The "Get Caught Up" Challenge!

EmberNevill · **The "Get Caught Up" Challenge!**

This was actually Amy's idea... but she asked me to post it.. I think it sounds like a GREAT challenge! Its in the April issue of Creating Keepsakes on page 81 if you have it!

The article says "Scrapbook 100 pages tonight!" But Im thinking more like a week. LOL Us moms gots things we gots to DO! LOL Ive giving you heads up now... so that you can get those pictures ordered and get prepared! We'll start this soon AFTER the next 1 in 48 is over.. so in May! (I'll keep you updated on when the dates become exact!)

Here's what the challenge is about. Mainly, the goal is to complete a mini album. So, you want to use pictures that are all related (example: baby's 1st year, wedding, birthday, a year in review, holidays, etc)

The 3 Block Approach: (layout)

The strategy...
1. select around 10 photos that high-light your set time period then combine them on the right hand page of the layout spread. Its okay to crop out backgrounds that dont tell the story, which means your photos will cary in size. Simplify the process by cropping each photo to a similar height so that you can maintain a border.

2. Select a main photo for each left hand page and align it near one of the sides of the layout, leaving room for a border that matches the right hand page.

3. Use coordinating cardstock and one accent. (Just suggestions)

The Rotated Sketch Approach:

The Strategy..
1. Rotate one or both pages of the sketch to create a different configuration.

The 4x4 Block Approach:

The Strategy...
1. Crop 4"x6" photos into 4" squares. Check out the examples in the magazine!!

What do yall think????

Noahsmommy · 03-26-2008, 09:08 PM

I must be an airhead because I read it three times and I still don't understand. Could you please explain it more? lol

Bucsnpats · 03-27-2008, 06:24 AM

I think I get it, sounds cool, I don't know how to explain it better though. Sorry Sheila. The biggest challenge will be doing that many pages of one "theme". Hummmmm But we have plenty of time to think about.

kellynkay · 03-27-2008, 06:53 AM

Awesome idea! I agree Stacey ~ I will need to find enough photos from something that I can make it around one subject. I supposed it should be easy since I JUST started scrapping - I have any one of the girls first's years I could do.

Man - I am gonna get tons done this year!

Noahsmommy · 03-27-2008, 07:55 AM

So you actually do 100 pages in a week? Or is it the illusion that you did that many.

kellynkay · 03-27-2008, 08:01 AM

Sheila - to me it would be 100 pages in a week. I think it helps you learn that they don't all have to be THAT different. They could be exactly the same LO just turned slightly and the pages look different. Does that make sense? In doing that, it's easy to get TONS of pages done in a short amount of time.

At least that's how I see it.

Noahsmommy · 03-27-2008, 08:04 AM

Oh ok now I get it. That is alot of pages! But I also have a millon pictures of Noahs first year.

kellynkay · 03-27-2008, 08:22 AM

Cool - AND because the pages are smaller (that's what I am assuming she means by Mini-album) like a 6x6 or an 8x8 it doesn't take as many pictures to fill up the pages. See how the example of the 4 - 4in x 4in pics fills up the whole page?

Noahsmommy · 03-27-2008, 08:24 AM

I think I got confused when she said "mini" album and I was thinking how is 100 pages mini. lol

kellynkay · 03-27-2008, 08:27 AM

Well I can see how it can be SUPER confusing