by LisaDV on Nov 24, 2016 21:50:00 GMT
Friday for Gilmore Girls!!! Luckily I got me kids hooked on it while I was rewatching the whole series in preparation for Friday, so they're really excited too. AHHHH! GILMORE GIRLS! I. CANT. WAIT.
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Post by Elsabelle on Nov 27, 2016 1:17:40 GMT
I've finished 11 of 12 of my review layouts. I haven't done September because I needed one or two more pictures. Hopefully I can get those printed and get that layout done so I can reach my November goal.
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Post by grammadee on Nov 27, 2016 19:32:50 GMT
I am almost DONE my 30 days of Thankful book! Finished 2 of the 4 I need to finish (one for an earlier prompt, and 3 for MTW this week).
And I have finished my Christmas cards. They are all ready to sign, address & put into the mail. Just need to update my mailing labels. Need to do that tomorrow or the next day so I can take them with me when I go to do child care at the end of the week.
My scraproom looks like a bomb went off in here, but no time to clean right now. Hopefully before I leave on Wednesday...
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Post by nitad on Nov 28, 2016 4:48:35 GMT
I know November is not quite over yet but I'll have to admit defeat (of a kind). I wanted to finish all 28 pages of my Disney 60th album but that's not going to happen now. I did complete 20 of the 28 which means I did 20 pages in November and for me that's astounding! So I'm still happy.
I was pushing to finish so I could take it with us to FIL's bday. I find it's always nice to have a distraction from whatever family drama is going on at the time LOL! Found out last weekend that the party was cancelled due to too much family drama!
So I took a break from working on it last weekend. It had started feeling like that rushed, no fun, gotta get 'r done kind of project so the break was welcome. Got back at it today and was enjoying the process again.
I guess it will be ready for the Christmas visit!
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Post by iheartpaper on Nov 28, 2016 6:35:57 GMT
I still have about ten days left in my 30 days of thankful album. I completed two pages this evening, but was to tired to work on more of it. My goal is to complete it before the month is over so I can whip up a December Daily kit. I know...I'm slacking!
I've made quite a few pages in my sister, her kids and my moms album but am nowhere near complete. I've got to really throw myself at that!
I learned that for the 30 days album I have really liked ordering a few pictures here and there from Walgreens where I normally don't order. My plan is to continue to do that through December for the December Daily. I still don't know what size album I'll use for that.
I'm glad to see that everyone has been so successful at their scrapbook plans during this busy time of year!
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Post by LisaDV on Nov 28, 2016 14:25:01 GMT
Only 3 days left this month. I've had a layout on my craft desk for the last 5 days but with family time and errands and what not, it is not finished. I really need to do the journaling which I need to type out yet. It's a longer story so not sure if I just want to cut a light colored shape to fill in or use a journaling card. I will get this done before the end of the month! I WILL! (the shouting is at myself.)
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Post by Elsabelle on Nov 28, 2016 17:02:04 GMT
LisaDV, I'm having the same feeling about that last monthly review layout. I usually order pictures online but I can get them done in an hour and get that last layout done so I can reach my goal!
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Post by iheartpaper on Nov 30, 2016 5:51:06 GMT
You both have excellent goals! I'm looking forward to working on my 30 days of thankful, also. I completed my title page and day one. I'm still not sure if I love the colors, but I think I'll like them more after I sew and add bling in a little while. My albums for my sister, her three kids and my mom continues. I completed one page yesterday. I had more laid out, but switched gears and made the thankful kit. It would be really nice if I could go into December with the albums close to complete. I would also like to order more pictures. I recently finished ordering DD19's first year of college pictures. Now I'd like to begin ordering this year. We are going to do 8x8 with both divided page protectors and full pages. Last year she took almost 1800 pictures. This year she's only up to 228, so far. She puts all the pictures in a cloud, so they are easily ordered from my phone. I use the project life app to put multiples on each 4x6 or 5x7. She has this really great squad/fam/group of friends so I'm excited to work on these albums for her. I think that will keep me busy! I just looked back over my goals for the month (see above) and feel great that I completed my 30 Days of Thankful! I did not get as far into the albums for my sister, her kids and my mom as I would have liked. I did do three pages today, but need to step it up! Last night I made my December Documented kit and divided all the little goodies in a cup cake tin since I don't have one of those nifty iris dividers. I just need to put a few more thicker packs in and I think I'm using a red faux leather 6x8 album. As I said in the December Daily thread, I have enough in the kit to do my entire album, plus a couple of pages in each of the ongoing Christmas albums I have for my sister, her three and my three kids. At the beginning of the year I filled a pink 6x8 faux leather album with what I think was Webster's Pages month cut a parts. I stuck a picture of the five of us in there and never touched it again. I'm going to make some time to go through my phone and pick out pictures to slide in. It will definitely be journaled in a past tense kind of way...is that how to say it? Like looking back at our year. Birthday months, holidays etc. I know that it's just adding one more thing to my pile, but I'd like to complete it before the new year. A very cute and simple 2016 year in review. On a funny note...I walked into the door frame and whacked my nose pretty good. A friend of DS29 is coming over tomorrow to fix my heater and if it's black and blue I hope he doesn't think I'm abused! It didn't bleed, just hurt a bit. More funny than anything! How are you all doing on your November goals? Did you blow them out of the water or are you like me and only partially complete them?
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Post by Elsabelle on Nov 30, 2016 6:36:45 GMT
I did better than I thought I would. My goal was to do all twelve 2015 monthly review layouts. I've done 11. I'm hoping to get that twelfth one done tomorrow so I can reach my goal.
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Post by Elsabelle on Nov 30, 2016 23:18:38 GMT
I did it! I just finished that 12th layout and reached my goal!
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Post by iheartpaper on Dec 1, 2016 0:58:35 GMT
I did it! I just finished that 12th layout and reached my goal! Yay! Btw...this thread has been very helpful to keep me motivated. I've gone back over my original goals on a few occasions to remind me what needed to be worked on. Thanks for keeping it going!
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Post by Elsabelle on Dec 1, 2016 1:38:50 GMT
Btw...this thread has been very helpful to keep me motivated. I've gone back over my original goals on a few occasions to remind me what needed to be worked on. Thanks for keeping it going! Me too. If it weren't for the fact that I put my goals out there for anyone to read I don't think I would have gotten that much done.
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Post by Elsabelle on Dec 1, 2016 23:15:39 GMT
December is such a busy month for most people. Do we want another thread for December? Please chime in with your thoughts.
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Post by iheartpaper on Dec 2, 2016 0:52:11 GMT
December is such a busy month for most people. Do we want another thread for December? Please chime in with your thoughts. I'm good with whatever you decide. That didn't help, did it? Lol.
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Post by iheartpaper on Dec 3, 2016 19:13:16 GMT
I know it's not November, but I just had to share that I made ten layouts yesterday in the gift albums! I have six more layouts laid out to finish before I lay out more...almost a tongue twister! The time crunch is real, but I'm working with some great kits.
I don't know about you all, but as a collector (hoarder) of scrapbook goodies, I love to use my best and favorite products. It makes the layout come together so much easier when you love what you're working with. I'm at the point that I have plenty, so I better use it! So maybe I'm not a hoarder...lol.
I haven't begun my December Documented yet, but knew it would be tricky to do so with the gift albums on a deadline. So I'm not going to worry at all about it...it's only the third!
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Post by Elsabelle on Dec 4, 2016 23:15:08 GMT
iheartpaper, I've also learned that I enjoy scrapping more when I use my most recent and most loved supplies. I've been making great progress editing my Disney pictures. I'm probably about 2/3 done. I'm so excited to break out all of that Say Cheese good stuff!
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Post by iheartpaper on Dec 5, 2016 16:10:36 GMT
Yesterday I made six pages from my gift albums. After adding the gorgeous Halloween pictures that my nieces took, I went back and counted how many layouts total are left. 97...ouch! The party is Christmas Eve, but it still feels like I'll never have enough time, at this rate, to finish.
There is only one page left in my mom's album, so today I'll finish that. I also need to pick a new kit or two and layout a bunch of pages, so I can start knocking them out. My goal for today is to complete nine pages.
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Post by Elsabelle on Dec 5, 2016 23:00:55 GMT
iheartpaper , I guess we did need a December thread even if it was just for the two of us. I finished editing and ordering my Disney pictures. It's a good thing I won't get them until next week. I feel like my eyes are about to cross from looking at the computer screen and making sure I edited all of them, cropped them to the correct size and uploaded every single one. I don't think I'd even want to look at them let alone scrap them right now. I don't enjoy the editing process in case you couldn't tell, but once they arrive and I start opening packages of Say Cheese I'll be excited all over again.
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Post by nancydrew on Dec 6, 2016 0:36:53 GMT
I love the idea of a December thread! Hearing what everyone is working on inspires me! I just finished decorating mason jars for a cookie exchange I'm involved in. Tonight I'm starting a mini album for my daughter of her annual holiday party she and her boyfriend have each year that was this past weekend. Since it's a Christmas gift, I better get busy!! I'm also working on my DD.
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Post by iheartpaper on Dec 6, 2016 7:25:37 GMT
Today I got my first of three Clique Kits orders I placed for Black Friday through Cyber Monday. I knew which pages I'd be working on with one of the kits, so I laid out a whopping 26 pages in the albums. I completed six of them tonight that go in my sisters album. Four 12x12's and two divided page protectors. I'm so very proud of those two divided page protector layouts...I think they are gorgeous!!! The other layouts are pretty, too.
Anyway...do you ever make challenges for yourself? Like I'll get this many pages done before my package arrives? Or I'll do this housework before the mail carrier arrives? Or I'm going to get this many pages done with this kit? I may be alone in this, but I love doing that kind of thing. I doubt if I finish the twenty 5.5x8.5 pages I have laid out before my next package arrives, but with my Christmas Eve deadline I'm going to give it a good try. I have 91 pages to do.
I'm using Clique Kits Origins kit. It's made up of Simple Stories Life in Color and Carpe Diem with some Bella Blvd thrown in. It's so bright and happy and just full of goodies that the layouts have been easily coming together!
We've been taking pictures for December Daily. DD19 had her first snow of the season...yay! Holiday clothes and packages. I won't be able to begin until my gift albums are done, but I'm looking forward to it.
DD19 has also added more pictures to her cloud for this school year. I need to finish ordering those pictures so she can help me organize her albums. She comes home next week...yay! They get a whole month off...I don't know who's more excited about that? Her? Me?
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Post by iheartpaper on Dec 6, 2016 7:29:43 GMT
I love the idea of a December thread! Hearing what everyone is working on inspires me! I just finished decorating mason jars for a cookie exchange I'm involved in. Tonight I'm starting a mini album for my daughter of her annual holiday party she and her boyfriend have each year that was this past weekend. Since it's a Christmas gift, I better get busy!! I'm also working on my DD. I love to hear what others are working on...it inspires me, too! I also love to babble about what I'm working on, set goals, etc. I can tell my family these things, but it's not the same.
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Post by iheartpaper on Dec 6, 2016 7:37:07 GMT
iheartpaper , I guess we did need a December thread even if it was just for the two of us. I finished editing and ordering my Disney pictures. It's a good thing I won't get them until next week. I feel like my eyes are about to cross from looking at the computer screen and making sure I edited all of them, cropped them to the correct size and uploaded every single one. I don't think I'd even want to look at them let alone scrap them right now. I don't enjoy the editing process in case you couldn't tell, but once they arrive and I start opening packages of Say Cheese I'll be excited all over again. I adore Say Cheese! I really wish I would have gotten Echo Parks Magical Adventures, too. I have ALL the pictures of our last trip in 2014 printed. I've done a lot of layouts for those albums, but have plenty more to go. I'm doing a 12x12 for myself and one for my sister and 8x8's for each of our four girls. My sisters husband and two girls met us down there for part of our trip so I have plenty to scrapbook about! I'll get back to those albums sooner or later.
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Post by Elsabelle on Dec 6, 2016 16:38:01 GMT
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