another 2008 venture...

2008 is going to be a busy year.

Something that I'm doing this year that I forgot to mention in my 2008 recap post is a monthly article for Memory Makers Magazine called "Getting Started".  It's a short article that's designed for beginners and covers a different topic each month that may benefit someone who is just getting started in scrapbooking.  I'm also doing a layout which either serves as an illustration of the topic or as in January's issue, which deals with basic tools, uses just the tools about which I wrote.

When Memory Makers first asked me to do this, I was a little taken back and definitely a little unsure about taking on this assignment.  I've never really taught classes for beginners; most class attendees know their way around supplies and product and just want a bigger challenge.

I was really glad I accepted the challenge.  It's forced me to think back to when I first got started and it's helped me with some brand new people who have taken recent classes at Scrapbooks-Etc.  Plus, it's helped me focus on what is a necessity and what is a luxury...like most of you (I'm guessing), I'm a product collector and tend to buy way more than I need. :))

So, if you know anyone who's just getting started, you can clip out the one page...it's actually styled to be clipped out...and share the info with them.

And, if you have any good tips that you'd like to see passed on to beginners, please feel free to share! 

Comments

[Carolyn Peeler]

CONGRATS Carol! I'm sure that you'll be up for the challenge and that the article will be awesome.

[Jennifer Sizemore]

I look forward to your article!!!

[Cricket]

Wow, that's wonderful Carol, congratulations!

smiles,

[Nicole LeBlanc]

Have my copy already awesome job :) you are on fire girl.......
Happy Weekend
Luv Nicole (Moncton,NB)

[joyce]

I'm new here by way of Rebecca Sower's blog, I started scrapping after I met up with scrapbooking as we know it today (9-12-03), and still do not own any die-cut machines. I still trace and cut and when i want a die-cut I can go to my LSS and either for a price(because you're bringing the paper in),or buy paper there and die-cut for free...or get onto an MB and ask if someone is willing to die-cut for you and send them to you by mail. Say you have a $100.00 budget for the month and your new and you are all over the place with buying stuff and wondering if you can manage on that $100.00? My thought would be to take $25.00 of that and spend it whatever way you want (of course you should already have a basic list and be buying from that to begin with), and take the other $75.00 and save it for say 6 months until you have a hefty starter amount(in the mean while you've been doing your homework and when possible trying out the different tools. During this time you're teaching yourself to go to the different on-line stores and do an order on PAPER ONLY and doing a "take no money" run to the LSS and seeing what's out there and again making your lists. Look around your home and see what you already have in the way of supplies (some of the paper may not be acid free but that's okay because you're just starting out). To look around your home, what you're wearing, the colors that you go for -whether you're into smooth or tectured surfaces and glean from that a possible style start.
Just know that you DON'T have to buy everything all at once. Thanks Carol for your time.

[Carole]

I got my magazine yesterday - great article Carol!