I was introduced to scrapbooking by my sister. She was watching QVC and ordered some scrapbooking kits and ordered me one. I think she gave it to me for my birthday and I said thank you (but secretly thought she was a little nuts). But she didn't give up on me. She knows me too well - she knew she could get me sucked in!! Several months later she took me to AC Moore and my eyes were opened. I clearly remember walking into the patterned paper section and falling in love - BIG TIME. I bought some paper and was off on my scrapping adventure. Thank you Susan!!
Recently, I saw a post on 2 peas about how much scrapbooking has changed in the past 10 years. And I started thinking about my own scrapbooking style and how it has changed. After I began scrapping on my own, I went to a CM party and started scrapping in that style. I enjoyed the CM way for a long time but then another friend introduced me to Bazzill paper and I discovered a whole new world of scrapping. I love how this hobby always seems to be evolving - I never get bored with it! After thinking about all that has changed with scrapbooking since I started, I decided to look back at some of my early pages - do I dare share them with you?
This is the first layout I ever created - it's for my second daughter. I was so proud of this layout - I still remember sitting in my living room in Flemington letting my creative juices go!!! The patterned paper was some of the paper I bought on that fateful trip to AC Moore. Cracks me up!!! Do you think I could put anymore stickers on the page? But I am proud of this page - because you have to start somewhere and I think this isn't a bad start. At least I matted the pictures!!
Love your post Pam! Too funny about all the stickers, but I was the SAME way! In fact, I think I had those same stickers!
Posted by: Becky G | April 28, 2011 at 07:21 PM