Scrapbooking

*Authors are unknown, unless otherwise noted.

All life is scrapbook related
Every day is a page waiting to be created!
~Thena Smith

Life is just a scrapbook waiting for us to put it on acid free paper.
~Thena Smith

Scrapbooker's Bill of Rights
A Scrapbooker is entrusted with documenting and safely preserving family photos in an album to be treasured by future generations. Creating a Scrapbook is an honorable and important task. As a Scrapbooker, you are entitled (but not limited) to the following rights:
You have the right to take as long as you want to complete one album page. This may be five minutes or two weeks.
You have the right to purchase a certain scrapbook item for no other reason than because a) you like it; b) you think it's cute; c) you'll never find it again, or; d) you know you'll use it someday.
You have the right to a workspace of your own. This may be the basement, your college student's old bedroom, or the kitchen table. It's yours.
You have the right to scrapbook when inspiration strikes--whether the dishes are done or not.
You have the right to request peaceful, kid-free, stress-less scrap time--guilt-free.
You have the right to create pages that reflect and celebrate the spirit of the one person who is usually NOT in the photograph: You.
You have the right to put whatever you want on your album page. This includes, but is not limited to: patterned papers, die-cuts, stickers and Punch-Outs. You may place as many or as few photos per page as you deem appropriate.
You have the right to do nothing more than snack and socialize at a 6-hour cropping party.
You have the right to value your personal scrapbooking style to be as important as your photographs. You are creating a treasure-and part of that treasure is you.
You have the right to create your own legacy, one page at a time.
~©2000 Hot Off The Press, Inc. Canby, OR 97013

This book is like a comforter,
A quilt with many parts,
A keeper of our memories,
A place to warm our hearts.
The fabric of life's events,
Those things we want to keep,
Those programs, stubs and photographs,
Placed here- not in a heap.
The scraps all stitched together,
Held fast with love and care,
Create a family legacy,
A gift for all to share.

What Does Scrapbooking Really Mean?

S haring Life's Memories With Others I Know
C reating, Designing, Drawing, Writing, and Decorating
R e-living Special Moments Forever
A lbums-Hand Made-Spiced With Stickers, Paper and Accessories
P reserving Precious Photos and Mementos
B ringing Together Our Past and Present Into View
O pening Up My Crafty Side
O rganizing My Pictures and Memorabilia
K eepsakes Kept Safe
I deas, Thoughts, and Designs, Put To Life On Pages
N ever Having Plain, Boring, Photo Albums To Show People
G iving My Future Generations A Gift

Memory Book Under Construction:
I'm not just a photo album,
I'm a Memory Book.
But please keep reading this poem,
Before you take a look.
Please don't get concerned,
Or worry about creativity.
[Scrapper's name] will finish all the pages, Y
You just put them inside me.
It may be several years,
Before all the pages are through.
Many photos have yet been taken,
And our family has growing to do.
So please don't put me in a drawer,
Or in a closet in the hall.
Place me somewhere to be seen,
Shared and enjoyed by all.

There are Some Things Money Can't Buy
Acid Free Pen                 $1.99
Your Favorite Stickers      $2.49
50 Sheets of Cardstock    $4.99
Memory Album                $29.99
Uninterrupted Crop Time   PRICELESS