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| A proud mother of four and
grandmother of five, I love pictures! I love taking them, cropping them
and scrapbooking them. A product of the 60's and 70's I had literally
hundreds of pictures in the then popular "magnetic" albums, you know, the
ones that let you lift a sheet of clear plastic, stick your pictures to
the page, then stick the plastic back down over them. The problem I
discovered a few years ago, and sadly too late for many of my precious
photos, is that those albums did not protect and preserve them. Scrapbooking and the new acid free papers that help preserve my pictures and memories became the perfect solution for me. It can be for you too. Don't discover too late, as I did, that photos and the memories they represent can fade away with time and inadequate preservation. This form of art also offers a creative and original way of preserving and presenting my pictures and memories to others. Descriptive text and even journaling, can add a personal touch to the stories told by the pictures, and preserve those memories for generations to come. No more guessing about who that person was or what was going on that prompted someone to take that particular picture. One of my favorite movies "Somewhere in Time" illustrates the importance of knowing the story behind the portrait. The haunting look on Elise's face in that 1912 portrait is only explained when you know that in that bright instant, as the powder flashes, she realizes Richard is THE One ... without knowing that ... well you see my point. Doing justice to your photos and memories is worth the time and effort. Preserving those memories for your children and grandchildren is a blessing. Unfortunately, in our hectic world, and especially for today's Moms time is at a premium, and such things often get put on a "back burner" or "filed away" until the thought of tackling the task becomes too overwhelming to start and too time consuming to finish. If you can make the time to scrapbook for yourself, wonderful, welcome to the club. If you can't, you don't have to give up or go without. I can help. Let me scrapbook your memories for you. My style is very traditional and will present your pictures in a way that will age well. Contact me if I can be of help. |
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Regina Ann |
