{"product_id":"2940012808493","title":"Scrapbooking Tricks and Tips What You Need-How to Put it Together","description":"Marielen Christensen of Spanish Fork, Utah is often \u003cbr\u003ecredited with turning scrapbooking as what was once \u003cbr\u003ejust the ages-old hobby into what is now the actual \u003cbr\u003eindustry--meaning stores that officially sell and \u003cbr\u003emanufacturers of scrapbooking supplies, which didn't \u003cbr\u003eexist before. She began designing creative pages for \u003cbr\u003eher family's photo memories, inserting the completed \u003cbr\u003epages into sheet protectors collected in 3-ring \u003cbr\u003ebinders. By 1980, she had assembled over fifty \u003cbr\u003evolumes and was invited to display them at the World \u003cbr\u003eConference on Records in Salt Lake City. \u003cbr\u003eMarielen and her husband AJ authored \u003cbr\u003eand published a how-to book, Keeping Memories \u003cbr\u003eAlive, \u003cbr\u003eand opened a scrapbook store in 1981 that remains \u003cbr\u003eopen today.\u003cbr\u003eA digital scrapbook layout showing a varied use of \u003cbr\u003ephotographs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to preserving memories, the hobby is \u003cbr\u003epopular for the strong social network that \u003cbr\u003escrapbooking can provide. Hobbyists, known as \u003cbr\u003e\"scrappers\" or \"scrapbookers,\" get together and \u003cbr\u003escrapbook at each other's homes, local scrapbook \u003cbr\u003estores, scrapbooking conventions, retreat centers, \u003cbr\u003eand even on cruises. The attendees share tips and \u003cbr\u003eideas as well as enjoying a social outlet. The term \u003cbr\u003e\"crop,\" a reference to cropping or trimming printed \u003cbr\u003ephotographs, was coined to describe these events.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe scrapbooking industry doubled in size between \u003cbr\u003e2001 and 2004 to $2.5 billion with over 1,600 \u003cbr\u003ecompanies creating scrapbooking products by 2003. \u003cbr\u003eCreative Memories, a home-based retailer of \u003cbr\u003escrapbooking supplies founded in 1987, saw $425 \u003cbr\u003emillion in retail sales in 2010.","brand":"unique5stardeals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069550313712,"sku":"2940012808493","price":4.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012808493_p0.jpg?v=1763572499","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012808493","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}