How it all began....

Challenge: YOUR SCRAPBOOKING START. Share how you got started in scrapbooking. How long have you been doing it? Do you scrap differently now than when you first started? What's changed for you? Anything? Share the circumstances, the people involved - in getting you hooked to this awesome creative outlet! What am I talking about? Scrapbooking, of course! Can't wait to hear your stories! I have always loved taking pictures of my children. I had in some since scrapbooked unconventionally, making albums and little captions and notes of all the events that took place in my life. One day, I was reading PARENTS magazine and they had an article on Memory Books. The idea was so cute! So I set out to go get some kits from Michaels and found that they had a class on Scrapbooking! I took the class and the rest is history. My life has forever changed. Yes, scrapbooking has become a way of life for me. I have found so many amazing people since I have been scrapbooking. I feel an immense amount of joy everytime I make a page. I have been scrapbooking for 7 years now. I have evolved so much as a scrapper....At first my cutesy style entailed alot of cockadoodle designs, frame ups, suzy zoo stickers....I look back and I am amazed at how far I have come. My style is more eccletic, with a shabby feel. I am truly amazed at how a hobby can change your life. I wake up in the morning and get to chat with my buddies on twopeas....I can read a CK magazine, go shopping, or go to a crop. The feeling I feel when I get a new magazine, or an order that I placed, or bringing new goodies home from the store are PRICELESS. The feeling I feel when my children pick up my books and smile, knowing that their mommy took the time to document their lives, leaving behind an heirloom that will be priceless. Scrapbooking has truly changed who I am. It is best hobby ever made. I am so glad that I found it. Dana