Here are just a few of the reasons I scrapbook:
1.
Preserving Memories – I think scrapbooking is an
amazing way to preserve our memories.
Life is going by so fast that sometimes it is hard to remember details
and facts. I love looking through my
scrapbooks with my children and remembering special memories. The journaling helps us remember some of the details that we
may forget over time.
2.
It is fun –
There is nothing better than sitting down and playing with
paper, embellishments and photos! It is
so fun to make each layout unique. I don’t
get hung up on it being perfect. It will
never be perfect. With digital pictures,
it makes it so much easier for people to
“cut” pictures. I do love digital books
but it doesn’t have the creative and personal touch that a scrapbook does. I love that my kids will see my handwriting
and special notes, even after I am gone someday.
3. Therapeutic – I think scrapbooking can be very
therapeutic. Especially when you have
lost a loved one. I remember when we
lost my uncle unexpectedly. We decided
to have a scrapbook at his memorial. The
great part is that his family all came together with photos and together we
made that scrapbook. It was a great time
to remember him, laugh and cry together and put together a beautiful book. I also think it is therapeutic for anyone
going through a tough situation. It
takes your mind off of the stress and onto something fun and meaningful.
4.
Healthy – We can spend hours in front of the TV and
computer. It may be have been fun for
awhile but we have nothing to show. When
we sit down to scrapbook and create memories, it is a healthy way to use our
time and preserve memories. At the end
we have something to show for our time and energy.
5. The Most amazing gifts – You can’t beat a scrapbook
for a gift for someone else. A scrapbook
is a very personal way to share memories with others. You can also make a blank book (recipe book,
pre-made scrapbook, etc.). Just taking the
time to make a personal gift will touch someone’s heart. I recently had a customer share a story with
me. A friend of hers was going to an Amy
Grant concert and wanted to give her something. My customer helped her create an amazing
scrapbook documenting the impact Amy Grant had made on her life. Through different connections she was able to
personally had that scrapbook to Amy Grant.
Amy Grant was touched and looked at every single page. It was one of the best gifts she had ever
received from a fan.
6.
Joy – Scrapbooking brings me joy and joy to my
family. Every year when my boys have
birthdays we usually get out their hospital scrapbooks and go through them
together. As we take special trips and
document school years, it is so fun to see how they have grown over the
years.
I have learned over the years, that even when others look at
my scrapbooks, they are not concerned with whether I put the embellishment in
the right spot but rather the memory itself being documented.
I LOVE SCRAPBOOKING and I have no plans on switching to digital!
Please share with me what you love about scrapbooking (even if you no longer do it or have never
done it). I would love to hear your
comments! Are there reasons you
scrapbook that I forgot to mention? I will be randomly giving a prize to one of the comments :)
4 comments:
I'm so with you, I absolutely, passionately, intensely love scrapbooking. It is a great hobby and social activity, but it is so much more than a hobby because it allows me to preserving memories of wonderful moments that are flying by all too quickly!
Erica, you have taught the love of scrapbooking to all of our family! And especially when it was needed most! I have to say, it was very therapeutic for all of us to sport through pictures (memories) & remember the good times we had with dad, rather than focusing in the hole in our hearts from losing him. Since then, I have recommended it to many others......even Brayden's girlfriend.......her sister just left for college and they are really close and she is so sad for her to go. You would be proud......Brayden.......yes, Brayden...... put together a scrapbook for her, I believe it was for Christmas last year.
I agree with everything you said! I would like to add that it is also a great social activity. My friends and I get away at least two weekends a year to have fun, share techniques/stuff, and work on our albums. Those weekends are priceless in so many ways. I have made new friends along the way too!
I have no plans of switching to digital, either!! Erica, you gave great reasons why we should scrapbook! If I were to add one, it would be that scrapbooking gives me the chance to creatively express myself. I attend a local swap each month and my family enjoys the challenge of trying to figure out who made what. They are pretty good at it because they recognize an individual's "style". Everyone has their own style, their own way of expressing themselves and that makes scrapping all the more fun!
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