FotoInspired Inspiration April 2017

FotoInspired Inspiration April 2017 is making it’s debut today.

In year 2017, I’m making a BIG effort to celebrate every day ordinary moments through art.

I stopped for a while and regretted it. Get the full story in Getting Inspired By Life.

We are back to share April FotoInspired Layouts and Inspiration, as well as a few tips for making the digital artistry and scrapbooking happen.

FotoInspired Inspiration April 2017

FotoInspired 2017 Weeks 14 & 15 | Anna

April Observations

We took an enlightening trip to New Orleans at the beginning of the month, and instead of creating a mini album documenting the 4-day adventure, I decided to include it in 2-double page spreads in my FotoInspired project.

The flexibility to choose to create a single, double or multiple pages for each week is AWESOME.

And notice that I didn’t even include any other photos outside of our trip for week 14.

You don’t have to include every photo you take each week in your project.

That said, I am taking more photos this year, than I did last year at this time.

And I will have completed 4-5 double-spreads by the time I have completed all pages for April 2017, in comparison to just 2 for April 2016 showcased below.

The FotoInspired pages created provides a visual of my progress, contributes the formation of a larger body of work, and provides inspiration to doe more.

FotoInspired Inspiration April 2017

FotoInspired 2016 Weeks 13 – 16 | Anna

Modify The Catch-Up Plan

The goal this year has been to work on my 2016 pages while I work on year 2017.

The problem is that that I am not finding the time for both sets of pages. While I’m keeping up with year 2017 (for the most part), I am not making progress with year 2016.

The good news is that I am exactly where I was last year.

I consider this ‘good’, not only because I always try to take the glass half full approach to solving a problem…

But this also adds an interesting dynamic to be working on pages that demonstrate the life you lived exactly one year ago.

I like to compare what’s stayed the same and what is different.

It has provided motivation to modify the catch-up plan.

One double-page spread typically takes me about 45 minutes to an hour and I usually get one done every or every other weekend as life permits.

Up until recently, I was getting a page done from start to finish in one sitting, but it was hard to find the same window of time to create my catch-up pages.

Break your process down into steps that can be completed in 10-15 minutes.

I’m a big advocate of breaking any process down into more manageable ‘nuggets’ to curb overwhelm and get the job done.

I decided I would try dividing my 5-step FotoInspired Process into 10-12 bite-size sessions during my lunch break.

So far so good. April 2016 is done. Fingers crossed I can keep the momentum going throughout the remainder of the year.

The key here is making it a habit and priority in your day.

Can you find just 10 minutes in your day?