breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Nov 8, 2017 16:18:50 GMT
I tweaked my back and simultaneously came down with a cold so I've turned into a sloth, and have been watching a lot of Youtube process videos and most of the people I have been watching scrap from kits. I might have binged watched too many with DH in the room because he looks up from his book to say "I don't get it, isn't scrapping from a kit sort of cheating?" I just thought it was funny... I have been thinking of getting a kit subscription (or at least an embellishment kit), maybe I won't tell DH  I also think it's funny when DH (while "reading" a book)mumbles "no, don't put that there!" |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 8, 2017 16:24:58 GMT
I also think it's funny when DH (while "reading" a book)mumbles "no, don't put that there!" my boyfriend will do stuff like that- he says he has no interest in scrapping, but then- if I'm crafting in the living room- he'll give me suggestions about what to include, what photos to use / not use, or where to put the embellishments. Someday I'd like to actually get him to make a page himself (he might find that he likes it, lol), but that'll never happen. He's just a backseat scrapper!  |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 8, 2017 16:25:41 GMT
My DH stopped commenting about my hobbies after he complained one too many times about how I was “nickel and diming us to death.” I got really mad and started adding up how much he spent on his fishing boat, snowmobile, ATV, fishing gear, hunting gear, truck and trailerS (plural) to haul all this stuff, gas to run it all, weekends away to do it all, and, and, and... Needless to say, he shut the hell up and hasn’t had a thing to say about any of it since!  |
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Post by peachiceteas on Nov 8, 2017 16:27:32 GMT
My other half loves coming into my perfectly serene scrap room where I might have Netflix on in the background and tell me to "keep the noise down".
He also seems to enjoy saying WHATS UP SCRAPPY PEEPS like Adele from Inkie Quill.
I don't think he ever has anything constructive to add!
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 8, 2017 16:30:34 GMT
oh, what my boyfriend says usually isn't exactly constructive, lol... just sort of nosy.
Although I do need his help sometimes in figuring out WHY I took a particular picture- like when we went to the airplane museum-- you know, 'what's so special about this one that I thought I needed a picture of it?' that sort of thing.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2017 16:40:48 GMT
Mine calls it my hoarding  it's a joke of course and he loves the result. But my stash is nearing hoard level! Lol hence being frozen. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 8, 2017 17:03:00 GMT
Mine calls it my hoarding it's a joke of course and he loves the result. But my stash is nearing hoard level! Lol hence being frozen. Ha ha! Mine can’t complain about that either after looking in his own four car garage full of junk that he can’t seem to part with!  |
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Post by dasmith2 on Nov 8, 2017 17:03:21 GMT
Mine's pretty supportive, he doesn't mind me spending as long as I'm using it, but he thinks I have plenty(so do I). He usually does commentaries while I'm watching YT videos- he wants me to make one so he can do the voice over lol
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Post by Linda on Nov 8, 2017 17:06:22 GMT
mine is an enabler, lol. He's worse in HL, Joanns, Michaels etc... than I am
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Post by christinec68 on Nov 8, 2017 17:14:02 GMT
My husband calls Scrapbooking a cult I’m jest but he’s super supportive and gifts me a weekend retreat for Christmas every year. He knows I love going and wants to make me happy.
He won’t actively make contributions to my pages but will collect memorabilia and helps with titles & sometimes journaling when I ask. But he won’t really come into my room - he’ll stand at the doorway and talk to me but (jokingly) won’t really come in while I’m scrapping.
OP, I think it’s funny your DH considers kits cheating.
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Post by peachiceteas on Nov 8, 2017 17:18:52 GMT
My husband calls Scrapbooking a cult I’m jest but he’s super supportive and gifts me a weekend retreat for Christmas every year. He knows I love going and wants to make me happy. He won’t actively make contributions to my pages but will collect memorabilia and helps with titles & sometimes journaling when I ask. But he won’t really come into my room - he’ll stand at the doorway and talk to me but (jokingly) won’t really come in while I’m scrapping. OP, I think it’s funny your DH considers kits cheating. My OH is great at collecting memorabilia for me too. He always asks before he throws tickets away, they are the thing I hold onto the most. |
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Nov 8, 2017 17:40:35 GMT
My husband is a huge enabler to my second hobby: supply shopping. If I start to tell him about a sale, he always tells me to stop telling him about it and buy already. He's seen me get really sad going back and forth about something only to have it sell out just as I decide to buy it and much prefers to see me happy and excited to receive something than sad because I missed out.
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Post by pherena on Nov 8, 2017 18:11:40 GMT
My husband (who is a sweetie) comes up with non-helpful questions like, "That's just cardboard, right?" or "That cost HOW much?" or "What do you do with THAT?" Not the commentary I need when trying to scrap.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 8, 2017 18:13:31 GMT
But he won’t really come into my room - he’ll stand at the doorway and talk to me but (jokingly) won’t really come in while I’m scrapping. my boyfriend won't come into my room, either- I think he's afraid of it, for some reason! (probably more afraid of the sheer amount of STUFF that's in there, but still- I think it's kind of funny!) And after 14 years together, he knows to just hand over the movie tickets, etc. to me when we get home. I still have to remind him to take photos now and then, though- like right now, he's out on the road for his first OTR driving job... I had to TELL him- hey, take some photos of interesting things for me when you see them, and he's like, 'oh, right- yeah, I should, shouldn't I?' (I mean, how else am I going to get that stuff into our photo albums?) |
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Post by ellewood on Nov 8, 2017 18:26:48 GMT
Haha, husband doesn’t say much (not just about scrapping but about everything! He’s quiet!) After I finish something, I show it to him and say “do you like it?” “Yes” “Tell me three things you like about it.” Now, be specific!
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Post by joblackford on Nov 8, 2017 18:42:00 GMT
breetheflea Does your DH think that the kits are like those pre-planned page things where you don't really do anything creative, you just stick the photos in? Or does he think part of the sport of scrapbooking is having to shop to find the bits that go together by yourself? Does he know that things are released in collections so that things within the collection match? Is that cheating too? Hope you're starting to feel better and you got lots of inspiration. Did you tell DH that subscribing to a kit is cost effective and cuts down on impulse shopping, even if it's cheating? This thread reminds me how much I enjoy husbands/partners doing unboxing videos 
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2017 18:46:02 GMT
Mine is great when we're out making the memories showing me stuff to photograph or saving ticket stubs for me. To me that's more valuable than buying the supplies!
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Post by binkiemonstermom on Nov 8, 2017 18:54:09 GMT
I had to giggle at your post, I NEVER watch crafting videos with my hubby in the room, or at least not with the sound on....he makes stupid comments and then I can't focus on what the video is saying but what he is commenting on.
Kits aren't cheating, it gives your scrapbooks a different look! LOVE kits!!
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Post by GiantsFan on Nov 8, 2017 19:02:25 GMT
mine is an enabler, lol. He's worse in HL, Joanns, Michaels etc... than I am Mine too! He buys Michael's gift cards from eBay. $50 cards for $40, because "you're automatically saving 20% on whatever you buy. And then if you use a coupon..." Clearly he doesn't care what I buy as long as I'm getting a good deal on it! I had to tell him that I don't really like the stuff from Michaels and I'll let him know when I use up my last GC. ETA: And he bought me noise cancelling headphones so I could watch my YT videos without the TV bothering me. I was just using regular earbuds before.  |
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Post by rrp23 on Nov 8, 2017 19:26:48 GMT
Mine says "those pictures arent going to scrap themselves". Probably because i tend to focus on getting chores done first then fun and hobbies come after.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2017 19:56:48 GMT
Mine has learned over the years to embrace my hobby. He never complains about how much I spend on it. Except one time he came into my room while I was re-organizing and saw everything spread out in piles and piles all over the room. He said, "Holy crap that's a lot of money that's been spent!" I think he was shocked to see it all at once. Luckily the closet door was closed.  |
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Post by refugeepea on Nov 8, 2017 20:04:45 GMT
Ha! I tell my husband as little as possible. He's never looked at anything I've made. He likes an explanation for almost everything. I don't want him looking. The questions would be endless and I'm sure he'd have "helpful" suggestions. Especially since I'm a "good enough" scrapper. |
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Post by refugeepea on Nov 8, 2017 20:10:53 GMT
mine is an enabler, lol. He's worse in HL, Joanns, Michaels etc... than I am Mine is clueless! I generally do maybe 1 or 2 bigger purchases a year. Big for me is just under 40 or 50 dollars. This year, there's been one warehouse sale that I had to explain to him. "I will be spending more than usual. This is big! This is the last of their products. I can stock up on lots of things!" |
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Post by mikklynn on Nov 8, 2017 20:42:12 GMT
I also think it's funny when DH (while "reading" a book)mumbles "no, don't put that there!" my boyfriend will do stuff like that- he says he has no interest in scrapping, but then- if I'm crafting in the living room- he'll give me suggestions about what to include, what photos to use / not use, or where to put the embellishments. Someday I'd like to actually get him to make a page himself (he might find that he likes it, lol), but that'll never happen. He's just a backseat scrapper! Backseat scrapper...that is hysterical! |
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Post by lemonella on Nov 8, 2017 20:43:24 GMT
I'm sure mine thinks I spend way too much money and time on this hobby but he said something a few weeks ago that hurt my feelings a little. I was showing him a pocket page layout, with little stories/details about our 2 year old and his response was, "Isn't it a little... much?" He thinks I'm documenting too much and that "of course" we'll have stories to tell our child when she's older. Of course my feeling is that I can't remember what happened this morning so I have to write all these things down!
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Post by mikklynn on Nov 8, 2017 20:44:28 GMT
My husband calls Scrapbooking a cult I’m jest but he’s super supportive and gifts me a weekend retreat for Christmas every year. He knows I love going and wants to make me happy. He won’t actively make contributions to my pages but will collect memorabilia and helps with titles & sometimes journaling when I ask. But he won’t really come into my room - he’ll stand at the doorway and talk to me but (jokingly) won’t really come in while I’m scrapping. OP, I think it’s funny your DH considers kits cheating. My DH calls it a cult, too. He knows it makes me happy, so he doesn't say anything, even when I get too many packages in the mail . He is also trained to always get two brochures (or whatever) - one to use and one to scrapbook. |
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Post by peachiceteas on Nov 8, 2017 20:46:07 GMT
I'm sure mine thinks I spend way too much money and time on this hobby but he said something a few weeks ago that hurt my feelings a little. I was showing him a pocket page layout, with little stories/details about our 2 year old and his response was, "Isn't it a little... much?" He thinks I'm documenting too much and that "of course" we'll have stories to tell our child when she's older. Of course my feeling is that I can't remember what happened this morning so I have to write all these things down! Keep doing what you’re doing. He will see the value in it a few years down the line when you’ve documented things he can no longer remember. |
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Post by mikklynn on Nov 8, 2017 20:47:07 GMT
I'm sure mine thinks I spend way too much money and time on this hobby but he said something a few weeks ago that hurt my feelings a little. I was showing him a pocket page layout, with little stories/details about our 2 year old and his response was, "Isn't it a little... much?" He thinks I'm documenting too much and that "of course" we'll have stories to tell our child when she's older. Of course my feeling is that I can't remember what happened this morning so I have to write all these things down! That would have hurt my feelings, too. By the way - he's wrong! It's those funny little stories that get lost. I like scrapping those the best. |
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Post by Linda on Nov 8, 2017 21:23:07 GMT
mine is an enabler, lol. He's worse in HL, Joanns, Michaels etc... than I am example - I went to HL today to pick up my albums that I had a raincheck for - they ordered them for me and called when they came in - that was ALL I was planning to get...but he bought me a paper pad* I was looking at - I'll use it but I didn't need to buy it today (and wouldn't have bought it today because the albums used up my 'scrapbook' money for this week AND I'm supposed to be frozen). *Paper Studio The Getaway - it'll be perfect for DD's trip this past summer |
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Post by Linda on Nov 8, 2017 21:25:13 GMT
I'm sure mine thinks I spend way too much money and time on this hobby but he said something a few weeks ago that hurt my feelings a little. I was showing him a pocket page layout, with little stories/details about our 2 year old and his response was, "Isn't it a little... much?" He thinks I'm documenting too much and that "of course" we'll have stories to tell our child when she's older. Of course my feeling is that I can't remember what happened this morning so I have to write all these things down! Keep doing what you’re doing. He will see the value in it a few years down the line when you’ve documented things he can no longer remember. I know I've looked back at my scrapbooks and seen events that I don't remember and on at least one occasion, I proved that we did something DH was sure we hadn't by showing him the scrapbook page....we had gone to a county fair after we bought our van back in 2005 and he had completely forgotten that - which is unusual because typically he remembers every single detail and I'm the one with a memory like a sieve |
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it's a joke of course and he loves the result. But my stash is nearing hoard level! Lol hence being frozen.
