“I started carrying a camera everywhere, to sharpen my eye.” That’s what Gretchen Rubin did to “go off the path” as part of her happiness project.
For scrapbookers, this probably seems pretty obvious. Moreover, most people today do carry a camera everywhere because they have one on their mobile phone. The trick of course, is to actually use the camera.
How else might a scrapbooker “go off the path?” Going off the path might mean not taking your camera everywhere. I don’t think I could do that. You could still scrapbook your memories from whatever it is you are doing. You just would most likely not have any photos to go along with it. What do you think? Do you do this?
Perhaps participating in scrapbooking challenges? Just google “scrapbook challenges” and you can find all kinds of sources of inspiration for scrapbook challenges. During my search I came upon the Counterfeit Kit Challenge (http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/). I had seen various bloggers posting their Counterfeit Kit Challenge, but I didn’t pay much attention to them. Now I realize that they are not really a kit, but instead are scrapbookers using their stash to create a “counterfeit” kit based on a currently released kit. Love the challenge but also love that it is somewhat minimalist. I say somewhat because they do make a point to showcase a currently available kit so you can buy the kit in addition to attempting to replicate it with your own stash.
What are some ways you think that scrapbookers could “go off the path?”
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Stephanie
Stephanie Medley-Rath is a sociologist and scrapbooker who studies scrapbooking and memory keeping. Scrapworthy Lives is a blog focused on her sociological analysis of scrapbooking, with a sprinkling of posts about Stephanie's own scrapbooking projects.
