GETTING YOUR SCRAPBOOKS ORGANIZED: Progress on Projects "POP" episode 1

The first video in my #ProgressOnProjects series to help you get organized and create a strategy for making albums and scrapbooks! This video goes over the free printables available at Craft Some Joy and how to set up your POP planner. This is an overview about my new scrapbooking strategy, using Big Moment Scrapbooking, Library of Memories, and Theme Albums.
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[@vickietunstill7466]

I'm going back over the POP videos to refresh my memory as I finally finish sorting the last photo storage box of 45+ years of photos to get ready for putting them into scrapbooks. I'm very excited to get started on this HUGE project that was on my retirement bucket list. The overwhelming task of getting so many pictures organized for scrapbooking was keeping me from getting started. I can't thank you enough for sharing this POP process. I'm hoping to make a lot of progress in the last half of this year. Thanks, Lauren!

[@jennifercamarena6050]

I just want to thank you for creating this series and content. I've learned so much and look forward to getting all of my photos organized and ready to scrap!

[@dianaryan3564]

Diana again; goodness im glad i reviewed this again. Ive misplaced my theme album trackers. I sometimes get ideas to put there. I hadnt noticed you use the Happy album. I cant believe all these nites are going to fit in that narrow album! Have to check. So glad you have these episodes in video on U-tube! I'll bet there are lots of us that appreciate these reviews. Diana from Houston.

[@stacydeprey3703]

Lauren, thank you is not adequate!!! My lovely friend & advisor today recommended this series when I told her that I was feeling unmotivated since my brain is stuck on the concept of chronological. I see life as an evolvement and the only way to document this is to do photo journalism. So many words throughout the first 6 “pop” series were so relatable. I found myself nodding my head in agreement so often, I’m glad no one was watching me! I was a consultant with CM for so many years before it changed hands…life happened and I am ready to rejoin now. 🎉 I am going to soak up your excitement and experience as much as possible. Blessings ❤

[@janelewis6876]

I am inspired. I too have been "looking back". I am facing around 300 albums. What happened started 25 years ago. I got married and he had his photos from before and I had my photos from before and we were taking new photos of our life together. Then my parents died and his parents and his Aunt Gladys and my Aunt Carrie and a couple of others. All those photos came to me, because by now I'm the Scrapbooker in the family. When I first started with Aunt Gladys' Collection it was a hot mess. I didn't have all the "cool" stuff this probably was when scrapbooking was just starting to take off. I just made a digital page with some clip art for boarders and a text box with the who, what, when and where and another colored box to place the photo, printed it off on white cardstock, placed the photo, punched 3 holes and put it in a binder. I was done. How simple. Then you know what came after. All those pretty 12x12 papers and albums, stamps, stickers, cricut, dies, inks, pens, brads OMG. I've got at least 10 projects started. All the scrapbooking organization videos focus on managing my inventory and selling me more containers. I spend more time on managing inventory then the purpose of the inventory. Hopefully your POP will get me back on tract. Will keep you posted.

[@ellenhofer3343]

I love the simplicity of CM scrapbooking.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

ABSOLUTELY!!! One of my reasons for teaching simple easy pages!

[@gailpell854]

Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for this series. I stopped the video many times to do my printing and get my binder setup. Am excited for the next video. You are the BEST!!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Yes! Excellent ❤️ this will be fun!

[@KelleaTibbs]

So glad I found you. This is a great tool to help people organize their creative projects. Thank you.

[@Deneen31]

Love this idea. Thanks for sharing.

[@lualvarez3074]

I'm so excited to join you on this journey! Can't wait for the following videos. Thank you for doing this.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Thank you Lu, glad you can join me!

[@brandyljohnson]

I can't tell you how excited I am about this!! I just ordered a bunch of HP deluxe covers for $4 and have so many odds and ends that will be perfect for this! I am a BIG HP person so the sizes will work great as well!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Brandy that sounds perfect! And you have your power sort box so you will be ready!!

[@lindaholt2235]

The flip through of your album spoke volumes to me! I have been Scrapbooking Big Moments, Themes and Library of Moments albums for 30 years. My pages are photo heavy and I don't tend to heavily embellish. This is what drew me to CM in the '90's in the first place. For the past several years I feel like Dr. Who journeying to different lands searching for something lost (simple storytelling), but upon seeing your flip through, I knew I had found a home! I will be joining you on your POP journey, and subscribing etc. Thank you for all the time and effort you have already, and will in the future, out into this series. New Subbie and New Groupie!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Linda, thank you for your comment, girl after my own heart! I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and I love your reference- exactly the way I felt too. I thought it was time to share another way!!😄

[@gaylefarmer5946]

I think you should sell these project books all set up! I certainly would be will to.purchase. such a great idea!

[@stampbooker]

I’m excited to get started on this!

[@tarakane5102]

Oh my goodness! This is incredibly helpful. I'm so excited to begin this journey with a big thanks to you!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Yay Tara! Glad you can join in! This is exciting 😁

[@creativecottagerodriguez1179]

I printed the photo folders. Oh thank you . Now I can choose what to scrapbook because my pictures are organized.

[@patriciarichard4565]

Just found your site recently and have totally been enjoying watching your POP series. Thank you soooo much for sharing all your organization skills with everyone. You have certainly covered it all. Looking forward to watching more on the digital photo process. Keep up the great work!

[@suzannelutz5660]

Thanks for the organizational templates! I’m so excited to begin this journey with you. I have been scrapping since mid-90’s when my sister-in-law took me to a creative memories meeting after the national convention. I was hooked and began my journey. I have tried almost everything from digital to mini albums, but haven’t scrapped much for several years. This is motivating me to jump in again as I have decades of family pictures to work with. Looking forward to your videos!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Suzanne, every time I hear this my heart just melts! If I can get you excited and organized to scrap again, then I have had a good day! Thanks for the comment, we will do this together ❤️

[@lindaknipple9126]

You have done such a great job in preparing for this journey. I am so excited to get started! Thank you for doing this.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Linda! I’m so glad you are joining me 😉this will be a good process for you ❤️❤️❤️

[@pcfloresnm]

Thank you for all your hard work. I'm excited to get started.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Thanks Patricia! Glad you are joining me😁

[@susannamarshall1819]

So excited to start this, I do not have a happy planner but I am sure I can get an inexpensive one at Michaels. I am going to print all of the pages and eagerly await the next video. Thank you for creating all of these wonderful pages and sharing them with us.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Great, Susanna sounds like a good plan get set up, this will be fun!

[@reneewaterhouse4636]

Love this

[@angelaebert2556]

I’m a new sub too!!!! Your system that includes Library of Memories makes much more sense to me & like a previous comment much tighter for my brain than the loose idea of Stacy Julian’s original idea. Looking forward to this new journey, thank you for putting it together and sharing the planner pages - I have printed them off. Really appreciate the tabbed photo sheet holders too, just what I needed. 💕💖🤗

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Thanks for your comment Angela! Yes I need a little more structure and a plan so I know which direction to go! Glad this could help!

[@elizabethtuller4743]

I just found your channel last week. What a time to subscribe! I need to get organized and you've done some of the hard work (charts, system, etc) for me. Plus I have a staycation coming up to start getting organized. Lastly I have a reason now to buy a happy planner at Tuesday Morning. And a bonus your a creative memories consultant (not that I need any scrapbooking stuff right now but...good to know). What I'm trying to say is thank-you. Just took the long way to get there.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Elizabeth, thank you for the comment! Glad you can join for the series, there is a lot more good stuff to come so go get your planner! 😉

[@lindarippstein4489]

I can’t wait to set mine up I pretty much just need to print the pages and get some tabbed dividers. I’m an office supply paper pen notebook junkie I love to keep track of all sorts of crafts. Thank you Lauren

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Love it, and have fun with it! You have some wonderful scrapbook supplies, it will be fun to plan your projects now 😁❤️🙌🏻

[@darlene2861]

Thank you Lauren, I bought your download and have followed this first video. I’m so excited to follow your style and also my photos they are all mixed up.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Darlene! So glad you found the POP series! I do think it is a game changer, and will help you give some fresh thought to your scrapbooking ❤️😉

[@KimFergusonpapercrafting]

My binder is all set up! Yay!!!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

💃excellent news Kim!

[@triniasanson]

Thank you so much!!! Getting started today🎉🎉🎉

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Excellent Trinia! This will be fun!

[@wendyengland2530]

Wow! That's a beautiful and functional system! I can't believe you shared all of those forms with us for free. That's amazing and a blessing! Thank you! I'm going to have to update mine quite a bit because I don't have access to the same type of paper, binders, etc. I will be adjusting to an A5 size (I have to print on size A4 paper) and using my ring planner. I'm so looking forward to following along!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Glad you can modify and join!❤️

[@angelaebert2556]

I just printed mine to fit A4 sheet, landscape mode for some, protrait for the others. All turned out fine. From Oz

[@vickiemasters8816]

You are amazing! Thank you!!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Thank you 🙏🏻 Vickie!

[@janazavitz212]

Thank you for creating and sharing these templates - love your approach! New subscriber too. :)

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Thank you Jana! Glad you found my POP series! Be sure to check out the FB group too, for extra support!

[@jeanneschmidt491]

Here we go!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Yes Jeanne...we are off!

[@dianaryan3564]

Hi again Ive decided to go back to the beginning to see the order of the first pages, and how you start. Since im reviewing i hope to absorb a lot.

[@RockstarRochelle]

First to dive into this journey with you! Super excited about those series. How do you eat an elephant? 1 small bite at a time 😂🤣🐘

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Rochelle, thank you! You go girl 😁🙌🏻yes one bite (or episode) at a time 💕

[@theresekent7380]

I have just joined pop so have a lot of catching up to do

[@TinaStPeter]

I am a new sub and so glad I found you. I love Stacy Julians Library of Memories methodology, but it’s a little too loose for me...I need more structure and your plan makes my heart go Potter patter! Excited to set up my notebook!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

I really get that! So glad this may be a strategy for you too😁❤️

[@NonnaBethsCrafts2Be]

hello !!!! new sub, I am in the same process with my craft storage area called the cave of craft stash, and sometimes it gets overwhelming, this series seems just what I need, Thank You

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Yes I think we all have fun with the stuff, but it can be overwhelming- here’s to getting a handle on it all!!!

[@sallyreilly7126]

Thanks so much, I can't wait to get started! Question - what kind of paper do you recommend printing out your pages on? Are you using regular copy paper or a heavier weighted paper like cardstock?

[@myhandmaderevolution7449]

I love this. Thank you for going to all the trouble to share your way of memory keeping. I used to do lots of scrapbooking, but have gotten away from it. Your "how I would start over" video popped in my feed. Now I am hooked. I am so excited to see your future videos on POP!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Great, I want you back into scrapping! Let’s make it happen!

[@creativecottagerodriguez1179]

I would like a video of the albums. Please. I want to buy some but I want to see them first. Thank you so much!

[@Annie_Warbucks71]

I'm so excited about this project! I'm in the process of moving my craft area from my dining room to my bedroom and I really want to get my scrapbook projects back on track. One question, Do you need the whole happy planner blank calendar pages, or just the cover and tabs? I can't wait to take this journey with you. Thanks Lauren!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi! Great question! I just used that format because of all the tabs, I am not using the calendar pages. Any format will work, but you do need several dividers 😉

[@dramamama28]

Oh Lauren, I'm so excited for this and extremely grateful to you for doing all of this hard work for us. I've never been a planner except for I do keep track of my inventory and photos and family timeline on my computer. I have been wanted to set up something and purchased 2 sets of planner from TM for a great price, but they have just been sitting there as I didn't know where to go with this. Now I will follow you and am have big hopes for this for me. I have been doing Creative Memories for over 25 years; have many albums finished but many, many more on my list. As time goes by and my life is getting shorter, I am really hoping that this will get me on track to leave this legacy sometime to my only son. Thank you and I can't wait until the next episode! By the way, what is the name of the beautiful font that you use that so looks like your equally beautiful handwriting?

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Karen, so glad this will work perfectly for your HP setup😉 it will be so so good to write it all down and have everything in one place! And you know I am a font girl, the font is a licensed font called bushel and peck 😁

[@PHamm54]

I think you & I are kind of in the same boat in that as my life gets shorter I desperately need to complete some albums! Maybe we could encourage each other. I might be interested in purchasing one of your planners (if they’re not dated or are dated so it co-insides with the coming year.

[@kimhill6351]

This is a godsend! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Kim! Glad you like it!

[@PHamm54]

This is just what I’ve been needing! Thank you! It would be great if u would list a timeline so when we need to review & follow the directions we can start &/or stop instead of having to watch the whole video multiple times, when it’s not needed. Also, I followed the link you used to get the « Premier Laser Paper » but it showed only « glossy ». Is that what you used? I’d rather use a Matte Finish. If u can recommend a Matte type of Premier Paper I would greatly appreciate it. I can’t wait to get started.

[@danarose5754]

Hello! So...I'm a little late to the party...! I happened upon your POP videos recently and am so excited to get started! I have downloaded the free templates but am not seeing all of them, specifically the "Big Moment Tracker" and the "Album Project" template (with the keyword/tag box on it, which you used for your theme albums). Were these forms retired?

[@dramamama28]

I am loving this system. I was wondering, do you have an estimate as to when the future episodes will be up? Are you planning once a week, for example? Am anxious to get this done and so anticipating the next steps.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Karen! I love that you are anxious. I’m hoping on at least two videos a week, and the next one will be up shortly and will cover A LOT so get ready!!!

[@cre8tvmom]

Wow, Laura, this is so generous and kind that you are sharing all of these resources with us!! I have to admit I kinda miss the simpler way of putting together albums. I have a question for you. With the CM albums & Library of Memories, I think I would want the ability to rearrange the pages. Any tips on how to do that with CM albums? I thought about just “floating” a layout over the CM page without using adhesive to stick them down under the page protector but I don’t want them to fall out.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Great question Renee, I have been thinking about this too! I am considering using the top load pages so that moving around would be easy. I like your idea too! I think I have to get in it a bit more to see what works, I do love those traditional pages!

[@dramamama28]

@@CraftSomeJoy Renee, floating is a great way to describe exactly what I do. I use the standard CM pages and protectors. I place my completed layout on the CM page, put the protector on, but I don't adhere it until the album is absolutely complete. I then go back and adhere my pages. It have really made a difference in just getting it done and not stressing over being able to rearrange things if I need to.

[@autumndipertbrown]

Hobby Lobby has the Happy Planners on clearance right now. Planners were $6.99.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Great find!

[@celinemoran6067]

I loved this idea! Thank you so much for your hard work I have already printed them and started touse them. I started to brain storm about a travel album with my hubby and I noted each story I wanted to tell in the page with titles/categories on it. I however had more than would fit on the page. Is there anyway that you could make a page that is just the circle so you could continue a list? I hope I've explained that well.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Celine, which tracker were you using to brainstorm?

[@celinemoran6067]

@@CraftSomeJoy hi Lauren, it was page 14 of the progress of project, album project.

[@paik117]

You had recommended for us to cut down the paper to the size of the happy planner (7x9.25) prior to printing. Could you post a video to how to print on something that is smaller then a letter sized paper. Would really appreciate the help.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Suzanne! We have a lot of talented ladies that can help you in the POP Facebook group on my page craft some joy with Lauren Hinds I’m sure you will find your answer there❤️

[@beverlycranston3345]

Hello, Lauren, As I am watching this video, I went to your website to print the papers that you told us to, but I did not find the first three in your Happy Planner which are named: Progress on Projects, Photo Organization Tips and the Getting Started pages. Can you please direct me to where these are? Beverly Cranston

[@ruthmccauley8546]

Do you have a source for more index pages and/or making those pages and tabs?

[@leslievaughanmorton8374]

Ok I’m trying to print the templates. I cut my paper down to 9 1/4 x 7. What size did you select to print the template. Mine is cutting off. Thanks

[@sarahsmom1995]

I have a HP that I'm wanting to use, but I'm having trouble with the printing. I cut down the paper size and I created a new custom size with zero margins. My problem is that when I print there is one inch margin on the top. So every thing is running off the page. I'm not sure how to correct this. Was wondering if you knew. I have a Mac. I'm going to go ahead and set up in a 3 ring binder in the mean time. I'm excited to start this project. Thanks for sharing.

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Jina, I know every printer is a little different. Have you tried posing in my POP Facebook group? Great resources there 🙌🏻❤️

[@sarahsmom1995]

I finally had to redownload the files and cut them to size. After I did that then I found out the group. 😂 Thanks for getting back with me and of course sharing this system.

[@teresapeterson3953]

Would you be able to help me with how to make the templates? Like where I can go to learn, or what program you use? I want some with the design you use (rounded corner boxes), but for different craft projects besides scrapbooking. Any hints you can give will be very appreciated!

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Teresa ! I use adobe illustrator to make my templates. I also have other downloads on my website you can check out!

[@paik117]

What kind of paper do you print everything on for your pages and for the photo holders?

[@CraftSomeJoy]

I have suggestions in the description box... just click the little down arrow. I like using a nice premium paper for the templates since I will be referencing them quite a bit. The timeline and album project trackers I print on cardstock. ❤️

[@lawannawhitfield7945]

I downloaded your pages but could never figure out how to make them the Happy Planner page sizes. Any suggestions?

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Lawanna, I do go over that in the videos, but it does depend on your printer, so I would google how to do it with your brand of printer (they are all a little different) I had to define the page size as a custom size on my laser printer. The POP Facebook group may also help 😊

[@lawannawhitfield7945]

@@CraftSomeJoy I wanted to let you know that I finally figured it all out. Pages printed and book is complete and I am eagerly waiting too listen to the next video.

[@kimberlybowman855]

Where are your down loadables?

[@emilycox2283]

I cant find your free pdfs

[@CraftSomeJoy]

You can find all my resources on my website! www.CraftSomeJoy.com then go to "Craft Some Joy" Products ♥️

[@luzhernaez4660]

I am unable to print out your Word- Art titles, you download is blank on my side, I was able to print out everything else,

[@CraftSomeJoy]

Hi Luz, I checked on this tonight and the link seems to work on my end... it does open in a new window