I'm discovering a few problems with the system tho. Sometimes I do layouts with pictures from more than one year. Sometimes I do layouts with pictures from before 2006. But those aren't the main problems. The main problem I'm having is this.When I make a layout, I'm usually recording feelings. Sometimes I do scrap events, yes. But more often than not, I am inspired by a song, or a challenge, or an emotion. These things are not chronological events, and even tho I may include a photo that happened to be taken in 2006, the feeling I am expressing is happening now. Know what I mean? It seems disjointed to take that layout and file it in the 2006 album.
So I need a new system. Here's my idea so far:
1. One album labeled 2009. This would be an overview of the year. One calendar-type spread for each month with highlights of that month. (This would be something completely new for me).
2. One general ongoing series of albums where I put all layouts, in the order I scrap them, newest one on top. I think I would give these albums random fun names that don't have anything to do with chronology.
Now, I ask you - how do you organize your layouts? Do you have a system that works for you? I'd love to hear about it! Let's share ideas!!!
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I had this problem a while back. When I first started I had a book for my daughter, my son, one for family, one for the dog etc. Now I use D-ring albums and like you have one for 2007, 2008 and soon 2009. I tend to put layouts in my year albums that were part of the year, an event like Mothers Day etc. Anything else goes in separate albums.
My system is a pizza box!! You mean I need to get them into albums?? :)
Basically I scrap out of order too and when I get to putting them into albums I'll just pop them in a book and when it's full start another...no titles or themes! I do, however have minis of vacations and stuff like that...
Good luck with the organizing!!
smiles,
I totally scrap out of order!! I don't organize at all! You inspire me to do so!! Love your work Michelle!!
I need a new system too - LOL - My layouts are EVERYWHERE!
I have some shoved in a few albums and the rest are in stacks.....I am trying to figure out a good system. I scrap every different size and never in any kind of order. Let me know what you come up with!!
I scrap wayyy out of order too. I have the chronological albums that I try to push pages into, but what I am thinking for 2009 is that I will just put them in the binder as I scrap them. Doesn't matter what year it is.... although I also have a smallish album I started on my bday to record the year until my next bday.
Good luck to you!
i totally know what you mean!!!
right now i have my albums divided like this: friends, family, husband and i, all about me, and then i have one that i put everything i make into before i organize em.
i'm loving your ideas though! thanks for sharing. :D
i'd love help with a system too! i put all my layouts in big albums, unorganized, other than the newest layout is in front. i use all different sizes when i scrap & am not much of an 'event' scrapper either. i have some pages of my daughter, some of my dog, etc.. but they're all together in the books.
i have lots of mini's too that are just in piles in bowls & on shelves.
i can't wait to see what you come up with!
I just don't organize them.
Like you a scrap what inspires me. there's no fin in chronological...
So when I'm finished a layout ( or when my stack gets too high) I stick into a book.
then I know WHEN IT WAS MADE, which i think is more important...
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