Hi, I'm Cindy Elliott. I love scrap booking. Like many, life has not always allowed me the time to do this as much as I would like....and I still have boxes of projects to do! About a year ago a long time friend invited me to a Close To My Heart party. I had so much fun putting together a scrap booking page, making a birthday card and enjoying the time with others.
Not long after, I was invited to a crop weekend held at a local hotel. I had no idea what to expect. I was told to 'bring my stuff' and I really wasn't entirely sure what they meant by that. How much stuff? Not long after arriving, I realized everyone really did bring 'their stuff'. Everything they could! From Friday through Sunday everyone worked on their projects, shared ideas and tips with each other and had great fun at the crop weekend. The best part, I made new friends who I now look forward to seeing every time I go. I got hooked. This became my outlet; total relaxation and fun! So much more fun then work or any of the things I was involved in.
My scrap booking experience did not start a year ago, as I'll share in the future. But, it has now become a fun and important part of my life. It is like taking time to smell the roses, with purpose! As a young woman I often would sit with my grandmother, and any other family member I could find, and ask about our family. In the early 90's I began a serious genealogy project tracing my family's history; a project I invested years into. This resulted in more boxes than I can count, the oldest of family pictures and oodles of notes and stories. This is not something my children would appreciate in its 'filed' format. I believe that scrapbooks are the ideal way to build and share these stories.
Of course I also have scrapbook projects of my own children and of course one for Jack. Oh, you'll meet Jack. He is our 40 lb lab mix, rescued from terrible circumstance and now living a life of luxury with my husband, David and I. Actually Jack lets us live with him!
I look forward to sharing my scrap booking projects, challenges and opportunities here. As we go through this journey I believe you will understand why some of the projects I work on truly are 'Scraps From My Heart". I know yours are too :-)
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