WaRpEd & TwIsTeD

I just got myself into a new addiction - digital scrapbooking. I know my former officemates will kill me for getting into this (they were convincing me before to go into the "traditional scrapbooking") but I guess (and I hope) that they will understand why I chose this instead of the traditional one.

I got into this new hobby after joining an internet forum wherein one of the topics that came up was about digital scrapbooking. I checked out the layouts that the other members posted, and suddenly, the urge to create one just came! There was this little voice inside me that told me this is could be the much-awaited solution to organizing Zion’s 2-years-worth-of-pictures. Aside from this, digital scrapbooking would be more cost-saving and space-saving than the traditional kind because one doesn’t need to buy an album, a bunch of papers and embellishments to be able to start and maintain a scrapbook. As long as you have an internet connection, everything can be done on a PC or laptop. There are a lot of free downloads in the internet that can be used to start and maintain a digital scrapbook. You just have to be patient in searching and downloading these freebies. No need to worry also that the scrapbook will get ruined by spills, natural and accidental wear-and-tear. Everything’s on the internet or PC/laptop. One can backup his/her digital scrapbooks on the internet or on CD’s, at the least.

I must admit that this hobby is really addicting. I always look forward to Fridays and the weekends because these are the days wherein I can pour my creative juices into my digital scrapbook layouts. I must also admit that my layouts look "kindergarten" as compared to the layouts of my fellow digiscrappers in that internet forum. Nonetheless, I take pride in my simple layouts because I know that I did my best in creating them, and that I’m doing this digital scrapbook with a mother’s love to her precious child. This is for my Zion.

Check out my digiscrap layouts at http://altered-aura.blogspot.com/. It is still a masterpiece in progress, but I hope you find time to visit it. I’ll try to post new layouts every week. Comments and feedback will be appreciated. Info on digital scrapbooking sites on the internet are also welcome!

~ by altered-aura on June 27, 2008.