by Tami Taylor

What’s a 5 year Journal?

That was my question when I first heard of it.  (Ok, my first question was “five years??” Stick with me, though, it’s relatively painless. I promise.) A five year journal is, just as it sounds, a journal you keep for five years. You write just one line every day, one minute of  your time – that’s all it takes. The fun part is that you record your one daily line in the same spot for five years, so where you chose to write your January 1, 2012 line is the same place you write your January 1, 2016 line.  This means that each year you get to see what you wrote the previous year(s).  That’s what I think the beauty of it is: seeing the comparison of the year’s entries. Here’s an example if I had done it for the past five years:

What is your number one goal this year?

January 1, 2008: Try to make Vegas feel more like ‘home.’ January 1, 2009: Lose weight, “had a baby” isn’t an excuse 2 years later. January 1, 2010: Keep new house cleaner than the last. January 1, 2011:  Be more involved at Zach’s school. January 1, 2012:  Spend more time playing with Keagan.

Getting Started

Step 1. Prompts or Self-Directed?

Do you want to write a line about the day as it occurs to you or would you like to have a little direction each day?  If you want to write a line without prompting, skip to the next step. I especially liked the idea of answering a question each day.  I can’t always think of what to write about my day but answering a simple question like “Did you go anywhere?” gives me a jump-start. Remember: choosing to go with questions doesn’t lock you in. I could answer that question of whether I went anywhere with something as short as “Just to work” or I could elaborate and write “No, I was sick with the flu that Austin gave me that Kyle gave him….” You can even disregard the question and just write what you’d like. The question is there to help you if you need a prompt to get writing. Because I liked the idea of using questions, I compiled a list of 365 questions for the year. Remember we’ll use the same 365 questions each year so we only need to worry about getting the questions the first year. Here are the questions for January and February.  Click on the links to open pdfs you can print or save to your computer. I’ll be back the middle of each month to share the next month’s list, my experiences, and a look at how my five year journal is coming along.

365 Questions – January

365 Questions – February

Step 2. Your “Journal”

Step 3. Start Journaling

Tami Taylor writes for Get It Scrapped!, teaches at Masterful Scrapbook Design and runs the new site for creative classes Creative Passion. She is the mom of a big family. Her favorite escapes are trying new recipes, scrapbooking, and all things TV and cinema. To learn more about Tami check out her blog, The Taylor Life.

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Hi, all,

Debbie here to fill you in on the changes going on at Get It Scrapped. They’re all aimed at making sure you can still access your previous purchases while moving ahead with a richer schedule of new classes.

Here’s a rundown of what’s going on:

New classes are moving.

I will no longer be offering classes taught by teachers other than myself at Get It Scrapped starting January 1st, 2012. There are three reasons for this: 1) Our classes and student population have outgrown the systems in place; 2) I’d like to get back to teaching rather than managing a busy classroom; and 3) I want to focus on Masterful Scrapbook Design.

4 brand new classes from Get It Scrapped teachers are slated for January, 2012 at CreativePassionClasses.com.

Masterful Scrapbook Design is staying here.

Much of my freed-up time will go to working more on Masterful Scrapbook Design. This model lets me both teach and work with a team of teachers that changes monthly to produce exceptional content in multiple formats: pdf workshops, video, audio, transcripts and interactive webinars. I love that we offer this for an affordable $12.50/month and that our membership keeps growing.

Over the last couple of weeks, Masterful has gotten a face lift that makes finding and accessing the materials in your library easier. And . . . we’ve launched the MSD Free Sampler Membership. Free members may attend (or access recordings of) one live webinar each month and receive two lessons (varying from gallery to focus lesson to seminar content). Sign up today and immediately get access to the sampler materials for all of 2012.

The Get It Scrapped blog is staying here.

We’ve built up a library of almost 500 articles with ideas and how-tos for making great-looking and meaningful scrapbook pages. All of these are staying right here and will be added to. Please keep reading!

Tami and Amy are still a part of the Get It Scrapped team.

Tami Taylor will continue to administer and teach at Masterful Scrapbook Design (even as she moves forward with Creative Passion Classes).

Amy Kingsford will continue to teach at Masterful Scrapbook Design and provide support and content development here at Get It Scrapped (even as she moves forward with her new site AmyKingsford.com).

You may still access your past classes.

ALL of the the classes you’ve purchased in the past are still accessible in the forums and the classroom. They will be available throughout 2012. All of the materials for these classes (including videos) are downloadable for saving on your computer. I am not going anywhere. I will still be here, answering email, providing support, and making sure you can access past classes.

Here’s where you can find our teachers in the new year.

Several of us will be teaching at Creative Passion Classes which is owned by Tami Taylor. The classroom is already up there and the forums are integrated. Say goodbye to the recent glitchiness with registration at Get It Scrapped, and say goodbye to logging into the forums separately.

• Debbie Hodge, Michelle Houghton, Amy Kingsford, Jana Morton, and Pattie Knox are moving to Creative Passion Classes with Tami Taylor. Click here to see our January/February classes. Click here to get on the mailing list.
• Amy Kingsford and Michelle Houghton have revamped and moved their own websites. Find them at AmyKingsford.com  and Scrapweaver.com . Both are adding fabulous new content weekly so add them to your reader list.
• Dina Wakley will be offering new classes at DinaWakley.com. Click here to sign up for Dina’s new mailing list.
• Katrina Kennedy will be offering new classes at Capture Your 365. Click here to sign up for Katrina’s mailing list.
• Tania Willis, Doris Sander, Sharyn Tormanen, and Paula Gilarde are at their blogs and may be offering their classes there.
• Tania Willis at What ‘chu talkin’ ’bout Willis?
• Doris Sander at {me}anderings
• Sharyn Tormanen at Live from Tormville
• Paula Gilarde at PaulaGilarde.com

We have some clearance sales.

All of Dina Wakley’s classes are discounted through year end. Note: Art Journaling 103/Composition and Color Techniques will not be offered at Dina’s new site in the future so this is your last chance to get this class.

Doris, Tania, Sharyn, and I have put together an E-book Bundle of 11 self-paced classes - available through December 31.

Thank you

Thank you so much for keeping us on your reading and learning list. Thank you for your purchases, your comments, your participation in the forums, and your emails. While some logistics are changing, ALL of us at Get It Scrapped are still involved in offering you resources for getting practical about getting creative. In upcoming months, I’ll be keeping you updated about everyone’s activities at their new teaching homes.

All best,

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2. Scrapbook Page Sketch: January 8, 2010
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By Katrina Kennedy

You open your computer and scroll through your photos and like most people, your hard drive is bursting at the seams with images you’ve taken. They are all special, meaningful and scrap-worthy.

It takes some thought and practice but you can do it.  Below are seven steps to help you along your way to taking control of your photos:

1. Shoot with intention

You’ve seen the mad snapping away at school events and soccer games. Before you click away, think about what you want to capture. Consider what it is in your frame.  Is your subject obvious? Have you eliminated extras?  Unless you are shooting a high speed, action sport that you’ll never witness again, consider adjusting the drive mode on your camera to take fewer photos per second. Change it when you have action you really want to grab.

2. Upload frequently

Get your photos off of your cards as fast as you can. Make it a habit to clear your card weekly or daily if you are a frequent shooter. The fewer photos you are handling with each upload, the easier managing them will be.

3. Delete with precision

When you upload, really look at your photos with a critical eye. If you have two that are virtually identical, delete one of them. Did you snap something that doesn’t mean anything to you and no one will love? Delete. This is difficult at first, but gets easier over time.

4. Keyword and tag every photo worth keeping

Give your photos a home and a name. Get them into a file system you understand and tag, tag, tag. Adding keywords can help you find your photos and when it comes to memory keepings, you’ll appreciate the saved time.  Consider tagging emotion, color, location, objects, and events.

5. Tag the people

Tag every person in every photo you take. Four people? Four tags. You’ll be glad when you need to find that special photo of Bobby from last year.

6. Mark your next action

Do you want to scrap a special story? Know it is a great photo to give to grandparents as a gift? Do you have photos you want to print?

Mark them accordingly. A quick star coded to your preference  can work– anything with 3 stars means print, 4 stars means scrap, 5 stars means grandparents. Or you could add keywords like print, scrap, or gift to find them easily when you get your print order together or have time to scrap.

7. Stick with a process

Create your system and stick with it! The more routine it becomes the easier dealing with the volume of photos becomes.

Katrina Kennedy is a photographer, teacher, author, and a mom. She is passionate about documenting the everyday moments of her life. Visit CaptureYour365 for ideas+inspiration+support for your everyday photography.

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By Doris Sander

If you’ve read Debbie Hodge’s recent article, “Tap the Power of ’3′ for Your Scrapbook Designs,” you know that three unifying elements can make a powerful statement on a scrapbook page.

Take a look at the layouts here as I share thoughts and ideas  for using the three points in the visual triangle to bring balance to your scrapbook page designs.

the visual triangle

 

If you’re unfamiliar with the visual triangle, imagine placing a transparency over a layout then finding three cohesive points on it that could be connected with a dry erase marker to form a triangle.  You may not have been aware of it, but your eye will subconsciously look for this completion in design.  Learning how to use this tool effectively in your own projects will make them more visually appealing to your viewers.

 

In Stephanie Howell’s layout, “Before,” the visual triangle formed by her three custom flowers is hard to miss as it frames the sweet photo of her girls.

“Sea Gifts” by Doris Sander for JBS Mercantile

I am a self-professed color triangle junkie.  I love to throw a wide variety of colors on my layouts and the color triangle is how I get them all to mesh and balance.

I chose my layout, “Happy Times,” to illustrate this point because it has several readily apparent color triangles.  See:

• the red one with the title, button, and flower;
• the blue one with the title, button, and photo;
• the yellow one with the sticker tab, button, and flower; and
• the green one with the photo mat, butterflies, and flower leaves.

I love creating this type of fun multi-colored layout.  It’s like all the elements are doing the happy dance across my page.

My next favorite visual triangle is the one involving text.  On “Depth of Field,” I’ve let my handwriting seemingly drift aimlessly down the page. In reality it is in three specific spots to provide harmony to a page that might otherwise feel disjointed.

3. the visual triangle made with shapes

Basic shapes can also work nicely in a visual triangle.  On “Star,” Dina placed a triangle of three buttons around her photo–and then she’s made an opposite-facing triangle created with the three yellow stars in her collage.  While these two triangles add stability to the design, they also serve the dual purpose of adding a bit of tension with the extra yellow strip at the top of the layout.

4. the visual triangle made with dimension

Be on the lookout for visual triangles on your pages and I guarantee you will love the results (and become addicted) once you start adding a few.

Doris Sander is a mother and teacher who currently calls Tennessee home.  She is the Director of Marketing for Jenni Bowlin Studios and has been published in Scrapbook Trends, Creating Keepsakes, BHG Scrapbooks Etc., Memory Makers, and Cards. You can see more of Doris’ work and learn about her classes on page design at her blog  {me}anderings.

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A look at the 20 most read articles at Get It Scrapped in 2010 shows us that you like articles with practical how-tos for memory keeping. The great thing is: that’s what we love writing! Thanks so much for your visits, links, class purchases, and Masterful Design subscriptions.

Our 20 most read articles in 2010

6 tips for using patterned paper on your backgrounds by Debbie Hodge

6 tips for getting started with copic markers by Michelle Houghton

Where scrapbook ideas come from: lesson #1 by Debbie Hodge

How to make a “photobooth” photostrip by Paula Gilarde

How to study scrapbook pages by others to get ideas for your own pages by Debbie Hodge

Understanding art journaling – 7 links to get you started by Debbie Hodge

Scrapbook your story #1: you now by Debbie Hodge

How to get accurate placement of stamped images by Sharyn Tormanen

How to draw a celtic knot pattern by Michelle Houghton

4 formulas for generating scrapbook page titles you’ll love by Debbie Hodge

Copic marker shading with printable flower by Michelle Houghton

10 ideas for placing scrapbook journaling on your page by Debbie Hodge

One month at a time: prompts for scrapbooking January by Tami Taylor

8 ideas for placing embellishments on the scrapbook page by Debbie Hodge

Make a sweet paper dress garland for spring by Trish Turay

5 tips for taking everyday life photos by Debbie Hodge

Scrapbooking past times: online resources for jogging your memory by Debbie hodge

6 ways to organize ribbon for scrapbooking by Amy Kingsford

Layer it on: ideas for making rich scrapbook pages with layers and collage by Debbie Hodge

Get the look: translate bohemian styles to your scrapbook pages by Debbie Hodge

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Have you ever wished there was a formula you could use to make awesome (and original) scrapbook pages quickly?

Would you like to understand why certain page designs work and how to make those kinds of pages yourself? Without sketches?

Would you just like to broaden your style or jumpstart your mojo?

I want to show you 12 approaches to designing great scrapbook pages. These are approaches I wish I’d had defined for me several years ago when I’d grown a tired of using sketches and was wondering how I could take my page designs to the next level. Back then, I spent a lot of time studying layout design, magazines, and online galleries. I spent a lot of time practicing and trying new things. In Building Pages, I not only define 12 “starters” (or approaches to the page) but I also show you the design underpinnings and implications of each. And . . . I show you multiple directions in which you could  go with each approach.

These pages all come out of the “Golden” page starter. Can you see what they have in common? In Building Pages you’ll learn about lots of starters including golden, shelved, spacious, blocked, divided, banded, and slanted.

You don’t have to be a graphic designer to do this

If you’ve taken any of my classes you know that I think we memory-keepers/scrapbookers/journalers are a smart bunch. I’ve continually found that students I’ve taught are motivated to learn skills and really understand techniques that will take their creations to the next level.

Another thing you’ll know about me if you’ve been around Get It Scrapped! is that I love merging the analytical and creative halves of my brain. I believe that when you break something down into its parts, you’ve got a place to begin that can take you to new places creatively.

It’s not about buying the latest products (those some goodies are nice), and it’s not about spending hours measuring and getting everything into place.

Rather, it’s about understanding what story you want to tell or what moment you want to capture and then making basic photo and product selections and applying solid design skills — to get you on your way to scrapbooking efficiently and beautifully.

A framework underlies the building of both simple garages and elaborate cathedrals. Why not use a good framework for beginning your scrapbook pages? The right foundation does not box you into something formulaic, but, rather acts as a starting place. It is often a springboard to making original layouts that present photos, title, journaling, and embellishments in an appealing design.

I just have to say in writing that this is by far THE BEST class I have ever taken, in person or online. Seriously. Debbie, I cannot tell you how awesome it is to finally understand WHY stuff looks good or doesn’t. I have always looked at things and knew they were wonderful but didn’t understand why. So making it happen for my own work was difficult. Now that I am starting to SEE what it is that makes things work, I am gaining a whole new perspective for art and my own creativity. I feel like you have given me my mojo back. I told my RGH (really great husband) that I was so excited that all I can think about is my next chance to scrap. That hasn’t happened in over a year. To say I am grateful is an understatement. I am so happy. You can’t even know how much I have gained from this. Thank you so much. – Mary Cody

Announcing a new approach to making scrapbook pages

In January, I developed 12 lessons around 12 ways to approach the blank canvas. I presented these to a big group of Get It Scrapped! regulars. The response was fabulous, and now I’ve taken it a step farther and added videos to go with each of the 12 written lessons. I’ve also gotten everything organized into one pdf — with starter diagrams and 23 sketches repeated in the back for quick reference.

The 12 different “page shapes” in Building Pages are not sketches: rather, they are starting points. In each lesson, you’ll learn about one page shape and how to use it in a variety of ways–making it your own and, always, ensuring good use of design principles. We’ll also take a look at what details can do for each shape. And—because we all like a sketch at least once in a while—every lesson includes an original page sketch with an accompanying digital layered template you can use in Photoshop Elements or Photoshop CS to make a digital page.

Debbie! IMHO, this is the only class I’ve ever taken that is an absolute MUST! I’ve always loved to scrap & have never had nearly as much time to do it as I’d like, but ever since this class started, it is the ONLY thing I want to do & I’m beginning to get aggravated that life is getting in my way!! I genuinely hate to see this class end . . . this experience has been PHENOMENAL!! I can’t say often enough or loudly enough how delighted I’ve been with every single aspect of Building Pages. -Dee Pounds

Here’s how Building Pages works.

As soon as you register, you’ll receive download links for the following:

• 12 lessons all in one (140-page) indexed pdf. Starter diagrams and page sketches are repeated in appendices for easy reference.
• 23 page sketches with 23 layered templates for use in Photoshop Elements or CS. Twelve of these sketches/templates are only available in this class, while variations of the additional 11 sketches have been shared in the Get It Scrapped forums over the last two years.
• 12 video lessons to accompany each written lesson. The videos are in mpeg4 format and may be viewed in your web browser or downloaded and saved to your computer for viewing in Quicktime on macs and pcs.
• NOTE: This class is for both digital and paper scrapbookers. Additionally, we focus on the square (12″x12″) canvas.

The amount of work and thought that Debbie put into each lesson is incredible. The quality is superb! What a treasure we have now. I printed it and saved it in a binder. Thanks so much. It has improved my scrapping immeasurably. And did I mention-it’s been great FUN!!!! -Chris Rickert

Do you need more details?

Lesson 1 Blocked

Learn about making pages that have a “blocked” design. These pages have an obvious underlying grid structure.  Begin with a grid and move to using variations.

Lesson 2 Golden

Make pages that incorporate a rectangular inner canvas upon a square canvas. The principles are based upon the idea of the “golden” ratio and its implications for appealing design.

Lesson 3 Spacious

Design a page that includes generous and “active” white space.

Lesson 4 Foundations

Explore the idea of foundations–of that first layer or first organizing element that you begin your page with. Understand the variety of ways you can create foundations for your page.

Lesson 5 Teeter Totter

Make asymmetrically-designed pages that are well balanced.  Understand guidelines that help you sense when you’ve achieved visual balance.

Lesson 6 Layers

Take an approach to the blank canvas that incorporates layers. Understand the implications for white space,  materials, meaning, and mixing patterned papers–then make your own layered pages.

Lesson 7 Shelved

This lesson builds on what you’ve been practicing in previous lessons and takes a very specific approach to design: put your elements on a “shelf.” Use the analogy of a fireplace mantelpiece and master arranging elements for balance, flow, and emphasis.

Lesson 8 Banded

Arranging your photos in a strip or a band and then using the remaining space on the canvas for journaling and title is a page foundation that is easy to use AND that provides lots room for variations.

Lesson 9 Divided

This lesson’s starting point is a “divide.”  Begin by dividing most or all of your page either horizontally or vertically and then (this is important) make that dividing line key to your design balance and impact.

Lesson 10 Slanted

You can use lines in your layouts to elicit an emotional response. A diagonal line is action. It’s a line on the move, and it can add interest and energy to your pages. Make a page designed on a diagonal.

Lesson 11 “L”s and “T”s

Squares and rectangles are probably the most common geometric shapes you encounter.  You can use the building block of rectangles–the right angle-as the basis for page design.

Lesson 12 Circling

Circles are eye-catching, fun to work with, and freighted with meaning. They are associated with unity, wholeness, and infinity, as evidenced by expressions like “circle of life,” “circle of friends,” and “circling the wagons.”  Let’s take a look at some ways to make circles an important part of your page design.

If you’re ready to starting “Building Pages” this week . . .

you’ll get a terrific deal on the class. Through July 2nd, the entire “Building Pages” class is $42. On July 3rd, the class price goes up to $54.

Click on the button below to purchase Building Pages for $42 today
(as of 6/22 10pm ET — class is *almost* but not quite ready – so you can’t put it in your cart yet)

If you took the earlier version of Building Pages in February, you can upgrade to this version for $10 through July 2nd — you’ll need the coupon code over in the old class forums. (That link is only going to work if you took the class before AND if you’re logged into the forums.)

What if you don’t love Building Pages?

Test drive the materials for 30 days and see how you feel about the scrapbook pages you make as a result. I think you’re going to find that the information is solid: the starters show you not only where to begin but provide a number of possible directions for proceeding; the sketches and templates give you a quick way to get pages made and understand the design even more.

If you don’t agree, let me know within 30 days of your purchase. I’ll be very happy to refund your money, and we’ll still be friends.

I’ve found myself looking at layouts, whether it be in a magazine or in a gallery and actually SEEING the various foundational designs that we’re learning under Debbie’s instruction. And I, too, am chomping at the bit every spare second to do a layout, and a meaningful one at that!! – Cheryl McCain

When can you start?

You’ll receive access to all materials within a few minutes after payment. A confirmation email will have download links for everything–there’s no waiting for access to a private forum and tracking down individual lessons.

I’m very excited about the information in Building Pages. If you are too, please click the button to get your materials today at the early bird price of $42.

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by Debbie Hodge

This is number 7 in an 11-part series full of ideas for making scrapbook pages about yourself.

consider yourself: work

Without labor nothing prospers.  -Sophocles

It could be paid employment, personal gardening, home keeping, raising children, volunteering or any number of things, but almost every one of us does some work. For many of us work is a central part of our lives and even our identity. Why not get it in your scrapbook? As soon as you begin scrapping your work, others around you will probably have a new respect for all that you do that they’d never suspected.

approaches for scrapbooking work

While the following are written in the language of “jobs” and “employment” you can apply any of them to other work you do — whether it’s being a parent or a volunteer or keeping a home or creating a garden.

• Create a layout that is an overview of the many types of work you’ve done and/or jobs you’ve had. You could use a time-line or resume format.
• Convey the sense of one occupation or work on a layout.
• Use “dash facts” or bulleted items to cover lots of topics in a limited space.
  -tell about what you do, your job title
  -List boss, coworkers, employees
  -note hours and relevant details about the daily schedule or routine
  -include address, commute route, lunch destinations
  -add details like pay, cost of commute, raise history
• Scrap a page that’s a “day-in-the-life” at work.
• Use a day-planner format to note what you did hour-by-hour on one particular day. Trust that the essence of the job will come through via this detailed example.
• Scrapbook a specific project, accomplishment, or task. Include journaling and/or photos that reveal:
  -what the task was
  -the “before” situation
  -how you did the work, including approach, what went well, what was a problem
  -the end result
  -your feelings about your work on this project.
• Scrap about the importance of work in your life.
• Scrapbook your work done at home:
  -what is your approach to house work?
  -what do you see as your main responsibilities? what are your priorities with regard to housework?
  -what is the work that no one realizes you do?
  -what are the extras you do (are you an especially good cook, party thrower, taxi driver)? 

  
  

  
  

Beginning with three photos from a business trip, I started digging for more to put on the page -- and to trigger memories. I found a version of my resume on my hard drive, the negatives from my company head-shot in a box of really old photos, and then I looked around the web for a logo since this company is no longer in existence under this name. The biggest memory trigger turned out to be these aerial shots of where I worked and my commute route from Google Street Maps.

priming the engine: ask yourself this about work.

Give quick answers to the following and then jot down ideas for pages. If an item doesn’t seem relevant or even interesting, skip it.

• first job I ever held
• shortest job I ever held
• longest job I ever held
• hardest job I ever did
• easiest job I ever did
• work I wish would go away
• work I can’t get enough of
• work I never expected to do
• work I dream of one day doing
• pages about work I could do

think about it: quotations on work

• God sells us all things at the price of labor.  -Leonardo da Vinci
• Nothing got without pains but an ill name and long nails.  -Scottish Proverb
• We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies.  Very few people can endure much leisure.  -Gerald Brenan
• Without labor nothing prospers.  -Sophocles
• What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us.” –Julia Cameron
• Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.” –Albert Camus
• The harder I work the more I live.” –George Bernard Shaw
• Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results.” -James Allen
• Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard –Colin Powell
• If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it all to themselves. –Lane Kirkland
• I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. –Thomas Jefferson
• Monday is a lame way to spend 1/7 of your life.  -Author Unknown
• If you have a job without any aggravations, you don’t have a job.  -Malcolm S. Forbes
• I’ve met a few people in my time who were enthusiastic about hard work.  And it was just my luck that all of them happened to be men I was working for at the time.  -Bill Gold
• Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.  -Confucius
• More men are killed by overwork than the importance of this world justifies.  -Rudyard Kipling
• By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.  -Robert Frost
• When I go into the garden with a spade, and dig a bed, I feel such an exhilaration and health that I discover that I have been defrauding myself all this time in letting others do for me what I should have done with my own hands. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

write it: journaling prompts

Complete these prompts for a current job and/or one in your past.

• The first person I speak to when I get to work is _____.
• My commute to work entails ______.
• I’d really love my work if it weren’t for _____.
• The item I use most in my work is _____.
• I got this job by _____.
• On my lunch break I _____.
• I’ve personalized my workspace with _____.
• One of the perks of my job is _____.
• My favorite part of my work is _____.
• It’s hard to explain this part of my work to others: _____.
• I worry about _____ at work.
• My favorite person at work is _____.
• I’m especially good at this aspect of my work: _____.

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by Trish Turay

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Sketch #30 by Paula Gilarde

You can find a new sketch every Friday in the Get It Scrapped Sketch Gallery.

Check out this fun double-page sketch that comes to us from Paula this week!  Tons of space for more than a handful of full-sized 4×6 photos and a some room left over to say a little something too!

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1. Scrapbook Page Sketch and Template: January 29, 2010
2. Scrapbook Page Sketch: November 5, 2010
3. Scrapbook Page Sketch: April 09, 2010

Hi There! My name is Amy Kingsford and I have lived all of my life in Northern Utah. I am married to the funniest man I have ever met and am a mother to two very silly, but beautiful little boys, who inspire most of my scrapbook pages!

I first became interested in scrapbooking at a very young age, as I would make memorabilia collections of my favorite sports stars and my Hollywood crushes (and I am embarrassed to admit that I still have most of them….the books I mean…ok, some of the crushes too!) By the age of 17, my tools had switched from construction paper and crayons to a more conventional form of scrapbooking and I soon became obsessed with patterned papers, stickers and decorative scissors. I have been going strong now for ten years, preserving the memories of my families’ lives and learning from fabulously talented people along the way!  My tools and techniques continue to change over the years but my passion for memory keeping remains the same.

After becoming involved in the wonderful online community that Debbie has created here at Get It Scrapped, I soon found myself venturing into the new and exciting worlds of Art Journaling, Photography, Photo Editing, Digital Scrapbooking and more! I have met some of the most wonderful women here and have learned more than I had ever thought possible! I look forward to meeting each and every one of you, because I know there is so much we can learn from each other!

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