After only two years in business, Scrapbook Generation has quickly become the area's scrapbooking headquarters. Located at 330 East Battlefield in Springfield, MO, the business is dedicated to providing scrapbook products and services unavailable in other stores in the area. The business is the collaboration of two sets of sisters -- retired teachers Debbie Sanders and Karin Vacha, and Sanders' daughters, Stacey Arnall and Allison Davis. In addition to scrapbook albums, supplies, paper and embellishment, Scrapbook Generation offers several crops and dozens of classes per month. Recently added to the SG roster are four amazing themed retreats per year. With a store full of the latest and greatest items, classes and crops nearly every day of the week, and an experienced staff ready to help you find that exact piece of paper or embellishment, Scrapbook Generation is the perfect place for scrapbooking enthusiasts of all levels.

Debbie Sanders, Co-Owner Prior to creating Scrapbook Generation, Debbie had a 32-year career as a high school English and journalism teacher, A+ Coordinator, and public information director for the Mansfield School District. She is a former Missouri Journalism Teacher of the Year, and the newspapers and yearbooks she advised were consistently named All-Missouri and All-American. For work in public relations and as a free-lance writer for the state Baptist newspaper "Word & Way" and other newspapers, Sanders was also honored three times as the National Federation of Press Women's Missouri Communicator of the Year. Her love for scrapbooking opened the door for a career change at the time of her retirement from education.

Karin Vacha, Co-Owner Karin is a 27-year elementary teaching veteran with a masters degree in education, starting first at Mtn. Grove Elementary School, and continuing until retirement at Willard South Elementary School, where she was honored as Teacher of the Year. During several summers, Karin was also employed at Dillard's at the Battlefield Mall, gaining experience in retail sales and customer service.      When Debbie approached her about the possibility of opening a scrapbook store, Karin was ready for a career change as well. She brings organization skills and an eye for detail to the business. Her enthusiasm about every aspect of the business helps create a great working atmosphere.

Stacey Arnall, Store Manager In addition to her people skills, Stacey's expertise in computers and technology has been her main contribution to the business. With a background in business management, marketing, and graphic design, she has been essential in providing day-to-day continuity for the business. When the business opened, she didn't scrapbook...and said she didn't ever want to. Two years later, she's a great customer, and creates absolutely beautiful pages. Stacey also has highly polished journalism and design skills, which translate well into the hobby of scrapbooking. She is a former Missouri All-State Reporter, and a national Quill and Scroll Gold Key winner.

Allison Davis, Creative Director Allison is the most talented, and also the most prolific, scrapbooker of the four family members involved in Scrapbook Generation. She has an artist's eye for layout and design, and a talent for journaling. Recently, she has joined the Scrapbook Generation teaching staff and is sharing her talents with others. Her favorite source of subject material is her 16-month-old son, Drew. Her writing and design work during high school was published in the journalism textbook Journalism Today, and she won numerous state and national awards for her writing and design work. In 1998, she was the first place winner in desktop publishing in the national Future Business Leaders of America contest held in Orlando. Most recently, her scrapbook layout was chosen as the first place winner at the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Kansas City in 2006.