My Personal Mission Statement for Scrapbooking

Inspired by Stacy Jullian, Big Picture Scrapbooking


A mission statement communicates who you are, what you do and why. A scrapbooking mission statement is an affirming way and empowering thing that will help you to recognize this amazing hobby as a significant part of your lifestyle, and thereby helping you to make time for it.

Your mission statement
1) It should express your purpose in such a way that inspires and supports an ongoing commitment.
2) It should motivate you to remain committed to your project.
3) It should be written in a positive manner that is convincing and easy to grasp.
4) It should be free of jargon.
5) It should be short enough to be easily read and understood.

Each time you read your mission statement, you will get a big smile on your face and say, "OH, Yeah!"

Start with journaling, simply think about and answer a few question. Take your time and be thoughtful and authentic with your answers. Don't rush, this might take a while.

Once you have your thoughts down, you can begin to edit it into a consice statement.

And don't be surprised if you mission statement changes as you grow within your scrapbooking.

Questions to Ponder:
Who am I?
I am passionate about?
My individual strengths include?
What do i do with my Scrapbooking?
What do I wnat to accomplish with my Scrapbooking?
Scrapbooking Goals -
My Style of Scrapbooking is...
What motivates me to scrapbook?
How does my experiences and perspective influence my work?
What is the main focus of this project?

Here is mine:
I want to tell the story, not of just our life, but with themes of life, love, death, sorrow, hope, compassion, commitment, growth, family and community.

 I will do this by collecting stories, pictures and memorabilia that will express my stories as "life being." 

I value the diversity within our lives, and the influence that each experience has had upon not only today but tomorrow as well.

 I wish to preserve the personal growth of those close to me. I choose to step beyond my "comfort zone," to develope a sense of style within my work that best defines who I am and who I hope to become. 

I am determined to be creative, resourceful & effective in the the telling of "our stories." 

I reserve the right to scrap outside the timeline, to tell the story as it inspires me, not always in chronological order. 

I will make a conscious effort into "putting me" into my scrapbooking, with the use of pictures, stories and memorbilia. 

Above all else, I choose to visualize this project as fun, relaxing and inspiring, and not as a chore.