[ Jodeen ] hello [ krizbeekrafty ] hi! [ mob ] Good Evening all, I'm psyched to be doing this. [ Showme ] I'm so new at this I just figure out how to communicate from my end! I'm very excited too! [ Showme ] How long do the chat sessions last? [ nanajane ] I haven't had a chance to print any of the material yet so I am going to just sit back and listen. I am really glad to be a part of this class. [ nanajane ] I just got into the class today. [ nanajane ] Is this just for the students or will instructors be on here too? [ nanajane ] "I just realized this is on PST duh.....<br /> No wonder no one is here." [ Showme ] Is this audio or just written communication with the instructors and students? I'm not getting any audio. [ ScrappinMom4 ] Hello Everyone! [ Grandmaman Demers ] We'll see you again at 10 p.m. eastern time! [ ScrappinMom4 ] Yep, just noticed the PST, I'll be back if I can stay awake to chat by then! :) [ Becky C ] hi earlybirds. [ Manda ] Hey there - just excited and trying to get everything figured out! [ MeMeG ] Hey...just jotting down the chat times. [ Becky C ] LOL.. me too [ MeMeG ] dinner's made....kid's homework done..now ME TIME! [ Becky C ] I agree. I have been listening to the digital downloads [ Paparazzi_Mom ] Hey all!!! [ Megster ] hi :) [ diney ] Sorry so late [ diney ] Is everything over with? [ Terri in BC ] It doesn't start for another hour and 15 minutes (7pm PST, 10pm EST) [ Kindteacher ] Oh thank goodness! I was thinking I missed it! :) [ nanajane ] I wonder how long it will take to get my stickie notes in the mail. How long after you all paid did it take to receive your stuff?? [ oh yvonne ] so...we all just sittin here waiting? ;o) [ MelissaGross ] It sure looks that way. I have another window open also and am still purusing all the great stuff in the classroom. [ pollyanna ] yep, and listening to stacy's voice ;)... trying to get &quot;caught up&quot; lol [ oh yvonne ] uh oh Pollyanna, you said 'caught up!&quot; that's a bad word here, LOL! [ AmySJ ] Yup. . . Trying to skim the handout before class begins. . . Just finished DYL assignments. . . onto LOM until I get the next DYL assignment. [ pollyanna ] lol [ Diane from Missouri ] Hello from Missouri [ oh yvonne ] hi Diane, I'm from Southern Calif. Any TwoPeaers here yet? [ angeljade ] Pea here ;) [ oh yvonne ] yay! [ Franci ] Hi from New Jersey [ SugarJen ] I'm a fairly new pea, but green nonetheless. (sugaredsongbird there) [ natlhol ] Hello from Chicago [ mb2009 ] Hello from Toronto [ Annette33 ] New Mexico here! [ Lynsee ] I'm a pea too! [ ands19 ] Hello from Minnesota! [ dawn5100 ] NC here [ SandyS ] Hello from South Dakota [ Stephdo ] Hello from Missouri [ LizL ] hello from austin [ rnvt19 ] Hello from Tennessee [ scrapchris ] Good evening... it's busy here already! [ MelissaGross ] From Texas here, however today I am in South Carolina! [ Jennyschornack ] What is a pea? [ krizbeekrafty ] GA here [ Terri in BC ] Hello from sunny BC, Canada! [ midwestgirl ] Hello from Michigan [ txpns54 ] Hello from North Texas [ KimberlyAnn ] Hello! Nice to see someone else from South Dakota :) [ krizbeekrafty ] I suspect that this is going to be hard to read once everyone starts firing questions at Stacy. hope she can type fast. :D [ Annette33 ] Jenny--twopeasinabucket website [ diltsy ] Sitting in VA and awaiting 12-18 inches of snow. [ MOMOF3E ] Washington State... [ Leora ] Hello from North Carolina--we have had 1/2 day of school this week, and they have already cancelled for tomorrow. EGADS! [ nancyr5213 ] Hi from New Jersey [ artiste ] hi from sandy, utah [ Lynsee ] Texas Panhandle [ liljune25 ] Aloha from Hawaii [ krizbeekrafty ] any SS'ers? [ AmySJ ] Rain here in &quot;North&quot; East Texas. . . what about North Texas. [ KaringBear ] Hello from Illinois [ Terri in BC ] SS here! [ diney ] Hi, Diane (diney) from Utah [ Leigh-Ann ] Hi from Canada - where we have hardly any snow at the moment. [ krizbeekrafty ] Hiya terri! [ krizbeekrafty ] ...and everyone else! :D [ nancyr5213 ] what is an ss'er [ LHarp ] Hi from Michigan [ MomToBostons ] A Pea from Dallas checking in! [ diney ] Artiste, just 30 min N of you! [ Ann in FL ] Hello from Florida! [ ladotter ] Hello from PA, waiting that same snow [ artiste ] where? [ Scrapping Squawk ] Hi from Utah [ midwestgirl ] LHarp, where in MI? [ Terri in BC ] krizbeekrafty - what's your screen name on SS? SS is for Scrapshare another bulletin board for us diehard scrappers. [ TracyBzz ] Leigh-Ann: speak for yourself - there's snow in northern Alberta [ nancyr5213 ] oh thanks [ Terri in BC ] No snow here in BC where I live - and the Winter Olympics start in a week! [ SharonMeaney ] Hello from San Jose, CA [ KirstenB ] Hello from Connecticut!! [ pollyanna ] Terri is that you? From Two Angels? [ nmkaren ] Hi from New Mexico where we have rain and snow which is odd for us at the moment [ diney ] Layton [ Kaly ] Hello from southern Alberta! [ artiste ] another utah one... that's 3 of us! where are you, scrapsqueek? [ Leora ] My son is dying to come to the Olympics....we wish! [ Terri in BC ] Pollyanna - no wrong Terri [ oh yvonne ] the countdown starts...lol [ steffyj ] Hello from rainy Memphis, TN [ Maureen ] Hello from Boston. [ pollyanna ] thanks [ TracyBzz ] Where exactly are you Terri in BC? [ TracyBzz ] Where exactly are you Terri in BC? [ pberkson ] Hello from the Cleveland area where white is the only color around. [ Scrapping Squawk ] I am in Taylorsville, Utah [ Becky C ] Hi from North dakota [ pennyscraps ] Howdy from Dallas! [ scrappyknitter ] Hi from Ontario Canada [ jamie in pa ] hey from pa! [ Miriam ] Hi from Baltimore! [ JeriP ] Hello from Idaho. [ Leigh-Ann ] Ok - how about Ontario - very little snow in Ontario - hoping for lots of snow in Vancouver for the Olympics!! [ erikah ] Hello from Vancouver, WA [ Annette33 ] Yes, quite strange to have so much moisture in NM [ artiste ] oops... i meant scrapping squawk (sorry) [ oh yvonne ] penny! [ ms.tw ] Hello from GA. [ NicolleT ] Hello from CA [ sleepyhead ] Hi from VA - bracing for 2 feet of snow! [ bethgholmes ] Hi from Rhode Island. No snow here at the moment. [ krizbeekrafty ] @terri in BC...kraftkris [ Cindy Denning ] Hello from Texas! [ MonicaMcNeill ] Hello everyone :) [ SuzanneB ] hello from Pennsylvania... [ Kindteacher ] Hello from Wyoming! [ Terri in BC ] I'm in Chilliwack, about an hour from Vancouver [ ALtLCountryHeart ] Hello from Central Ohio. We are supposed to be getting a big winter storm tonight. [ steph s. ] Hello from MA. [ pollyanna ] Hi lovemon - congrats by the way;) [ Paparazzi_Mom ] Hello from MN [ artiste ] we're neighbors! cool [ krizbeekrafty ] i think we might have all 50 represented! [ Skier ] hello from WA [ tshay ] Hello from SW Missouri. [ SharonMeaney ] And then some! [ Amandamartig ] Hello from NY! [ midwestgirl ] No snow here in Michigan. That is just not right. [ MonicaMcNeill ] Oh WOW seeing a few Dallas folks!! How exciting, I'm also in Dallas :) [ Cherri :) ] Good Evening from Connecticut [ ms.tw ] Anyone else been working on &quot;classwork&quot; all day? [ LHarp ] midwestgirl -- LHarp from Midland [ pennyscraps ] Where's our teacher? :-) [ stacy julian ] I'm HERE! Let's get started. Tell me how you are feeling on the first day of class! [ oh yvonne ] wahoo! [ SharonMeaney ] Pumped up [ Annette33 ] overwhelmed [ pennyscraps ] Oh yea Monica - I'm actually in Plano -w ell Murphy [ KathiL ] Hello for Utah where Stacy started scrapping from [ ms.tw ] Very EXCITED!!!! [ Kaly ] excited to get started! [ LizL ] EXCITED! [ scrapchris ] apprehensive [ Paparazzi_Mom ] great!!! [ Amandamartig ] Feeling full of potential! [ scrappyknitter ] having a great winter here in ontario - mans no snow [ Leigh-Ann ] I have been working hard on my class work!! [ krizbeekrafty ] excited [ natlhol ] overwhelmed [ nmkaren ] Totally ready to truck on! [ oh yvonne ] psyched! [ Franci ] excited!!!! [ ladotter ] apprehesive [ Becky C ] EXCITED!!! [ jamie in pa ] excited here, but also a bit overwhelmed [ HeidiM ] excited about all the resources and helpers available! [ DINAH ] All of the above!! [ steph s. ] Inspired and welcomed! [ Ann in FL ] Lost and overwhelmed [ erikah ] excited &amp; overwhelmed! [ stacy julian ] We have friends in town from Phoenix and everyone just left for dinner. I'm staying at home to chat with YOU! [ pberkson ] I love the first day of school! [ Skier ] Hi from WA [ angeljade ] ecstatic!! [ Kristi SB ] Anxious [ SharynC ] Energized! [ Terri in BC ] very excited, but still struggling with culling and rating my photos [ pennyscraps ] Anticipatory of change [ mb2009 ] excited but feeling behind already as at work all day [ nicci90630 ] slightly overwhelmed, but definitely excited to be headed somewhere! [ princessbird ] Like I forgot to do my homework. [ Francis ] Just Happy Stacy! It is a great step for my memories ! [ krizbeekrafty ] ready to get some layouts done! [ nonnysbooks ] Excited and a bit overwhelmed [ Amandamartig ] Thank you Stacy! [ AmySJ ] Excited. . . Overwhelmed (just 'cause I don't have time to catch up with all tonight) [ artiste ] hi stacy!!! [ Stephdo ] Excited, overwhelmed [ liljune25 ] So excited! Putting sticky notes right now. [ natlhol ] Thank you! [ NicolleT ] So ready for a change. [ ms.tw ] AWWW. Thank you Stacy! [ ckytang ] Can't wait to get going! [ tshay ] overwhelmed &amp; excited [ SuzanneB ] fighting with my new Photoshop Elements program [ stacy julian ] Oh no -- we've got &quot;inspired and welcomed&quot; sitting right next to &quot;lost and overwhelmed&quot; and I bet there are a few in between. [ Amandamartig ] Yes - ready for a change! [ scrappyknitter ] Thanks Stacy [ KathiL ] Ready to reprioritize and get my act together! [ Cherri :) ] Wow, thanks Stacy! We're excited to be with you! [ ands19 ] excited, overwhelmed. Ready for a change too. [ bethgholmes ] No longer stressed about being caught up -- now worried about mis-categorizing a layout. ;-) Still excited to get started [ Candace Ann ] I'm with the one who said she feels like she forgot to do her homework! [ krizbeekrafty ] went through all my recent layouts...missing a lot of whys [ stacy julian ] "Let's start with lost and overwhelmed.<br /> Is everyone finding their way around the classroom OK?" [ ScrapOnMuchJava ] Really excited to get to a place where I don't feel overwhelmed anymore...like I've kind of got some sense of order [ Maureen ] Who - do you put who on all of your layouts. Any creative approaches. I find it gets so redundant that I am leaving it out a little too much. [ Sabine H ] whew... just got in from work.. so excited to begin. [ krizbeekrafty ] the classroom is organized great [ Amandamartig ] Classroom is so easy to navigate and inviting [ scrappyknitter ] yep [ Kaly ] very easy to get around. thanks. [ pennyscraps ] Yes - there is so much to take in on the MB's... [ HeidiM ] It is set up fabulously.Very user friendly! [ Paparazzi_Mom ] I just got signed up....so my homework is in process..but not compete [ Annette33 ] this site is really user friendly [ AmySJ ] so far, yes [ MeMeG ] Yes...very well done [ ALtLCountryHeart ] Excited to jump in and to learn to let it all go and just enjoy the hobby. [ krizbeekrafty ] the handouts are awesome [ txpns54 ] I love the classroom [ scrapchris ] I think I'm that person you were talking about in your audio message - the long time scrapbooker that wasn't so sure about your new ideas! ;-) [ ladotter ] the classroom is great [ pennyscraps ] And this middle aged gal thinks those titles are cute but tiny [ angeljade ] The classroom is terrific - lots of information and easy to navigate. [ SharynC ] Very easy to navigate [ krizbeekrafty ] loved the peter jennings inspiration [ dawn5100 ] classroom looks great and easy to navigate. [ mommystamps ] The resources in this classroom are wonderful! The Digital piece ROCKS!! [ ScrapOnMuchJava ] Very user friendly. REally like it! [ Leigh-Ann ] Love the digital stuff spent the day setting up my files! [ Franci ] the classroom is great and easy to navigate [ nmkaren ] The classroom is very well designed and easy to navigate - Thanks [ Amandamartig ] Hey this 28 year old things the titles are a little tiny too! :) [ natlhol ] Loved all the audio messages so far! [ trilatius ] the classroom is great [ midwestgirl ] Love the way the forums are set up! [ pennyscraps ] I listened to the message twice - so amazing. Love those stickies too but I want to hoard them. [ Candace Ann ] The peter jennings thing hit home with me. it ALL clicked. [ jamie in pa ] i second the comment about the peter jennings audio. that really put it all into perspective for me. [ ands19 ] Loved everything so far! [ Showme ] Showme [ stacy julian ] "scrapchris -- lots of new ideas in this class. try and remember that most of your 'old' ideas aren't working so well, OK?<br /> Then remember that I won't ask you to do anything that I haven't done and tested -- that seems to help!" [ Amandamartig ] Stacy - will you be doing videos of yourself, Zielske style? [ MelH ] Love the variety of print and audio [ ckytang ] You've convinced me to abandon chronological! [ midwestgirl ] I will be listening to the message again. and again. [ tshay ] finding my around well. site seems to be well organized and easy to navigate. [ SharonMeaney ] I've long since abandoned chronological but am looking to re-work my theme albums [ nonnysbooks ] Not having a problem navigating the classroom, but 34 years of my own pics plus older family pics, and only 8 months of scrapbooking has me way overwhelmed [ NicolleT ] I am overwhelmed with the chat board. It keeps jumping around before I can read complete sentences. Any advice? [ pennyscraps ] The iPhoto stuff seems great too - can't wait to get tagging and flagging love the morph to more digi on photos [ Kaly ] Your &quot;reminiscing&quot; story with your mother hit home to me. Makes SO much sense! [ natlhol ] The part about your conversation with your mom was what struck me the most and is what convinced me that chronological isn't working for me. [ scrappyknitter ] am I going to have problems missing the next 2 weeks? [ scrapchris ] Stacy - I can do that. I met you years ago (1999?)when you taught a few classes at a scrapbook store near Seattle. I trust you. :-) [ KathiL ] The digital forum where we can ask our particulars about the software program we are using is a little confusing. It is hard to know where to post a question and then beable to find it again. [ Francis ] I just love the transcript Stacy...for me it is a great tool, because I am not a native English speaker! [ SharonMeaney ] YES -- I loved that story about your mom. Totally! [ shamrock ] Loving that you've added the digital component. Kayla's already been helpful! [ MonicaMcNeill ] NicolleT : The chats go fast but there will be a transcript later so you can go back to see if you missed anything if you like :) [ Ann in FL ] I'm overwhelmed with 40 years of my own photos, many faded and scattered from negatives. [ stacy julian ] The best thing you can do is focus this week on this week's lesson. I would spend just 15 to 30 mins a day on the photo sorting thing -- we'll do that again next week ... [ erikah ] any advice on how to manage/organize the handouts/printouts? I feel like there will be a lot more coming...need to organize now so I can refer back to later [ steph s. ] Loved hearing how silly catching up is. As a brand new scrapper with a two year-old and one on the way I needed to here that. I felt &quot;behind&quot; before I even started. [ Terri in BC ] I'm struggling with the highlight photos. I have no problem deleting the duds, etc. but struggle with paring down my highlights. Any suggestions? [ Paparazzi_Mom ] I really want to stay....but I have to get going on some homework....I am 100% commited to this class...but I am behind!!! So I will be creaping in and out!!! [ Franci ] looking forward to getting more pictures scrapbooked. It seems that I have only been making gifts because I felt so far behind on my own scrapbooks. [ kellyd ] loved the Peter Jennings story. Having worked in television most of my career it was something I could really relate to. [ ShellBelle76 ] 15 to 30 minutes a day - i can do that... it's just so easy to feel like i have to do everything, and do it all RIGHT NOW! [ Amandamartig ] I have a binder with all my handouts, etc. and I am tabing it so I can find stuff [ MelH ] I have years of photos to organize and no albums done; I have just been buying albums and supplies and have block to get started [ Skier ] excited to learn tricks for organizing digital photos [ sleepyhead ] looking forward to creating pages that really &quot;mean something&quot; [ pennyscraps ] So (whining) we really have to go through all those chronological old school style albums with our stickies??? [ Barb in AK ] I agree with Penny....The tags are quite small. [ stacy julian ] This week, focus on just spending time with your scrapbooks (the finished ones) or spend time browsing magazines and online galleries -- I need you to know what type of scrapbooking you've been doing, so that you know what to keep, what to walk away from and what you want to do more of in the future -- any questions about the flagging exercise? [ SharonMeaney ] Yes, me too -- tips on organizing digitally. Good stuff, but I haven't yet read through that forum yet. [ krizbeekrafty ] wish the chat window was bigger [ erikah ] amandamartig - tabbing it how? by week #? by topic? [ MonicaMcNeill ] erikah: I would suggest a binder organized by lessons. I'll try to post a picture of mine in the gallery. [ krizbeekrafty ] the flagging went easier than I thought [ natlhol ] Where are the forums? I'm missing them. [ SandyS ] Stacy - this will be great have been looking forward to this since Scrap Pink in Huron, SD I enjoyed meeting you and am ready to go........... [ nmkaren ] I am back for a second run and was organizing a bit before class started. I am amazed at how much organization I accomplished last year that I had not even really given myself credit for yet. I have now and can't wait to see what this year holds. [ Amandamartig ] Tabbing by lesson rigt now. [ AmySJ ] I'm really looking forward to going through my old layouts. Glad I'm digi though- I can do it by tagging on my computer in Bridge [ diltsy ] where do I put my &quot;artistic&quot; pages? Ones that show fall colors, or fireworks, or Christmas cards... [ krizbeekrafty ] I only did recent layouts though, over the past year or so [ TracyBzz ] penny - why don't you want to go through and flag your old chronologicaly albums? you'll learn alot about your journaling style etc [ tshay ] agree - the peter jennings audio was great. knowing how this all sort of came about to you and how you put it all together - so insightful. [ Amandamartig ] Stacy - are you going to do any videos, like Cathy Zielske does in DYL? Or, mostly audio? [ pennyscraps ] I have 50 albums...sigh...and not many of them make me happy... [ Franci ] I don't think I have enough done to flag. My kids 1st year albums (they are 10 and 12) and a few vacation albums. [ TracyBzz ] diltsy - 'artistic' pages would go in things [ ShellBelle76 ] as a beginning scrapbooker, i only have 5 completed pages! flagging was done within about 12 seconds ;) [ KathiL ] NATLHOL - The forums are at the very top of the screen the third scrapbook over from the left. [ scrappyknitter ] seems like all my albums are from vacations [ krizbeekrafty ] @pennyscraps... :( [ tshay ] Taking it week by week makes it easier for me to process. [ Amandamartig ] 50 albums! WOWOWO! That should make you happy! Dont beat yourself up! [ stacy julian ] As far as classroom materials go. I have a big notebook with a page protector/divider for each lesson. I simply put all of the handouts behind each divider. I would keep it simple -- there will be worksheets you need to keep clipped on your clipboard while you work on them -- but otherwise, all handouts, etc. (transcripts) can just go in a big notebook! [ TracyBzz ] Stacy doesn't do videos like Cathy Z but there are some slideshows [ midwestgirl ] diltsy-my husband does lots of artsy photography. I keep this in Things, which I retitled &quot;Things We Love&quot; [ artiste ] If I don't have a scanner then the only way to submit pages to the forum is if I do digital pages, right? [ pennyscraps ] But on the plus side I have a new iMac and raring to go with iPhoto and embracing change [ steph s. ] With you ShelleBelle. [ ms.tw ] any suggestions for getting up to date on all the digital info?. I am feeling really digital illiterate. [ steffyj ] Stacy = in all of your system, do you ever do a theme album like a trip etc? [ Amandamartig ] Thanks TracyBzz [ MonicaMcNeill ] natlhol: The forums are at the top, the third from the left binder :) [ Maribeth ] Stacey, just curious, how many have enrolled in the class? Wondering how in the world you manage &quot;life&quot;! [ krizbeekrafty ] @artiste...I just take pics of mine [ kellyd ] Most if not all of my finished albums are theme albums from vacations. It seems like the stickie assignment may be useless for me. Any suggestions? [ erikah ] amandamartig &amp; monicamcneil --thanks! that helps [ Barb in AK ] NicelleT--I am not used to chatboards either.....This moves really fast! By the time I've typed this, many, many, many messages will have zoomed by....Now I have to back up and read the messages---I thought I was behind in my scrapping, but THIS takes the cake ;-) [ TracyBzz ] penny - you don't like them because of difficult topics or because you think your style is dated? [ SharonMeaney ] Artiste ~ take a digital photo of your layout [ natlhol ] Thanks for answering my question everyone! [ Maureen ] Do you put the Who on every layout. I noticed I am leaving it out quite a bit because it feels redundant. [ stacy julian ] There have been lots of questions about where pages will go --- we are NOT there yet. All I need you to do this week is look back and assess the topics you've been scrapbooking. Are you scrapbooking strictly events? ... [ krizbeekrafty ] I mostly leave out the Why [ Lynsee ] Yep, just event. No everyday life pages here. [ stacy julian ] How often are you scrapbooking about relationships, special places, traditions, everyday life stuff that happens in between holidays and birthday and the other big stuff? ... [ MomToBostons ] Yep, I scrapbook events almost exclusively. And trips. [ Amandamartig ] I am scrapping a lot of EVENTS and PEOPLE. Need more history and feelings and relationships [ KathiL ] artiste - you can take a picture of your work with your camera and upload the picture that way. [ Sabine H ] question about the digital sorting... do you make folders in your 'windows explorer' as well as flagging/tagging/or albums in iphoto or photoshop elements 8? what do you suggests... currently have duplicate photos on my windows hard drive but haven't used the tagging thing in pSE8 yet.. [ Candace Ann ] when i went to the store to buy my 3&quot; binder, I decided that 1 1/2&quot; would do because there was NO WAY I'd need one as big as # inches! I see now that i was wrong. :) [ krizbeekrafty ] birthday parties...where do YOU put them? I was thinking things, DH says US [ Stephdo ] Hi Cousin Nancy! [ Amandamartig ] Oh, and I need a lot more everyday stuff documented [ liljune25 ] I have tons of pages under US (mostly my kids) and rarely PEOPLE. A good mix of the other two categories. [ Franci ] yes mainly events. [ scrappyknitter ] not at all - just vacations it seems [ angeljade ] So interesting - I am finding I scrap &quot;Places&quot; and &quot;Where&quot; the least. [ diltsy ] No, because I have been reading your articles/blog and taking classes from Cathy Z., but my least common is US personality [ stacy julian ] Don't try too hard to make a connection between what we are doing this week and what we will be doing (eventually) with layouts moving forward. Tricky, I know -- but again, that is coming. [ MonicaMcNeill ] artiste: you can also just take pictures of your layouts to put in the gallery [ pennyscraps ] Not very often...but on my personal assessment I did put that I am very good at telling stories - and I guess I am here b/c I want to be more story driven AND I want to get my hands around all my digi photos [ AmySJ ] I haven't got many if any birthday layouts LOL! And only a few holiday. [ Francis ] Stacy, you can oriented my strengths and weeknessess scrapbooking analysis? [ TracyBzz ] flag birthday parties as US. but it's your system do what you want [ ands19 ] "I used up all my &quot;things&quot; and hardly anything else. And hardly any journaling. That speaks VOLUMES!!! <br /> <br /> I did do 365 last year and I am so glad I did. Focused on so many of the everyday things and Journaled!!" [ Francis ] you can give me some categories? or examples [ kellyd ] Artiste- you can take a photo of your layouts and post them that way. [ SharonMeaney ] Events, People, in albums by theme: Halloween, Christmas, Trips etc Very little &quot;Why&quot; [ krizbeekrafty ] I also feel that I am not a good storyteller. not my strong suit at all [ Amandamartig ] Stacy - how many people are in this class? [ pennyscraps ] And one thing I know w/o opening any albums is that I almost never have done a LO about people we love [ sleepyhead ] I found that the pages I like best document all 5 Ws [ KathiL ] I mostly have done events/obviously I'm missing the point! [ Maureen ] Any tips for those of us always behind the camera? One thing that is missing from my Library is me. [ krizbeekrafty ] I had one lo about people besides my immediate family. [ shamrock ] Everyday things and people are what I scrap the most [ Terri in BC ] I am good at everyday events and journaling, but my biggest problem is finishing what I started - even as simple as a single page. [ krizbeekrafty ] @sleepyhead...me too! [ Ames_ ] Could you elaborate on the &quot;Photos I Love Albums&quot; mentioned in your Photo Freedom book? [ bcre8uv ] That's a pretty cool realization, sleepyhead! :) [ nonnysbooks ] I started scrapping last summer, the one album I completed was a gift for my Dad (a retrospect of why he has been an important part of our extended family over the last 11 years (key family events). Other than that I only have a handful of pages for my grandson's album (birth to first birthday). [ erikah ] ditto, Maureen! [ sego1997 ] I have always know I need to scraobook everyday events! Now I am realizing how much I am leaving out by not doing so. [ pennyscraps ] My biggest weakness is lack of focus and desire for perfection keep me from doing very much at all [ MelH ] Maureen...same here...where am I? [ stacy julian ] If you'll read the handout --- you'll see that I am not super consistent with my 5 Ws -- one thing you'll come to appreciate about the LOM system is that you will be able to choose to leave off some information (intentionally) because you'll know that you have a system in place that encourages a broader approach to your life story -- you won't have to record every detail of W on every page -- make sense? [ shamrock ] Maureen, I'm missing a lot too [ tshay ] I'm with you amandamartin -- events &amp; people. But I want relationships, everyday stuff [ txpns54 ] I'm not a good storyteller. That is my weakness. [ Kaly ] I hear you, Maureen! And everytime I get my husband to take one of me, it always turns out terrible. [ Lynse ] Maureen-I have the same problem. All my pics are of everyone else.. [ txpns54 ] I want to scrap about the relationships, too. [ midwestgirl ] Very little in All About Us. It's just my husband and me. But that's no excuse! [ mommystamps ] ditto! I'm not in any of my photos! [ Amandamartig ] I have pics of me, but am so critical of how I look, I don't always want to use them. Must break this [ ShellBelle76 ] everything (my few pages!) is about us and things we do - nothing about people we love or places we go [ scrapchris ] Kaly - that's what girlfriends are for! [ sleepyhead ] I want to make layouts that make me cry (in a good way) :-) [ krizbeekrafty ] @stacy I am glad you clarified about the 5 W's, I wasn't sure if you were suggesting that they all be on every LO [ ands19 ] Maureen, I find that I am starting to just hand the camera over and tell someone to take a picture of me. [ Amandamartig ] MMMM sleepyhead, me too!!!! [ stacy julian ] Try this week just to look for trends, like &quot;wow. I almost never write journaling about WHY I love someone, or do something or go somewhere&quot; -- most of the time it's really easy to capture the facts -- and it's the feelings that get left off or at least do not get explored very often. [ KelliM ] I started doing the post-it exercise with my husbands help and I noticed just how many theme albums I actually have from trips and such. When I do weekend crops, where I find it easiest to get the majority of my cropping done, I find it easierr to pack up for one them, so this is how I find myself scrapping. Now that I look back, I am missing alot of the little things and the everyday... [ Annette33 ] most everything focuses on my girls, a trip, a holiday [ pennyscraps ] I also have this fear that having only boys that what I do now someday won't matter.... [ AmySJ ] My DH is learning. . . We were looking at our 365 and I was getting left out. . . He took a few today and I actually scrapbooked them for DYL [ natlhol ] Kaly, Make a lo about the terrible photos. Make it like a &quot;joke&quot; It could be a fun addition to your scrapbooks. [ diltsy ] Midwestgirl, that's it exactly. No kids, just us. Very little &quot;about us&quot;. [ nancyr5213 ] I suggest using the timer function on most digital camera and a tripod to get into more of your photos [ shamrock ] Why is hard for me to include [ steph s. ] I'm backwards, I love doing everyday stuff and journaling. I get stalled scrapping big events.I think I'm afraid it won't be good enough? [ Maribeth ] found my journaling to be more factual and less personal, I want to grow in my journaling to be more relational than factual. [ angeljade ] My biggest weakness appears to be scrapbooking only the positive - never (or rarely) exploring life's trials... [ Franci ] I am not in many photos either. I realized in reviewing the pictures for the prework...I was not in any of the Christmas pictures on Christmas Day. [ scrapchris ] Penny - someday those boys will get married and have kids, and even if they don't appreciate it now, they will! [ Terri in BC ] @pennyscraps - but your future DILs will love you! [ tshay ] yes sleepyhead [ shamrock ] Right there w/ you pennyscraps [ princessbird ] Where do blogs fit in. While everyday is not represented in my scrapbooks, it is on my blog. [ stacy julian ] See ... great comments and observations already. This is great! [ Amandamartig ] Maribeth - so hard for me to balance facts and emotions...my oCD side wants facts! [ sleepyhead ] steph - good enough won't matter in 10 years :-) [ MomToBostons ] I find that I don't want to journal about bad events/ phases/relationships -- don't want to be reminded of those feelings. [ pollyanna ] I have to say - since starting LOM 2 years ago, my layouts are more meaningful... and so is my life - THANKS STACY [ Kaly ] Thanks everyone! It's usually not the ME that is terrible. It's usually that he only catches one eye of our son. Or the side of his face. [ natlhol ] Pennyscraps...it matters more than you know b/c it makes you more aware. I bet you parent differently now that you scrap. I bet you are more appreciative. Do it for you and they will love it, too. [ pennyscraps ] I did get DH a simple point and shoot camera for xmas so he can {maybe} photograph me more [ midwestgirl ] Pennyscraps, boys do want to read about themselves. My 25 year old son still will look at scrapbooks. [ TracyBzz ] pollyanna - yeah for more meaningful layouts. [ busybean ] When we have family portraits done I ask for a few of just me...then I have a few decent pictures of me to include in my pages and not the ones of me in my PJ's with my eyes half shut that DH likes to take! [ diltsy ] I don't think I understand why versus what [ Lynse ] Pennyscraps, as an alumni.. LOM will help you get over scrapbooking for others. [ MonicaMcNeill ] pennyscraps: your boys will love what you do because you did it &amp; in a way you are leaving a bit of you behind for them &amp; their children :) [ pennyscraps ] pollyanna - how appropriate that you would cheer us with that encouragement!! ;-) [ sleepyhead ] @busybean... great idea! [ tshay ] yes maribeth - me to. [ italgal ] I love how this class is making me think about HOW and WHY I choose to make a LO! [ sleepyhead ] @italgal - me too! [ stacy julian ] steph s -- I'm a like you. I tend to put off scrapbooking the 'big' stuff and spend my time on the everyday things. I don't think I've scrapbooking Christmas in my library albums for 5 years -- I love doing this exercise every year, so that I can realize what I'm up to and what I want to do a little differently! I'm looking forward to seeing your least/common layouts in the gallery. [ pennyscraps ] I hope...but still sometimes I waffle...what to do, what to remember, what to share, what to tell [ stacy julian ] busybean -- smart girl getting photos of YOU! [ krizbeekrafty ] stacy, on the topic of why, do you Why on a birthday layout? [ mb2009 ] should we participate in both Thurs and Satchator just one? [ kellyd ] I used up all of my THINGS almost all of my PLACES and US and have a big stack of PEOPLE. I guess I know what I need to work on. [ pollyanna ] I just love - &quot;Living&quot; and scrapping with more intention and gratitude - the LOM way. It ROCKS [ bcre8uv ] diltsy - &quot;We went to the zoo&quot; = what; &quot;We went to the zoo because Junior has been wanting to see a real, live elephant&quot; = what + why. [ sleepyhead ] should we participate in all the chats - are any duplicates? [ Amandamartig ] Love that bcre8uv [ roxannemb ] pennyscraps - I have 4 boys and realised that I am scrapping for my own purposes right now, my memory lane...where my LO's end up in 20 years hasn't been figured out yet - I want to keep them! [ bcre8uv ] (and also who) [ stacy julian ] italgal -- we are definitely going to think in this class. So glad you are here. [ diltsy ] thank you. [ italgal ] kellyd - great insight. I guess it will be easy to determine which is the least common LO, based on how many sticky tabs are left! [ Kaly ] Awhile ago I stopped scrapping chronologically. I felt more creative, and more apt to do a LO of something everyday, like my son's toes peeking out of his pj's. [ Barb in AK ] "I'm pennyscrap's twin!!! I am such a perfectionist, too!<br /> And I can't seem to make decisions! Therefore, choosing paper, embellies, and such drag me down. Then--it has to be placed just right to make sense in my mind. I just can't seem to get anything accomplished!! It is a CHORE!!!" [ sleepyhead ] kaly - me too - i started scrapping digi so I could break out of the chronological rut [ stacy julian ] The chats tend to take on a life of their own. I will generally open them up for questions and comments on the current lesson and then take other questions too. They are not required -- but often quite FUN! Transcripts are posted in about 2 to 3 days. [ pennyscraps ] My oldest is a freshman - so I at least have the goal to get him a school of life in the next 3 years ;-) and i am blessed that i get to start from scratch with it [ midwestgirl ] How many of us have read Photo Freedom? Is that why we're all antsy and want to jump ahead? How many already use LOM is some form? [ Ann in FL ] The photos I most need/want to sort are loose. What should I do with those? [ KathiL ] Barb and Pennyscraps - we must be triplets. Perfections has us paralized. [ KelliM ] I stopped scrapping chronologically as wel, but still have the &quot;need&quot; to go back and put the albums in chronological order as I complete things.... [ pennyscraps ] hello twin barb [ Annette33 ] I cannot scrap and journal at the same time [ Amandamartig ] How many people are in the class, Stacy? Sorry if I missed the answer...just curious. [ busybean ] kaly - agreed! I found more creativity when I wasn't so worried about chronology. I work on what I want to when I want to, which is way more fun! [ bethgholmes ] I struggle with perfectionism too -- already worried about whether I'll put the right tab on a layout! [ SharonMeaney ] I definitely agree that moving away from chronological, event-based scrapbooking changes the way I take photos and what I take photos of. I took one the other day of my VERY messy kitchen counter covered in sippy cups waiting to go in the dishwasher (I have three small girls) b/c I figured &quot;well, that's what life's like right now&quot; :-) [ krizbeekrafty ] many of my pages are not complete. No titles or journaling [ Terri in BC ] I'm still working on the pre-work. I'm struggling picking out highlights. What do you use to define highlights? [ shamrock ] I'm the same busybean. Chronological just didn't work for me. I'd get stuck. [ SugarJen ] I've read Photo Freedom, and have my printed photos organized, but need to put it to practice [ kellyd ] midwestgirl-I have read Photo Freedom and have already started utilizing the principles. I am so antsy because of this. [ MelH ] I think I am the procurement queen of scrapbook supplies thinking one day I would get to my closet of photos...I just haven't found &quot;go&quot;. I think LOM is the &quot;go&quot; square on the gameboard!! [ krizbeekrafty ] cause that is the hard part [ artiste ] i've read photo freedom... great book! [ scrapchris ] I love School of Life! I altered it to work for the little ones as well - titled it - School of Life - The Early Years and it covers birth through preschool [ pennyscraps ] i have 12 costco binders, 2 category drawers and some photos in both areas - and lots more to tackle...but i only did that in sept and have not scrapped out of LOM yet - just setting it up [ diltsy ] I'm title challenged too. I have whole books missing titles. [ jamie in pa ] i've noticed that in the theme albums I've done, they were so much more meaningful than the usual (boring) chrono ones [ SuzanneB ] The idea of not scrapping chronologically had me terrified at first, but I'm open to trying this new way....it's going to be a big change! [ Kaly ] I'm so glad that I already have some sense of order to my photos. I would feel SO behind if I didn't! [ JessicaM ] I noticed that, too, Kriz... no journaling or titles, almost all Us pages. [ my2boys ] I have a hard time with titles. How important are they? [ krizbeekrafty ] I have tried to go back and finish them, but I just want to do more LOs. [ mommystamps ] scrapchris I love that idea &quot;the early years&quot; [ roxannemb ] I am definitely needing to work on my time management skills. I usually go back to a LO for days or more before declaring it done. I love the process but need to speed it up buttercup [ liljune25 ] Terri in BC: I pick photos that I can write some sort of story to. [ krizbeekrafty ] glad i m not the only one [ pennyscraps ] read BPS twice and PF three times - love them [ shamrock ] Love Photo Freedom too. Need to reread it, been ages. [ erikah ] scrapchris - I love that idea re: school of life! [ catstout ] I try to do chronological order, but find I get stuck, maybe I need to change and see how it works. [ artiste ] with all the links people have posted for storage binders i'm confused on where to buy them [ Amandamartig ] krizbeekrafty - I don't always use titles! They don't always work for me, and they were holding be back from saying my page was done and one day I just realized, wait, I don't &quot;HAVE TO&quot; put a title on the page. That was freedom for me. [ AmySJ ] Titles- Hard time here too. . . I just give it a title. . . this ain't about being witty. [ Maureen ] Do Highlights = prints or do you define highlights and print a subset of those? [ Franci ] i loved both books too!! [ steph s. ] Stacy, how does your family enjoy the scrapbooks together. I am a little concerned about all about us pages eventually ending up in albums about only one person. Maybe because I am new to scrapping and don't have a alot of pages yet. I agree with losing chronology but can't figure out how we would get a sense of each other's personality's if they were divided up by person. Sorry not sure how clear my question is. [ stacy julian ] Barb in AK -- we all have perfectionistic tendancies (all spelled wrong) the more you practice intentional imperfection, the happy you will be. At least I've come to embrace this idea. If I purposely scrapbook things a little crooked and purposely make my handwritting a little wonky -- and purposely strive for a fluid and (homemade) scrapbook page, then it turns out just right -- yes? [ sleepyhead ] read PF and BPS, love 'em both - trying to figure out how Photos I Love &amp; School of Life fit in [ allyanne ] I've noticed that the layouts I've never finished are the ones I'm not doing for any good reason. They are just &quot;whatever&quot; pages, and I don't care enough to finish them. Yet I still feel guilty about leaving them unfinished! [ KathiL ] MelH - I sometimes get like that, purchase and collect but not much doing. Start by doing the layout every time Stacy tells us to. Force yourself to actually do. It gets easier. [ shamrock ] I'm trying to figure that out too Sleepyhead [ stacy julian ] If I try to scrapbook and make it all line up and try and select the perfect papers, products and FONTS (don't even get me started on fonts) then it feels very un-FUN and very forced. We all have different styles and preferences, but within those styles and preferences there is wiggle room. Let's wiggle! [ ALtLCountryHeart ] Stacy, I already sorted my digital layouts about a month ago before I knew I was going to take this class. My system was a little bit backward from yours though. I have them as theme first and then by year. For Example: I have a folder called Summertime and then inside it I have a folder for each year with nothing but summer time pictures that I felt were good enough to keep to print or scrap. Is this okay too as I will know where to find them as I need to? [ KelliM ] i find the best titles come at about 11:30 after a few cokes and a bat of the giggles with friends...just don't use permanent adhesive until you get a chance to reread in the morning. [ roxannemb ] I usually come up with a title and journaling ideas as I'm taking the pics - but forget it when I finally go to scrap those pictures... [ Annette33 ] the challenge will be to scrap a page for this class [ MelH ] Thanks KathiL...I am sticking to the agenda and setting time each day for this [ pennyscraps ] One very cool thing for me is I am halfway through CZ's DYL class and love the foundational principles and my learning to use templates. So - I am hoping this LOM is the topper to those basic design lessons [ ALtLCountryHeart ] sorry not digital layouts but digital pictures I mean... [ liljune25 ] A question for the coaches. I'm mostly digital. What do I do with photos that I've already scrapped? Do I not place them in the highlights folders at all? What do you do? [ ladotter ] "I sometimes think I<br /> more a collector of supplies than a scrapbooker, but thats all going to change now" [ sleepyhead ] after organizing all my pics I was inspired to create a decade in review layout - posted in the student gallery - thanks Stacy for the inspiration! [ Barb in AK ] I have SIMPLE SCRAPBOOKS &quot;Scrapbooking Made Easy&quot;. Stacy's first chapter gives a glimmer of what this class is all about :-) I think I'll be referring to it quite a bit, too. :-) [ diltsy ] I've never done a class here where the assignments weren't from sketches. Excited/nervous/curious to see how that works. [ Lynse ] I feel I have to scrapbook every picture I take as if my scrapbooks are more like photo albums. Then I would come to a page I didn't want to do, but felt like I had to do and quit scrapbooking. [ krizbeekrafty ] @ladotter....that is me, in a nutshell [ Cherri :) ] Someone once told me that when an Amish builder is making something he purposefully does something &quot;wrong&quot; as he knows God is the only one to make perfect things. I totally embrace that and don't try to be perfect any more... being &quot;unperfect&quot; on purpose. [ pennyscraps ] I do let a LO perk a day before I &quot;finish it&quot; - I think when I get dressed and drive and just like to mentally go over it and see if there's anything I'd like to add/alter [ gingerathome ] Same question as liljune25. [ AmySJ ] DYL &amp; Templates. . They make it so much easier and so much more about scrpabooking then the layout. [ ands19 ] I find that the layouts that are left unfinished are the ones that are most important to me and that I expect those to be perfect. [ bossygirl ] ladotter - I feel your &quot;pain&quot;! [ TracyBzz ] Cherri - you should post that Amish story - that's great. [ busybean ] I used to be a perfectionist but found most of my time went into creating perfection, rather than just creating. So I &quot;settle&quot; for &quot;good enough&quot; now, and love my pages so much more! [ roxannemb ] Cherri - love that! [ gingerathome ] what about the photos already scrapbooked? [ Franci ] ladotter... I think the same thing. I am always buying supplies for an idea I get and then never get around to creating the LO. [ erikah ] stacy - highlights folder? did I miss something? I have been separating my digital pics by season/year? is that right or is there more? [ bcre8uv ] If I've already scrapped a photo and I feel done with it, I do not place it a highlights folder. But if I think there's a chance I might want to use it again to tell another story, I do put it in a highlight folder. [ Cherri :) ] KelliM: I agree... lots of my best scrapbooking has been done with girlfriends late at night, laughing over a drink and a snack and sharing the story of our photos.... [ Candace Ann ] I'm ladotter's twin! A collector of everything scrapbooking related. I have ONE album done. But I have a ROCKIN studio just waiting for me to CREATE! [ scrappyknitter ] when you've scrapped a digital picture do you file it somewhere else? [ MonicaMcNeill ] liljune25: Are you mostly digital in your layouts? If there is a picture that you've already scrapped but know that there is still another story to tell then go ahead &amp; put it in your highlights folder :) There is no rule that says once it has been scrapped you can't revisit it with either time or perspective. [ Kaly ] ands19- they'll never get done if you worry over them! It's a process and an acceptance, really. [ stacy julian ] I keep trying to finish a question and I keep losing it. The refresh is driving me crazy! [ Becky C ] Stacy, where would I ever find your first book Simple Scrapbooks? [ bossygirl ] Candace Ann - I'm glad there's someone out there just like me!!! I feel like such a &quot;fake&quot; sometimes!!! [ bethgholmes ] I tag digital photos I have scrapped with the tag &quot;Scrapped&quot; just for my own reference [ busybean ] Hilights folders...move pictures or put copies of them in there? [ SharonMeaney ] I run out a Shutterfly photo book every 6 months that is chronological. Captures what I consider to the be the &quot;best&quot; photos of those 6 months. It appeals to the part of me that wants to &quot;do&quot; something with the photos. Great -- they're &quot;done&quot; and then I can focus my scrapbooking on other types of themes and layouts. Anyone else combine photo books and scrapbooks? [ MelH ] Candace Ann...right there with you [ bcre8uv ] I agree Stacy - hard to follow when it refreshes at the top. [ KathiL ] MelH - I have taken a few classes here which helps. I still have a few unfinished projects from those classes. I am also setting aside time each week to complete some of these. Once you like what you see it is inspiring. [ ladotter ] DH calls my craft room his other Harley! LOL [ artiste ] sleepyhead, i love your decade in review... i may scraplift your idea [ gingerathome ] This chatting is very confusing. Looking forward to the transcript so I can finish reading! [ MonicaMcNeill ] Lynse: I know that!! That is very much where I was when I started LOM :) You are going to LOVE this!!! [ pennyscraps ] Ya'll just reminded me I have that SS book! I also took AE's Yesterday and Today and learned from her the simplicity of photos + stories - it has been a great few months reviewing the basics of storytelling and design.... [ Kaly ] I agree. Hard to follow top-wise. [ my2boys ] Good idea SharonMeaney! [ scrappyknitter ] This is really hard to read [ sleepyhead ] artiste - be my guest :-) [ erikah ] gingerathome - me too! [ Lynse ] Ladotter-I know what you mean. I think I could open a scrapbooking store with all the stuff I have collected:) Now it just needs to make it in a scrapbook! [ AmySJ ] Stacy- would it be easier if we submitted questions ahead of time so that you could answer them etc in the chats [ diltsy ] ladotter: LMAO. We're Harley people too. [ bethgholmes ] Pennyscraps -- I took Ali's Y &amp; T class as well and it definitely changed the way I think about scrapping, now to get my photos in order so i can do more of it [ bossygirl ] We refer to my scrapbook room as my &quot;garage&quot;. Now my husband and I both have a garage full of stuff! :) [ erikah ] my eyes hurt! see you all on the transcript! [ Kristi SB ] If I was reading a question, and it is no longer viewable... can I scroll back to finish it? I walked away to check on a kid, and now I cannot figure out how to get back down to see the stuff I was reading.... help? [ stacy julian ] erikah -- continue separating your digital images by season and year, but pare them down too, so that you have ONLY your best images. The ones you really want to spend time with and put on a scrapbook page -- give those images 3,4, or 5 stars -- or copy them into a highlights folder. None of us have time to deal with (scrap) ALL or even most of our photos. Highlights folders will help you create a more realistic selection of photos to print from and use -- yes? You might need to review the information in the pre-classroom! [ scrappyknitter ] I find this small screen just way too small [ daisy10727 ] My scrapbook space is the kitchen table after everyone else goes to bed... [ liljune25 ] Thanks. That's what I have been doing so far. I just worry that I have so much photos already. :) [ Maureen ] Are most of your layouts inspired by a story you want to tell, or do you just as often scrap great photos? [ Skier ] agree with amysj - would it be easier to submit questions ahead of time [ fay ] i can't keep up with all the comments as the page moves so fast so i will be glad when the transcript also comes out. fay [ nancyr5213 ] I love taking photos of birds so I often scrap my bird photos as watching them makes me happy! [ stacy julian ] AmySJ --Yes, we can totally do half of each chat as a closed chat, where you send me questions ahead of time and I respond to those questions. We can the open up the chat for the last 30 minutes. If you want to do this -- I'll let Kayce know and we'll just collect your questions beginning a day or two before each chat! [ SharynC ] If the screen were larger, maybe it would be easier to follow because items wouldn't move out of view so quickly? [ Amandamartig ] Ok, it's 10:30 in NY and I have an 8 AM dentist appointment tomorrow...goodnight ladies! Thanks Stacy! [ TracyBzz ] if your question gets missed you can always post to Stacy or the coaches [ pennyscraps ] Oh - where do we put FOOD PHOTOS in the highlights area?? [ Terri in BC ] what guidelines do you use for 3, 4, 5 star rating? I use 4 for want to scrapbook and 5 for very best, everything else would default to a 3. [ sleepyhead ] since I'm digi...I found that instead of making a &quot;highlights&quot; pile of my old printed photos, I'm making a pile of photos I'm willing to take time scanning...it's definitely helped me only select the really good ones! [ fay ] i have all of my pictures in different boxes by year and then sorted by season. is this what we were supposed to be doing. fay [ nonnysbooks ] I was doing well with going through digi photos (got 3 years done in fairly short order) then I hit a huge picture year and got overwhelmed again (2600 pics in one year). [ Franci ] i like the idea of a closed chat. [ ands19 ] I like the closed chat idea too. [ artiste ] yes, a closed chat is MUCH better [ kellyd ] A closed chat would be great! [ MonicaMcNeill ] Maureen I do both :) I love them equally !! [ gingerathome ] AGREE!!!!! [ Skier ] i vote for a closed chat [ AmySJ ] I think it would make it easier and more focused [ bethgholmes ] What is a closed chat? [ SharynC ] I agree, closed chat sounds good [ SuzanneB ] YES! [ TracyBzz ] what's the difference between closed chat and message board? [ Kaly ] closed chat would be much easier to follow. But the interactions are quite nice too. [ AprilFL ] penny: if you feel your food photo is a highlight, then just move it to that season. We're not at the point of tagging for categories yet. [ stacy julian ] "Maureen,<br /> I would say that most of my layouts are inspired by a story (meaning -- some idea or conversation or thought or something that I want to explore) this is a shift for me. I am scrapbook less now that I'm not involved with the magazine. I am doing more online sharing and I'm printing less (we'll talk more about this in coming weeks) I have LOTS of pages done, so I'm taking things a little slower these days!" [ Terri in BC ] I vote for 1/2 closed, last 1/2 open [ TheChickPea ] That's a good idea sleepyhead! (re: taking out photos you are willing to scan!) [ mommystamps ] I like the idea of a closed chat too...it would be easier to follow... [ Maureen ] I agree with Tracy..closed chat=messageboard [ fay ] i live that idea about questions ahead of time. fay [ sleepyhead ] I vote for 1/2 and 1/2 too - hard to follow with the small window, but I like the &quot;chatting&quot; [ pennyscraps ] When will we get there April? I don't want to do my sorting &quot;wrong&quot; [ MelH ] I like this forum...easy enough to scroll at your own pace [ ladotter ] Stacy how do you deal with hertiage photos when you are sorting (IL family no blood relatives)? [ stacy julian ] sleepyhead -- YES, a scanning pile -- that's a great idea. We should all think about our backlog of photos in this way. Do I really want to spend time scrapbooking this photo, or can it just sit here and be happy. You don't have to delete images if that bothers you, just PARE your collection down to the ones you most want to scrapbook. [ midwestgirl ] Questions ahead of time? Isn't that what the message board is for? But 1/2 and 1/2 sounds like a good compromise. [ artiste ] how do i decide where to buy my albums and how many i will need? strictly price? I know i want the pioneer 3-up 3-ring binders. [ fay ] since i came in late what are you talking about highlighting? Fay [ busybean ] Lots of great ideas here that we'd miss if it were closed...I'm looking forward to reading the transcripts! I'm for 1/2 and 1/2, and a bigger window! [ Leora ] I think folks will get used to the pace here. It is ok if you don't catch it all! [ bossygirl ] I agree with Maureen and Tracy - closed chat is just a message board. An open chat allows us to interact with one another. [ pennyscraps ] I agree that closed chat = MB. Maybe slower refresh bursts and a bigger screen and a half and half.... [ NonaZ ] I too think that a closed chat = message board. This is fun. I scroll down to read what I might miss and read the smaller posts easily [ AprilFL ] stacy will have a lesson on categories with some worksheets. Until then, we're just focusing on season (or quarter) highlight folders. [ Barb in AK ] I may never have to do another theme album, if I follow the Library of Memories method...doncha think? :-) [ gingerathome ] Dealing with heritage photos? Where do they fit in? [ Terri in BC ] I'm also doing heritage and need to share them with the rest of the family. I don't want to get rid of any of them, but how do I manage the sort at this point? [ pennyscraps ] I had thought about adding an album DAYS WE CELEBRATE - to capture all the holidays....anyone every done that? [ Ann in FL ] What should I do with all my loose photos? [ Leora ] I'd love to learn a system for incorporating scanned heritage photos into our libraries. [ MonicaMcNeill ] gingerathome: I have a storage binder just for heritage photos [ stacy julian ] As a rule of thumb. I give myself permission to take a truckload of pictures at an event (like a birthday) and then I make myself move less than half to my highlights folder. I often look for a nice balance of close ups, group shots, images that capture the various stages of the party (cake, gifts, etc.) and then make sure I have one of each guest. I will say that paring down gets MUCH easier with time. Try really hard to get in the habit of doing a quick pare down every time you upload photos! [ midwestgirl ] Pennyscraps, I created a separate album called Celebrations. it includes birthdays, weddings &amp; anniversaries, and family gatherings. [ tshay ] pennyscraps - i have albums called Seasons &amp; Holidays [ mb2009 ] when will we need thebinders? [ AmySJ ] I feel like I'm missing lots of great ideas because it's moving too fast. I like the idea of half and half. [ artiste ] i have a huge box of heritage photos that only one family member (living across country) could possibly identify. i thought of scanning them and sending them. or should i just send the whole box to him? [ stacy julian ] Barb in AK -- the LOM system includes theme albums. You'll see! It's really so cool.Scary that I'm mine own biggest fan!! [ busybean ] I NEED to pare them as I upload them...I got rid of 4500 pics from 2009 last week! [ sleepyhead ] go busybean! [ Candace Ann ] oooooo....CElebrations. I like that. [ pennyscraps ] Will we get some scanning tips?? I still have some photos I found for AE's class that I need to scan in - but how to organize them....ugh... [ MelH ] rock on busybean [ Maureen ] I think that i am your biggest fan ;) [ pennyscraps ] How do we buy the duplicator annihilator? [ sleepyhead ] I think you have quite a few fans to compete with Stacey :-) [ roxannemb ] busybean - holy smokes I wish I could do that! [ Cherri :) ] artiste: Scan and send, never send your orginals, they could get lost or not returned. [ ALtLCountryHeart ] Ann, I dont know if this is a bad thing to do but recently I was having a hard time deciding if I wanted to have some scrapbooks and some picture ablums. For some reason it bothered me to have both. I decided to have pages within my scrapbooks of multiple pictures on a page just by using photo corners alone. This way they are not really scrapbooked but they will be apart of the same books. Does this make since? [ stacy julian ] Ann in FL -- what do you mean by loose photos? Sort them into years and then seasons and slip them into storage binders! Is that what you mean? [ bossygirl ] MidWEst Girl - I like the idea of a celebrations album. TFS. [ midwestgirl ] LOM, Finish Link Scrapbooks, Photo Album Scrapbooks - love them all, love the variety! [ sleepyhead ] oops, I meant Stacy, I'm Stacey LOL [ busybean ] I want to use a scanning service to scan all the picture my mom has in boxes. [ TracyBzz ] busybean - 4500 deleted that great! way to pare down! [ gingerathome ] Another idea on paring down into hightlights when &quot;I&quot; love all the pictures and have a hard time deciding is to let my DH look at them and help me decide. An outsiders eye if you will. [ midwestgirl ] Finish Line, sorry [ pennyscraps ] Oh - I want to buy a finish line kit too - when is that rolling out?? [ jamie in pa ] should we be moving our sorted photos into binders now? [ NicolleT ] This chat is driving me crazy. I will have to read the transcripts later. See you all in the forums:) [ Leigh-Ann ] what is finish line? [ busybean ] Not really...I still kept about 15000! [ sleepyhead ] 15k for the year busybean? [ Ann in FL ] The photos I need/want to sort are out of envelopes all mixed together. I can give a guess to some of the years since we've lived different places. I have the negatives for them, just not with the pictures. [ TracyBzz ] busybean - LOL! Well better than none deleted I guess :) [ natlhol ] Busybean..you make me feel better. I have over 13000 photos on my computer for 3 years. I thought that I had taken too many, but you beat me! LOL! [ txpns54 ] I thought I took alot of pics at 6721 for 2009. busybean has me beat! [ roxannemb ] I think if I let hubby decide I wouldn't have anything to scrapbook! [ bossygirl ] duplicator annihilator?? [ artiste ] busybean, i didn't know about scanning services. where do i find one? [ steph s. ] I delete a lot of pics right off my camera before download. If I took 50 pics of my son to get the right action or light I know I need to delete at least half of them before upload. [ sleepyhead ] if it makes anyone feel better I have 28,000 from 2003 to current... [ angie w ] I recommend ScanCafe for scanning services. I sent some slides to them and they did a great job. [ busybean ] Yup. Wannabe photographer over here! And little kids...never can have enough mashed pea faces! But once I started, it was easy to pare it down. I was ruthless! [ pennyscraps ] yes duplicator annihilator - it was on digi video - how to get rid of dupes on your hard drive [ bossygirl ] you guys are brave to even count your photos! [ Annette33 ] I have never taken time out to count how many photos I have from a certain year, lol [ gingerathome ] sounds like we all LOVE taking the photos! [ Terri in BC ] @Ann in FL - What I did was sort all my pictures by year first, estimating the time frame by appearance, haircuts, clothing etc. Then I could sort them in to seasons easier. [ stacy julian ] "There was a question I lost that voiced concern over breaking layouts up into individual albums and possibly losing a sense of cohesion. <br /> <br /> My short answer to that is don't worry yet. <br /> <br /> My longer answer is I would rather have a more varied, compelling collection of categorized albums (with no guilt) than a very cohesive collection of annual albums that lacks depth and personal connection. We are trading in some cohesion for richness. I think I said that right?<br /> I'd like you to trust me on this count. There are things you can do to bring a stronger sense of cohesion to your library albums -- we'll address those in coming weeks!" [ nancyr5213 ] Night ladies late here on the East Coast! I will get the rest in the transcript [ Kaly ] *gasp* 28,000! I would DIE! [ bossygirl ] oh, thanks. Haven't gotten to the videos yet. [ pennyscraps ] Second Scan Cafe - they did marv with our wedding proofs and now I have a nearly complete wedding album [ KathiL ] I used to take more pictures until I visualized my kids deleting most of them after I die. I still take a lot but pare them way, way down. [ Lynse ] I was just wondering about Scan Cafe.. Thanks! [ sleepyhead ] Kaly - that's just digi - I have a few thousand more printed - but I'm working on it one pile at a time... it just might take a while to find my dining room table again {sigh} [ diltsy ] I was thinking that no one was going to read my life story, year by year for say the next 40 years. That's why I want to get away from chronological. [ busybean ] I'll dig up the info and post it. A couple of services where you mail them a box (insure it!) and they mail them all back a few days later, along with a CD. [ ALtLCountryHeart ] Yes it is almost 11:00 here, going to do more &quot;work&quot; and get some rest. :o) Good night all.. [ scrappyknitter ] Stacy, what would you do with photos of unknown relatives? [ fay ] most of my pictures are of my grandchildren and it is so hard to delete any of them. fay [ pollyanna ] 40,000 here - gshhh 2000 to current - lol no winners in this lol [ Lynse ] Goodnight! Have to go to work early in the morning! [ Bec ] I have just the opposite problem. I feel like I didn't take enough pictures. [ stacy julian ] It's interesting we talk about how many photos we have. How many stories have we told? What will the value of these photos be in two generations without any stories? [ pennyscraps ] Definitely to me the chronological feels like someone's boring Grand Canyon slide show with a mix of Groundhog Day - you know same stuff over and over... [ txpns54 ] Good night to all the East Coasters. Sweet dreams. [ Kaly ] I used to try to scrap ALL my pictures until I realized the mountain of albums that would pile up. I now scrap more selectively. [ mommystamps ] scrappyknitter I'm with you. Lots of people we know were related but no one knows who they are... [ italgal ] I can relate, Fay. Every one of the pics of the gk's is too precious to delete! [ pollyanna ] not much value without words - that's why I love LOM [ Annette33 ] I thought journaling was my strong point, but now I realize that it is more facts than anything [ midwestgirl ] Unknown relatives - if no one can name them, circular file, aka, trash. [ jamie in pa ] ditto with that, pennyscraps! [ artiste ] where/when will we be able to read this transcript? [ sleepyhead ] for printed photos I would like to know how we should handle saving photos for future scrapbookers - my DD is 7 and has just started scrappin'...? [ gingerathome ] Stacy, that is why I am looking forward to this class. I want to tell the stories! [ nonnysbooks ] The thing I've been most frustrated with is that we generally have only pulled our camera out when &quot;something is going on&quot; or we are going somewhere. Lots of scenery pictures, with an occasional person in them. [ txpns54 ] I have not told many stories, and that's why I signed up for this class. [ NonaZ ] I've taken train rides from Ohio to CA many times and I realize I have taken the same pictures over and over! [ pennyscraps ] www.scancafe.com [ fay ] I have made my parents 2 heritage albums and I sat down and talked with them about their life and took notes. my dad is almost 95 and my mom is almost 90. I love their stories. fay [ Caroline E ] I am really looking forward to telling the stories. I have photo albums of relatives from 100+ years ago, but I wish they had written down something about their lives and dreams. [ TracyBzz ] artiste = the transcript will be ready within the week, it will says (Transcript) beside today's date. [ jamie in pa ] same here. i'm reporting facts, but not telling stories. [ MonicaMcNeill ] artiste: the transcript will be available in 2-3 days [ stacy julian ] "Photos of unknown relatives -- if you have a LOT, I would put them in one storage binder together and take that binder with me to the next family gathering and start asking questions. There is a website (can't think of the URL right now) where you can upload photos and invite family members to make audio and written comments about what they know. I will try and find the link.<br /> Get people talking and sharing and see what you can learn!" [ busybean ] I'll NEVER scrap the tens of thousands of pictures I have. I'm satisfied to scrap some of them. The rest are for my own amusement and enjoyment! [ Cherri :) ] Unknown relatives: I take a basket of photos to family parties with sticky notes and ask people to identify who they can. Often times it ends me up with pages of requests &quot;Can I have a copy of that....&quot; [ Kaly ] I'm with sleepyhead- I have a LOT of duplicates that I haven't scrapped, saving them for future generations. What to do with them? [ ckytang ] Stacy, I'll have to remember that--not, how many layouts or how many photos, but how many stories have I told. I haven't done the flagging exercise yet, but I think it's close to zero! [ Leora ] Taking classes here at BPS has definitely changed the way I take pictures! [ sleepyhead ] fay that's awesome, that's something I want to do too [ ShellBelle76 ] i'm definitely in the minority here - as a beginning scrapbooker, i'm starting from scratch, shaping my scrapbooking at its very inception... [ diltsy ] I've been trying to talk my mom into writing stories on index cards to store in 3 up albums with photos. [ Rebeccamomof4 ] One time someone was coming to visit that my kids didn't remember. I just pulled out my People We Love album and found pages from the last time we saw them. So easy. Better than trying to remember hmmm, what year did we see so-and-so last? Just one reason I love LOM and non-chronological albums [ pennyscraps ] You know, as a writer/storyteller/ you have to find YOUR VOICE. I think that is why so many people blog. It authenticates their voice. [ ShellBelle76 ] so some of the questions, topics of discussion - they're beyond where i am - but at the same time, it's a gift to learn from the experiences of so many others. [ jamie in pa ] shellbelle--you may actually be at an advantage--no bad habits to unlearn! [ sleepyhead ] shellbelle - consider yourself lucky! [ roxannemb ] NOna z - I have the same ones of my kids over and over just at different ages. How do I scrap these without being completely redundant??? [ TheChickPea ] ShellBelle76 - so the world is our oyster when it comes to doing our &quot;least common page&quot;! ;-) [ bcre8uv ] sleepyhead - I have a 5 year old + a 9 year old niece who scrap with me, &amp; they get the leftovers. Beyond that, they will take PLENTY of their own someday, so I don't feel the need to save photos just for them. [ pberkson ] I have so many pics from a generation ago and wish I knew more about the people, places and things and what they meant to my parents. This will not be my legacy. Now that I've said that out loud I guess I'm committed. [ Barb in AK ] I feel like I've told stories on almost all of my layouts---I love talking and I love journalling. But after the sticker exercise today, I don't do the &quot;WHY&quot; part of the 5 Ws. [ Annette33 ] I have a difficult task of scrapbooking my mom's photos. We sat in the hospital taking notes on the backs of them before she passed away [ stacy julian ] Photos or duplicates that you are not going to scrapbook -- will go into cold storage, in a dark, dust-free, cool, not humid place in your home. We'll get there! [ sleepyhead ] thanks bcre8uv [ pennyscraps ] I want your LOM closet Stacy! ;-) [ stacy julian ] pberkson -- we'll hold you to this! [ fay ] as a scrapbooker I feel sometimes I may be the keeper of their memories of a life I can't imagine for when my parents are gone. fay [ daisy10727 ] I've got a ton of stories about my family that I heard while growing up, but I don't have many pictures to go along with the stories, what's the best way to get those scrapped? [ bcre8uv ] :) [ txpns54 ] I also forget to take pictures of the everyday stuff, just the events [ TheChickPea ] Stacy, good luck finding a dust-free zone in my home. LOL. ;-) [ pberkson ] Now I've done it! [ pollyanna ] lol on the dust Chick [ Terri in BC ] I'm looking forward to more about cold storage. I still can't figure out why I would have one - I want to see every picture I own scrapbooked one day! [ stacy julian ] pennyscraps -- agree with the blogging. it is a wonderful way to find your voice, practice your writing skills and document life. [ Barb in AK ] I have always felt I've been selective with my photos---never had the &quot;scrap it all&quot; attitude. But I have a feeling I'm going to scrapping even less photos--but will have more MEANING to my scrapbooks. :-) [ shamrock ] Stacy &amp; others, do you find that your &quot;cold storage&quot; has shrunk as you do more digitial organizing before printing? [ ladotter ] I have a album (sticky pages) of photos my MIL has asked me to do something with since I am the crafty/scrapbooker of the family, it has been sitting staring at me for a year now [ busybean ] txpns54 - have you considered the 365 projects? A great way to capture the everyday! [ sleepyhead ] wow Terri that's a lot of pressure! [ stacy julian ] shamrock -- YES. cold storage is shrinking, as I learn to be more intentional about printing. [ pollyanna ] Good perspective Barb! [ pennyscraps ] I told myself when I got my new iMac that I would blog....will have to see if I do....but I do think it would be good honing of my craft of writing.... [ bcre8uv ] shamrock - definitely! [ AprilFL ] Amen, Barb! That's the key!! :) [ TracyBzz ] Barb in AK - you've got it. Not scrapping all photos but telling meaningful stories. [ ShellBelle76 ] thanks for the encouragement, friends [ Kaly ] shamrock: yes, the pile has shrunk because I am better prepared before I get my photos developed. [ scrappyknitter ] thanks for all the advice on unknown relative pictures. Now I hate to leave but it's late here. [ Annette33 ] way to think barb! [ Terri in BC ] @sleepyhead - I know, but I have 4 generations of photos sitting in boxes and they don't mean anything without the stories. [ natlhol ] The 365 project scares me...the thought of taking photos each day. What if I missed one day or two??? So, I just did one month. I chose August 2009 and am making a This is my life book. Lots of transitions for me that month. [ shamrock ] Good to hear! [ KathiL ] Thanks everyone, Goodnight [ ands19 ] I've tried the blogging, for personal and family. But it seems like that just adds to the chaos. [ Maureen ] My cold storage is a little bit more because I am more selective about what I scrap. [ Rebeccamomof4 ] Terri in BC, seriously? Every picture? Holy moly. For those of us with 1000s of photos, it's simply not realistic--expensive and time-consuming. Better to have 3 albums with stories that matter than 30 of pictures with no meaningful journaling!!! [ daisy10727 ] with the 365 project, when I missed a day I put a favorite quote in for that day [ pennyscraps ] One gal has a blog where she just lists 5 things every day - pretty cool. [ sleepyhead ] @Terri - yep, you are right, then they are just 'strangers in the box' - get the stories and having ALL of them scrapped won't matter :-) [ natlhol ] Lain Ehman..five things [ diltsy ] Husband said today, &quot;why would you put all of the motorcycle rally pictures together, they all look the same?&quot; As I understand it, that's the point. I won't NEED to scrap the rally every year if I don't have anything new or special to say about it/ [ nessa b. ] there was a sticker exercise for today?! oh no. now I'm not only late to the chat, I'm already behind! [ bethgholmes ] ands19, I use my blog as a sort of journal and just post when I feel like it -- I've also used journaling and photos from my blog on layouts. Got the idea for AE [ Kaly ] daisy- nice insight. I am also daunted by the 365. [ Franci ] daisy 10727 that's a great idea. I am working on a project 365 this year and have missed some days. [ ands19 ] I put everyday things for days I missed for 365. Like the dishwasher open, laundry, my favorite breakfast. Something that could happen any day. [ steph s. ] I don't print any photos. Only ones to scrap or give away. I am doing a Project 365 to take the place of regular albums. [ stacy julian ] Terri in BC -- I sometimes forget that there are people that have a manageable amount of photos. Please don't let all my talk of deleting and paring down and cold storage scare you. I am here to help everyone create a more compelling and authentic scrapbook library -- most of us need help moving past the 'too many pictures' place, but that is not the case for everyone! Everyone is welcome here! [ gingerathome ] I find it hard to go back and remember the stories for photos taken just a few years back. Swore I'd remember but just can't. I'm determined to fix this moving forward. [ TracyBzz ] diltsy - yes when they are all together they look the same. You could scrap his love of rallies or how he started or.... to mix it up a little [ KathiL ] nessa b. The sticker excercise is the homework for the week along with a couple other things. You are not behind!!! [ Kaly ] Diltsy - LOL! [ pennyscraps ] 365 overwhelmed me as I felt like it began to take over my process and i wanted to be the driver - I abandoned it - but if it works for you then it is very cool [ sleepyhead ] I did a &quot;100 Days of Summer&quot; book as my take on Project 365 - my kids love it [ Sabine H ] daisy 10727... those stories are precious. I'd scrap them without photos... I've done lots that way.. it's nice to get them documented and you can dress up the page or keep it simple depending on the story.. [ stacy julian ] No one is behind yet. Pahleese girls! [ Annette33 ] it has taken years to get back to what scrapbooking is really all about, been in a slump the last eight [ busybean ] Variations of 365...pick one month and do 30 pictures, or focus on one week in your life. Or even just today...I love that one! [ pennyscraps ] i love the word authentic [ fay ] when i go to visit the grandkids I take a journal and try to write each day I am there what we did, special things so when I do journal I have a record of cute things they said and what we did [ MonicaMcNeill ] sleepyhead: 100 Days of Summer! LOVE IT :) [ Leora ] We are all ahead...because we are here! [ roxannemb ] Stacy - does it make sense to chose to work with only the last decade or so? My plan is to get my LOM set up from engagement to present and then go back and add in the previous decades. Will that be way more work in the long run - ie: Am I better to just do it all now from a time-management point? [ Kaly ] good idea, sleepyhead! (100 days) [ busybean ] Hmm...no 100 days of summer where I live! [ liljune25 ] Stacy, I am trying not to let the &quot;too many pictures&quot; concept scare me. I know that as the kids get older I will be finding lots of connections down the road. [ bethgholmes ] Pennyscraps: my word of the year for 2009 was AUTHENTICITY -- love that word too. [ stacy julian ] pennyscraps -- I don't 'love' the 365 thing either (at least not right now in my life) I do think it's a GREAT solution for many, many people. Becky sent me a kit and I got it today -- it looks fantastic! [ Kristi SB ] I just ordered 8 binder pioneer albums during this chat. I am not 100% what I need them for yet, but I am bound and determined to do this right this time. (I am an OLD alumni retaking to try this again). thanks for the link to the binders. [ sleepyhead ] where do you live busybean? [ Annette33 ] when I was traveling in Europe, I sent a postcard to myself from each city we were in. Will love scrapbooking those [ fay ] i think if you took a small notebook in your purse at all times you could jot down where you were, special things that happened and dates and maybe that would help fay [ sleepyhead ] like it Annette33 [ KathiL ] Annette33 - I have taken the last 8 years off as well. My 19 yr olds asked me just today to get her out of 3rd grade. [ ands19 ] I think the 365 helped me focus on things that I would otherwise never scrapbook. [ pberkson ] The only time to think about the word &quot;behind&quot; is when you are on the treadmill trying to lose it! That's my story! [ busybean ] Alberta. Lots of snow. Lots and lots of snow. Maybe 100 days of winter. Make that 200. [ Annette33 ] lol at kathiL [ sleepyhead ] pberkson - LOL! [ pennyscraps ] I think if you have toddlers 365 is easier: photos of teenagers every day makes everyone stressful ;-) [ Barb in AK ] I have 20-something albums sitting on a shelf which I wish were more MEANINGFUL now :-S [ ands19 ] I also look at my 365 when I try to figure out when something happened last year. [ diltsy ] I want to save 365 for something special like baby's 1st year [ TracyBzz ] busybean - where in Alberta - I'm here too in the snow and not 100 days of summer :( [ pennyscraps ] pberkson you score again! funny! [ Annette33 ] started the 365, but it got overwhelming, but I did take photos of things I wouldn't normally think to take [ sleepyhead ] bbrrrr busybean [ stacy julian ] "roxannemb,<br /> YES. I recommend getting as many photos as you can into bins or files by decade/year and then moving forward with LOM with only 5 years worth of photos. I would rather you learn LOM with 5 years and be successful then get to lesson 2 and quit because you are too focused on working with 30 years of photos!" [ Maribeth ] Stacy, thanks for reinforcing &quot;no one is behind.&quot; I am looking forward to reliving moments in life as I sort pictures. Knowing we have forever access to the site is reassuring. I am more about the process and making intentional change than a time line. [ Rebeccamomof4 ] I did 365 last year and found that by the end of the year I was much better about taking everyday pics, and with my limited scrapbooking time I can then focus on creating LOM pages with stories, since the rest is in the 365 project. Works great for me. [ Annette33 ] poor little dd, hardly has any photos scrapped of her, lol [ pollyanna ] Barb - did you have fun creating them or were you stresed? Just curious [ steph s. ] I definitely couldn't do 365 every year. This year is a challenge to myself to actually print photos. I think I will however do 12 layouts/year in the future. Kind of a monthly round up of some everyday photos I like. [ busybean ] 365 doesn't have to be people. Pets, gardening, your community... [ pennyscraps ] well hey - we are a retail house and so 2/1 is DH's new year and it's ours too - we ARE going to get this! [ fay ] i saw pioneer photo albums at jo ann's where you could put 4 by 6 pictures and also panaramic shots also. Would this be as good as ordering from scrapbook.com [ natlhol ] Stacy, didn't think of that. Makes me feel a little better. Five good years is a good way to start... [ KathiL ] Try a few photos a month, highlighting everyday life that month. It is much more managible. [ busybean ] Sherwood Park. Maybe it just seems like 200 days of snow since DH was sick during the worst of it so I shoveled it all myself! [ madre ] did I miss something with the 365??? Is this just chat about it and not part of lom? [ ands19 ] I hardly took any pictures last month after having a camera at my side every day last year. [ TracyBzz ] fay - only if the albums are 3 ring do NOT get coil bound albums. [ bcre8uv ] fay - I think that's the kind I have. As long as they're 3-ring, they're good. 3-ring is essential. [ pennyscraps ] What I LOVE about the five years is that it is how long we have lived in Dallas. So if I just focus on Dallas I can breathe. ;-) [ TracyBzz ] I'm by Grande Prairie and no it is 200 days of snow or yuck. [ midwestgirl ] I'll second the need for three-rings! [ artiste ] fay... ARE they 3-ring? i was going to check there... i want them NOW [ pennyscraps ] just 365 chat - no 365 lom [ Annette33 ] way to think KathiL, at least then some everyday things will be photographed. Something that is missing in my albums. [ stacy julian ] fay -- photos albums that you use as storage binders MUST have removable pages, meaning 3 ring binding. More info on this coming next week! As long as you find albums with a 3-ring binding they will work! [ Sabine H ] fay... I use that idea too...jot down stories thoughts and ideas as I ride the bus or am sitting having a coffee... the stories and thoughts and feelings flow a little easier when the page isn't staring you in the face... works for me. Sometimes it is years or months before I get to a page or event and when I read what I wrote at the time - I'm amazed at what I'd forgotten. [ busybean ] Madre - yes. 365 is when you take a picture every day. Gets you thinking about stuff other than birthdays, Christmas, etc. A little off topic! [ Kristi SB ] Yeah, thinking ONLY back 5 years does make this all more palatable. [ MonicaMcNeill ] pennyscraps I'm also in Dallas :) [ cgull1 ] steph s. I've seen people doing 12 on 12. take 12 pictures on the 12th of every month. We try it when we remember, but haven't scrapped any of it. :-) Still, gets us intentionally taking pictures. [ pennyscraps ] I am in Plano Monica [ sleepyhead ] thanks for clarifying that I need to sort each decade into years, I've only done one decade so far - oops [ TracyBzz ] It doesn't have to be the last 5 years. It can be any 5 years into albums [ fay ] this sorting pictures reaped a benefit for me. a friend of mine of 20 years died and i didn't think i had a picture of her. not only did i find a picture of her at my house but i found a thank you note from her. it was so exciting and i can't wait to journal about her and my's friendship. fay [ busybean ] I like snow. Just not six feet of it! [ MonicaMcNeill ] pennyscraps North Dallas :) [ nonnysbooks ] "Last summer I spent a good bit of time getting loose photos into yearly chronological photo albums and got about 15 years worth sorted that way, though I didn't purge. <br /> The last week or so I've been focusing on the digi photos and have 3 years sorted/purged" [ Sabine H ] hey does anyone know a supplier in Vancouver where you can get the Pioneer albums for a good price. I could order online but would like to avoid the costly shipping/duty for across the border... [ pennyscraps ] Cool. I have a friend off Belt Line. [ sleepyhead ] that's great fay [ ands19 ] Stacy, I'm going to a weekend crop in a couple of weeks. Suggestions on what I do? I'm trying to prepare. Would like it to fit in to what we are doing here. [ stacy julian ] fay -- there are so many wonderful things hiding in our stash of photos. The first several weeks of LOM are really about becoming better acquainted with our photos again. [ pennyscraps ] maybe Google them Sabine? [ bossygirl ] I found my Pioneer binders at ArchivalUSA.com. They were only $14.45 each. Three ring, three up, leather. [ fay ] i don't think they are 3 ring but they have 204 spaces for photo's and panaramic and with a 40 off coupon they appear to be very reasonable. [ pberkson ] I love seeing all the Dallas folks as I'm from Richardson BUT I love living in the Cleveland area because I seriously never have to shave my legs! [ roxannemb ] Im in Winnipeg and I'm pretty sure we only had 30 days of summer!! [ KathiL ] Last year I got my pioneer 3ring binders at Costco.com. They were 2 to a package. Might want to look there. [ Terri in BC ] @sabine - you could order online and have it shipped to a drop box in Blaine. I use one in Sumas, WA and pick up my US orders there. Usually don't pay duty! [ stacy julian ] weekend cropper -- are you an alumni or a new LOMer? [ TracyBzz ] fay - do NOT get them if they are not 3ring, no matter what. [ pennyscraps ] ?? = do all the Valentines go in one folder or that day by year? In other words, do we sort our photos by category drawer or by storage binder? [ ands19 ] new LOMer [ bcre8uv ] fay - If they aren't 3-ring, they aren't worth the bargain price. You will wind up replacing them later - trust me! It's really important to be able to move pages around as you empty old binders &amp; fill new ones. [ natlhol ] I've been having great luck finding the binders at Goodwill and the pages at Michael's. It's keeping the costs down for me right now. [ fay ] i have done about 10 years sorting. i was getting overwelmed about all the pictures from my cruises but that was more than 8 years ago so i can stop that. i can concentrate on 5 years and i think i already have those done. fay [ pennyscraps ] costco has them no more [ roxannemb ] Anyone have a CDN source for 3-up ring binders? [ twynard ] Fay - I have 2 of the coil ones from JoAnns and they are not cutting it. The books puff out too much when you put multiple photos in each slot. I just bought 4 of the ring binders today online- This way they will lay and store better. [ MonicaMcNeill ] KathiL: It looks like Costco is not carrying them this year :( [ nessa b. ] thanks KathiL. I printed that out just haven't had time to read through it. [ KathiL ] So Sad for Costco. [ Kaly ] Okay, it's getting late for me. My eyes are turning buggy! Ciao bellas! [ TracyBzz ] Roxannemb - there is NO Canadian source for the binders. I'm trying to get some online stores to stock them, but no word yet. [ scrapbunny ] did I miss everything? [ Barb in AK ] Pollyanna--Stressed at the beginning of the layout, happy and having fun while I was in the midst of the creation, but totally ecstatic when it was completed :-) [ sleepyhead ] hi scrapbunny [ bethgholmes ] Time flies -- good night everyone [ MelH ] If I have CM style strap books is this okay? You can remove pages and move them around. [ TracyBzz ] In Canada I just bought 4-up albums from London Drugs, Wal-mart, whereever. [ busybean ] CDN - Michael's has 3-ring 12x12 binders, Walmart has 3-up photo albums... [ bcre8uv ] You can also use 3-ring albums instead of binders. We R Memory Keepers makes divided pages that have four 4x6 photo spots on each side. Those might be easier/more economical in Canada. [ Annette33 ] Barb, let's share out thoughts through email sometime this week [ pennyscraps ] is this over? [ artiste ] are we done? i'm tired but don't want to leave until we're finished. [ roxannemb ] dang - maybe I'll go bug my LSS [ fay ] thanks my sister is a member of costco so i will go with her and look at the albums. fay [ nonnysbooks ] Roxanne....do you have Walmart? For my mass storage I found 3-up ring binders at Walmart. Not fancy, but buying a bunch made my bookcase where I'm storing them look good [ Leora ] Can you say a little about how you plan to use the blogs? [ AprilFL ] I personally use 1&quot; binders I purchased at Wal Mart for my storage binders. [ madre ] what software does everyone prefer for sorting? I have way TOO MANY pics and have photoshop 5... [ scrapbunny ] hi sleepyhead, guess i missed it [ Candace Ann ] anybody in so cal? [ fay ] thanks about the information on jo ann's i will look elsewhere. fay [ AprilFL ] All black; purchased also at Wal Mart were plastic sleeves with three 4x6 slots per side. [ Annette33 ] April--what is the cost for those binders at walmart, pretty much all I have to choose from here [ MonicaMcNeill ] MelH: You can use whatever albums work for you.I used to have CM Strap Hinge but have moved away from that because the three ring gives me more freedom. [ midwestgirl ] Thanks, everyone. This was lots of fun! Thanks, Stacy! [ Terri in BC ] I'm using CM's Memory Manager. [ bcre8uv ] Duh - that's what I meant...binders, not albums. [ jamie in pa ] great talking to you all. hope to get caught up with my sticky notes while I'm snowed in this weekend. good night, all! [ sleepyhead ] i use pse6 [ Sabine H ] thanks for all the tips on the storage binders ladies !! [ nessa b. ] WTG nonnysbooks! I hope to be able to say that one of these weeks! [ scrapbunny ] madre _ I use Picasa and AcDSee [ TracyBzz ] scrapbunny it started an hour ago you can see the local PST time in the top right of this screen [ fay ] boo hoo none at costco. fay [ liljune25 ] Leora: I use my blog to journal the stories while they are fresh in my mind. If I can I usually attach a photo to the post. I'm hoping to go back and use the content as journaling when I've got my act together. [ roxannemb ] nonnybooks - thanks I'll have to check out Walmart [ bcre8uv ] I'm in SoCal, CandaceAnn :) [ sleepyhead ] good idea liljune [ artiste ] ok, leaving now. bye everyone! [ Leora ] Thanks. I really meant the blogs in the classroom... [ Kindteacher ] AprilFL ~ I got the Wal-Mart black ones, also. [ pennyscraps ] ?? so are we setting up our digi files like 3 up binders or like category drawers? [ stacy julian ] New LOMer at a weekend crop. Get one or two or three storage binders filled and then take them along and make a bunch of FUN event-based pages. Practice journaling in a way that you choose what to emphasize. In other words, see if you can create a layout for an US album, a PEOPLE album, a PLACES album and a THINGS album -- practice your job as chief memory officer and executive director. Be a little more intentional about the story you want to tell -- use your photos more as an illustration of a memory or story vs. the story itself. Make sense? [ busybean ] Windows built-in photo viewer...under view, make them extra large...way bigger than thumbnails and for lots of pictures, makes it easy to view and delete! [ Buglet ] Oops, I thought it was starting at 8:00pm PST [ tshay ] got them at my walmart for $5 each - in SW Missouri [ scrappyangel ] what..on no, I wonder why Costco stopped carrying them? Are their links on the MB to new places? [ stacy julian ] We need to wrap this chat up -- any final questions for me? [ nonnysbooks ] Oh I'm not done getting photos into albums, still have 3 storage crates full of photos to get sorted. [ pennyscraps ] i had one I typed twice - I can put it on mb [ Kindteacher ] Going to a crop this next weekend, will do, Stacy! :) [ sleepyhead ] how can we set up category drawers for our digi files? [ MelH ] Stacy, If I have CM style strap books is this okay? You can remove pages and move them around. [ bossygirl ] Night Everyone. Thanks Stacy and trainers! [ Barb in AK ] Okey-dokey Annette! [ fay ] the 1 inch binders do you just go buy the 4 by 6 holders at like office max or office depot fay [ Terri in BC ] Thanks, Stacy! See you Saturday [ Caroline E ] Thanks - good night! [ pennyscraps ] THANK YOU STACY. NITE ALL. Alarm goes off at 5.... [ my2boys ] Thank you Stacy. I can't wait to get going on LOM! [ Kindteacher ] G'night, all! [ scrappyangel ] If I only have PSE6 (which I have never used) do I need to upgrade to 8?? [ pennyscraps ] oh yes thank you TRAINERS TOO [ NicolleT ] Candace- Im in So Cal [ Leora ] Thanks Stacy and Coaches. Have a nice weekend everyone! [ Annette33 ] wow, this class will get my behind in gear--I need it! [ Terri in BC ] And good night to the other moderators! [ nessa b. ] is there any chance to review this chat since I got in late? [ gingerathome ] Thanks for all the great ideas and tips. [ scrapbunny ] when will the chat transcrpt be posted? [ ladotter ] Thanks Stacy, Really excited to be here [ Bec ] Thanks, everyone! Good night! [ sleepyhead ] scrappyangel - only if there are features you can't live without [ Cherri :) ] Thank you Stacy! Good night everyone. [ Cindy Denning ] Thank you for your patience and your time Stacy! [ stacy julian ] MelH -- these are not my favorite style of pages, simply because if I remember right the front and back of the page is two different layouts -- is that correct? You can use any album you want. I know CM albums are very high quality. I think you may end up somewhat frustrated, but jump in, try it and see what you learn! [ ands19 ] Thank you Stacy. That helps! [ steph s. ] So much to digest, goodnight and thank you all. [ Franci ] Good Night everyone! [ sleepyhead ] kayla or stacy - categories/sub cat/keywords, how do you set them up in PSE - or better yet - which do you set up? [ AprilFL ] Fay, I bought mine at WalMart in the photo album section [ roxannemb ] night! [ txpns54 ] Thank you, Stacy! This is Big! [ stacy julian ] "Thank YOU all for being a part of our 2010 session. I am so excited to take this journey will each and every one of you. I appreciate your trust and willingness to work hard and try new things. <br /> <br /> goodnight!" [ TheChickPea ] Thanks everyone and Good-night! :) [ MelH ] Thanks Stacy...have &quot;procured&quot; quite a few so will try it. Great forum...so excited. [ Terri in BC ] CM now has side-loading pages (similar to top-loading) so you could use those as well to intermingle with pages you've already done! [ AprilFL ] goodnight everyone! [ bcre8uv ] Goodnight all! I'm off to wrangle my kidlets into bed. :) [ scrappyangel ] sleepyhead -thanks! I guess since I have never used 6 I won't know the difference! But I am worried I won't be able to learn how to tag pictures since my version is older than the one Kayla will be helping with [ Annette33 ] Nite all--time to put my girls to bed. I have been hiding out in their room to do this [ DINAH ] Thanks Stacy . . . good night everyone! [ TracyBzz ] See you on the message boards :) [ MonicaMcNeill ] Goodnight all :) [ NonaZ ] The Pioneer top-loading can mix in with the pages in the CM albums. [ fay ] night. fay [ sleepyhead ] scrappyangel - they are all pretty similar - stick with 6 until you're familiar with it - you can download a free trial of 8 to see if you like the newer features [ ladotter ] if they are 3-ring, can't you intermix anytype of sheets in it? [ ladotter ] if they are 3-ring, can't you intermix anytype of sheets in it? [ Sabine H ] Mel H... i'll be using CM albums as well .. have too much money invested to NOT use them - it'll be a challenger to keep things organized and to pull stuff apart but I love the quality - and I already have 6 of them that need filling... we can share tips as time goes by if you decide to use yours... [ ladotter ] sorry didn't mean to post twich [ nessa b. ] night everyone, &quot;see&quot; you at the next chat! [ sleepyhead ] any other digi scrappers out there? [ Terri in BC ] @MelH and Sabine - I'sticking with my CM albums as well, so we can work on this together. [ NonaZ ] Sabine: I have CM albums too but have the 3-ring binders too. I think they are easier to use. [ Terri in BC ] @sleepyhead - I'm a digital scrapbooker as well as traditional [ sleepyhead ] do you still do both? [ scrappyangel ] sleepyhead - thanks! I will try that. I haven't even been able to figure out how to sort photos with it yet. The wasn't even a book inside the box! How do they think I am going to learn it! [ ladotter ] I have dabbled in digi [ Terri in BC ] Oh, yeah! I have way too many printed not too. [ NonaZ ] I have dabbled in digi too. Need to do more! [ sleepyhead ] scrappyangel - check out Kayla's video under Digital, it shows you how there [ Buglet ] The time must have been changed. Does anyone still on know when it will be posted? I missed the whole thing! :( [ sleepyhead ] 2-3 days buglet [ ladotter ] I love to get my hands in the glue and ink, but it nice to crank one out digital quickly for gift when needed. [ Buglet ] Thanks sleepyhead! [ sleepyhead ] I love digi - especially the undo button! For my older photos I'm definitely scanning and doing them digi too - just can't go back :-) [ Terri in BC ] I love digital and am using it with my current photos. I swear I'm not printing any more pictures til I figure out what I'm doing with the ones I have. [ Buglet ] Oh no! It looks like all of the times have changed. Boy, 7am on Saturday is early! Did she say why it was changed? [ sleepyhead ] amen to that terri [ NonaZ ] My schedules says 7 PM PST- I am EST and did not even know there was a chat until this afternoon. [ Terri in BC ] I'm only going to scan the heritage ones so I can make digital books. [ sleepyhead ] time change is weird, I thought the chat on Saturday was at 8am PST? [ italgal ] goodnight, ladies...see you in class! [ Buglet ] They were all listed at 8pm and 8 am (except for the odd Saturday) originally. [ Terri in BC ] I think she had some conflicts so she had to reschedule some chats. She said to reprint the syllabus [ NonaZ ] g'night. see you on the boards. [ sleepyhead ] so what was everyone's category/W? mine was People We Love &amp; Why [ sleepyhead ] thanks Terri - I'll be sure to reprint [ Buglet ] Me too! [ Terri in BC ] Mine was things [ Terri in BC ] I'm pretty good with getting the 5 w's when I journal ;o) [ sleepyhead ] what's your planned layout Terri [ ladotter ] nite ladies, see ya on the boards, [ scrappyangel ] sleepyhead - This chat is the first thing I have done in the classroom so thanks for the tip! I will go look for that. [ Terri in BC ] I'm working on the last 3 years in digital and going through the first 30 years of heritage (only about 500 pictures there, so not as bad). [ Terri in BC ] night all [ Terri in BC ] Anyone staying to chat a bit? [ sleepyhead ] scrappyangel - click on Digital (at the top of the page on the albums) it should be there, good luck! [ sleepyhead ] I'm still here [ Skier ] i'm staying to chat [ Buglet ] I'm here too trying to figure this all out. [ Terri in BC ] @sleepyhead - what's your plan going forward? [ Terri in BC ] @buglet - we can help you catch up! [ Terri in BC ] What questions do you have? [ sleepyhead ] I've been digiscrapping since 2003 so I'm going to move all my digi layouts to LOM, and leave my paper LOs where they are - you? [ Skier ] i'm digital too [ Buglet ] Thanks Terri! I think it will make more sense whe I see the transcripts. [ sleepyhead ] skier - what program? [ Buglet ] I had questions about the digital frame and thumb drive. Did she talk about those? [ sleepyhead ] nope not yet buglet [ Terri in BC ] At this point, I am not reorganizing my done albums, but I will fill in the gaps with more &quot;heart&quot; pages. I use CM so I do have some blank pages to fill. [ Skier ] PS 6 - tried to upgrade to PS 8 but failed to convert my catalog [ Terri in BC ] @skier and sleepyhead - I'm using CM's Storybook Creator Plus for my digital scrapbooking. [ Buglet ] Will one of you please give me an idea of what she talked about? I don't need a play-by-play just the general idea... [ sleepyhead ] I used to use CM but I kept putting pages in the 'wrong' spot and did some upside down so I gave up [ Skier ] i use CM stuff for the digi scrapbooking [ Skier ] i am so frustrated w/ PS 8 that i will be using CM for organizing too [ sleepyhead ] buglet - it was more of a flurry of chatting and random questions - main concept was nobody is 'behind' no need to catch up, trust the process and do your homework :-) [ Terri in BC ] To be honest, she just emphasized not to jump ahead and worry about where to put something. Just work on the homework and figure out your current scrapbooking method and what catergory/W's you are missing [ Buglet ] Thanks sleepyhead and Terri! [ sleepyhead ] ouch skier - glad you found a program that you like, that's half the battle [ Terri in BC ] @skier - don't hesitate to ask me if you need help with either program. [ Skier ] yes - really looking fwd to the class [ Buglet ] For those of you that digiscrap, is it as expensice as traditional scrapping? [ Skier ] terri in bc: i had problems converting my catalog from ps 6 to ps 8.. told me to go to the forum to get steps to debug [ sleepyhead ] Looking forward to seeing you all on the chats and MBs - I'm going to start the layout about my Dad... G'nite! [ Terri in BC ] Digital works out about 1/2 the cost, IMO. [ Skier ] buglet: i find that digi scrapbooking is a cheaper [ Buglet ] WOW! Maybe I need to look into that! :) [ sleepyhead ] way cheaper [ Terri in BC ] @skier - I can only help with CM's programs -don't know the others at all. [ Buglet ] I like &quot;feeling&quot; things though... [ sleepyhead ] start 'feeling' more dollars in your wallet LOL [ Buglet ] :) LOL! [ Skier ] buglet: i agree - i still do other albums- like mini albums with paper [ Terri in BC ] That's why I'm still doing traditional for the photos I have already printed. [ Buglet ] I wouldn't even know where to start with digital... [ Terri in BC ] I love the hands-on, but digital is cheaper and less messy! [ Skier ] terri in bc: oh sorry about my ps questions [ sleepyhead ] bye for real this time... [ scrapbunny ] buglet- do you mean digital organizing or scrapbooking? [ Buglet ] Terri- it also doesn't ooze into the rest of the house which sounds good! [ Buglet ] Scrapbooking [ Terri in BC ] For an easy-to-use program, check out the tutorials at creativememories.com for Storybook Creator Plus (disclosure: I am a consultant but I absolutely love this program - tried others, but this is one is so easy and inexpensive for all the features it has.) [ Skier ] all - bye! [ Terri in BC ] Bye sleephead! see you in the forums [ Buglet ] I do need to work on digital organizing though. I have 3 different programs and just found one on my laptop (windows Picture manager I think) that I really like. [ scrapbunny ] I can help there :) My Memories Suite is wonderful. I have some stuff on version 1 on my blog, scrapbunny.blogspot.com and am working videos for version 2 , especially using it with LOM [ Buglet ] Terri- the CM program is for digital scrapping, right? Can you add-on to it? [ Terri in BC ] Bye, skier. Buglet - Get organized first! Thats' the most important [ Scrapbook_Girl ] scrapbunny - Melissa? [ Buglet ] Um, how organized? :) [ Terri in BC ] @buglet - it comes with a bunch of free stuff,and then you can buy additional packages as you need them. [ Buglet ] Terri- Can you add other scrap kits to it that aren't CM? [ scrapbunny ] yep Melissa Ortuno [ Scrapbook_Girl ] hey girl, it's Krystal, good to see you here [ Terri in BC ] @buglet - Use your Windows picture manager and the pre-class assignment from Stacy (sort 3-5 years of pictures into seasons or quarters, tag the highlights or move them to a highlights folder). [ Buglet ] Woo-hoo! I've done that for the most part! [ Terri in BC ] @buglet - sure can! Lots of free and retail stuff on the internet, but I have so much from CM I haven't even gone there yet. [ scrapbunny ] you can add outside kits to My Memories Suite that's why I love it. It is by StoryRock and I have used it under 3 name changes - LifeTimez, Memory Mixer and now My Memories Suite is the one currently supported by StoryRock [ Terri in BC ] Got to go now! Bye, all! [ scrapbunny ] hey :) Krystal how r u? [ Buglet ] Actaully, I have ?s about the highlights. Were we supposed to arrange by seasons/quarters or just move the &quot;highlights&quot; to the quaters folders? [ Scrapbook_Girl ] I have a headache, trying to translate Kayla's tutorials for the software I use (Lightroom), think I have it figured out for the highlight folders. How are you? [ scrapbunny ] buglet- My workflow is : 1. load images onto computer into folder named year-month 2. Once I have 3 months worth of photos I create a hightlight folder named year Q1, year Q2, year Q3 or year Q4.... [ Buglet ] @scrapbunny- that makes sense. So your highlights folders are the photos that you think you will scrap? [ scrapbunny ] step 3. I move the photos I would like to scrapbook into the quarter folder. step 4. is tagging. I then delete the year-month folders because if it is not a photo I want to scrapbook in some way I don't save it [ Buglet ] One of my problems is that I move almost every picture! I don't know that I could DELETE! :_) I am just starting to throw away blurry or dark photos. That is a big step. [ Scrapbook_Girl ] hi Kayla! [ scrapbunny ] yes- so I have My Pictures folder then in that there are 2010-Jan, 2010 Feb, 2009 Q1, 2009 Q2, @009 Q3, 2009 Q4, 2008 Q1 ext. I use quarters instead of seasons because in California you can't really tell seasons :) [ Buglet ] Tagging is another area that I am uncertain of. I need to learn my WPM and see how to do that. Right now all photos have the number that the camera gives them. That is why I like WPM because I realized that it organizes by date and names the folders that way. I also noticed that it has a star rating system which seems to be in keeping with what SJ recommends. [ scrapbunny ] I'm the same way since I delete most bad photos right on my camera after taking them. by the time I upload they are mainly ones I want [ Buglet ] LOL! I miss CA (well, I mean that I miss the sun)! [ scrapbunny ] it has been super rainy here but only 50's 60's :) [ Buglet ] I 'm not sure how SJ does seasons since winter spans Dec - Feb so it falls in two different years, right? [ Buglet ] scrapsbunny- only?! It has been 30-40s here. I'm thankful that there hasn't been much snow this year. [ scrapbunny ] Krystal-is this your first time in LOM? are you still doing any scrapbook business besides scrapgirl? [ scrapbunny ] that is another reason to use quarters instead. quarter 1 is Jan, Feb, MArch; Quarter 2 is April, May, June; Quarter 3 is July, Aug, Sep and Quarter 4 is Oct, Nov, Dec [ Buglet ] That's why I chose quarters because it made more sense to me than seasons. Did Stacy mention anything about that? [ scrapbunny ] I think she does lesson 2 last yr [ Buglet ] Thanks scrapbunny. I am going to check out the other areas. See you on the next chat! [ scrapbunny ] night

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