This is me!
I’m taking Ali Edwards’s class — Yesterday & Today. I’ve always wanted to tell the stories from my past but for some reason I’ve also always imagined barriers that kept me from getting around to it. Ali’s class is inspiring and her assignments are so motivating that I’m finally doing it and I’m so happy!
This is the introductory page to the album we’re starting in the class. It’s a very close lift to her original — only a few tweaks. It’s funny because I’ve also always wanted to put introductory pages on most of my albums, but I’ve only bothered with it for two so far. This will now be my third.
Do you do introductory pages?
If so, what kind of information do you put on them?
This one only has pictures and the name of the album, but I’ve also always wanted to include an explanation. I imagine my album ending up in the home of a grandchild or great grandchild and I wonder if they’ll even know for sure who the creator was. Most of us refer to ourselves as, “I” when journaling. How many pages will a person have to flip through before they figure out who “I” is?
Sometimes I feel like I want to explain that the stories are from my own perspective. These are my stories, as I see them. They’re not really my kids’ stories or my husband’s stories, since they could have a completely different perspective.
In fact, Izzy and I had a laugh tonight as he flipped through my newest mini-book about a trip together. There is a little story about a funny light-hearted debate we were having. Guess who won that debate — at least according to my mini-book?
There are benefits to being the scrapbooker of the family. ;)
So I’m curious — what information do you (or would you) put on your album introductory pages? Please leave a comment and let us know. I have a hunch a majority of us don’t get around to making introductory pages very often!
