christmas in july
Personally, I think Christmas music is appropriate all year round. Recently, my Christmas playlist is what you can hear in my home office. Helps me get in the mood for all the holiday-related stuff I'm creating (we're working on our December issue of the magazine).
It's at least 110 degrees outside, but I recently finished a handful of Christmas card designs (and yet also thinking about getting in the pool with my kids later this afternoon). A little strange? Of course. But after 10 years of working in publishing, I've gotten used to working on the opposite season than what's outside my door.
While I was in card mode, I did a couple of baby congrats cards (a cousin just had a baby girl and a neighbor just had a baby boy). Wanted to try out my new tag curler from Making Memories. Love it.
It curls the metal accent (also from MM) around the ribbon. How cute is that? The cards took like 2 minutes to make. I love quick. Speaking of quick, I'll quickly answer a few more of your questions:
[ square punch ]
"Keatingdeirdre" asked about using a square punch for my pictures. No, I did not use a square punch on the 4th of July layout that I posted. I cropped them to size in Photoshop (they're 2" x 2") and then put these small images onto 4" x 6" canvases (still in Photoshop), which I then uploaded to Costco for printing. When I trimmed the prints, I simply left a skinny, white edge around each little picture. No matting needed. PS - I don't own a square punch.
[ current scrapbooking ]
Sue asked if the magazine only accepts submissions with more current pictures, and she was surprised that I was "behind" in my scrapbooking. First of all, I hope no one is adding stress to their life with the "I've got to be caught up" mentality in scrapbooking. It's not about everything being totally documented from your life and your children's lives. The fact that you're doing anything at all is terrific. And the order in which you do your pages is entirely up to how you want to prioritize and how you're able to manage your time.
I'll soon be sharing more about my system & my entire scrapbooking process (it seems there are a LOT of questions on this subject). But in the meantime, I'll tell you that I do NOT work exclusively with current pictures. I still have layouts from a few years ago that I'd like to do, and I occasionally work on family history stuff and other projects as well. But the "randomness" of how I work is actually pretty organized. Like I said ... I'll be sharing more on this, and how I manage it all.
[ CHA ]
Yes, I will be attending CHA in Chicago next weekend. If any of you are going to be there, please stop by and say hi! I'll be in the Advantus booth (promoting the Lisa & Becky line) on Friday 10am - noon. I'll be in the CKMedia booth from 3 - 5pm that same day (promoting my new Sketches book). I'll also be in the CKMedia booth again on Saturday from 11 - 1.
It's at least 110 degrees outside, but I recently finished a handful of Christmas card designs (and yet also thinking about getting in the pool with my kids later this afternoon). A little strange? Of course. But after 10 years of working in publishing, I've gotten used to working on the opposite season than what's outside my door.
While I was in card mode, I did a couple of baby congrats cards (a cousin just had a baby girl and a neighbor just had a baby boy). Wanted to try out my new tag curler from Making Memories. Love it.
It curls the metal accent (also from MM) around the ribbon. How cute is that? The cards took like 2 minutes to make. I love quick. Speaking of quick, I'll quickly answer a few more of your questions:
[ square punch ]
"Keatingdeirdre" asked about using a square punch for my pictures. No, I did not use a square punch on the 4th of July layout that I posted. I cropped them to size in Photoshop (they're 2" x 2") and then put these small images onto 4" x 6" canvases (still in Photoshop), which I then uploaded to Costco for printing. When I trimmed the prints, I simply left a skinny, white edge around each little picture. No matting needed. PS - I don't own a square punch.
[ current scrapbooking ]
Sue asked if the magazine only accepts submissions with more current pictures, and she was surprised that I was "behind" in my scrapbooking. First of all, I hope no one is adding stress to their life with the "I've got to be caught up" mentality in scrapbooking. It's not about everything being totally documented from your life and your children's lives. The fact that you're doing anything at all is terrific. And the order in which you do your pages is entirely up to how you want to prioritize and how you're able to manage your time.
I'll soon be sharing more about my system & my entire scrapbooking process (it seems there are a LOT of questions on this subject). But in the meantime, I'll tell you that I do NOT work exclusively with current pictures. I still have layouts from a few years ago that I'd like to do, and I occasionally work on family history stuff and other projects as well. But the "randomness" of how I work is actually pretty organized. Like I said ... I'll be sharing more on this, and how I manage it all.
[ CHA ]
Yes, I will be attending CHA in Chicago next weekend. If any of you are going to be there, please stop by and say hi! I'll be in the Advantus booth (promoting the Lisa & Becky line) on Friday 10am - noon. I'll be in the CKMedia booth from 3 - 5pm that same day (promoting my new Sketches book). I'll also be in the CKMedia booth again on Saturday from 11 - 1.
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9 Comments:
My, my, Becky, you busy bee!! :)
Just a quick "hi!"
Have a wonderful time in Chicago.
We'll see you at Jonathan's blessing!
Much love,
Melinda
I will be at CHA and I can't wait to meet you!!!!
One of our favorite family traditions is playing Christmas music starting September 1st! Now that we married and on our own my mom still calls early on the first and plays us Andy Williams "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"! Christmas music makes everyone happy!
Randomness is organized. Sounds a bit familiar in this house. : )
amy s in nd
So hoping you will share some of your Christmas card designs!
Well, you're just experiencing what it's like to have Christmas Down Under :)
Becky,
This is my first time posting here, and I want to say Thank You for being such an inspiration to me. You are an awesome scrapbooker, person, and as for everything that I can tell Mother and Wife. You are inspiring. Not to mention your words are always cheerful and uplifting. So, thank you.
I saw that you said that you will be at CKU Kansas City in October? I didn't see that on the CK website. . .is it sold out? I have never been to CKU, but I would love to meet you.
Thanks,
Bekah
HI Becky,
I enjoy your blog...thanks for sharing your life with us! :)
A question about your use of Photoshop and the 2x2 pics. That sounds so good to me but I cannot figure out how to use my Photoshop Elements to save my life. Where did you learn to use it? Are there any good online tutorials that would help with what you described?
thanks!
Hey Becky,
How awesome it was to meet you. I still can not believe it. You were so fun to talk and visit with. You are truly an inspiration to people everywhere, not just to us scrapbookers. I hope our paths cross again and I wish you much continued success in all that you pursue.
Your New Friend from Slidell, Louisiana.....Deborah Walls
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