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Friday 25 January 2013

LOAD 213 Bloghop

Hey there - you found me!!! I've got to say I'm just a tad intimidated and very proud to be following on from our very own Scrapper on the Street - the fabulous Dani! She is sooooo cool - if you are new to LOAD - you are going to love her daily videos and I know she has something extra special lined up for us this time - which I am super excited about!!!  Anyway Im going to stop being starstruck and say a huge big - Welcome to LOAD 213!!! Well OK we havent actually  started yet and it is 7 sleeps before we do - but I have to ask - Are you excited yet? Have you been shopping yet? Are you like me ............. hoping to make a dent in that stash mountain? Are you thinking that unless you do LOAD, and maybe a few more classes, its going to take several lifetimes to shift all the stash you have been hiding all over your craft space already? Hey! no innocent 'who me' looks - I can see that mountain from here, love that collection pack and sticker sheet just behind you by the way!!!!! Do you have a massive pile of photos ready? Is your freezer groaning because you have been cooking for weeks - so you don't have to cook during LOAD? Great!!!!!!! YOU ARE AMONG FRIENDS!!!!!! 

But just a minute - what's that - You're worried you wont keep up!  You're worried your pages wont be perfect! And was that somebody in the back who hasn't read THE BOOKS ..................... Ooops me too!!! Well we'll just stay in our craft rooms an extra hour and give ourselves a scrapping detention - shall we????? Seriously .... Are you just putting yourself under too much pressure?


Does every page have to be a masterpiece?   NO
Does every page have to use the latest products?  NO
Does every page have to take all day to complete?   NO NO NO NO NO!!!


Sooooo, lets just PAUSE A MOMENT, lets just have little reality check shall we? The theme of this LOAD is Scrap Happier! The thing is, we are all here to check out of our crazy lives for a little time, every day for one month, to do something we love doing and have a good time!!!! Its really really that simple!!! You can even break the rules,  Lain hasn't expelled me from Scrap Happy, or  stopped joining in this or future LOADS on account of my being a rebel! Well not yet at least!!! So the first thing to do, is take off all the pressure you have been putting yourself under - grab your favourite drink, comfy chair, deep breath ......................breathe out .................... hmmmmmm and again ...................... ok and RELAX - EZ VOUS!!! Doesn't that feel better? 

Right hold onto that calmer mindset - You've signed up for LOAD, so that Lain can inspire you to scrap more, and for one month (and its the shortest one of the year),  we are going to be thinking about our......................

Mondays        GOALS
Tuesday         RELATIONSHIPS
Wednesday   SCRAPBOOKING 
Thursday       THE WORLD AROUND YOU
Friday            SENSES
Saturday       ALL ABOUT YOU
Sunday          POSSESSIONS

You will scrap things you never imagined you would scrap, and in ways you never imagined you would scrap them! We all love encouragement - so visit the gallery upload photos of your completed layouts and please leave some love for other members of the group! You don't have to leave a comment on every LO - but I love to look at how others have interpreted the prompt anyway - and because I always get a ton of inspiration from my uber talented fellow LOADsters - I also love to jot down ideas to scraplift. Im big on sketches but I always add a note of whose work it is, so that if I upload it here or anywhere else - I can properly credit the person who inspired me -  which only seems fair really!!!

OK so preparation wise I shared what I do during the last blog hop - you can find it here if you weren't around last time or just want to refresh you memory! There's a ton of links to other good stuff too - if you have a little free time in the next week to browse!!!!
http://scrappinginsingapore.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/scrap-happy-load-blog-hop-1012.html

If you don't achieve the upload every day - don't worry! I haven't yet and this is my Third LOAD!! Although on my first LOAD I did manage to do a LO every day!!! I'm unlikely to win any prizes - but the motivation for me is getting more pages done than I would without LOAD. I'm looking forward to  spending the next month with you all, and that is what will make my scrapping happier!!! I cant wait to see what you do and look forward to seeing you in the gallery and on the message boards!!!! And just remember - it really isn't supposed to be stressful - your doing LOAD for fun!!!! Thanks for stopping by - please come again and visit soon!!!! Missing you already - I'll see you on the message boards because I really dont think I can last 7 sleeps before we are able to hang out together!!!!


Danielle Taylor: http://scrapperonthestreet.com You came from here
Alison Charlton: http://scrappinginsingapore.blogspot.com/ You are here now!
Christy Strickler: http://myscrapbookevolution.blogspot.com/ You are heading to Christie next!!!!
Julie Shepler: www.sheplerfamily.com
Lori Martin: http://Www.chaosandcraziness.com/   <<<<<<<<<<------- website change!
Betsye Erazo: betsyerose.blogspot.com
Marcia Fortunato: mfortunato.blogspot.com
Kristie Sloan: http://kristiesloan.com/blog/
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23 comments:

  1. Relax-ez vous! I am totally stealing that! LOL
    Great reminder to keep it fun!

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  2. Relax-e-vous. Merci beaucoup. ;)

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  3. Great tips Alison! And I love those stickers behind you, on top of your stash mountain as well ;-) Katrina

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    1. Really????? You caught me out again!!!! I thought I had hidden them from you:)

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  4. Alison, what a fun post! A freezer full of prepared meals for LOAD? I wish I was on THAT list! :) Although if there are 7 sleeps left -- I could maybe work on that plan! No, they'll have to fend for themselves if I'm too engrossed in creation of pages! :)

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    1. You could always grab a few takeout menus:) Just sayin' ;)

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  5. Relax-ez vous?! Totally love it! Forget Webster, we'll have to come up with a LOADster Dictionary!
    xoxo
    Connie
    http://clickychickcreates.com

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  6. I think we would have a BLAST in scrapping detention!!! See ya in a week :~D

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    1. What do we have to do to get a double detention do you think?

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  7. Thanks for the fun uplifting post. I totally agree is so fun!!!

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    1. You're welcome Briel! Thanks so much for stopping by!!!!

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  8. Great post Alison and I'm right there with you on the motivation is about getting my layouts done. I didn't do so well on the last load, so I'm hoping to complete more this round!
    http://cherylmccainphotography.com (no name/url post signup, sorry)

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    1. Thanks Cheryl :) life got in the way last time for me too, but hey we can try to do better this time cant we?

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  9. Thanks Alison, I love LOAD and have recommended it to others who scrapbook. My one word, FUN! Oh and that 7 sleeps....I love It!

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    1. Its only 5 sleeps now - I am sooooo excited!!!!!!

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  10. "You will scrap things you never imagined you would scrap, and in ways you never imagined you would scrap them!" - so true! Great post!

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  11. Can't wait to see your pages this time around, Alison!!! Love YOU!!

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  12. Great post!! Love your tips and tricks and how you face LOAD ready for FUN!!! You ROCK!!!! Can't wait to share another LOAD with you!

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  13. LOLing at >> And was that somebody in the back who hasn't read THE BOOKS

    Raising my hand like Horshack from Welcome Back, Kotter. I started the first book, does that count?! :)

    SO EXCITED to start!!

    ~Heather
    KnowJoy

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