Another tip...

Here's another tip for including those photos that you find later and a way to include the missing pieces that were forgotten the first time around. Thank you to Ali Edwards for introducing this concept to me! It really has taken the pressure off as I am working on the Library of School Memories. I no longer get tripped up by looking for something or spending too much time on a layout because I have a feeling I've forgotten something. Thank you Ali!

I have been using these 6x12 page protectors by American Crafts. It's true they do not match the Pebbles in My Pocket protectors that I use, or the We R Memory Keeper ones or the Close to My Heart matte finish 12x12 ones (love these) but who cares! The important thing is to get it all together!
This 6x12 page protector is filled with 6 additional "outtake" photos!
It is inserted in between the two 12x12 pages below. It works fabulously!

Try it! You might like it!

LOAD1

LOAD1, a photo by Miss_Niki on Flickr.

I loved the prompt today at LOAD but just didn't have the photos for what I was inspired to do. So, I'll be taking the photos tomorrow and creating a layout to match!
Anyway, I struggled this evening...on Day 1 because my crazy scanner is acting up already! Usually it waits til at least half way through LOAD. No time to diagnose, I just took a photo, editted it in PSE and uploaded...tada!!

I think I'm in love...

I have been attempting to keep my oldest daughter's Library of School Memories somewhat update. She is a sophomore. This worries me. I have much to do and organize in order for this album to be complete for graduation display. So I have been scrapping the stuff that is printed, easy to find and organized. I will have to spend many hours digging deep to gather all the missing pieces. The lesson here is NOT to let this happen to the next two children. I have been scrapping some of their school events along the way as well.

Anyway, the purpose of this post is to tell you about my new found love. As I am gathering and scrapping these school memories, I have found that I love using the We R Memory Keepers page protectors for a couple of reasons.

1. It's fast.
2. It's a great way to display lots of photos (dare I say, of the ones I really don't want to scrap but think should be included)

3. It's so flexible. If I find something I want to add later I can.

The big finale' will be trying to figure out what fits into the backside of these protectors. Most of the events I have worked to organize using what I can "bookends". So there is a 12x12 layout on the left and We R Memory Keepers page on the right...turn the page...the same We R Memory Keepers page now becomes the left page and on the right side is another 12x12 layout. So far so good!

Remember this? Of course, NOT!

I barely remember it! I have been working on this album on and off for a year now. But last weekend I made good progress because I worked on it all day Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. I even used supplies I already had and can say that I only purchased one piece of paper for the pages I made that day! Wow! I need a front cover and a back cover, a few more photos and stories and it will be complete...into the Friday's Finish Line pile!

Here's a peek at a few of my favorite pages:
My favorites are the small sizes that were inserted in between pages...they were fun and really seem to tie it all together. I will post more as I finish them.

Any cover ideas?

Sports Addict?

I had many sports photos gathered and decided that Saturday was the day to tackle them...not difficult to scrap but not really very exciting either. However, I had a productive day. I had taken a couple of previous complete sports layouts with me to use as samples....not much you can do with the same sets 1 horizonal 5x7 and 1 vertical 4x6. The previously completed layouts were ones I liked ... alot so why reinvent the wheel? It's a different kid and different sports, they won't be together in an album, maybe not even the same kid's album ... so why not? I was able to get a "start" on 9 pages or 6 layouts~ now they go into the Friday's Finish Line pile! ha!

Here's a sneak peek:
2 baseball, 2 volleyball, 1 basketball and 1 soccer!

Friday's Finish Line Jan. 27th

I didn't quite get this one finished by Friday, but by Saturday noon, so that's close! I had started this one at a crop the weekend before so the idea was all there but not stuck down. Added a few facts and precious few embellishments and done!

Friday's Finish Line

After LOAD in May of 2011, I wanted to set small goals to finish layouts and get them put away. I started a Flickr group called Finish It by Friday. My goal this week is to add dates to three layouts and get them put in albums. I added the who, what and when to this one! The left page is a collage of six more photos of the event, nothing fancy and contains many other children so I decided not to include it in the post.

School's in Session

Field Trip.
4th Grade. Lots more photos can be found in We R Memory Keepers page protectors. Orchestra.
Freshmen. Lots more photos again in those famed page protectors. She and two friends have a tradition of taking photos together after each concert...they are beginning to all look the same!

Middle School.

8th Grade. Door decorating contest for the Christmas holiday. They had fun!

Sports Fans

Up close...more layouts from the October crop at Maggie's.

Golf.
A nice start to this layout but it needs to pack a little more punch so I will have to hunt for some embellishments before putting this one in an album. Ribbons? buttons? Soccer.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night...and we still will play! Thankfully this day wasn't too bad, duh! or I would have left the camera at home! Short sleeves and shorts actually without stocking hats, gloves and coats!

Tomorrow's forecast...school's in session.

Go BIG Red!

I had photos that went great with Maggie's kit so after I completed the double page layout I kept going. I took the extra photos and cut them to 4x4 size and added them to a We R Memory Keepers page protector. Then I chose a few photos from the group to highlight in each of the kids' albums. These are the results.

The photos are not great. I have yet to master how to photograph layouts!

More tomorrow....

Hello Blog.

That was a long hiatus but I'm back. I'm gearing up for a weekend crop and to participate in LOAD 212 so I thought I'd better blow the dust off the blog and get ready to post.


Here's what I had intended to post after a crop in October of 2010. It doesn't look like much but it was productive and above all fun! Maggie offered a kit / class about the Huskers and it was just the "kick" I needed...it kind of became a theme! LOL!

Stay tuned for close ups in the days to follow!

LOAD May 11 - Day 23

LOAD May 11 - Day 23, a photo by Miss_Niki on Flickr.

I love red! So what's not to love about Minnie?! Hope to complete the second half of this page tomorrow. Looks like rain so the yard work will have to wait anyway....darn! ha!

LOAD May 21

LOAD May 21, a photo by Miss_Niki on Flickr.

Fell off the LOAD wagon for a couple of weeks...but I'm back! Worked on Disney layouts at a crop this weekend and got nearly 13 pages almost done....they need a few finishing touches (you know how that goes)! Stay tuned for tomorrow's layout....will it be Disney?

LOAD May11 - Day 4

LOAD May11 - Day 4, a photo by Miss_Niki on Flickr.

Again, not what I had planned...but still goes in the Joy of Love album. I couldn't find the picture I wanted of A.

LOAD May11 - Day 3

LOAD May11 - Day 3, a photo by Miss_Niki on Flickr.

Day 3 done. I need a better plan for tomorrow...spent too much time deciding on a photo to use with this layout design.

LOAD May11 - Day 2

LOAD May11 - Day 2, a photo by Miss_Niki on Flickr.

And here is Day 2. I spent many hours spinning my wheels tonight - looking for things! I found the pirate pictures that I wanted to scrap on Sunday but have lost the Joy of LOVE daily prompts book and all my notes with sketches and ideas! I will keep looking...stay tuned for Day 3 later tonight.

LOAD May11 - Day 1

LOAD May11 - Day 1, a photo by Miss_Niki on Flickr.

I guess I have forgotten the last couple of days to post my "work" for the LOAD challenge. Here is Day 1!

Several hours later....

I had the paper all cut and organized into 10 mini album. All I needed to do was add a few embellishments, punch holes, put the rings in, tie on the ribbons and personalize the covers. I really thought it would be simple and only take a couple of hours; why did it take me several hours to pull them all together? I am happy with the results and they are now in the hands of the gymnastics team members! I hope they will use them!

and more Disney....

Inspired by pages found in the Bella Blvd. com gallery! Thanks "girls" for inspiring me to get going with Disney again! I bought a couple of punches to use on future Disney pages at Archiver's and can't wait to give them a try. Right now I am "home alone" so I am off to try to organize some pages to complete at the next crop...April 30th!

More Disney....

Got inspired by friends to complete a few more Disney pages. Love these photos of A. and Eeyore! I found ideas to scraplift at 2Peas in a Bucket....thanks Stephanie for inspiring this one!