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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 14, 2016 23:12:11 GMT
For me, it's photos taken professionally.
I always feel like I won't do them justice.
I still have Easter photos from 2015 unscrapped, and a summer session unscrapped.
I love these photos. Why can I not just do it?
Because I always feel that the paper I have just isn't right.
Or that I won't make the page spectacular enough.
So, what photos do you have trouble scrapbooking?
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Post by lauralaforest on Jul 14, 2016 23:46:40 GMT
Definitely professional photos. I much prefer everyday life photos. Also my son is in a band and the stage photos have so much lights and colours it's hard to scrapbook those.
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Post by dulcemama on Jul 15, 2016 0:03:23 GMT
DD is 12 and I haven't so much as touched her baby album. There is so much that I want to capture about that time... I know I just need to move forward but I haven't been able to yet.
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 15, 2016 0:03:52 GMT
The only photos that are hard for me to scrap are the ones I don't have the right supplies for.
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 15, 2016 0:56:10 GMT
Moments! I'm terrible at journaling. When I try to write my feelings it sounds contrived and silly.  Give me an event or holiday and I'm fine. I will eventually do more of those, but keep that scrapbook to myself. I really don't care for people to know *all* about my life. I mainly scrap for me.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2016 1:06:57 GMT
Holidays because I always have more than 2 pictures and that's outside my comfort zone.
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Post by msliz on Jul 15, 2016 1:43:57 GMT
Photos of a subject matter that's sad.
Loved ones who have passed on, illnesses. Broken relationships.
Sad stuff.
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Post by lostwithout2peas on Jul 15, 2016 3:38:18 GMT
Pictures of my Dad. He passed 4 years ago today and I still can't bring myself to scrap any pics with him in it.
Also really special occasions, graduations, stuff like that. I feel like I won't be able to do them justice.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 15, 2016 4:03:09 GMT
Disney and Hawaii. I have so much stuff for the photos from those trips and I am too overwhelmed to even start. I have tons of supplies, tons of ideas, great photos and just no mojo to get going. Been to Disneyland multiple times with friends, WDW three times, Disney cruise once. Been to Hawaii three times. Haven't started any of those projects.
On the flip side, I *LOVE* working with professional portraits of DD. We've been so lucky to have an amazing photographer and I can't wait to get those photos printed and in albums!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 15, 2016 13:06:18 GMT
Moments! I'm terrible at journaling. When I try to write my feelings it sounds contrived and silly. Most times I just stick to the who's, where's, when's, and if it applies, the why's of a photo. I like bullet journaling for this, because then I don't have to write all mushy gushy. I hear this. I never scrapped my first wedding. I kept waiting for the perfect papers, inspiration, etc. And then he left me suddenly, and I never scrapped another photo of him again. Pictures of my Dad. He passed 4 years ago today and I still can't bring myself to scrap any pics with him in it. (((hugs)))) I'm sorry for your loss. |
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Post by grammadee on Jul 15, 2016 13:42:28 GMT
I have to be in the right mood to scrap almost ANY photo! Sometimes it is easy and the pages just flow. Other times each decision seems like life & death!
That said, I seldom scrap heritage photos, for the same reason that I struggle a bit with photos sent to me by others: I want to tell a story on my pages, and if I wasn't part of that story or didn't see it happen, it takes a little more thinking and planning (as opposed to feeling and doing) to complete a page.
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Post by cmpeter on Jul 15, 2016 22:26:30 GMT
Older pictures from my dh's childhood...mostly because they are not sorted and I often don't know the story behind them and there are tons! I really need to sit down with him and get them organized and some notes taken.
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Post by justjac on Jul 15, 2016 22:32:52 GMT
Photos that are the same every year. Like ones of everyone opening gifts at Christmas. Last year I did a few digital Project Life pages that same day because otherwise I wouldn't have scrapped them at all.
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Post by nancydrew on Jul 15, 2016 23:41:40 GMT
Photos of my DD, who has lupus, when she was was very ill a few years. She has always been so energetic and full of life. It's so hard to look at photos of her feeling and looking so sick. Thank goodness, she is doing so much better now!
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jul 16, 2016 0:54:13 GMT
When colors in the photo clash with other colors in the photo.
Like I have a Christmas photo of dd at 2 opening a present.
Wrapping paper has sage green and burgundy red.
The gift is a train set having primary bright red, blue, yellow and green.
The colors I chose for the lo are those that coordinate with the wrapping paper.
But the colors on the gift stick out like a sore thumb.
I feel like covering it up with vellum or something.
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Post by FurryP on Jul 16, 2016 14:03:10 GMT
Photos that are the same every year. Like ones of everyone opening gifts at Christmas. Last year I did a few digital Project Life pages that same day because otherwise I wouldn't have scrapped them at all. Maybe you should put those pages together in one album, so you can actually see that things *do* change. Like appearance, fashion, types of gifts, even your style of gift-wrapping. I think that might get you to come up with more meaningful stories about those pages. Heck, I think I'll do something similar myself! Save |
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 18, 2016 0:14:02 GMT
Jumping in the leaves, raking. The leaves are mostly oak leaves so they don't have the vibrant colors like the maple leaves.
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Post by cupcakepeddler on Jul 18, 2016 8:49:52 GMT
Christmas hands down is the hardest for me.
I hate green and red together and no matter what you always have photos with those colours. I have had a white tree with pink, purple and silver decorations and it is hard to get a line that matches with that combo plus Christmas photos are always so busy with different colours and movement. I have only ever done one Christmas layout and it just did not do it for me.
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Post by disneyer on Jul 18, 2016 14:09:39 GMT
For me it's everyday moments! I don't have many since I'm a themed scrapbooker. I found it hard enough to pull the camera out for those times. I'm hoping my kids are happy they have books period!
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Post by rainangel on Jul 18, 2016 18:39:48 GMT
Like cupcakepeddler said: hands down Christmas is the hardest. Christmas is probably one of my least favourite times of the year. I associate it with stress and forced interactions haha  I've been to too many Christmas parties at my kids' school with people I hardly know Also, the colours are just extremely difficult for me. Red and green are just NOT my colours! Thankfully there's popping up a variety of white/blue in the last few years that I enjoy a lot more. But I straight up REFUSE to make a Christmascard for anyone but my grandparents. I will happily make ONE Christmascard every year, and that's for them <3 |
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Post by grammadee on Jul 18, 2016 18:55:45 GMT
Christmas hands down is the hardest for me. I hate green and red together and no matter what you always have photos with those colours. I have had a white tree with pink, purple and silver decorations and it is hard to get a line that matches with that combo plus Christmas photos are always so busy with different colours and movement. I have only ever done one Christmas layout and it just did not do it for me. You may enjoy scrapping Christmas this year, showcasing a photo of your tree with These Kaisercraft Christmas Wishes papers Lots of pinks and purples and silver foiling... |
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Post by mikklynn on Jul 18, 2016 19:08:56 GMT
Christmas hands down is the hardest for me. I hate green and red together and no matter what you always have photos with those colours. I have had a white tree with pink, purple and silver decorations and it is hard to get a line that matches with that combo plus Christmas photos are always so busy with different colours and movement. I have only ever done one Christmas layout and it just did not do it for me. Christmas is hard for me, too. Often the photos are so busy, or blurry, or I look like crap because it's early.
I think I need to set a limit of 10 photos or something for each Christmas so it's not so overwhelming.
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Post by jameynz on Jul 18, 2016 20:11:47 GMT
Christmas hands down is the hardest for me. I hate green and red together and no matter what you always have photos with those colours. I have had a white tree with pink, purple and silver decorations and it is hard to get a line that matches with that combo plus Christmas photos are always so busy with different colours and movement. I have only ever done one Christmas layout and it just did not do it for me. You may enjoy scrapping Christmas this year, showcasing a photo of your tree with These Kaisercraft Christmas Wishes papers Lots of pinks and purples and silver foiling... That range of Christmas Wishes papers are beautiful.... |
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Post by chances on Jul 20, 2016 13:59:16 GMT
For those who struggle with Christmas, have you tried converting the pics to black and white? That way the colors don't clash and it can add a fun Christmas feel
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Post by rainangel on Jul 20, 2016 18:00:02 GMT
For those who struggle with Christmas, have you tried converting the pics to black and white? That way the colors don't clash and it can add a fun Christmas feel Yeah, I've had to resort to that option a few times. Good thing I love b/w photos! But it feels a bit odd to not show the colours of Christmas aswell. Especially my DD's all pretty in their dresses. |
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Post by beanbuddymom on Jul 28, 2016 15:00:19 GMT
Right now I am struggling with doing DD albums because she had a falling out with her BFF last year and there are numerous pictures of them together for school - so doing her school and school sports albums has been hard to do. Too much pain has gone down and I can't imagine this girl as part of our lives ever again, EVER - (I realized after something that happened yesterday when this girl pursued once again for the third time a boy that DD was involved with to spend time with that this exBFF of her has some major sociopathic issues) so having pictures for DD will be of her and then the team pic will just have to stand because there's not much I can do about that, but the pics of her with this friend and the rest of them will be hard to deal with scrapbooking, and how to do that has become a challenge.
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Post by grammadee on Jul 28, 2016 15:35:08 GMT
Right now I am struggling with doing DD albums because she had a falling out with her BFF last year and there are numerous pictures of them together for school - so doing her school and school sports albums has been hard to do. Too much pain has gone down and I can't imagine this girl as part of our lives ever again, EVER - (I realized after something that happened yesterday when this girl pursued once again for the third time a boy that DD was involved with to spend time with that this exBFF of her has some major sociopathic issues) so having pictures for DD will be of her and then the team pic will just have to stand because there's not much I can do about that, but the pics of her with this friend and the rest of them will be hard to deal with scrapbooking, and how to do that has become a challenge. That's a tough one. Scrapbooking is an emotional experience, and if you are feeling hurt and angry for your dd, it is hard to be reminded of the xBFF every time you start a page. And you don't want her to always be reminded of the pain every time she turns a page, either. And drama like this disrupts your world view. When ds was going through a divorce I hardly scrapped at all because my dream of a happily ever after for him and his kids--and I guess by extension to everyone- was damaged. I have included pic's of her sometimes in relationship to their kids, but I don't focus on her. And as they have gone on with their separate lives, there are not many photos of her anyway. I know your dd is feeling pretty negative about this girl right now, but can you ask her what she MISSES about the times in the photos where they both appear and then do one spread about that. It may help her move on, too. I wouldn't try to cut the girl out completely. Just don't write about her, unless you do the page I mentioned above. Of course xBFF will be in the team shots, maybe some of the group shots at bd parties and such, but years from now when dd looks at her book, she will hopefully look at those photos as proof of the good that WAS rather than of the loss. ((((HUGS)))) and sorry for hijacking the thread to do a mini therapy session! |
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 28, 2016 15:42:54 GMT
I have to be in the right mood to scrap almost ANY photo! I'm the same way as well! After the death of my father and then issues with kids, I put off scrapbooking for quite a while. Maybe you should put those pages together in one album, so you can actually see that things *do* change. I've done this for Christmas. I've tried doing separate kid albums, but I'm many years behind. I do family albums instead. So at least I have the Christmas album of 1 photo of the 3 kids on Christmas Eve and separate photos of the kids opening presents on Christmas Day. I try to use papers from the same line for each year. Like other posters have said, everything is so busy in the photos, I don't try to coordinate colors. |
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Post by mrsovy on Jul 31, 2016 19:46:00 GMT
Photos of me, I don't like the way I look in photos so don't take many of myself at all, and to be honest my line isn't that interesting so very rarely scrap photos of me
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Post by scrappingirl212 on Jul 31, 2016 21:15:13 GMT
This is a great discussion with many helpful tips.
I love swimming pictures but I find them very difficult to scrap because I can never get the blues right (they either don't compare to or they outshine the beautiful water in the picture)and also because I feel like the paper/embellishments are always the same...water, sunshine, etc. I would love to find a new take on summer/pool pages.
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Give me an event or holiday and I'm fine. I will eventually do more of those, but keep that scrapbook to myself. I really don't care for people to know *all* about my life. I mainly scrap for me. 
I've been to too many Christmas parties at my kids' school with people I hardly know 
