Hi scrapbook enthusiasts and fellow creators! Today is
the AtoZ eve – the second to last letter in the A to Z Blog Challenge – Y is
for YEAR IN REVIEW.
Year in review is a perfect end-of-challenge letter
for me. As I mentioned in our last post, all of my albums contain the same layout:
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The first few pages are the “Buh-Bye”
page. (I start work on this page as the year it pertains to is progressing.)
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Second page is my “Resolutions” – a list
of goals I look forward to accomplishing in the New Year.
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The rest of the books goes through the
chronological events of the year. I like this style better than the “one page
per month” layout because it allows for flexibility with my life moments. Exp: Springtime
is more eventful one year, the holidays the busiest time the year following.
In an old post I shared a tradition that I have with
my books. At the end of the year, a little after Christmas, as I’m finishing up
the album, I go back and look at my resolutions and compare them to the
timeline of the pages.
It’s always a mixed bag as to which goals got done – 1/3rd
on the list, 1/3rd saved for another time, and 1/3rd an unexpected
gift from the Universe. J
I love how the Buh-Bye page acts like a “In this Year”
card. They remind me of the trends at the time – some cool, some tacky, and some
iconic. I got a kick out of revisiting them for this blog – I looked at the
Buh-Bye photo in yesterday’s post and thought, “Ah, Gladiator sandals – can we
bring those back?” Lol.
I hope that someday my own progeny can flip through my
books and get a sense of how it felt to live in that time. (In 2006, not 216 BC. Lol.)
And albums don’t have to be annual. I love how
the theme and topic of a scrapbook are completely up to you.
Albums can be about any subject or theme that is
important to you:
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Major Events (Wedding, Honeymoon, Baby
Books)
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Sports
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Travel (Journals, Trips to specific destinations)
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Spiritual (Religion, Journeys of Faith)
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Health Experiences (The words, pictures,
and moments that paved the path to healing.)
Any time you go back through these scrapbooks, you are
re-experiencing the most important times in your life.
In truth, each of my albums are a year in review in
themselves, but my annual ritual gives me a sense of closure. When I compare
the Resolutions to my pages, and relive the moments, I can move on to the
next year with a full and grateful heart.
The art of scrapbooking gives me so much and I’m so happy
that I got the opportunity to share that experience with you.
I know that we have one letter left, but I hope the
tips and techniques I’ve posted have been helpful. I thank you so much for all
the wonderful feedback and encouragement you have given me through this blog
challenge.
In the great chasm of the internet, I have connected with wonderful and like-minded creative people. J
In the great chasm of the internet, I have connected with wonderful and like-minded creative people. J
Well, tomorrow is the Z-end. I can't believe it. I have one final letter
in store, so please stop back by - Z is for ZONES.
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SNG
I have loved visiting your blog over the last month! Very interesting info about scrapbooking! I'm going to try to remember some of your pointers!!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I am visiting your blog. Scrapbooking interests me as I did a little many years ago and then gave it up. But I have an art journal and am always looking for other "crafty" ideas. Will go through your posts at leisure.
ReplyDeleteMy theme for the AtoZ is Daily thoughts.
Suzy at Someday Somewhere
A year in review or a moment I. Review like travel, those are always fun to do. I have done a couple of scrapbooks about this.
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