i spent my national scrapbook day in newport beach at reflections. we taught photography/scrapbooking workshops and it was awesome. the ladies were attentive, laughed at chris' jokes, and made pretty things with cute supplies. i got to see my good friends shannon and brooke and even one of our future brides! i still need to go through some of our weekend pictures, but thought i'd share some of my 2p layouts that went up on the first. since it was NSD, the GG's posted layouts by members we are inspired by. gluestick girl: 
and a few others that went up on the first: 
and a weekly challenge should you want to play along :) 
i love this hobby to pieces. i never take for granted all the good things that have come from it, opportunities, so many friendships–many so important to me, gatherings, and some pretty cute pages too! 🙂 in honor of nsd, i'd love to give away some of my favorite new hero arts stamps 🙂 — they are such an awesome company!!! i'll be choosing 4 names. please leave a comment about why you love this hobby so much and if you haven't started scrapbooking, tell me why not! 🙂 i'll be choosing winners by thursday morning 9ish PST. somewhere around there :)
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i haven’t started scrapping b’cuz i dont’t have a creative bone in my body. i’m too lazy and a secret hater of those who can scrap. 😉 you are so awesome. i think you soaked up all the creative juices in our family.
don’t include me in the drawing. i’d waste the lovely stamps.
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Happy NSD, Jamie!
This hobby has given me a breathe of fresh air. Before my scrapbooking day, I was too lazy to stick to a hobby, always cooped up in front of the computer or tv.
The layouts I’ve made takes me back to places I have once been, and makes me remember the wonderful people and moments that I treasure in my life.
And then, there are the papers too. How can I live now with patterned papers? wink
Thank you for this opportunity!
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Thanks for the giveaway!
What I love most about this hobby is that it harnesses creativity for telling our lives’ story. How awesome is that?
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i love this craft because it takes me away from my everyday stress @ work…it’s something i can spend 5 minutes doing or 5 hours doing to channel energy into something creative.
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i love being able to use all the cute papers and supplies that i would buy anyway! ha! i also love knowing that i will have a record of these stories that i wouldn’t remember otherwise.
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i love this hobby because when I go back and look at my albums I always find myself saying, “Oh! I’d forgotten about that!” I am so glad I scrapbook!
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I love it so much because of the memories I am recording for my kids. Oh, and the yummy product I buy and buy isn’t so bad either! LOL!
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I love this hobby because it provides me a creative outlet and lets me network w/ other people who share my interests. It also gives me a way to record memories of my family. Time goes by way too quickly, and I want to capture these moments that we share now.
Thanks for the chance to win – your LOs are gorgeous!!
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I am so loving the onesie layout!
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Scrapping is my creative workout. It keeps me sane. It relaxes me after five days of slaving away in the corporate world.
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I love this hobby because it allows me to tell the small stories of my life before they are forgotten.
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Well I love scrapbooking first because it make me happy … to combine creativity with tangible pieces of beautiful papers and embellishments (I once dreamed of working at Kinkos just to be around paper all day 🙂 and add in a picture that captures a memory forever (or at least for a long time) is just pure joy. How is that for a run-on, grammatically incorrect sentence :).
And saying all that spurs me to get back at it … I’ve been on a break focusing more on sewing and my Etsy shop :).
Thanks for the inspiration!
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I’ve always loved papers and pens and pictures and stickers so scrapbooking is a natural fit for me. I love your blog and your scrapping style. You are an inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
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I love it because it helped save my sister’s life. She was in a safehouse type place because she was suicidal. I made a scrapbook of just us and gave it to her while she was in there. She told me later that she would look at it every day and every night; it helped remind her of happy times in the past and hint at happy times in the future. Scrapbooking focuses on the positive, the beautiful, the happy. Scrapbooking saves lives :o)
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i really enjoyed your class. Thanks a lot!!!! This will push me to take more pictures because I’m seriously lacking pictures to scrapbook. It helps me relax after a long day of work and just makes me smile….that’s why I love scrapbooking
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PS: where can I get the powerpoint presentation?
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I love you Jamie! Love your LOS…glad the classes went well this past weekend! Chat to you later this week…more:)
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I love scrapping to capture my families memories for future generations to look back on. I love your layouts!!!
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I love scrapbooking, but in all honesty I’m definitely more of a cardmaker. It’s like giving away a little bit of yourself to the people you care about!
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I love scrapping because it is creative and we can make memories to be enjoyed and re-lived as well as celebrating ordinary snippets of our daily lives.
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i love scrapbooking because it lets me play with paper and glue and my computer, and because i can spend time scrapping via webcam with my sister–building memories while scrapping memories. plus it has made me want to learn more about photography–ooh another hobby. oh for more time! 🙂
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Scrapbooking is fun! I love paper, scissors and glue. I love watching my children looking through their scrapbooks. The best part – I love that my youngest has picked up on this creative hobby.
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Happy NSD to you,Jamie!!
i love scrapbooking. i scrap because i want to keep all those precious memeories with my family & friends! 🙂
Btw, your layouts are awesome! love it.:)
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I love scrapbooking because…I made a real good friend; I get excited over things like paper and chipboard; I can convey so much more with a layout than with just the picture; I can make a scrapbook album as a gift and know that no one else will give the same thing; and most of all, my family will know (if they don’t already) know just how much I love them!:)
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Hi Jamie, I had a wonderful time in your class at Reflections. You and Chris are really great. So with that being said, one of the things I love about scrapbooking is getting to meet awesome people like yourself.
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There’s so much to love about scrapbooking – preserving memories, expressing creativity, having fun!! But the best part for me is all the lasting connections made between loved ones. There’s something special about reminiscing over shared moments. I’m also loving the special scrapping time that my little daughter and I have together. We just scrap, chat and have so much fun creating together =)
Thanks Jamie for all of your inspiring layout – unbelievable!
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I loved this hobby because before scrapbooking came into my life I felt like I was never “good” at anything. And since you there are no wrongs or rights in scrapbooking, I finally feel like I’m doing something well!
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Scrapbooking is not just my stress reliever but also my outlet for creativity. And most importantly it helps me put into writing with photos not just my life story but with my whole family and friends! I enjoy looking and reading through my old pages over and over.
Just like everyone else it really makes me happy!
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Jamie, you’re such an inspiration. Playing along with you in your challenge for 2p’s this week! Thanks for sharing all your work with us!
I started scraping not too long ago (after the birth of my baby boy – last June). But I feel like I’ve always been a scrapbooker – keeping ticket stubs from movies & amusement parks, prgrams from plays, heck – even candy wrappers! Anything that would stir up a vivid memory – a happy moment. The most obvious reason I scrap is to preserve our memories. But I also scrap as a creative outlet! Being only 23 and already a wife & a mama … I vow not to let life get so serious! I love being inspired … plus, scrapping is fun 🙂
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I love being creative with my pictures! I even started scrapping all my Mom’s old pictures.
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Beautiful Layouts! I’m so grateful for scrapbooking … I’ve met some of my most loyal, incredible friends because of this hobby.
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Happy NSD Day Jamie!
I love scrapbooking because it allows me to be creative – something I thought I could never do because I couldn’t draw or paint. I love having a visual way to chronicle my life. When I was younger, I love to journal. Now I scrapbook. It seems to be a perfect extension of an earlier love.
BTW: I absolutely love your style. It’s so clean. Thanks for all the inspiration!
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Jamie,
Your layouts are AMAZING and this is my reason to scrapbook – so much eye candy, so many ways to share a story, to express myself and the way I see my family. And the totally rocking blogs out there – like yours! Thanks for the chance to win!
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I know what you mean, I LOVE this hobby SO much. Thanks for being such an inspiration to us all.
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the thing i love most about scrapbooking is that how personal it is, putting memories and thoughts to paper. and who doesn’t love shopping for stash?! heehee…
thanks for the giveaway!
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hey jamie!
i LOVE this hobby because I don’t have a good memory and time flies especially with kids and it’s nice to have these wonderful memories to cherish & enjoy forever!!!!
i love looking at your layouts, you have a great style and i get alot of great ideas! thanks for sharing!
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I’m not a big scrapbooker, but I love making cards! I like how I can give away the cards I make, plus all the supplies are super cute and fun to play with 🙂
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I love the community, encouragement, and positive reinforcement. It’s not just about creating, it’s about sharing your life good and bad through whatever your medium is — it’s a beautiful place.
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I love this hobby because it has everything I simply love: beautiful paper, glue and my other passion photography. I love that I can play with those things and create something that tells my family stories.
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I love this hobby so much because it helps me document the memories and moments in details that I would forget otherwise. Plus, I love the shopping and collecting of fun products for my pages. I’m a scrapper and a collector! 🙂
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I love scrapping because i love memories and paper and markers and glue!
I would totally use the hero arts stamps.
I loved your class at reflections and forgot to get the group photo that the canon girl was going to print. i was in the first class on saturday morning (with Brooke). any way to get that? thanks bunches!!
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I love scrapbooking because I know I am recording history for my son and it allows me to get all the creative energy out at the same time. I love the pictures, paper, colors, ink, etc.. (basically what most everyone else said) and I always have! I have really taken an interest in photography because of it and that’s an added bonus…. another whole new world! I LOVED the class at Reflections with you and Chris! I now know the lens I will be getting with my camera!
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hi jaime, as always, gorgeous layouts.
i love scrapbooking because a] it’s fun, b] all the products are just too cute, c] it’s design with the stress of deadlines, d] love getting excited over paper patterns and stamps and stickers and rub downs…
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i love this hobby because it’s so creative and ever changing. it forces me to step outside the box when composing pictures and to think from the heart when journaling.
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I love it because I am ultimatelt creating family heirlooms.
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i love scrapbooking b/c it gives me purpose to my artistic creative side…i’m creating things that will be appreciated years from now…
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I love this hobby so much because it’s my creative outlet. I love it because it’s what I do for my “me” time. I love it because it gives me time to spend with friends and make new ones. 🙂 Have a great week!
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i love this hobby because it lets me record the stories that make up our lives, along side all the photos i take of them. i love looking at all sorts of photos and hearing the stories behind them make them so much more than just a moment captured. scrapbooking makes it so others can know the story as well.
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Hi Jamie! So happy I found your blog! I have to say that I love scrapbooking because it’s so therapeutic! I’ve ventured into the world of blogging and have made some good friends. It’s brought much happiness to my life….and less stress. I’ve got a VERY stressful job and this hobby has helped me find an outlet for my frustrations!!! Thanks for sharing your beautiful life throuh blogging, photos and scrapbooking!
Mo
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I love scrapbooking because I love to create. But more importantly, I love it because my family loves looking at the finished product. My husband looks through our albums more frequently than I do and says “remember this?” That’s reason enough to scrapbook.
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