Procrastination has its rewards . . . (I hope)

[FutureCruiser]

I have been spending the past few days trying to finish the scrapbook from our 2007 WDW trip. I did a lot of it when we first got back but then for along time other things took over. I have taken it out over the years and made some progress but I am finding it is much easier now to be more focused in what I am scrapping. Instead of eight pages of characters I now have two. Quality over quantity--I am finding it easier now to say, "I don't need six pictures of Alice; one will do." And combining all of the characters on two pages makes the pages more appealing, I think.

I do worry slightly that I am being too ruthless and I will someday regret not having all of those pictures of Alice . . . But for now, scrapping is progressing much more rapidly, in any case.

 

[Pixieflip]

No, I agree, you are on to something. We do the 8 pages of the characters because when it is fresh, we are so attached. But 8 is not necessary when we really just want to be done. Baby's first trip? Yeah, do the 8. But 14 trips later, not so much!

I have found the same is true of my everyday scrapbooking.

 

[FutureCruiser]

Another thing that has helped me move along with the scrapbooking is to also keep a photo album for trips (and everyday life). With all of the photos in the album, it is easier to just put the highlights in the scrapbook.

 

[Reddy]

if you print your own pictures - crop all the same way - then print out wallets - leave as a 8.5x11 that goes on 1 page then to a "big picture" on the other side of the album if you are wanting alot of the pictures

last year I did 2 2page LO for Chef Mickeys & another 2 for Pooh meal - I'm thinking maybe just a 2page Lo for each character meal that we do for this next year (yes, I prescrap my trips - Aug '10 was first trip, Aug'11 is next)

 

[bigbabyblues]

I haven't finished our 2007 trip yet either, but I am slowly working on it (I also have 2009 to do, and I'm partway done with 2010's book), and I think I'm going to try what you're doing. I know I have a slew of pictures from Star Wars weekend alone, and probably 4 2-pg LOs of the parade alone, and I don't NEED all of those--heck, I can't identify all of the characters!