Welcome to Fridays new blog edition, Scrapbooking!

While some of you already indulge in the world of scrapbooking, some others might ask why should we? And this is a very good question. I would love to hear from you too: Why do you like to scrapbook or why don’t you? So please comment on the bottom.

 

What is scrapbooking? Well, one of the Webster definitions of scrapbook is “a blank book in which various items (such as newspaper clippings or pictures) are collected and preserved.”

Which pretty much sums it up right? We all scrapbook for different reasons but I think the main reason is to preserve memories. Memories we have of people we love, places we went, things we have done etc. We create these books not only for ourselves but also for generations to come. No matter why we create these books, we want to tell a story, and this is the important part.

These days we are all guilty of taking 1000+ digital pictures and keep them on computers or phones. The majority of these never to see the daylight again, to get lost in clouds or worse fall victim to a crash. So why do we take all these pictures and never see them again?

While this is certainly an issue with the digital area we are living in, it is still an issue from the past. Do you or anyone in your family have a big box sitting around with tones of photographs in it with no idea what they are? Yup, memories of the past, or are they? With no description to go along with them, these pictures are pretty much worthless, right?

 The sad thing is often the people who could tell us what is in those pictures are no longer with us, which makes those old memories worthless. Let’s not have a graveyard of pictures in boxes or clouds. Let’s tell the stories and pass them on. 

See this picture on the left? Without the story (which by the way was to funny) this picture is worthless to you, right?

Yes, maybe you just like to remember the moments in time in your life and yes, maybe others might not be interested in them in the future, but maybe they will treasure them….. at least you are passing on stories with your pictures for them to decide.

We recently found picture of my grandma’s siblings and family members but including my mom, no one knows who they are or what happened to them and the people that could are long gone. We keep them because we know they are part of the family history, but their chapter is ending here.

For me, it is important to document our life, all the trips we go on, the family parties we attend and tell the stories around all of this so if someone later in life looks at them will understand who we were, what we have done etc.

It doesn’t have to be a big elaborate book with tones of designs, papers and embellishments. No, simply put your pictures in a book and write about the 4 W:

Who?

Where?

When?

Why?

Naturally, it is so much more fun when you use some design paper and little embellishments to brighten up the book 😉 Oh and don’t worry about catching up, following a chronological line….no, just start with on event that is dear to your heart and go from there. For this purpose, I love the ring-bound albums because you can always easily sort things and add to it as much as you like. If you like to go on trips, take the little stubs from rides, entrances etc and add them to the page. Keep going and tell your stories one page at a time.

There is a lot more to talk about, but this would make this post even longer than it already is. Next week we will talk about how you get your pictures of your devices and which ones to choose….yes you have to pick some 😊

Don’t forget to leave a comment about your scrapbooking experiences down below. 
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