You know me, 
I'm all into leaving a legacy behind. Nothing is more important to me than my family, both immediate and extended. I've kept periodic journals through the years, but my particular area of focus has always been photographs. I love them and have them displayed everywhere in my home. My children know that whenever we get all together it is family photograph time. But I've come to realize that photographs without the information telling you what they are all about, while wonderful, don't really tell your grandchildren and future generations much about who the people in the photographs really are. I'm always wondering who exactly is in a photograph, what challenges did they face, what were their joys and sorrows, what was their every day life like, what did they enjoy doing, what was happening when a particular picture was taken, what were they feeling at the time? I wish I had that information about my grandparents and great-grandparents. Actually, I wish I knew more of those answers about my own parents, brothers and sisters. I think this desire all stems from my sure conviction that I will see them again. Life is eternal. Families are forever. I want to know them and be known by my own, so that when we meet again the threads of love will have been woven strong.
I guess that is why, when Aimee introduced me to scrapbooking in
May of 2006 that it just clicked. Sometimes when I'm looking at what I've done in just 17 months I am amazed at how much I've completed, which amounts to 342 scrapbook pages and fifty seven-page Christmas books for family and close friends last year. It helps that all my children are grown, but still I work full-time (with consistent overtime), am actively involved in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and travel back and forth to Utah and Idaho for family events frequently, which means I am definitely a Scrapaholic, as evidenced by this picture of my craft room, and I love it!
Recently a good friend of mine, whom I visit teach each month, asked me to go to once a month "Stampin Up" classes. So I've added a new dimension to my paper crafting. While I don't think it will ever take the place of scrapbooking in my life, I do enjoy it. I'm learning about stamping and creating my own embellishments and that is creatively fun. Also, with the price of cards, it costs less to make one than to buy one (if I don't take into consideration the time involved). One week I sat down and created 50 cards for multiple occasions (birthday, graduation, sympathy, thank you, birth of a baby, wedding, etc.), so I'm good to go for a little while.
I'm all into leaving a legacy behind. Nothing is more important to me than my family, both immediate and extended. I've kept periodic journals through the years, but my particular area of focus has always been photographs. I love them and have them displayed everywhere in my home. My children know that whenever we get all together it is family photograph time. But I've come to realize that photographs without the information telling you what they are all about, while wonderful, don't really tell your grandchildren and future generations much about who the people in the photographs really are. I'm always wondering who exactly is in a photograph, what challenges did they face, what were their joys and sorrows, what was their every day life like, what did they enjoy doing, what was happening when a particular picture was taken, what were they feeling at the time? I wish I had that information about my grandparents and great-grandparents. Actually, I wish I knew more of those answers about my own parents, brothers and sisters. I think this desire all stems from my sure conviction that I will see them again. Life is eternal. Families are forever. I want to know them and be known by my own, so that when we meet again the threads of love will have been woven strong.I guess that is why, when Aimee introduced me to scrapbooking in
May of 2006 that it just clicked. Sometimes when I'm looking at what I've done in just 17 months I am amazed at how much I've completed, which amounts to 342 scrapbook pages and fifty seven-page Christmas books for family and close friends last year. It helps that all my children are grown, but still I work full-time (with consistent overtime), am actively involved in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and travel back and forth to Utah and Idaho for family events frequently, which means I am definitely a Scrapaholic, as evidenced by this picture of my craft room, and I love it!Recently a good friend of mine, whom I visit teach each month, asked me to go to once a month "Stampin Up" classes. So I've added a new dimension to my paper crafting. While I don't think it will ever take the place of scrapbooking in my life, I do enjoy it. I'm learning about stamping and creating my own embellishments and that is creatively fun. Also, with the price of cards, it costs less to make one than to buy one (if I don't take into consideration the time involved). One week I sat down and created 50 cards for multiple occasions (birthday, graduation, sympathy, thank you, birth of a baby, wedding, etc.), so I'm good to go for a little while.
I've had many friends question why I'm not doing all these things electronically, since I'm known for my skills with computers. I do incorporate the computer into the things that I do. Most of my journaling and words are done on computers and I have about 200 different fonts. But, there is just something about the physical dimensions of paper and page embelishment that appeals to me. I guess you could say that I enjoy the creative side of life, in all different mediums, but what I enjoy most is that which is tangible.
I'm excited about creating these blogs. I hope they will be a little like a journal, another way of leaving behind a legacy to those that I love, where that they can read my thoughts, hopes and dreams and the happenings of my life. So until next time, be safe, and know that I love you.
