A recent post here at ScrappinCabinet about regular vs designer scrapbookers has got me thinking about scrapbook styles. I’ve gone on a mission to find out more about this thing called style.

An excerpt from Scrapbook.com’s book A Scrapbooker’s Guide 1 (E-Book) - Scrapbooking Fundamentals shares this:

Knowing your own style is important. It will help you conserve time, money and energy for scrapbooking. By clarifying your personal tastes, you focus on what you want to accomplish in your layouts, and avoid distractions created by the fads, hype, and promotions–all part of the scrapbooking industry. In short, by knowing what you want and the things you like to work with, you scrapbook your way.

LeNae Gerig has a great article called Finding A Scrapbooking Style. My favorite part is near the end when she says:

Scrapbooking is also a fashion, and you’ll see new papers, embellishments and styles come and go. Don’t feel locked into a certain style. Scrapbooking lets you play and experiment with the latest trends and colors—and it’s a lot cheaper than buying a new wardrobe or painting your living room a new color!

Scrapbook Memories has a Scrapper Personality Quiz.

The bottom line is that I can’t find a single description that describes me. And I think that’s a good thing. My scrapbooking is just for me and not something I do to fit into a crowd. Guess my parents got that lesson through to me about not jumping off a cliff just because my friends do. (Although in all fairness none of my friends have ever cliff jumped!)

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