Monday Giveaway : Studio Calico

i feel like the days are just going by so fast. i can't believe that my little girl will be 4 next month or that my baby boy is already 16 months old. i'm so grateful that i'm always taking pictures + documenting what's happening. whether it's just with pictures or my blog or mini-books or layouts. i'm just so happy that i hsve all of these things to help me remember these times.

My favorite thing is watching my to very tough DS (8, 10) get all soft when we go back through past albums. One more story they always say! Also my youngest is starting to want to sctapbook with me!! Now there are some memories in the making!!
Gloria

For me, it's constantly reminding me to be grateful for what I have and for the NOW, to remind me that life is a cycle and that everyone will go through the rough patches in life.
Have a great day!
Maria

Hi Ali! My favorite part of memory keeping right now is looking back at pages I created for my sons and seeing just how much they have changed in these past few years. They are only 4 & 2.75 but I marvel at the tiny things I forgot that were once part of our daily lives. Thanks!
Monica

Even though I have no kids yet, it's hard to find time to scrap, so any time I get to do it, I just love!

my favorite thing right now is just knowing that i have recorded a memory. i'm in my 30s but even certain memories from childhood and college are fading and i don't want to forget my daily joys and family memories.
jen

Hi Ali! I think I'm with the lady who says she is in her own personal revival now! I have taken the whole summer off from work and have just been playing with all my stuff- even participating in challenges! That is not like me at all! I just love taking everyday pictures of things... family and especially nature. I could just get lost outside with my camera, well, not literally. Oh, and updating my blog. I LOVE to play over here at http://happyscrapper72.blogspot.com I found the cutest freebie layouts and have been playing around with my digi goodies again to make that header.
Happy Scrappin' and have a great day!!
Lisa H. in Arkansas

My favorite thing about Memory Keeping is all the options and possibilities I have of how to do it. From handmade to digital, storing in fun boxes and envelopes to frames and mini-albums. I love it all!

Wow! Sorry for the typos ~ must be earlier than I think!

I've been scrapbooking for more than 12 years. I started when my daughter was born. My passion for scrapbooking waxed and waned. 12 years later, I gave birth to my second daughter. And I'm remembering why I value scrapbooking - to record all the emotions I have, the daily moments with a new baby and now with a teenager.

When I take photos on a daily basis, I can see the changes in my daughter and in our family more clearly. And the things that stay the same. Like love. And commitment. Its wonderful to capture the little things that really matter more than anything else.

My favorite part is when friends and family look at my albums! Thanks for the contest!!!

I don't have any children (yet!) so I enjoy scrapping about the random things in life that I want to share with my own children eventually. Things that I would love to know about my parents and grandparents. So at the moment I enjoy scrapping about me, why I am who I am and what makes me me.
Laura x

right now i love memory keeping because :
there are a million and one ways to do it. i blog and flickr and paste stuff on my walls and print photos and organize photos and glue paper and write stuff down.
good stuff.
would love a kit.
thanks!

My favorite thing about memory keeping right now is digital photography and the computer that keep track of dates for me. Also, kits for card making or scrapbooking. I don't have a lot of time to shop for supplies these days. Also, I love that my daughter (age 7) likes to scrapbook with me.

hi ali!
id love a shot at your giveaway..so..my favorite thing about memory keeping right now is that it is always there for me. no matter what is going on in my life, i know i always have this fun thing to do whenever i can squeeze it in--i always have something i can look forward to doing on any given day...and that makes me happy. :)
sherry w.

as my young children get older (even days make a difference) reflecting on how they've grown and all they've accomplished is so rewarding for me and them!

My favorite part always changes, but right now, my favorite part is when I chose which photo to use, and I can reminisce over all the memories that are flooding over me going through all the photos.

It's hard to pick one thing, but I'd have to say that look on my kiddos' faces when they look at a mini album or a layout page that celebrates them.....they are just giddy and there's nothing better than knowing they feel loved :)

My favorite thing right now is receiving heritage photos recently and organizing them and finding out who those people are!
Marty

right now my thing is journaling, or rather progressing in terms of writing, and being bold about it LOL,does this make sense for someone out there ? I'm taking a summer on-line class with Shimelle "My Freedom", and thru 10 different themes, we're learning 10 different ways or styles of writing, this is so exciting and new ! I'd love to get one of Calico's, for great new project this class has inspired me ! Take care !

Still trying to leap back into scrapbooking for our family, right now, I am enjoying blogging about our memories. I think this will help me figure out the types of things I want to document in our albums too! It might just be the kick start I needed.
So, pictures and words are what I am going for right now. I will work on the rest when I can get there.

I love that after I scrapbook the words that went with the pictures, I have a chance to share those memories with my kids and we can talk about them like they just happened yesterday. I also love sharing my memories with my students for writing prompts (4th grade).

My favorite thing right now is taking the photos. ;-)

Oh - it has to be the memories! I LOVE to look at the photo and remember the moment. Whether its a recent photo - yesterday, last week - or if its one of my dds, many years ago. I love the warmth that a photo brings. It gets even better when its on a great page or a fun mini album.
Cristal