| crapbooking hobby has been around for a long time | | | | Creativity—All it takes is a sheet of paper and a |
| and people do it for a variety of reasons. If you are an | | | | few ideas to get your creative juices going. Whether |
| outsider to the world of scrapbooking, then you will not | | | | the ideas are from a magazine, your surroundings, or |
| understand until you experience the craft the many | | | | the scrapbook paper held in your hand; the end result |
| reasons a person invests so much time and energy | | | | is pure enjoyment. |
| into a scrapbook page. | | | | History—When I think of a scrapbook, to me it is |
| When I was first introduced to scrapbooking via my | | | | the history of the day, moment, or event. The page |
| church family, I told them I had neither time nor energy | | | | was created for future generations to learn of their |
| to invest in creating pages of photos matched up with | | | | family. |
| paper and cute little embellishments. I thought those | | | | Expressing myself—The scrapbook is made by |
| people were crazy staying up all hours of the evening, | | | | someone and that in itself is a source of pride and joy. |
| dragging around tons of supplies, just to sit and create | | | | The feeling you get from completing, giving, or sharing |
| scrapbook pages. One evening I was invited to a | | | | your scrapbooks is indescribable. |
| scrapbook night and I agreed to come with the intent | | | | Giving—When working on a scrapbook layout, |
| of visiting and watching. No scrapbooking for me. I was | | | | you are giving your thoughts, feelings, and memories to |
| a business professional who could not imagine | | | | an event to share with others. The joy you feel when |
| investing time or energy into something I felt was for | | | | others express pleasure and enjoyment from your |
| stay-at-home moms or those who had nothing better | | | | work is worth all the time and energy. |
| to do. | | | | Scrapbooking has become so sophisticated you do |
| Little did I know I was about to change my mind and | | | | not even need to leave the comfort of your home to |
| attitude…during the evening of socializing and | | | | get started. If you are experienced with computer |
| viewing all the pages of creation, something changed in | | | | programs such as Photoshop Elements, your tools are |
| me. One person in particular needed help with color | | | | at the tips of your hands. If you prefer traditional |
| coordinating and matting her photos. I started working | | | | scrapbooking, you still have the ability to order supplies |
| with her and ended up finishing her page for her. The | | | | and tools at the comfort of your home and within days |
| scrapbooking bug bit me and it bit hard! The very next | | | | you will be completing your own scrapbook. |
| day I was out buying all the essential tools to create | | | | People today have a variety of reasons for making |
| my very own pages of photos. | | | | their own scrapbooks and/or creating creations of |
| What is it about scrapbooking that captures so many | | | | beauty with their supplies. The majority of my |
| people’s devotion and attention? | | | | experience has been to create something to share |
| Focus—You lose your focus on everything | | | | with future generations. People want to be |
| except for the scrapbook page you are working on. | | | | remembered and through a scrapbook their lives are |
| You forget the world exist for a few moments and | | | | shared. |
| you focus on nothing but what is in front of you. | | | | |