CHAPTER ONE

FAST

Just like the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, I am constantly on the verge of being late for a very important date! So time is a valuable commodity to me. As my life got busier, it was harder and harder to find time to scrapbook, and that had to change. I spent so much time on each page that I never had time to complete one. I had to change my mind-set about what made a good scrapbook page and how much time I was willing to devote to each one.

I told myself, “No more than 90 minutes on anything.” Then I challenged myself to create a great page in an hour...then 30 minutes...then 15. Guess what? I still loved them, even without the tons of products and painstaking techniques that took hours to do. This chapter is all about the ideas I discovered while I was challenging myself to speed things up. Whether you have 15 minutes or 90 minutes you will find layouts and techniques in this chapter to meet your needs. Turn the page to find some great time-saving ideas.