Monday Giveaway : Studio Calico

My very favourite thing about memory keeping is just that the results that someone will one day look at my books and see how I and my family lives.
Have a great day.
Paola

Hi Ali! Right now my favorite thing about memory keeping is my brand new scrapbooking space. This is the first time I've had part of a room for this amazing hobby and I've been grateful because it's made starting and stopping projects so much easier! Love your blog! Thanks for the giveaways you do!

For me, my favorite thing about memory keeping is that my scrapbooks seem to stop time for me. I love going back into my old books, or even the layout that I am working on(because I am ALWAYS behind)and seeing how much my kids have grown and matured as well as how my life has changed from being single, married, then married with kids.
Life seems to fly by and if it weren't for this wonderful passion, I might have missed something.
Jen
Luldow, MA

My favorite thing is the feeling I get while I'm creating a layout,remembering all the details of that particular event (even the day to day stuff I scrap) but it puts it all back into perspective of how blessed I am in my life!
Thanks for Everything you give to this wonderful hobby (passion) of ours.
Nicole
(A fan from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada)

Hi Ali:
Thanks for being so kind! My favourite thing about scrapbooking is not only being able to preserve a piece of myself and our family history for my kids, but to be able to express myself in a forum with literally no boundaries! It is nice to have the freedom to be myself and create without any judgement from anyone but myself!

I'm really enjoying getting the story down. I don't want to put together pages that won't help me remember what was so special or important about that photo. Sometimes it may just be the date b/c the photo tells the story, but more often than not it is the journaling about the photo.

Getting my photos printed asap so that I do not get behind and then end up spending a fortune all at one time. It also helps me remember the stories that i want to journal and I can make notes. Otherwise I forget the important little details that happened.
Hope I am the lucky winner. I really wanted to order this kit and forgot to do it before our family vacation and then i did not have access to the internet so it was sold out when I got back home. Please choose me.
Thank you,
Cindy

My fav thing ATM is to take photos every day and journal as often as possible. My mum died young 10 yrs ago and one of my most treasured possesions is a shopping list of hers....My children will have SO much of me :)

It looks like a lot of nice stuff! :-)

My favorite part is readng the notes I took about my kiddos as they grow. As much as we think we'll remember, we do forget! My middle child is 3, and as I was reviewing my journal notes to make a layout about him when he was 18 months old, I was reminded about how he used to follow his bottle down the hall to his crib every night. It's a cute memory, but I had forgotten it until I read my journal. So I am so happy that I am keeping these journals of my children!
Amy in CA

I know that I won't remember even a fraction of my life right now...that is except for what is in my scrapbooks and my blog. It takes time to do it, but it will be so worth it when my grandkids want to see pictures of their parents as kids!

I love the creative aspects for myself but my favorite is just capturing the small, little moments...memories for my daughters. My father passed away when I was young and I wish I had more memories from him regarding his thoughts when I was small, the things that really mattered to him. I want to leave that behind for my daughters to read someday.

I love the idea that my grandsons (one of which is austic and an absolute awesome child) will have the memories of their childhood from granny's point of view.

My favorite thing about scrapping is that it's opened up a creative side of me I've never explored before!
I'm fairly new to scrapping and having so much fun!

I think that right now the most important thing about memory keeping is the memory making part. As I develop as a scrapbooker I take notice of the everyday things that I might not if I weren't thinking about preserving or celebrating them in a scrapbook. THe more I scrap the more I appreciate. The more I creat, the more I cherish.

Hello Ali,
Right now my favorite thing about memory keeping is to remember the little ordinary everyday things about my family. My three kids are growing up so fast and I know if I don't get some of these cute wonderful things down, they will be forgotten. Thanks for all the inspiration.
Shannon

My favourite bit about memory keeping at the moment is sitting down with a freshly printed stack of photos, cool product, and lots of stories to tell, and getting some memories recorded. Then, my family being excitied to see what I have 'done' today!

Right now, I am "using" my scrapbooking as an emotional outlet. My father has been very ill, and we have had to do a lot of traveling since April to help out. Even though I have less free time, less sleep, and more worries, for some reason the creative juices must be answered!
That kit would fit into my stash perfectly!
mom2h

My favourite thing is seeing the joy my almost 3 year old and 5 year old get when they look through their albums and remember and talk about the things they did and said when they were younger - something we wouldn't do if it wasn't documented in their albums

My favourite thing about scrapping right now? It helps me to focus on the important people in my life, a daily reminder of all the good stuff.