Stitch In Time

Getting Organized with Sn@p!

I'm over on the Simple Stories blog today with some pages made with the Fresh Sn@p! Pack.

I've been on a big kick to get the house and yard organized and cleaned up before summer gets here, so I started documenting my progress.  Having lists and pictures of what I want to accomplish is helping to keep me motivated.  I plan to add in some Pinterest pictures for even more inspiration.  Both kids are going to have a mini bedroom makeover.

I have about a month before house guests start arriving, so I'm determined to stay on track.

 

I even threw out a bunch of old magazines to make room for my scrapbooks and Sn@p! albums.

It's a good feeling to get the house organized and some album pages at the same time!

 

Using the New Fuse Tool

I've been wanting to print out some 6x12 photos, but I'm out of large paper for my printer.  So instead I printed my photo on a letter size piece of photo paper, and trimmed it down to 6x11.5 inches.

To fill in the extra gap on my pocket page, I created a half inch pocket with my new fuse tool, filling it with buttons and sequins.

I used the same tool on one of my insert pages to include some gold sequins on top of one of myjournaling cards.

I can definitely see myself using this tool a lot since I'm not that fond of sewing.

All of the pages in this spread are 6" across so they are set off a little from the rest of my 12x12 pages. I like the idea of including a little mini trip in with the rest of my album.

It's been awhile since I've purchased a new tool for scrapbooking, so it will be fun to start using it with different projects.

Do you have any scrapbooking plans this weekend?  Have a great one.

A Couple of Things

I was just over on the Simple Stories Blog with some tips on how I plan out my pocket pages using the I AM collection.  I mostly focused on being able to change things around before they were permanently placed in my album.  I like to be able to make last minute changes without having to rip everything apart.

Also, I would love for you to join me over at Big Picture Classes for my Spring Mini Album class. For me this is like making a December album only for springtime. I've been having so much fun not only putting together my own class, but also taking BPC classes myself.  My favorite so far is Text Tricks by Pam Baldwin.... I can't tell you how inspired I was by her class!  It made me want to go out and scrapbook. I've really been enjoying the wide array of classes they have and trying out new techniques.  If you haven't tried Big Picture Classes yet, I have a promo code for you for a free month trial.  I'd love to see you there!

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