Week in the Life

This year I decided to jump into Week in the Life with Ali Edwards.  Tomorrow is the last day of the week (Sunday) and I have done a pretty good job of taking photos to capture my week.

I thought that this would be a particularly good week to document (the week was chosen by Ali, but it worked for me!) because so many things were going on.  I would have regular work days, days off and big moments with our friends heading back to Hong Kong.

I purchased Ali's templates from Designer Digitals, and decided that this time I would create all of the pages digitally.  I don't usually do this, but for this project it seemed to make sense.  I may add in some other items later, when I get the pages printed.

My plan was to have two pages per day.  A large focal photo on the left and some sort of collage on the right.

So far I have completed Monday:

Tuesday:

and Wednesday:

Stay tuned for the rest of the week!

Why I Scrap

I am taking two classes right now at Big Picture Classes.  I'm enjoying both of them, even though I don't have quite the time I would like for scrapping (mainly because wonderful friends are visiting).  My first layout challenge for The Mother LOAD: A Scrapbook Marathon is to create a LO about why I scrap.

As I can't get to my scrap stuff (it's also the the guest room and we actually have guests!), I decided to do a blog post.

I've been thinking about this question all week, and there are a number of possible answers. 

First, it is creative, and I just love the beautiful papers.  I appreciate the beauty in the creation and surrounding myself with nice things.

Second, scrapping helps me to remember things.  Really!  Sometimes I forget even important things, but if I scrap the memory it is better stuck in my brain.  Not to mention how it helps when I look through old albums and remember that wonderful time all over again.  This is why I'm trying to spend more time on the journaling; later these words are so important.

Third, and most importantly, I scrap because it brings me closer to those that I love.  When I'm missing a friend or a vacation or want to spend time with a memory, scrapping is the perfect way to do this. 

Yes, scrapbooking is creative, helpful for documenting memories and best of all it connects me to the world around me and the people who make my life so wonderful.

My favorite is to scrap with friends; sometimes they are my friends here locally and sometimes they are my virtual friends in the incredible online community.

Here are some of my favorite scrapbook chicks:

Thanks for reading and have a great day!