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Post by scrapaddict702 on Oct 29, 2016 4:35:34 GMT
Guys, hell must have frozen over. It takes me DAYS to do even the simplest/shortest PL spread because I'm slow (it usually takes me an hour or two to do the title card alone...I try and make it representative of the color scheme for the rest of the spread and it makes working on the rest easier...and I have issues making decisions, lol) and if it's journaling heavy? Forget it, it might take me 2 weeks to fill it all in. But I started this particular week (2 12x12 pages and a 6x12 insert back and front, so really 3 12x12 pages) this afternoon and just wrapped it up. I looked at the clock and it's just turning 9:30...that's much earlier than I expected because time just flies when I sit to scrap, haha. I'm so happy! I didn't even mean to start a layout. I only did it because I am annoyed that my project Raskog had a bin full of Summer stuff in it and I didn't want to put it all away. So I pulled out a Summer layout and figured if I didn't want to put it away, I needed to try and make a dent in some of the Elle's Studio kits that I have in there (almost all of them have been used once, but still had plenty left in them) because I need to put things away in the next few days so I can set it up for my 30 Days album before November starts (more likely to keep up if things are ready ahead of time). The best part about it is that it doesn't suck! I tend to hate most things PL related when I rush through it...but this one just fell together. I'm thinking of trying to get another week done this weekend because I have maybe 12 weeks done (photos are in pockets for all but a couple of months from each year) between this year AND last year (that's awful!!) combined. You may now continue on to your regularly scheduled programming!!  |
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Post by aggiebonfire00 on Oct 29, 2016 4:52:50 GMT
Omg! This is so me! I was so excited when I finished 3 journaling cards in 5 hours.
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Post by QueSeraSera on Oct 29, 2016 6:10:44 GMT
No offense intended to you ladies but it gives me anxiety to think about my pages taking this long. Congrats on finding your groove today scrapaddict702 |
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Oct 29, 2016 6:24:17 GMT
No offense intended to you ladies but it gives me anxiety to think about my pages taking this long. Congrats on finding your groove today scrapaddict702It is a destresser for me...rushing or aiming for quick would negate that benefit for me. I enjoy the whole process and am fine with slow. It is essentially the ONLY time in my life that I am not in a hurry. I don't live by 'stop and smell the roses' anywhere else, so it is actually kind of nice to have that here. But I take no offense. I would like to be more prolific and I do find ways that help with time when I find my process not working for me, but for the most part, I am not bothered by being slow.  |
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Post by aggiebonfire00 on Oct 29, 2016 7:12:50 GMT
No offense intended to you ladies but it gives me anxiety to think about my pages taking this long. Congrats on finding your groove today scrapaddict702Ha! That is so funny! I can't scrapbook with a friend of mine because she scrapbooks in a frenzy! And she talks about purging her stash all of the time. Totally stresses me out even considering culling down my stash! |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Oct 29, 2016 8:05:30 GMT
It is a destresser for me...rushing or aiming for quick would negate that benefit for me.  I enjoy the whole process and am fine with slow. It is essentially the ONLY time in my life that I am not in a hurry. I don't live by 'stop and smell the roses' anywhere else, so it is actually kind of nice to have that here. But I take no offense. I would like to be more prolific and I do find ways that help with time when I find my process not working for me, but for the most part, I am not bothered by being slow. Like QueSeraSera I could feel my stress levels rising just reading your original post.  But, then again, contrary to you, I'm a slow-life enjoyer in most aspects of my life, so documenting it just naturally goes "fast" (in relative terms compared to you). There must be some form of balance for each of us to maintain our physical health and our sanity, right? Not going to lie: I didn't realise some SBers could spend so many hours on a spread. And then reading you usually aren't satisfied when you "rush" it was even more astounding. Power to you for still enjoying it, persevering and giving some love to your latest spread! But we probably should never scrap together because with my tiny stash, minimalist style and biological SB clock setting the alarm for about 1h after I've begun, we'd be totally out of sync!  |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Oct 29, 2016 9:33:28 GMT
That's awesome!! Way to go!!
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Post by carolynhasacat on Oct 29, 2016 12:31:41 GMT
I love it when that happens! I fall into the camp of everything in my life is lived in a rush and by the clock, even vacations, because I have a stressful job and a DH who is GO GO GO! So my scrap time is my time to slow it down and really savor the process. I also relate to the sentiment that time flies by when I'm in my scrap room scrapping. I feel like it's been 5 minutes and I look at the clock and it's been 2 hours. It's like time-space flows differently in there! |
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Post by grammadee on Oct 29, 2016 14:16:52 GMT
Glad it went so well, scrapaddict702 ! My pace changes a lot between projects. Some pages, I just glue and go: usually a grid or modified grid design, photos, title, journaling, done. Others I spend a lot of time on, layering, inking, getting more artsy. I don't worry about time when I am scrapping. This is something I do for FUN, so the process is almost as valuable as the product. I too hate decision making. I struggle with PL style, because there are too many choices to be made with photo and PL card orientations, so I use that style only to fill in extra photos between two scrapped pages. And I couldn't do the week by week memory keeping. My life seems to happen in fits and starts, so I may have a couple hundred photos and ideas for at least ten pages from one weekend, then nothing for the rest of the month. I would say if you like the results and you saved some time, it's a win/win situation! |
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Post by anniefb on Oct 29, 2016 15:42:01 GMT
Glad it all fell into place. My pace varies a lot. Sometimes Im super slow, other times I seem to blitz through layouts. I do like to get a few things done each week so I have something to share on IG or my blog. But scrapping and card making is a nice de-stresser compared to my often hectic work week.
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Post by purplebee on Oct 29, 2016 16:13:09 GMT
Fast or slow, congrats on getting it done, and being happy with the end result!
After a couple of months of stress, and not scrapping at all, I had been thinking about documenting October (was caught up until July, but some very upsetting stuff caused me to not want to deal with August or September in my PL style album). I gave myself permission to just skip them, as it would just bring the heartbreak of losing a very dear friend back to the surface again.
Anyway, I received some October prints from Mpix last week and finally sat down yesterday and scrapped a week's worth. I realized later in the day that I was feeling almost good, and realized it was because I allowed my creative side to take over for a while.
Going to print some more Selphy prints so I can work a bit more this weekend, then I am going to start on a 30 Days of Thankful project on Tuesday.
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Post by grammadee on Oct 29, 2016 16:18:33 GMT
Fast or slow, congrats on getting it done, and being happy with the end result! After a couple of months of stress, and not scrapping at all, I had been thinking about documenting October (was caught up until July, but some very upsetting stuff caused me to not want to deal with August or September in my PL style album). I gave myself permission to just skip them, as it would just bring the heartbreak of losing a very dear friend back to the surface again. Anyway, I received some October prints from Mpix last week and finally sat down yesterday and scrapped a week's worth. I realized later in the day that I was feeling almost good, and realized it was because I allowed my creative side to take over for a while. Going to print some more Selphy prints so I can work a bit more this weekend, then I am going to start on a 30 Days of Thankful project on Tuesday. So glad you are getting creative again. I find that when I get "behind" it is most helpful to start with the recent and scrap that. I feel better when I have a creative outlet, too. Glad it is helping you. And good on you for "giving yourself permission" to just skip those two months. In time, you may want to go back there and scrap a few pages, but if you don't ever feel like it, that is okay too. By giving yourself permission to skip, you have taken a huge weight of "should" off your shoulders. |
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Oct 29, 2016 16:34:30 GMT
Fast or slow, congrats on getting it done, and being happy with the end result! After a couple of months of stress, and not scrapping at all, I had been thinking about documenting October (was caught up until July, but some very upsetting stuff caused me to not want to deal with August or September in my PL style album). I gave myself permission to just skip them, as it would just bring the heartbreak of losing a very dear friend back to the surface again. Anyway, I received some October prints from Mpix last week and finally sat down yesterday and scrapped a week's worth. I realized later in the day that I was feeling almost good, and realized it was because I allowed my creative side to take over for a while. Going to print some more Selphy prints so I can work a bit more this weekend, then I am going to start on a 30 Days of Thankful project on Tuesday. I didn't lose a human loved one this year, but I haven't printed January because I had to put my beagle to sleep...I also delayed doing my August pages while catching up for 2014 because I lost my dad that month (it took me about 6 weeks to find the strength to tackle it). I completely understand how you feel...I was only able to document it with pictures of us in his hospital rooms and one of me holding his hand. I still can't scrap about him. I am sorry for your loss but am glad to see that you have found a way to get back to crafting! |
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Post by mikklynn on Oct 29, 2016 23:50:46 GMT
I love when I hit a productive streak and love what I created.
Way to go!
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Post by Linda on Oct 30, 2016 2:34:20 GMT
well done!
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But, then again, contrary to you, I'm a slow-life enjoyer in most aspects of my life, so documenting it just naturally goes "fast" (in relative terms compared to you). There must be some form of balance for each of us to maintain our physical health and our sanity, right? 
