posted by Travel Cat on Mar 21
It seems that scrapbooking retreats are popping up all over the States at the moment! They are everywhere you look and just about everyone is talking about them.
Just like scrapbooking itself we use scrapbooking getaway parties to record personal moments, not only for our own benefit, but for others – like nieces and nephews for example – like first bath, first trip to the park, and more popularly for elder relatives to be given as presents – albums of their lives to be looked back over and enjoyed and even added to by future generations.
I thought it was just my friends that got swept away with all this activity but it would appear that everybody has some things to share – whether it specialist themes or some new technology – and they don’t want to keep it to themselves, they want a whole different experience – they want a scrapbooking getaway package to pass on their skills to others and possibly learn others at the same time.
Simply type your home state into Google, like ‘Scrapbooking Getaways MD’ or ‘Scrapbooking Retreats in Colorado’ and just watch a giant list unfold in front of your eyes! You find so many choices that you won’t know where to start! You will find yourself totally spoilt for choice.
Scrapbooking has become so widespread in the states, that businesses are offering local short courses at colleges in Iowa, or even organised scrapbooking weekends in Ohio state for example, I even had someone ask me about scrapbooking in France! Now that would make a great vacation!
Where can you go?
Local hotels and lodges everywhere are advertising ‘scrapbooking getaways’ amd running them like the holidays you find for painting and other crafts. I can’t believe I haven’t found out about these sooner!
A scrapbooking retreat will usually offer a few days at a time in a hotel or lodge in town or country and will involve sharing and practising techniques such as the best acid-free adhesives to prevent photograph damage, etc. They will also focus on sharing ideas on layouts and presentation, possibly on combining scrapbooking and poems for example or printing out free scrapbooking sayings and phrases.
It’s even possible to attend scrapbooking sessions which focus on a current theme, like Easter page scrapbooking for example, there was even one I heard of that involved creating some fun scrapbooking video podcasts to share with friends!
You may find yourself working alongside experienced scrapbookers, who can offer not only start-up advice on the getting hold of scrapbooking supplies, but also to help with storeage ideas, or maybe help you organize a scrapbooking room to store all your craft supplies and stickers in! It’s not uncommon for them to offer more specific advice, such as how to use distressing inks in scrapbooking for example, or how to access scrapbooking freeware from a pc, and many many more scrapbooking tips for you get your hands on.
If you don’t have the time to attend more than a short course or you can’t travel too far – why not plan your own scrapbooking getaway party for some friends and yourself not too far away. You need to locate a local hotel or lodge that has available conference rooms, then reserve as many rooms as you require and you may even get a group discount!
Choose your own themes like dozibear scrapbooking for the kids, or portrait collage scrapbooking for the more advanced, maybe bringing a laptop and start an online scrapbooking business with your friends. It’s not so difficult if you are so passionate about it!
Have fun!!
May 31st, 2008 at 1:50 am
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