Truthfully, I was a bit surprised when I pulled out my album for Learn Something New. I did know that I had done a few pages, and that I had participated more than once, but I was quite surprised to see that I made the title page in 2007! In three years, I had created just ten pages. Nonetheless, it was really interesting to see what I chose to include. So here’s a little summary and three new pages for this year. I’ve been keeping a little list this year (although not as extensive as some of my friends, but I know I won’t do a page a day. I am hoping to finish my little album this year, however, so that next year I can try a different kind of project. I’ve seen lots of interesting ones since class began.
I actually prepared for class the first year. I chose papers from Crate Paper and coordinating cardstock. Fortunately I kept it all together in a folder so each year I’ve had the papers all ready for the new pages. And I still like them!
The first page was about practicing with auto-exposure bracketing and continuous shooting. We’d gone to a balloon festival and it was a great place to try something new. Page two is about Matt’s first day at Cornell. He’d had quite a rocky educational path, and this day was so important to him.
I was still teaching full-time when I started this album and page three is about making time for creative pursuits. The next page was done the following year (my first year of retirement) and I was still struggling with issues of time and my never-ending lists of projects.
On September 6, 2008 I thought I had lost my purse, and this page was about making copies of every important card and piece of paper in your wallet. The next day’s lesson was “Sometimes retail therapy is called for.”
Page eight “Like a duck, calm on top, paddling like crazy underneath.” (Seems to be a theme here.) Page nine’s lesson is that every shot doesn’t need to be perfect or artistic. “A snapshot is OK with me.”
Page ten: “Focus on progress.” Still obsessing about time.
Here’s the first page for 2010:
I love flowers and always have some on the kitchen table. Even in the dead of winter, we can get inexpensive flowers at the grocery store, but the ones from my garden are the best.
These are my new hiking shoes, purchased after I discovered that my big toes were bruised from shoes that had become too short. (They fit fine a couple of years ago!)
And it’s not a great photo, but it’s my first with my iPhone and the Hipstamatic ap. It’s also the first time I’ve ever printed directly from iPhoto, so I learned a couple of things yesterday.
What a fantastic album! I love seeing the photos and layouts you made. It must be so meaningful to look back at what you did. Looks like you’ve been learning a lot.
Karen this project works really well done over the years – it was a great idea to have all of the supplies in the one place as the continuity is obvious. Having said that, there certainly is a difference to the pages over the time.
I loved getting to see your album and it’s a great idea to add to it over the years as and when you have the time. Hope you manage to get it finished this year :o).
My son’s just downloaded the Hipstamatic on his iPhone and has told me I need to download it too – I might have to have a look at it.
Isn’t hipstamatic fun?
Continuing to complete one album over several years of classes is a perfect solution – now you’ve given me the thought I’m wondering about applying the same idea to Journal Your Christmas. Oh, and I love that flower photo – so vibrant!
Karen….what a great way of doing this class….wish I’d thought of it…then I could have combined the few days I did last year…..with what I’m learning this year…and carried on to next year….still might do that!
I love your flower page…they are one of the things that always make me happy…a friend sent us a big bouquet yesterday…and it made my day.
Love the idea of continuing the album year to year Karen! Since I’m doing mine as digi 4×6 and haven’t started an actual “album” yet, I think I’ll keep that in mind when I choose which album to use – I have several one-up and two-up photo albums in my scraproom to choose from!
I absolutely ADORE that flower page – both the flowers and the mug – so bright and happy and cheerful.
I love that you revisited this album. The flowers in the colorful vase are so happy. I have a “things that make me smile” album that has been abandoned for 4 or 5 years. You’ve inspired me to pull it out and add some new pages.
Lovely strong lines and colours in your album! How wonderful and organised to have all the things you need in one place, at the ready, too. Feeling wistful about the beauty of what you grow – I just do green. 🙂
So sorry I missed this (not sure how – think my blogroll is playing up) – especially as I get a mention, thank you 🙂
Your album looks so lovely, and it’s great that you’re building the project year by year instead of thinking ‘oh, I didn’t manage that – I’ll give up…’
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