I was reviewing SCRAPSCENE's blog post today and they asked "why is scrapbooking so important to you? my answer got a little windy...

You pose this question after a full 14 hours of shopping and cropping with my favorite Gotta Scrap girlfriends...you know you only have to attend to be a friend...! scrapping and socializing can be synonomous when you are at a crop. scrapping opens up my world and takes me to new places both mentally and physically. when i arrive at a new place i already have something in common with everyone else there.i am accepted and part of a family. i am afterall an empty nester and scrapping adds to my family.

Scrapbooking is important to me because it allows me to persue my creativity in many forms with so many new friends. it has become my passion. it has renewed me.i've always had a creative side but it has been reborn. thank you for the chance to express this and to be entered into the giveaway. ms.cheryl

This was actually my effort at keeping it short.i drove 3 hours before and after my 14 hours of shopping and cropping so i had been up and on the go for 20 hours and i had a BLAST. it was so worth it to visit with my friends at GOTTA SCRAP in Rockwall,Texas. they are the sweetest and and thier staff don't wait on you they serve you. as i picked out paper and goodies and my basket would begin to get a little awkward to carry they would take my goodies and start me a stack at the counter ( just like at a clothing store ) and add to it as i shopped. while cropping they circulate to help you find other items you decide you need while your creative juices are flowing. one of the ladies had to run an errand to pick up some supplies and came back with a package of stickers ( not on hand at thier store ) from another store to help me with my project. i love these ladies. they are the best.they run thier bussiness different from any other scrapping store i've ever been in. you are treated like a friend from the moment you enter the store.i know them as Patti and D'uan but they also answer to Lucy and Ethel.i would have never met them if it hadn't been for scrapbooking.that would have been such a great loss.i now know people from Canada to Texas because of scrapbooking.what a thrill!!!