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derianandalexasmom
BucketHead
PeaNut 312,769
April 2007
Posts: 634
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Loc: northeast pa
 |  Posted: 1/26/2013 6:03:39 PM
Ok, so I'm working on my son's soccer album and I think I came up with something new to get done more efficiently and was wondering if anyone else has ever tried this.
It seems more like an assembly line way of doing things---first I sketched out all the pages, then I put together all the pages--pictures and paper only, now tonight (and probably tomorrow) I'm going to go through them and embellish, title and journal them all.
So far, I've done 12 pages in three nights--plus 2 days of finishing them--so 5 days and 12 layouts done!!
It seems like it'll be less digging, and less of a mess. Anybody else try this with any success? So far, I like this new approach--we'll see. | |
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irishscrappermom8
AncestralPea
PeaNut 220,508
August 2005
Posts: 4,540
Layouts: 52
Loc: IL
 | Posted: 1/26/2013 6:21:36 PM
I belong to Club Scrap and they've been doing ALSB (assembly line scrapbooking) with their kits for awhile now. There would be directions on how to use the monthly kit to make about 12 pages. It was really great because I'd just do that and add photos later. It really comes in handy when I didn't care for a kit. Once it was cut up and photos added it was all good.
If you like sketches check out the page maps website. She releases (free) sketches every month. 12x12, 8.5x11, cards etc. she also has an archive of past sketches. I print them out and put them in a binder and take it with me when I go to crops.
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butterfly247
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 241,625
January 2006
Posts: 2,092
Layouts: 38
Loc: PA
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pennyscraps
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June 2006
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Loc: Lone Star State
| Posted: 1/26/2013 7:02:50 PM
It seems more like an assembly line way of doing things---first I sketched out all the pages, then I put together all the pages--pictures and paper only, now tonight (and probably tomorrow) I'm going to go through them and embellish, title and journal them all.
Yes, yes, I work in ASSEMBLY fashion. MUCH, MUCH faster, IMO, and also more enjoyable, as each "stage" of a LO requires a groove and when I am in that groove it is easy to stay IN that groove. |
Penny
That's QUEEN Paper Pea to you!
2012: 132 12x12 pages completed, 25 Project Life weeks completed!!
2011: 165 12x12 pages completed, 1 December Daily album
2010: 125 12x12 pages completed, 31 8.5x11 pages completed, 1 December Daily album | |
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cristi_ann
AncestralPea
PeaNut 302,923
March 2007
Posts: 4,145
Layouts: 47
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA.
| Posted: 1/26/2013 7:04:12 PM
i do this alot with art journaling - do a bunch of backgrounds... then work through the pages, layer by layer, alternating between them... |
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polkadotrentz
PeaNut
PeaNut 345,978
November 2007
Posts: 415
Layouts: 11
 | Posted: 1/26/2013 7:10:32 PM
I've done this off and on for years...I agree, once you get in that groove it's so much easier, you get so much done and then add embellishments later after the pics are added  | |
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LonR
Jeepers PEApers
PeaNut 380,304
June 2008
Posts: 2,504
Layouts: 88
 | Posted: 1/26/2013 8:11:53 PM
No, but now I want to try! I used to do 3 or 4 LOs in a row with the same kit or a collection but it didn't occur ro me to try it this way. TFS! |
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chrispeas
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
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March 2006
Posts: 8,769
Layouts: 8
Loc: Beautiful South Orange County, CA
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mebarnet
I am not the Pea you are looking for
PeaNut 434,276
August 2009
Posts: 7,484
Layouts: 8
Loc: Tarpon Springs, Florida
 | Posted: 1/26/2013 9:13:59 PM
I have been doing something like this for about 2 years now. I tend to make the layouts first. Then add photos, then add the embellishments and journaling.
Other than making things much faster for me it is also better for clean up since I don't have everything out at once. |
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mamagidget
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September 2012
Posts: 341
Layouts: 16
| Posted: 1/26/2013 9:42:44 PM
I just started doing this...and I love it. Particularly because I can do the layout and get the pictures on pretty quickly...and then spend more time on the embellishing, which is the really fun part!
I find I'm more productive this way, and its more conducive to the small chunks of time I have for scrapbooking. | |
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krispin41
PeaFixture
PeaNut 93,695
July 2003
Posts: 3,847
Layouts: 124
Loc: Do you know the way to San Jose?
 | Posted: 1/26/2013 9:53:40 PM
I like to do this too. I've used the SEI Albums in a box as well for quick projects too, made for a perfect gift once I popped the pictures in too. |
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SuPeaNatural
PeaAddict
PeaNut 412,905
February 2009
Posts: 1,643
Layouts: 5
Loc: Queensland, Australia
| Posted: 1/26/2013 9:59:20 PM
I often work this way if I have a lot of pages to get through. It works well for me. Sometimes I do the sketches and all the cutting out one day, then all the assembly the next day.
I alos have a heap of page packs made up and this helps speed up the process too. No wasting time searching for paper that matches the cardstock, I've already packaged it. |
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pennyscraps
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PeaNut 266,613
June 2006
Posts: 10,476
Layouts: 102
Loc: Lone Star State
| Posted: 1/26/2013 10:22:16 PM
No, but now I want to try!
You really must! I match paper and pictures, then grab sketches, then assemble the paper and photos onto the layout together. Then, I have a big stack to go back and title and journal and embellish. I tend to title and journal together, then embellish and hand sew after that.
Love working in batches!! |
Penny
That's QUEEN Paper Pea to you!
2012: 132 12x12 pages completed, 25 Project Life weeks completed!!
2011: 165 12x12 pages completed, 1 December Daily album
2010: 125 12x12 pages completed, 31 8.5x11 pages completed, 1 December Daily album | |
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IScrapCrap
PeaAddict
PeaNut 570,639
October 2012
Posts: 1,036
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Loc: pea formerly known as GIPfunny
| Posted: 1/26/2013 11:53:53 PM
I start out by organizing photos by date and putting in sheet protectors, picking a sketch, then papers. I put my layouts in labeled letter trays to remind me what needs done next; circuit, find page title, journaling, find date (random heritage pages). So when my son is at preschool I can pull out the circuit, cut a bunch of stuff and assemble when he goes to bed.
It works great because I usually don't have a big amount of time to do an entire page in one sitting. It helps me stay focused one doing just one thing. | |
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derianandalexasmom
BucketHead
PeaNut 312,769
April 2007
Posts: 634
Layouts: 0
Loc: northeast pa
| Posted: 1/26/2013 11:54:18 PM
Glad to see it works for others!!! I'm gonna have to do this more! Wish I thought of it sooner. | |
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*Delphinium Twinkle*
I'm just a pea:)
PeaNut 163,613
August 2004
Posts: 68,289
Layouts: 236
Loc: *Sunny Southern California*
 | Posted: 1/27/2013 12:22:55 AM
I work like this for albums.
I can get a 20-30 page album done in less than 5 days if I do |
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