Scrapbooking not a passing trend

Bridget Bese

Scrapbooking is more popular than golf.

According to Wikipedia one in four households has someone who plays golf while one in three households has someone who scrapbooks.

Scrapbooking as an industry began in 1976 and proved to be more than a fad. For 25 years strong scrapbookers have cropped, cut, glued, stuck, lettered, designed and stamped as a method of relaxation with a unique keepsake as a result.

“It’s my therapy,� said Leslie VanNostrand, an avid “scrapper� from Woodward.

Every Friday scrappers from Woodward are welcome to meet at the local Scrapbook Store and More for what they call “crops.�

Crops are gatherings of scrapbookers where they may work on their scrapbooks together and exchange ideas in a social setting.

“It’s fun and you meet very nice people,� said VanNostrand.

Scrapbooking started out as a more creative way to arrange photo albums. Now it has taken off with other ideas such as other memorabilia like ticket stubs, notes from a loved one, pressed flowers and many more ideas. VanNostrand is currently building a scrapbook of poetry written by her son.

“You’re creating a legacy,� said Mary Ellen Maggard, owner of The Scrapbook Store and More.

There is a plethora of supplies scrappers can buy to make their scrapbooks attractive and unique such as cardstock, printed papers, journal pens, paper trimmers, die cutters, scrapbooking scissors, craft punches, stamps and the list goes on.

To many, scrapbooking a lifetime hobby and a way to preserve memories for generations to come. It is a relaxing and fulfilling hobby to those who participate.

“I just can’t imagine anyone not wanting to scrapbook,� said Maggard.

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