Easy Monthly Kits

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Need a creative escape?

Short on time?  (You’re to-do list is longer than the amount of time you have!)

Don’t know what to create?  (You already spend too much time on Pinterest!)

Don’t want to buy a lot of stuff? (The zen/guest/exercise/craft room is already full!)

 

little red box

Ahhh, I have just the thing for you!

A gorgeous red box will arrive at your door! (A fully decked out paper carriage.)  You open it to find it filled with everything you need… ink, paper, stamps, accessories… all cut and ready to assemble a sweet project!

No mess.  No excess.  No craft-aftermath!

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On Your Mark, Get Set, Scrap!

This the last segment in our discussion on making it easier to get more scrapbooking done!

Step 9:  Don’t let supplies get in your way! 

It doesn’t really take a lot of supplies, even though you can easily get carried away and overspend.  On the other hand, if you’ve collected a lot of supplies, don’t let the volume of what you have on hand confuse your choices. Grab a few embellishments and be done.   Just do it!

A simple list of items to start with or keep handy in your grab-‘n-scrap kit:

  • Paper
  • Scissors
  • Adhesive
  • Photo safe fine-tip marker
  • Photo trimmer

As you move forward, you may decide the things you enjoy most to add as embellishments.  Maybe you love ribbons, brads, buttons, flowers, etc.  You’ll better have an idea of the things that go in your grab-‘n-scrap kit!  Remember, it’s YOUR kit, and YOU get to decide what YOU like!

If you are a digital scrapper, perhaps selecting your pictures and sticking with a single digital kit may be the easiest way to go.  That way you aren’t overwhelmed by the sheer volume of digital elements.

Happy Scrapping!

Scrapbooking with Your Elephant

Do you struggle finding time to create pages?  Perhaps you don’t really have a space where you can leave out all your supplies, and you know that by the time you drag everything out and get ready, there would be no time to get anything else done and  you would have to put it all away!  When it seems you never have time to create a page, that’s when you know you have an elephant.  Yes, an elephant!  There’s an age old question, “How do you eat an elephant?” The answer is, “One bite at a a time!”  Your elephant is scrapbooking, and even though you aren’t going to eat it, you still need to know how to delve in; and that’s one step at a time!

Step 8:  Break your scrapbooking into segments. 

There is no rule that says you have complete a page all at once!    Whether you use an archival quality project sleeve or a 2 gallon ziplock bag, you can grab what you need and have it ready for the final step.  Keep the essential adhesives, scissors, paper trimmer, etc. together and you’ll be ready to grab your things and finish your page.  If you are a digital scrapper, this will still work for you!

  • Select your photos.
  • Decide on a layout.
  • Select your paper and embellishments.
  • Create your page!
In essence, you are creating your own kit, complete with photos!  It is amazing how much you can accomplish when you are prepared!
 
photo credit: Flickr.com Creative Commons, rollontravel