FINAL TWO COPIES:Here's your last chance! I have two more copies of the wonderful novel by Kathleen Reid called A Page Out of Life
and they're both going to be given away through a random drawing from the comments to this post.The women in A Page Out of Life
scrapbook for many unique reasons and it was interesting to me how I could relate to several of them as I read this novel.So, to put your name in the hat for this final drawing, I'd like to here your answer the following question in a comment to this post:
"Why do you scrapbook?"Now, if you're anything like me, there are probably several reasons and you could almost write a novel answering this question, so focus on your MAIN reason and try to answer it in 50 words or less.
I will accept new comments through Sunday, June 22nd at 11:59 p.m. CST and the 2 random winners (chosen by Random Integer Generator) will be announced on or before Tuesday, so please be sure to check back in.
(Note to entrants: Please, US residents only...sorry, but my budget just can't handle international shipping costs right now.)
To capture my family's memories and to have something to pass on to my children. Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteBecause the special parts of life become just that much easier to remember.
ReplyDeleteTo remember the details of these precious days with my little one. To exercise my creative side too :)
ReplyDeleteSo my family and memories will never fade into the background. We will always stand out!
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook for my children. I always want them to know where they come from. They are so blessed and loved and scrapbooking their relationships with family is a way I can share things with them I may otherwise forget by the time they are old enough to ask. It is all about them and their history.
ReplyDeleteI began scrapbooking when I got pregnant because it seemed like a much more fun way to record memories than a traditional baby book. Of course, now I'm completely hooked, and it has become a total creative outlet for me as well :)
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook because it gives me a wonderful way to do something creative and preserve our memories at the same time. Plus I've made wonderful friends that I get to spend time with when I scrapbook.
ReplyDeleteI scrpbook for a release of tension. It gives me great pleasure to preserve life in a very spceial way. On the other hand, my DH never complains what we spend on the hobby because he says it is still cheaper than a psychiatrist!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteBarb H
I scrapbook for me! I'm afraid when I get older, I'll have Alzheimer's or Dementia and not remember the life I've lived. I would like to look at my books and see the places I've traveled to and the happy every day moments I've had with DH!
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook for me! I'm afraid when I get older, I'll have Alzheimer's or Dementia and not remember the life I've lived. I would like to look at my books and see the places I've traveled to and the happy every day moments I've had with DH!
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook so I can remember all of the details of my famil'y life. (I also like collecting th fun new things that come out)
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook for myself. DH golfs, the kids have sports. This creative outlet is for me. The fact that everyone else enjoys what I create is icing on the cake.
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to win this book!!! I scrapbook because it is who I am. It is my artistic expression, it is my time for me, it is my own. I scrapbook because I love it and it is a part of me.
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook for my children and also myself. It lets the crafter in me release all that energy while creating something that will last a lifetime of joy.
ReplyDeleteRhonda
OH,, I have really been wanting this book!!
ReplyDeleteI scrap for a lot of reasons. The main one is to let my creativeness out! Being able to create something unique with pictures of our everyday life is a wonderful way to keep memories for my children and my grandchildren. And I hope will give them more of an insight as to who I am.
I would love to read this book so much. I love the whole idea of it. I have made my best friends through scrapping!
ReplyDeleteTara Thynne
I scrapbook to document both the good times and the difficult times in my family. I want to leave a more complete historical record for my family. For me, scrapping is relaxation and stress reduction.
ReplyDeleteI would also love this book. I've heard so much about it and even read up on the author.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have this book! How awesome of you! I scrapbook because it is fun and lets me be creative! I also do it because it is a wonderful way to keep our memories. Otherwise I think we forget so many little things.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity!
Jodee
I have been taking photos and documenting them in some way since I was a teenager. I just love re-living the memories over and over again by handling them, and writing about them. Over the years, my hobby earned an official title called "scrapbooking". I have introduced it to many friends. What once was a solitary endeavor for me became a social outlet. I just love the memories, the creativity, the colors and trinkets and yummy pp!
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook for a lot of reasons... to share my memories with others, to document my son's life, because when I get older I don't want to completely forget all the little things about my and my son's life. Its fun, I can do something that is completely the way I want to - without anyone to tell me that I am doing it wrong..or it should be done this way.
ReplyDeleteAnd because... when my son is old and showing it to his children and grandchildren... he will not only be showing what we did but he will be showing them a piece of me... because my whole heart goes into each page of us!
Scrapbooking gives me a sense of accomplishment, a creative outlet and a chance to spend quality time with my daughter and my scrappy friends.
ReplyDeleteFor love. Love of art and creating, love of life and my family, but most of all love of myself. Scrapbooking is a nuturing and intimate process of leaving a piece of me on that paper and what I felt when I put the whole thing together. Yikes, way deep for a Friday ;)
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook to capture how we live. After my daughter was diagnosed with cancer last September, I realized that it’s the little things that matter most. It’s not just all about the birthdays or holidays (though those are important as well!) but showing our journey.
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook to express myself artistically and to preserve a lifetime of memories for my family. My children love to look at my pages and taking photos and creating with my hands is my serenity! I also treasure the friends I've made through scrapbooking.
ReplyDeleteLori (AlphaBetty)
Why do I scrapbook?? Many many reasons. To pass on our family history and to preserve our memories. I want my children, grandchildren and future generations to know us and what our life was like and the things we did. And if for some reason in the future, my mind is gone, I want to be able to look back and see what we did and remember the good AND the bad times. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook mainly for the reason that it is a creative outlet that also functions as documenting history and special moments in our lives.
ReplyDeleteI scrap to capture the special and everyday moments in my family's life. I also love feeling like I may actually have a creative bone in my body after all. It also help connect me to others with the same interests.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many reasons I scrapbook. From preserving history for future generations to having a creative outlet. I do think though that the reason I sit and do it day after day though is because what they say is true. It is truely addiciting and I can't stop myself! When I sit to scrap I'm not thinking about saving memories for my grandkids I'm thinking oh my I have to scrap! It's the addiction!
ReplyDeleteI originally started as a way to document my DS's life. Now it's turned into a creative outlet and I scrap all kinds of stuff. It brings back memories of doing those old SB's back when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteI think to preserve my memories my way...my thoughts, my photos, my kids, my family are all on display the way I see them. And it's soooo fun!
ReplyDeleteI don't have kids yet, so right now I scrapbook for me. I love the feeling of creating and making something that is so special to me and my boyfriend. I also scrapbook because I have to use all of the stuff I keep finding myself buying! lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity Jill!
Like you said there are several reasons I scrapbook....but the main reason is......I scrapbook in hopes to show my boys and loved ones how much I love them. I hope that after I am gone from this earth they will be able to look at the things I've made of them or for them and get some feeling of all the love I hold in my heart for them.
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook because I want to leave my memories, moments-good & bad, and thoughts for future generations of my family.
ReplyDeleteI scrap book not just to preserve memories but to keep the memories of my mother fresh, she left us too early. Also scrapbooking is my therapy, my dh has MS and while he is still doing well he has his hobbies and I have mine. Spending time with friends that scrap is a nice blessing.
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook so I don't forget!!!!!
ReplyDeleteJessica
I scrapbook so that I will always remember the good times I've had, the friends I've made, and the family that loves me. I never want to forget :)
ReplyDeleteOriginally like many I started to capture the memories of my children's lives. It turned into a great creative outlet for me.
ReplyDeleteHaving breast cancer really showed me the importance of telling the story of the everyday stuff that we don't want to forget
I started scrapbooking as a therapy to get work thru my depression and the lost of my beloved Smoke. Now I scrap as a stress reliever and a way to pass my memories on to the younger generations. When I am gone someone in the future knows who I am. I worked on my genealogy for a long time and there is not much left of the older generations, in as far as my own mother (who died 23 years ago) goes, there just isnt that much. So I hope that my books go to the future of my family, so they dont have to wonder who or what I am.
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook as a creative outlet and to record family history as it happens. Also, it's a great way for me to get out of the house, which is important being a stay at home mom of two almost three kids under the age of 4!
ReplyDeleteI originally scrapped to keep memories for my kids. Today, it is also a creative outlet and an addiction!! Lisa L.
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook to remember, to preserve, to fill hours that seem empty, to heal my soul, to give my great grandchildren roots, to honor my parents, to celebrate live. Nothing on this earth is more important to me than my family. I have approximately 50 years to catch up!
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook for ME! I know I'm supposed to be scrapbooking for the future generations, but I enjoy cutting paper & pasting! It simply a creative outlet for me.
ReplyDeleteScrapbooking for me is to capture and embrace a moment in time to enjoy for years to come, while here on earth and long after I have passed on. The fun part is crafting it all together but the enjoyment is seeing the looks on others faces from the memories each page possess.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you scrapbook? It is my creative way to cherish the special moments in my life! Marymarthainaz :)
ReplyDeleteThe main reason I scrapbook is for a creative outlet for me. I love to create! It is just a bonus that I am preserving my family history. thanks for the chance to win!!!
ReplyDeleteI've done genealogy for years and dragged my children to libraries and cemeteries all over.
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook because I wanted to preserve the memories so that they could show future generations. Thanks for sharing and the RAK.
I scrapbook to have a testimony of our lives and remember the everyday contribution we make to make a difference :)
ReplyDeleteTo remember us and get to know us generations later :)
Maggie
Hi Jill,
ReplyDeleteThank you for doing such a wonderful giveaway! I enjoyed going over your blog, lots of fun stuff.
I scrapbook, because for one, I enjoy it- very fun, allows me to use my creativity. Secondly, it is a way to preserve and document what memories I have of life & of my family.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Meggan
CKMB scrapbooknmommy
Right now the #1 reason I scrap is to record the brief moments we've spent with our 3 precious Angel babies... it'll be my only legacy!
ReplyDeleteI like to scrap for a lot of reasons, I really like to catch the fun, interesting, off the wall things that our family does that would otherwise be forgotten. I really like being crafty and seeing a cute layout come together. And I like the ability to have a hobby that I can do with other people who are interested in the same things I am
ReplyDeleteI am probably unusuall in that I scrapbook just for me. Yep, I said it. Just for me. It is my creative outlet, my me time. Shock I know, but it's true! Yes I scrapbook about the usual things my kids, dh and pets. And yes I love that it creates a lasting record for my family of all the stuff that we are doing. And I sincerely hope that my kids want my scrapbooks after I am gone. But I'm not scrapping solely for them. It's for me so that I can re-live and remember all the big & little things we did when I am old and they are grown.
ReplyDeleteRenee D in FL
To tell/remember my families' stories On a personal level, I scrapbook to "process" the event and move forward in my life
ReplyDeleteThank you!
I started scrapbooking as a way to make my pictures look pretty on pages. I was never satisfied to just put pictures in an album...even before the term "scrapbooking" or "acid free" became popular. Now I really want to tell the story. I want to remember the times when I look back and I want my kids to know what funny things they did and how much I love them and maybe even a little about me they didn't know before.
ReplyDeleteI am a beginning scrapbooker & just love it. I started scrapbooking after my dad passed away. I realized how many photos I had just stored away that needed a 'voice.' It's been very therapeutic for me. Memories last a lifetime - that's why I want to continue this hobby. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome book!
ReplyDeleteScrapbooking is a wonderful way to express myself, not only in books, but gifts and decor. I like to see whatever I am working on take shape and make a statement, to me, mostly, but maybe others also.
ReplyDeleteI scarpbook so that my children have little snippets of their lives that they will have forgotten when they are older. I scrap the holidays, vacations, school, etc but I find that the everyday life pages are my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI scrapbook both to preserve memories and have a creative outlet. My mom had bags of photos and wasn't doing anything with them. Started out making cards but mom asked why I spent so much time making things to give away that not everyone appreciated...so I got into scrapbooking and haven't looked back!
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