I know I haven’t blogged since just after the Thanksgiving holiday.  I am lame!  The main reason for my absence has been that I had the flu.  I always get sick after traveling.  The bigger news is that I officially joined Scrapblog.com full time!  It’s a leap of faith to leave my corporate job, but as they say “nothing ventured, nothing gained!” I have been crafting for all of my life, but I hopped on the scrapbook bandwagon in 1996.   Back then, there were no scrapbook stores, no classes and especially no digital scrapbooking!Because I am not a graphic designer or a digital scrapbooker, I have a lot to learn and it’s very exciting.  At Scrapblog, we hope to get as much feedback from the scrapbooking community as possible.  We want to know if you like the product and how we can improve.  I am also looking for some digital scrapbook designers to create some “scrapbook” style content for the site.  If you know anyone or have a recommendation, please let me know.  My email is rebecca [at] scrapblog [dot] comAs for me personally, my hubby and I are moving to Coconut Grove.  The Grove is 2 miles from my new office in Coral Gables, so I think I will only have to fill up the Mini once a month!    I was under a lot of pressure in my previous job and couple that with a very long commute everyday, I didn’t have much time to craft or create.  It’s amazing that I’ve managed to work on this blog in the past 6 months.  I did make some projects over the Holidays and I’ll be sharing them with you in the next few days.  (Here’s a sneak peek!)   I hope my loyal readers haven’t left because I didn’t blog.  I’m sorry, however now I’m ready to rock and roll in 2008!  Thank you for the support and I can’t wait to get your feedback!  

One of my many (and growing) hobbies is photograghy. I think a lot of scrapbookers become more and more interested in photography over time as a way to improve their layouts. I started with photography first. Taking pictures was actually how I met my husband almost 15 years ago. We both worked on the college newspaper, he was the staff photographer and I did the layout design. I think I must have always been destined to be a scrapper, right? Anyway, we spent many hours in the dark room (get your mind out of the gutter! we were developing film!)
My love for photography has not changed, even in this digital age. I still love to shoot pictures with film and develop them myself. We have a darkroom in our house. Pretty rare these days, but we love it.
If you click on the photo, you will see all of the shots I took at Coral Castle a few weeks ago. Chris, as you can see here, was shooting also. He was using a Nikonos II from 1968. I was shooting with the Nikon D60. A solid camera. I plan to make the color version of this Scrapblog with the shots Chris took. He’s a talented artist. Enjoy the photos. I enjoyed taking them!