Comments on: On Princess Diana, CHA and Scrapbooking

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:36:44 +0000

Nancy – This is a terrific story! Thank you for sharing your very special scrapbooks of Princess Diana, they are precious.

By: Mrs. L

Mrs. L — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:35:30 +0000

I will never forget the man that brought his wife’s ‘scrapbooks’ in for me to see one day. She was a Marilyn Monroe fan and had faithfully cut out newspaper articles, magazine photos and pasted them in several large construction paper scrapbooks. His wife had just passed and these were his most prized possessions and memories of her…her crude, no journaling scrapbooks. Each of us scrap in our own way on our own terms and though I’ve seen many wonderful scrapbooks in my day, her Marilyn books will always stand out to me.

By: Betsy Burnett

Betsy Burnett — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:51:33 +0000

Sigh…princess Di.. I think everyone my age dreamed of growing up to be princess Di!

I got my start with CM and am thankful for how they opened my eyes to “safe stuff” (cause I too have scrapbooks from when I was little made on that old lined school paper) I quickly realized they might not be “for me” when at my first workshop I took the little triangles and turned them into a paper piecing.. and started looking elsewhere! But they have quality products and it gave me my start in a creative outlet I love doing!

My daughter recently inherited my old computer along with some digi scrapping software. Within 10 minutes she had more figured out than I had in 2 years of owning it and she loves it! At first I was a bit sad because I felt I was loosing my scrapping buddy, but I soon realized that she is still preserving memories in a way that is fun for her and that’s what it’s all about!

By: Lori

Lori — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:04:17 +0000

I completely agree with asby; I wish more people would realize that there are many ways to scrapbook. I too love it all, but sell for the company I love most. I also scrapbook mainly for the creative aspect, since I started scrapping long before children. But I also love journaling, although not always in a “traditional” way. There are women I know who don’t like when I show up at a crop, because “we don’t scrapbook like that”. Do they feel I make them look bad?! After all, most of their pictures are in albums while I am woefully “behind” if we look at it like that!

I am so thankful for CM, because if I hadn’t been introduced to them years ago, I might not have started scrapping. But I think luckily for me, I couldn’t afford much from them and just went off on my own with what little quality materials were available at the time. I just think we all need to open up more to each other’s ideas and remember that there is more than one way to do things; to each his own…

By: asby

asby — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:13:41 +0000

Nancy, you make me feel so old! You were just a little girl for THE MARRAIGE.

I agree about inclusion. I know many consultants for a variety of stamping and scrapbooking companies that say their way is the only way. But I have found that while I prefer mostly one company, I still like some items from “the competition.” (To be fair, I am a consultant for my preferred company.)

And I am one of those (I think) rare people that scraps for the creative outlet. I freely admit that I rarely, if ever, actually put photos on a page. It is the opportunity to be creative and have my “art” appreciated that draws me. I have many friends that like to tease me about no photos, but these are the same friends that turn to me for ideas, suggestions, and training. I just consider myself another type of scrapbooker.