Liz Getting Started

My first page is for Debi - "Shabby Chic Vintage"  I'm not real sure what that is, so I did some web surfing:

I'm thinking lace and pastel colors . . .

. . . and buttons!

Will that work?

Starting

Just starting to think about Maya's leaves pages which is my January one. Have decided to use coloured fabric and different embroidery stitches and the shapes of different leaves. Hope it works! Here's some stuff I might use and also what I think is the start of the page, very crumpled as I just dumped it on the scanner!

Getting Organized?

Hi, all.  It was so exciting to get the guidelines and the lists for this swap.  Once I saw the list of themes I couldn't just do nothing!  So I started thinking about how I could keep a handle on all these ideas, addresses, deadlines, etc.  Yipes!

Answer?  Index cards!  I made a 4x6 card for each month and wrote the recipients name, theme, and particular likes or dislikes.  I also wrote the country they live in so the overseas pages can be mailed a little early (maybe?).

As I go through magazines, blogs, and generally around town, I will grab photos and/or thoughts relating to the themes and stick them on - or with - the index card.  You can see that I have a few already. 

I'm thinking this is pretty brilliant for someone who is as scattered and dis-organized as I am.  LOL!  Time will tell if it actually works, however!

What are the rest of you doing to prepare?