SCRAPBOOKING
A visitor came out of our computer room laughing and, in disbelief, asking , “You scrapbook?” She had looked over pages in progress that I had laying on a craft table and had the same attitude as many. Scrapbooking is a silly, not serious pursuit. Not too long ago, I relegated it to the young, not yet out of high school. That is until my friend Beth talked me into going to a crop. It would be a first for both of us.
When we walked into the main room, we were blown away with amazement. It was bulging with women, each at a six foot table spilling over with albums, colorful paper, photos, special lights, computers, embellishments, adhesives and tools. Along side of the tables were piled pieces of luggage made especially for scrapbookers. Around the edges of the room were hung inspirational examples of finished pages. Outside, in the hall, retail suppliers were set up at tables.
Overwhelmed, we sat at our assigned tables. I had agreed to help Beth sort her photos to be put in albums. After working for awhile I took a break to walk around and see what other ladies were doing. I was struck by the creativity, uniqueness and skill of each lady. I came back to Beth and said, “I think that I can do an album of photos of my dog.” Later, immersed in my sorting task, I heard an announcement for a free class on organizing your photos. Now that was something I could use!
I had gone to a similar class at the local junior college but after hearing some of the guilt laden, horror stories of the other women I came home thinking that my stacks of photos were nothing to worry about. After all, I didn’t have, as one lady confessed, a screened porch filled with large, black, garbage bags of photos; but my photos were taking up space that I could put to better use. The crop class offered a simple solution. I bought the materials to implement it and went home confident in the plan. In one day I had my photos under control.
I don’t know when, but sometime while putting the photos into categories, I was bitten by the scrapbooking bug; and by the time the next crop rolled around I was ready to do pages, and they were not of my dog.
Scrapbooking gives me a creative outlet. The creative nature of God is one of the first things we learn about Him from the Bible. And being created in God’s image, it is part of our nature and needs to be expressed in some fashion.
Scrapbooking helps me preserve family memories and traditions. Many times when we would stop by to visit my father-in-law in his later years, we would find him going through photo albums. I want to be able to do this and I want this for our children and grand children, so much so that for Christmas each year I give each of our children scrap book pages of the past year’s family photos.
On our 50th anniversary our family turned the tables on me and my husband. They gave us a photo album. In it each person had created a page with their photo and their testimony of their relationship to God and what family meant to them. Even the young ones had a page. What a treasure!
So, know that this weekend I’ll be at our next crop. Its announcement follows in case you would like to join us. Get rid of your stacks of photos, create permanent memories and make new friends.
Do you need to scrap???
Or maybe make some cards???
Or… just need some time to get organized???
Join us at the next
Scrapbook Fundraiser Crop at Windsor Christian Academy.
April 19th & 20th
When: Friday, April 19th 5:00pm – 12:00am
Saturday, April 20th 9:00am – 9:00pm
Where: Windsor Christian Academy
10285 Starr Rd., Windsor
Price: $40.00 per person for both days
Includes:
1. 6’ table space for your scrapbooking/craft project
2. Catered Saturday dinner, snacks, coffee & tea
3. Free classes on Saturday
4. Access to “tool table” workstation for you to use
5. Expert advice and supplies for sale on-site
Additional Information:
* Bring your own lunch
*Additional beverages and snacks available to purchase
*Raffle tickets available for $.50/each or 3 for $1.00 for prizes throughout the day.
*All crafters welcome!
You can sign up at the WCA School office
or
mail us a check, payable to “WCA”.
Greta McDowell
532 Poplar Way
Windsor, CA 95492
Thank you for your support!
Mark & Greta McDowell
Margie Theiss 