Scrapbooking...

How were you first introduced to scrapbooking? I get asked that question quite frequently. The other two frequently asked questions which I think are rather more like a statements are "Oh I bet that you're totally caught up on ALL of your scrapbooking projects" and the other "I bet that all of your scrapbooks look awesome". Well...I'm not caught up on getting my pictures into albums or layouts. Where's the fun in being totally caught up? I did that once, it was June 2000, I remember it well. I'm no where near being caught up with our family photo's from the past 7 years nor do I want to be. The answer other statement "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". NO all of my scrapbooks do not reflect my current scrapbooking style. I consider some of them to be rather hideous, LOL! But considering how long I've been scrapbooking and what products were available to us in the beginning I suppose that they are right there with everyone else's beginner works. My first pages make me cringe and roll my eyes. They are perfect examples of what NOT to do to your pictures, LOL!

Now for the answer to the first question...My friend Amy was the one to introduce me to scrapbook. I loved what she did for her first son (I met her back when she had 1 boy and now she has 3 boys). The funny thing now is that our husbands (Amy's and mine) are stationed at the same base again...and I'm the avid scrapbooker and she hasn't done any scrapbooking in a couple of years. But you know what, the pictures are going to be there waiting for her when she's ready to get back into the groove. I love that about scrapbooking!