Have I mentioned just how much I am enjoying Ali Edward’s Yesterday and Today class at Big Picture Scrapbooking? It is INCREDIBLE.
It’s just what I needed. I was questioning why I scrapbook and whether or not it was worth it all in the end. Would someone care about these things once I’m gone? Should that even matter? And it does to me.
I’ve decided I to create a heritage album series based on the fact that I want to leave a legacy behind. Right now, I have about six 12x12 albums full of various topics, life, love, play, etc. By the time I leave this world, it could be like my sister-in-law who has close to 50. And what if my family doesn’t want 50 frilly albums? That worries me. So I’ve decided to create an abbreviated short series of heritage albums. Also known as, if you throw everything else out, please keep these. They will tell you more about where you came from and who those people were.
Enter Ali’s class. She has such a heavy focus on words & pictures. She wants us to get the story told. Of course she is all about excellent design and fun products, but the meat of the class is to get our most important stories told. Simple ones, fun ones, hard ones and just plain goofy ones. My goal is to attempt to paint an accurate picture of myself and the people I come from, the people I love, the people I call family.
And it’s not just for me. It’s for Andy, my husband, too. It is to be our legacy. A little slice of our lives, who we are and what we love and where we came from. I hope it will be inspiring. I hope it will answer some questions. I hope it will be cherished and loved.














