Monday Giveaway : Studio Calico

I am new to scrapbooking, and I love to peruse your blog. In particular, because of your emphasis on the idea that art doesn't have to be perfect. Thank you!

My favorite thing is having a creative forum where I can capture memories that I hope to share with my (future) children some day. This is especially important to me since I found out that my grandfather - for some reason I cannot fathom - threw away all the family pictures of my mom and her sisters! How sad.

Love this kit Ali! And I love your blog, read it religiously altho this is my 1st time commenting.
My favorite thing about memory keeping is showing my loved ones their photos & that I care enough to scrapbook them. Can I say that the actual scrapping part is just plain old fun too - esp when scrapping with friends.

My favorite thing right now is learning how to take better pictures and express my creativity through scrapbooking, and then sharing it with my little ones!

Memories are reminders of the special people or events in our lifes. Sometimes it's capturing who we are as individuals and where we are at a certain time in our lives to reflect back on. I enjoy reflecting back on who I was and how I've grown; how the children have grown and changes in there lives; remembering how I felt the first time they talked or walked by reading my journel entries. Scrapbooking helps us to preserve those precious memories.

I love having a way to preserve the memories - through blogging, digital scrapbooking, and writing quick notes in my journal about cute things my little boy does. But I love having easy ways of sharing the memories online.

My favorite thing right now is Me, Me, and Me. I want to document my life for my two beautiful sons.

My favorite thing about memory keeping is sharing my scrapbook pages with my daughters. My oldest is always so excited to see the page and read my journaling.

My favorite thing right now is just letting my photos and my stash do the talking for me - going with whatever feels right at the time and being satisfied with it. Making it my own.

For me right now it's all about trying to record all the crazy little things that my four year old son says. Even the things that seem so small now I know will be precious in the near future.

My favorite thing about memory keeping right now is how I see things very differently now than when I started 15 years. My pictures and focus on the story has evolved into a enjoying simple things.

My favorite thing about memory keeping is capturing THE moment and documenting it. It does not have to be a special occasion, but just a moment in time, that I do not ever want to forget. :-)

I'm just trying to remember the everyday stuff. That is what I seem to forget. I remember the birthdays and trips but I want to remember the boys smiles or silly things they say.

I'm fighting depression, so my favorite thing right now is how it helps me to be thankful for all the good things in my life and to remember how very blessed I am!

Oh my! These are lovely.
My favorite thing about memory keeping is the variety available. No longer are we confined to square sheets of cardstock. Now they can be round, scalloped, pinked...on & on. Or you could make a mini-book - a chipboard one or an acrylic one. I even made one with a toilet paper roll! The variety and options are endless!

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my favorite thing is just the memories themselves. I know that I love to see pictures of my parents as kids and young adults but what are the stories? I want my kids to have something to look back at and know who thier parents and grandparents really were. Also, the many things that as they become teenagers, they will never believe they did or said as a child.
thanks stephanie

I love scrapbooking my family's life--every day and otherwise. Right now I'm working on an album about our family recipes and our family culture revolving around food and eating.

I just love going through the old photos and reliving the moments that are so precious to us and then picking the perfect products to create the layout that will help us remember that precious moment.
Susan

Hey Ali.
I am a teacher and so have the priveledge of being off for the summer with my husband and two girls. My favourite thing about memory keeping right now is to be able to take the time to enjoy the moment that the memory is being made and not having to rush through them...
Thanks for the great blog!!
Jen

What a lovely kit! My fav thing right now is the excitement and praise and i receive from my husband! He is so supportive and loves everything I make. It really touches my heart to know that he thinks this is so cool! Thanks for this giveaway!