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I hope everyone has a great holiday season. Sorry I haven't posted in the last week - came down with a nasty bout of winter illness. I'm perking up though! So I will be back after the holiday with more ideas & giveaways - and I've decided to extend the giveaway fun into January, so keep checking back for prizes & inspiration.
Today I have a fun journaling challenge for you! I designed this for the Journaling Junkie blog. The challenge is to write a "letter to the past."
All you need to do is find a photo of yourself that is at least 10 years old. Then compose a letter to the "you" in that photo - reflecting on what you've learned, and what you'd like that version of yourself to know.
To read my complete letter and learn more about the challenge, visit Journaling Junkie here. You can also see members of the Journaling Junkie design team take on the challenge - just visit the blog's main page.
I'm excited to hear what you guys think about this.
All commenters on this post are entered to win a free membership to the International Scrapbooking Association ($20 value.) If you decide to take the challenge, leave a comment with a link to your layout either on this post or on the main challenge post at Journaling Junkie, and you'll also be entered to win a new Heidi Swapp script date stamp! (Deadline for comment entries is whenever I post my next blog entry. Deadline for layouts is 12/17.)
Have fun!
And the first winner, chosen via random number generator is....Colleen E! Colleen, check your e-mail, you have won a free membership to the International Scrapbooking Association!
Never fear posters - just comment on my next post for a shot at another prize! :)
If you only scrapbook chronologically, here's what you're missing:
As I was organizing photos recently, I came across this great pair of photos with some of my favorite cousins. I loved this - how we were standing in the same order - in 1991 & 2005. Putting these photos together shows how things have changed as time has gone by. It shows how much I've loved these cousins of mine throughout the years - even though we haven't always been able to stay in the best of touch because of distance.
I think that when people only scrap chronologically, they're missing part of the big picture. Now don't get me wrong - there's nothing wrong with scrapping chronologically sometimes. I'm finishing up my 2007 highlights album now. But that's all it is - highlights. Because my real passions, and the things that mean the most to me? They're just not sorted by date. Dates don't matter. Life matters. Relationships and connections. Moments and memories.
Making these connections across several years is so rewarding. This page is one of my new favorites, proudly housed in an album collecting all sorts of layouts featuring people I love.
This is stress-free scrapbooking. It's not about dates. It's about memories. It's about moments.
Feel free to scrap your favorite events, and scrap them in order. But don't miss out on the chance to create great pages featuring great memories, just because when you started scrapbooking, someone told you that you were supposed to go in order. Create your life. Have fun.
If you want to learn more about this great approach to scrapbooking, I challenge to you to read Stacy Julian's book The Big Picture, or sign up for a class at Big Picture Scrapbooking.
(Commenters on this post are entered to win a free membership to the International Scrapbooking Association.)
Hey everyone, I'm excited to announce that throughout December I'll be giving away RAKs with every one of my blog posts! You never know what might be up for grabs - scrapbook supplies, signed books, and free memberships to the International Scrapbooking Association. All you have to do to win is comment on any of my blog posts from December (excluding this one). I'll draw a winner from each post! Be sure to leave your email address so I can get in touch with you if you win!
I'll complete each drawing when I make a new post, so check back often for new posts & opportunities to win!
The only catch is that it must be a "real" comment about the post - no blank comments just to get a spot in the drawing. No need to be super elaborate or anything, just relevant. :) I am so excited to hear from you & learn what you're passionate about as we head to 2008.
