Cover to Cover #3

I've spent the last couple of nights deliberating about my 2011 albums! I'd previously had them separated by child and then a family one! It was always a hassle to identify where new layouts should go and as I'm trying to add more flow into my albums it didn't really help so I have just added all the layouts into 2 albums ( which are already nearly full), 1 album for the first 6 months of the year and one for the last 6 months!

I have left the photos from the birth of my second son in a seperate album as they are specific to him and I've included a layout I made about being a mum to 2 into the main album. I'll probably add a couple more in as I've got tons of photos!

I've also sat with a notepad and pen and writen down anything that needs including to the layouts that are already filled away in the first volume ( the list is huge as I have a habit of half making a page then leaving it and moving on, so thats my aim for this week to get those half done pages finished)!


I've also discovered that I'm going to need to purchase some more 12x12 protectors and save up for more D-ring albums as they make the process so much easier!

I'd love to know how your getting on with finding the gaps and which albums you prefer!

Cover to Cover # 2

The prompt was all about current photos. I'd previously bought some credits for photobox and was already uploading 2012 photos as I'm playing catch up with project life! I ordered 975 prints in all, including my sons' birthdays and also some from 2010 and our honeymoon while i had the credits!

This is one of my recent favourites, you can see their personalities shining through!

Would love to know how many prints you are having developed or what your strategy is for scrapping, do you have a stack of photos like me or print as you go!

Cover to Cover

Well I've signed up to yet another of Shimelle's Classes but this one is different to the rest as it's designed to help make your albums flow better rather than just a class about making pages!

I've read the prompts each day but not had a chance to put any of it into action! So I'm remedying that today before prompt 5 hits my e-mail!
Here's the homework Shimelle set for prompt 1!


1. If you have a system for your photos, pages and albums, how would you describe it? What does and
doesn’t work as well as you would like?

My photos are stored in an RUB box, sorted by year. I need to spend some time organising and sorting my month too so It doesn't take long to find them on the computer to write the exact date on the layout! My pages are organised at the moment into albums by year. I don't scrap chronologically but my pages are stored chronologically, it makes the most sense to me! Since my son was born I've had an album about him and then one about the family. I'm currently thinking about how best to organise 2011 as I've got an album for each of my sons and then one about the family but some of the photos overlap. An example is Halloween, we went to a pumpkin farm for the first time and I've done layout of the eldest picking the pumpkins, one of the 2 of them together sat amongst the pumpkins and then some of the eldest playing on the play equipment. at the moment they are divided into the eldests album and the family one but I'm not sure if I want them to stay this way!

2. If you don’t have a system, consider my system as a rough draught. What things do you already think
you would not want in your own system? What elements seem perfectly sensible for you?

My system is similar to Shimelle's! Although I don't currently have any upgrade albums as I've never gotten round to scrapping the hundreds of photos I take on family holidays. Think that will be my first upgrade album!

3.Take a photo that helps describe your current status with scrapbooking. You might have dozens and
dozens of albums. You might have two. You might be completely happy with your albums. You
might have a big stack and no books or ideas on where things should go. Share your photo (and
more details if you would like) with us either by posting on the forum or writing a blog post. Of
course, you can keep your answer to yourself if you prefer! But I promise we’re a nice group that
shares well with others.

My current status is I have a D-ring album full of half finished pages, most only need a title, journalling and some finishing embellishment so that is my next task, so they can be added to the work in progress albums and I'll be able to see my gaps better!

Would love to know how you currently organise your pages and albums!