How did you start?

[gracielou]

I would love to know how you got started scrapping. Was it someone or some event that motivated you on this journey?

For me it was the birth of my first daughter. I had tried scrapping before that but it really clicked with me when she came along. My first scrapbook is so sad. I didn't know anything about archival safeness or anything like that. I used construction paper and cheap stuff I found around. I love seeing where I started from though to where I am now.
I am also so glad I started when I did because when my daughter was 15 months my first husband passed away and I was so glad I had all those memories preserved for her because she really wouldn't remember him. She still drags out those books and goes through them.That's when I realized the importance of what I was doing and it became more than just a hobby for me.