I am a big admirer of Karla Dudley. She makes the most beautiful layouts, paper, digi and hybrid. I like to recreate her classy details. I don`t always manage, but I really love the layouts I lift from her. And she is the only one I lift from. If you havn`t visited her blog – you should:  Karla`s blog

Now – back to my missing memory card – I had to scan my layout. Man – did I regret making this a 12×12. I have never tried scanning this size. Always use my camera. Working this out in PSE took some time. ( A lot of time). And it was not so successful. But, here it is:

Playing the harmonica at grandpa`s yesterday.

 I have spent a lot of time cleaning my work space lately. I have finished reducing my embellishment, and I am very satisfied with how that turned out. I started to do the same with my paper: one stack to give away and one to keep. It was so easy and in the end the stack to keep was…small. BUT…I wasn`t able to give it up. Not my paper – I love my paper, every one of them.

The last batch of paper to organize...

Now I have it organized in the main colors, red, brown, green…and flowers, dots and strips. Lets see how that works. At least, for a while, I will remember what I have in storage. I had one more brilliant idea. In Stacy Julians class last summer I learned how to make quick 1 up scrapbook mini album. I love doing them.  I guess I will be making some mini albums in the months ahead since I am about to start sorting my photos in February.

Cutting the 12x12 into 4x6, ready for mini albums.

I also used punches to cut some circles and shapes of matching paper. I thought this was a good idea. I need some better storage for them but that has to come later on. Used some ordinary cheap paper protectors and stapled rooms to keep them steady inside.

Now I better spend my 15 min cleaning. I have to go to bed at a decent hour since it looks like I have one of this days at work tomorrow – working alone…

 This was supposed to be a 5 x 8.5 album. They couldn`t be found in Norway. I could have used any album, but with the quality of this old photos that would be bad. So  I used a 4 x 6 one up album. It turned out quit well.

Playfull

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In August we did several of this cute photo albums. It is fast and fun and get the photos and the story into the albums and out of the way. This one is from our homecoming from Viva Bahia last year.
We are packed and ready to go home. Maybe not so ready…but packed. Still four hours until the bus leave for the airport in Palma and we plan to enjoy those hours left. Grandma can not wait to get home to Elin and Kristian. She just left to spend some time at the beach before we go home.

…before going to bed I always search my favourite blogs. Sometimes that takes me in to the early morning and that’s the bad thing. The rest is my pleasure. I was so happy to find out that Kolette Hall has gone blogging. I am so looking forward to follow her input in the world of blogging.

I have finished one more mini scrapbook for my BPS class. This one is all about a summer day in young baby Kristian`s life.

Mini scrapbook about Kristian`s day of July 16 2008.

Grandma says he plays like a BOY...is that a good thing ?

….for StacyJulian’s August gallery. This is such a smart way to handle all photos piling up. I can`t scrap them all and I am not able to keep them all in the computer. I just have to see them on print. Not all of them, but sometimes I just need to see the prints. Making mini albums this way is so much faster and simpler than making them from scratch.

How to do this? Just buy a cheap 4×6 single page album. Put the photos inside and put the text and the stash you want on the pages left blank. It is so simple and cute. I had my vacation photos from 1994 that I never put in an album. I picked a few and put inside the album and put the rest in the trash. Now it is done.

I painted the whith greyes cover...

The first paper I got ...a long time before I was able to use paper.

I used a text stamp when I hade few words to tell.

When there was nothing to say I used stamped letter.

With a long story I used the same stamp all the way down.

And for the fun...a little paint and stamps

I have been thinking about that today. Stacy Julian “Have more fun” class have a fun concept I have trouble grasping. Bobble gum, piggy tales,funky colors, flip flops and summer season. Ok, that sounds fun. The only thing on this list I posses is bobble gum. Boy…do I have bubble gum. Summer fun…OK, for me summer is all about work…and work….and no flip flops. And I have no humor.

Anyway, I am enjoying myself with Stacy`s happy colors and good ideas. This first week we got to make a mini album using 4 PP`s and a ribbon.  I have to admit that I used 4 papers I was having trouble using, but I finished my mini album.

I am showing it up side down so you can see my cool tags.:) It says BOYS flying.

Even grandpa Ansgar loves to play. I have posted some more on my flicre.

In this class we got something called wacky Wednesday. I have no idea what that is all about. I just made a scrap lift and I have to admit that it`s nothing wacky about it….I hope.

I made another 12×12 and I am so happy about this one.  It is a little hard to understand that it is almost 30 years since I carried this boy up to the same alter. Someone have been doing something right for him to deserve this beautiful bride.