I sat down at my craft table with the intention to actually create a layout, but that wasn't what happened. Everything was in such disarray around me (and directly on my table) that I had to do some sorting and organizing first. Since I recently decided that I'll do my Scotland and Iceland photos in a 6"x8" pocket page album, I made it my organizational focus to sort through the items that might work for that trip. I've included some photos that show how I grouped my items. I'm hoping that having them separated like this will help me find what I need when I'm actually scrapping.
General supplies #2
General supplies #3
Pocket cards #1
Pocket cards #2
So far, I've only done one complete layout with my Scotland photos. I finished it last week when I did a stash challenge; I wanted to see how much I could use of a specific set of items when I worked with a set of photos from Glasgow. If you're interested in how it all came together, you can watch the before and after videos here:
I am back from NYC and so inspired to get my photos into an album! I know I won't be able to get to the actual scrapping for it anytime soon, but that doesn't mean that I didn't do some prep work for it. One of the things I like to do when I get back from a trip is to pull everything together that I think I will use. This helps me to keep all of my memorabilia together and organized; when I'm ready to work on those photos, I'll be able to grab everything I need all at once, which is awesome. Here's a video I posted about how I choose my items to match my photos, as well as how I organize my receipts, brochures, and any other random items that I pick up during a trip. As I work through my actual layouts later, I will take photos and post about my experiences while I was actually in NYC.
Today I want to talk about using Airbnb when I travel. And not just using Airbnb, but specifically using Airbnb as a woman. It is sad that I have to even think about it that way, but as I live in the real world, there you have it. When I was first traveling on my own, I stuck with hotels in busy places, as I felt safer and I tended to be closer to city centers. For most touristy activities in larger cities, that's a great place to be. However, travelers pay a price for that, and I felt it. I wanted to be able to put more of my money into actually enjoying a city rather than into a room I'd hardly be in each day. Enter Airbnb. As a female traveler who often is globetrotting solo, I felt that I had to be smart and careful in my choices with Airbnb options. For instance, after I do a preliminary/mainly generic search for what I want, I start narrowing down the options. 1) I look at the owner of the property; I tend to immediatel...
Now that my Iceland album (from trip in April of 2017) is completed, I made some flip-thru videos for it. I decided to break it in half, as otherwise the video would probably run 40 minutes! The first half of the layouts feature photos from my flight, my airport arrival, shuttle bus, the hotel I stayed in, a typical Icelandic breakfast, Hallgrimskirkja , a map, and some random photos from wandering the streets of Reykjavik. Travel is my favorite topic to scrap, so I really enjoyed reliving my memories from the trip while putting these pages together.
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