Hi friends! I have a special post for you today! My friend Ellie Augustin and I decided to do a blog collab. We will each be sharing 5 tips on how to stay caught up on your pocket scrapbooking along with a giveaway!
Here are my 5 tips to stay caught up:
1. Use the Momento App. This app allows you to sync all your social media into one place. Personally, I tend to forget to use my journalling apps but I always post exciting or fun or memorable things to Facebook or Instagram. I also use some location based apps. With Momento, I can pull up any day and see the highlights. This jogs my memory about what I want to write and any pictures that I wanted to print out.
2. PRINT YOUR PICTURES. I feel like the most daunting task for me is to sit down and choose and edit my pictures. I try to sit down once a week and pick out the pictures I want to print. I put them on a folder on my desk top labeled with the week number. I also change the names of the pictures to the date. If I have several of the same date I'll do Nov1-1, Nov1-2, etc...
3. Slip your pictures and momentos into place. I go through and look at all my photos from the week once I have them printed then I choose a page protector. I slip everything into place and put it in my album. If I have a few minutes here and there, I will start working on my cards but at least I have everything in place.
4. Have your family help. Have an empty pocket? Ask your kids to draw their favorite memory from this week. Or grab a piece of schoolwork and cut it down to fit the pocket. Or take a minute and ask a family member a few of their favorites from this week.
5. Stop striving for Pinterest worthy. You heard me. I do it too. I want everything to look like it does on Pinterest. Guess what? I don't have time for Pinterest. I have time for maybe a card, a few lines of journalling, and maybe if we are lucky a sticker. That just has to be ok. What's important is the memories, not the matching enamel dots, washi, wood veneer, watercoloring, stamps, etc...
GIVEAWAY
I put together a small giveaway and Ellie has too! You should check out her giveaway too!
To enter:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Here are my 5 tips to stay caught up:
1. Use the Momento App. This app allows you to sync all your social media into one place. Personally, I tend to forget to use my journalling apps but I always post exciting or fun or memorable things to Facebook or Instagram. I also use some location based apps. With Momento, I can pull up any day and see the highlights. This jogs my memory about what I want to write and any pictures that I wanted to print out.
2. PRINT YOUR PICTURES. I feel like the most daunting task for me is to sit down and choose and edit my pictures. I try to sit down once a week and pick out the pictures I want to print. I put them on a folder on my desk top labeled with the week number. I also change the names of the pictures to the date. If I have several of the same date I'll do Nov1-1, Nov1-2, etc...
3. Slip your pictures and momentos into place. I go through and look at all my photos from the week once I have them printed then I choose a page protector. I slip everything into place and put it in my album. If I have a few minutes here and there, I will start working on my cards but at least I have everything in place.
4. Have your family help. Have an empty pocket? Ask your kids to draw their favorite memory from this week. Or grab a piece of schoolwork and cut it down to fit the pocket. Or take a minute and ask a family member a few of their favorites from this week.
5. Stop striving for Pinterest worthy. You heard me. I do it too. I want everything to look like it does on Pinterest. Guess what? I don't have time for Pinterest. I have time for maybe a card, a few lines of journalling, and maybe if we are lucky a sticker. That just has to be ok. What's important is the memories, not the matching enamel dots, washi, wood veneer, watercoloring, stamps, etc...
GIVEAWAY
I put together a small giveaway and Ellie has too! You should check out her giveaway too!
To enter:
Those are great tips!! My goal for 2015 is to catch up with my PL---I am so far behind, it's crazy! Just keeping it real! lol
ReplyDeleteYou can do it! I've stayed on top of 2014 but I still need to finish 2013 and 2012.
DeleteSo glad I spotted your tips, Ashley! Question: Do you crop & resize your photos during the edit before printing? Trying to learn to enjoy pocket scrapping here. :)
ReplyDelete~Bev
I do! I use the PicFrame app to either put 2 3x4 prints on a 4x6 or to do Instagram square prints.
DeleteI am most looking forward to finding a new job that I love!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reviving my blog as well, lol
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