Creative Memories Power Layout Technique: Complete Albums Quickly

[@amywallace2508]

Thank you for sharing your tips! I also have a power layout box/kit but didn't really understand the concept until watching this video! :-)

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

That is wonderful, Amy! I am so glad it was helpful. You are going to love using your kit. Thanks for watching and being a subscriber!

[@wandabiorn2532]

I use this technique all the time. Can get a 40 page album done in weekend

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

It's the best!

[@krembry08kentucky]

I’m a new scrapbooker & going to my first crop at the end of the month. I’m so thankful for this video!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Oh that is so wonderful! Thank you for letting me know it was helpful to you. I LOVE the Power Layout system! Have SO MUCH fun at your first crop and I'm happy you are scrapbooking!

[@leilajenkins1953]

So glad I found your page & this video. I’m just getting back into scrapbooking after 25 years & there’s been so many fun new things to learn. Before your video I had no idea what the power layout kit was for. Thank you ❤

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

@@leilajenkins1953 Oh I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@wombatmoose]

I live using the power sort! I use an album page for every other layout.

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Yes! That gives you twice as many pages to plan! Thanks for watching.

[@cathyveverka8094]

TFS this power layout technique, hints, and tips! Altho Ive been cropping since 2002, Ive been on hiatus for the last 4.5 yrs and need to get cracking on a graduation album for June so appreciate this refresher!!! :)

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Awesome! So glad it was helpful! And you can do it!!

[@robint1704]

TFS. This is very helpful. Please note background music when you are talking makes it difficult to hear you for us with hearing issues.

[@scrapadoodle04]

Great meeting you today, Lisa

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

SO great meeting you today! Thank you for coming and I look forward to seeing you soon!

[@karencrandell6346]

I love using this technique

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

I love it too! And that is how I've seen you get so much done! It's the best. Thanks for watching!

[@judyfarmer2962]

Awesome tips.

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Thanks, Judy! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@ohMamarazziScrapbookingVicky]

Just found you on YT - you're so cute! I am also a CM advisor, but really only have two customers LOL. I exclusively scrap double page spreads - I just love the way they look so cohesive in my albums. Love your vids - and LOVE CM! xoxo Vicky

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Thanks so much, Vicky! Glad you found me and hope the videos are helpful! And I agree... CM is the BEST!

[@lorih3202]

I got so much inspiration from this video. Thanks!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

That is wonderful! I'm so glad it was helpful. It really does work. Thank you for watching!

[@gwenjackson4662]

Thanks for sharing your process of power layout box. Looking forward to see more like this! I can finally dust mine off and use it.

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

That is great, Gwen. I think you will find it so useful! Thank you for watching!

[@gailhowerton3266]

love this system. it works well!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

I agree, Gail! I'm a huge fan of the Power Layout System too. Thanks for watching!

[@keytedalton8730]

I've been using the power layout to sort photos, but not to add the paper. What a time saver that will be! Thank you for the great inspirational video!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

That is great, Keyte! I am glad you found it helpful. Now you will get even more done! Thank you for watching!

[@kathyhoffman5520]

Thank you for the incentive to do more with these. I have always used these to organize and prepackaged my photos for each page. Now I need to do memorabilia, paper & stickers etc, Again TY!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

That's fantastic! Thank you, Kathy! Best of luck with your albums. Thanks for watching.

[@margaretallison2246]

I have been doing this for years, so very helpful.

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

That's awesome! Isn't it the best? At the crop I held this weekend, the ladies who completed the most pages all said they had done the Power Layout beforehand. It works! Thank you for watching.

[@tamaradimario7458]

Thanks for the in depth video. I put sketches with my planned page. It takes a little longer but it helps me gather the right supplies and I put with that page. Very helpful for crops.

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Thanks for watching Tamara! Adding sketches is a great idea! I may have to incorporate that as well. It's always fun to have pages here and there that are a little more decorative. Thanks!

[@nicoleedwards7637]

Thank you for the refresher course. I never put the pages in here. I will be from now on. Maybe I will get even more pages done!!!!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Thank you for watching, Nicole! And I can't wait to hear how many you can get done now!

[@shirleywolf345]

Love to watch your great ideas and demonstrations! Sure saves time completing scrapbooks.

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

I love to hear that! So glad it saves time. Thank you so much for watching, Shirley!

[@denisescherer7560]

Best technique ever!!!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

YES! I agree! 😄 Thanks for watching!

[@boltnut55]

I do power layouts as well but wanted to see what other people do. Turns out I do it very similar to yours where I put the layout guides on the table, divide my photos, place on the guides, then look for corresponding cardstock/patterned paper, etc. We even stack the same way, but I haven't used the floor yet. What a great idea! I just stack them up, put them aside, and make another pile. Thank you for sharing your video! Nicely done. I was sucked into watching the entire thing.

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Awesome! Isn't Power Layout the best. I don't know what I would do without it. Thank you so much for watching!

[@christinehagadorn4786]

I have wondered about this kit for quite awhile and you gave such a complete description and demonstration I’m SOLD!! Those are the things that take the longest. I can hardly wait to get my own!! Thanks again!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

That is SO great, Christine! Thanks for sharing that. You are going to LOVE it because yes... that's the longest part. Having all those decisions made will make scrapbooking your pages even more fun. Thanks for watching and I am so glad it was helpful!

[@christinacanfield3122]

Great video - thank you for showing us your tips and tricks!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Thank you for watching, Christina!

[@connieheathhober6700]

Hi Donna, you are doing a great job doing your videos. I love watching them and I am learning lots! Hugs

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Thank you so much, Connie! I appreciate that. And thank you for watching. I am glad they are helpful!

[@pamelawilson575]

I like your videos. You have a great tempo and pace. Your block layout is a real winner! Love that you share your albums and ideas. Do wish you’d do them without the background music though.

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Thanks so much, Pamela! I think this video is the only one I did with background music throughout. The others I just use music in the intro, or end, or when there's a long weird silence while a trim something. :) Thanks for watching!

[@d.s.3551]

This is brilliant.

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Thank you! I am glad it was helpful!

[@jacoblawrence6580]

Great tips. I have been going through my grandparents and our pictures. My grandparents passed several years back and had boxes of photos and a lot of albums in their closet. Since there are so many photos on both sides of the family I am wanting to do 3 albums. One on my grandfather's side, one on my grandmother's side, and then one starting with them married and their family (which includes my Dad's childhood). I haven't really worked on it lately but I hope to soon. I have been transcribing WW2 letters of theirs and after that I hope to go through the pictures again as well as the negatives with my film scanner because I noticed that there are a lot of negatives that I have never seen printed. You are also right about the enormous amount of photos you don't need. So many duplicates and so many bad pictures. Thanks again for this video.

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Thank you so much. I am thrilled it is helpful! And what an amazing project and so worthwhile. Thank you for watching.

[@jacoblawrence6580]

@@TheLazyScrapbooker Wanted to give an update. I still haven't started on the albums yet. Still trying to organize pictures. I did finish transcribing all of the WW2 letters. There were a total of 772. I did go through all of my grandparents negatives and scanned most all of them. I tossed some of the bad ones and I plan to print some of the ones that I had never seen before. There were pictures of my Dad and his siblings and cousins and even pictures of my grandparents and great grandparents that I had never seen before and no one in my family has seen them either. Do you have any sample family albums that you might could show in future? I greatly appreciate any tips or ideas because I am still stuck at where to start. Some relatives are looking through pictures too, but I want to go ahead and get started while I can. Thanks again!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

@@jacoblawrence6580 Wow - 772 letters! That is amazing work you've been doing. Keep working on the organization. I think that's the most difficult or time consuming part. Let me see what I can come up with for examples. I am so happy to hear the progress you're making.

[@jacoblawrence6580]

@@TheLazyScrapbooker Hi. Wanted to give an update. I am in still in the process of organizing things from time to time. I haven't gone through much of the older things lately. I am thinking of doing an album for me from birth to high school and later do one for each of my parents. After that I hope to do more on the older photos of my grandparent's and great grandparents. Not sure how I will do all of it. There are tons of photos from the late 1800's all the way up to present day. Love watching your videos. If you happen to come across albums of older family members (pictures from 80's and 90's) would you mind doing a flip through video? Thanks in advance.

[@lindam1083]

Thank you for sharing. I just picked up this box and layout pages at a thrift store and I was unsure how to use them. I'm going on a scrap retreat in a week and plan to use this. I've planed pages before, but this makes it easy to use; all in one box. Thanks!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

That is wonderful, Linda! Thanks for sharing! I hope you have a fun and productive retreat.

[@gigicomer9094]

Thank you! I have never tried this technique, but it definitely seems like a great idea before I attend my next retreat!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Thanks for watching, Gigi! I love that you know what is going on each page. And then you can just have fun creating your pages. It has always been a big time saver for me as well.

[@evelynmclachlan5146]

I am heading to my first ever weekend crop in 2 days and for the past week I have been getting my layouts ready. I watched this video a couple of months ago and am so thankful for your ideas. Not sure I have enough layouts planned but it will save me lots of time. Thank you!!!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

That is fantastic, Evelyn! Your time spent planning ahead will certainly help you complete more pages at your crop. You'll have to let me know how it goes! Thanks for watching!

[@evelynmclachlan5146]

@@TheLazyScrapbooker hi. Had a fabulous time at the first weekend crop and got 21 done. Used some of the layouts from the sketch book by CM and of course did my own thing with it LOL. But now I am hooked to weekend crops LOL. Thank you for your "help" and ideas.

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

@@evelynmclachlan5146 Fantastic! I'm so glad you got so much done and had a fanastic time! Enjoy all of your future crops!

[@euphemy]

Thank you for this video! I couldn't understand from the pictures on the CM page how these worked. After seeing this video, I am going to buy one!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

I am so happy to hear this helped you! I love the Power Layout Kit and use it for every album. Enjoy your new kit! Thank you for watching!

[@kristigustafson107]

I swear by the power layout box & guides! Its the ONLY way i do albums!! I have 3 of them going at all times & can just do a page or 2 in as little as 10 minutes....i even keep my tape runner in it if i have the room..sometimes i pack them full.i definitely use postit notes that way i remember just what i was going to do with the papers or tools needed....you really CAN get an album completed in a few hours. And start another one! Yayee! Power layouts ROCK!

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Yes! I love that you have 3 going at all times! And storing other needed items there like a tape runner - great idea. And yes... quick pages with just a little planning and organization. Love it! Thanks for watching, Kristi.

[@heide042709]

Love your tips! Did you get the personalized military album from CM also?

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Thank you so much, Heide! I hope they are helpful. And YES... I got that album from CM many years ago. I cannot remember the name of the color, but it was a perfect Army green. And I used the "Personal Imprinting" for the front cover that we offered with the old company. Now I need to add one of our new Custom Spines to it!

[@pamelawilson575]

Ideas are wonderful and useful. Background music is distracting, unnecessary and annoying.

[@vicki8042]

Great video. Please no music next time. It's distracting.

[@vicki8042]

great video, maybe no music next time.

[@maryloudawson3718]

❤price..

[@TheLazyScrapbooker]

Hi Mary Lou! The price of the Power Layout Kit is $29.00 and includes the photo-safe box and a set of 15 photo safe dividers. You can find it here: www.creativememories.com/power-layouts-kit.html?acc=donnaguest