I guess I originally began scrapbooking back in elementary school. My mom gave me one of her old cameras and I took lots of pictures, putting them in those old magnetic albums… a lot of the time I cut out around the pictures and wrote captions next to them.

That was my main way of “bookin’” until I was in college. (with the exception of the scrapbook I got in 8th grade that all my school memorabilia went in) In college my the boyfriend’s family (now my hubby) had yearly gatherings where each family group made an 8.5 x 11 page scrapbook page, got color copies made and everyone exchanged a page with everyone else.

From there I had the idea to scrapbook my wedding pictures. While that project remains unfinished (9+ years later) I have finished 3 albums for my daughter, 2 for my brother (high school graduation and a tour in Iraq), and several others as gifts for family members.

My bookin’ stuff is completely portable. Pretty much the only time I made for my hobby is a monthly craft night at my church. I try to get at least 5 pages done each time… sometimes I’m on a roll and get more done, and sometimes I spend too much time chattin’ with friends and get much less done! My dream is to some day have a little bit of space to do my bookin’ at home (other than on the dining table) that can also easily be taken to a crop.

Personally, I am married (9 years) and we have one daughter. We also share our house with a mini-schnauzer, a kitty, and 2 rabbits. I am also a preschool teacher in the 4 year old class at a child care center.

About MyBookinOnline

Welcome to MyBookinOnline! This blog is a gateway to the bookin’ forums.  On the blog I will post several times a week about tips and techniques related to scrapbooking, scrapbooking products, scrapbooking freebies, and examples of things I (or others) have made on online scrapbook template sites.  If you want to be a part of the fun, please register on the forums. There are many ways to contribute. Tell us a great tip or technique and you could be featured on the blog page. Participate in the Monthly Challenge and your work could be shown on the blog page. Tell us why you like your favorite scrapbook tool or product and you could be featured on the blog page.  Create a SmileBox or a Scrapblog and put the link in the forum yours could be featured on the blog! So, get involved, tell all your bookin’ friends and let’s get this party started!!

Happy Bookin’!