This just isn’t my day. I’ve already screwed up my about page while trying to update it, and lost this post twice, when I thought I had it copied and in the buffer. Ah well. Too much work to re-do all those paragraphs, so I’ll paraphrase 😉
In an attempt to get out a little bit (I don’t have many friends and feel so isolated much of the time) and to get to spend a little more time scrapping (sometime I really enjoy but just don’t seem to have the time or space to do) I’ve joined a meetup group.Â
Right now the only scrapbooking I’m getting done at all is the baby scrapbook that was mostly done for me at my baby shower. Each attendant made a 2 page layout with a calendar on one side and the other side set up for pictures. I put the calendar up on the fridge and jot down notes daily as they come up — funny tidbits, milestones, activities and what not. Then I just have to get the photos, paste them in, do a little journalling and voila. On one hand, that is really great for getting it done. On the other, most of the attendees aren’t skilled croppers and the pages aren’t what I’d done myself. Plus, I don’t have the extra matching papers for framing photos or adding any extras.
So, even if I only make it to one monthly event, I should be able to get a few pages done. While much of my crafting materials are packed away in one of 10 large plastic bins, I do have a smaller, handled one with basic tools and such I created to have on hand for the baby year book. I can pick up some papers, add a few embellishments and my photos, and be off to crop in company!