Why I Scrap

Rachel Jefferies - Pocket Art Signature Kit No. 8
Creativity. Memories. Family.
When I began creating cards 17 years ago, I never dreamed that it would turn into a passion for scrapbooking! Within a year of learning stamping, I found myself haunting scrapbook stores – remember them? – and joining online scrapbook sites. I spent hours leafing through scrap magazines, looking at galleries and taking photos of my family.
I love to create! And my family is my creative inspiration. I find that there is something cathartic about creating a scrapbook page. I love taking a photo of someone I love or an event I have experienced, and turning it into something artistic, playing with design and color, and creating a feeling about the photo. And it does not work with stock photos! I need to feel something, have a connection to the memory or person, and then I can turn that feeling into a creative expression of that memory.
Texture, paint, color, words, design – putting them all together to enhance a memory makes me happy. When I created with paper, I would relish in the textures and colors, even the feel of the papers. Now that it is digital, I enjoy the technical process of blending papers, photos and creating something different out of the products.
And the creative process never ends! I often find myself looking at a layout I did in years past and suddenly find new inspiration for that photo.
I am a creature of creation. My chosen work is singing which is creative. It is not a surprise that my hobbies are creative as well. As long as I breathe, I will create. It is my passion. January 2, 2021