I had no idea what scrapbooking actually was until our friend Sarah showed us some of her handiwork when we were in Phoenix. It's just themed photo albums really. She'd done some nice work.
Sarah's made friends with Louise, Sean's wife (they recently relocated here from Canberra, but we didn't know them in Canberra), and she's into scrapbooking too. Heck, it seems like everyone's into it.
Today I went with Sarah to Scrapbook Dreams at Sunnyvale to get some bits and pieces for some cards that Sarah wants to make, and I got to see just how big a business scrapbooking is. This place had so much stuff. Card and paper stock, stickers, cutouts, tools, you name it.
I can see how this could get very addictive, and it didn't seem all that expensive either. At the back of the store, they had some tables and heaps of stencils and other equipment so you could do some of your assembly work on the spot. I thought that was a great idea, because you've got all of the store's resources at your fingertips. They also do classes there apparently.
I think what we might do for family Christmas presents this year is send home a scrapbook each of photos from the year in the US. Should be fun to make, and it's something that we can make progressively throughout the year.