words + photos : friday + weekend creative

Hi Ali- i did this photo collage kind of thing for the Becoming More class at BPS- just used images and words-i thought of what you were saying on your blog while i was doing this. Pretty cool :) if you want, check it out at www.landerson.typepad.com I think its the 5 & 6th pic :)
~lacey

Loved this week. I hope to have you do many more of these. It was great learning from you. You ARE the best in my eyes..

Hi Ali- You really set the bar high this week (for blog commitment, that is). I have admired your approach in your books,and just recently tuned in to your blog. As a handletterer, I've mostly ignored my computer, but I decided to jump in with both feet and try blogging. I hope you'll take a peek someday! (Dig out your old 2003 Hall of Fame book, I'm in there too somewhere.) Thanks for the inspiration!
Gina
richinnerlife.typepad.com

My take on this is here http://annamariestill.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/05/sneak-peek.html
on my blog post from May 7th. Seems as I'm always on your train of thought! When my daughter said this last week - I knew I had to scrap it or it would be easily forgotten in the busyness of life!
Thanks as always for your insight and thought provoking ideas!

Ali, you are such an inspiration and such a wonderful teacher! I have really enjoyed this week and I hope you do something like this again. Thank you for all your insight!

This was a great week that got me doing LO's again. My block was a huge hurt I was nursing from an insensitive older daughter who should have known better. You inspired me to go ahead and write the story while using her photo. My thoughts became very concise - I realized the fact she could hurt me so deeply was because I love her so much. The words formulated just as concisely but a little more poetic. There was no need to air the dirty laundry but just express the depth of that love and that sometimes - love hurts. I paired it with a great picuture of her and some simple embellishments. It turned out to be a fantastic layout for me personally that someone could read later without causing more pain.
You rock!

Ali - Thank you so much for a great week - I'm soaking this up like a sponge.
;) Mart

What a cool idea. I am crossing my fingers that I will be able to try this product.

Thanks very much for sharing your philosophy with us Ali, and reminding us why it is we do this crazy thing called scrapbooking. Peace to you and your family.

This week has been so FULL of great info. and reminders.... thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do!
Have a wonderful Mother's Day~Simon is so sweet and special~thanks for "sharing" him with us!
LoveErin

Ali - Thank you for putting so much time and thought into the words + photos this week. I have really enjoyed following it and thinking more about the basics of scrapbooking. Have a great weekend and thanks again!

Ali - I check your blog daily, but have never commented before. This week's series Words + Photos has given me the confidence to start scrapbooking. I've always had the desire to do it, but it seemed like I didn't have the right knowledge. Thank you for letting me know it's alright to scrap without having all the latest embellishments, products, etc. I'm making a scrapbook for my younger sister whose expecting her first child. Now the process has gone from something I wasn't sure I was going to be able to do well enough to something I feel privileged to do!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! :)

Ali - Thank you for taking the time to help us all get back to the heart of scrapbooking. I am continually inspired by your work and your journey. Thank you for bringing us along for the ride.
I appreciate the reminder of what is important when I capture our memories and create pages.
Blessings to you,
Krystal

YOU rock Ali!!!
Thank you for this wonderful creative education. Loved that.
Have an awesome Mama's Day!

Great series, indeed. I'd love to see today's layout on its own to read the journaling. Thank you.

Thanks Ali - so much enjoyed this week and all the information.
Hope you have a creative & wonderful weekend.
Nicky

Happy Mother's Day, Ali and mamas!

Wow - what a great series, Ali! Like I said earlier, this is exactly what I've been looking for to give me the 'push' into scrapbooking (those photos were the thing scaring me, and then I thought, 'hey, they're just like patterned paper, only better...and usually less expensive!'). But I also needed a manifesto of sorts, something that described what I wanted my scrapbooking to be, how I wanted it to feel, and what I was doing it for. You've definitely provided the look over the years, and the words all fell into place this week. You are such an inspiration!
Thank you again, and have a wonderful Mother's Day!
~Michelle

This week's blog was awesome! Thank you for your wonderful insights! My word for this year is "story" so I just loved this! Thank you!

Ali, Can you put a link to this week's posts on the Categories section of your blog? I can see myself coming back to these posts as 'reference'.
I've always taken pictures with the thought of telling stories with them later. I've always had an intention to scrapbook and document all those pictures one way or another. But somehow along the way I just didn't know how to start. Three years ago I became friends with a couple of scrapbookers. However their patterened papers and embellishments intimidated me. I still put it off. Now if I had read your posts years ago, I probably would have started sooner.
You are really an inspiration and a talent. Keep the great posts coming.