Never scrapbooked before

Hi all, Thanks to Wendy Blakely for posting about your board on our state board I am now excited to learn about learning this craft to document my journey which begins tomorrow. I will bookmark this board and hopefully learn a lot from it and make some new friends. Please say a prayer for me as my surgery is at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Blessings to all, Tamara

tamara, I would like to recommend www.twopeasinabucket.com they have a gallery and some of the very most talented scrappers anywhere. While you are at home recuping, check it out. don't let it overwhelm you. they are pros and can sometimes it feels intimidating. I will pray for your successful surgery and speedy recovery...then we;ll get to scrapping those pics!!! Hugs. wendy

You are going to love it! I've done all kinds of crafts for years, but just started scrapping last November. I am hooked!! My best friend and I are even opening a scrapbook store very soon. Haven't made a final decision about which city it will be in yet. I'm in San Antonio, TX right now and we already have 6 places here, so this city is out!!

Here is the web site address of the store i use, which is my best friends moms store. www.scrapbookalleystore.com If you are just getting started.. a good idea is to go to your local, barnes and nobels or borders book store where you can look at magazines. there are many scrapbook magazines,, such as memory makers, home and garden have one, just sit and look at other peoples idears. Stores such as Wal-mart have scrapbook sections and remember use acid free products it will say it on there labels and do not use magnetic photo albums or books..... they fade your photos.... --KIM-- [email protected]

A GREAT way to get started is to contact a Creative Memories Consultant in your area (creativememories.com). She will be able to get you started and provide you with beautiful, quality products. She will also steer you towards completing albums with simple, classic pages. Creative Memories really started the scrapbooking phenomena. (No, I'm not a consultant, just love their products!)

TC, How are you feeling? Remember that each day gets easier and easier. Hope all is well. Moncia