Sonia Bowers

“Scrapbooking is not a hobby or craft, it is a way of life”

I live in Seaforth NSW, Australia. I am married to a wonderful husband one of the rare ones that actually scrapbooks, as well as both my daughter (22) and my son (18).   I am 43 years old and have been scrapping since 1999, when i first was introduced to the art at a girlfriend's Craft Party. Little did i know at the time, that this was going to have such a huge impact on my life. Going from oh that's not a me type of hobby, to finding it a way of life - the be all and end all of my life. From owning, "that purple place" bricks and mortar store in Dee Why for 3 years. To this our Online Store, and our wonderful Studio in Seaforth - the cottage as it is being called.

M y family are my favourite subjects - my daughter tends to be my muse - as she has more patients (either that or the ability of the teenager to ignore me whilst i snap with the my camera).

I am mainly self taught – have done a few conventions but just seem to have the knack to turn my hand to anything crafty (well I am willing to give it a go) I like to look at all things in life with the philosophy that “there are no mistakes, just my twist on how it turns out”.    - my creative input into a new style perhaps?

My proud moments include being published in Scrapbooking Memories & ForKeeps, online in the BasicGrey Gallery, and being a friend of PageMaps and having my work in their Newsletters. Being the winner in the Scrapbooking Memories/Kodak competition where the entry was based on photography and the ability to portray those photos on a scrapbook layout. I was also as Honourable Mention in Scrapbook Memories Masters in 2004

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