For [US] first time scrappers...

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. -Douglas Adams

Tuesday night I made my first 2 scrapbook pages with my sister Racheal and sister-in-law Erin. I opted for Erin's approach to scrapbooking and I LOVE IT!!! It's not your traditional scrapbook but it let's the artisit (can't decided if one is really living in me) out of you. I love the diffrent textures (fabrics, ribbions, paint, flowers, anything you can find or anything you LOVE). I have been checking out her book "Doodling for Papercrafters" by Maelynn Cheung. So, here are her suggestions to get started: 1. Sharpened Pencil (basic #2) 2. Pencil Sharpener 3. White eraser 4. Black pigment pens (.005, .01, .05, .08 & brush tip) 5. Colored Pens & Markers (Zig, American Crafts, & Sakura Souffle, Glaze, and Gelly Rolls) 6. Opaque white pen 7. Colored Pencils 8. Vanishing Ink Marker 9. French Curves

Well, here is the finished product.

I'm hoping it get's a little better with time.

Enjoy!!

My first page... I got nervous with the writing. But I learned a few tricks for next time.