The Avid Scrapper: {Disney Class "WHAT A BUNCH OF CHARACTERS" Scrapbook Pages}

Saturday, October 16, 2010

{Disney Class "WHAT A BUNCH OF CHARACTERS" Scrapbook Pages}

So, I have finally gotten around to taking photos of my next Disney Class's pages. I don't know why, but that part always slows me down. :(

The entire spread

Left Page

Right Page

Donald, Daisy, Mickey and Pluto make up most of the title.

Up close to each of them. I didn't want to have to layer and glue down more words that we needed to (especially since we have 5 characters to put together PLUS part of the title) so I printed these on cardstock, inked the edges and layered them on black cardstock.

The rest of the title. Cut letters, layered on a white shadow and popped up from the page with 3D pop dots.

Here's Goofy. I just love him! :) The circle can be used for journaling. I thought it might be fun to go around the edges and then fill in the middle, too.

This spot if perfect for smaller photos. The 4 white circles can be used for anything. I am going to use mine for the year.

The others got a close up. Goofy should have one, too! :)

So there you have it. What do you think? It really is a colorful page, and I love it! Excited about the class coming up. See you all then!

11 comments:

D'On Marx said...: Love it! Can't wait to do it! Yay!; October 17, 2010 at 12:11 AM
Melissa Dunsmoor said...: I'm loving the pages! Can't wait for Thursday!; October 17, 2010 at 10:07 AM
The Avid Scrapper said...: I was so sick of black, red and yellow! It was fun to work with all the color. Happy you like it. It really is cuter in person. See ya both on Thursday!; October 17, 2010 at 5:42 PM
4kids4 said...: Colorful, fun pages...perfect for Disney. Love the filmstrip! TFS!

~Sharon C.; October 18, 2010 at 5:22 AM
Carrie Bouchard said...: These pages are truly incredible, Carla! What a cute cute cute idea. The film strip, the caption, the colors... just precious. How original and eye-catching!; October 18, 2010 at 9:47 AM
Luv-To-Scrap said...: So cute, I go to Disneyland all the time with my grand-
daughters. Luv your LO. I am a grandmother of 4
girls, so I'm making a scrapbooks for them.; October 30, 2010 at 5:08 AM
Michele said...: Wow... you do beautfiul work!! And I so agree with all you have said about the "Time and energy" put into scrapbooking. Love your blurb on the right side of your blog about people wanting custom work. They really don't know all the time and effort that goes into it unless they attempt themselves. Glad I found your blog!!

www.fishmememoriesandmore.blogspot.com; October 30, 2010 at 6:27 PM
Tara said...: I have just discovered your blog and am now a follower! I love just the small sampling of your work I saw today! Can't wait to get lots of future inspiration from you!
Tara

http://creativeprincess-homemadehappiness.blogspot.com/; October 31, 2010 at 9:08 AM
The Avid Scrapper said...: Sharon, thanks so much for your comments. I wasn't sure about the red film strip, but it really did turn out better than I planned. °Ü° I have an idea for another page with a film strip now.

Carrie, thanks so much! You are always so sweet with your comments. :D

Luv-To-Scrap, What a wonderful grandmother you are! My parents used to take my kids to Disneyland and they love remembering all the fun times there with them. You are giving your grand-daughters priceless memories! Enjoy your trips and scrappin' those fantastic memories!

Michelle, Thank you so much for backing me up! I sometimes get a bit of backlash for that. Scrappin' is fun, but it is WORK! I really appreciate your stoppin' by and dropping me a line! Hope to hear from you again. °Ü°

Tara, Thanks so much for following me! Hopefully, I won't disappoint. Thanks for your kind words, they mean a lot to me.; November 1, 2010 at 7:41 AM
Lesley said...: Thank you for the inspiration. We are heading to DL in 4 weeks and I want to get a bit of a headstart on my album (since I haven't yet finished the one from *ahem* 5 years ago). I am going to "pin" your Disney layouts in Pinterest so that I can find them at a simple click...again, thanks for sharing!; May 31, 2012 at 9:40 AM
Sheri said...: Hi, I enjoyed your blog and wanted to pass on an award that I recently received. I am now a follower and would like it it you would follow me if you wish.
You can find your award at
http://mycardspot.blogspot.com
Congrats!; July 1, 2012 at 8:25 AM

A Little About Me

Hello! My name is Carla. I am a wife to a wonderful man and mother to two beautiful daughters and two adorable fur babies. I have always loved taking photos and creating a special place for them to be cherished and shared. In my childhood and teen years, it was my journals that played host to my early scrapbooks. I really started to work on my craft in 1999 and there has been no slowing down since then. Scrapbooking is very therapeutic for me and gives me a chance to express "Carla" in ways I couldn't do otherwise. This blog is where you can see a little of what I create. I hope that you are inspired by all that you see here. I welcome questions and comments, so please feel free to drop me a note on my posts, or you can contact me via email. I ♥ hearing from you! °Ü°

Understanding the Cost of Custom Work:

I get emails for custom work all the time. I would say, that on a weekly basis, I get at least 8-10 emails requesting specific themes. I love hearing from everyone and truthfully, I am honored that there are so many of you who love my designs, style of scrap booking and work so much that you would love to make it apart of their memory albums. The part I find frustrating and sometimes hurtful, is that when I reply to these emails and give pricing, one of three things happens: 1) I never hear back from the person 2) I get an email back arguing price and saying they won't pay it unless I drop the price 3) A sweet apology that they can't do it right now (this would be the rarest of the emails, however, it is the most appreciated!)

I understand that in today's economy, that scrap booking pages and albums are truly a luxury purchase. I also understand that everyone is trying to get the most for their money. Aren't we all?

Here is the side I would like you to try to understand.

I am a crafter by trade. I scrapbook for fun and I scrapbook for a living. I need to be home with my family taking care of them and our home, and this is the working relationship that works best for us and our family's needs. Although I get to be home with them, I still spend 30-40 hours a week designing, planning, cutting, hand-cutting at times, and piecing together pages, albums and projects. Pretty much a full time job. Sometimes, ALL of that time is spent on just one album. Sometimes all of that time is spent on just 4-6 pages.

When it comes to my work, I do not cut corners! I only buy the best papers, metal embellishments, adhesives and so on. I take my work seriously, I go over every detail and I know I am not the only crafter who does this. I am simply just one of many who are in this "crafter's boat", if you will. What is minimum wage these days? I honestly do not know. From what I see and know, is it about $7 per hour. Maybe I should look it up... okay, according to US Dept of Labor, the minimum wage is $6.55 hour. The average person making M.W. makes $262 for a 40 hour work week BEFORE taxes, etc. Wow. that doesn't leave a lot for the bring home amount, does it? The average spread, (2) 12X12 pages together, takes me 8-12 hours to design and put together. {There have been a handful that have taken me closer to 16. I keep track for how long it takes to make each.} So let's say I am in "The Zone" and get one done in just 8 hours and I charge $6.55 per hour. That is $52.40. That doesn't even include the materials cost for that spread, that is just my time. Keep that in mind. I actually charge a set fee of $45 for a custom spread. There is extra time and steps that go into each project, like custom names, dates and details. Now, divide $45 by 8. I am making about $5.63 an hour, and then, not even that much because that doesn't include the cost I have already paid for the materials! That is JUST my time. At the end of each custom spread, I am only making about $2-$3 per hour. (REMEMBER, that is only if it took me just the 8 hours, any longer than that and it brings my hourly wage down even more.) That is not a lot for my time, for my design and hard work when it is spelled out that way. What do you think?

Please keep these things in mind when shopping sites like Etsy.com, Ebay.com and personal websites. We crafters put our all into our craft. Each design, every piece is a part our personality and we take a lot of time to put it all together.

I think that everyone, no matter who you are and what you do, wants to have their work appreciated and they don't want others to make them feel that what they are paid for their time and talent isn't worth it. I think my time and talent is worth what little I ask for it. Remember that when you see hand crafted items, time, talent and effort was put into each project. Think about how much time it would take you to do something like that if you were to personally make it, think of professional crafting as some one's career and think about how truly little, the time making it is actually charged for.

Thank you. °Ü°

Saturday, October 16, 2010

{Disney Class "WHAT A BUNCH OF CHARACTERS" Scrapbook Pages}

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