Monday Giveaway : Studio Calico

I don't know...it's kind of selfish. I love the feeling I have when I touch and look at my photos of family, friends and experiences. I have a total sense of peace within me watching my great niece (9)and great nephew (7) go thru their albums and mini books. Journaling is hard for me, so when I go back and read what I have written it's very emotional and makes me both happy and content that I have found something in my life to express what I want to say even after I am gone.

my favorite thing about memory keeping right now is catching simple, everyday thoughts and feelings for my daughter to have when i am too old to remember them. the honest, real things - how i feel about politics and cupcakes and religion and my favorite pair of shoes. no rhyme or reason necessary - just thoughts on paper.

Right now, I think that it's getting those memories that I have about loved ones from my childhood, so that my children will know more about me and my memories.

My favorite thing is to see the changes in our granddaughter month after month.

My favorite thing about memory keeping right now is all of the possibilities there are available to me. I just found out about a website with software that can make your blog into a book (with photos, of course)! Or hybrid templates so many digital shops are selling right now. Or that now I finally seeing things beyond their original intent and letting myself take an altoid tin beyond storage for mints to a tin that I can put buttons on and hide a mini-album in. :)

i feel like the days are just going by so fast. i can't believe that my little girl will be 4 next month or that my baby boy is already 16 months old. i'm so grateful that i'm always taking pictures + documenting what's happening. whether it's just with pictures or my blog or mini-books or layouts. i'm just so happy that i hsve all of these things to help me remember these times.

My favorite thing is watching my to very tough DS (8, 10) get all soft when we go back through past albums. One more story they always say! Also my youngest is starting to want to sctapbook with me!! Now there are some memories in the making!!
Gloria

For me, it's constantly reminding me to be grateful for what I have and for the NOW, to remind me that life is a cycle and that everyone will go through the rough patches in life.
Have a great day!
Maria

Hi Ali! My favorite part of memory keeping right now is looking back at pages I created for my sons and seeing just how much they have changed in these past few years. They are only 4 & 2.75 but I marvel at the tiny things I forgot that were once part of our daily lives. Thanks!
Monica

Even though I have no kids yet, it's hard to find time to scrap, so any time I get to do it, I just love!

my favorite thing right now is just knowing that i have recorded a memory. i'm in my 30s but even certain memories from childhood and college are fading and i don't want to forget my daily joys and family memories.
jen

Hi Ali! I think I'm with the lady who says she is in her own personal revival now! I have taken the whole summer off from work and have just been playing with all my stuff- even participating in challenges! That is not like me at all! I just love taking everyday pictures of things... family and especially nature. I could just get lost outside with my camera, well, not literally. Oh, and updating my blog. I LOVE to play over here at http://happyscrapper72.blogspot.com I found the cutest freebie layouts and have been playing around with my digi goodies again to make that header.
Happy Scrappin' and have a great day!!
Lisa H. in Arkansas

My favorite thing about Memory Keeping is all the options and possibilities I have of how to do it. From handmade to digital, storing in fun boxes and envelopes to frames and mini-albums. I love it all!

Wow! Sorry for the typos ~ must be earlier than I think!

I've been scrapbooking for more than 12 years. I started when my daughter was born. My passion for scrapbooking waxed and waned. 12 years later, I gave birth to my second daughter. And I'm remembering why I value scrapbooking - to record all the emotions I have, the daily moments with a new baby and now with a teenager.

When I take photos on a daily basis, I can see the changes in my daughter and in our family more clearly. And the things that stay the same. Like love. And commitment. Its wonderful to capture the little things that really matter more than anything else.

My favorite part is when friends and family look at my albums! Thanks for the contest!!!

I don't have any children (yet!) so I enjoy scrapping about the random things in life that I want to share with my own children eventually. Things that I would love to know about my parents and grandparents. So at the moment I enjoy scrapping about me, why I am who I am and what makes me me.
Laura x

right now i love memory keeping because :
there are a million and one ways to do it. i blog and flickr and paste stuff on my walls and print photos and organize photos and glue paper and write stuff down.
good stuff.
would love a kit.
thanks!

My favorite thing about memory keeping right now is digital photography and the computer that keep track of dates for me. Also, kits for card making or scrapbooking. I don't have a lot of time to shop for supplies these days. Also, I love that my daughter (age 7) likes to scrapbook with me.