I haven't written much lately, have I? I'm sorry, but these last few weeks have been insanely busy! We are finally leaving for our vacation tomorrow, a day late due to a death in the family! I have finished my Christmas shopping, created a few of the Christmas gifts I am handmaking for family, sent the presents for out of state family members, decorated the whole house, packed, baked all of this year's Christmas cookies, had family Christmas photos taken, signed and sent all of my Christmas cards, and hosted my Christmas Open House!
Leaving for 2 weeks in December is harder than at other times of the year, as evidenced by my list above! Can you believe that I actually have found some time to scrapbook?! I have! I have been working on the album pages that I give the grandparents and my sister. This year, I'm also making one for my little brother, who is leaving for the Army in the new year. I have also decided to make 2 of those do-it-yourself calendars you can buy. That's just like scrapbooking a 12x12 page for each month. I have to finish all of this by Christmas and I will have one week to do it in! So, yes! I have been scrapbooking every spare minute, and often late at night.
Tip of the day: Don't buy vegetable spread to use as butter in your Christmas cookies! OH! Sorry! You say you want a tip that has to do with scrapbooking?
When making 4 albums for different family members, I'm often working with a lot of the same pictures for all four of them. In order to keep from getting bored, doing the same layout 4 times, I choose a different theme for each album and stick to it as much as I can. One of my close friends, Bekah, is making sister albums for herself and her 3 sisters. In her case, she has chosen to make the books identical so that no one will be jealous or cry "favoritism!" But she has confided that this can be very monotonous.
Scrap Happy!
