Saturday, January 29, 2011

Scrapbooking, my long lost friend...

When my children were wee little ones, I was an avid scrapbooker (is that a word?). Seriously - I have completed 20 full albums, collectively, for my kids, 10 family albums, 1 album for my husband, 4 for me, and several other random albums and projects.  This was all done in a 15 year time span.  Honestly, I don't know how I did it.  I was a scrapbooking fool.  A couple of my sisters were fools right along with me.  They have each completed more than I have, actually!  I'm convinced that one of the biggest reasons for our scrapbooking success was that we made it a point to get together often.  Those were the days... and I miss them.  So to my happy surprise, my cute sister sent me a text the other day inviting me to her home every Wednesday for 3 or 4 hours to scrapbook!  She has a fabulous craft room and tons of scrappin' paraphernalia.  She said that I could even keep my current project at her house so I won't have to haul it over every time.  I am very excited.  I have been away for far too long.  Although I have been on the digital bandwagon for a few years - I will still scrapbook the traditional 'paper' way also because I absolutely love paper! (but that fact deserves it's own post.)  In any case, I have a few favorite online scrapbook stores for you to check out since I'm in the mood.  2 Peas in a Bucket, Shabby Princess, A Cherry On Top, Scrapbook Graphics, Digiscrap Warehouse, Part Time Sally, Studio Calico, Blue Moon. Locally, I love to browse the store fronts too - Heartland in Bountiful, Pebbles in Holladay, and I am dying to get to Archivers in Orem.  I'm sure there are so many more! Leave your favorite site name or store name as a comment if you have one.  It's fun to share!

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Almost everyday, I see or find something I want to share with someone. That's why I'm often saying something to the effect of, "Hey! Look what I found...". As I gather ideas and inspiration from everything around me, some of these things actually turn into projects: invitations, party favors, decorations, gifts, things for my friends, things for weddings, things for my house, things to eat, etc. But truthfully, most of them go in my files. And, yes, I actually am the kind of person who goes back and looks at them. In my perfect world, I would have ample time to create (or attempt) every fabulous project, as well as endless resources to purchase all of the beautiful, unique, and sometimes quirky things I come across. But until then, I would love to be able to share this obsession I have of looking for the next incredible find. So, come back often--it will be an insight into my thoughts (which I always find entertaining, at the very least) and an adventure in creative possibilities.