National Scrapbook Day GIVE-AWAY!!

In honor of National Scrapbook Day, Little Yellow Bicycle is happy to announce a Scrapbook Sweepstakes! We'd love to hear from you! Tell us about how you got started in scrapbooking, and we'll pick 4 BIG WINNERS from the pool of comments, and announce them on Saturday night!!! 

We'll be giving away 4 of our much-sought-after Little Yellow Bicycle Bags filled with great LYB product!!!

Here are some of the collections you just might find, from our Spring and Summer 2010 Releases: 

Gen Z, Lucky Me, or Fresh Print Clothesline....

 
 OR, Free Spirit.....

 

OR SnuggleBug....

 

Let us hear from you! 
Happy Scrapping from everyone at LYB!!

 

Comments

[Jennie Wheeler]

1.

I started scrapbooking in '99 for an English project my senior year. It was probably the most honest, detailed journaling I've ever done. (and it was all done with only paper and photos, can you imagine!) :)

[Jennie Wheeler]

2.

I started scrapbooking in '99 for an English project my senior year. It was probably the most honest, detailed journaling I've ever done. (and it was all done with only paper and photos, can you imagine!) :)

[Jennie Wheeler]

3.

I started scrapbooking in '99 for an English project my senior year. It was probably the most honest, detailed journaling I've ever done. (and it was all done with only paper and photos, can you imagine!) :)

[Francis]

4.

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[Kim R]

5.

My first scrapbooks were in college a bazillion years ago (okay, late '80s) -- fun sorority stuff and my trip to Europe had to be documented. My recent scrapping started when my first child was born in 2004.

[{vicki}]

6.

I got started when my sil showed me some of her pages ---I started out with creative memories and have emerged from there---

[Tina F.]

7.

It all started in 1997, when I bought a crafting-book on sale.. and now -tree years later- I have to admit, that it is the most expensive book, I have ever bought in a sale ;-)
/Tina F.

[Laura Anthony]

8.

I started scrapping when I was a senior in high school and I'm 25 now. My mom and my aunt were already avid scrappers. I really started scrapping the year I surprised my mom and showed up for Scrapfest at the Mall of America. My aunt and I schemed and that weekend really changed my outlook on how i wanted to keep my photo memories. We still go every year and plan on keeping that tradition! We've taken a LYB class every year, too! Definitely a group favorite. The best thing, though, is sharing this hobby with my family!

[Jenn Richardson]

9.

I began scrapbooking when my daughter was born. I was making a gift book for my mother in law. I love looking back now at how my style has evolved :)

[Aimee K]

10.

I got started in 1995 after being invited to a CM crop. I didn't go but loved the idea of scrapbooking since I had been a huge sticker fan since the age of 7-8. I went to a LSS and have been going strong since!!

[Julie]

11.

I started 8 years ago after I had my daughter. I was invited to a "party" and got hooked. My style has changed alot and I love when the new products come out. Endless inspiration.

[Lynette C]

12.

I took my first vacation after started working for a year. I loved the photos I took from the trip and want more than just a regular photo album to house them. One thing lead to another and I ended up with my first scrapbook.

[paula]

13.

I started scrapbooking in 1997 after we moved to Boise - before that I hadn't heard of scrapbooking. I walked into a scrapbook store and I was hooked.

[nitasha]

14.

I've been doing some form of scrapbooking ever since I was a little girl..loved to keep journals with 'pasted' pics and doodleing! Several years later- still love it! I really started getting into "advanced" scrapbooking about 12 years ago when my 1st son was born!
Happy NSD, Everyone!

[Carol Small]

15.

I started scrapbooking so many years ago, too long to remember. Started out using pictures and those caption clouds and graduated to using stickers, LOL. Then I got into geneology and that is when I got serious. Now I scrap for not only the memories, but for therapy - it's so relaxing for me.

[Cynthia B.]

16.

I was the historian for my college service organization, so I guess you could say I started scrapbooking then (that was almost 20 years ago!!). But from a personal standpoint, I really got into scrapping my own life about a year after the birth of my son. My sister got involved with Creative Memories and told me I should ditch those old magnetic albums...and 10 years later and $$ of supplies later...the rest is history. :)

[Evelyn Stevenson]

17.

I got started scrapping about 11 years ago. Since then I have been blessed to see our family grow by a daughter-in-law, a son--in-law and three grandbabies. I want to preserve our family memories so my grandchildren will have a sense of who are family is and where we have all come from.

[stephanie]

18.

I adore LYB. I have bought almost every line. Thank you for making such wonderful paper without all of the overly cutesy stuff. I adore attractive paper but not overly cutesy stuff.

[Amy Megan]

19.

My mom took me into a scrapbook store and it was love at first sight!!

[Birute P]

20.

I was a stamper way before I ever discovered scrapbooking! I happened to be driving by a small LLS that had hung a sign out near the street and became intrigued. After walking into the store, I knew immediately that I had found THE way to record all my memories. That was 10 years ago. Ever since then, I have attended classes, CKU's workshops and many, many retreats. The best part (aside from creating) has been making so many good friends along the way.

[Angie Smith]

21.

I started scrapbooking when I almost lost my life in 2006. I had some heart problems that caused my heart to speed up and the emergency room personnel actually had to shock my heart back in rhythym. I found that I wasn't leaving my children with any knowledge of their ancestry. So I have been scrapping ever since. Tracing the family history has lead to family that I personally didn't know either.

[Valerie Bishop]

22.

I first got interested in scrapbooking when my daughter had a scrapnight during one of her girl scout meetings in 2005. I just loved all the bits and pieces that her leader had. The very first day I started scrapbooking, is the day that I got a call from the doctor's office saying that I had cancer. I just couldn't scrapbook anymore because I was too overwhelmed with tests and doctor's visits. Luckily, it was caught early and I am now cancer-free, but after our first vacation after all my treatments I came home and scrapbooked two full albums in one week. I haven't stopped since then!!

[Luz Maria Martin del Campo]

23.

Hi I started scrapbooking while i was recovering for a back surgery that had me in bed for months, first i read about it, then started to scrap my 10 year old anniversary, so it is double the good memories while I scrapbook!!!

[Lynda]

24.

I began to scrapbook in 1999. At my request, I received some scrapbook materials for XMas. I then bought a bk. about how to do it. It wasn't until Spring Break that I got the confidence to sit down & actually cut a photo. I began an album about our most recent vacation. My addiction became apparent that summer when I was off work. I always had scrapbook stuff on the kitchen table. I began & ended my day working on pages. I think I may have even dreamed about layouts!

[Mandy]

25.

I began scrapping when I wandered into a scrapbook store while out shopping. I have always enjoyed crafts- so the mecca of patterned paper and fun details in front of me had me hooked. I am a total product junkie- it's my favorite part of this craft- all the fun stuff!

[Kathy G]

26.

I've scrapbooked most of my life. As a teenager with the kraft pages, as a new mother in 1989 using magnetic albums and journalling, and then in 1996 with a Creative Memories party. I haven't stopped since!

[Kathy]

27.

Hmmm...I did post once already, but it seems to have disappeared! I was a confirmed cross stitcher but a trip to Disney World in 1999 changed my confirmation FOREVER!! I went to a crop soon after our trip and found my true love...scrapbooking! I have about 20 family albums completed with many more gift albums, altered projects, mini albums, baby albums...and many more on my list to do. I love LYB and would love to win whatever goodies you choose to send me!!

[Lisa King]

28.

I saw another mom working on an album in the parents' lounge at our dd's preschool. Thought it was the coolest thing--and I immediately went to the craft store and started buying!

[kim miller]

29.

I got started scrapbooking because I was stamping. There was/is a stamping store nearby and they offered a scrapbook class that I took. I still have the page that I made that day in class. Boy, we've come a long way in scrapbooking!!!

[Brenda Weaver]

30.

I kept a photo album as a young girl and then started scrapbooking my photos after the birth of my first child. A visit to a LSS near our new home got me permanently hooked on this hobby and the creative outlet it provides.

[wendy]

31.

I, too, caught the scrapbook fever at a Creative Memories function. Our church hosted a monthly Time Out for Women and the theme that month was scrapbooking. I love how my style has changed over time.

[Shannon]

32.

A friend had a creative memories party and I was instantly hooked! A scrapbook store opened near my house not soon after that and I took almost every class they offered, no matter what the theme was! I had baby pages done from a class 10 years before I had a baby!!

[Priya]

33.

I started scrapping recently ...was trying to make my little gal first year memory book (she is 14 months old now )....and its so much fun that i intend to do it as often i can ....

[Mindy Fults]

34.

I started scrapbooking when my oldest daughter was about 6 months old. I went to a Creative Memories crop, and this has been my hobby for the past 12 years.

[J. J.]

35.

I started after looking at scrapbook from a lady in Chicago (on a visit). She had a Creative Memories consultant so I came back to Houston and searched for a consulant.

[diane anthony]

36.

I started scrapbooking in the 1996 or 1997 after I picked up one of the first issues of Creating Keepsakes. I dallied a bit as a teenager with a scrapbook about St. Bernard dogs, because I always thought I wanted one. Still don't have one, but love scrapbooking to this day!

[KarenB]

37.

I got started through making my own travel albums - I was always looking for a fun way to showcase my photographs. One thing led to another and I discovered scrapbooking as a hobby!

[Cecile]

38.

I got started 8 years ago when I saw an album that someone made for my Aunt and I loved the idea of preserving memories in that way a very creative way and the rest is history I am hooked and I love LYB..Happy NSD!!!!

[susan]

39.

When I was in high school I put all of my snapshots and memorabilia in those "cling" albums. If I had only known! I started scrapbooking the safe way when I was pregnant with my first child, about 13 years ago. Time flies, but the memories last, thanks to scrapbooking!

[Melanie browneyedgirl]

40.

A friend came home from her honeymoon and showed off her Mexico scrapbook. I was intrigued, thrilled and instantly hooked. The next day I went to the local scrapbook store and bought my 1st tab dispenser adhesive & trimmer.

[Lisa]

41.

I got started after a friend took me to a Creative Memories crop. Made a small Father's Day album and didn't touch it again for a year. Then I discovered 2P's and I was totally hooked! Happy NSD!

[Susan Wright]

42.

I took a class 25 years ago and was scrapping before it was cool! To look back and see how the supplies and tools have improved is amazing.

[Beth S]

43.

I got started from a few friends at work in 1999. We had a paper trimer, hideous themed patterned papers, cardstock,glue stick and some colored felt pens. I've come a long way!!!

[Amanda]

44.

I got started in 96 when my grandma started making all 7 of her kids a scrapbook. Whenever we would visit her we would get roped in to helping her out. Pretty soon I figured out how much fun it was and have been hooked ever since!

[Christy Tobin]

45.

I went to a stamp party given by a friend and made it my mission to make my own Christmas cards and have been addicted ever since. I still make tons of cards, but I do scrap pages as well.

[Theresa C]

46.

I got started scrapping because my sister-in-law was just determined. I thought I didn't have time but she bought me some supplies for Christmas about six years ago and I've been a scrapping fool ever since!

[Leone]

47.

Scrapbooking is just about the most creative hobby I've done these last 7 years....I love it and still get excited going to a crop.

[julie j]

48.

I started around 12 years ago. My sister in law got me started and I haven't looked back. Love having the creative outlet! :)

[Alicia Garcia]

49.

I was fortunate enough to begin this scrapbooking journey because of a senior project in high school. I have been scrapbooking for 11 years because of my high school Literature teacher who required each graduating student in his class to create a scrapbook, including a family tree, letters from loved ones, literary quotes from authors we'd studied that year, and our own poetry and prose. As soon as I began the project, I was hooked. Not only were a couple of the poems I'd written for the project published, but I found my heart and passion in visual journaling and scrapbooking.
I don't think many of us realized at teh time how important those scrapbooks woudl become, but I know that my friends and I all cherish them dearly today. :)
Thank you for a chace to win such a wonderful NSD collection! <3

[Lisa Walker]

50.

I started scrapbooking 13 years ago after I got married. The first big album I did was my wedding. Its fun to look back and see how my style has changed.

[Denise]

51.

I started scrapping after getting really bed medical news. I was going in for surgery and my doctor told me to get my affairs in order. My daughter was 4 months old and my son was 3 years old. I wrote very long letters to each of them about everything and anything I felt was important, in case something had happened. I was fine and after my recovery, I decided that I needed to scrap my thoughts and stories I wrote in their letters.

[LindaR]

52.

I wanted to divide family pictures for our kids as they were starting to leave home. I was looking for things to do while I recouped from surgery and found scrapbooking. Never looked back! It's been ten years.

[katie]

53.

Mine is probably not an usual story. I was pregnant with my first child and had heard about scrapbooking. It was like the perfect storm! This was 10 years ago when scrapbooking was really hitting the main stream. I hit my first store and was hooked!

[Tracy Richardson]

54.

I loved taking pictures, but hated how they looked so blah in regular albums. I started to scrapbook as another way to express my creativity and display all my favorite pics!

[mtsnider]

55.

I started scrapbooking in 1997 after I got married and wnated to do something more with my wedding photos-then I scrapped my pets and finally my little girl!

[Lori Bruland]

56.

I got started scrapbooking after attending a class at my local scrapbook store which closed about a year ago. Now I am stuck ordering your products online!

[Dawn]

57.

I was invited to a CM party and thought that what the heck...I quilted and didn't need another hobby...Was bitten by the bug and now I have to say that I love SBing a little bit more...Please don't tell my DH...he will wonder why I still have soooo much fabric.

[A.C.]

58.

I started scrapbooking shortly after I got married in 1996. It has been a great hobby to capture and share treasured memories ever since.

[Tabitha Jones]

59.

Oh, gosh I started when my first daughter was born about 15 years ago. I started off doing creative memories then more and more new things strated coming ut. I fell in love with the Creating keepsaes magazine. I have been hooked ever since. Happy NSD!

[Bev Montague]

60.

I started scrapbooking 13 years ago after my son was born. I was invited to a Creative Memories party by a friend. It didn't take too long before I realized that I needed more than a few stickers, a corner rounder, and a black pen to make myself happy. Mountains of pattern paper and embellishments later, I just have to say I LOVE THIS HOBBY!!!

Happy NSD:)

[Jessica]

61.

I started scrapbooking about 10 years ago when I found Stacy Julian's book "Simple Scrapbooks: 25 meaningful memories you can make in a weekend." I wanted to get all my wedding photos out of a magnetic album. I tried it out....loved it and have been hooked ever since!

[Angie V]

62.

I've been scrapbooking since the 80s, but got into this new area of scrapbooking in 2000. Love scrapping my kids -- and it's refreshing to see so many new papers that can be used for boys (like the Gen Z). Love your stuff!

[Charlotte Olivares]

63.

It was back in 1997, I was wandering the isles of Michaels, after my DS was born a few weeks earlier. My DH had suggested I get out by myself cause I was suffering from a little post partum deppression, when I stumbled onto a Frances Meyer Baby Boy Scrapbook kit. I just knew this was for me! Bought some glue, and a pen, and the rest is history!! I always tease my husband that I bet he regrets telling me to go out that day! LOL!

[Kari M]

64.

I started scrapbooking about 10 years ago, when my hubbby and I were newly married. Now with two kids added to the picture, I've just kept going. Who knew how amazing this hobby could be.

[Danielle]

65.

I started scrapping about 10 years ago and loved it ever since. Unfortunately the last year has forced me to not have too much time but recently got back into it, more than before! And now I'm pregnant with twins so I have alot to scrap about! I love your products and thank you for making such beautiful lines!

[Marcy B]

66.

I started scrappin back in 2005 after a school trip overseas. I had to make a project of pictures and memories for credit and a scrapbook seemed like the perfect thing to remember the trip by. I got hooked and now some of my former classmates get together often to scrap.

[Rachel]

67.

What a great giveaway!! I started scrapping when my son was born 8 years ago and have never stopped! Love it!

[Cynthia Petrarca]

68.

I thought I started about 10 years ago when I got invited to a Creative Memories party. However, I worked as the managing editor of my high school yearbokk, so I really think it started then! Some 30+ year ago

[Dianna]

69.

Happy National Scrapbooking Day! I started embellishing cards about three years ago! I've been hooked ever since!

[Lisa]

70.

About 11 years ago I was invited to a Creative Memories party. That's all it took. Of course I started with just a few items. A scrapbook where I glued everything right on the pages! Some stickers and paper borders. Oh, and about 4 pens. My, how far we've all come!!

[leslie o.]

71.

I've kept journals since I was in grade school. In high school I started adding pictures to them. And after having my first born over five years ago... scrapbooking has now become a vital part of my life :)

[Pam Alexander]

72.

I started in 1994 when my son was born, still loving it and far behind like most others! Love your stuff, it makes scrapping so easy!

[Linda]

73.

I started scrapbooking about 11 years ago right after my son was born. He is the youngest of 5. I began to realize how much I was forgetting and through scrapbooking, I am able to remember important times. Now, with my 2nd oldest daughter's graduation coming up in a couple weeks, I am ready with all her albums to display at her party. I love when everyone comments on how neat the albums are. I am so very proud of my scrapbooking.

[pauline s]

74.

was introduced to scrapbooking about 13 years ago when a friend and I took an introductory class together

[Katie]

75.

My mom introduced me to scrapbooking 2 years ago. Thanks Mom!

[Cindy Andrews]

76.

I began scrapbooking about 11 years after my husband's death. I had all this "stuff" he had given me over 17 years and I had to find a way to preserve it. I went to a free scrapbooking class at my local library and learned how to organize greeting cards, his notes, some on scrap paper, photos of us, our history. I haven't looked at these albums in years, but I know they're safe.

[Nikki T.]

77.

I got started about 9 years ago when my aunt showed me some pages she made and told me about a little store in the same town I live in. I stopped in the store one afternoon, and haven't stopped since :)
Love all the new LYB stuff and would love to have some of my very own!

[Carole Toppen]

78.

I started scrapbooking about 5 years ago after the death of my son and 10 days later, the death of my sister. Needless to say it was a hard time for all of my family. My daughter-in-law started scrapbooking as a way to help her grieve the passing of her husband (my son) and invited me to a Close To My Heart party. I saw it as a way to help me with my grief and it has helped tremendously. Between the two of us, we have made scrapbooks of Eric's life for both of the boys and my daughter. My next project is to make scrapbooks about my sister to give them as well. Scrapbooking has truly been a blessing for all of us.

[Catherine O]

79.

A friend got me started when we moved to Colorado and I became a stay at home mom. She has since lost interest in the hobby...I on the other hand have become completely addicted to paper crafting of all sorts but especially scrapbooking!

[Lorna May]

80.

I started about 6 years ago when given some family (history) photos and felt too nice to sit in box but too many to frame. There was no going back,now have my own 2 kiddywinks to add the family history albums.

[Heather Dow]

81.

I started scrapbooking when I was in seventh grade. I got started doing so because my mom has always been into it. The first things I scrapbooked were pictures of me and my friends and I would slip them into the front of those binders that you can see in. Products have come SO far since then! I still can't believe all of the cool things that are coming out every week.

[Amy Alvis]

82.

Like many others I was invited to a Creative Memories party. It took a couple of more years before I really got into it, but have been at it over 10 yrs.

[Linda R.]

83.

I have a scrapbook from high school (decades ago) and made cards since I was little (no shopping back then). Found my first modern scrapbook and papers (acid!) at MJDesigns while shopping for other craft items. Quite the difference between then and now! LYB is a favorite line!

[Veronica]

84.

I was introduced to scarpbooking by a girl I car pooled to University with. She worked at a local scrapbook store. I visited her at work one day to check out what she did and I was hooked! It has been 8 years now and I still love it!

[elana]

85.

My best friend in college went away for the summer and came home with some scrapbooks she made. I was instantly hooked, then I found 2Peas online and the inspiration just flowed. I've been scrapbooking now for about 8 years.

[Patti A in So Cal]

86.

I started stamping and making cards about 15 years ago and then moved into scrapbooking about 12 years ago and still love it. I think I love it more now than I did when I started. I find it a great way to be creative and capture my families memories.

[Jennifer]

87.

My mom actually got me into scrapbooking in about 7th or 8th grade. She was always pulling out all this stuff with boxes of pictures and spending hours working on different pages with all these different photos from events or things that had happened so far in my life and my sister's life. So I say down with her one day and found out what she was doing and how to scrap and I got hooked after that!

[Kim B]

88.

I started scrapbooking after the birth of my first child as a way to express myself creatively while preserving our family memories. My scrapping ebbs and flows but I love it all the same!

[christy a]

89.

My sister actually bought me some scrap stuff about 8 years ago and I was hooked! I have become such a paper junkie and love to get creative with my scrap pages. Such a fun hobby!!

[Phoebe]

90.

I'm only 22 years old, and I just started scrapping a year ago. I wanted a way to preserve my photos & memories but in a way that would still look beautiful for years to come. I'm still learning a lot, and this blog is so helpful!

[Rose]

91.

I got started scrapbooking just before the birth of my DS 12 yrs ago. When Close to my heart (called D.O.T.S. back then) was still a new company.
Little did I know how many awesome products where to come from so many great manufacturers. Or how huge my addciton would become and I have loved every second of it.
Love LYB thanks for the chance at a great
give-a-way.

[Katherine]

92.

I started scrapbooking almost 7 years ago. My husband and I were engaged at the time. There was this store next to where he got his hair cut. I always thought it was a stationary store. Well, we had to change our reception at the last minute and I needed to print out information cards of where it was moving too. So, I finally went into the store next door. I was amazed. As a child, I loved paper and pens. I couldn't get enough of them and I would buy Mrs. Grossman stickers. So when I walked into this store and saw all of the paper, pens, stickers, doo dads, etc... I was in heaven. I dove into scrapbooking right away and haven't stopped since.

Thanks for this opportunity and for letting us share how we all got started into this crazy hobby.

[Cindi Burely]

93.

I signed up the local community college when they had a FREE day of workshops. I had never heard of scrapbooking (this was 1996).The teacher was a CM consultant. I haven't stopped yet!

[Kiara]

94.

I started scrapbooking in college after seeing one of the vreating keepsakes magazine and I have been going strong ever since, thanks for the great giveaway. Kiara

[Arjanne]

95.

I started with cards and it evolved in scrapbooking by reading about it in a magazine, about three years ago.

[karen]

96.

I started scrapping after my 2nd child. It has allowed me to finally find something else to do with all of my pictures

[Kathryn]

97.

I started scrapping when my oldest was born in 1996. I remember personally calling different paper companies to find out if their paper was acid-free or not. I started a little webpage from there, which grew and grew. I got to attend some of the big craft shows because of that little webpage ten years ago. The webpage is gone, but my love for scrapbooking is not.

[Christine W]

98.

I started scrapping about 10 years ago when a friend of mine introduced me to it. We were working at a brand new (at the time) urgent care center and that concept hadn't quite caught on so we had a lot of spare time on our hands!! Today we both still love our shared hobby!! I love capturing all the fun times (and the not so fun times) of my life and my kids love looking at the books and remembering!Thank you for the opportunity to win an awesome prize!!

[christine]

99.

I started scrapping after watching an all day showing on QVC!!! After 3 hours I was hooked!!!
Happy Scrap Day!!

[Charity]

100.

I started scrapbooking about several years ago. I at the time had 4 young children (now 5) and was being completely swallowed up in all the pictures that I had (plus I had recently acquired all of my dad's family photos dating back to my grandmother's youth). A friend invited me to crop with her. Helped me get the basics that I needed to get started. Now it is my therapy my escape and time to reminisce about my babies as they grow up way to fast.