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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Hi everyone :o) SP here…and I am SUPER DUPER excited to launch PROJECT SCRAP (twenty eleven)!!!! YAY! I posted about it last week…if you missed that one – you can SEE IT HERE!
WHAT IS project scrap?
It is what I call an attainable goal, lol :o) I have often wanted to join in the various projects that challenge you to take a photo a day or scrap a layout a day (oh my! lol)…or even a layout a week – what a great concept, huh? Unfortunately, with my schedule (and many others, too…I would suspect) – that is just a little too ambitious for me and I know I would be setting myself up for failure (something I try to avoid, lol)! What has always appealed to me the MOST about these kinds of challenges…is the MOTIVATION that comes along with doing something as a group and by way of established guidelines and criteria! These are the elements I need in order to follow through :o) The ‘accountability’ of being part of a group is very inspiring to me! So, I decided to come up with my own ‘project’…but one that I consider practical and realistic in terms of the numbers, lol! As a result, PROJECT SCRAP was born :o) Now, I just hope that you girls will JOIN IN THE FUN and together, we will SCRAP 2011!
So, here are the basics…
As you can see…this is not an overwhelming project – it is one of those goals or resolutions that you can actually achieve, lol! In a nutshell…you take TWO PHOTOS PER WEEK. These two photos can be of or about ANYTHING you want! Remember, this is YOUR book/album…so there are no ‘themes’ to follow, etc. Just try to think BIG PICTURE and what you would want to remember in a couple of years, five years, twenty years. That will be different for each of us. I’m sure that MY album will be full of little everyday moments as well as events, holidays and milestones (or at least that is my hope and plan). Yours might be themed as a BABY ALBUM…a HEALTH album…a SCHOOL YEAR album…a PHOTOGRAPHY album and so on (you get the point)! You might even want to do one album per child, etc. This project can and will be whatever YOU make it!
So, once you have decided on a ‘theme’ or direction for your album…you will want to be sure and take your TWO PHOTOS PER WEEK (yes, I plan to ‘say’ that over and over again as it is the basis for everything else, lol)! Then, we get to the SCRAPPING portion of the project! At the end of EACH MONTH, you will create TWO scrapbook pages! Best of all…we make this part super easy for you, by providing you with simple templates! I’ll be honest…this portion of the project kinda follows my own scrapbooking style, lol…hey, what did you expect…it’s the only style I know? LOL! As many of you already know…’my’ style of scrapbooking is TWO PAGE LAYOUTS! However…I am not talking about matchy-matchy pages. As I have mentioned before…when I take pictures – I take LOTS AND LOTS of them…and often have a difficult time choosing just one or two for a page. So…I scrap ONE page with lots of photos along with some journaling, etc…this is generally what I refer to as my ‘fun’ page! Then…the opposite page (could be left or right side, doesn’t matter, unless the layouts lend themselves better to one side or the other) almost ALWAYS features just one LARGE photo from the same day/event/memory/photo session/etc. I do this for several reasons. For the most part, my albums really are like my ‘photo albums’, too. I do not often print out individual photos (unless I am gifting them or inserting in a frame, etc.)…so I like to have a nice and BIG photo from each group of photos…something that shows all of the details! My ‘fun’ page often features lots of photos…and all kinda small…so for me, it is important to incorporate this large PHOTO as well :o) Also…I figure if I am going to pay for the page/album – I might as well get my money’s worth and have some portrait size photos in there, lolol! I don’t think you will regret working with this ‘style’ :o)
Alright…let me stay on track (at least a little!). The END GOAL is to have a BEAUTIFUL and ready-to-print album at the end of 2011. At that point, you will have at least TWENTY FOUR completed pages along with a cover (I’ll share this toward the end of the year) - all ready to go! HOW GREAT IS THAT?! By creating this album gradually…you take all of the stress out of it…and you do not miss any of those important moments throughout the year! Of course, you can add MORE pages if you like. You might even wish to create special layouts/spreads for birthdays, sporting events, holidays, etc. I will probably do that myself :o)
Best of all…you are up-to-date. Well…if you are like me – you are already WAY BEHIND in your scrapping (I still haven’t finished our son’s baby book, lol). I know that feeling, trust me…you feel like you will never catch up…or even worse – that you are FORGETTING all of the important ‘stuff’! I’m with ya! So…let’s start catching up together! Or should I say, let’s STOP GETTING BEHIND together, lol! I love knowing that at the end of this year…I will be ready to print an album with all of our best moments of 2011 – that is a refreshing feeling to me!
So…a few words about the templates! Since we are taking TWO PHOTOS PER WEEK…of course, one of the templates will ALWAYS have spots for EIGHT photos! Then, the other template will always have ONE LARGE PHOTO SPOT…to feature a special photo for the month. This can be one of your eight photos (just larger)…or you can choose a ninth picture to highlight here! Both pages will have places for journaling and a title, etc. Please keep in mind that these templates are just a starting point for your creativity…you can make them your own by adding more or taking away. A NOTE: for this project, I plan to keep the templates somewhat simple. After announcing this project last week…I have had quite a few emails asking me to have the templates simple and PHOTOS only (no embellishments/papers/etc.). And, I LOVE that idea (truly, and many of my albums are just that, photos on a white background)…but I also know that many of my scrapping friends will prefer to have ‘scrappy’ style pages. So, I am hoping to compromise and bring the two styles (clean/simple and scrappy/shabby) together! Again, you can delete some of the layers to have a super simple style…or, you can add embellishment clusters and anything else you can think of!
I’ll share the templates at the end of each month and we would LOVE to see your ‘spreads’ in the Shoppe’s Gallery! In the next few days, I will be setting up a special gallery just for this project…so please be sure to post there, so we can all be inspired by everyone’s ‘take’ on the templates! Then, at the end of the year (or early next year) – I would LOOOOOOOOOVE to see photos of everyone’s printed albums! How fun will that be?!
THE MAIN THING TO REMEMBER…BE SURE AND SCRAP YOUR PHOTOS MONTHLY…do not put the scrapping portion off until the end of the year…that is the point of this project, lol! SCRAP NOW and gradually throughout the year, so that you do not have to do a BUNCH of work at once to pull it together :o)
A few words about PRINTING (a very few, lol)! I know that lots of you have been curious about this particular aspect of the project…and trust me – I understand completely…printing is a big deal and can be complicated and pricey! I just wanted to let you know that as we get closer to the end of the year – I will DEFINITELY be sharing some printing tips and suggestions. This will include various labs and album companies, etc. I think it is a little premature for me to go into all of that just yet…as prices, offerings, sizes and companies are bound to change throughout the year. So, when we get closer to the end of the project…I will be sure to do a special post just on the process of printing and creating an album! IF you have never had any pages printed…or if you have never had an ALBUM printed…you are in for a treat! There is nothing like seeing your work all nicely bound up in a book (trust me, lol)! And, best of all – your children feel like STARS when they see themselves in a ‘library book’ lol! It’s so wonderful :o) Of course, you also have the option of just printing your layouts individually and inserting them into a traditional album! We’ll get to all of that, promise…but didn’t want to address it all just yet! For now, let’s focus on having fun taking pics and scrapping!
How about some templates? LOL! Obviously, there are no examples for you at this time, as the month is not over and we are all still taking photos :o) But, I wanted to go ahead and show and share these with you NOW…so that you have some idea of where your photos are going! In future months, the templates will not be shared until the very end of the month :o) I love these…they were a collaborative effort by myself and Kylie and I can’t wait to scrap with them! Just click on the preview below to download the templates (in layered PSD and TIFF formats)…or simply CLICK HERE!
Project SCRAP ~ bundle ONE is now available for purchase at the Shabby Shoppe…CLICKING HERE will take you straight there!
PLEASE NOTE: if you participated in project SCRAP 2011 right here at the Shabby Shoppe’s BLOG…you do not need to purchase this product. Be sure to check your hard drive before purchasing :o)
Alright…I think I have covered everything! Of course, throughout the year, I will be sharing more ideas and suggestions to help you make your 2011 album the best it can be (not that you need my advice, lol)! In the meantime, keep taking pics and having fun with it! Speaking of which, we are having our BIG family Christmas this weekend (yes, I know…a little late, but that’s just how everyone’s schedules worked out lol) – so I plan to take lots of photos for my album :o)
We’ll be back tomorrow as Kylie shares a favorite recipe with everyone :o) xoxo –SP
P.S. Please leave a COMMENT if you plan to join in the fun with us – I would love to have a little ‘roster’ going :o) THANKS!
May 31, 2011 @ 23:26:53
Better Late than never? this is exactly what I need to get caught up and stay there, THANK YOU!!!
May 11, 2011 @ 08:08:55
I think I am joining a little late but I will see how i go to catch up. I have always tried to achieve the 365 photos a year projects and while I have my camera in my hand and clicking away most days turning that into a easy scrapbook is not so easy.
Apr 09, 2011 @ 21:21:07
I’m late to this too but LOVE the idea! I have been too busy with crazy work stress and then college as well that I haven’t had the fun/relaxed “me time” lately I’d like. I’m so glad I took the time to look around beyond the free desktop layout and see what I’ve been missing. Now, to get caught up! :)
Mar 29, 2011 @ 21:10:17
I love this idea. I’m really behind all of you, but never too late to try to catch up. Thanks so much for the free templates!
Mar 16, 2011 @ 18:58:42
I’m late to the challenge, but I’ll catch up, I promise. Maybe this will keep me up on the year’s events and have something to produce for my DD for Christmas this year. YAY!
Mar 04, 2011 @ 15:25:27
THANK YOU! These are wonderful and I can’t wait to use them! Thanks again!
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Feb 25, 2011 @ 21:18:03
Thank you so much! I just saw this and this something I want to try. I have just started dabbling in digital scrapbooking so I feel a little over my head in some respects this will help me stay focused—at least a little bit! lol. Thanks again.
Feb 25, 2011 @ 11:12:25
I would love to try this. I’m doing Project Life 365 and it’s been so hard to keep up with! This sounds a lot more reasonable and feasible to get done, even with a busy schedule! Thanks so much for coming up with this great project!
Feb 25, 2011 @ 10:04:48
I think this is a great idea. Most people don’t realize how overwelming P365, P52 or even P12 can be. I bought a kit last year to do P365 but couldn’t keep up. This year I had decided to do a digital lo a week and am still not able to keep up with remembering to take the photos. But I had decided not to worry if I skipped a week because I’m adding in some layouts of individual special days {like bdays} or on the days I have too many cute photos that I want to scrap and include.
I think a big thing to remember is, don’t stress over not getting all the photos you think you need. Take filler shots of things around your house, city, school, etc to include on those days. And if you skip a month, use the filler photos or just do an extra lo of a special day to fill in the missing one. And don’t forget about your pets. Even grocery shopping.. But most of all, just have fun!
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Feb 13, 2011 @ 12:03:41
Hi here!
I just discovered this through a friend of mine (Mari Koegelenberg) and I defenitely wanna join! I´m already doing 365 so these rockin´ templates are perfect!
Thanks for this!
Feb 07, 2011 @ 17:51:36
I love your {simple} templates & I just finished mine for January! Thanks!
Feb 07, 2011 @ 11:00:39
I am a little late, but definitely joining in! I will try to do my January layouts tonight and post in the gallery. I don’t do a lot of digital scrapping, but I have been wanting to do more and this is the perfect launching pad for that! Thanks for the motivation and templates!
Feb 06, 2011 @ 13:30:21
I actually finished my first 2 layouts! Yea, love this challenge, love the templates and love the idea of 2 pages a month, I just may be able to keep up and do this!! Count me in and thanks so much for doing the challenge!
Feb 02, 2011 @ 13:15:11
I am just now seeing this…what an awesome idea!! I’ve done P365 for the last 2 years and plan to keep doing that, but these templates would be a great way for me to scrap the previous years, where I’m not caught up and didn’t take as many pictures. I think I’m on board!!! And I LOOOOVE the idea of doing one for each kid…although I have 5 kids (and am pregnant with my 6th) so that might get a little too much for me…but I’d like to try. :)
Feb 01, 2011 @ 16:59:09
I am waaay late starting this (already February)… but looking forward to it! LOVE the templates, thanks so much for your beautiful work & inspiration once again! :o)
Jan 31, 2011 @ 10:24:27
i have my photos but i’m having trouble drawing inspiration :O`
Jan 30, 2011 @ 23:46:36
I am in! I am so excited! Thanks for the ideas and the support!!
Jan 27, 2011 @ 16:56:57
OH MY GOODNESS! I’ve been searching for a project that I could actually get done, and I’m thrilled!!! We just adopted our first baby and I’m taking photos like crazy, but so overwhelmed at the thought of scrapping it all!! THANK YOU SO MUCH for doing this!! I love this!!
Jan 27, 2011 @ 07:17:08
I’m ready!! I’m finished and just waiting for the gallery to upload them! I can’t wait to see what everyone’s done!
Jan 27, 2011 @ 05:01:59
I would love to join. And keeping it simple will be my goal.
Jan 26, 2011 @ 22:43:59
So, I just started digi scrapping, but I’m taking my pics and I’m going to try!
Jan 26, 2011 @ 16:26:15
I love this idea.
I so badly want one book completed. This WILL be my year! :)
Thank you for the wonderful idea.
Now off to download.
Jan 26, 2011 @ 15:56:09
I LOVE this idea and thank you so much for sharing it with us! I was feeling a little down because I tried to start Project 365 once again this year and halfway through the month I quit taking pictures every day. I am excited to start this project and I love this month’s templates! Thanks again SP!!
Jan 26, 2011 @ 12:58:48
New to digi scrapping so excited for this project, it fits me perfectly I love lots of pictures and just some embellishments so your templates are perfect!! Thanks so much!!
Jan 26, 2011 @ 11:37:26
I’m so glad I found this, it’s just what I need! I’m so far behind on 2010 that having something like this for 2011 is a godsend. Thank you!!!!
Jan 26, 2011 @ 11:16:19
I’m in. Sounds fun!
Jan 24, 2011 @ 19:19:09
I’d love to join the digiscrap. Great idea for 2011!
Jan 23, 2011 @ 18:32:53
I am so in and I’m dragging my friends with me!!!
I love the idea of this and have also asked my husband to take two photos a week so we can have an album from his perspective!
Jan 23, 2011 @ 17:02:54
I am so excited to see something that is thought out with simple instructions and beautiful work. Thank you for making the time that I do not have (you probably don’t either :-P) so that I can remind my family of all the fun things we do during the year. Most of all, thank you for doing it free! You rock in my book!!!!
Jan 23, 2011 @ 10:07:57
This is perfect! I have been diligently taking pictures this month and searching the internet for inspiration – yours is the most doable and thanks thanks thanks for making your templates available for free!
Jan 22, 2011 @ 18:54:07
I have never tried before, but this sounds like a great idea! I have been wanting to get my pictures organized!
Jan 22, 2011 @ 11:15:39
I love this idea. This is my first time trying digital scrapping. I think I am going to enjoy this!
Jan 21, 2011 @ 19:38:45
I’m going to try to do it… a lot on my plate this year but I love the concept and the template!
Jan 21, 2011 @ 18:57:50
Thanks! This really looks doable! I love the templates!
Jan 20, 2011 @ 15:37:10
I’ve never tried my hand at scrapping but this seems easy enough for even the worst procrastinator (that would be me!). I just might give it a shot.
Jan 20, 2011 @ 12:48:00
Thanks so much for the templates..Love the simplicity and flair. I also like the pace of your idea too.
Jan 20, 2011 @ 00:14:55
I love this idea! I got my very first DSLR camera for Christmas and tomorrow I start photo classes. This will be a perfect way to show how my skills change and hopefully improve during 2011!
Jan 19, 2011 @ 19:57:21
What a great idea and motivator…thanks so much for the nudge…looking forward to completing an album.
Jan 19, 2011 @ 16:56:08
I came across this through craft gossip and I LOVE the idea. I am a paper scrapper, but I think I will do the challenge anyway, just in paper form. I love using sketches and I need a motivator to get my camera out and take photos of our everyday moments.
Jan 19, 2011 @ 11:29:12
Sign me up! I just heard about your project for this year on a digi chat group and popped over to check things out. Sounds like fun and something I might actually be able to keep up with! LOL! I’m on board!
Tammi S.
Jan 18, 2011 @ 23:12:20
is there a gallery for this yet? i cant seem to find it? thankx
Jan 19, 2011 @ 08:33:10
hi dawn :o) not yet…but there will be by the end of the month – no worries :o) THANKS a bunch!
Jan 18, 2011 @ 21:50:48
I just love this and I do have so much scrapping to catch up on! Your templates are amazing and just perfect for this!
Jan 18, 2011 @ 19:46:27
I was just talking to my hubby about doing something like this the other day then I came and saw this post and it’s just PERFECT! I have tried project 365′s for the last two years and didn’t make it more than a few months but THIS I definitely think I can do. Love the templates, thanks! Off to get started!
Jan 18, 2011 @ 17:01:46
I’d like to try it! I hope it’snt too difficult for me that I do not understand the language perfectly. Thank you for this amazing project
Jan 18, 2011 @ 12:40:30
I would love to be able to do something like this! I never seem to do a photo a day, but 2 a month I bet I could do!
Jan 18, 2011 @ 10:51:40
Sounds do-able! I’m going to try!
Jan 18, 2011 @ 10:34:15
I would like to do this but don’t have photoshop yet.
I have picasa, piknic, and a scrapbook program (Scrapbook factory Deluxe.)
I loaded in the template but could not add pics to it or manipulate in Picasa and
Piknic.
In my scrapbook program I can add pics over the page but they cover up the elements.
I cannot break the elements apart. Any ideas? Or should I just wait until I can get PSE?
Thanks
Jan 18, 2011 @ 10:03:00
I love this idea and I’m going to jump on and give it a try! We have a very BIg year coming up with my husband graduation college, becoming full time military again and us moving. It’s going to be a year to remember and this will help us.
Thanks for the idea! I’m going to share it with my friends. :)
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Jan 17, 2011 @ 21:57:50
Yeah! I am so happy to have found your site and your challenge! I decided TODAY that I want to learn how to make a digital scrapbook, but I need direction. Thank You!
Jan 17, 2011 @ 16:44:57
This sounds terrific! I too am ‘behind’ in my scrapping (I think its all the shopping I do cause Shabby Shoppe and the rest of the web’s digi designers are just too awesome!) and so have been put off by 365 and 52 projects. I know myself too well to even pretend those are doable. But twelve months, with two of my scrapping favs: 2-page layouts and templates for them-YES! The only hitch is…I am not a gallery poster, just a voyeur, sorry. Possibly I will be so motivated by all the scrapping fun I won’t be able to resist, lol. Thanks for the great plan and the tools to pull it off.
Jan 17, 2011 @ 14:16:06
Is it too late for me? LOLOL If not, I’m in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;). What a fantastic idea!!! And I know how you feel SP, I can’t finish my baby albums!!!!! LOLOL. HUge hugs & kisses, Mariquita
Jan 16, 2011 @ 23:49:28
This is a fantastic idea. My scrapbooking has started to get a little negleted over the past couple of years, so this is a great opportunity to get some pages done. Thanks for the templates too.
Jan 16, 2011 @ 20:04:46
I plan on joining in! This has been a goal of mine for years!
Jan 16, 2011 @ 08:30:54
This is such a fun idea, I’d love to join you :D
Jan 15, 2011 @ 23:21:55
Just discovered your blog and shop today while reading a back issue of the DST Insider. WOW! Loving all the designs, layouts, templates and challenges. BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Not sure if I will join the 2011 project as I am single no kids and my scrapping is usually the past, friends pictures or gifts.
Jan 15, 2011 @ 23:10:31
I’ve just found and you this sounds just what I need! I make a photobook each year for each of my girls. It’s always a rush at the end of the year. But this year I’ve finally caught up with myself and have finished 2010. Soooo, to keep on top of things this year I’ll join in!
Jan 15, 2011 @ 22:16:08
I’m excited! One of my New Year’s resolutions is to (re)focus on my scrapping, so hopefully this will be the motivation I need. Thanks for coordinating it!
Jan 15, 2011 @ 18:04:59
Love this idea!! I’ll give it a try! Thanks so much for this awesome motivational project!!!
Jan 15, 2011 @ 17:12:45
This is the ONE! I have so enjoyed the many and varied special projects displayed around the creative community – but have always known I wouldn’t be able to keep up with one. This one looks like the perfect one for me to try! I’m ready to start.
Jan 15, 2011 @ 13:28:00
I am super super excited you are doing this. This is perfect for me. I have such ambitions to journal and scrapbook and never get around to it. I have always loved your templates and now I will actually use them!!! YEA thanks so much..can’t wait to get scraping!!
Jan 15, 2011 @ 12:56:50
I’m in! I’ve always loved your Shabby Princess site and I found your blog today. I am so far behind in scrapping, it’s horrible! I have a passion for photography and digital design but being a stay at home mom, I don’t make enough time for my favorite things. I can’t wait to get started on this!
Thanks for this great project!
-Heather
Jan 15, 2011 @ 10:09:53
Ifound this project 2011 from another scrapbooking website. I’ve been looking around for a template project that would work with my style of scrapping. Last year I did my first Year in Review 2010 album, and it’s now being printed at Shutterfly. I’m anxious to start on another one. My only concern for myself is not being able to find each monthly template. Will it always be posted on this blog? I love the idea of having a gallery just for this project. I get motivated by seeing other peoples work. I’m also enjoying reading your blog, glad I found it!
Karen
Jan 15, 2011 @ 08:59:12
I’m optimistic and hopeful that this is doable for me.
Jan 15, 2011 @ 04:35:13
I cannot believe your timing. Have been planning a monthly review and have been scouring the internet for suitable templates that don’t cost a fortune! And here you’ve provided the templates and even better an incentive! Thank you so much!!!
Jan 14, 2011 @ 21:49:32
I’m in! This is exactly what I need to get going on my scrapbooks for 2011. Getting everything together in December for my 2010 album of the kids was pretty hectic and stressful. Love the structured layouts. This will help alot.
Jan 14, 2011 @ 21:45:35
I am so in! I lost my scrapping mojo about three years ago and haven’t been able to get it back. Hopefully this will help pull me out of my tailspin! Thanks so much for being such a great inspiration!
Jan 14, 2011 @ 21:40:34
totally in! I’m still working on 2008, 2009, and 2010 albums. I just may finish 2011 before those are completed. lol! Thanks SP for your amazing generosity and dedication to the blog and your fans :o)
Jan 14, 2011 @ 17:50:21
Thank you sooo much for doing this! This is a sanity check for me and something I have at least a chance of completing. I’ve never completed a full album about a year–but this is great! Thanks again.
Jan 14, 2011 @ 15:02:06
Definitely in! I love that you want to use several pictures on a page too and am intrigued by your idea of one page being lots of pictures and the facing page one large one. I like that :) Looking forward to it!
Jan 14, 2011 @ 13:51:42
Thank you for this great idea, I’ll try to do it.
Jan 14, 2011 @ 10:33:41
I’m IN!! woooot!! wonderful, wonderful idea SP!!!
Jan 14, 2011 @ 09:55:10
I’d love to do this! It seems so much more manageable! With four children (and lots of pictures), I’ve given up the idea of trying to scrap everything. Making something a chore takes the joy out of it, right? A year ago, both of my in-laws passed away two months apart, so I’ve spent most of the last year taking care of the estate and house. I have done very little scrapbooking over that time, so this is a great project to get me going again. Thank you! I love your kits — they are so much my style. Thanks for the inspiration! Is there a way to suscribe to your blog via e-mail? Thanks!
Jan 14, 2011 @ 07:34:59
thanks for the push to do an album..great idea
Jan 14, 2011 @ 01:15:52
I’m in! This sounds totally doable! I actually set a reminder on my iPhone a couple of weeks ago for every Thursday night to remind me to organize my photos so I could keep up with a book for 2011! So excited! Thanks for putting this together and giving us all that extra encouragement to complete some pages! Big hugs for all your creativity and ideas! *Ü*
Jan 13, 2011 @ 23:44:45
This sounds just what I want. Not oto much to eat at one time!
Thanks.
Jan 13, 2011 @ 23:21:54
Definitely sounds like a do-able project :) Count me as being on board — looking forward to seeing everyones’ creative work and maybe making a new friend or two in the process!
Thanks, SP, for this fun endeavor and for the nifty free templates :)
– kimB from Alaska
Jan 13, 2011 @ 23:01:57
WOW! I might actually DO this! :)
Jan 13, 2011 @ 22:30:04
I am going to try and do this AND catch up on last year…Crazy?! I know. Here goes nothing.
Jan 13, 2011 @ 22:28:14
This sounds like a great thing and I am definatley in! I am hoping it gives me the motivation I have been lacking a bit! :) Thanks so much for all you and your team do!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 22:26:09
Count me in!!! I am all for it!!!
Great way to scrap!!!
Thanks!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 22:08:03
I’m up for giving it a try! Sounds great!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 21:50:54
Sounds great! First time to try this type of project, though it seems more doable I really hope to be able to finish it. Thanks :)
Jan 13, 2011 @ 20:55:20
YEAH!!! Count me in I am there. Thanks,
Jan 13, 2011 @ 20:38:26
Love the idea. Will try! Thanks for the inspiration!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 19:20:47
I’m in! Thanks for the inspiration and an attainable goal!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 18:37:47
I’d like to join in… can I use it to catch up on previous years and/or eclectic? I don’t have much going on at home now but would like to get some of my pre-digital photos scanned and scrapped.
Thanks!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 16:40:11
Count me in! I tried a P365/52 last year & only got thru March….this sound MUCH more doable – thanks!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 16:39:11
I think I can actually keep up with this one! Count me in!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 16:34:28
I am so excited. I can’t wait to start. Thank you for starting this project.
Jan 13, 2011 @ 15:57:15
SP, this is a great idea!! I will give it my best. It always helps to have a little push to get me scrapping (not because I don’t enjoy it but because I have a problem with putting it off and keeping busy with other things!). I look forward to seeing everyones pages! God bless you for sharing you talent!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 15:56:06
Count me IN!!! I am SO excited about this adventure:) Mainly the END result!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 14:59:16
I never have a problem taking enough photos in a month but I do have a problem organizing my album for the year. I did my first 365 project in 2010 and am so happy with it but I do want to cut down on the amount of pages I do. I think this will help me organize and it will help me simplify. Thanks so much. I make a photo book for all three of my kids’ families each year. So excited about this.
Jan 13, 2011 @ 14:30:39
I think this is a great attainable goal and am going to give it a shot! Thanks for spurring me on!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 14:30:08
I think this is a great ATTAINABLE
Jan 13, 2011 @ 13:50:01
Ok a great goal. I will make this one of mine.
Jan 13, 2011 @ 13:36:14
This is absolutely perfect for what I’ve been working on!! 2010 was the first year I did a “year in review” book with monthly pages. I wanted 2011 to flow better with coordinating-but not matching-pages.
This is exactly what I need!! And I tend to have a difficult time choosing from my pics for the month, so I’m so glad there will be 9 spots!!
Thank you. Can’t wait to use them!!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 13:01:32
I’m going to try!!! I find January and February the most difficult (it’s pretty dreary around here). So, if I can get through these first two months I should be fine.
Thanks so much for the beautiful templates. I’m hoping this will help me become more comfortable with multi-photo pages.
Jan 13, 2011 @ 12:55:00
What a great idea – and I like the flexibility. I plan to do this for my trip to Germany/Jordan/Jerusalem/Egypt album. I was really stuck, but this will keep it simplified for me and I’ll actually accomplish a large travel album without causing me to get further behind on my family, school, dance, wedding, baby albums! ;-)
Jan 13, 2011 @ 12:02:13
I’m in! One of my resolutions this year is to scrap more, but I’ve been feeling so overwhelemed with all of the 365 projects out there. This is MUCH more my speed! LOL
Jan 13, 2011 @ 11:40:53
I can’t wait to take this project on. I so often get behind and lie just takes over and my scrapping goes to the back pile. Hopefully this will keep me in check even though I’m getting married this year so I’ll be supper busy. I want to remember this time and this will hopefully help. Plus I plan on learning how to fish with a center-pin rod with my fiancée.
Jan 13, 2011 @ 11:19:00
I love Year-in-Review albums. I still haven’t done 2009 or 2010. So you can see that I have experienced the effects of not scrapping each month as you go through the year. So, I’m especailly happy to join in this challenge as I believe it will lead to a 2011 Year-in-Review album by the end of the year. I have printed my 2007 and 2008 Year in Review albums at Shutterfly. I used templates for both of them. My family loves looking through this summary of our lives each year.
Your generosity is amazing. I can’t believe you’re furnishing us free templates for this project. Your templates are always so amazing that I’m thrilled to get started on this journey with you.
Jan 13, 2011 @ 10:57:14
I am so excited about this project!! Thank you so much for putting together such an awesome thing for everyone to do and thanks for the templates, that’s awesome! Can’t wait to get started on this, time to take some more pictures! :)
Jan 13, 2011 @ 10:52:41
i think this is a great idea. And I have EVERY intention of doing. I’m already behind on pictures but I’ll catch up this weekend. Thanks so much
Jan 13, 2011 @ 10:39:38
This is fantastic…thank you so much for the inspiration and the templates! Count me in!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 10:39:27
Of course! Count me in. I already set myself to do a two page spread for each month, so now I will have the templates too! Awesome. I came to the two page per month idea for the same reasons – putting together a very large album can be overwhelming I discovered while completing 2010 for a Christmas gift. I am excited to be able to do project scrap 2011 because I know it’s attainable, doable and will be so much fun knowing I will have a finished album!!! Yea!!!! I know my husband will appreciate it. Lol!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 10:27:23
I’m going to give it a try! I made a pact with a friend to get on the ball with scrapping my memories…hopefully this will give me the kick I need. Thanks SP!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 10:18:03
This is a great idea…I’m gonna give it a try!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 10:07:08
Yes, I’m in!! Yeah!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 09:59:53
Glad to know I’m not the only one who is hopelessly behind on albums! This sounds like a great idea. This will be my first attempt at anything like it, so hopefully I can get it done. Thanks for the inspiration! :)
Jan 13, 2011 @ 09:02:33
I”m joining you, with 2 cute kids around, I won’t have trouble taking the pictures. But I use GIMP, an open source program similar to photoshop and I’m not sure how to use templates, any suggestions?
Jan 13, 2011 @ 10:13:41
hi cynthia :o) so happy you are joining us! and though i have heard about gimp quite a bit throughout the years – i have never personally worked with it. i will say though that lots of our customers do…so i’m guessing it should work here, too? i share each template in both layered PSD and TIFF formats…and am assuming (possibly wrongly, lol) that GIMP will recognize or support at least one of those? i’m so sorry – being unfamiliar with it – i just can’t help much. do be sure and check out our layered templates tutorial (there is a link to it in your download…just double click the icon that is named TUTORIAL) as it might help as well!
GOOD LUCK and i so hope you can made it work :o)
Jan 13, 2011 @ 16:00:04
Cynthia and SP:
I use GIMP. SP’s templates work beautifully with it. Just open the .psd file using File, Open as Layers and it should work! If you are unfamiliar with how to work with layers, SP’s tutorials are great, even though they are written for PS users, much of the information transfers very similarly. Good Luck!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 08:47:02
THANK YOU guys SO much :o) I have to tell you that I am probably just excited as everyone else (if not more, lol) because it will help me to actually get an album COMPLETED, lol! and, I won’t end up yet another year behind…which is a GREAT feeling! trust me…i’m in the same boat as everyone else…I stay so busy that i rarely have time to get my own scrapping done, lol! Not this year :o) LOOKING FORWARD TO SCRAPPING WITH EVERYONE!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 08:41:16
I think I can…I think I can… I think I can!!!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 08:36:47
Count me in! One question — could we have the templates at the BEGINNING of each month? The reason is that then I’d be sure to get the photo orientations correct. For example, this month will need 2 portrait photos. Make sense?
And, thanks for the free download!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 08:50:09
hi jenny – thanks for the sweetness :o) and i’m so sorry…but i just can’t swing anything else at the first of the month…even though they may not look like it – our templates take hours and hours to create and perfect…and between the free desktops and the free template challenges (and everything else in between) – i just have to work it all in when i can! i hope you understand :o)
but – i think i have some good news for you…the VAST MAJORITY of cameras today (even point-and-shoot) take rather large photos (always be sure to take photos on the highest quality setting)…and having EIGHT photo spots on one page (and taking a minimum of eight photos per month) – you are sure to have something that will work for each spot. or, you should have no trouble cropping your photos to fit into the small photo spots, kwim? Or, you can ALWAYS edit the template and make it your own to accomodate any photos that you really want to include, but do not fit into our templates :o)
i hope this helps and makes sense! thanks again :o)
Jan 13, 2011 @ 11:18:16
Thanks for the quick answer. You’re right — I can make this work! Thanks for all you do!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 07:04:21
Sounds fun! Love the idea! I will try to keep up!! =)
Jan 13, 2011 @ 06:57:08
I’m in!!!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 06:33:19
Sounds good to me! I hope I can make it till the end of the year – be sure to give us a push, lol!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 06:00:25
This is a super project! I love your digital kits! Thank you!x
Jan 13, 2011 @ 05:08:56
What a wonderful idea!!! Thanks so much for the great template and inspiration!!!
Jan 13, 2011 @ 04:14:01
This sounds like my kind of project. Count me in.
Jan 13, 2011 @ 03:31:10
Count me in! You guys are the best in the business, so I am so relieved to hear you’re not shutting down the Blog. Where would I go for inspiration and motivation???? Thanks so much for this new project and I really hope you find that perfect balance SP – you deserve it.
Jan 13, 2011 @ 02:37:37
This post has kisck started my day and I Thank you! I was looking for something that was not as comprehensive as Project Life and this will fit my time and enrgy levels PERFECTLY.
I appreciate the effort you are putting into this and I am definately going to be part of thisw process. Thanks for the templates and looking forward to your next posts.
Thanks again :-)
Jan 13, 2011 @ 01:24:31
Sounds like a great idea. This sounds much more doable. Thanks :)
Jan 13, 2011 @ 00:40:18
What an awesome idea! I’m always beating myself up about how “behind” I am, and so get paralyed on where i “should” be starting. Thanks for giving me a project that gives me permision to be just where I am. Thanks so much for this, and for the beautiful templates!
Jan 12, 2011 @ 23:16:18
YES! YES! YES! Thanks SP for the inspiration and now — motivation!
Jan 12, 2011 @ 22:34:08
I am so excited! I am going to make this one of my resolutions and make sure I get 2011 scrapped ! Even if I’m missing several other years!
Jan 12, 2011 @ 22:31:17
SP – you know that I’m definitely IN!!! – Just try and stop me, LOL!!!! :o)
Jan 12, 2011 @ 22:14:36
This is awesome!!! Thank you for creating such an exciting project–seems very attainable and sustainable! :) And this double-page template is AMAZING! I am excited to participate. Thank you again!
Jan 12, 2011 @ 21:55:05
SCRAPTASTIC! i am soooooo in! <3
Jan 12, 2011 @ 21:47:26
YAY I’m so excited! I can’t wait for this project, it’s just what I need to stay on top of things!
Jan 12, 2011 @ 21:26:22
This is just perfect…and attainable! Thanks so much guys! I can’t wait to see it all done at the end of 2011 (it’ll be here before we know it (gulp))!
Jan 12, 2011 @ 21:24:18
I really like this idea and am going to give it a try. I was never a paper scrapper and have only been doing digital scrapping since October, so I am really new at this, but the Project 365 and 52 just seemed like they would be a huge chore and not fun! I don’t typically like pages with huge amounts of photos, I like to have more elements and clustering, but I think I could work my style into this by doing an extra page a month and it still wouldn’t be a huge ordeal as long as I used templates (love templates!) Finally I will start using some of my digi stash I have been collecting!
Holly
Jan 12, 2011 @ 21:10:26
I would sure love to try! Thanks for this! I may be able to get some scrapping done! Yay!