Uncomfortably caught up

[Kim1964]

Sigh.....I have an urge to scrap something, but I am all caught up! I even tried my hand at making a card, and I made a very pretty one for my best friend's birthday...........which isn't until the end of July DD#2's daycare end-of-the-year party isn't for 2 more weeks, and that's the next up on the "events to scrap" list.

Has this ever happened to any of you? What do you do when you want to create something but have nothing to do? I've come dangerously close to going shopping for new stuff just because I want to do *something*....but I'm trying really hard NOT to buy new stuff.

My scrap area is organized and tidy, so cleaning that up isn't an option.

Somebody stop me before I go to AC Moore to use this 50% off coupon!

 

[TPCShauna]

Sigh.....I have an urge to scrap something, but I am all caught up! I even tried my hand at making a card, and I made a very pretty one for my best friend's birthday...........which isn't until the end of July DD#2's daycare end-of-the-year party isn't for 2 more weeks, and that's the next up on the "events to scrap" list.

Has this ever happened to any of you? What do you do when you want to create something but have nothing to do? I've come dangerously close to going shopping for new stuff just because I want to do *something*....but I'm trying really hard NOT to buy new stuff.
My scrap area is organized and tidy, so cleaning that up isn't an option.

Somebody stop me before I go to AC Moore to use this 50% off coupon!

Ummmm, in one word, NO! I've NEVER been caught up!

So, as my CMC would say, have you done all of your kid's baby pictures? What about YOUR baby pictures, school pics, etc? What about taking some stuff out of your parents' old albums and doing some heritage albums?

You could always make a stash of paperbag albums to keep on hand as gifts. Maybe something you can use as a little pick-me-up for friends, grandparents, Christmas presents, etc?

Have fun with that being caught up thing. It's nice to know that it really can happen!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

How about altering something?

Like a paint can, clock, frame, etc.....Or you can just come over to my house I have plenty to do!!!!

DH tells me I will never use done and scrapping in the same sentence, ever!

 

[123SA]

Do you live in NJ? I have a ton of photos waiting to be scrapped. You can do mine.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Do you live in NJ? I have a ton of photos waiting to be scrapped. You can do mine.

No!! I saw her first, she's mine mine mine!!!

 

[Fran98765]

If you've caught up on scrapping, you don't have enough pictures.

 

[Pooh Crew]

If you've caught up on scrapping, you don't have enough pictures.

...or enough children!!! I've got books going for each one of my four and I finally finished the first day of school for the fourth one TODAY! I do a two page layout with a journalling calendar for each one every month, so I am only about nine months behind. Not to mention the "special" spreads for things like b'days and holidays--and Disney vacations. Argghhhh! It's making me crazy to be that far behind. I normally run about 3 months back, but volunteering at the school four days a week really put a crimp in my scrappin'. At least I've got the calendars up to date. I better get busy! Maybe I can catch up before school starts back.

 

[Stephres]

LOL, I have been caught up twice and it didn't last long. Maybe you need a small project to work on, like a gift album for father's day? Good luck finding something fun to do!

 

[Honeybehr1]

caught up - whats that.

I have thousand of photos you can scrap for me if you need something. I am so far behind its not even funny. I was the family phtographer so I have about 20 of those photoboxes jammed with photos just waiting.


I get alot more done in the winter than the summer.

 

[Kim1964]

No!! I saw her first, she's mine mine mine!!!

Actually, I may not be too far from you.....I'm in western MA, just north of Springfield

I did one tiny project today. We already have the end-of-the-year teacher gift for DD#1's teacher, but I thought it would be nice to make a card. I cut out a "Thanks" with the Cricut the other day, so I glued it onto a plain card and stuck an apple brad on it. I'm going to have DD#1 write her teacher a note on a piece of vellum that I cut to size, and I'll stick it onto the inside of the card with a couple more brads.

I just started scrapping this year, and I scrounged photos from 2006 to do a brief album covering the whole year. I've never been much of a photo person until I decided to take up this hobby, so I don't really have enough photos to do other albums about the past. I'm in a dry spell now, but I have DD#2's preschool "graduation" in a couple of weeks, DD#1's birthday in early July, and our Disney trip in mid-August (65 days, but who's counting, lol).

So far, I still haven't gone to AC Moore .

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

HEHE You are close!! I used to be in your neck of the woods all the time, my brother just graduated from UMASS Amherst. And DH is always getting dropped off or picked up at Bradley.

I'm out by the casinos.

Small world!

So, when are you coming over??

 

[party of 3]

I'm out by the casinos.

Small world!

i'm only about an hour away from the casinos!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

i'm only about an hour away from the casinos!

from my casinos or yours?? Do you have casinos???

 

[party of 3]

from your casinos....i think!
i think ct and i think foxwoods and mohegan sun.
am i right?

if so, i'm about and hour out of there.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

from your casinos....i think!
i think ct and i think foxwoods and mohegan sun.
am i right?

if so, i'm about and hour out of there.

yep that's us!!! Cool!!

 

[party of 3]

that is cool!
actually were are going to a antique truck & tractor show in colchester, ct at the zagray farm in july. there is going to be trucks & tractors from all over the country there. my dh and brother in law are totally into trucks and tractors and of course they have started my ds into it as well.
anywhere near you?

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

that is cool!
actually were are going to a antique truck & tractor show in colchester, ct at the zagray farm in july. there is going to be trucks & tractors from all over the country there. my dh and brother in law are totally into trucks and tractors and of course they have started my ds into it as well.
anywhere near you?

PMing you!

 

[LindaBabe]

How about a "book of me", or birthday books, or autograph book for your next Disney trip, ABC book, recipe book, book of memories from your childhood . . .