i want to be a scrapbooker.

before i begin my nightly ranting, let me just say: i'm a little embarrassed by how many of you remembered that colorful sweater of mine... i don't know what that says about me...or about the sweater. i'm not really sure i want to know...

ok, moving right along....

i need your help.

i don't consider myself a crafty person.
at all.

the thought of scissors and glue and die-cuts and cute printed paper all sounds nice and fluffy...and really...overwhelms me.

the problem is, i have this deep desire that burns into every corner of my being that aches to be a cutesy tootsy scrapbooker. but i sit down to do a page...hours later, i finish...unsatisfied...with a big mess and a hole in my pocket with all of the money i spent doing it. i stink at it.

my solution: digital scrapbooking.

i've tried getting into this scrapping style multiple times. while this version of the cutesy tootsiness is far less messy and far more manageable, i still find myself overwhelmed.

here's where you come in.

i've noticed on countless blogs of yours ADORABLE digital pages posted. i constantly admire unique cutesy header designs and backgrounds that i KNOW you did. how do you do it all? i guess my main plea is: where do i begin in this big universe of digi-scrapping? i'd love for you to share your favorite sites, the way you started, etc. please, come out of your comment closet and help an eager scrapbooker-wanna-be. i can't do it without you.

thank you in advance.

xoxo