Hello friends! Can you believe it is the last day of March? I feel like I have accomplished a lot of the last couple of months and I am hoping that April is another month filled with getting things done. I have a lot of hobbies and not enough hours in the day to do all that I want to do. So, I work on what I can when I can. Today I want to share some of the scrapbooking I have done.
First up is a little memory album that I have tried to finish for several years. The pages have been almost finished but adding photos and journaling has been very hard for me. It is an album of someone that I miss dearly and long to talk to often. The last few months I have been wanting to talk to this person every day. So, I decided to sit down and see if I could finish the album. And I did. It took a lot of tears, a lot of remembering and a lot of emotions, but it is finished. I added photos, journaling and some embellishments and I am happy that I was able to get this finished. It was very therapeutic, too.
Next up is a Recipe book. I made one for each of my boys and have been wanting to make one for myself for the last 2 years.
This was a kit put out by Simple Stories that I picked up at a local scrapbook store.
This book is filled with pages of recipe cards and pages to add lots of photos, too.
There are lots of pages with pockets, too. So, adding handwritten recipes from friends and family can be slid right into a pocket. The perfect way to save a sample of a loved one’s handwriting ❤
This is just a sample of the pages in this book. I can’t wait to start adding my recipes and getting them all in one place.
Another project I worked on was a Christmas album.
This album kit was also put out by Simple Stories. But with Shannon’s (from the Scrapbook Tree) spin on it, she takes is from plain and simple to fun and sparkly.
It is amazing how a little doodling with a black marker and adding some gems and glitter can change the look of a plain page.
This album took a lot of time to do with all of the cutting, distressing, doodling and adding glitter and glue to one side of the pages. Then allowing them to dry so that I could add glitter, glue and gems to the opposite sides of the pages. But I am so happy with the results.
This album has room for at least 94 photos! There may be places to add a few more photos that I didn’t count. It will be so fun adding Christmas memories to this album. Not sure if I will save this for the next Christmas that my family is all together or add photos from a Christmas past. Either way, it will be an awesome keepsake.
I have also scrapbooked some 12 x 12 pages, but I didn’t take any photos of them. I think I made some pretty good progress with my scrapbook hobby. So how many hobbies do you have, and do you have trouble juggling them all?
My Time Stitching 
All of your books are beautiful for holding great memories.
I cross stitch, crochet, & sometimes do wool pieces.
I work on whatever strikes me at the moment!
Marilyn
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I think it is good to have multiple hobbies so we can work on whatever we want when we feel like it. Happy crafting!
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They’re all so beautiful, Ginny! You’re a natural at adding embellishments and giving your scrapbooks that extra oomph.
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Thank you, Anita. Sometimes it is a struggle to find just what I am looking for, but that is a good reason to visit things I haven’t seen for a while. Things tend to get hidden in my craft room in bins and drawers, LOL
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those books are great! I am glad you were able to finish the memory book, I am sure it was hard, but now it will be a treasure for you going forward.
How many hobbies/crafts do I do? Oh, golly, so many! But as you know, I primarily focus on the fiber arts. But there are supplies for scrapbooking, cardmaking, sewing, cross stitch, beading, and more in my craft room!
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Thank you, Salpal1. They were fun books to do. Now to get those recipes sorted out!
Yay! Lots of hobbies to keep you busy when they call. Love it!
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Sorting the recipes is the next fun part, right?
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Absolutely beautiful Ginny and so fun too! Scrapbooking is one thing I plan to tackle this summer when it’s too hot to be outside.
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That is a great plan! Scrapbooking is one of those hobbies that is never done. It seems that there will always be something to scrapbook when ready 😉
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I love your books they are beautiful and will be a legacy forever. I love knitting so that is my first go to hobby. I also love to read and take pictures. I move from one thing to another and it never gets boring.
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Thank you. It will be a nice book filled with wonderful memories.
Having several hobbies definitely means one can mostly never be bored.
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These are just gorgeous. I love scrapbooking too and haven’t done any for ages. Thanks for the inspiration.
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Thank you. I love scrapbooking, too. I don’t do it nearly as much as I used to. I need to make more time for this wonderful hobby. I am glad you are inspired.
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Your scrapbooks are beautiful! I’ve never been a scrapbooker, but I admire those who can create such beautiful pages. My crafting tends to focus on stitching & fibre.
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Thank you, quietlycreative. I don’t scrapbook near as much as I used to, but I still enjoy when I do. Some day I will be all caught up on kits, pages and photos…maybe 😉
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