The Big Picture

I bought a copy of Stacy Julian’s The Big Picture for myself and a friend for Christmas. I read it cover to cover and it really liberated me from some preconceived notions about scrapbooking. This summer I did a few 8.5 X 11 layouts which I really enjoyed doing and liked how they came out. But they seemed kind of random and most of my scrapbooking has been theme-based because I came to this hobby so late. I have 30+ years of photos to scrap. Stacy’s album system (Family, Friends, Travels, etc.) just made so much sense to me. I ordered two 3-ring binders from Archivers and just love how this is all working out.

Then I found The Big Picture website and the online classes. I just finished my Cathy Z. layout:  5 Random Things About Me. Not a page I would ever have considered on my own, but one I enjoyed doing. Her audio presentation made me think about the random facts in a whole new way. This originated as a blog challenge several months ago and most of the posts were single sentences. Cathy asked us to think about writing 5 things our kids didn’t know about us. That turned out to be pretty difficult since my kids know me incredibly well. I finally came up with a few they may not know at all, but certainly wouldn’t come to mind quickly even if they do. Here it is: