SB: Scrappers stand up and be counted.

[Keli]

I Love to Scrap!!! I haven't been doing it too long though, just since last October. I've got two albums I'm working on at present. One of them is nearly complete and I've just started the second one. I have only been scrapping current photos and that's keeping me busy as it is. I don't know when I'll find the time to scrap old photos.

 

[christiansmom]

....and loving it! Went to my first class (an all day CM Crop Till You Drop) and I am hooked. I am a bit overwhelmed but each page is such an accomplishment. My first album will be of our 2000 Disney Magic cruise. Will definitely be hanging around this board for tips and advice. Have fun all and Lisa Tiger Fan....I envy your room! My husband is going to die tomorrow morning when he sees what I have done to the dining room!

 

[PrincessAli]

I'm a 'Grandmom' and retired military wife (USN) with boxes and boxes of pictures to get into my albums. My husband also made the terrible mistake of buying me a digital camera for my birthday, so having that along with my Canon EOS--I don't think I'll ever run out of pictures to scrap!! I just became a Consultant for a brand new scrapbooking company 'Scrap in a Snap' to help support my habit!

 

[mickeyschickie]

I am working on an album just for me...a Gratitude Album with pictures of people and things that I am grateful for and the reason why...I am also finishing up the album from our honeymoon at the Wilderness Lodge!

 

[padisney]

Hello fellow scrapbook lovers,

I love working on my sb. I have turned our dinning room
into "scrapbook central" so when the mood strikes me
I can work on my books. We leave for WDW in 3 days,
I am thinking about the photos I want to take. I am working
on a book then & now.

TTFN
Happycamperinpa

 

[MerryPoppins]

Have a great trip padisney. I wish I could be going, too!

 

[*Huey*]

I have over 9 photo albums done like scrapbooks (about 100 physical pages each) and I have a huge rubbermaid box with 5 more years worth of photos. The albums are falling apart so my next project is to salvage the good parts from the old ones and organize the neglected ones and scan them. I'll set it up on the computer (having one page per screen) and do a digital slide show of them. Keeping them on a CD or DVD makes better storage sense when I've got so much stuff. I'm also going to post them on my website, but I think I've bitten off more than I can chew!!

 

[mommypooh]

I am addicted!!

As a stay at home mother of 4, I have many albums in the making. Each child has their own album, one family album AND.....we just returned 6 days ago from WDW. Well, Friday night I plunged into the 18 plus rolls of film! I'm sooooo excited! So far I have 4 layouts done and I can't put it up! ( Thank goodness 2 of the kids will be back in school soon and I'll have a little more time) The problem is that so far each layout is averaging 3-4 hours....(I just want them to be perfect)

I plan on keeping an eye on this board so send some great ideas!

Happy Scrapping
Mommypooh

 

[Mickey's sunshine]

I started to scrap a while back, did about 10 pages in a week and then stopped. It has been months since I have done any pages.....I keep looking at the stuff thinking that I need to start doing it again but I dont. It does not help that I just keep taking more and more pics!!

 

[Lesley]

Mickey's Sunshine....get thee to a workshop! The committment to a certain time will get you working on your album and you will be inspired by other scrappers too. I do get some stuff done at home, but do most of my pages at workshops. Its great to be able to focus!

 

[WDWNovice]

No workshops in NYC that I know of. Does anyone out there know of one?
I'd be very interesting in going to a few workshops, or classes, etc.

 

[katmcd]

Count me as a scrapbook fanatic. I used to try to scrapbook in chronological order. There was an article in Creating Keepsakes that said if chronological scrapbooking was bringing you down because you just got a new roll of film developed, then do the new roll of film while you are still excited about the pictures and the memories are fresh. You can always go back to chronological. I started doing this and BOY, what a difference. I am able to complete pages faster than before because I am excited about doing them again. Otherwise, I would be doinng pictures from 2 years ago and it would probably take that long to get to the roll that I am currently excited about. Try it if you are feeling like you are sinking and can't swim. It could revive your scrapbooking habits!!!

WDWNovice,

I read a few posts back that you needed some online suppliers. I live in Atlanta, GA and shop at the Best of Times store. They have an online store that I have heard is great. Their store here is fabulous. Check out their website www.scrapbooksuperstore.com I think you will be pleased.

 

[gamas]

Hello everybody,

I am a new poster to this board, but a long time lurker, and thought I would get in on this one.

I have been scrapping for about 3 years and I am working on a family album and two others for each of my DDs, ages 6 and 4.

I cannot wait to do a WDW one when we return from our trip, which is 10/13 - 10/20.

Amy

 

[Tyr23]

As a fellow scrapper! I started about 3 years ago and now I work at a scrapbook store to support my addiction We just returned from WDW two weeks ago and I'm getting ready to start on my newest album! The scary thing is that I still have pictures in boxes from our last trip to 'The World'. I'm hoping that by starting current and working my way back that I'll be motivated to get them all done!

Any fellow scrapbookers in the greater Seattle area?

 

[MermaidMom]

I am a dedicated scrapbooker although I don't make it to this board much.

I am busily trying to get most of our summer pictures done now. I currently keep separate albums for me (family album) and my DD. So I end up duplicating many layouts which takes a lot of extra time. I hope to catch up on summer in the next few weeks so I can start gathering supplies and do some pre-Disney pages in the Disney album for our October trip.

And then there's Halloween, Christmas sneaking up fast and then my DD's bday in January. I'm one of those SB'ers that goes crazy when I get too far behind! I think I'm just going to have to accept it this year!

Meredith

 

[disneynewbie2]

I have been scrapping for under a year off and on. We just buitl a house, so I am working on a scrap book of that. We are also going to WDW in late Nov and I plan to start readyin up a few pages for that before we even go, because we will get back end of 1st week of Dec and my DH and DS have B-days then also, not to mention Christmas, no time for scrapbooks when we return.

Tami

 

[FergieTCat]

Does having tons of supplies, books and a completely blank scrapbook count as being a scrapbooker??

I have beginner's freeze.

Donna

 

[MerryPoppins]

It counts Fergie. Sounds like you need to get together with some friends who scrap. That is how I got confident. They would help you with ideas and also pat you on the back.

Hmmm. Maybe we could do that for you on-line. Tell us what you are wanting to scrap and we could share ideas. Then I'd be glad to tell you you are making good progress!
Cheering sections always help a lot.

Jump in there and get your feet wet. The water is fine!

 

[princessjoy]

Wow! It sounds like everyones quite busy!! I know what that feels like! I'm currently in the middle of 4 scrapbooks, plus one that needs to be started...I bought everything for it, but times an issue! Plus I leave for WDW for 1 1/2 weeks next week which means....another scrapbook!
I'm working on one from my trip to Lake Tahoe a couple of years ago. Its actually pretty close to being done, I probably have 10-20 pages left. Most of the pictures are outdoors, so I started getting sick of using greens and have stopped on that one for a while.
Also, I have a cruise from 12/99 that I'm trying to finish. Most of the pictures I have left are onboard the ship. I did all the fun pages first (the ports)...now all the pictures from dinner and the casino are left.
Then theres my trip to Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood, Knotts Berry Farm, Soak City and Six Flags Magic Mountain from 8/00. That one is almost done as well thank goodness. I just have to do my backlot pictures from USH and then Six Flags. That one is turning into my favorite album so far. I've always loved putting together Disney albums, but you can do some really fun stuff with Universal as well.
Finally, Disneyland and California Adventure from 5/01. My first trip to DCA! I bought my photo album at DCA, so I started as soon as I got home. It's been really fun to do pages for DCA, its so different from DL!!!! Paradise Pier is a blast. I got some really good theme park stickers and they work really well with the pier.
I have one other cruise to get started on from 2/01. The stack of pictures for it is about 5 inches thick! Ahhhh!!!
Then to top it all off WDW is coming up. Trust me, I'm not complaining about the work, I love vacationing and scrapbooking. It's just so time consuming.
Good luck to everyone on their scrapbooks....does anyone have any pages online??? I love to see other peoples work! By the way, theres an awesome book that I bought about a year ago. It's published by Creating Keepsakes and it has actual scrapbook pages that people have done. All of the pages are disney focused (DL, WDW, cruise line). It's called the Big Idea Book of Disney Memories. It was $15 and worth every cent. I've gotten some great ideas for layouts, fonts and other stuff. I bought mine through http://www.heartlandpaper.com which is a great site for supplies, or you can go to http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com Every Disney scrapbooker needs this book! </color>

Joy

 

[Keli]

I love to scrap but I'm not very good at it. I have yet to be happy with my work but I'm hoping that if I keep it up that i will find my 'style' somewhere. I definately enjoy doing it and I like these albums much better than just putting pictures in an album. I think that if I didn't see so many other people's awesome books I would be happier with my own, lol. Thanks a lot folks! j/k