JULY 2006 Scrapbooking Challenge

[RRBB]

The year's half over. Are you caught up with your scrapping? Do you need motivation to move it along? Join the July Scrapbooking Challenge and get those pages/albums completed! It's really quite easy. Complete pages, journaling and all, and report back here with your numbers.

So who's going to play?

40 - bettyann29
56 - cobbler
1 - Honeybehr1
- IMALOVNDISNEY
6 - laura&fam
4 - lewdyan1
15 - mantaz
10 - Mickey&JoshNut
8 - Mickster
- MomOf2DisneyKids
50 - nono
37 - PrincessNancy96
3 - rlovew
1 - saucymb
60 - scraphappy92http://www.smeechy.com/MySmilies/smilie-ChallengeLeader.gif
6 - scrappinmom
5 - StitchIsOurHero
- tiggerfan6
8 - tubachick
18 - twinmommyks
49 - vpalmer

[lewdyan1]

I am in with two! I won't win as I will be traveling for 16 nights, but at least I will get a lot of new pictures to scrap when I get back! :)

[MomOf2DisneyKids]

I'm in!!!! :cheer2:

[rlovew]

I'll join in although I expect my numbers will be down from last month with a week of vacationing.

[Mickster]

I'm in. This month I have a crop club and the Creating Keepsakes convention with 2 nights of cropping! Maybe I'll get some pages done, not just swap stuff! :rotfl:

[Mickey&JoshNut]

Please count me in once again.

I find that these monthly challenges are just what I need to hopefully get my May 2005 Disney Magic Panama Canal Cruise scrapbook completed by the end of the summer.

[tiggerfan6]

I'm in... you gotta be in it to win it..LOL

[mantaz]

I think I would like to join this time. It is my first joining in on this board but I have a goal with my crop club. Getting pages done is the most important. I want to try to catch up on all my WDW trips.

Angela

[laura&fam]

Please add me in again.

These monthly challenges really help me to finish the pages and not leave that one journaling or embelishment for later. I want to finish the page so I can post it!

[tubachick]

OK- I'm In.... I could use all the motivation I can get!!! :thumbsup2

I need to focus more on my pages than on other things.....

[PrincessNancy96]

I'm in... I've got tons to catch up on...
I actually finished 2 pages last night...

[scrappinmom]

I'm in...although I can't imagine getting much done this month....but heck I'll try

[lewdyan1]

Two more done. I got to use the Prima Flowers from the last exchange! :thumbsup2

[nono]

May I join as well? I've been lurking here in the last month learning as much as I can. Thanks for all the great posts! :thumbsup2 I just started a month ago, so you can safely call me a rookie! :)

[StitchIsOurHero]

All right! After 2 months of posting a whopping 0 pages done, I am committed to try again this month. I have gotten quite a bit of swap stuff done, but I have not completed any of my pages. We took a bunch of pics on our last Disney trip (over 1000), so I am going to do my darnedest to get them scrapped! Even 1 page done will be better than where I've been! :rolleyes:

[RRBB]

Got everyone to this point. Now that the holiday is over, I bet there'll be no stopping y'all now.

[Mickey&JoshNut]

I'm up to 10 pages....yippee!!!!!!!

[nono]

I managed to get 4 pages of my honeymoon scrapbook done today while my daughter napped. It's only 5 years later.... :rolleyes1

[Honeybehr1]

Count me in as well.

I have two projects up Day out with Thomas the Tank and my wedding/honeymoon (11 yrs ago :rotfl2: )

I gotta get motivated again.

[RRBB]

I managed to get 4 pages of my honeymoon scrapbook done today while my daughter napped. It's only 5 years later.... :rolleyes1You're doing better than me. I did 1 page, the title page, for our honeymoon several years ago and haven't touched it since. And now I'm not sure I want to use a CM album anymore so I may have to start all over again. (We just celebrated our 5th anniversary, and I've yet to order our wedding album either. :rolleyes: )

[rlovew]

Okay I don't know if it counts but I did 3 pages in other people albums today while I was visiting them.

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

I've also been lurking.....Add me in. Hopefully this will get my behind in gear.

[tubachick]

alright got the title page done, and two pages for DBros wedding album outa the way!!


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[nono]

2 more pages done last night. :cloud9:

[RRBB]

Way to go everyone. :thumbsup2 Keep a scrappin'!

[saucymb]

Okay, I have not scrapped in 6 weeks. Let's just say that June was not a good scrap month at my house! BUT I am going to jump in to this challenge with a personal goal of finishing my France/Italy trip from 2003. I've actually only done the title page, but I think I can do the whole trip this month. I'm in!

[mantaz]

I got 5 pages done in my WDW scrapbook to complete May 2005. Now to work on getting Dec 2005 ready for scrapping.

Angela

[RRBB]

I hope everyone is having a fun, productive weekend. I've yet to complete any pages myself, but the weekend's not over yet.

[nono]

2 more pages.....The :beach: has been a big distraction....

[bettyann29]

woohoo.. Im back on the scrapping bandwagon.. I counted mine and I've done 17 this month so far.. I was on hiatus from scrapping since we moved into our home mid to late May and I've been trying to get stuff done around the house but I missed scrapping so bad so I started back again.. I have sooooo much to scrap and cant seem to get it done.. I have 2 trips planned this year.. one being Disney and of course I'll take tons of pictures.. but I have to get some of my other trips scrapped first.. Then my wedding is next year.. I plan on putting a disposable camera on each table and Im scrapping those.. The actual wedding pictures are just going into a photo album.. but my fun pictures will be scrapped..

DF is going to Florida for 2 weeks to visit family and the kids are gone for 2 weeks so I should have plenty of time to come to get some scrapping done..

[RRBB]

I think I've got everything to this point. Let me know if I've made any mistakes counting/adding.

[scraphappy92]

I am in for this month! I finished up 20 pages yesterday that had been in various stages of complete since June 30!!! I have 3 more crops this month so hopefully I will get closer to done with 2005!

[bettyann29]

I got another 8 done tonight.. Im now down 25 for the month.. :Pinkbounc

[Mickster]

I'm finally on the board with 8. Not too many, but they turned out very well, if I do say so myself. :)

[nono]

12 more complete and that finishes the Honeymoon book! :goodvibes

[StitchIsOurHero]

I finished my FIRST page in a long time today! After being busy with work and swap stuff, I finally just sat down and started our June 2006 album (this should not in any way indicate that I am caught up to that point. . .that's just where I started!! :rotfl2: )

So, after a big whopping zero for the past two months, I am on board with 1!!!! :cheer2:

ETA: I finished 4 more pages!! That may be all I get done this month, but they're DONE!!! :thumbsup2

[Honeybehr1]

I am officially on the board with a big whopping ONE. :rotfl:

last month I did 40 8X8 ones for my MIL but didnt report them to myself and since then I cant seem to motivate myself. As my pictures keep piling up

[vpalmer]

What a great idea! I'll play. I had not worked on WDW pages in a few months and just got a ton completed at a crop last Friday night. I did 20 pages! :banana: I am going back this Friday night to keep the momentum going!

[RRBB]

Great job everyone. Y'all are on a roll. I haven't done any pages so far this month, but I am trying to decide on furniture and paint color for my new scrap/craft room. The structure is built, the windows are in but there aren't any wall yet. Just a few more months though.

[laura&fam]

I completed four pages.

I've noticed my motivation has slowed since I have finished the "Disney" portion of our trip. Now I just have Sea World pages left and my last Sea World pages were hideous. Maybe I'll have to check some web sites for ideas. It can't hurt.

[tubachick]

2 more for me (thats 5 ;) )

I also made 6 birthday cards (I don't think that counts :guilty: )

If this heat and humidity keeps up I just might get some done!!!

[scraphappy92]

12 more for me today! Wahoo! I am done with summer 2005 onto fall!

[cobbler]

Oh my gosh, I can't believe I forgot to say I was in. I just popped over to report my total so far and realized I didn't even say I was in :rotfl: :crazy:

Anywho, went to a crop today and completed an entire 7x7 album. Love those CM snap packs. I did our trip to Great Wolf Lodge :)

I finished 48 pages with journaling :)

I was supposed to complete that in June but better late than never!

[bettyann29]

I got another 12 done today so far.. woohoo.. that brings me to 37 for the month.. I left my table and supplies out and will do more later so I'll post an update then :sunny:

[cobbler]

Add 8 more to my total (56 total) for this weekend. I have my son's school book updated now :)

Probably all I will do for the month. It seems I do really well for a weekend and then it stops - lol!

[PrincessNancy96]

Whew! Finally got a few moments to update my totals.. Add 10 more to mine!!! Thanks!

[bettyann29]

please add 3 more for me.. Now up to a total of 40 for the month..

[scraphappy92]

:cool1: 6 more for me! At this rate I should be done with October 2005 by the end of the month!

I have almost caught up on ordering prints too (just ordered 300+ from December 2005 Disney trip and all the regular prints through Mother's Day 2006.) Lots to scrap now!

[nono]

3 pages completed and mounted in my daughter's book for 2005....

1 page of last summer's trip to Disneyland. :)


ETA: Got 8 more pages done in my daughter's book after originally posting this and thinking I was too tired to do any more. :cool1:

[RRBB]

Y'all are doing great! Keep it up, the month is only half over. ;)

[PrincessNancy96]

I've got 13 more tonight..and I still have a ton to do... but I'm gonna call it a night!!

[nono]

Couldn't sleep this morning, so 7 more pages done. D's spring of 05 book is done! :banana:

[twinmommyks]

I know the month is half over, but can I join in. :confused3 I've been working on our disney album from our trip at the end of May. :sunny:

[jennyL]

Wow you guys are really on the ball. With the move and so many swaps due this month I'm not getting any real scrapping done. I will be all over it in August though.

[PrincessNancy96]

I've got 12 more done last night and that scrapbook is now complete! Yeah!! Thank goodness!!! One thing off the list of lots to do!!! :)
Thanks for the motivation this month! I needed it!!! Now on to the next scrapbooking project!!!

[RRBB]

I know the month is half over, but can I join in. :confused3 I've been working on our disney album from our trip at the end of May. :sunny:Of course you can join. The more, the merrier. So how's your album coming along?

[nono]

4 more pages...all Disneyland! :lovestruc

[twinmommyks]

Of course you can join. The more, the merrier. So how's your album coming along?

I have 11 pages done. I started the month of July really strong but have slowed a bit the past week. Hopefully, this will encourage me to get some more of those pages done. :teeth:

My dh may be going out of town with our twins this weekend to visit friends, so I MAY have some extra scrapbooking time :woohoo:

[tubachick]

3 more!! boy I am noticing every one else, and I am such a slacker!!!!


gonna keep moving!!! :moped:

[tubachick]

I've got 12 more done last night and that scrapbook is now complete! Yeah!! Thank goodness!!! One thing off the list of lots to do!!! :)
Thanks for the motivation this month! I needed it!!! Now on to the next scrapbooking project!!!


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[nono]

6 more into the Disneyland book. It's gonna be a monster...no end in sight! :rotfl2:

[RRBB]

6 more into the Disneyland book. It's gonna be a monster...no end in sight! :rotfl2:Sounds like you've been working on this album for a while already. So, how many pages are in it so far?

[nono]

Sounds like you've been working on this album for a while already. So, how many pages are in it so far?

Well, it's a 20 pager right now. I report here once photos cleaned off and pages are in the page protectors. I've got the rest partially laid out...and realize I have to either go to another book (which is fine as I have another of that style), or add pages if I'll be done in another 6 or so. Decisions...decisions...I have enough material to probably fill 3 standard 12 x 12 books if I wanted to do so. :faint: The trip was only 5 days!!!

Any advice on this is welcome -- as I've only done 4 books before this and they all "fit" nicely within the standard issue of pages. Do you prefer to add pages or simply start a second book?

[RRBB]

Well, it's a 20 pager right now. I report here once photos cleaned off and pages are in the page protectors. I've got the rest partially laid out...and realize I have to either go to another book (which is fine as I have another of that style), or add pages if I'll be done in another 6 or so. Decisions...decisions...I have enough material to probably fill 3 standard 12 x 12 books if I wanted to do so. :faint: The trip was only 5 days!!!

Any advice on this is welcome -- as I've only done 4 books before this and they all "fit" nicely within the standard issue of pages. Do you prefer to add pages or simply start a second book?I guess I'm an "add pages" kind of person. My very first - week-long houseboat trip - was 30 pages. And that was with me cropping the hell (shapes/sizes of all sorts) out of photos. My next album, a wedding album for a friend, was somewhere around 80 pages. I have another album that I've still got 3 days to cover from a 7-day trip to Hong Kong that's got to be at least 40 pages already. Even the album I'm working on for DS's first trip to WDW is approaching 50 pages, though those are 8x8.

[scrappinmom]

UGH - thought I'd check in for the month....a whopping 6 pages done...don't anticipate doing any more....Summer is brutal !!! I think I"m gonna skip August & play again in September!!!

WAY TO GO COBBLER!!!!!!! :cool1: WOW I just peeked at the tote board!

[mantaz]

I went to a crop tonight and got 10 pages done! I started my Dec 2005 WDW trip!

Angela

[scraphappy92]

:cool1: I finished another 16 on Friday at the crop! I started a few more on Saturday and Sunday and hope to finish those this week. I still have another crop on Friday night so hopefully I will finish 2005 except for the Disney trip, which will be a separate album.

[twinmommyks]

Add 4 pages here - didn't get as much scrapbooking done over the weekend as I hoped but the toy room and storage room are now clean. :sunny: Now I am hauling off 5 big boxes of stuff to goodwill and hope to have more time to scrapbook. :cool1:

[twinmommyks]

Yipeeeee - 3 more pages done today :cheer2:, but still alot more to do. Little by little I am getting our scrapbook done from our May trip to DL. :)

[laura&fam]

Two more pages done for me.

Now that I am done with the Disney portion of our trip I am much less motivated. :sad2:

[RRBB]

Y'all are doing great. I just love seeing those numbers go up. I, on the other hand, have not gotten a single page done this month. But there're still 6 days to go, so who knows...

[saucymb]

I got (drumroll please)...

ONE page done yesterday! Yay! I'm on the board! :yay:

[scraphappy92]

4 more done for me!

[nono]

I guess I'm an "add pages" kind of person. My very first - week-long houseboat trip - was 30 pages. And that was with me cropping the hell (shapes/sizes of all sorts) out of photos. My next album, a wedding album for a friend, was somewhere around 80 pages. I have another album that I've still got 3 days to cover from a 7-day trip to Hong Kong that's got to be at least 40 pages already. Even the album I'm working on for DS's first trip to WDW is approaching 50 pages, though those are 8x8.

Robin,

I'm going with your method - adding pages. :thumbsup2

I just looked at the calendar...I think I might be done for the month. Lots started, don't think I'll get anything else finished. :sad2:

[vpalmer]

Add another 29 pages for me!!! :cheer2: I am so close to finishing our 2 albums from our December trip! :cloud9:

[Honeybehr1]

I had a crop last night at my house and it was from 6-11 and guess how many pages are actually complete with journalling and embellished. NONE :rotfl2: I talk way too much. I have 5 that have pictures on them but they are not even 50% done. Back in the box they go.

I cant seem to motivate myself since I finished my Disney albums.

Guess I would be motivated if I was going to go on another Disney vacation but that isnt happening anytime soon. :sad2:

[nono]

1.

Yep. One more. :guilty:

[RRBB]

This is the last weekend of the month, and only a few more days to go after that. So who's cranking them out in this home stretch???

I still haven't gotten any pages done myself. But I did help my nieces get some pages done in their albums while they've been visiting this week. They're 10 & 15 years old and I got them started in scrapbooking about 5 years ago.

[scraphappy92]

2 more for me today! Definitely benefited me to have 3 crops to go to this month! (none next month. :( )

[twinmommyks]

1 more page - yippee - I'm on a roll. :banana: Hoping to double that number this weekend. :thumbsup2

[Mickster]

Hi all! Just back from the CK - Valley Forge Convention. I got 14 pages done! Plus, numerous page projects, and 2 mini albums! What fun! :cool1:

[RRBB]

Today is the last day of the month, and this challenge. Who's going to crank out those last few pages???

[ShellyBelly]

How in the world did I miss a scrapbooking forum on the DIS?:confused3 I would have joined!! I guess I will have to keep my eyes open for an August challenge!! :hyper: I did manage to get quite a few pages done in July!! 48 7x7 and 29 12x12! :jumping1: I didn't realize it was that many until I just counted!!

[Honeybehr1]

Ok I vow to make a better showing in August. :rotfl: I burnt myself out a couple of months ago. I did go through all of my pictures online and they are printed, I just have to pick them up at Walgreens. I have a file from CM that is chock full, so I really didnt need to have more printed. I also bought another file to put these in as well. At least I am semi-organized.

I have about 7 pages 1/4 of the way done. So if I finish those I can post them for AUgust right? :artist:

[RRBB]

And the winner is...

scraphappy92 with 60 pages completed in the month of July.

Congratulations scraphappy92, you are a http://www.smeechy.com/MySmilies/smilie-ScrappinDiva-1.gif!!!

[Fran98765]

Congrats! :) :cool1:

[nono]

Yea Scraphappy92!!!! :banana:

Thanks all for the fun! It definitely helped keep this newbie moving along!!!