I've just finished our annual beach vacation, which has always included a lot of crafts by our group. We make cards, watercolor, glue shells on whatever can't get away, etc. I decided that this year I would scrap as my primary craft. My husband takes lots of digital photos, so we took a photo-printer. I bought a bunch of beach-theme and beach-palette papers, stickers, and ribbon. I decided to use an 8.5 x 11 format so that I can easily scan the pages to share with the rest of our group.
Since we are a crafty group, we take things to the beach that aren't part of the usual beach "equipment"... like a big Fiskars paper-edger with many decorative blades, a Xyron, a Sizzix and dies, and just about any smaller tool you can think of. We coordinate who-takes-what via email. We pack a few clothes, but lots of craft supplies!
I now have 27 pages that just need their titles and some journaling. I decided that I'd do that part here at home with my regular computer and printer. I have 3 or 4 more layouts to do to finish it up -- some photos weren't taken until the last day, so I couldn't do those actually at the beach. Plus our restaurant photos are kind of dark ... I need to edit those to bring out the details. So I'll have
30+ pages when I'm done.My new technique was using ribbon with the Xyron to make border stickers. Filmy, lightweight organza ribbon *will* work, but it is a pain to keep it from tangling in the Xyron! Heavier ribbon like twill works great, though!
I've been keeping a diary of our vacations for years, so the scrapbooking just extends that. This was such fun! When I get it finished and scanned I guess I'll have to get a Webshots account so I can share it with this newsgroup. After all, you are what inspired me to scrapbook in the first place.
Gina