I was recently asked to describe Scrapbooking and what should have been a simple answer became a rather daunting task, as scrap booking is not just a hobby.  It is a passion, an all-consuming love for creating something so beautiful with your memories, that to describe it   means digging deep and making sure you convey  the true essence of the answer.  
I’ve been Scrapbooking for almost ten years and my love and enjoyment is growing still day by day! So how difficult could describing my much loved hobby possibly be?
 
 The problem with the description of scrapbooking lies within the fact that it is sure to differ greatly from one person to another. For instance, most men believe scrapbooking is strictly a female hobby (apologies to our hero and creator of magic dyes, masks etc Tim Holtz!). In fact, my husband once described it as a bunch of ladies sticking photo’s in an album and cutting up bits of paper!  It wasn’t long before he joined my children in asking: ‘when are you going to do a page of me?  Some people enjoy it very plain, others enjoy doing them with loads of embellishments, some like to make all their own decorations, stitching (yes with a special little machine) or by hand. So it is an extremely versatile but personal preference hobby.
 
For most of my friends and I, scrapbooking  is best described as the cheapest and best form of therapy available. Apart from working at home on your  own creations, we also get together once a week for what is called "scrap and chat" here we share ideas, tips, advice and make sure we are all aware of  the ‘latest’ on the market. We have a show and tell on the latest addition of tools bought from one of the many online shops or your local scrap book shop. There are workshops and boot camps offered by teachers and special cruises just for scrap book lovers!