I like the red better than the white too! Don't worry about your scrapping and trying to compete with everyone! Just do your own style. We all started out pretty basic and as we learn things on scrapjazz we evolve!
Mine are the exact same way. I never used to use bg paper on my LO's until I came to SJ and started seeing them. Now I want to go back and redo all my old pages!LOL! I love the red on this page and your puppy is so cute!