Scrapbooking This Month: May

Scrapbooking This Month is the name of a monthly column that I’m writing for the Scrap Stop newsletter. Register at the Scrap Stop to subscribe to the newsletter, or check back here around the first of every month for a regular dose of scrappy inspiration.

Read on for this month’s holidays to celebrate, quotes for layouts and cards, and page starters.

Holidays to Celebrate
From mothers to Mother Goose, there are plenty of things to celebrate in May. Don’t forget the best holiday of all: National Scrapbooking Day is May 3.

May 1: Mother Goose Day
May 2: No Pants Day
May 3: National Scrapbooking Day
May 4: Respect for Chickens Day
May 5: Cinco de Mayo
May 6: National Teacher Day
May 7: Great American Grump Out
May 8: No Socks Day
May 9: Child Care Provider Day
May 10: Windmill Day
May 11: Mother’s Day
May 12: Limerick Day
May 13: LIbrary Legislative Day
May 14: National Night Shift Workers Day
May 15: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
May 16: National Sea Monkey Day
May 17: Armed Forces Day
May 18: Visit Your Relatives Day
May 20: Eliza Doolittle Day
May 21: American Red Cross Founder’s Day
May 22: National Maritime Day
May 23: National Taffy Day
May 24: Brother’s Day
May 25: Nerd Pride Day
May 26: Memorial Day (observed)
May 28: National Senior Health and Fitness Day
May 29: International Day of UN Peacekeepers
May 30: Hug Your Cat Day
May 31: World No-Tobacco Day

Quotes for Layouts and Cards
Motherhood

“A mother understands what a child does not say.”
—Jewish proverb

“Being a mother means that your heart is no longer yours; it wanders wherever your children do.”
—Unknown

“Flowers have the sun, children have their mothers.”
—Kay Andrew

Cats & Dogs

“Dogs come when they’re called; cats take a message and get back to you.”
—Mary Bly

“Cats are smarter than dogs. You can’t get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.”
—Jeff Valdez

“If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.”
—Alfred North Whitehead

Scrapbooking

“There is only one real happiness in life, and that is the happiness of creating.”
—Frederick Delius

“Been there. Done that. Have the layout.”
—Unknown

“There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness.”
—Dave Barry

Page Starters
Theme: Motherhood
This month, scrap your feelings and thoughts about motherhood. Address your journaling to your mom or another female relative who has influenced you, or write to your children about the pleasures and pains of motherhood.

Photography: No Photo Needed
We don’t always have photographs to go with the stories we want to tell. Don’t let this stop you from recording an important event or memory. Not every scrapbook page needs a photo. Let your journaling take center stage.

Technique: Revisit an Old Favorite
Think back to your first scrapbook pages. What was your favorite technique when you began scrapbooking? What tool did you use on virtually every layout? It’s time to bring back an old favorite. Don’t worry if it’s no longer “in style”; maybe you can start a new (old) trend!

Copyright 2008 by Judith Mara.