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Post by KikiPea on Feb 19, 2017 14:42:29 GMT
and there are tons of beautiful LO's out there, but everything is SO white, and mixed media. I'd say, probably 9 out of 10 LO's have a white background. Yes, it's refreshing, and light, but, after a while, it gets boring. Everyone seems to be scrapping the same way, right now, and it's making it really hard to find inspiration...something that I will actually use.
ETA: I have watched all if GG's videos, but may go back, and watch some of her older ones sometime.
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Post by maribeth on Feb 19, 2017 14:54:55 GMT
Glitter Girl uses lots of colored backgrounds. I tell you KikiPea I am in the same boat so I will be watching this thread. I rarely ever use a white background. |
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Post by lilacgal on Feb 19, 2017 15:00:00 GMT
Shimelle was the first person I thought of as well. I'd like to expand my list of people I follow who use patterned paper backgrounds. I love white and mixed media. I just don't tend to go that way myself when I start a page.
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Post by KikiPea on Feb 19, 2017 15:12:07 GMT
Glitter Girl uses lots of colored backgrounds. I tell you KikiPea I am in the same boat so I will be watching this thread. I rarely ever use a white background. She does, but I've watched all of them. LOL Actually thinking about going back and watching some of her older ones. |
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Post by lisacharlotte on Feb 19, 2017 15:32:58 GMT
I Project Life and i also skip most of the Ali Edwards/Marcy Penner and their ilk white, white, white with soft accents and blown out photos. The first few pages i think, "nice, simple" then it's "really, still this?"
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Post by jennoconnell on Feb 20, 2017 5:25:55 GMT
If you haven't already, you may want to check out NicoleJones911. Particularly, her older videos. She experiments a bit with mixed media at one point, but doesn't really stick with it. Right now, she is scrapping with her stash, so you will see her using older products, which is fun.
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Post by jameynz on Feb 20, 2017 6:25:09 GMT
I enjoy watching
Mercy Tiara
Kelly Barron
Elsie (love her layouts, very different to what I actually do!)
Cat Martin
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Post by warrior1991 on Feb 20, 2017 16:43:00 GMT
Another vote here for Mercy Tiara. And I love seeing her cats walk through the videos. Makes me miss my Siamese.  |
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Post by lilacgal on Feb 20, 2017 16:49:00 GMT
I just started watching Mercy Tiara on Saturday. I've only seen a couple videos but have liked it so far. She seems like a real scrapper to me. Some seem like all show. I don't tend to stick long with those.
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Post by nicolep on Feb 20, 2017 17:10:03 GMT
soft accents and blown out photos. This drives me nuts and is such a turn-off for me. I feel like the majority of scrapbook 'celebrity's' IG feeds are like this and it is such a borefest to me. They edit their photos to the point of white washing the heck out of them and it's so extremely overdone. I feel like I have to squint and get close just to see the colors and elements. To me it takes the focus completely away from the photos! |
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Post by christinec68 on Feb 20, 2017 17:27:51 GMT
I browsed through my youtube subscriptions real quick and came up with this list of people who have not been mentioned. They do some white background & mixed media pages, but there's a lot of patterns too.
Cat Martin
Sara Scraps
Kitty Scrapper
Lisa E Designs
Asa Malm
Tuesdae Hubbard
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Post by loco coco on Feb 20, 2017 18:09:02 GMT
soft accents and blown out photos. This drives me nuts and is such a turn-off for me. I feel like the majority of scrapbook 'celebrity's' IG feeds are like this and it is such a borefest to me. They edit their photos to the point of white washing the heck out of them and it's so extremely overdone. I feel like I have to squint and get close just to see the colors and elements. To me it takes the focus completely away from the photos! I agree! I think they do it because its easier to work with. Once its so white washed it matches any scrapbook paper or embellishment you grab. I think they will look back and regret doing that to all of the pictures. |
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Post by loco coco on Feb 20, 2017 18:10:09 GMT
Mercy Tiara looks good, Im going to add her to my list!
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Post by KikiPea on Feb 20, 2017 18:15:32 GMT
I have watched Mercy. She's pretty good. |
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Post by Peamac on Feb 20, 2017 18:16:26 GMT
This drives me nuts and is such a turn-off for me. I feel like the majority of scrapbook 'celebrity's' IG feeds are like this and it is such a borefest to me. They edit their photos to the point of white washing the heck out of them and it's so extremely overdone. I feel like I have to squint and get close just to see the colors and elements. To me it takes the focus completely away from the photos! I agree! I think they do it because its easier to work with. Once its so white washed it matches any scrapbook paper or embellishment you grab. I think they will look back and regret doing that to all of the pictures. For those of us without a home photo printer, or who have old pre-digital photos to scrap, I prefer to watch videos of people scrapping with "real" photos. The kind that are sometimes a little too dark, or busy/cluttered (instead of the one person close up like so many photos used these days). |
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Post by Elsabelle on Feb 20, 2017 18:36:42 GMT
I'm also a NicoleJones911 fan. She's the only scrapper I actually want to listen to for an entire hour.
If you like Scrapbook Generation style layouts you might like Colie Bing.
I've been enjoying Mari Clake lately.
I also like Lina, Crafty Maven Getaway, and Ashley Laura for her DIY embellishment videos.
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Post by lilacgal on Feb 20, 2017 20:00:49 GMT
I just started watching Mercy Tiara on Saturday. I've only seen a couple videos but have liked it so far. She seems like a real scrapper to me. Some seem like all show. I don't tend to stick long with those. I'm curious about what you mean about 'seeing all like show'? I've watched some that don't sit right with me, and I'm thinking that may be it, as I haven't quite pinpointed my issue with them until now. Tracy is great though, and her scrap chats are always good too. Nice long thought out answers to the questions asked of her. To me, it feels like some of the videos I watch are all about selling a product. Preserving memories is just a happy second thought. It's not everyone but sometimes that's just a feeling I get. They're still producing amazing pages that many people like. It's just not my end goal. I probably sound like a terrible stuck up snob saying that. It's not my intention. |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Feb 20, 2017 21:42:21 GMT
soft accents and blown out photos. This drives me nuts and is such a turn-off for me. I feel like the majority of scrapbook 'celebrity's' IG feeds are like this and it is such a borefest to me. They edit their photos to the point of white washing the heck out of them and it's so extremely overdone. I feel like I have to squint and get close just to see the colors and elements. To me it takes the focus completely away from the photos! I call this the "Life is but a dream" edit.  They're going to regret it when they look back and realise there's a dissonance between what's on the page and the actual memory they're trying to bring up years later. No blue skies, no intense red flowers or strawberries, no sharp high contrast portraits of the children's faces when they were still little. Besides the occasional appearance of a jacket or scarf, you couldn't tell photos from summer apart from the winter shots. I hope they've safely saved and backed up the original pics! |
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Post by christinec68 on Feb 20, 2017 21:57:21 GMT
Yup^^
Back when I started scrapbooking, there was a trend to cut the backgrounds out of pictures. Circles, stars, those terrible silhouettes. Ugh. Then it was all about zooming in and stepping closer to fill the frame with your subject so we didn't have to edit out the distracting background. There's history and stories in that stuff too.
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Post by LisaDV on Feb 20, 2017 22:16:21 GMT
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Post by msliz on Feb 20, 2017 22:38:12 GMT
Thanks for this thread! I can't wait to check these out. A lot of these names are brand new to me.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Feb 20, 2017 23:16:20 GMT
i find the longer i've been watching videos the pickier i have become. One thing that has never changed is my utter hate of the hand caressing at the start. If it goes too long i dump the subscription. i hate the nonstop monologue while they flutter their hands around, or caress the album over and over while talking about what we're gonna see. Just get on with it.
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Post by msliz on Feb 21, 2017 4:31:56 GMT
I browsed through my youtube subscriptions real quick and came up with this list of people who have not been mentioned. They do some white background & mixed media pages, but there's a lot of patterns too. Cat Martin Sara Scraps Kitty Scrapper Lisa E Designs Asa Malm Tuesdae Hubbard I've been going though all these names and watching videos all night tonight. I really like Asa Malm! Thanks! |
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Post by warrior1991 on Feb 21, 2017 13:56:51 GMT
Back about 10 years ago a guy from Minneapolis, MN made a documentary on scrapbooking. Yep, a guy. It is very good. In one segment, he meets with a historian and they talk about how the stuff in the background of photos is just as important as the person/subject matter. I have it in DVD otherwise I would share it here. Maybe when I get home, I can see if there is a website still for it.
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Post by Loydene on Feb 21, 2017 14:14:38 GMT
i find the longer i've been watching videos the pickier i have become. One thing that has never changed is my utter hate of the hand caressing at the start. If it goes too long i dump the subscription. i hate the nonstop monologue while they flutter their hands around, or caress the album over and over while talking about what we're gonna see. Just get on with it. I love this observation -- and I totally agree! Too long intro is annoying to me -- I skip through Tim's old fashion countdown, I only watched the new GG intro once (tho' I do think the subtle throwing of glitter is cute) -- just get on with it. I'm also sensitive to voice pitch. |
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Post by loco coco on Feb 21, 2017 15:10:15 GMT
Back about 10 years ago a guy from Minneapolis, MN made a documentary on scrapbooking. Yep, a guy. It is very good. In one segment, he meets with a historian and they talk about how the stuff in the background of photos is just as important as the person/subject matter. I have it in DVD otherwise I would share it here. Maybe when I get home, I can see if there is a website still for it. that would be interesting to watch! I agree about the background. In my childhood scrapbook I love looking at the surroundings, the ugly 80s couch, the horrible colored kitchen cabinets, the old products sitting on the coffee table you cant find now. My mom didnt use any embellishments on my page, just a picture and journaling. In doing my daughters album I find myself zooming in on her rather than leaving a big background, Im trying to work on that |
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Post by jamh on Feb 21, 2017 16:40:52 GMT
Anything by Shimelle Laine is a must-watch! Check out all of her Youtube videos.
Kikki--if you haven't watched Shimelle's free 4x6 Photo Love class videos, definitely give those a look.
I think I just talked myself into a nice afternoon of binge-watching Youtube scrappy videos.
jamh
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Post by mamatoa on Feb 21, 2017 16:56:44 GMT
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Post by warrior1991 on Feb 21, 2017 17:46:54 GMT
I also like Nurse Lisa who does Project Life videos. But she hasn't had any videos for almost 6 months. I hope all is okay with her. I know she has some health issues. Does anyone know?
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Post by sleepingbooty on Feb 21, 2017 18:12:51 GMT
So many great mentions on this thread already. I've made a note of a few YouTubers I haven't watched yet.
Current favourite is probably The Doctors Are In series with Tracy (MercyTiara) and Irit (who might get overshadowed a bit by Tracy's success but is really inspiring and deserves just as much love).
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They're going to regret it when they look back and realise there's a dissonance between what's on the page and the actual memory they're trying to bring up years later. No blue skies, no intense red flowers or strawberries, no sharp high contrast portraits of the children's faces when they were still little. Besides the occasional appearance of a jacket or scarf, you couldn't tell photos from summer apart from the winter shots. I hope they've safely saved and backed up the original pics! 
