Scrapronicity: My latest project...

Thursday, January 7, 2010

My latest project...

...has been for my Brownie troop. Today we'll start to decorate recipe books so the girls can earn a "Try-It." Instead of starting from scratch (as I always do), I found some adorable little scrapbooks at the "dollar spot" in Target. The book has a little window that I wanted to fill but the stamp I have is too big...so I found a solution...

I scanned in the stamp, re sized it and added the troop number using my graphics program. I printed several out on glossy photo paper, punched them out and added rhinestones...and there you have it! Today each girl will decorate their "title page" and a recipe page. In the end each girl will have a copy of fifteen recipes which I'll add to their books.

After my Brownie meeting, I'm actually going scrapping for a few hours (if I can stay awake). I haven't decided what project to work on, although it probably doesn't matter, I never get anything done anyway!

Happy Scrapping!

4 comments:

ScrapMomOf2 said...: Are you kidding me . . . this is so stinkin' cute! What a fantastic idea! That stamp is perfect! I would NEVER have thought to scan it in and manipulate it to make it work! Great job! What a lucky Brownie troop!; January 7, 2010 at 1:36 PM
Kristi said...: That is AWESOME! I have to figure out about FIVE projects for my Cub Scouts to build - and they cannot be wood projects. I somehow think they will not be interested in scrapping, darnit! :); January 7, 2010 at 2:33 PM
ScrapMomOf2 said...: Hi Jodi!! I posted a thank you to you on my blog!! :); January 8, 2010 at 4:54 PM
Mellie said...: This is a really neat idea! Your blog is just full of inspiration and creativity!; January 11, 2010 at 4:50 AM

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Why Scrapronicity?

"Synchronicity" can be described as the coincidental occurrence of events. When I was a kid I saved everything that had meaning to me in a blue shoebox...ticket stubs, candy wrappers, empty tubes of Lipsmackers. I even have a response to a letter I wrote to one of the Iranian hostages in the 80's. All of these things found their way inside this box. In 1982, when I was twelve, I was given a large, blank scrapbook and it in I taped (eww, TAPE!) the $2 bill given to me by my grandma, a deflated balloon from summer camp, playbills, school play tickets, etc. In 1987 and 1988 I traveled to Spain and saved every metro ticket, wrapper, chip bag, brochure, etc. and placed it all in a book. Every momento I had ever kept was dated with a description. It wasn't until 2001 when I had my daughter that my hard-core scrapping addiction began. I realized that year that I may not have concentrated on paper and embellishments in the past, but I WAS a scrapper all along! This hobby that I love so much, the creative outlet it gives me, the thrill I get when a project is finished, actually began in a blue shoebox when I was just a child. While I know this doesn't truly describe what synchronicity is, the name "Synchronicity" for me (aside from paying homage to my favorite group, The Police) really hits the eyelet right on it's colorful head!