I still Think Angie is Number one!

Angie- of Book of Me- fame- is one of those ladies that is ahead of her time. Sadly Autum Leaves has left her out of their book.... the Me Book.... She wrote a little bit about her feelings on her blog and I copied some here :

It's a hard lesson I've learned about "fame" in the scrapbooking industry. It's fickle, and doesn't last. I remember the "celebrities of yesteryear", and don't see their names in the magazines hardly at all anymore. It's kind of sad that there could be a "Where are They Now?" article done, when we're only talking 5-7 years ago, not 20. But I guess my Book of Me came out 4 years ago, so I'm perhaps even well on my way to joining those ranks.

I guess I'm hurt because AL didn't ask me to participate (even a foreword would have been nice), nor do I imagine they mention my "pioneering" work as "The Mother of the Me Movement". [Just to be upfront, and as a disclaimer, no, I haven't seen the book yet.]

I did start this movement. I did pioneer the emphasis on including oneself in our scrapbooks. My book was the first "me-centered" book out there. I was also one of the first to include lists of journaling prompts alongside layout examples (do you notice more prompts in the magazines now?) I offered Weekly Challenges on BoM topics for over two years. I personally introduced hundreds of women to the idea that not only is it OK to scrap yourself, your loved ones might even one day be grateful for it. I can point to all this and say, "I did that. I accomplished that" -- even if the majority of scrapbookers still don't know who I am. I am grateful for all I have been able to do, all that I have been able to inspire in others, and all that the experience has brought into my life. I can be a "Big Girl", and see the bigger picture -- that even if my time as a "famous scrapbooker" is coming to a close, I have made a mark and fulfilled a Purpose

You have really made a mark on lots of ladies and guys too, to include themselves in their lifestories and scrapbooks so that future generations will know us better. I salute you a pioneer and inovator - and I thank you for alowing me to scrap myself.


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