it scrap{book}

i just about found time this month to get out my glue stick. i picked up some cute sticky notes at paperchase that are perfect for little accents on layouts and far too pretty for writing "get milk" on!

i'm thinking these might be the final pages for my florida scrapbook... even i am getting tired of looking at those beaches now. i really need to get out and take some pictures so i have something new to put with my pretty paper.

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september scrapbooking

i've finally had some time to add some pages to my scrapbook. i'm trying to cut down my enormous stash of scrapbooking supplies, so i'm telling myself that fiddling with bits of paper is a useful way to spend my time. how else am i supposed to keep it under control!

i've been trying to incorporate more patterned papers into my layouts. i love these floral designs from american crafts, i almost didn't want to cut them up. anyway, my album of our florida holiday is filling up nicely now. thank goodness for rainy english weekends.

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in my scrapbook

this month i've been continuing to fill up my florida album. i've been enjoying trying to make use of the "white space" in my scrapbook pages.

both of these are fairly quick to put together (unless you're like me and spend hours fiddling around, even with the most simple elements!).

and in case you're wondering, yes, my clock stopped years ago and i have never bothered to put a new battery in it. i just keep it on my windowsill, telling the wrong time, because it's pretty!

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going in my scrapbook

today i thought i'd share a couple of pages going into my scrapbook this month.

i'm loving my letter stickers at the moment, giving myself permission to stop hoarding, and start using them has been so liberating! on the second page i did i used 5 different fonts - woohoo!  lets hope i'm not crying when i only have v's and z's left in the packets.

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"project" project - scrapbooking

i only really see myself as a dabbler in the scrapbooking world. i have all the supplies but lack the time or the space to be at all productive. the time and effort it takes getting out all the materials doesn't seem worth it for a free hour here or there. however for my long weekend, i have allowed myself the indulgence of getting supplies out and leaving them out. two days surrounded by lovely papers and glue sticks and i only managed to pop out 4 pages! i'm obviously not as fast as i used to be, but i like to think it's quality, not quantity that matters.

i hope you're enjoying your weekend too whether it is a long or a short one.

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