What are your photo/scrap goals for 2012? (long)

[KateD]

I've been thinking a lot lately about what's worked for me in the past (and what hasn't) and trying to decide what my photo/scrap goals are for next year.

What I did in 2011

I tried P365 this year and realized that I just didn't enjoy it very much. I made a month's worth of pages, but just wasn't sure that I wanted to print out an entire album of these weekly pages, especially since so many of the photos could be incorporated into my regular pages. What I did like about P365 is that it got me taking pictures of all sorts of things - and I've kept that up even though I didn't stick with the project.

I signed up for a bunch of photo and scrap classes this year and made it through some of them. I picked up a bunch of workshops at BPC when they had their 50% off sale and haven't even had a chance to look at them yet.

I also purchased a lot of kits that I haven't used yet.

Looking forward to 2012

Noticing a trend? I do. I think my primary goal for 2012 is going to be to follow through with the stuff that I started and didn't finish in 2011, although there are a couple of new things that I'd like to try.

New 52 - I like the concept of trying something new every week. I'm not sure if this is something I'll photograph or scrap every week, but I'll try to do 52 new things and at least make a summary page at the end of the year.

120 - This was inspired by a project that someone mentioned on The DigiShow. I don't remember whose idea it was originally, but it was mentioned about a project 6x12 where the person was going to take a photo of their entire family once a month. I really like that idea - especially since we typically only take one or two family photos a year. I want to expand it a bit, though, to make sure that I get photos of me & my hubby and one good photo of each of us individually each month. So... 4x12 (family) + 2x12 (me and hubby) + 1x12 + 1x12 + 1x12 + 1x12 (individuals) =10x12 or 120. No particular goals for scrapping these photos as a project, I'll just use them on my regular layouts. I just want to try to take more photos of our family and us as a couple.

Monthly Roundup - I really like the idea of these monthly roundups that Katie Nelson does. I think I'm going to try doing something similar. Definitely for me and I may try to adapt it for my kids, too. Again, I'm not sure if it's something I'll scrapbook on a monthly basis, but I'd love having the record of those things that we did/liked every month.

Besides those new things, I want to continue/finish projects that I started in 2011:

I took Stacy Julian's 'Finding Photo Freedom' class and want to get back into the habit of working with my photos several times a week - keeping up with tagging my new photos as well as continuing to go through my older ones.

SSD Portfolio - I started the year strong doing the portfolio, but just kind of petered out. I've been looking back at my portfolio layouts and I love them, so I really want to get back into doing them. Not so much for the discount, although that's nice, but because I've made some pages that I love that I wouldn't have made without it.

Classes - I want to work through all the classes I purchased in 2011 and either didn't finish or haven't looked at yet. The classes are aimed at improving both my photography and scrapping skills. The end result - pages I love even more than the ones I make now!

Scrap supplies - I really want to use the supplies I have in my stash, many of which I haven't used at all. My ultimate goal is to use each kit once for each dollar I paid for it, but I'd be happy if I end 2012 with half as many (or even 2/3 as many) kits that I haven't even used once. I think I have 131 unused kits now (after GGG), so it will take a lot of scrapping to reach that goal, especially since I won't be able to resist buying new supplies, too.

I'm trying to keep my goals pretty easy for next year because most of all I just want to enjoy this hobby. I think I'm right on the border of "just enough" and "too much". So, at the risk of hearing something else that I just have to do...

What about you?

What are your photo/scrap goals for 2012? What worked for you (or not) this year and what do you want to do next year?

[NeverendingJen]

Complete 12 portfolios
Complete project life
Complete 12 monthly roundups
Complete monthly he vs she layouts

My big focus for 2012 is documenting daily life and keeping up with it.

[KateD]

Originally Posted by NeverendingJen

Complete monthly he vs she layouts

These sound neat, Jen! Do you have any examples of this kind of layout?

[NeverendingJen]

Originally Posted by KateD

These sound neat, Jen! Do you have any examples of this kind of layout?

I don't, but I got the idea from Elise Blaha's he + she series of posts. We'll be spending a chunk of the year apart so this is something I can continue to do even with us in separate locations.

[KateD]

Originally Posted by NeverendingJen

I don't, but I got the idea from Elise Blaha's he + she series of posts. We'll be spending a chunk of the year apart so this is something I can continue to do even with us in separate locations.

This site is awesome! I could totally use this as the inspiration for some layouts!!

[kristijoy]

My main goal is to focus on journalling. I have lots of LO's with pictures and nifty supplies. What I really want to make sure is that I capture the details, feelings, and circumstances around the event/activity. Last year I took Shimelle's "True Stories" class. I'm going to dig out all the material and use that as a starting point!

Then for each month, I'm going to do a monthly round-up type LO's or P12 for my son.

[Lyd]

My main goal for 2012 is to do 365 and do a weekly layout with my 365 pics, kind of Project Life style. I'm actually pretty excited about it, and I'm planning on using the time that SSD is down after Christmas to work on some layouts that I can just plug pictures and journaling into later.

And, I want to be better about printing my layouts and getting them into albums so my kids can enjoy them.

[Nettio]

Originally Posted by KateD

These sound neat, Jen! Do you have any examples of this kind of layout?

I did one earlier this year. Mine was inspired by Elise's posts too:

[KateD]

Originally Posted by Nettio

I did one earlier this year. Mine was inspired by Elise's posts too:

I knew I remembered seeing one, I just didn't remember where. I should have known it was you, Lynette! Yep, I'm totally making one of these!!

[SeattleSheri]

I never set goals relating to scrapping, however, I do hope to scan all of my wedding photos and make an album. In general, I just want to make pages I'm proud to show off

[KristinCB]

I'm just planning on doing scrapping/project life style scrapbooking and getting my pictures OFF of the computer and into an album where I can share them with my family

[KateD]

Originally Posted by SeattleSheri

In general, I just want to make pages I'm proud to show off

And you do a great job of that!

[NeverendingJen]

Originally Posted by Nettio

I did one earlier this year. Mine was inspired by Elise's posts too:

I totally forgot about this layout, and made another of my own out of your template. wow I am out of it today, lol!

[Aggie Aviso]

Take more pictures. I dont know if having an iPhone has become a disadvantage of sorts because it has made me so lazy to pick up my camera.

And keep up with my 4x12 family pictures - like what Tara Whitney featured in her blog

[Julie Billingsley]

I'd like to finish (um, start?) my son's baby book... he is turning TWENTY in about 2 weeks and I still don't have it done. And it's WHY I even started scrapbooking. Sooo embarrassing!

[adrianka]

Most importantly I just want to enjoy myself. I do not like to set goals for myself in my free time; my work is heavily deadline-oriented, so I'm very relaxed about things I do for hobby.

In 2011 I finished a vacation photo book, and in 2012 I'd like to finish another one. But I'm in no hurry with it.

I'd love to finish some compilations in the making and do scrappy covers for them, but again, no hurry.

Maybe I'd like to print some photo books with some series of LOs, let's see what happens.

What I'd like to do is to improve my PS skills yet more; I love how scrapping has helped me with this.

[KateD]

Originally Posted by adrianka

Most importantly I just want to enjoy myself. I do not like to set goals for myself in my free time; my work is heavily deadline-oriented, so I'm very relaxed about things I do for hobby.

Now that I'm a stay-at-home-mom, I don't have many deadlines . I do, however, feel that it's part of my "job" to record our family's story, and dgital scrapbooking is how I choose to do it. I do want it to be relaxing, but I also want to get some things accomplished. I can totally understand your feelings, though. That was me a few years ago.

[adrianka]

Originally Posted by KateD

Now that I'm a stay-at-home-mom, I don't have many deadlines . I do, however, feel that it's part of my "job" to record our family's story, and dgital scrapbooking is how I choose to do it. I do want it to be relaxing, but I also want to get some things accomplished. I can totally understand your feelings, though. That was me a few years ago.

Yes, I can imagine that not going to work can change a lot of things. I think that scrapping goals (and also CT work, to a big extent) make a lot of sense for a stay-at-home Mum. In a way it's a work replacement in terms of accomplishing something - meaning projects done and so (raising kids is an accomplishment in itself, but you know what I mean). I think it's natural and understandable. I'd go nuts if I set myself free-time goals, or had to do layouts at certain deadlines for a CT, but if I didn't have the work I have, I might look at things totally differently.

[Darcy Baldwin]

My one big thing besides actually trying to scrap our pages is to recreate my recipe book - from the tin that I keep them in now to a photo album format - and 'scrap' those family favorites that are just scribbled on things now.

[rach3975]

I don't do a lot of scrapelated goal setting either. Here are my few goals:

1. Spend more time organizing my photos and supplies. I have a great system in place, but as my scrap time has declined this year I've wanted to spend it scrapping rather than organizing. I need to balance them better.

2. Finish the 2 classes I've bought during sales and not done, one on photo editing and the other on shadowing.

3. Get some of my older photos (1-3 years ago) scrapped and declare those albums finished.

4. Keep doing the Portfolios.

[Nettio]

Originally Posted by KateD

I'm trying to keep my goals pretty easy for next year because most of all I just want to enjoy this hobby. I think I'm right on the border of "just enough" and "too much". So, at the risk of hearing something else that I just have to do...

Hehe, this made me giggle because your goals seem rather ambitious to me! But that's awesome!

I set all my scrapbooking related goals back in April as part of my 5th Scrap-i-versary celebration (There's a blog post about my goals here) so I'm not planning to set any new specific goals just yet.

But the two things I'd like to focus on for 2012 are 1) scrapbooking more consistently and 2) telling a better balance of stories. I've gotten into the habit of choosing stories to go with kits because of CT stuff but I want to make sure I'm making time for other important stories as well.

Oh and for anyone that might be interested, there's a great Goals workshop starting in January over at Simplify101 called "How to achieve your goals and create a life you love." It's taught by Aby Garvey who was one of the authors of The Organized & Inspired Scrapbooker book. I've taken the class the last few years and will be doing it again this year. Love that it gets me started off on the right goalelated foot every year, haha. Anyway, I don't get any perks or anything for promoting the class. I'm just a happy customer over there.

[KateD]

Originally Posted by Nettio

Hehe, this made me giggle because your goals seem rather ambitious to me! But that's awesome!

They really don't seem all that ambious to me, except for the pictures. It's going to be a challenge, I think, to get a photo every month of me & hubby and of all 4 of us. Oh, and I just remembered one that I forgot - I want one photo a month of just me!!! So I guess I should call it 108, not 96

The new 52 is more about doing new things rather than scrapping or photography. I would like to document them in some way, but not anything overwhelming like trying to blog or scrap each one.

The monthly roundup shouldn't be too taxing, once I decide what I want to record each month. And, frankly, the list will probably look very similar to Katie's.

None of the classes I signed up for are very intensive, but should help me to make more meaningful pages. And spending 15 minutes 4-5 times a week to work with my photos should be very manageable.

Honestly, I don't think I could keep up with everything that you do, Lynette! I guess it's all a matter of perspective

[Nettio]

Originally Posted by KateD

Honestly, I don't think I could keep up with everything that you do, Lynette! I guess it's all a matter of perspective

Oh yes, absolutely, it most definitely is. And my comment was definitely not a critique. My goals are always ambitious as well, haha.