Posted by ">Meghan on 12th November 2009

How Scrapbooking with Cricut Saved My Life

I want to share a story with you about how my Cricut and how scrapbooking saved my life. Two years ago, I had to take a stress leave from work and ended up spending a great amount of time at home, in bed feeling sorry for myself. I went into a great depression and was very unhappy with the way I felt. While finding something to occupy my time, going through old boxes of photos in my closet and sorting them according to date, planning out a picture album. Looking at photos of my family made me feel wonderful and I began thinking of ways to decorate the pages with construction paper and stickers.

Little did I know that two days before, my husband had been on the internet searching for a birthday present for me and he bought me my first Cricut off of Amazon.com. Boy, that was the greatest present that I could have asked for at that moment. He ordered rush shipping (like most men, he left it to the last minute *haha*) and it came fast enough that I was able to open it and try it out on my birthday. That evening, we cut, cropped, resized, and pasted my first scrapbook. It was the happiest day of the year for me, as I was spending time with my kids and husband, reminiscing of old memories and when I look back to that first scrapbook, it’s fairly amateur and messy but it is truly my favorite one.

The following weeks allowed me to gain a new perspective on life, that every memory is worth cherishing and that everything can be preserved and made even more beautiful with the touch of a few buttons, and some borders and dots! The Scrapbooking Cricut machine allowed me to classify, organize and beautify my photos in scrapbooks, as well as saved me tons of money on birthday or Christmas cards by making my own! I find that I can make a card for any occasion in less than 20 minutes, for a tiny costs of paper and a bit of glue instead of spending 5.99 at the local card shop for one made by a machine!

Anyways, thanks for listening to my story. It feels good to be able to talk about the Cricut to other people and shed some light on the best die-cutting machine that I have ever experienced.