My new love

Ems saw the start of this post and said "uh oh".

I have been busy since February working on this:

Preparing this scrapbook has been a labor of love for son #1, and I have learned a lot about his mission as a result. However, do you know how difficult it is to scrapbook about an event when you were not there?

It is hard. I look forward to his input on the journaling side of things

Here is a sneak peak, son #1! But you will have to come home to see the rest:

True confession time: I really don't like scrapbooking. I get overwhelmed by all the little doodads and I HATE the mess it creates. Then when you put it all away, you don't want to get it all back out just to do one more page. I also hate those moments when you are staring at a blank page and you just can't figure out what the layout should be.

On to the theme of this post--my new love. Take a look at this:

Here is a peak inside:

I purchased Adobe Elements about a year ago, along with a nice new camera. At first I was as overwhelmed by it as I am when I scrapbook. But with a little time and a little practice I got better at using it. And then we had a digital scrapbook class at church.

BAM! I was hooked. No mess, free downloadable materials and ideas, and a place that will print and then ship for free (there's that word again!) My kind of hobby!

I already have ideas for the next book. . .