mini fun.

last night, angela and i held a fiskars training. it went really well. i was a little worried because it was at a scrapbook store that i used to shop at all the time, but haven't been to since i got my job. [things are kind of competitive here between the various stores, and i just felt awkward.] everything turned out just fine though. i got to talk to the owner again, which i realized i've sort of missed. she's super nice and was always fun to talk to while i browsed around the store. so now i feel like i can go back again, which is good. :]

also, i spoke with angela while i was there about scrapbook organization. i need some serious help in that department. while we were talking, i realized that a big part of the problem is that i just have too much stuff. i think paper is the biggest problem. so when i got home, i went through my paper. i re-organized it and got rid of almost all my scrap pieces [i can use them to demonstrate the tools at our next training class] and any full sheets of paper that i wasn't 100% certain i would use. then i cleared off the ledge behind my desk, lined up some cute boxes, and organized my embellishments and things into various categories in the boxes. i also put any components to projects that i'm working on in clear bags so they are like little project kits instead of just making more piles on my desk. i still have a lot of work to do, but i'm feeling a little better about the situation. for a while now, i haven't even had the urge to scrapbook because things are so messy in my scrap area.

now that things are a little more clear on my table, i feel ready for a new project. i sort of regretted not doing ali's december daily album. it's *such* a good idea. documenting the little things each day leading up to a big day. and the premade format is genius. so. i'm thinking of doing a little birthday countdown album.

and i'm finally posting photos of the christmas mini that i finished a while back. they aren't the best photos because it's been cloudy here, but you get the idea. the album construction was kind of inspired by one of the albums i made in the kc class. i love love love envelopes. :]