UFO's anyone?

That is, unfinished objects.

I heard the term at CKC Buffalo this year, in reference to the pile of projects most of us have sitting somewhere in our scrap area that probably won't ever make it into albums. Do you have any? I know I do. In fact, I have an entire organizer with 3 drawers of UFO's, even categorized by likelihood that I'll go back and work on them again. Pretty sad eh?

I don't know about you, but I hate leaving things unfinished. It's one more tiny piece of clutter not only in my house but in my mind.

So here are 2 challenges for you. The first one is finish what you start while you have the motivation. Earlier this year I started the huge task of putting together an 8 X 8 Florida album. I chose the paper line, the cardstock, and the general style I wanted the album to be. I printed out pictures in appropriate sizes, and after doing a few pages decided this would be a good project to save for the crop at CKC, since I'd have lots of time to work on it all at once there. But six months after the fact, do you think I could find the motivation to work on it? An entire album, all planned out but not put together...it was overwhelming. Alas, one more UFO for the collection.

My second challenge is to face your UFO's once again and take some decisive action. Look on them with new eyes and get them done. Don't worry if they're not perfect, or up to your current standard. Not every page you make has to be a masterpiece, and trust me--if you finish them, you will feel so much better and be able to move on with a clear mind. And if you have something that is just not going anywhere, don't be afraid to start over, or if you'll pardon the pun, scrap the idea altogether. I'm pretty sure I have a page in my bottom UFO drawer called "Me in 2005"...not much point in re-visiting it now. The idea is to make the decision.

So with these in mind, I made the commitment to first finish all the pages I started at CKC Buffalo this year so they don't wind up as UFO's.
From the class "Scheming Around" at CKC. Cardstock: Bazzill. Paper: Basic Grey. Epoxy: Cloud 9. Letters: Magic Scraps, Pink Paislee.


Then, I re-visited a UFO from over a year ago, back when these Cloud 9 papers were new, and finally put it together.
Paper: Cloud 9. Cardstock: Bazzill. Stamps: Technique Tuesday. Rub-ons: Heidi Grace. Chipboard: Cosmo Cricket.

As for the Florida album...I've scrapped the idea of doing it all at once and am hoping to work on it one page at a time.

Happy Scrapping! 8)