Monday Giveaway : Studio Calico

I am loving mini albums right now to document events like graduation, Summer vacation, etc. I like documenting recent events in a quick manner so I can have something to share with others. Shelley

My favorite thing is knowing that my kids will have a record of the daily activities of our family. My grandparents are all elderly and there are so many things I want to know about what their lives were like. That won't be a problem for my future grandkids!
:) Kristin

What a fabulous giveaway!! What do I love about memory keeping right now... would have to be EVERYTHING!!!

Before I was a mom I had all the time in the world to make art but now days time is much more limited for projects. Memory keeping allows me to incorporate daily artistic endeavors into my life while creating meaningful work that my son can look back on and know how I felt about him and our life.

Hello Ali,
The best thing about keeping memories for me is that when I have children, they can look back and see who their mother and father where. Plus, when we are old, we can look back and cherish our memories.

I just moved, so my favorite thing right now is sorting through the two boxes I found in my attic of photos from my childhood I didn't realize I had. It's like a new treasure box!

I just went to my second weekend crop and worked on a mini-album for my oldest daughter called "college to work". All about her college graduation last year, acquiring her first job in her field, finding a new apt and making it her own. My other daughter is entering college in August...chronicling all these important events and the everyday things about them are so important for me right now and for them (and they scrapbook as well :)

My grandson Peter is my favorite thing about memory keeping. At 15 months, he is living his life in fast forward and little stop-motion memory of his baby life has value beyond price.

My favorite thing about memory keeping right now are simply the memories. My daughter is almost 13 years old and she loves looking at the pictures of herself as a baby and reading the stories of what she was like. I enjoy this because I get to watch her reaction to them and live it all over again.
I'm so happy I stumbled upon scrapbooking and started keeping up with it. I know someday down the road when I'm old and grey, having these albums and other things I've put together will be worth their weight in gold.

My favorite thing about memory keeping is the relaxation and enjoyment I get out of it because I'm doing something that I love.

Hi Ali What an awesome kit.....my favorite thing is seeing my 2yr olds face when we look back at his baby albums. He loves seeing how he has grown also we have been working on his very own family album that he can do with whatever he chooses.

Alzheimer's runs in my family, so I'm hoping a little (or a lot) of memory keeping in a creative way will not only leave me and my family books of memories, but will also stimulate a creative part of the brain that will fend off the disease. Thanks for the opportunity to win a cool giveaway-looks neat! Erin :)

Hi Ali! Besides the creative outlet, my favorite thing about memory keeping is the ability to look back at treasured memories and show the pictures and stories to loved ones.

My favorite thing about memory keeping? It's very simple. The fact that a hundred years from now, I can still tell my story. I have a piece of me for my children, and grandchildren, and generations after to enjoy and know me. ME. Me and my handwriting, my family, the things that were important to ME.

For me right now it's taking pictures. I come from a family that did not record anything. It's very sad for me, because I did not get the chance to meet my grandmother, because she died when I was young. My father did not have one picture of his parents, brothers and sisters. My mother is the same way. I have know clue about any of my family members. I promised myself I would not do this to my children. I want them to know everything about me and our family. Please look at me like I am crazy for caring my camera everywhere I go.
Marta :)

I love being able to look back and know those details of our lives and my kids growing up won't be forgotten...already my kids ask me what they did or said and when. And I say, "Let's look it up, I have it written down." Love it.

My favorite thing about memory-keeping these days is allowing myself the freedom to actually "enjoy the moment" without stressing about how I need to scrapbook the moment. While I do want to capture each moment of my two small children's (2 & 4 mo.) lives, I also know that these days will fly by & I need to enjoy them while they're little. Thanks for being such an inspiration!

wow! how exciting! my favorite thing about memory keeping is the fact that i am able to document not just the big events, but also the daily events in my family's life. i also love how my 5YO DS enjoys flipping through his album and snickering at his favorite photos/memories :) i think that is the most precious thing of all!
i also love the quote you posted today - it is so very appropriate to memory keeping :)
thanks, Ali!

My favorite thing is how my son loves to look through the albums.

My fave thing about memory keeping right now is the ability to look back on what's happened. It seems so simple, but I love how I can look back over the pages I've made and remember what happened in the photos--what I was doing, what I was feeling, and how that memory has helped shaped my life (or a portion of my life today!). And, of course, I love the products of memory keeping and scrapbooking!

Hi Ali!
I love to keep the memories alive because I do not remember much of my childhood and my parents are not reallyh open about the "little" things. I love to remember the cute "little" things my kids, family and friends do.
Thanks,
Amy

what a gorgeous kit full of potential! i love your blog, ali...so inspirational. enjoy your monday.
melissa

Thanks for a fabulous giveaway. Memory keeping allows me to remember the good & not so good times. And to keep the memory of past generations in the present for future generations. So fun!

I love that through memory keeping I am able to show my parents what's going on in my life, even though I'm 700 miles away from them.

My kids are grown and married, one has a baby and the other is expecting her first. Even at their age I love seeing their eyes sparkle when I share a memory of their own childhood--a silly little story; the funny way they pronounced certain words; their favorite stuffed animal or the blanket that they couldn't sleep without. These snippets of their childhood are priceless. They can bring comfort and a sense of belonging. I love preserving these memories for them and for their children.