I haven't had as much time to scrapbook, though.
Maybe now that it is winter, things will change and I will be back at the creative front. I hope so!
This fall I took a class from Shimelle called Scrapbook Remix, and it was all about using patterned paper. If you are interested in this topic, I highly recommend the class. You get a lot of value out of Shimelle's classes, and I always find her inspiring. One of the prompts was about how to use your scraps in different ways. Without giving away the content of the class, I want to share what I created.
Deborah came over, and when she arrived I said, "Do you have something that you are planning to work on?" Luckily she was open to my idea, so I shared the plan and we got to work. I dumped out all of my scraps on the table and we started sorting. A few hours later we both had two layouts done (each!) that we loved! This was fun, a great way to use scraps and an inspired idea (IMO). I could see doing this a few times a year.
Here is my first layout, completed with red and yellow scraps.
Luckily this got my creative juices flowing and now I am inspired to get to work on Journal Your Christmas (also with Shimelle). Once you purchase the class you get to take it every year! Last year I did about half of the prompts, using a 4x6 divided page protector. That is my plan again this year. I will complete the prompts that work for me and I will use a divided page protector, adding my completed pages to my holiday 12x12 album. I think that it was a total of about 4 pages last year. I liked the small size (similar to project life) and manageable during the holiday season. I bought three 6x6 paper pads to use, but other than that, I will use my stash.
I chose these 6x6 papers:
| LilyBee Christmas Cheer |
| Basic Grey Aspen Frost |
| Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage |
