Oh ye people who tune into my blog. I have an announcement: As a scrapbooker of 15 years, I am no longer scrapbooking our family albums. Am I done with scrapbooking? Absolutely not. I will continue to do individual & personal scrapbooks for each of our 3 kids. But I am taking a whole new approach to preserving our family’s memories, beginning on January 1st.

So what is it that I’m doing, you may wonder. I would LOVE to tell you, because this is something I’m so excited about, and I want YOU to join me. See this? This is called Project 365 and it’s the January kit of the month. (Project 365 is not on the web site yet.)

While the end result is a “scrapbook”, this is not about decorating and designing pages. Heck, you’re not even going to need to use adhesive for this! Project 365 is about 2 things: Photographs. And journaling. (And not even that much journaling! Quick notes & anecdotes.) This project will be the absolute, very best representation of your family’s life (or your personal life) in 2009. Hands down. And the best part? It’s so easy! Trust me.

So much more to share, and I can’t wait! So keep checking my blog all week for updates & more about this concept and this project. Project 365 goes on sale January 1. Until then, let’s enjoy the holidays and get excited for our new, revolutionary way of “scrapbooking” in 2009. Are you with me?

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