If you feel like you are so far behind on scrapbooking that there is no sense even trying to catch up, hopefully this will blog will inspire you. There are some people that never move forward when they feel they are facing an impossible task. That’s because we tend to look at the big picture instead of the smaller pieces. If you were to put together a 1,000 piece puzzle you might feel overwhelmed when you consider the puzzle in its entirety. However, if you put the focus on doing just one piece of the puzzle at a time you … Continue reading →

When I was a preschool teacher one of my favorite monthly activities was to put up a new bulletin board. I loved coming up with creative and fun ideas. Every month it would include a fun saying like, “Fishin’ for Letters” or “Take a Step into Preschool.” With all of the bulletin boards that I created, I found my pile of cut-out letters and numbers began to really accumulate. Pretty soon I had every letter of the alphabet in a wide range of colors. So I came up with a great way to organize them that have carried on into … Continue reading →

Before you go on a scrapbooking night with the girls or sit down on a quiet evening to make one scrapbook page make sure your photos are organized. The last thing you want to do is organize your photos on scrapbook night. I made the mistake of bringing a huge pile of photos to a scrapbook night and spent the whole evening organizing photos and never got a page done. It would also be a shame if you left out some great pictures because you simply could not find them. Take a day to devote to organizing your photos whether … Continue reading →