Looking for a scrapping community to belong to

  Its been pretty depressing around here where I live since they closed the last of the scrapbook stores, I really enjoyed hanging out until the wee hours of the morning with the ladies and creating while chatting and eating lots of candies. I have however found that taking the online classes some of my favorite bloggers and stores have can fill some of the void. I started by signing up with dear Lizzy over at Something Splendid this is the link http://makesomethingsplendid.com . I first took a mini album book and made mine about a goose I once knew that walked around the old base I lived on, I loved that goose and never knew how special it would be to have a memento to turn to that would make me smile but Elizabeth Kartchner taught me I could by taking me step by step through the kit she mailed out to us and making this little book. I also got an I am thankful album kit with Dear Lizzy's' site but honestly I haven't made it yet, Its just not the same as being with a group of ladies and I was feeling sorry for myself but after I remember how much I enjoy the Goose book I made I have decided to make the thankful book , the cool thing about the way she set up her make something splendid class is that its at my own pace I won't lose the class because I waited so long to take it, I just checked the site this morning and I can still take my classes, how cool is that??
   I signed up for 2 other classes this month, one is a washi workshop at Studio Calico and it's being taught by Megan Hoeppner, I haven't gotten much from it yet, I was hoping for more taking these online classes but maybe I am not tapping into the vast Internet that's out there for me and joining in the class talks and posting ? I'm not sure but I have learned some cool things about Washi tape and I am getting braver posting I think, as I am working here on my own blog :)
  The other class I am taking is at two peas in a bucket but sponsored by ( I think) Studio Calico and is called Pieces of me and is being taught by Maggie Holmes , I got a big ol' kit full of goodies and so far Maggie is taking us step by step through the book and they posted other crafters books so we can see a few different ways to make it, I am excited about it and I do see a lot of buzz going on in the blog area of the class but I am still quiet and not sure where to jump in, I think I will start by posting the first page of the book I made , a cool thing I am learning about two peas in a bucket is that you get rewarded by badges and that makes it fun, LIKE( that's the valley girl in me and shows my age)  I might not have ever posted my work on their website before but knowing I'll get a "special" pieces of me badge I will lol and I am excited to earn more badges so that's something fun they do at two peas.
  One last place I want to tell you about tonight even though I have mentioned it a few times already and you might think I am getting paid for it but I am not, lol, is Studio Calico, I joined the kit club of the month last month and I have found a huge community on the website, where everyone shares their work and I think it will help me feel apart of the scrapbook world the more I join in, again its just hard for me to jump in posting and talking but I really want to and wouldn't it be wild if I made friends by joining one of these communities , I wonder if any of these people I see posting all over two peas and Studio Calico do make real friendships or if they are lonely women crafting alone and it doesn't help to log into the groups, well I'll soon find out and I'll let you know how it goes for me. If you have a fun place to post your work or chat with other scrapbookers Id love to hear about it. Have a  good night and Happy scrapping to you.  Fondly Paula