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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Secrets ...shhhh!

People want to know my secrets!  Shanna thinks I don't sleep and everyone asks how I have the time. 

1. Crafting time:  Nope, I don't craft every day!  I usually take one morning each weekend and get 4 or 5 LO's done!  I preplan my pages so they come together fairly quickly.  I choose paper, draw sketches, write down ideas or just look through pictures during the week when the kids don't need me. 

2.  I do go to a once a month crop with the Scrapaholics - check out their blogs on my sidebar!  These ladies rock and always inspire me!

3.  When I do scrapbook I never sew!  I poke the holes where I want to sew later and then sew on my LO's at night while I watch TV!

4. Autopost:  Is there anything better than this?  So cool to do all my posts for the week right after I finish the pages and take the pictures!  Then I have all my posts for the week (usually I post every second day or so)!

5. Nope, It is not my handwriting that everyone always admires, it is Ali Edwards! LOL  I downloaded her font HERE (no viruses) and use it on almost all my pages as "my" handwriting!

So, what are some of your best kept secrets for crafting or blogging?  C'mon, give em up!!!

Laterg8r

PS - Check out these pictures! 

15 comments:

LuLu Kellogg said...

Now I know your secrets!!! I always wondered when you slept!

LuLu♥

Jocelyn said...

Some great ideas...at this very moment I have none to share....life has gottn so out of control....srapbooking is a long lost art!!!!!

Wishing you a great day!!!

Jessica said...

I am so impressed...you are so organized! I have zero, timesaving, ingenious, tips. These days I cannot seem to get a single bit of scrapping done.

Jessica said...

oh i love love the pics of the gals...they are so so sweet!

Jo said...

no preplanning, very little sketching, i do jot down ideas when them come to me ... i rely on the paper and photo to direct the layout ... no preposting ... its all spontaneous here :)

Danielle said...

Honey, my only "secret" is that I am overwhelmed all the time. I am always burning the candle at both ends. If I had 1/10th of your organization, I would probably be a much happier person.

I did buy a big huge dest calendar this year. I had intentions of writing out a "schedule". It hasn't happened yet!!

You are fabulous!! Really!

Maggi said...

Loved reading your behind the scenes! :D I am all about some auto posting! lol

Callista said...

ah man you ruined the illusion! LOL! I still think you rock the details and organization, but now I know why! hmmm... don't think I have any secrets to share, but if I think of any, I will come back to let you know. And I am totally jealous that you have a group to scrap with each month!

jacque4u2c said...

What great tips!!!! We are a lot alike!!!! Thanks for sharing - these photos so rock of your kids!

Callista said...

poor snuffy! I think we still have extra tix for U2 in June if he wants to come down. LOL!!!

ScrappeeDiane said...

Love the photos of the girls. Soooooo Cute! Organization is a wonderful thing. TFS

Callista said...

woohooo!!! doing my happy mail dance!! your Valentines RAK arrived today thank you thank you and what a gorgeous card!! I will post on my blog tomorrow! Love it all!!!

DragonQueen said...

You are an organization Queen! :)

BananaStamper said...

Tee hee, thanks for sharing your secrets! makes sense to me.....

Now that I have a devoted crafting area, it is easier to start something and come back to it when I have a few minutes, that. Staying organized is key, I hate starting something in a messy craft area.

As for following blogs and leaving love - I have discovered that I can walk (at a pretty good pace uphill) and blog surf/comment at the same time. I am not one to exercise just for the sake of the exercise, so that is how I quickly pass 30-40 mins. on the treadmill and get caught up on all my favorite reads...

I enjoyed your post, thanks for sharing your secrets...
Shanna :)

yyam said...

I do my crafting for the week on Sundays and try to squeeze in some extras when there's a holiday! I'm ahead in my design team work (about 3 weeks usually) which means I can just do 2-3 projects to get about 4-5 posts per week. That's why I only post 1 project per post...lol..
I do my fussy cutting and sewing on weeknights while watching tv. Occasionally I may get a quick card done too.