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| • | Scrapbooking is a hobby where people compile newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photos, or other memorabilia into decorated albums, or scrapbooks. The craft has grown tremendously in recent years. Across the world, "scrappers" or "scrapbookers" get together and scrapbook at each other's homes, local scrapbook stores, scrapbooking conventions, retreat centers, and even on cruises. Scrappers share tips and ideas as well as enjoying a social outlet. These events are commonly referred to as "crops," because scrapbookers often crop photos at them.
The hobby of scrapbooking has taken off largely due to multi-level marketing enterprises such as Creative Memories. It is now a multi-billion dollar industry with a large number of companies creating scrapbooking products. This hobby has surpassed golf in popularity: one in four households has someone playing golf; one in three has someone involved in scrapbooking.
Modern scrapbooking is done largely on 12"×12" or 8½×11" pages. More recently smaller albums have become very popular. The most common new formats are 6"×6" or 8"×8".
Various accessories, referred to as "embellishments," are used to decorate scrapbook pages. Embellishments include stickers, die cuts, fancy lettering and trinkets to decorate and personalize each page.
As an industry, it is young, with many new players entering the market to serve various niches. There are several scrapbooking magazines, and even entire shows and infomercials dedicated to selling products related to the hobby.
Originally, it was hard to find scrapbooking supplies, but now most major discount stores and almost all major craft supply stores stock them. Local scrapbook stores (LSSs) are considered the heart and soul of the hobby of scrapbooking by some enthusiasts. It is at LSSs where one can attend classes and find out where the best "crops" are. Supplies can also be ordered online. Scrapbooking is not only a hobby to create a place for one's keepsakes, but also has become a popular way to make gifts for weddings and other special occasions.
Source: [wikipedia: scrapbooking]
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