August Scrappin' and Chatter
 

August? I can't believe it! Is time flying?
Welcome August Scrappers! Can you believe that we are already over half way through the year? Where are you on your yearly Scrapping goal?

This is where we will post our monthly goals and encourage each other in our craft.
If you are a scrapbooker, feel free to jump in anytime and join us. We will be sharing our goals and our layouts with one another. Upload your layout to your gallery, then come here and link us to your layout so we can ooh and ahh. Just be sure and use our keyword.

Congratulations to those who reached their goal in July. I can't wait to see what we all do this month!
Our Keyword for August is SBC23AUG

Here is this month's gallery: SBC23AUG - Homemade Cards, Rubber Stamp Art, & Paper Crafts - Splitcoaststampers.com

Don't forget to leave some love and encouragement:

August Scrappers
 

This is where we'll keep track of our Monthly "goal" - if you have one - and track YTD pages. It's always a great time to keep count and see what we've accomplished by year end!

Lela (scs LMN) - August Goal 50 2023 YTD Goal 48/
Lou Ann (scs Crooked Stamper) - August Goal 9 2023 Goal 60/104
JoyceAnn (scs Annie Panda) August Goal 6 2023 Goal 65/120
Tanya (scs Daizees) -July Goal 10 2023 Goal 115/125
Amy (scs Shirley's Girl) - August Goal 10 2023 Goal 57/125
Cheryl (scs Motherload) - January Goal 2023 Goal
Sharon (scs Sewflake) - March Goal 10 2023 Goal 30/150
Pia (PMR)-August Goal 10 2023 Goal 209/120
Jan (SCS jan31)- January Goal 2023 Goal
Arertl January Goal 2 2023 Goal 24
Nancy (nwilliams6) January goal 2023 Goal
Sharon (scs smadson) -August Goal 10 2023 ytd Goal 46/ 60
Kel (KAcopan)-March Goal 8 2023 Goal 4/96
Adriana B (fl-beachbum) July Goal 2023 YTD Goal
Carole (Pipecaro) May Goal Goal 4. 2023 YTD 9/52 and several mini scrap books so far!
Jayne (Ozpom)-January Goal. 2023 Goal
Kelly (scrapinCEO)
I will try to update this as you check in.

Current Challenges
 

Current Challenges will be posted here:

VSBN23Summer: Summer parties! Challenges, Chatter & Posts - Splitcoaststampers

July 2023 - IFH23JUL by AnniePanda at Splitcoaststampers

Remember our VSBN Challenges, and at least one more will be added. You have through September to do them. Then I will post the last VSBN of the year for October through December.

Please check in and let us know what this month's goal is and how many you have done of your ytd goal. It is fun to see how much we can accomplish if we keep at it!

I only got 2 layouts done in July.I am still going to set a goal of 10 for August.
What about you?

I'm a 0 for July but my goal for August is 9.

July was a bust for me as far as scrapping goes, though I did do a lot of cards and quite a few samples for DTGD.
So 0 for July and goal of 10 for August. I did get my latest foster dog who was a senior gal adopted to a wonderful family, so that was the best thing I did for the month! Printing pics so her page should be the first one I do this month.

YTD 57/125
July 0
August goal 10

I did 11 for July. I will set my goal for 10 again, but august is a very busy work month!

Hello August
 

Wow, Summer is flying! I got (6) done in July. That brings my total for YTD to 48. For August I’m going in at 50. I’m at a Crop this weekend and I already have 24 pages done! It has been very productive, I was really in the mood, the MOJO is good! I brought the last of my page kits I had pulled together so that’s helping..,

Hello, Lela! Great to see again. Wow! You get a lot done at a retreat. When I used to go on the 4 day retreats, 20-24 would be what I got done the whole time! And I was happy with that. You go, girl!

That is a lot of pages lela! That’s great. Enjoy your weekend. I’m not sure I will get my 10. My mother has to have surgery next week, I’ll be staying there for a few days. I hope to pack some supplies! I usually bring stamps or something easy to pack. It is only a 10 minute ride home.

Well …
 

that’s a first…just really in scrap-Mode 😊 it’s going great! The “win” was I brought page kits already sorted

Hi fellow scrappers. Not scrapping much lately. I have been mostly working on my sewing closet. Too much stored for too long, can't find anything! Everything has been pulled out, mostly gone through and sectioned in organized piles. I am putting like-fabrics into their own tubs making it easier to locate fabrics and supplies. I also made myself, along with my DD, go through all the bags and boxes of my late son. I put this off for way too many years. So glad this is now behind me. Soon I will be able to re-store the containers and have my floor back.
In the meantime, I report that I missed my July goal by 1 and, being hopeful, I will set my August goal again to 6 layouts.
Total YTD= 65

So fun to check in with what everyone is accomplishing!
Wow - Lela! So happy to hear you are getting an amazing number done! Must feel great to get so many memories captured - yay for you.

Joyce Ann,
Organizing our craft stuff is so hard. My sister is a quilter, the fabric multiplies! Just like paper. I just keep trying to use my stuff.
I am going to stay with my mother for a few days after her surgery, I am going to bring the layout kits I bought and work on putting them together. I did get a great deal on a CTMH card kit, I might bring that as well. It involves a lot of cutting but I won't need to bring much besides the kit, ink, and my sizzix sidekick.

Surgery went well. No scrapping with pictures but I have been putting together the page kits layouts I keep buying

I hope your mom does well, Pia. It is nice you can be there with her, and still get some crafting done.

I think this may be my first one for August! I don't turn them out as fast as Lela! LOL

VSBN23Summer Garden Party sm by smadson at Splitcoaststampers

So far,so good. She is doing better than I expected. I’m just plugging away on these layout kits. Some are part of a wedding gift book I am working on.

Glad to hear your mom is doing well!

I put mats, photos & embellishments on the interactive layout I started at CKC. I'm going to count this as 2 pages because I have no idea how I would even count them all...LOL! I wish I could have posted a video flipping through it because it's so cool! It was fun to make but it's a little thick especially with the embellishments. I'm glad it'll be the last pages in the album. Now all I have to do is put it into a page protector. The creator of the layout also has a YouTube video showing how to make the protectors so I'll have to work on that so I can finish putting 2020 album together. I do have 3 other 2020 events to scrap so the page protectors will probably be put off until I get them done...LOL!

Eat, Drink & Be Merry

41 photos. amazing

After I posted the photos I realized I have room for 1 or 2 more photos because I don't have any cards to put in the pocket but I 'm not sure I have more...lol!

Lou Ann,
that layout is fantastic! I don’t think I have the patience for it! Will you continue to use the template? It looks like a great tool for a big event or holiday.

Finally got back to my scrapping for a bit. Here is a double page done for one of VSBN challenges.

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...&ppuser=428243
https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...&ppuser=428243


August 2/10
YTD 59/125

Great pages Amy!

I haven't scrapped for a bit. I went back home over the weekend. It sounds like a big move, but I am less than 10 minutes away! She is doing great, she started pt yesterday. She forgets that she is 80 and wants to do everything now!

I hope to have time to scrap today or this weekend. I did put together pieces for the whole kit and kaboodle and paper wizard layouts I keep buying!

It was a little bit of a challenge but yes, I'll probably use it again. I have my DGS's graduation photos & there are a lot of them so I'm thinking of using it for that. I should probably make sure I can make the protector first!

Lou Ann,
I like how you think! Definitely get the protector first.

I I didn’t scrap today but I did craft. I bought a Ctmh kit at ckc. The vendor was having a 1/2 off sale during the crop. It is really a calendar kit, but I made it into layouts. I had to make pages to match. I’m going to give it as a wedding shower gift. I am very happy with it.

That's a good idea! I got started a layout I had taken to CKC & didn't get done. Hope to finish tomorrow.

Lou Ann and Pia, you sound like you are doing great. CKC must have really inspired you. August has been so busy here, and it isn’t going to let up. I think August is a bust for me.

I've been doing so good this year but last month was a bust for me. I really thought I would come in strong at the last minute. August has been busy here too but I'm hoping to get to my goal! I'm going to try & finish 2 pages & maybe started another 2 today. We're having concrete work done since I'll be house bound...LOL!

Yea, I finished the 2 pages I was working on yesterday. They're pretty simple but everything I used was from my stash!! Little by little I'm whittling it down, I need to check out VSBN before I start my next project so I can incorporate it into my pages.

Sorry for the glare but it's not a good day for photos today.

Zoom, Work & Play

I really hope to scrap tomorrow and Saturday

Happy scrapping!! Hope your Mom is doing well.

I did the journaling for two more events this afternoon. I also got a layout ready to work on but I need to think on it a bit. It's going to be on pretty embossed cardstock so it really doesn't need much except mats for the photos. I think I only have one event & a few random photos then i'll done with 2020.

Two more pages done & all supplies from my stash!

Deck the Halls!

Here are 4 more pages for 2020 with only 2 more to go!!

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...960?&cat=29572
https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...961?&cat=29572

I am impressed with all the pages. I did not get any craft time this weekend. Saturday was full of errand. Sunday was a long day at work. It was a great day, but tiring. Our larger commencement was yesterday. We do 2 a year!

This has to be the quickest page I've ever done! Of course it's pretty simple & it took me less than an hour. I'm trying very hard to finish 2020 before the end of August but I keep finding more photos. I scrap chronologically & this one pager through me off because I'm at the end of the year & ready to do my miscellaneous photos. I didn't want these photos at the end with those & needed a 2nd page. I decided to scrap the announcement that Riverfest was cancelled because of COVID. My DGS volunteers there every year so it's fitting to include it in order. I still have about 3 pages to go but they should be quick too.

Marching Band

I got the miscellaneous photos from 2020 scrapped this afternoon & have 1 more page to do...yea!! I won't get it done today so no more post from me until tomorrow...LOL!!

Moments in Time

This is my LAST layout for 2020 & probably August! I have 20 card kits to make up for my stamping friends at our next month's birthday dinner, Once that's done I'll be starting on 2019.

2020 Riverfest CANCELED!

Yes!
 

I used that kit for pages too! It’s been awesome. I figured it’s great for this “first” and “last” pages since I’m a 2pg scrapper mostly