It's not so much a chore as a challenge...and a godsend

I am now over half way through my JYC album. It is under my skin now...challenging me to get it finished!

One of my friends suggested that it should be enjoyable rather than a chore. She is so right, but I do actually find that the more i sit and go through the pages of journalling the more I enjoy it. I'm not stressing about making it a photo album anymore. The whole point was to journal Christmas afterall!

Also, I am remembering to enjoy my pregnancy, regardless of the worry. When i was journalling in December we didnt know the problems that the baby was going to face, and my notes are so much more positive than i have felt in so long. So, for the next day or two I might try to finish off the project because it is such a positive influence. Who knew a WIP could be so inspiring after being left for so long!

WOYWW 98

It's Wednesday again so let's have a look at Julia's blog to see what everyone has been working on this week.

This is my last WOYWW Turkish desk for a while. I'm heading home to UK for a few months so i have been trying desperately to finish some of my WIPs. The main one is my JYC album, others include some of the heritage photos and baby photos for my mum's albums.

Here is my desk, and a peek at one of the pages on it.  It is a little tidier (honest) than normal because in true Turkish fashion, when time is at a premium we start a project. I have 3 days left here, so DH decided that the time was right to paint the ENTIRE HOUSE. I know....but honestly, I've kind of given up arguing. Like putting a fireplace in 5 days before christmas, it will work out somehow. Some things might go undone, but hey it's only a house. (DH doesnt include my sanity as something that should be effected by such things lol).

Next week my desk will be a kitchen table at Mums, and in a few months it will be my normal desk just in a room with different coloured paint.

So join in the fun, and let us have a peek at your desk.

JYC back on track

Well, after dropping by a few of the participants that managed to finish their JYC album - Pauline and Mel

I was motivated to give my album another go. Mel's words hit the mark when she said that she might not love every page but she loved the project. I think that might have been what was holding me back. Kind of like the photo intimidation that i spoke about on this page .

So here are a few more of my JYC pages:

taking time to look at these pages, it reminds me that the project was to journal, not just make pretty pages.

Hopefully there will still be more to come, and one day i might get to let everyone know that i have indeed finished the project. 

Big hello to my new followers - pauline and mel.

I'm trying to keep posting as much craft related stuff as i can on the blog, but a few everyday stories might pop up now and then.

what happened to JYC 2010?

Well.......i think my mojo deserted it. I did my journalling every day of the Journal Your Christmas course, but somehow the layouts never seemed to appear. Infact, to date I have still only achieved about 20% of the project.

Woeful, isnt it! As i have just finished the re-run of Shimelle's Blogging For Scrapbookers course it has got me thinking that i should maybe revisit my work in progress from her JYC course.

Ofcourse next year, I might not commit to doing a layout for everyday, but only do a layout for those days that i feel has something worthy of a layout. Or i might decide that i want to have a christmas day photo every year for my big album. Who knows...

For now, It's back to the craft room to try to salvage my mini album. Wish me luck (and inspiration).

shame faced....

Yup, shame faced...that's what i am. It is almost March and i still havent finished my JYC 2010.

I enjoyed journalling all December, but when it comes to doing the pages that seems to be a different story. The final pages that i have completed so far, not even in order...leaves by my reckoning at least 70% still to be completed. That is woeful!

well, here are the pages, now i need to go pull my finger out and finish the other ones so that i can look back on a completed album.

i think next year if i have the time and energy to do JYC i might use a 6x12 format. One of my teamies on UKS used that format this year and her pages were stunning. This year i seemed to struggle with not having enough room on the page for the photos and journalling.



more JYC 2010

I promised more of the journal pages, but this time they come from the opposite end of the month. Well, what can i say...I'm a gemini!

A big hello to my new follower Annie, who has the most outstanding creations in her blog. You have to pop over to see her new poppy picture. Stunning! She also has the same name as my mum, and in Turkish her name actually means 'mother' although they spell it without the 'i'.

Journal Your Christmas 2010, a bit late but coming together in time for next christmas

Well, i did all the journalling in December, but i am woefully behind in the actual completion of my album.

The concept is one from Shimelle and a couple of my UKS teamies were following the course this year so i thought it would be a nice idea to join in. Partly because i couldnt fly due to the pregnancy and partly to actually get some christmas scrapping of any variety done.

well, I've not completed them in any real order...but here are a few of the first pages that i have completed so far. More to follow in the coming week.

JYC day 6

It's the 6th day in the Journal your Christmas project. I cant believe that i have actually kept up with my journalling (in a note book) all ready to transfer over once i get round to preparing the pages.

Christmas is coming faster and faster every year, this is my attempt to slow it all down a little. Today's prompt is to record 2 christmases.

My first is one from my childhood when i remember my dad hiding little presents IN rather than under the tree for mum, so he could send her hunting for them later. It was really funny to watch because we knew where and what it was but it was nice to see Mum get excited about something different.

My second is the christmas of 2008. Returning (delayed) from honeymoon I spent most of christmas day on a plane and then driving up from the middle of England. We didnt get in until 10pm, but everyone was still there so a little silver lining to a christmas gone wrong.