SCRAPS OF YOUR LIFE CRAZE FOR CAPTURING PEAK MOMENTS IN COLORED PAPER, STICKERS AND TRIM MOVES FROM HOBBY TO BIG BUSINESS.Byline: Candice Choi Staff Writer Beaming with a huge berry-covered smile, 6-year-old Phillip Palkovic holds up a hand with a strawberry stuck on each finger. In another photo, he's caught in an open-mouthed laugh, drenched drench tr.v. drenched, drench·ing, drench·es 1. To wet through and through; soak. 2. To administer a large oral dose of liquid medicine to (an animal). 3. after falling into a lake. ``When I look back at all our trips through these books, I realize what an awesome life we have,'' said Kim Palkovic, a West Hills resident who's grown addicted to making scrapbooks chronicling her children's lives. In fact, she's already made nine scrapbooks for her young daughter. Taking into account the printed pages, supplies and tools, Palkovic estimates that each scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session. cost about $250. No wonder major retailers are rolling out entire aisles and elaborate displays to help consumers capture every family vacation, wedding and bar mitzah. Target is expanding shelf space this year for its growing scrapbook section and even bookstores like Borders are carrying supplies to help everyone create personal photo odysseys. At Scrapbook Safari in Woodland Hills, customers take their pick from walls of paper that come in hundreds of colors not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color , prints and textures. A single sheet can cost $2.25 or more. Among the aisles, rows of stickers, beads and other decorative add-ons that scrapbookers relish. Owners Vera Zakuto and Jill Wolff opened the store five years ago when they couldn't get their hands on enough supplies for their own scrapbooking frenzy. ``We were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. supplies and couldn't find anything. We wanted more paper, stickers, anything,'' Zakuto said. Since the store's opening, the scrapbook phenomena has broken into the mainstream. People are demanding more elaborate tools, too, said Sandy Bosak, manager of Scrapbook World in Northridge. Many of her clients are advancing to pop-up books Noun 1. pop-up book - a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened pop-up and elaborate embellishments that can include anything from wire to beads to three- dimensional stickers. There are even scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends that give papers different edges - fairly standard stuff for the seasoned aficionado A Spanish word that means fan, devotee, enthusiast, etc. There are loyal aficionados of every subject in the computer field. . Bosak's favorite are the ``romantic'' scissors, which give pages a nice Victorian trim. ``When you're addicted and constantly doing it, you can spend a lot of money,'' Bosak said. One woman recently spent $2,000 during a single visit to the shop. Dropping a few hundred dollars on a scrapbook isn't out of the ordinary, although she said basic books can be put together for as low as $40. Those devoted to scrapbooking struggle to define its addictive lure. ``It allows you to tell the story of your life,'' said Anna Green, a West Hills resident. Weeding out the bad photos gives you editing power to polish up polish up Verb 1. to make smooth and shiny by polishing 2. to improve (a skill or ability) by working at it: I'm going to evening classes to polish up my German Verb 1. a memory too, she said. For Studio City resident Mary Ann Hermansen, making scrapbooks is an obsession, a way of life. She even lugs around a suitcase on wheels specifically made to hold all her scrapbooking tools. ``I started with the little suitcase then had to get this big one. I couldn't believe I'd gone crazy. It travels with me wherever I go,'' she said. ``You're either a scrapper or you're not.'' Like painting or knitting, scrapbooking is therapeutic retreat for many, Bosak said. And the end result - a keepsake from a particular time - can be more rewarding than a scarf. People let their defenses down during class at Scrapbook World. They share tips and secrets, talk about their days. For Hermansen and her friends, it's a nice way to unwind Unwind 1. The closure of an investment position. 2. The reconciliation of an error previously unseen by a brokerage house. Notes: 1. Sometimes referred to as closing out a position. . They get together regularly for dinner at a nearby restaurant then head over to Scrapbook Safari to chronicle their latest adventures, embellishing memories with stickers and trim into the night. Hermansen's latest scrapbooks are for her two children's Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. . Inside each book, she's enclosing ``love letters'' in miniature pockets for them to read once they're older. ``This way they'll know how much I loved them,'' she said. Candice Choi, (818) 713-3634 candice.choi(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 3 -- color) Above is an example of a scrapbook page on display at Scrapbook Safari in the Westfield Promenade Westfield Promenade is a large shopping mall owned by The Westfield Group and located on Topanga Canyon Boulevard in the Woodland Hills district of Los Angeles. It was previously known as The Promenade at Woodland Hills and Westfield Shoppingtown Promenade. . Michelle Cieslak and her 10-year-old daughter Madeline, at left, look for background paper for Madeline's soccer book. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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