Scrapbooking Mania

Scrapbooking has to be one of my favorite hobbies of all time - it is essentially a bunch of little bursts of creativity that you can become completely immersed in, and then you put them all together and have a tactile result of all the effort you put into it. And what's not great about that?

To be honest, I am not sure if what I consider 'scrapbooking' is what other people consider 'scrapbooking' because I don't buy all the embellishments, stickers, sequins, etc.. Instead I buy scrapbooking paper and ribbons, and cut out everything to decorate my pages (hence the 'scraps'). This way, not only is it a whole lot cheaper, but I can make exactly what I want (perfect for someone who is OCD about crafting..)

I haven't actually done any scrapbooking yet this summer, because I have misplaced the pile of pictures I already had printed out (if you were a bunch of senior year pictures, where would you be?) However, tonight I dragged out my album of completed pages, and looked through it to be re-inspired. These are some of my favorites:










It's hard to believe that some of these pictures are from 2007 - where did the past three years go?

I was about to get all sentimental about how before we know it we'll all be college grads, have real jobs, and be married with kids... and then my brother started yelling at his XBox 360 from three rooms away, and the moment was ruined. Which was probably for the best, because as a 20 year old, I am not nearly old enough to be saying things like "time flies" and "back in the day" without sounding ridiculous.