Tag Archives: All About Me

All About Me: The Car You Drive

Do you remember your first car? What color it was, the make and model? Was it a brand new car that you saved up to buy? Or was it an older model, possibly even a hand me down? Did you even get a car or did you drive around mom and dad’s grocery getter? What about now? Are you driving your dream car, or is it still just a dream? Go out to your garage or your driveway and take some photos of the cars that you drive. Then, create a layout using those photographs. Journal about the vehicle. Is … Continue reading →

All About Me: Friendships

Friendship is a vital part of who we are. Everyone needs friends, but everyones needs from a friendship are different, just as each friendship itself is different. Some people are content having only one or two very close friends, and others need larger groups of friends. If you have two friends or you have a hundred, commemorating those friendships in your scrapbook album are extremely important. Not to mention that much like “Chicken Soup for the Soul” it does your heart good to remember what makes each friendship you have special. Several months back I created a themed album on … Continue reading →

All About Me: Amusement Parks

Everyone loves amusement parks. Sometimes it’s the rides, sometimes it’s just the smiles on the children’s faces that make some people happy, and for some still, it’s the fun amusement park cuisine! When was the last time you visited an amusement park, carnival or fair? When you step onto the grounds of an amusement park, you are often taken back to a time when life seemed simpler, and everything was fun. Riding the rides, seeing all the cartoon characters walking around, standing in lines with other anxious riders, eating cotton candy or sipping a iced lemonade. All these things are … Continue reading →

All About Me: Dream Vacations

You may have already taken your dream vacation, but even if you have, there has to be somewhere else you’d like to visit that you haven’t been to yet. Think about where that might be? Is it an exotic location, some secluded private beach resort, or is it the jungles of Africa? Dream vacations can be fun to think about. Although there are several exotic locations I’d like to visit, and yes the jungles of Africa are one of them, there are also more simple dream vacations I’d like to take. Of course, I am a simplistic girl. One thing … Continue reading →

All About Me: It’s In the Music

Calling all scrapbooking music buffs, right here, right now. Music is a wonderful way to relax, or use as a pick me up. There are so many different styles of music now, that it’s hard to choose a favorite. I’m a country girl at heart. That’s what I listen the most to, however I have a very broad range of interests from pop, to classic rock, and jazz and classical. Lately I’ve stepped out of my box and found myself enjoying and listening to Contemporary Christian music as well. Because Contemporary Christian is a rather diverse style, it’s available in … Continue reading →

All About Me: Favorite Games

Recently I had the chance to look through some old letters from my grandma to my grandpa. It was really pretty cool to learn that they used to love to play checkers together and that even back then, a popular board game was Monopoly, but that my grandpa always won. I have since vowed to take the time to scrapbook my favorite games. But not just my favorite games, because our family enjoys playing games together as well. So I will have two layouts in my scrapbook about favorite games. Think about some of the games you enjoyed playing as … Continue reading →

All About Me – Collections

Everyone has a collection of something. What do you collect? Is it mismatched socks? Dust bunnies? Or is it something a bit more special, such as tea pots or cups, teddy bears, Christmas ornaments, stamps, postcards or glass figurines? It doesn’t matter what you collect, it’s time to scrapbook about it. From beautifully displayed china pieces to the rather mundane match box car collection, all can be commemorated in your scrapbook. There are several different ways to include your collections on your layouts. You can scan and reduce in size a flatter object, or you can take photos of your … Continue reading →

All About Me – Food

We all have favorite foods, and we all have recipes and items that we love to cook. More than likely you have a recipe that has been passed around your family over and over because everyone loves it. These are all things you should scrapbook about and keep preserved for future generations. Getting started is easy, think about the foods and drinks you consume each day. Think about the one’s you might not be able to survive without. If I never had a “Venti Cafe Mocha” from Starbucks again, I’d be pretty depressed, since it’s my favorite drink. I’d also … Continue reading →

Step Out From Behind The Camera

Does your family look through your scrapbook albums and wonder where mom was (or dad) in all the photos? When people see you, do they expect to see a camera attached to your face? If you’re like me, they probably do. Why? Because I am the family photographer, no doubt about that. Not only do I love taking pictures, but I love experimenting with my camera’s settings and trying to get unique and different perspectives when photographing subjects. But it’s time to step out from behind the camera, for me and for you. It’s time to hand over the camera … Continue reading →

Angie Pedersen and The Book of Me Series

Angie Pedersen, the author of The Book of Me series of books, spends her time not only encouraging people to scrapbook, but also to take time and record their own lives. All too often we scrapbookers forget to include ourselves in our own albums and layouts. Usually this is because we are the one behind the camera. Playing photographer is fun, however, it’s important to spend time including yourself in your layouts. It’s important to your future generations to know about you too. I’ve long admired Angie’s work. It helps that we have a lot in common, since she’s a … Continue reading →