Trying Shimelle's Batch Scrapbooking Method

08:28

If you've watched Glitter Girl's Adventure 065: Layouts Within Limitations, you'll be familiar with her method for breaking through creative block and creating a few layouts with a limited range of supplies. In the video, Glitter Girls sets out to solve the issue of being hindered by the volume of supplies we own, and the worry that we have not chosen the absolute best supplies for each page we want to create. I have been experiencing a little bit of this overwhelmed feeling myself lately. I decided to pack up a few supplies that could fit into one iris container and moved up to my living room to do some scrapbooking by the TV. The fresh new setting and the limited amount of supplies actually came together to create 3 really pretty layouts. Here's a summary of the process.

Step 1: Gather 3 papers that you want to use as full page backgrounds
Step 2: Pull out other papers for layering. I pulled out a pile of scrap papers from my scrap bin that coordinated and a bunch of cut-apart sheets.
Step 3: Choose 2 lettering options that will be versatile enough to work on all 3 pages. I chose a small grey tile sticker and glittery turquoise Heidi Swapp letter stickers.
Step 4: Pick out a set of non-themed embellishments that will work with a wide variety of colours.
Step 5: Pick out 3 sets of photos, a group of three, a set of two, and a single photo.

Over on MercyTiara's 27 day Scrappy Challenge Facebook page, each month we are encouraged to take on a different challenge, and in March it was Hoard-Not your Pretties! Too long I've been holding onto my favorite supplies waiting for the perfect time to use them (specifically Maggie Holmes die-cuts and stickers), so I decided it's time to get them out of my stash and onto some pages. So, I pulled out some of my most pretty, most prized scrapbook supplies. The results are oh-so lovely.