Ethnic Scrapbooking

Book Review on Amazon

I found this review of my book on Amazon.

Lisa Sanford takes her love of scrapbooking, which is more than a hobby, and shares with readers how to incorporate their ethnic roots into the craft. Sanford informs readers that scrapbooking can contain elements of family traditions, cultural beliefs and their diverse family history. The colorful, glossy pages are eye-catching and the information helps one to think outside the box when creating memories to cherish.

Being one who has all my pictures stored in bags, boxes and crammed in photo albums, I am inspired to organize and display my experiences in a more meaningful and appealing manner. ETHNIC SCRAPBOOKING is an excellent book for beginners or advanced scrapbookers. The end results - a reflection of deep family traditions, history and culture - can be handed down from generation to generation. But, this book can be embraced by all, regardless of ethnicity.

Reviewed by Paula Henderson
of The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers

Great American Scrapbook Convention Appearance

I was honored to offer an exclusive book signing to a local store...Scrappin by the Bay at their booth at a recent scrapbook convention in Chantilly.  It was fun meeting fans of my blog and hooking up lonely scrapbookers to groups and clubs in their area, and as always I love spending the night scrappin with my girls!

Genealogy and the Library of Congress

Recently, I was the speaker at a "Blacks in Government" meeting at the Library of Congress.  This was my very first presentation solely on Genealogy.  It was quite easy to speak on this topic because it was on of main reasons I started scrapbooking in the first place.  Keep checking back for more details on geneaolgy and scrapbooking.

BOWIEFEST

In case you saw me on television in Montgomery County Maryland this past week, and want to check out my scrapbooks and related projects, I'll be a vendor at BOWIEFEST at Allen Pond on Northview Dr., Bowie, MD (near the boathouse) on SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 11 am- 6 pm.

I'll be there to sign books, answer your scrapbooking questions and you will have the opportunity to make a PAPER BAG album.

Fundraising Event

I had a fabulous time hosting an intimate crop in my studio this past weekend.  The croppers,many of them new to me, learned  a bunch of techniques and made a bunch of new friends.

Adriana and I had a very eye-opening discussion on her native land, Colombia.  As I looked through her photo album of 1970 photos and shared tips with her on how to scrapbook them,it was very hard for me to tell that they were not taken in this country.  The clothing, events, wallpaper, cars and etc. were similar to things I'd see in my childhood hometowns in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

She shared with me how weird she thought Americans were to get off the airplanes in Colombia dressed like they were going on an African safari.  As a child she felt offended that they thought they were coming to some uncivilized society.

I've recruited Adriana to be my bi-lingual ambassador to help me promote my book at local events.

 

Sandy came and got her crop on, slipped disk and all...what a trooper...I mean cropper!  Can you guess her scrapping style?  It's similar to her top, girly with sequins and glitter...no lie!

 

Watch for Ethnic Scrapbooking on t.v.!

I taped an Episode of Just Think About It! where I discussed scrapbooking and showed numerous examples of Ethnic Scrapbooking not seen in my book!

The channel is Channel 16 for Montgomery County cable (Verizon and Comcast) subscribers in the Washington, DC metro.

Air dates are:

- June 3 @ 9:00PM

- June 5 @ 8:00PM

- June 17 @ 9:00PM

- June 19 @ 8:00PM

I hope to add the video clip to thus website very soon...so please check back often.

Busy Booth at Kensington, MD Book Fair

My booth was alive with creative excitement and wonder. Here are some new scrapbookers I inspired.

Kensington, MD Book Festival

This Sunday, April 27, 2008 stop by my tent and make a paper bag album and pick up your autographed copy of Ethnic Scrapbooking.

  Tons of fun activities going on all day, check out the link to the festival <CLICK HERE>

MAAAGC Friends

Greetings,

To all my new friends that I met at the Mid-Atlantic African American Geneaology Conference, wasn't it a fabulous event!  I attended three great classes and I'm eager to get back into the depths of my research.

Here's the link to a password protected site for you to purchase Ethnic Scrapbooking at the special conference discount you received on the postcard from me.

site:  www.ethnicscrapbooking.typepad.com/es_discount/ 

(es underscore discount)

  Note: enter the username (id) with no spaces all lowercase, same with the password.

I want to thank all of you for your kind words about my family albums and photographs...I treasure them even more since so many of you commented on how blessed I was to have so many photos. 

Over the next few weeks I'll scan more of my geneaology finds and share with you my displays and family reunion tips.

If you have trouble with the special discount code to purchase the book, please e-mail me at lisa@ethnicscrapbooking.com and I'll help you get it sorted out.

Please check back often here and on my blog www.ethnicscrapbooking.typepad.com for photos and my thoughts on this past weekend.

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