I need a scrappin' plan!!!

[Stacey]

ok after i get the girls to bed...i just realized it's after 6 and i haven't started dinner. so we're off to meet hubby!

[monica]

I'm still thinking...

I really only want the scrap stuff though.

I think.

[Stacey]

i'm gonna see what it costs with the shipping after the discount...then i'll decide!

[Stacey]

it's 31.50 with the coupon code.
shipping is as cheap as $3.99? or 5.99 but it's not guaranteed unless you pay for the $8.99 shipping.

so it's about $40 total

[Stacey]

it still can't decide!

[jessicabree]

[KimL141]

I finally finished printing everything out the way I wanted it. Now I have a date with my BIA!

[Stacey]

give me some deets...what are you true thoughts now that you've got it all printed. i'm still on the fence.

[KimL141]

I love it. I think it will really help me to get some motivation. Here is how the months are broken down:
Monthly calendar
Monthly Check-up-a monthly questionaire. Same every month. I like that I will be able to see how my life changes each month through out the year while I go from pregnant to new mom to getting adjusted to baby.
Weekly Planning/Prompt page-Gives you a journaling prompt and variations to get you thinking, then a page with 6 squares so you can sketch out ideas for pages.
Weekly planner pages-broken down with 2 days per page, space at the bottom to journal about your day


I don't think this will necessarily get me more organized if that is what you are wanting, but it will be a nice yearly book that I can scrap from and also keep so that I have the info to scrap things that I can't do right away.

If I were to do it again, I would spend the extra $15.00 to get it printed and bound already. Or next time I might resize the pages to be 5x7 or something like that rather than 8.5x11. That would be the only way I would print it all at home again though!

[Stacey]

I love it. I think it will really help me to get some motivation. Here is how the months are broken down:
Monthly calendar
Monthly Check-up-a monthly questionaire. Same every month. I like that I will be able to see how my life changes each month through out the year while I go from pregnant to new mom to getting adjusted to baby.
Weekly Planning/Prompt page-Gives you a journaling prompt and variations to get you thinking, then a page with 6 squares so you can sketch out ideas for pages.
Weekly planner pages-broken down with 2 days per page, space at the bottom to journal about your day


I don't think this will necessarily get me more organized if that is what you are wanting, but it will be a nice yearly book that I can scrap from and also keep so that I have the info to scrap things that I can't do right away.

If I were to do it again, I would spend the extra $15.00 to get it printed and bound already. Or next time I might resize the pages to be 5x7 or something like that rather than 8.5x11. That would be the only way I would print it all at home again though!

ok...this is something i can keep handy and jot things down so i won't forget plus it'll be handy for later when i need to go back and scrap. i think for that reason it's a good idea to have it. i carry a massive bag to begin with so i can easily stick it in my bag and take it with me when we go places.

i'm really debating ordering the pdf, resizing and taking it to kinkos or someplace and having it printed smaller.

[KimL141]

the big one will fit in my purse no problem! I like the book. It is worth the money. I would look into having it printed and bound at Kinkos.

[Stacey]

the big one will fit in my purse no problem! I like the book. It is worth the money. I would look into having it printed and bound at Kinkos.

i think that's what i'll do...that way it'll be the 5x7 size and easier to lug not because i don't have the room but as you will quickly find out...you'll have a ton to lug around including a baby

[theartsymom]

There is some information in the Library of Memories class lesson this week about this. I am about to read it and then I can post some more about it.

[Stacey]

thanks thayer!

[mrsbrewer]

i am diggin the log it book....i might try that...because Lyla does cutesy stuff all the time and with me going to college and working i forget to write it down as soon as she does it..then i feel bad!!!

[Stacey]

man thayer...that just seems like a lot of work! i upload my pictures daily into a dated subfolder inside a yearly folder. there are some sub folders that are set just for a birthday etc. but for the most part i can go back and easily find the pictures i want to scrap.

i think having that log it book will help me keep up with notes of what i want to scrap and then all i have to do is go back to that date and find the pics...

[Stacey]

and see when i scrap...

i go for notes i've made, notes i've jotted down about things N has said, blog posts, events etc...

then i go find those pics. the pics are easy for me to find because i keep pics organized by date. and when i take pictures...i don't necessarily think "oh i want to scrap that." so i guess putting them into specific files wouldn't work for me...??? i guess in a round about way i do what she is doing but i do it in a different way

[Stacey]

Her gist is that you do not have to scrap chronological- with the images in the storage binders you can look at them and see connections that would be missed with a straight chrono. album. When you tag the images in a photo organizing software program, you can group the images VERY quickly any way you want.
Then you get to spend more time scrapping instead of looking for the images that you want/ need.

another thing...i totally understand what she's doing. i don't scrap chronologically nor are my albums in order. i think it's so ok to just do whatever whenever. i don't think i could scrap and feel good about it if i felt like i had to just go in order all the time. i like jumping around

[monica]

Just a word of caution...if any of that information above is from a class that you have to pay to attend and get the information, it shouldn't be shared publicly in this forum.

[theartsymom]

edited.

[Stacey]

edited.

[monica]

Thank you. Don't want the freak to get in trouble for anything.