Avery Miller, a sophomore, participates in hobbies like any other student; however, scrapbooking is her specialty. At the early age of eleven, Miller began her passion of scrapbooking by being inspired by her cousin, Bridgette. 

Miller enjoys scrapbooking solo in her freetime, however, she also cherishes scrapbooking with her friend Liliana. “Liliana and I take breaks from scrapbooking and go take funny photoshoots in my barn,” Miller said. “We then take those photos and scrapbook them.”  

Concert tickets, pins, and printed photos are some of the materials Miller uses to make her astonishing creation. “Once I take the photos, I print them out from Shutterfly. I then glue them to a piece of paper and decorate it. I use materials such as stickers and fun colorful papers,” Miller explained. With Miller’s imagination, she can change a blank white piece of paper to an eye-catching masterpiece.

Scrapbooking is more than just pictures on a page. Scrapbooking is a kind of vision that reflects creativity and attention to detail. It boosts Miller’s storytelling, expression, and even emotion, which is critical to be a confident teen. 

“I feel like scrapbooking in my free time is more productive than being on my phone,” Miller said, “It makes me more creative and efficient.” Teens nowadays are always on their phones, scrapbooking is a fun and clever way that prevents Miller from being on screens. 

With society today, memories and special moments are stored on a screen. Miller claimed she liked scrapbooking since it’s important to capture special moments in a more physical form. “I like scrapbooking because I like looking back at physical memories rather than my phone,” Miller stated. “I like it more because it feels more special.”