Some ramblings and Sketchabilities No 11- Such a poser

I have always wondered on how people would react to this question:  What is scrapbooking to you and how seriously do you take scrapbooking?  Over the years that I have scrapped,  I have seen a lot of different scrappers.  Some very competitive,  some taking it very easy,  others vying for DT positions whilst some are actually trying hard to outdo each other.  How would you take scrapbooking?  If you have the time,  please do leave me a small comment as I am really curious.

My answer to that question would be:

Scrapbooking is my hobby.  One that I do when I have the time.  If I am busy - I rarely scrap.  However,  when I do scrap,  I find pleasure at most times and when the MOJO is not there,  I feel frustration.  Sometimes when I don't scrap for a long time,  I find much relief when I actually sit down and put my thoughts on the layout.

When I am not happy with a layout - I bemoan about it cos I know I didn't put much thought into it.  Style-wise,  I have yet to derive a style that can be associated with me.  I just scrap whatever I like and whichever style that appeals to me.  Admittedly,  I love sketches when I am busy and mojoless.  I also love different styles by the greats and when I do copy their styles,  I make sure I let them know or at least blog about it.

Of late,  I am looking over to my Singaporean counterparts for inspiration,  mainly Aida,  Leena and Sasha.  All have very unique styles but I love their styles which comes back to the same problem that I do not have a style that is uniquely mine.  Sigh...  My only wish is that I can find it one day.

I don't think I have enough talent to be a DT of a big manufacturer nor a famous site and I am quite happy doing my own scrapbooking.  My pages are never perfect - you can always find a flaw in them but I guess thats my signature if I have any - I am NOT perfect.  Hee hee...

Here is my layout of the day from the Sketchabilities  sketch no 12.

I wanted to play around with my new camera and I made Sean pose for me this time.  All I wanted was a shot of him laughing but we ended with some of these fun shots as he wouldn't stay still.  Some are a little blurred but I love them nevertheless cos they are MY shots.  Hee hee...

Here is me using the latest SSF pps (thanks to Jessy buying and sending them to moi house)  - I love them!  Many thanks again Jessy.

My apologies for the grainy photo - its dark already and I am too lazy to retake the pic.



I have dug up some of my old brads from Momoyo and added them to the layout. Think they lend some ooomp to the layout.



Love this orange birdie - he is not a girly bird and you gotta admit,  Sean looks a lot like the little birdie!



Materials used:
SSF pps and stickers,  Urban Lily Chipboard Saying,  Francheville Sticker alphas,  Momoyo round and heart-shaped brads and of course 3d pop up dots.

Scrapbooking target:  100

Layouts Done to-date:  16