Scrapbooking Tricks and Tips What You Need-How to Put it Together

Marielen Christensen of Spanish Fork, Utah is often
credited with turning scrapbooking as what was once
just the ages-old hobby into what is now the actual
industry--meaning stores that officially sell and
manufacturers of scrapbooking supplies, which didn't
exist before. She began designing creative pages for
her family's photo memories, inserting the completed
pages into sheet protectors collected in 3-ring
binders. By 1980, she had assembled over fifty
volumes and was invited to display them at the World
Conference on Records in Salt Lake City.
Marielen and her husband AJ authored
and published a how-to book, Keeping Memories
Alive,
and opened a scrapbook store in 1981 that remains
open today.
A digital scrapbook layout showing a varied use of
photographs

In addition to preserving memories, the hobby is
popular for the strong social network that
scrapbooking can provide. Hobbyists, known as
"scrappers" or "scrapbookers," get together and
scrapbook at each other's homes, local scrapbook
stores, scrapbooking conventions, retreat centers,
and even on cruises. The attendees share tips and
ideas as well as enjoying a social outlet. The term
"crop," a reference to cropping or trimming printed
photographs, was coined to describe these events.

The scrapbooking industry doubled in size between
2001 and 2004 to $2.5 billion with over 1,600
companies creating scrapbooking products by 2003.
Creative Memories, a home-based retailer of
scrapbooking supplies founded in 1987, saw $425
million in retail sales in 2010.