Mum and Dad spent Christmas with us and apart from food and presents they also bought a range of scrapbooking DVDs. Now my last huge scrapping blitz had been for Mum and Dad's 60th anniversary last year when we made a group album to celebrate. I really enjoy cutting small bits of paper into even smaller bits, but work life, a busy family and a lack of space to scrap... (I do have a space, but it has become a junk haven) have stopped me from doing much this past year. These DVDs apart from having a somewhat sophorific effect (though that could be due to late nights, too much food and finally mentally relaxing this holiday) really got my scissor fingers itching.
So apart from a brief " nana nap" that each DVD facilitated, the inspiration to begin to play has lead me to once again drag out my paper, scissors, glue and brads. Armed with $20 worth of photos from Harvey Norman and a scrap booking Calendar for 2010 - (just glue your pics in the thoughtfully provided white squares and rectangles!) I am now trying not to ignore everything while I scrap.
The only problem with scrapping is that once I start I don't want to stop... food.. sleep.. TV.. exercise.. housework - all seem like optional extras. I resent stopping to prepare meals, food is something that can be shovelled down - when absolutely desperate. Exercise consists of walking from table to car and car to scrapbooking shop. If I clean, it's only to clear the table for more scrapping room - the TV is merely background music and even my latest longed for novels lie gathering dust. The trouble is with a family and house guests, they expect feeding, and someone who keeps normal hours, so I clear the table of paper scraps and prepare meals, while my brain ticks over.. just waiting until the moment I can once again take over the table.
