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Post by woodysbetty on Jul 13, 2014 10:59:40 GMT
I'm great with colors.....make fabulous messes, and really good at just playing with supplies....oh yeah every once in while I get stuff done!!! Mostly I'm like a deranged toddler with no parental supervision!!!
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Post by ladybug4233 on Jul 13, 2014 12:20:13 GMT
I'm good at matching colors. I have a good memory for color as well and can shop for specific colors easily. Me too!! |
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Post by queenofshoes on Jul 13, 2014 14:45:45 GMT
I am good at the design of the layout. Also I tend to be very good at mixing all kinds of patterned papers together. Also journaling. Mixing different pattern papers together is my favorite part! Lesa |
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Post by lilypop on Jul 13, 2014 15:19:20 GMT
I'm good at matching colors. I have a good memory for color as well and can shop for specific colors easily. Me too!! This! So thankful I can do this. Remember the color test on the message board? When I got a perfect score, I thought it was a mistake. So I took it again and lo and behold, another perfect score...I'm blind in one eye...go figure:) |
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Post by LovMelrose on Jul 13, 2014 15:27:24 GMT
Haha - my very first thought when I read your post title was Shopping!
I think I can mix and match pretty well too!
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Post by scrappington on Jul 13, 2014 23:28:41 GMT
Patience. I can sit and fiddle with what ever. Everything else in life I have no attention span and no patience
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Post by lilacgal on Jul 14, 2014 1:09:46 GMT
I've been thinking about this post since I first read it. I can't come up with anything. I know I have to be good at something. Shopping and wasting time are all I can think of. I can easily list weaknesses. Why is coming up with a strength so hard?  |
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Post by darkchami on Jul 14, 2014 1:31:03 GMT
I've been thinking about this post since I first read it. I can't come up with anything. I know I have to be good at something. Shopping and wasting time are all I can think of. I can easily list weaknesses. Why is coming up with a strength so hard? That is one of the reasons I started this thread. It is so easy to point out our own weaknesses. I am trying to make a change in my life and look at the things I do well. You do have strengths! Sometimes it is difficult to acknowledge them. As I read this thread I find myself wanting to crop with you ladies. It would be so much fun to see how you pick papers, journal, and embellish. |
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Post by lauralaforest on Jul 14, 2014 1:52:47 GMT
I'm good at mixing pattern papers, I just go for it! I also admit I'm a good scrap lifter!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2014 4:58:53 GMT
Mixing patterns. Organizing my stash. Punny headlines.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2014 5:25:35 GMT
My scrappy strength: being able to work a banner of some form or shape into every layout I do!
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PLurker
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Post by PLurker on Jul 14, 2014 5:34:09 GMT
probably color/pattern matching and composition.
and not.....
I be messy. I need to work on that!
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tiffanytwisted
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Jul 14, 2014 7:04:48 GMT
I'm good at matching colors. I have a good memory for color as well and can shop for specific colors easily. I wish I could steal this ability from you! Me too! I'm a good scrap-lifter. I can usually copy someone's layout exactly, but I'm also pretty good a swapping out & tweaking to make it work for me. I'm good at journaling, too. I'm quite verbose IRL and it shows up on my pages, lol. |
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Post by angsandy on Jul 14, 2014 8:51:01 GMT
I think mine is all about mixing patterns on the page. I love to combine four or five patterns on a layout |
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Post by crystalb on Jul 14, 2014 12:26:39 GMT
I would say I am pretty good at planning in advance which allows me to yield a great deal of pages at a crop. I have made a concentrated effort this year to make time for ME and crops is one way I have attempted to achieve this goal. So far so good!
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Post by maryland on Jul 14, 2014 12:55:55 GMT
I try my best at scraplifting! I haven't scrapbooked in a while, but still buy the stuff (a lot less now that our scrapbook stores have closed and I can't buy online). But I used to love scraplifting. I don't have any creativity at all!
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Post by stefdesign on Jul 14, 2014 16:57:23 GMT
I think I'm pretty knowledgeable of my software (I'm digi, using CS5), so I try to incorporate interesting techniques into my layouts. I think I'm good at coming up with clever titles and title designs, and I'm pretty good with digital shadows and tricks for fooling the eye. I scrap without templates, so I try my hardest to come up with unique designs for my multi-photo layouts.
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Post by LisaDV on Jul 14, 2014 17:33:20 GMT
I'd say my strength is for mixing it up. I love that I can do a variety of layouts styles and mix different lines. My goal is to do more with ephemera and found objects.
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Post by ILoveToScrapPea on Jul 14, 2014 18:41:33 GMT
My strengths are mixing patterned papers, clustering embellishments, & photo placement.
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Post by robkaynel on Jul 14, 2014 18:52:24 GMT
I think I am good at adapting sketches to work with the photos I have, mixing patterened papers, using my scraps and layering. Lots of other things that I want to get good at  |
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Post by kristenf on Jul 17, 2014 21:06:26 GMT
This is a FANTASTIC Thread!!! I have to say, I am so surprised that I could think of several things that I believe I'm really good at. I didn't know I could say such nice things about myself! I guess there just aren't that many opportunities when someone asks me to! I am good at adding dimension/texture to my layouts (rarely have a flat page, and when I do, it feels weird!). I am good at keeping scraps with a collection and getting the most out of the collections I love! I am good at coming up with "perfect" titles (perfect for me, of course: that usually means some play on words or otherwise perfectly suits the person and/or the memory ). Finally, I am good at working through it on a layout that isn't coming together well. When I'm not loving how it's coming out, if I keep pushing through, I almost always end up with something I really love. A few times when I just couldn't get on the same continent as "good enough" I have set it aside, sometimes for months. And low and behold, the product I really needed or the idea I was waiting for pops up. I LOVE those layouts, because I know I didn't let frustration take over and ruin the experience of creating, and I didn't settle for a layout that would never make me happy when I look at it. |
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Post by onlywork2scrap on Jul 18, 2014 20:24:35 GMT
Honestly, I think I'm good at enjoying the process and not being stressed at all because I'm so slow scrapping. It's a joke with my friends that it takes me forever to finish a page but I don't care.
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Post by ddly on Jul 18, 2014 21:07:59 GMT
Speed. I use sketches and kits and scrap simple pages. I can get 100 pages done at a weekend crop.
Lisa D.
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Post by pamc on Jul 18, 2014 21:13:34 GMT
I'm good at choosing colors to enhance my photos and I'm good at pulling together supplies from different collections. I like to think that my layouts showcase my photos as well.
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Post by SuPeaNatural on Jul 19, 2014 0:04:31 GMT
My strengths are journaling and colour co-ordination. I'm OK with design but I start out with one vision in mind and the page ends up completely different. I'm also good at purchasing, I only buy it if I know I'll use it.
ETA - Lisa, good heavens! 100 pages in a weekend - my hat goes off to you. I'm also a (very) simple scrapper and I'd be happy getting 20 layouts done in 2 days. You're amazing. |
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Post by emhibb on Jul 19, 2014 17:10:19 GMT
Love this thread! I'm with all of you that are good at the shopping. Although lately, I've been good at not shopping!
I think my greatest strength is mixing papers - patterns, designers, old/new, manufacturers, etc. After picking my photos to work on, once I get the right paper combination everything else just seems to come together.
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Post by sarahyoo72 on Jul 19, 2014 17:21:50 GMT
Using sketches, being a quick scrapper,and journalling. And hand stitching - I love poking the holes and stitching |
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Post by tduby1 on Jul 20, 2014 2:53:24 GMT
My scrappy strength is my ability to scrap nice pages quickly. I am a really fast scrapper and I love coming home from a crop with a stack of pages ready to go in the album. This! I can bang out anywhere from 80-100 pages over the course of a weekend crop and I tend to really love them. Helpful in this is that I make kits. Which brings me to my next strength. Making kits. I do it assembly line style over the course of a few dhours. First I lay out my pics , then I add embellishments, thoroughly going through my stash. If I can't find what I am looking for in my stash, I start a list of things to pick up. Finally, I add several pieces of co-ordinating cardstock, pattern paper and scraps. Bag it all up and add a sketch or layout wish to scrap lift. I can make 20-30 of these kits in one sitting. |
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Post by titancia on Jul 23, 2014 16:29:09 GMT
I am great at making embellishments to use. I hardly ever have the want to sit down and scrapbook b/c I have to scrap on my bed (I don't have a craft space!), but there's always room to fiddle with making embellishments and room for them to dry on the edge of my bookcase.
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monil
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Post by monil on Jul 24, 2014 2:25:31 GMT
Love this thread!
So jealous of you ladies that can get so much done over a weekend. I'm happy with making 4 pages a day.
I would say one of my strengths is Titles/Journaling. I love to make a portion of the journaling my title and also make the title one of the focal points of my layouts. I have been thrilled in the past to receive comments regarding my titles from scrappy people I really admire.
Another strength is combing product. It could be (really) old and new or various manufacturers. I wouldn't have thought of this as a strength until I saw others list it. It's another thing that I often get comments on.
And lastly, I would say using color to help tell my story. Choosing what colors to use is the portion I really put the most thought into.
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