& it's not what you think... of course I'm still so in love with Dan, our kids, our house & all those wonderfully terrific things in my life. I really believe & try to make this blog a true reflection of myself & what I'm about, so I thought I needed to share this with you.
So, for real, I've regained the love that I had lost for scrapbooking. Almost 12 years ago when I first started to scrapbook I was head over heals for this hobby. I don't know what I loved most... collecting the papers & embellishments, indulging my artsy self in the pages, finding a way to highlight all those little moments in my photos... I think it was a combination of everything. And then, around the time Evan turned one, I started designing products... & I was still full into the hobby. I loved creating with my products, other companies products & creating projects to be taught at classes when needed. Then, when I dove straight into designing full time, it gradually ground to a halt. At first I was ok with it, but the more I saw what some of my friends were doing in scrapbooking, I had a deep sense of guilt for not being able to document my children & their lives & was also feeling guilt of having tons of scrapbooking goodies on my shelf, but they were not being used. By this time we had just the boys, but soon after we had added Lydia to the family & I was having a hard time finding time & motivation to scrapbook her new life. To be totally honest with myself{& not trying to damage anyone's feelings here}, over the last several months of designing digital products, I realize that what I was creating in paper was not the type of stuff I would really use on my pages & projects if I had the choice. Sadly a combination of deadlines, interest {or dis-interest} in the theme, lack of inspiration, & perameters I had to work within had brought me to this point. That was really hard for me to admit to myself.
I'm so happy with the path I'm on & all the possiblity that it holds for me... & I'm so thankful for all of you that have joined me & supported me. So I thought I'd show you some layouts I've done just over the last month or so. I've made it a requirement to myself to create with all my kits the week they're released. I've also been playing around with lots of the other designers kits at DHD & love them all too! I can't tell you how wonderful it feels {I'm sure some of you know this feeling well} to be so in love with this hobby again, indulging my artsy side while documenting all those little & not so little moments in our family life.
I know... sorta heavy on the images, but couldn't help it! If you'd like to see what I've used for the above layouts, you can check each one {& more} out in my DHD gallery
thanks so much for letting me spill my feelings... I know so many people who are so passionate about this hobby, so I know I'm in good company here! Happy creating!
{robyn}
03.3.2011
