I have just completed my December Daily Album.... and it is 95% paper scrapped. I cannot even begin to describe how excited I am about this album, for so many reasons. I'm proud of myself that I've accomplished the first leg of a project that I am determined to follow though. But also, I'm excited to have jumped into a new creative aspect of scrapbooking.
I don't think that most people start digital and then go to paper, and I completely see why. Many times in creating even this small project, I wanted my digital options. I wanted to be able to move things around, to recolor, to try things and crop things... all of which just can't be done without wasting a whole lot of supplies. I find the biggest thing I miss (besides the undo button) is my brushes. I really found myself longing for them, which I think means I may have to invest in a few stamps... which totally scares me because ink is PERMANENT... LOL! The perfectionist in me balks at the idea of trying something so new that I can't erase, but the approach that I'm taking with this album is that the imperfection is beautiful... because it's mine. It represents the realism of me and my life and that's what this album is all about anyway.
I'll have pictures tomorrow... I'm dying to take them and share them now, but it's 11:16 pm and I loathe having to use a flash.
Having done this project, I have more ideas that I really would like to run with. What I find interesting is that I have NO desire whatsoever to paper scrap pages... only projects. I'm still mostly a digi-girl, but there is something very fulfilling and soothing about actually getting my hand dirty, if that makes any sense.
Similiar to the December Daily, I am planning an album for the week of Thanksgiving called "A Week of Gratitude". I've decided to use the Maya Road 7x4 Chipboard Album as my base and what I would like to do is create preliminary pages that can be filled out by my family during that week. I want to leave lots of journal space, for each of us to list the things we are grateful for, each day of the week. Not only do I think that this will be wonderful to look back on, but I also think that it's a wonderful lesson for the boys (and my husband and I need the reminder too!)
It's wonderful to be inspired again... and I know that I have no one but God to thank for that. The transformation that he's making in my life is amazing and that is also something that I want to share with all of you... but it's a long post, one that deserves more attention than I am capable of at midnight. So I will save that for Monday!
