Sunday, May 18, 2008

One down..

I don't know about you but i find the most time consuming bit about mini albums is the adding of photos and embellishments. The cover and the pages for me seem to always come together relatively easy though its the insides... they seem to take for ever. Though, iguess im talking from a production point of view. With work commitments I learnt very quickly that if i was going to get a project finished quickly that i was going to do the cover and the album pages first and then stick the photos and embellishments. Most of the time, as long as there was enough done to enable photographs, it was okay.. then as the pace slowed, i could go back and finish off..
It is a habit that i have fallen into now and desperately have to get out of. I miss the enjoyment of creating each page as i go, giving them each their own individual look and feel..
Anyway.. because if the way i have been doing these albums for Brisbane, I have left all the photo sticking in and embellishing until last.. and boy oh boy has it take some time!!
While i sit here rabbit on about nothing really, the final touches of glitz is drying off..
I know i promised some sneakies guys... though.. im sorry.. Greys Anatomy came on and i got distracted and plum forgot about glitzing.. I had hoped to get atleast one of the albums finished and snapped tonight.. though.. ~dramatic sigh~ im just going to have to wait until tomorrow now.
:(

While i think of it.. i will take a sneaky pic of the DT layout i have done too and some of the other things that i have completed over the last little while. Hopefully tomorrow there will be a bit of eye candy to make up for my huge delay.
For now though.. here is something that is heading over to America to CHA.


I've been working some on mt classes blog though have nothing to show for it.. in working, i mean.. thinking... and lots of it. Now, just to be able to channel all my thoughts into making something pretty and presentable so that i can start this little venture.

I cant believe the weekend is again over... why is it when you have so much to do and so many plans the time goes so quickly, though when you have nothing to do you find youself checking the clock to amke sure the batteries have not gone flat!?

Its been cold here all weekend and i have found that just the right opportunity to just potter away at my desk, hang with the kids and watch some movies and just get things organised here at my desk. Though.. even though i have accomplished everything i wanted to do this weekend (except for two of these books) there was still i wanted to do with the kids.. like play ps2 with Jamie. Play with Playdoh with Miranda and paint toenails with Kiera.
I wanna make some super duper cool critters like the girls made today!!!
(i will add some piccies in the morning)

I am not going to let the weekend pass next weekend without doing every one of the things that i missed out on today..
By then, those books will be in queensland! :)

7 comments:

Estivalia said...

that's a lovely book! I'm sorry you're having a tough time making them.

Actually, for me it's quite the opposite thing! Since my University is on strike I have nothing to do so I get bored here at home sometimes :(

Sandra Allan said...

Hi Honey, Its lovely to see you back again. :) Sorry to hear about your Uni Strike.. i hope its respolved quickly so that youre no longer bored.
It was not so much as a hard time making the albums as just time consuming... Though, dont get me wrong.. i love making mini albums! :D

Sandra Allan said...

Hi Honey, Its lovely to see you back again. :) Sorry to hear about your Uni Strike.. i hope its respolved quickly so that youre no longer bored.
It was not so much as a hard time making the albums as just time consuming... Though, dont get me wrong.. i love making mini albums! :D

Danielle Sheehan said...

Hey lovely lady,

I know what you mean about the mini albums, i started my first one last weekend and finished the cover (which i was very impressed with)and the 1st page. Now im stuck, or not bothered or dont have time to finish, LMAO!

Have a great day
Del xx

Louise said...

Hey Ill be able to see your creativity IRL in Brissy, how cool:)

Wish you were coming too!

Lou :)x

Wendy said...

Hey SJ! Just popping in. Gorgeous album, as always! How exciting for you -Scrapapple DT! Woo-hoo! You said you had exciting news, I never imagined that -YAY! Hope to catch up properly sometime soon!

miss~nance said...

Oh I so now what you are saying about adding the bits to a mini album. I have one that has had its paper on for over a week and havent got any further. Gotta get moving on it as its my sisters b'day pressie for next Friday......