Learn Something New Every Day

I checked my emails about halfway through the holiday and was surprised to find a reminder for Learn Something New Every Day, one of Shimelle's classes. A mistake I wondered? Then slightly blurred recollections of signing up for something after Journal Your Christmas made their way through the mists of time.
So no idea where I'm going with it only that I'll give it a bash and that I'll be using the following scrapbooking mantras to stay on track...

1/ Just Get Something Down
2/ Use Whatever Is To Hand
3/ It Doesn't Have To Be Perfect
4/ Don't Get Stressed, Get Biscuits

Mmm, I sound like a slightly desperate scrapper, but I mean all these in a purely positive way. I have been following these 'rules' for my last couple of projects and have not only completed them but also enjoyed just getting on with it. In my LPO mini book I scribbled away in biro, stuck down random bits of paper and ended up with a real hotchpotch. No rhyme or reason, just a lovely reminder of a great holiday and I think I like it all the more for it's roughness. Perhaps the girls will come across it one day and learn more about me through the imperfections than just the writing alone.


For this class I am using a 6x6 album, one of a QVC joblot I bought a couple of years ago. It only has ten slip-in pages though so I am going to stick my cardstock on the outside of the pages and then either use the slip-in bit for the extras or I'll use 6x12 cardstock and fold it in to make up the numbers that way. For the title I used some stamps, some handwriting and some poundland chipboard letters.
Did I ever mention I don't like primary colours much? I probably won't be using these on the inside... or maybe I should, just for the challenge? In defense of the cover it looks better in close-up or in real life!