Thursday, June 29, 2006
Some random thoughts
Today...was one of those days that you know was fabulous, and what comes next is even better!
First, we found out more about the Creative Imaginations win...see previous blog entry. Whoa!
Scott and I had conversations with several key people...VIPs, CEOs, media...it just blew our minds when we look back on today's progress.
Plus, we got a shipment from the NSA's newest sponsor...Marvy Uchida! I started to play with the product, got a layout idea, it brought back precious memories, those gut-wrenching, tear-forming, happy memories...and it reminded me yet again about the importance of documenting our lives.
I hope today that you had a chance to scrap. I hope that everyone has a little spot at home that allows them to keep an on-going, everyday scrapbook, or journal, that they maybe can add photos to. Maybe that's what I need to do -- keep a journal, add to it as needed, embellish the pages from time to time, accent it with photos. A different approach to scrapbooking.
Scott and I have had several discussions about the definition of scrapbooking and the NSA's responsibility to broaden the term to mean it's more than a craft. It should be seen as less of an exclusive obsession and more like an extension of our existing lifestyle. Scrapbooking is a way to showcase and share our memories, and with today's digital technology, more people are able to capture more memories. Isn't scrapbooking a way to kick it up a notch? To actually do something with all the photos we're taking?
So loosen your definition of scrapbooking to include more than picture-perfect photos and pub-worthy layouts. What will matter to your ancestors 100 years from now when they look through your scrapbooks? That you used the latest and greatest techniques and patterned paper? No. It will be that you took the time to note that today you _____________ (fill in the blank).
ETP!
First, we found out more about the Creative Imaginations win...see previous blog entry. Whoa!
Scott and I had conversations with several key people...VIPs, CEOs, media...it just blew our minds when we look back on today's progress.
Plus, we got a shipment from the NSA's newest sponsor...Marvy Uchida! I started to play with the product, got a layout idea, it brought back precious memories, those gut-wrenching, tear-forming, happy memories...and it reminded me yet again about the importance of documenting our lives.
I hope today that you had a chance to scrap. I hope that everyone has a little spot at home that allows them to keep an on-going, everyday scrapbook, or journal, that they maybe can add photos to. Maybe that's what I need to do -- keep a journal, add to it as needed, embellish the pages from time to time, accent it with photos. A different approach to scrapbooking.
Scott and I have had several discussions about the definition of scrapbooking and the NSA's responsibility to broaden the term to mean it's more than a craft. It should be seen as less of an exclusive obsession and more like an extension of our existing lifestyle. Scrapbooking is a way to showcase and share our memories, and with today's digital technology, more people are able to capture more memories. Isn't scrapbooking a way to kick it up a notch? To actually do something with all the photos we're taking?
So loosen your definition of scrapbooking to include more than picture-perfect photos and pub-worthy layouts. What will matter to your ancestors 100 years from now when they look through your scrapbooks? That you used the latest and greatest techniques and patterned paper? No. It will be that you took the time to note that today you _____________ (fill in the blank).
ETP!
