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WOW! Our 3rd month of 2009 Scrappin' Goal Challenge! We sure completed an AWESOME number of pages together in January & February and I'm looking forward to MORE Scrap pages together this month!
It was SO fun to see everyone's goals and ideas for completing LOTS of scrapbook pages last month! Many had a common theme - get more pages done, use what's in our stash, meet new scrapping friends, plan time/crops...
With that in mind, I thought I would invite all of you to March Scrapbook Challenge! Oh what fun we'll have sharing ideas, cheering success, keeping the motivation and making new friends.
Here's the CHALLENGE. Each person will post what their scrapbook page goal is for March. We will have a better shot at meeting our yearly goal if we break it down by month. Along with the scrapbook page goal for March if you'd like to play along with the "Using Stash Crew" decide what your scrapping budget will be for that month.
You choose your own scrapbook page goal and monthly spend goal. You may select 2, 3, 5, 50 pages....you choose. The idea is to be flexible so if you know you're going to be really busy, you can reduce the number one month or if you're going to a couple crops or scrap weekends, up the number. This also works for the budget. Each month, you can change your goals depending on your calendar!
The whole goal of the challenge is to get lots of pages done, use more in our stash before buying new (well at least keep track) and if you want to play along w/ saving --- save $$ at the same time which becomes scrapping budget $ for next year -- or vacation money or Holiday fund!
Money spent on Adhesive and Printing Pictures is not included in the monthly scrapping budget. We'll count pages 7x7 & up = 1 page for 1 page completed, 6x6 & smaller = 2 pages for 1 page completed.
Are you UP for the CHALLENGE? Come and Play in the 2009 Scrapbook Challenge! Woohoo for March! Here's to Meeting our Scrapping Goals & Meeting New Friends!
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__________________ Lela -- Scrap Blog -- Come Scrap With Us ---- YTD 87 / 300 Pages 2023 -- 64 / 252 Cards 2023
I'm SURE you will all agree that we need to go back and add in our focus on our scrapping budgets! It's a good time of the year to start as we'll all want extra $$ for the holidays. Some of us have been using the "budget" idea since we started, others not so much. I decided it would be easier to split from the page goal posts. There are several ways to do this:
1. Set a $$ spending budget for the month & track your expenditures against budget set.
2. Match your scrapbook/stamping spending by putting the same amount away in savings that you spend on scrapbook/stamp stuff. This gives you extra $$ for either more scrap/stamp spending or something fun
3. Set a "Scrap to Spend" page goal. Come up with a goal to complete before you spend more $$ (for instance, "complete 25 pages before spending"
4. Do a combination or all of them!
Many times scrapping and stamping supply purchases are "impulse" buys. We want to encourage not only LOTS of Pages completed but creative, productive use of our STASH. Let's see if together we can be "CREATORS" and not just "COLLECTORS". (Thanks MP )
You do NOT have to set a budget to play along with Scrappin' Goal Challenge. This is only for those of us who would like to play
I will post our Scrap Budgets here...let's see if we can band together and encourage everybody to keep on goal
We're going to launch a NEW Thursday Challenge for 2009! I'm so excited!!
SCS 52 Week Thursday Goal Challenge!
This year on Thursdays you'll be invited to join us for our 52 Week Scrap Challenge. These challenges will be PERFECT whether you're working on your kids albums, 2009 Family Album, Daily Life Album or a "BOM" (Book of Me).
We have 4 SPECIAL Hostesses and each week they will post a challenge that goes with their theme for the year! By the end of the year, you'll have some GREAT pages or a complete 2009 Scrapbook...OR BOTH! :mrgreen:
Our Themes will be:
Week 1 - Quotes (Cassie)
These challenges will offer us inspiration to create a page/pages based on the quotes shared.
Week 2 - Recipes (Anavon)
Anavon will be encouraging us to scrap favorite family recipes or food moments based on colors or ingredients...
Week 3 - Theme (Penny)
Our 3rd week challenges will be a mix of themes, events, or calendar pages...
Week 4 - Idea/ Inspiration (Kirsten)
4th week challenge will motivate us to scrap an important belief, idea, thought, inspiration...
And Occasional Week 5 - Hodge Podge (Guest Hostess)
This week will be an ecletic mix of page motivating ideas to round out our 52 scrap challenge weeks!
I hope you will join us for a GREAT 2009 Thursday Scrap Challenge Year!
__________________ Lela -- Scrap Blog -- Come Scrap With Us ---- YTD 87 / 300 Pages 2023 -- 64 / 252 Cards 2023
Looking for a little momentum or challenge to get a page or two done? Always some GREAT challenges here on SCS! What a FUN Place to Play! To Make it EASY to Find them, I have posted Links to the Challenges HERE! Scrap On!
Ok Sisters, it's time for Scrappin' March Madness!! What better way to end the month with a SCRAPPY Challenge of our own...that's right. Let's see if you can make it to the "Sweet 16" --- "Elite 8" --- and "Final 4" of Scrappin'!
Here's how it works! Starting Monday, 03/23 through midnight Sunday, 03/29 each layout completed will count for certain points. To move on to the next BRACKET...your Point Total must equal 64 or Above by Sunday 03/29. Here are the points:
7x7 up through 12x12 Page - 3 Points
7x7 up through 12x12 Digi Page - 2 Points
7x7 up through 12x12 Page w/ Stamping - 1 Point
7x7 up through 12x12 Page (All Stash-3mo or older) - 3 Points
7x7 up through 12x12 Page (Digi - All Stash - 3mo or older) - 3 Points
12x12 Page w/3 or more pictures (Digi) - 4 Points
12x12 Page w/3 or more pictures - 6 Points
12x12 Double Page Spread (Digi) - 6 Points (2) 12x12 Pages that go together
12x12 Double Page Spread - 9 Points (2) 12x12 Pages that go together
You Can Earn Multiple Points for Each Layout! See below for some ways to count the points Example 1
Thursday Challenge - Double Page Spd (2) - Stamping = 6+9+1=16 Points
Example 2 - Digi
Digi Challenge - (1) 12x12 - 3 or more picts = 4+2+4 = 10 Points
Example 3 -
(1) 8x8 Page - Stamping - All Stash = 3 + 1 + 3 = 7 Points
Let Me Know if You want to Play and We'll Track your Points Here.
__________________ Lela -- Scrap Blog -- Come Scrap With Us ---- YTD 87 / 300 Pages 2023 -- 64 / 252 Cards 2023
I'll keep my March goal the same as January and February - 13 pages for me.
I managed to do 20/13 pages for February. Woohoo.
Stash only - managed stash only for February too. Double woohoo.
__________________ Deb
My Avatar: my "before" photo 2010 pages 218/120; 2011 pages Jan 5/10; Feb 4/10; Mar 16/10; Apr 31/10; May 29/10; JUN 15/10; YTD 100/120 My Gallery
Ok - I only have about a week or so until I have to start packing up (yuck). But, I want a March goal of 10. I completed 29 pages in Feb. with a YTD of 54. I am so pleased with myself that averaged 1 LO/day!!
__________________ --Liz
Happy, crazy scrapper and mother of a sassy teen. 2019 Goal: 6/75 + 1/4 photobooks. J: 4/4, F: 2/4, M: 0/6
Here's hoping my March goes better than my February. I would like to keep my goal at 16 pages. I also will be using my stash instead of my budget. Happy Scrapping Everyone!!!!
Ok, I'm in...my goal this month will be 20 since I did 20 in both January and February. Maybe I can get ahead the first two weeks of this month since I'm not sick this time around!!
Well, since I met my goal of 8 for February and I'm totally impressed with myself for doing that:mrgreen: I'll give myself a bigger goal for March. So please put me down for 12 pages, Lela.;)
Oh yeah, about that budget thing...I'm gonna use my stash plus the scrapbook kits that come in the mail but no other shopping.:rolleyes:
I didn't make my Feb goal, but I'm ok with it since I built in some 'wiggle room' this year! (thank you, Lela!) I signed up as an SU! demo and have become ***obsessed*** with building the perfect card box, so I got a little distracted... :rolleyes:
I've decided to scrap like a demon till my workshop supplies arrive anyway :rolleyes: I'd LOVE to catch myself up with 26 + the 13 I'm short for Feb., but I'm not gonna stress about it...
but I digress, 26 for March and $600 for the year - $498 left in the 'kitty' - wahoo!
Still paying myself $2 a page - and I'll *finally* admit, I'm saving for my University education.
__________________ Kirsten Scrap goal - ytd 0/some My BLOG - SparkGirlWorking my way to 21K... again!
Ok, I'm in...my goal this month will be 20 since I did 20 in both January and February. Maybe I can get ahead the first two weeks of this month since I'm not sick this time around!!
oh, oh,
"why didn't you list that among our assets in the first place?"
:mrgreen:
__________________ Kirsten Scrap goal - ytd 0/some My BLOG - SparkGirlWorking my way to 21K... again!
"why didn't you list that among our assets in the first place?"
:mrgreen:
I do so loooooooove this movie, witness the VSN challenge I hosted last month :mrgreen: It's up there with the original Star Wars trilogy on my personal list of the Top 5 Movies of All Time. I'm not sure what the fifth one is though...
Congrats on becoming a demo!! Enjoy all your new toys ;) After being a demo for about 2.5 years, I've finally slowed down on buying stamp sets and am building up my cardstock stash. That said, I ordered seven stamp sets today...oops! Good thing I don't have a budget on here...my DH would say differently!!
put me down for 20 and stash again, already put 4 towards this month, I think I can the remaining 16! Especially with some great challenges still to go, the AI contest, and my Project 365 pages!
__________________ Living in the land of "The Walking Dead"
aka: 25 miles south of Atlanta and 100 Years away 2013 Goals:
Feb - 5 SB pages(6/5)YTD SB Pages: 7
i am going to set my goal to 6 pages again this month as i really need to get a schedule with school and scrap clubs.
i have decided to go back to school. big decision for me but a necessary one in these times with the uncertainty of the oil indusstry. we need a fall back and a high school diploma wit mom on your resume is far from security...lol please wish me luck...i have not gone to school in 15 years.
i'll go back to look at all the pages later tonight....aparently i have caught the "twilight bug" and have read 2 of the 4 books in less than 48 hrs....i am now half way through the 3rd and it is killimg me not to finnish...lol. anyone else been bitten by this??? seriously i have not gotten this "involved" with books in years!!!!
be back soon!!!!
hugz!
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plan {Pea}
scrapbook challenge 2011**ytd 0/60**
if at first you don't succeed...cover it with cardstock and keep going!
scrapbook page goal for 2011-1/24
august 1/2
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Put me in for 20 pages this month. I keep trying to use my stash, but I still mange to be spending money. I know this month I'll be spending as I have card club and an all day crop. Loving this challenge. Thanks!
Put me down for 25 for March- I do believe National Scrapbook Day is this month, and my CM consultant always has a fun all-day crop.
Plus, (drumroll please....) I have decided to open a "business" as a commissioned scrapbooker for hire!! Although I have a hard time believing that everyone doesn't just LOVE to scrap, I know there are people out there with tons of photos and memories that need saving! I haven't decided on all the deets yet, but I also plan on offering card sets, like birth announcements. I have hopes of making it viable within 6 months, the time when DH's unemployment will run out. Wish me luck, I will post my website when I get it up and running!
So anyway, this means I really need to catch up on some personal projects so I will be ready when all the business starts rolling in!
I would love to join if I can....I need to focus please!!! I will just try to do 8 pages and only use stash (but I what about adhesives? and card club I spend $30.00 on card club) Thanks so much.
__________________ Janet Scripture 6x6 scrapbook swap My husband, oldest son and father-in-law are running a Marathon for Lekumia in Ireland
I'm in need of a total of 36 pages done by the end of March to stay on track. Looks like I need to do a whopper of 24 to be caught up...uh-oh! Maybe I should start taking dd's ADHD meds to help keep me on focus! She's doing better at her school work than I am on my scrapbooking ;-)
Congratulations, Penny - you'll do GREAT, I'm sure!
Christy, I have that movie memorized too - one of the best ever made ;)
Congrats Bekah! I bet you'll be busy.
Jennipher 'oh yeah, that budget thing...' - LOL!
__________________ Kirsten Scrap goal - ytd 0/some My BLOG - SparkGirlWorking my way to 21K... again!
I'm in again for 10 pages this month. I made goal for February using stash and treated myself with a couple of goodies yesterday.
I need to figure out this budget thing too...I think I'll pay myself $2/page and then match that into savings for other things, but I won't spend the $2/page until I reach goal. How about that?
__________________ Melanie "Today I will be happier than a bird with a french fry."
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Penny-
good luck with school! Are you going to a brick-and-mortar or online? And yes, I am a twilight geek! I own all of them, and could never put them down!
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Originally Posted by MzPenny
wow...march already. where does the time go.?.?
i am going to set my goal to 6 pages again this month as i really need to get a schedule with school and scrap clubs.
i have decided to go back to school. big decision for me but a necessary one in these times with the uncertainty of the oil indusstry. we need a fall back and a high school diploma wit mom on your resume is far from security...lol please wish me luck...i have not gone to school in 15 years.
i'll go back to look at all the pages later tonight....aparently i have caught the "twilight bug" and have read 2 of the 4 books in less than 48 hrs....i am now half way through the 3rd and it is killimg me not to finnish...lol. anyone else been bitten by this??? seriously i have not gotten this "involved" with books in years!!!!
Good Morning.
Ok, Feb. over onward March.
I have big plans for Mar. This will be my last month of leisure, so I am going to continue the push to complete as much as possible. I have lots of projects on my list. I hope to complete a couple of minibooks, a gift album, and continue knocking out the childhood pics.
So, my goal for this month will be 100 pages. I will need to take advantage of my lss coupons for supplies. I will chart my spending this month with $100. hoping not to the spend whole amount.
Woohoo! for new start.
__________________ *tamcan *i think i can. i think i can. Goals for 2014
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I am going to keep March same as February...only 8 pgs and still working on the stash. Got 2 done already but this month is promising to be rather busy already. If I go over, cool! Thanks.....
thanks gals! i am doing this 90% online but will have to go in for labs and stuff so it should be ok. at least i wont have to get a sitter...lol. i feel more comfortable with doing it at home as i dont have that evil eye from the teacher looking at me...i never really did well with that...lol. the bonus of me doing this is that i get to motivate my kids and maybe have them look up to me a little more. pretty good bonus if you ask me!!
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plan {Pea}
scrapbook challenge 2011**ytd 0/60**
if at first you don't succeed...cover it with cardstock and keep going!
scrapbook page goal for 2011-1/24
august 1/2
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March 2009 Scrappin' Goal Challenge
March Madness
I'm in...
