Scrapbook inspiration

A friend sent me a link to this blog, and I've spent the past couple of days reading it. The funny thing is, her style is very different from my own, yet I still found quite a bit of inspiration. Especially her attention to journaling.

I have always thought that journaling was not very necessary, as my pictures tell enough of a story, but sometimes I look back at some of my books, and wish that I could remember more detail - I think that will only get worse as I age, and more kids are added to the mix.

So I vow to have at least one journal entry for every 3rd spread.

Also, she has started a stash diet - a plan to complete so many pages using existing supplies before purchasing any more (excepting adhesives - really hard to mount pictures or paper without that). Considering Monte bought me a new scrapbook tote for my birthday, and I still can't fit all my papers in there, I think it may be time. So starting January 1, my goal is to complete Isaac's scrapbook through his third birthday (about 26 pages) before buying new supplies. I'll even try working on Audrey's new book, too. I think I'll shoot for 24 pages in her book, so that I have an even 50 pages.

So with that in mind, remember that my diet does not begin until the new year, and I am not forbidden from accepting gifts of supplies during my diet :)