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I really meant it when I said there was no way you could feel behind until the 24th of the next month with this project. Take pictures on the 25th of the month, then you have an entire page of the calendar to tick off before the next photo day, so I just needed to find a bit of time between those magic 25s to scrap my own pages, take some pictures and have a gander at the web to see all the others this month.

I pretty much stuck to my sketch for April’s entry, and ended up including thirteen photos plus two 4×6 journaling cards attached to the back of two photos that flip up, attached with Making Memories fabric tape. I did swap one photo for the word ‘April’ as things just fit nicely that way. I am loving these letter stickers and just may use them throughout the project, as they come in a massive pack and there seems to be plenty to spell out all the months, though I will probably be stuck for zeros with all the 2008 and 2009 labels, but that can always change each month.

Another thing I am already planning to change each month is the little bit of extra embellishment. I’m not using much on top of the photos + preassembled background pages, but there is just a little. Right now, my plan is to pick something each month that is an embellishment I am using a great deal in other scrapping projects. Right now I using Circus Stories stamps and Prima flowers on page after page, so putting them to use here is not only easy but it documents that bit of personal trend. Of course, I will need to have a new favourite embellishment each month for this to happen…so we’ll see how that goes! (By the way, all Banana Frog stamps are 15% off this week along with a bunch of other stuff, so if you were dithering or fancy a bargain, now’s the time.)

And now, time to click around the interwebs to see what everyone else did on the 25th of April!
Cameron
Willow
Flower
Lainey
Jackie
Aimee
Kristy
Sarah
Jen
Mary
Lily

Plus you can see more here at our Flickr group, and UKS members can see even more pages here in the UKScrappers class gallery.

Coming soon: a post all about the album covers, so if you’ve made yours and posted it somewhere, do tell me so I can include you!

xlovesx

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Alarm clock shot sorted. Now just everything else to keep up with the snapping.

You can download this month’s album prompt if you fancy.

A little word about the scrapbook tape mentioned in the prompt—I didn’t mean to cause confusion with so many tapes around! Essentially, you’re looking for anything that is sticky on one side and not on the other. So not double-sided tape. But something decorative. Heidi Swapp decorative tapes. Clear tapes from Prima/Iron Orchid. Fabric tape from Making Memories. Adhesive-backed fabric paper from Love, Elsie. Even border stickers do the trick.

If you don’t have those lingering in your stash, don’t worry about buying them. You can do exactly the same thing by cutting strips of patterned paper, folding them in half and adding adhesive to one side of the paper, both sides of the fold. Attach one side of the fold to the photo, the other side of the fold to the paper and it all works.

Never fear—I will post some pictures tomorrow to help illustrate.

But otherwise—snap away and scrap away!

xlovesx

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Tomorrow is the day. We’re snapping away all day on the 25th of the month for an entire year starting tomorrow. Are you with us? All you gotta do is take pictures. Lots and lots of pictures.

Wendy has made her own book—check hers out if you are stuck at where to start!
Susan is egging on Friday!
Sophie is all set to go!
Jo has made a book and it is looking divine!
Cameron is joining us!
Mary seems absolutely giddy about her album so far!

On UKScrappers, I’ve seen declarations of intent from PJ, Debbie, Julie, Leigh, Emma, Anso, Niki, Willow, Fay, Ali and more.

And you know…you can even join us to take pictures with no intention of the scrapbook part. That’s okay too. One thing at a time. But first?! Take pictures tomorrow!

Spread the word…declare your intentions, blog this picture, email a friend and get your camera battery charged!

Flickrheads: join our Flickr group here to share what you snap.

{More info here and here and one more file to download here tomorrow!}

xlovesx

PS: Comment below to receive an email alert that will remind you when the 25th is approaching each month for the next year so you can remember to take pictures. (No other messages and I won’t sell your address, I promise.)

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Starting this Friday, the 25th of April, our masterplan is to photograph the day in full, then document that day in a scrapbook. And the same on the 25th of May, the 25th of June and so on…for an entire year. By then, we will have captured an entire year of life as we live it, with the changes, celebrations and obstacles that come our way. I would love for you to join us.

Each month there will be two prompts posted here and on UKScrappers—a photo fact sheet and an album prompt. All the materials for this project are free and you can download them at anytime.

Today, you can download a file to help you get ready by building the background pages of your album using papers from your stash. Just click here to download.

The photo fact sheet will be posted here on Wednesday—so spread the word and see you then!

xlovesx

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There’s No Place Like Home starts today…and I’ve got a big stack of email addresses on paypal accounts that are bouncing!

If you’ve signed up and can’t access the home class forum, please send me an email. If your paypal email is an account that you don’t check or it doesn’t exist, I can’t reach you.

We are mostly good to go, but I don’t want you to miss out! Many thanks.

ETA: Prompt One is sent now! I’ve got to do a two-to-three-hour drive now, so just know that if you email in the next couple hours, I will get you all set as soon as I am out of the car!

xlovesx

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