Scrapbook Copywriter

A wonderful client who has since switched careers had a very simple style of scrapbooking. Almost as a joke, I wrote her a Scrapbooker’s Manifesto which she posted on her website until it closed. I still love it today.

My Scrapbooking Manifesto
I will not spend more on my scrapbook page’s supplies than I did on the actual event (i.e. the cost of admission to the zoo for four people; or recital fees, dance lessons AND a costume she will wear once; or an all inclusive weeklong cruise.)

I will include as many photos on my page as I want. It may be four, six or ten. Or on occasion, it may be one.

I will use scrapbook embellishments as an accent. My scrapbook pages are about the photos and the memory of the day—not a glitter-encrusted ampersand or diligently hand-stitched border.

I will include and all journaling details I feel like. Some pages might only include the place and date—in my sloppy handwriting. Other might tell a funny story. None of my journaling will run the length of a short novella, share embarrassing details or be written in iambic pentameter.

I will not horde scrapbook supplies as if there will shortly be a paper and adhesive famine. My stack of scrapbook paper will never exceed the height of my youngest child.

My kids will never ask me to play and hear me responds, “Not now, honey. I am scrapbooking your wonderful childhood memories.”

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If you would like to embrace a simple and easy scrapbooking style—without the outrageous price tags, pressure or high expectations, join me here at XXX.

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