My First Scrapbook Layout

So as I mentioned in my previous post, there's a guy about to premiere his documentary about scrapbooking. He's invited scrapbookers to submit layouts talking about their first ever scrapbook page, and he will be displaying them at his premiere and future screenings. This is the page I sent--it documents my first layout (completed in 2002) and how I didn't have any supplies back then, so I used a white pen to doodle a design on the page. Greatest irony--now doodling is this "hot" and trendy technique! So who knows...perhaps coming to a theater near you...my scrapbook page!

It's so interesting to see how my scrapbooking style has developed over the years. The craft as a whole has grown a lot--it used to be all cutesy paperdolls and bright stickers with white borders, and simple patterned papers, and now there is a lot more variety and sophistication--even my glamorous friend who has lived in all the cosmopolitan cities of the US and has a highly developed fashion sense (so the opposite of me) found some of my scrapbook paper super cute! I hope that more people will start seeing scrapbooking as relevant to them--scrapbooks aren't just for some stereotypical dowdy moms--they can even be for fashionistas!

Scrapbooking Documentary

So, a few months back I heard that there was a man doing a documentary on the world of scrapbooking. He was going to delve into the whole scrapbooking subculture and share it with regular people. This was especially funny when you realize that he his a big ol' tattooed Harley riding guy whose early efforts at scrapbooking consisted of taking a shotgun to an album... You can see his site here and watch some promos: Scrapped. All silliness aside though, he has really made a sincere effort to learn about scrapbooking and scrapbookers and what we do and what inspires us.

There is a point to this...according to his blog, it turns out he was actually at the same GASC Arlington show I attended, but I never got around to the Fuji booth where he was. Also, in an even greater stroke of coincidence, he came down to Houston right after that and visited with the employees at the LSS (local scrapbook store) that I frequent!!! How'd I miss him?!?!? Did I miss my chance at becoming the star of a documentary??? Apparently, his movie premieres August 5 in Minnesota. Hopefully the rest of the world will be able to see it soon! Time to go submit a layout for the book he will be displaying at his premiere...

Buddy has a Friend!

Hope everyone had a fabulous 4th of July! We are watching our friends' dog while they are on vacation for 2 1/2 weeks, so Buddy has a new friend to play with. Buddy got a little jealous the first day and would come up and block Trevor whenever Trevor came up to lick my face. Funny considering Buddy is not the usual clingy dog that follows you from room to room--I see how it is...I'm only appreciated when some other dog comes up for petting and kisses! Hmph!

They have been having great fun jumping and romping with each other (and then they tire themselves out and sleep for hours). This pic is of them when they realized we were about to go on our walk this morning. SOOO CUTE!!! Trevor is the best dog to walk-after some initial excitement, he just trots alongside me enjoying the walk. The whole time I've had Buddy it's been a struggle--he tries to walk me! The walks have been going well though--I walk one dog on each side of me (with MUCH more tugging and scolding on the Buddy side). I may have trouble giving Trevor back to his parents when they come home!