Hello, my name is Piradee Talvanna.

I am 34 years old and am currently living in Singapore with my dearest hubby with our two goldfish. I'm originally from Bangkok, Thailand but both my husband and I relocated to Singapore for work, about 4 years ago when we had gotten married (hubby is originally from Belgium; opposite ends of the world, right?).

I have been "really into" scrapbooking for about the same amount of time since moving to Singapore (4 years ago); and it was in Singapore that I first learnt about scrapbooking after having accidentally stumbled into a shop filled with all these gorgeous papers and embellishments (needless to say, you can now always find me at my LSS). I've always had a soft stop for stationery/craft products and would say that I've been a crafty person ever since I was young; always creating something and on top of that, love taking pictures of wherever I go.

I started scrapbooking because I found that the creating process helps me de-stress after a long day at the office, and I truly enjoy working with all the beautiful papers and embellishments (I'm like a little kid in a candy store when I'm at my local scrapbook store or when working with the various collections/products). And on top of it all, it allows me to capture my memories in a crafty personalized way (definitely beats a plain photo album for me).

I generally scrapbook about 3 - 4 times a week (not necessary completing that many layouts/projects - a super slow scrapper here) and I find/make the time by scheduling in some "my time" within the day/week. Most of the time, you can find me at my scrapping table for about an hour or so, in the evenings after work as I slowly wind down from a long day in the office. I find that the creating process really helps me loosen up and along the way I get to create something gorgeous. Even when I'm traveling for work, I can't resist bringing along some scrapping supplies and squeezing in a few minutes here and there.

I find I am most often inspired to make a page because of the products themselves. It might be the colors in the collection or maybe a certain pattern or design or even an embellishment.

One of my go-to techniques is: layering. I absolutely can't get enough of the dimensional effect and creating my little cluster of elements.

I could NOT scrapbook without the following products/tools:

• My trusted circle cutter and circle punches
  
• My must have Fiskars trimmer
  
• My go to mist - Studio Calico White
  
• My bottle of wonder glue - Beacon 3 in1 Liquid Glue
  
• Tons of foam dots (love layering and popping elements)
  
• I don't know why, but I'm always reaching for white or kraft cardstock
  
• My can't create without EK Success Pro ruler (everything needs to be straight)
  
• And of course, all the gorgeous patterned papers and embellishments out there!

How has engaging in the creative process changed your life?
I've never been one to write a lot and am a visual person and have tons of memories that I would like to capture. So scrapbooking has allowed me to translate my words into a project and plus I just love the process of creating and working with all these gorgeous products.

How and where do you store/display your completed pages?
I have a dedicated area on my wall to showcase a few of my completed layouts; otherwise the layouts are careful filed away in plastic sleeves on the shelves or in albums.

What page size do you generally scrap?
Most of the time I would create a 12" x 12" layout (either one page or two pages) but at times I like to also challenge myself to working with smaller areas such as 8 1/2" x 11" or 6" x 8".

How often do you create multi-photo layouts?
I find myself more and more creating layouts with more than one photo, especially when working with two page layouts or just having returned from a trip.

What is your favorite photography App?
I pretty much use Rollip on almost of my photos. I just love the array of photo effects that they provide and the quality is wonderful.

Which is your favorite adhesive?
My all time must have adhesive is Beacon 3 in1 Glue - I pretty much use this for everything! Then next to that, its American Crafts & EK Success foam dots.