Back at It

I started scrapbooking when Sterling was a baby, 16 years ago. A lot of it was sticker sneezes and cropping around people, and making pictures into shapes. In 2000 I started working in the industry and did so for 10 years until the company I worked for closed its doors. I mourned the loss of that job, as it had been a good one and the industry had been very good to me. I t had given me the opportunity to teach on an international stage to 100+ people at a time, as well as give me the chance to share my adoration for this form of memory keeping. When I finished working in the industry I wasn't sure what do do about scrapbooking personally. Was I burnt out? Did I still want to? I knew I loved it, but felt I had given all my ideas away (sort of like Christmas lol - family joke). Early this year I sold 95% of my scrapbooking stash as I hadn't used it in two years. Let me say I really regret it,

I have been thinking about starting again, not on such a large scale, but on a small scale doing something I really love. I am a huge fan of taking one picture that means a lot to me and creating a piece of art with it - or what in my mind is a piece of art. Last night I sat down and created this one - first one!!!! - and I truly love how it turned out. I am creating a feature wall in the house with scrapbook pages, pictures, drawings by the boys, and now this one will join.

This is me and my mom in December 1972. She was then and still is so very beautiful. And she still gives the best hugs ever!

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