Scrapbooking

In an effort to develop my blog further, Ive decided to talk about something that I really enjoy. Scrapbooking. Alright I have to admit...when I was in college, my roommate started scrapbooking very seriously and I thought she was crazy. Why is she spending all that money just to "dress up" some pictures?! I did not see what the big deal was. After a while, I started seeing all the cool layouts she was making and really thought this might be something I could get in to. I took a trip to the local scrapbooking store and was in heaven! Sure the prices were a little outrageous (a pack of raised stickers for $5?!) but it was so much fun to look at all the different things the store had to offer. I came back to KC and decided to do some serious shopping at the local craft store; JoAnn's. It was great because they had coupons and their stuff was often on sale! It was a great start to my scrapbooking hobby! I still go to JoAnn's quite a bit but I also enjoy going to Archivers. The selection at Archivers is amazing!

Over time I have come to discover all of the great accessories and tools that can help dress up a boring scrapbook page. eBay has been a great place to buy various tools much cheaper than the stores. My favorite tool and best scrapbook purchase has to be the Cricut machine.

This machine DOES. IT. ALL. I have purchased about 12 cartridges from eBay and I use all of them quite a bit. This machine can cut out different shapes, letters, symbols...everything. And all in different sizes. If anyone is getting started in scrapbooking, I ALWAYS recommend the Cricut.

Anyway, lately I've been working on my scrapbook for the wedding. This isn't meant to be strictly a wedding book, because it includes pictures from all the events leading up the wedding. Below are a few pages I have completed...I still have quite a bit to go.

Now that my student teaching is DONE and I have turned in the TWS, I have a lot more time for scrapbooking!!! Love it!

Make it a good one!

MB