Once again......

It has been a very long time between posts. It has been very busy around here with study and workshops and I have had a few item of work to do for Scrapbook Memories. I have a layout in Scrapbooking Memories this month, as does a very good friend of mine Marie Noske congratulations Marie!!!!! Here's mine to share now.

It was part of a workshop we ran last year, and although walnut ink has been around for a long time many of the girls hadn't used it before and loved playing around with it. I still get comments from some of them as to this being one of their all time favourite workshops and layouts. I love it too... it has made a nice addition to my album from my trip to the UK last year.

We ran our second last workshop on Saturday, yep Tara and I are closing up shop. Life has taken us both on different paths this year. Tara had her little baby boy on the 16th of March and he is going to be her focus this year. And with me returning to study photography this is a main aim for this year.

So far I haven't found the passion for photography as the main game as I have for Scrapbooking though. While I love taking photos, and love looking at beautiful photos, to me that still only seem part of the story. I look at a photo and want to know more.......what, who, where ect. And while we do do lots of photoshop work as well, having the photo printed seems to me not to be the end, I still have the passion to then get creative and make the most of the photos by scrapping it...........or something. I guess for me the photography just isn't creative enough on it's own. I need more art in my life....lol...... This has been a struggle for me while studying. While I love all the technical things we are learning......I will never have my SLR on auto again :-)....... I am learning soooo much about the taking of a great photo I feel I still need more. I think it's time for me to throw my hat in the ring in the scrapbooking world again, to get my creative juices flowing and some excitement and passion once again.