If you are following along with the MMS P52 Series, here is a link to their fourth post: http://www.mymemoriesblog.com/2012/01/welcome-to-mymemories-project-52-week-4.html
Pull back the curtain, cue music, it's the.... Saturday unAssignment #4.
If you are following the MMS P52, their word of the week is "Renew".
This week's P52 Friday was all about what to do when, well, you don't know what to do! Hope some of those ideas help you when you're feeling stuck with your weekly page(s). My challenge to you this week is to not let a slow week throw you off your game - if you have the time, why not start pre-making a layout of two for the next couple weeks? My secret to staying on top of things is using a bit of free time or inspired scrappy moments to whip up a couple layouts in advance (you can always change them or keep bumping them down the line if you are caught up or have a different idea for that week).
And, as always...
If you are trying to do one layout a week, do it!
If you are trying to do two layouts a week, do it!
If you are doing a layout a month, make sure you've taken your weekly photo and it's probably time to make that JANUARY spread, can you believe the month is nearly over?!?!
If you are doing a layout per year, make sure you've taken your weekly photo!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
P52 Friday - Week #4 - I've Got Nothin'! (and what to do about it)
Want the PDF? Download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?49tqkg69scvt99q
Here's my spread for this week! It features mostly products from Meredith Cardall's "Snow Pals Bundle" which just released exclusively at ScrapOrchard.com
It's only "Week 4" but chances are you've already had a "now what?!" week where nothing note-worthy has happened and/or you don't feel like talking about your feelings - and if it hasn't happened yet, it's coming!! Here are a few ideas for alternative themes you could do for your weekly LO when things are slow or you want to break out of the usual pattern and do something different...
How about...
- a typical day or a typical week: what's the usual routine? is there a routine? what does an average week at your home look like? you may think these things are mundane and that you'll never forget them because they are so simple but it's amazing what we DON'T remember if we don't take time to jot it down.
- this week in the news: what's big news these days? which celebrity broke up with who? which abandoned house on 89th street burnt down? who's sports team won what? etc...
- interview a family member or pet: this is one of my favorites, especially for small children and pets. Imagine or actually find out their answers to regular and silly questions like how they are voting in the election (this would be great for a pet hahaa) or which super power they want! (here are some examples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
- our favorite shows: make a page highlighting the must-watch shows at your house. Who like what and why? What are you totally addicted to? Which show did you swear you'd never watch again but did (cough The Bachelor cough)?
- our top five/ten foods OR what's for dinner?: talk about/photograph a favorite family dish or recipe and why you like it or what important occasions it is always served at.
- bucket list: a friend of mine has a "30 before 30" list of things she wants to do before turning 30. What's on your bucket list? Or your 50 before 50 (or 5 before 50)? Go all "Oprah" and make your own "Dream Board" for yourself - where do you want to be 10 years from now? What are your goals? (here are some examples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
- Dear __________: write a letter to someone. It could be your children in the future, a deceased relative you wish you could sit down for coffee with, God, a famous person (dead or alive), or even your future self... What would you write?
Got anymore ideas? Let us know on the FB page or by commenting here!
Happy Scrapping!
Jen
Have you seen? NEW PAGE BUILDERS are in store this week! And Barb is now featuring bundled packages for those of you who just gotta get 'em all : D (Also, did you notice that "Albums to Remember" is the TOP DESIGNER now at MMS? Thank you all soooooo much for your crazy support - make sure to congratulate Barb on accomplishing one of her big designing goals!)
Here's my spread for this week! It features mostly products from Meredith Cardall's "Snow Pals Bundle" which just released exclusively at ScrapOrchard.com
It's only "Week 4" but chances are you've already had a "now what?!" week where nothing note-worthy has happened and/or you don't feel like talking about your feelings - and if it hasn't happened yet, it's coming!! Here are a few ideas for alternative themes you could do for your weekly LO when things are slow or you want to break out of the usual pattern and do something different...
How about...
- a typical day or a typical week: what's the usual routine? is there a routine? what does an average week at your home look like? you may think these things are mundane and that you'll never forget them because they are so simple but it's amazing what we DON'T remember if we don't take time to jot it down.
- this week in the news: what's big news these days? which celebrity broke up with who? which abandoned house on 89th street burnt down? who's sports team won what? etc...
- interview a family member or pet: this is one of my favorites, especially for small children and pets. Imagine or actually find out their answers to regular and silly questions like how they are voting in the election (this would be great for a pet hahaa) or which super power they want! (here are some examples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
- our favorite shows: make a page highlighting the must-watch shows at your house. Who like what and why? What are you totally addicted to? Which show did you swear you'd never watch again but did (cough The Bachelor cough)?
- our top five/ten foods OR what's for dinner?: talk about/photograph a favorite family dish or recipe and why you like it or what important occasions it is always served at.
- bucket list: a friend of mine has a "30 before 30" list of things she wants to do before turning 30. What's on your bucket list? Or your 50 before 50 (or 5 before 50)? Go all "Oprah" and make your own "Dream Board" for yourself - where do you want to be 10 years from now? What are your goals? (here are some examples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
- Dear __________: write a letter to someone. It could be your children in the future, a deceased relative you wish you could sit down for coffee with, God, a famous person (dead or alive), or even your future self... What would you write?
Got anymore ideas? Let us know on the FB page or by commenting here!
Happy Scrapping!
Jen
Have you seen? NEW PAGE BUILDERS are in store this week! And Barb is now featuring bundled packages for those of you who just gotta get 'em all : D (Also, did you notice that "Albums to Remember" is the TOP DESIGNER now at MMS? Thank you all soooooo much for your crazy support - make sure to congratulate Barb on accomplishing one of her big designing goals!)
Saturday, January 21, 2012
P52 - Saturday unAssignment #3
If you are following along with the MMS P52 Series, here is a link to their third post: http://www.mymemoriesblog.com/2012/01/welcome-to-mymemories-project-52-week-3.html
Presenting.... Saturday unAssignment #3.
If you are following the MMS P52, their word of the week is "BEGIN". As always, Lisa has some wonderful ideas!!
Getting behind already? Why not catch-up with a one or two page layout that covers two weeks instead of one? Not a big deal - and keeps you on-track and feeling like you're in the groove.
If you've been tracking with our P52 Friday posts, you know this week's theme was "Scrap Yer Crap" where I encouraged you to use this great hobby of ours to "scrap it out" through the good times and the bad. Scrapping isn't about presenting your family in the best light all the time - although sometimes it feels that way, especially when you see "Margo Smith's" page on her perfect daughter's perfect recital performance with a perfect layout that is so lovely you just wanna scream! So, my challenge to you this week - should you choose to accept it - is to continue embracing honesty in your journaling and LOs. The photos don't need to be perfect, you don't need to be a poet - don't be afraid to just put it out there. Even if you never print if off for your family, it just feels good to get it out!!
Want to see some other people scrapping their downer moments? Here's a couple I found...
my body failed me
bad day
a rough day
baby's bad mood
this is why I scrap
unloveable
And a classic from me - I won the Digidares that week! - about my saga with the clogged toilet!
And, as always...
If you are trying to do one layout a week, do it!
If you are trying to do two layouts a week, do it!
If you are doing a layout a month, make sure you've taken your weekly photo!
If you are doing a layout per year, make sure you've taken your weekly photo!
Presenting.... Saturday unAssignment #3.
If you are following the MMS P52, their word of the week is "BEGIN". As always, Lisa has some wonderful ideas!!
Getting behind already? Why not catch-up with a one or two page layout that covers two weeks instead of one? Not a big deal - and keeps you on-track and feeling like you're in the groove.
If you've been tracking with our P52 Friday posts, you know this week's theme was "Scrap Yer Crap" where I encouraged you to use this great hobby of ours to "scrap it out" through the good times and the bad. Scrapping isn't about presenting your family in the best light all the time - although sometimes it feels that way, especially when you see "Margo Smith's" page on her perfect daughter's perfect recital performance with a perfect layout that is so lovely you just wanna scream! So, my challenge to you this week - should you choose to accept it - is to continue embracing honesty in your journaling and LOs. The photos don't need to be perfect, you don't need to be a poet - don't be afraid to just put it out there. Even if you never print if off for your family, it just feels good to get it out!!
Want to see some other people scrapping their downer moments? Here's a couple I found...
my body failed me
bad day
a rough day
baby's bad mood
this is why I scrap
unloveable
And a classic from me - I won the Digidares that week! - about my saga with the clogged toilet!
And, as always...
If you are trying to do one layout a week, do it!
If you are trying to do two layouts a week, do it!
If you are doing a layout a month, make sure you've taken your weekly photo!
If you are doing a layout per year, make sure you've taken your weekly photo!
Friday, January 20, 2012
P52 Fridays - Week #3 - "Scrap Yer Crap"
Before we get rolling, just wanted to let you know that Barb has posted a tutorial on her blog on how to load/use Page Builders in MMSv3.
This week's P52 Friday is inspired by my stupid week - maybe you had one too? A lot of scrapbooking is cheerful, sometimes "romanticized" versions of the way our lives really our. We go a little over the top trying to make it look like we had the perfect week or perfect day or perfect kid - and maybe we really did! But probably we didn't... sometimes life hands us lemon after lemon and we don't feel like making tasty lemonade LOs, we just need to scrap our crap and be honest.
As I write this post, this week it's been -35 Celsius every day, I've been fighting off mild depression and that of a close loved-one's as well, had one of my weekly (or more) rounds of doubting anything I once held as my "faith" (I'm an over-thinker), accidentally sloshed scalding hot water on my toddler's back and had to take her to the ER and now have daily appointments at the clinic for redressing her wounds, got the car halfway out the drive in -30 Celsius weather only to the have e-brake stick in the ON position and had to get towed to the dealer so our car could thaw-out and get looked at and they decided nothing was wrong and charged us for their time anyway and now the ebrake is frozen in the off position (which is slightly better!), hubby accidently left his truck in gear and it drove itself in to a building, I drove away with the car still plugged in and cracked the outlet, had to make a trip to the walk-in because Emily's doc didn't pass on her prescription to the burn clinic, and found out some other family stuff that is frustrating... Is this week over yet?? Seriously. But enough of my pity party!
Here's what I'm trying to say. To the left is the LO I had pre-made for this week. Cute, huh? So darn cheerful! I guess I was a little too optimistic about what January 15-21 would hold. A bunch of the cheery paper and embellies are from MCD's newest release, "What Friends Are For" and I LOVE it. But it was a terrible fit for my terrible week. So I'm just gonna recycle this for a better week. I decided to trade in the cheery for the dreary - because that's how I feel and there's no use pretending I don't. I have a favorite fall-back kit for all things melancholy from the ever-delightful Carolyn Rose Kite (who just got back in to designing again, WHOOT!). It's called "Raining in My Heart" and is perfect for when you've got the blues (or rather, the black and greys!).
Here's a preview of where this week's LO is heading instead... so be it. I've already seen others in this group scrap about their bout with the flu/cold and even their own terrible year they had last year - and as sad as that is, it makes me relieved to see other people be honest with their scrapping. Menda is one of the best gals I know for this - she inspires me with her openness and the way she shows us how to use scrap-therapy to vent, to share and to encourage others that they aren't the only ones who couldn't bear to have pink flowers and cheery stickers on their page this week.
I hope you are having an awesome week and I can't wait to see your pages - but if yours happens to have sucked royally, don't be afraid to share that either.
It's a Project 52, not a Perfect 52.
- Looking for more kits for bad moods, rainy days and sadness? Check out this ISO thread at DST.
- Albums to Remember has a cute little "Black Bliss" mini-kit that goes with the"All In A Day" mega kit that would work well for this type of theme too.
For a PDF of this post, go here: http://www.mediafire.com/?ruhwcg265n2zq4x
This week's P52 Friday is inspired by my stupid week - maybe you had one too? A lot of scrapbooking is cheerful, sometimes "romanticized" versions of the way our lives really our. We go a little over the top trying to make it look like we had the perfect week or perfect day or perfect kid - and maybe we really did! But probably we didn't... sometimes life hands us lemon after lemon and we don't feel like making tasty lemonade LOs, we just need to scrap our crap and be honest.
As I write this post, this week it's been -35 Celsius every day, I've been fighting off mild depression and that of a close loved-one's as well, had one of my weekly (or more) rounds of doubting anything I once held as my "faith" (I'm an over-thinker), accidentally sloshed scalding hot water on my toddler's back and had to take her to the ER and now have daily appointments at the clinic for redressing her wounds, got the car halfway out the drive in -30 Celsius weather only to the have e-brake stick in the ON position and had to get towed to the dealer so our car could thaw-out and get looked at and they decided nothing was wrong and charged us for their time anyway and now the ebrake is frozen in the off position (which is slightly better!), hubby accidently left his truck in gear and it drove itself in to a building, I drove away with the car still plugged in and cracked the outlet, had to make a trip to the walk-in because Emily's doc didn't pass on her prescription to the burn clinic, and found out some other family stuff that is frustrating... Is this week over yet?? Seriously. But enough of my pity party!
Here's what I'm trying to say. To the left is the LO I had pre-made for this week. Cute, huh? So darn cheerful! I guess I was a little too optimistic about what January 15-21 would hold. A bunch of the cheery paper and embellies are from MCD's newest release, "What Friends Are For" and I LOVE it. But it was a terrible fit for my terrible week. So I'm just gonna recycle this for a better week. I decided to trade in the cheery for the dreary - because that's how I feel and there's no use pretending I don't. I have a favorite fall-back kit for all things melancholy from the ever-delightful Carolyn Rose Kite (who just got back in to designing again, WHOOT!). It's called "Raining in My Heart" and is perfect for when you've got the blues (or rather, the black and greys!).
I hope you are having an awesome week and I can't wait to see your pages - but if yours happens to have sucked royally, don't be afraid to share that either.
It's a Project 52, not a Perfect 52.
- Looking for more kits for bad moods, rainy days and sadness? Check out this ISO thread at DST.
- Albums to Remember has a cute little "Black Bliss" mini-kit that goes with the"All In A Day" mega kit that would work well for this type of theme too.
For a PDF of this post, go here: http://www.mediafire.com/?ruhwcg265n2zq4x
Saturday, January 14, 2012
P52 - Saturday unAssignment #2
First off, if you are following along with the MMS P52 Series, here is a link to their second post: http://www.mymemoriesblog.com/2012/01/welcome-to-mymemories-project-52-week-2.html
And now....theeeeeeeeeeeeee Saturday unAssignment #2.
If you are following the MMS plan, their word of the week is "PLAN".
Here's my little mini-assignment for you. Scrap Kat posted a great "Thoughtful Thursday" post on Albums to Remember's facebook page this week on re-purposing kits (for example, using embellishments from a Christmas kit to make a wedding page or using paper from a birthday kit to make an every-day page). This can be a big money saver if you can't afford many new kits and a creative adventure as you rediscover elements of old kits and make them new to you all over again.
Therefor, I challenge you to include 1-2 elements in your page (could be embellishments, alphas, paper, whatever!) from a kit you never would've suspected would help you with your P52 Week 2 page. And then share when you post where you found those little gems hiding! I love being thrifty!!! As always, if this in no way inspires you or helps you, just leave it! : D We're here to have fun and make pages we like ourselves, not what someone else would like : ) : )
And, as always...
If you are trying to do one layout a week, do it!
If you are trying to do two layouts a week, do it!
If you are doing a layout a month, make sure you've taken your weekly photo!
If you are doing a layout per year, make sure you've taken your weekly photo!
DOWNLOAD THE PDF of this blog post!
Friday, January 13, 2012
P52 Friday - Week 2 - More Skills, Better Pages
There are a few keys to making awesome pages that you're gonna love forever...
The first key is that the best pages feature people you love and things you care about. If you get that, you'll always be happy with your page even if you look back in a couple years and think "Oh lordy, I was such a rookie!". You'll always be grateful you took the time to save those photos and jot down a few memories.
But, along the way it's good to keeping improving and working on your scrapping techniques. Here are links to a couple great introductory articles with some tips to help you on your way to making even better pages!
For tips on shadowing in MyMemories and MemoryMixer software, check out Barb's article on her blog.
For 8 quick ways to improve your digital layouts, check out this GREAT tutorial from SuzyQ.
For tips on using journaling strips in your layouts (PERFECT for P52s!) check out this article.
See you tomorrow for your "Saturday unAssignment #2"!
The first key is that the best pages feature people you love and things you care about. If you get that, you'll always be happy with your page even if you look back in a couple years and think "Oh lordy, I was such a rookie!". You'll always be grateful you took the time to save those photos and jot down a few memories.
But, along the way it's good to keeping improving and working on your scrapping techniques. Here are links to a couple great introductory articles with some tips to help you on your way to making even better pages!
For tips on shadowing in MyMemories and MemoryMixer software, check out Barb's article on her blog.
For 8 quick ways to improve your digital layouts, check out this GREAT tutorial from SuzyQ.
For tips on using journaling strips in your layouts (PERFECT for P52s!) check out this article.
See you tomorrow for your "Saturday unAssignment #2"!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Saturday unAssignment #1
First off, if you are following along with the MMS P52 Series, here is a link to their first post:
http://www.mymemoriesblog.com/2012/01/welcome-to-mymemories-project-52-week-1.html
There are some good tips in there! Their plan is to give you a key word each week that you could use in your layout. If that helps inspire you, go for it. If that doesn't fit at all with what you are doing, just take the tips you CAN use (I know they'll have lots!) and leave the rest, no biggie!
There are no real requirements here in this group other than that we are trying to find a way to track our year and decided to do it together! I hope I haven't made it seem like you are restricted in any way by what you do with YOUR P52 book. My "rules" are explaining what a genuine, pure "P52" book would look like. If that isn't your taste, no worries. You're still in the club! Just keep your LO posts and comments related to P52 projects and you're good to go! : D
So, here's your... Saturday unAssignment #1 for Week One. (this is supposed to be fun, not school!)
**The BEST thing you can do it just get started. You may change your plan or style of book later on, but at least you have something to work with and have made sure you have your photos and journaling. The secret is to keep up with journaling or else you will forget why on earth you took those photos and why they mattered to you that day.**
If you are following the MMS plan, their word of the week is "COMMIT" (Continue On Making Memeries I Treasure). Their tutorial of the week is on using Word Art.
If you are trying to do one layout a week, do it!
If you are trying to do two layouts a week, do it!
If you are doing a layout a month, make sure you've taken your weekly photo!
If you are doing a layout per year, make sure you've taken your weekly photo!
****
Need inspiration? Check out this AMAZING P52 album by Tracyfish. I like it because the layouts all look similar...yet different. So the book has amazing flow. She is using PS of some kind so the templates wouldn't work for MMS but you could try using a particular Page Builder set that you like and revamp it a little each week to suit the photos.
Tracy says...
I used these templates by Cindy Schneider. I kept the same background kraft paper for each and then used different kits each week to compliment the photos or time of year (holiday, etc.). Everything I used was from Sweet Shoppe Designs. I obviously have other layouts mixed in with these, but all my P52 layouts are in my gallery here with full credit lists.
***
DOWNLOAD THE PDF of this BLOG POST.
http://www.mymemoriesblog.com/2012/01/welcome-to-mymemories-project-52-week-1.html
There are some good tips in there! Their plan is to give you a key word each week that you could use in your layout. If that helps inspire you, go for it. If that doesn't fit at all with what you are doing, just take the tips you CAN use (I know they'll have lots!) and leave the rest, no biggie!
There are no real requirements here in this group other than that we are trying to find a way to track our year and decided to do it together! I hope I haven't made it seem like you are restricted in any way by what you do with YOUR P52 book. My "rules" are explaining what a genuine, pure "P52" book would look like. If that isn't your taste, no worries. You're still in the club! Just keep your LO posts and comments related to P52 projects and you're good to go! : D
So, here's your... Saturday unAssignment #1 for Week One. (this is supposed to be fun, not school!)
**The BEST thing you can do it just get started. You may change your plan or style of book later on, but at least you have something to work with and have made sure you have your photos and journaling. The secret is to keep up with journaling or else you will forget why on earth you took those photos and why they mattered to you that day.**
If you are following the MMS plan, their word of the week is "COMMIT" (Continue On Making Memeries I Treasure). Their tutorial of the week is on using Word Art.
If you are trying to do one layout a week, do it!
If you are trying to do two layouts a week, do it!
If you are doing a layout a month, make sure you've taken your weekly photo!
If you are doing a layout per year, make sure you've taken your weekly photo!
****
Need inspiration? Check out this AMAZING P52 album by Tracyfish. I like it because the layouts all look similar...yet different. So the book has amazing flow. She is using PS of some kind so the templates wouldn't work for MMS but you could try using a particular Page Builder set that you like and revamp it a little each week to suit the photos.
Tracy says...
I used these templates by Cindy Schneider. I kept the same background kraft paper for each and then used different kits each week to compliment the photos or time of year (holiday, etc.). Everything I used was from Sweet Shoppe Designs. I obviously have other layouts mixed in with these, but all my P52 layouts are in my gallery here with full credit lists.
***
DOWNLOAD THE PDF of this BLOG POST.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Project 52 - Week 1 - There Are So Many Ways to Skin A Cat...
It's hard to know where to start with a P52. Fortunately, there are so many options - you can pick whatever suits your lifestyle best. I will list them from LEAST time commitment to MOST...
*One Photo per week, 2 Layouts per year.
If you are extra lazy or this project is doomed to fail because your life is too crazy, you pick one photo a week and then put them on a 2 page spread of 26 little square photo boxes per page that feature the photos in order for the year. But really. Come on. That's like Plan Z.
**One or Many Photos per week, Two Layouts per month. (aka Project 12 - see this link)
Take one or more meaningful photos a week and then turn them in to a 2-page spread once a month. So you would do two pages for January that feature at least one photo from each week that month and some journalling to explain why those photos matter. This is also great option if you have a busy month and just need to catch up so you can stay current.
***One Photo per week, One Layout per week.
Take one meaningful photo a week (could even just be your cat's breakfast - life is life) and turn it in to a one-page layout with or without journaling. To save even more time, your layouts could be done in a template style that you will more-or-less match every week with some variation to keep it interesting.
****Many Photos per week, One Layout per week.
Take several meaningful photos a week and turn them in to a one-page layout with or without journaling. To save time, your layouts could be done in a template style that you will more-or-less match every week with some variation to keep it interesting.
*****Many Photos per week, Two Layouts per week.
Take several meaningful photos a week and turn them in to a two-page layout with or without journaling. As mentioned, to save time, your layouts could be done in a template style that you will more-or-less match every week with some variation to keep it interesting.
Do you know of any other options? Post them under the link to this article on the P52 Support Group FB Page and I will add them to this post myself.
An idea from Diana B: Here is what I'm going to do. It's kind of a combo of 52 and a 365. I'm going to create 1 page in a calendar shape for each month. I will put in photos into their appropriate date ~ doing at least one photo for each week. The other squares can have paper, embellishments and/or journaling.
DOWNLOAD THE PDF of this BLOG POST.
*One Photo per week, 2 Layouts per year.
If you are extra lazy or this project is doomed to fail because your life is too crazy, you pick one photo a week and then put them on a 2 page spread of 26 little square photo boxes per page that feature the photos in order for the year. But really. Come on. That's like Plan Z.
**One or Many Photos per week, Two Layouts per month. (aka Project 12 - see this link)
Take one or more meaningful photos a week and then turn them in to a 2-page spread once a month. So you would do two pages for January that feature at least one photo from each week that month and some journalling to explain why those photos matter. This is also great option if you have a busy month and just need to catch up so you can stay current.
***One Photo per week, One Layout per week.
Take one meaningful photo a week (could even just be your cat's breakfast - life is life) and turn it in to a one-page layout with or without journaling. To save even more time, your layouts could be done in a template style that you will more-or-less match every week with some variation to keep it interesting.
****Many Photos per week, One Layout per week.
Take several meaningful photos a week and turn them in to a one-page layout with or without journaling. To save time, your layouts could be done in a template style that you will more-or-less match every week with some variation to keep it interesting.
*****Many Photos per week, Two Layouts per week.
Take several meaningful photos a week and turn them in to a two-page layout with or without journaling. As mentioned, to save time, your layouts could be done in a template style that you will more-or-less match every week with some variation to keep it interesting.
Do you know of any other options? Post them under the link to this article on the P52 Support Group FB Page and I will add them to this post myself.
An idea from Diana B: Here is what I'm going to do. It's kind of a combo of 52 and a 365. I'm going to create 1 page in a calendar shape for each month. I will put in photos into their appropriate date ~ doing at least one photo for each week. The other squares can have paper, embellishments and/or journaling.
DOWNLOAD THE PDF of this BLOG POST.
Project 52 Support Group - **INSPIRATION LIST**
This is where I will try and keep track of any links, tips, etc that y'all post on the group that way we have a place to check (rather than scrolling through days and days of posts on the wall).
Journaling:
http://ohlife.com - OhLife sends you emails asking "How'd your day go?" All you have to do is reply to them, and you end up with a pretty neat journal of your days.
Free fonts - http://www.1001freefonts.com/, http://www.dafont.com/, http://www.urbanfonts.com/free-fonts.htm, http://www.fontsquirrel.com/
Cool Layouts:
Scrapbook-bytes P365/P52 Gallery
P365 Gallery from "Dottedwithdots"
Join www.digishoptalk.com and search "P52" in their layout gallery - a million great examples there!
P365 Gallery at Pickleberrypop
Template ideas:
****Page Builders for MMS by Albums to Remember
Project 2012 - January Templates by Connie Prince (Feb. coming soon!)
P52 Kits and Word Art:
All in A Day - P52 by Albums to Remember
P52 Template Set by Albums to Remember & Jen Scraps Desgins
All in A Day by Albums to Remember
Project 2012 by Connie Prince
Weekly tags by Kate Teague
A Day in My Life by Jen C Designs
Day by Day by Crisdam Designs
Everyday Life Weekdays by Lindsay Jane
Everyday Life Month Numbers by Lindsay Jane
Everyday Life Months by Lindsay Jane
Project 2012 by Libby Pritchett
My Project Year In Review by Captivated Visions
Journal Prompts and Words by Captivated Visions
Everyday Moments by Lindsay Jane
More Moments by Lindsay Jane
365 Days by Lisete
Little Moments Big Memories by The Ettes
A Day in My Life - Collection
Capture Life Series by Tracie Stroud
Places to Print:
www.shutterfly.com
persnicketyprints.com
thememoryboutique.net
Journaling:
http://ohlife.com - OhLife sends you emails asking "How'd your day go?" All you have to do is reply to them, and you end up with a pretty neat journal of your days.
Free fonts - http://www.1001freefonts.com/, http://www.dafont.com/, http://www.urbanfonts.com/free-fonts.htm, http://www.fontsquirrel.com/
Cool Layouts:
Scrapbook-bytes P365/P52 Gallery
P365 Gallery from "Dottedwithdots"
Join www.digishoptalk.com and search "P52" in their layout gallery - a million great examples there!
P365 Gallery at Pickleberrypop
Template ideas:
****Page Builders for MMS by Albums to Remember
Project 2012 - January Templates by Connie Prince (Feb. coming soon!)
P52 Kits and Word Art:
All in A Day - P52 by Albums to Remember
P52 Template Set by Albums to Remember & Jen Scraps Desgins
All in A Day by Albums to Remember
Project 2012 by Connie Prince
Weekly tags by Kate Teague
A Day in My Life by Jen C Designs
Day by Day by Crisdam Designs
Everyday Life Weekdays by Lindsay Jane
Everyday Life Month Numbers by Lindsay Jane
Everyday Life Months by Lindsay Jane
Project 2012 by Libby Pritchett
My Project Year In Review by Captivated Visions
Journal Prompts and Words by Captivated Visions
Everyday Moments by Lindsay Jane
More Moments by Lindsay Jane
365 Days by Lisete
Little Moments Big Memories by The Ettes
A Day in My Life - Collection
Capture Life Series by Tracie Stroud
Places to Print:
www.shutterfly.com
persnicketyprints.com
thememoryboutique.net
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Project 52 Support Group - Week 1 - FAQs & Page Builders
Hi Support Groupies!
Get out your coffee and doughnuts, this is a long post - I PROMISE to be more interesting and concise in the future. Don't quit on us now!
*Opening Clarification* - Many of us use My Memories software and spend half our lives on the MMS Facebook page. This "P52 Support Group" is **NOT** officially affiliated with MMS - although we will be using their fabulous SATURDAY P52 series as a big part of our inspiration, it's not the only part! We want you to post your P52 layouts in the group, but if you are following the P52 plan at MMS, PLEASE still post your P52 LOs to the MMS page, I know Lisa and Jess have worked hard putting that together. This group is here to help keep each other on track and to add extra inspiration and encouragement to the mix!! Hopefully we didn't confuse too many of you! You can do this group AND the P52 at MMS, you can do just this group or you can do just P52 stuff on the MMS page - whatever you want! Just know they aren't directly related.
I'd like to reiterate that if you are a designer, this is not the place to promo your products (aside from crediting the designer of your products in your layouts), you can use the MMS Facebook page or elsewhere to do so. Barb from "Albums to Remember Designs" has graciously offered to be our official sponsor and she will be doing different prizes and freebies throughout the year to help keep us inspired and motivated. If you would like to do a give-away or coupon for our group, please contact me at jengscraps@gmail.com to discuss where we could fit you in!
Okay. On to the good stuff!
Now that we've all confessed our addictions to one another (and decided that there is nothing to do but continuing enabling each other), we're ready to talk Project 52! I thought it would be good to start with some FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) in anticipation of what you may (or already have) asked about this group.
Q: What's a "P52" or "Project 52"?
A: Project 52 is an attempt to record a year in your life by taking at least one photo a week and then making one layout a week (or you could use the weekly photos and do a monthly two-page spread if you are pressed for time or ideas, or you could do a two page weekly spread... the sky's the limit!) which can be assembled at the end of the year as a visual journal of your 2012.
Q: Does my layout really HAVE to be from THIS week? This week was boring and nothing happened and my camera was broken...
A: That's too bad about your camera. And yes, the layout really does. (Okay, if you can't, you can't - but try!) If you don't have any photos, you can challenge yourself by doing a journalling page. I will do a feature later this year on alternative layout ideas (such as "Last Year This Week" using photos from exactly a year ago, or "Why I Was Thinking About Granny" with a photo and some journalling and why she was on your mind this week, "In the News This Week" where you talk about something you saw that affected you/interested you... etc.) No one promised this would be easy - that's why we have this group!
Q: Are there any rules for being in this group?
A: Yes. Mind your manners, always credit your designer if you can (it doesn't have to be Barb, you can post using any kit from anywhere) and please ONLY POST YOUR P52 LAYOUTS. If you have other lovely creations, continue posting them on the MMS Facebook page or other galleries. If you post a non-P52 LO here, I will contact you about it and it will probably be removed (unless it has special meaning to the group). Please try and keep most of your comments and posts related to the purpose of this group - our P52 projects. We don't want the page to get too busy with unrelated content, especially with there being so many of us in the group.
Q: Let's say it's February 12th. Can I still join?
A: Yes! There's nothing wrong with a P-45 Album. You could always just keep going until next February 12th if you want a full P-52 Album.
That's it for my opening post - not very inspirational was it... But it's important to make sure we are all on the same page so we can have a great year together making LOs! Tomorrow (Saturday), MMS will have their first P52 post which you can use (or not use) as inspiration. I will have another post soon with some ideas for getting started on your P52!
Also, an FYI - I am going to be starting a list of tips/links etc that YOU post in the group so we have a place of reference for them (since they tend to disappear down the wall so quickly). For instance, if you see a cool idea or layout somewhere else, post the link to the group and I will try and catch it and add it to our "Inspiration List" which will be an on-going, updated post on either my blog or Barb's.
*****
Lastly, a message from our sponsor - hehee : D
Not sure what to do for your first P52 layout? Here's an idea...
We are really excited about these because they are PERFECT for keeping up with your P52 Projects and for any time that you are short on time or short on inspiration. Many of you have asked in the past if templates for PS(E) can be used in MMS - to which the answer is... No. But Barb is one clever gal and spotted a way we could do something very similar in MMSv3. She invented.... PAGE BUILDERS! And because she is so generous, she put a free one in her store so you can try it out before buying the rest of the collection. Here is a LINK to that freebie.
Here's what it looks like before and after:
Questions?
Quick set of instructions (thanks to Jonyce):
Step 1: Add Template page to your project
Step 2: Click on a shape, the shape options will show up on the right.
Step 3: Click the Paper button.
Step 4: Select your paper.
Step 5: Repeat for all the shapes on the page
Step 6: Double-Click on a photo placeholder and add your photo.
Step 7: Repeat for all photos
Step 8: Save, export to JPEG, and share!
Robyn asked...
Jonyce said... You can do it 2 ways, "Create album from Designer Template" when you first open the program, or if you already have an album open you can go to the Insert Menu and select: "Add Other Template Pages"...then you can scroll down and find it in the list. (Page Builder 10-(Alb2Rem)
Barb said... When you open the album you want it in press "insert" on the top bar of your page, then choose "add other template pages", scroll down the list and you will see Page Builder Sampler, click on it and then add the pages. They should be in alphabetical order when looking at the template list. Make sure you clicked on the file once it was downloaded to instal it in your program.
DOWNLOAD THE PDF of this BLOG POST.
Get out your coffee and doughnuts, this is a long post - I PROMISE to be more interesting and concise in the future. Don't quit on us now!
*Opening Clarification* - Many of us use My Memories software and spend half our lives on the MMS Facebook page. This "P52 Support Group" is **NOT** officially affiliated with MMS - although we will be using their fabulous SATURDAY P52 series as a big part of our inspiration, it's not the only part! We want you to post your P52 layouts in the group, but if you are following the P52 plan at MMS, PLEASE still post your P52 LOs to the MMS page, I know Lisa and Jess have worked hard putting that together. This group is here to help keep each other on track and to add extra inspiration and encouragement to the mix!! Hopefully we didn't confuse too many of you! You can do this group AND the P52 at MMS, you can do just this group or you can do just P52 stuff on the MMS page - whatever you want! Just know they aren't directly related.
I'd like to reiterate that if you are a designer, this is not the place to promo your products (aside from crediting the designer of your products in your layouts), you can use the MMS Facebook page or elsewhere to do so. Barb from "Albums to Remember Designs" has graciously offered to be our official sponsor and she will be doing different prizes and freebies throughout the year to help keep us inspired and motivated. If you would like to do a give-away or coupon for our group, please contact me at jengscraps@gmail.com to discuss where we could fit you in!
Okay. On to the good stuff!
Now that we've all confessed our addictions to one another (and decided that there is nothing to do but continuing enabling each other), we're ready to talk Project 52! I thought it would be good to start with some FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) in anticipation of what you may (or already have) asked about this group.
...The FAQs...
Q: What's a "P52" or "Project 52"?
A: Project 52 is an attempt to record a year in your life by taking at least one photo a week and then making one layout a week (or you could use the weekly photos and do a monthly two-page spread if you are pressed for time or ideas, or you could do a two page weekly spread... the sky's the limit!) which can be assembled at the end of the year as a visual journal of your 2012.
Q: Does my layout really HAVE to be from THIS week? This week was boring and nothing happened and my camera was broken...
A: That's too bad about your camera. And yes, the layout really does. (Okay, if you can't, you can't - but try!) If you don't have any photos, you can challenge yourself by doing a journalling page. I will do a feature later this year on alternative layout ideas (such as "Last Year This Week" using photos from exactly a year ago, or "Why I Was Thinking About Granny" with a photo and some journalling and why she was on your mind this week, "In the News This Week" where you talk about something you saw that affected you/interested you... etc.) No one promised this would be easy - that's why we have this group!
Q: Are there any rules for being in this group?
A: Yes. Mind your manners, always credit your designer if you can (it doesn't have to be Barb, you can post using any kit from anywhere) and please ONLY POST YOUR P52 LAYOUTS. If you have other lovely creations, continue posting them on the MMS Facebook page or other galleries. If you post a non-P52 LO here, I will contact you about it and it will probably be removed (unless it has special meaning to the group). Please try and keep most of your comments and posts related to the purpose of this group - our P52 projects. We don't want the page to get too busy with unrelated content, especially with there being so many of us in the group.
Q: Let's say it's February 12th. Can I still join?
A: Yes! There's nothing wrong with a P-45 Album. You could always just keep going until next February 12th if you want a full P-52 Album.
That's it for my opening post - not very inspirational was it... But it's important to make sure we are all on the same page so we can have a great year together making LOs! Tomorrow (Saturday), MMS will have their first P52 post which you can use (or not use) as inspiration. I will have another post soon with some ideas for getting started on your P52!
Also, an FYI - I am going to be starting a list of tips/links etc that YOU post in the group so we have a place of reference for them (since they tend to disappear down the wall so quickly). For instance, if you see a cool idea or layout somewhere else, post the link to the group and I will try and catch it and add it to our "Inspiration List" which will be an on-going, updated post on either my blog or Barb's.
*****
Lastly, a message from our sponsor - hehee : D
Not sure what to do for your first P52 layout? Here's an idea...
We are really excited about these because they are PERFECT for keeping up with your P52 Projects and for any time that you are short on time or short on inspiration. Many of you have asked in the past if templates for PS(E) can be used in MMS - to which the answer is... No. But Barb is one clever gal and spotted a way we could do something very similar in MMSv3. She invented.... PAGE BUILDERS! And because she is so generous, she put a free one in her store so you can try it out before buying the rest of the collection. Here is a LINK to that freebie.
Here's what it looks like before and after:
(by Jonyce with Albums to Remember's "Pink Bliss")
More examples...
 |
| Christmas and Page Builder 12 (LO by Jonyce) |
 |
| Page Builders 14 and Winter Fun (LO by Jonyce) |
 |
| Page Builders 14 and Winter Fun (LO by Jonyce) |
 | ||
| Page Builder 13 and Family and Friends (LO by Jen Scraps) |
Questions?
Quick set of instructions (thanks to Jonyce):
Step 1: Add Template page to your project
Step 2: Click on a shape, the shape options will show up on the right.
Step 3: Click the Paper button.
Step 4: Select your paper.
Step 5: Repeat for all the shapes on the page
Step 6: Double-Click on a photo placeholder and add your photo.
Step 7: Repeat for all photos
Step 8: Save, export to JPEG, and share!
Robyn asked...
Jonyce said... You can do it 2 ways, "Create album from Designer Template" when you first open the program, or if you already have an album open you can go to the Insert Menu and select: "Add Other Template Pages"...then you can scroll down and find it in the list. (Page Builder 10-(Alb2Rem)
Barb said... When you open the album you want it in press "insert" on the top bar of your page, then choose "add other template pages", scroll down the list and you will see Page Builder Sampler, click on it and then add the pages. They should be in alphabetical order when looking at the template list. Make sure you clicked on the file once it was downloaded to instal it in your program.
DOWNLOAD THE PDF of this BLOG POST.
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